Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-12-09

h is hereby saueled Sc.
Sec. |, Among the articles now ex-
empt from attachment and execution there
shall in IKE manner be exemp, one yoke
/ Of oxen or steers, as the debtor may Sc
lect, with sufficient forage for keeping the
same through one winter.
Sec, .. This act shall not be so con-
s,rnel as to apply to any attachment or
execution issued ia an action on any con-
tract heretofore made.
Approved November p, 1859.
No. 2o.-An act in addition to section
five, chapter one hundred and ten of
the complied statutes.
Z is hereby enacted, SC
Sec. l. Ifapy person within this state
shall sell or dispose Of any property, real
or personal, by way Of chance or shall
sell any such property, and as an induce
meui, either directly or indirectly, to such
sale, shall give, furnish or supply the
purchaser, or any other person, with any
other property, either real or personal,
10 be drawn or aseeuaiued by way OF
chance or lottery, OF shall IN any man
ner by way OF chance or lottery, make
the selling, furnishing or giving away
OF any such property, be dependent, Ell
ther directly or indirectly, upon the put-
chase of any other property, he shall be
punished as provided in section five. chap
ter one hundred aud ten of the compiled
statutes
Approved November 81, 1859.
No. 2l.-An act respecting malicious IN
juries.
II is hsrs5y mGeted, &c.
Sec. l. Section twelty-eight of chap
ter one hundred and four Of the compiled
statutes is so amended as to read as fol-
lows
If any person shall wilfuIly and mali
ciously and clandestineIy cut down, CIR
die, or in any way destroy or render use
less any fence, fruit tree or trees. on the
land Of any private person, or IN any
highway or public common, or cut down
any grass, hay, corn, or other grain Of
another person, or shall wifuIly and ma
icianslJ. and ,lar,slasti,..i5, On. &c.,, .s.,-
ry away, or destroy any bars, gates, rails,
or fences. or shall wiliully and naiciously
aud clandcstinely cut, break, or iniure
any sleigh, coach, hack, chaise, gig, wag-
on, or other carriage for the conveyance
Of persons, or shall wilfally and malicious
ly and clandestiHely cut, break, or iniure
the harness of any such sleigh, coach,
hack chaise, gig, wagon, or other carriage
for the conveyance OF persons, or shall
wiliully and mnkciously and claudesiinely
injure or destroy any other goods or
chattels, the property of another, which
by law is the subject Of larceny, every
person So offending shall be punished by
imprisonment IN tlte state prison not
more than ten years, Of by liue not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars. or both of
said punishuents, in the discretion Of tho
court.
Sec. .. Every justice, within the coun.
+ ty where he resides, shall have iurisdic-
lion Of the ofIences mentioned in the pre-
ceding section, where the injury shall not
exceed seven dollar aud may sentence
the person convicted to pay q fine not
exceeding twenty dolIars, or to imprisou-
meut in the county jail not more than
three month"; When the injury in such
ease does u1t exceed seven dollars, the
jurisdiction Of the county court shall be
concurrent with that Of the justice, pro-
sided lhat lhe county court for such oiTen-
ees where the jurisdietiou Is concurrent
with that Of justice, shall impose only
sueh penalties as justices may impose for
the same offences.
Sec. 8. No justice SHALL bird over for
trial any person charged with either Of
the offences named 10 the first section Of
this act, where the injury does not exceed
the sum u seven dolars
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect from
is passage.
Approved November p, 1853.
40. 2Z,-An act for the protection Of
fruila and fruit trees.
h Z hereby enaetsd. &c.
See. ]. Every person who shall viii
fully commit any ,respass b. entering
upon the garden, orchard. or other land
of another, on which fruit trees are grown
Or raised, without permission oi the own
er Thereof, aud ailh intent 10 cut, take.
carry away, destroy or injare the lrees,
fruit or vegetables tiere growing or be-
inc shall BE- punished by irnprjsoafaefts