Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-12-09
No. Alan ACT regulating the sale OF med
cines usually considered poisons
Is herebtL enncfsf &c

minors of either without orders from their
parents some proper person.
Sec. 3. No apothecary, druggist or other per-
son shall sell or give away, under the restrictions
Of this act, arsenious acid popularity known as ar
senic in quantities less than pound without
| first thoroughly mixing lamp black or indigo
Herewith in the proportion of one half ounce OF
lamp black. OF one half ounce Of indigo, to the
! pound Of arsenic, only under the exceptions men
toned in the first part of section two of this act
Sec l. If any member of any household in this
! State or any person thereat, shall put away for
use at future period any active medicine or
poison liable to be used by mistake, or ncsutious-
ly. with speedily injurious fatal effects, with
out first seeing that said medicine poison Is
well, legibly and conspicuOusy labelled Wlth the
name thereof shall, on conviction Of such offence
before proper authority, be subject TO the penal
ties Of this act.
Sec. 5. Any persons offending against the pro-
visions Of this act shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before
proper authority, shall be fined in ary sum not
less than ten nor more than one hundred collars,
at the discretion Of court Of competent jurisdic
tion.
Approved November 81, 1859.
No. AN ACT authorizing the selectmen 10
prohibit coasting upon the public highways.
sy hereby eaactsd, &c.-
See. J. Whenever it shall appear to the select
men Of any town within tins state that the lives
OF property of the travelling public are, or would
likely be- endangered by persons coasting upon
the highways, the selectmen hereby author
lied, and it is made their duty, to prohibit the
same by posting up public notices in two or more
conspicuous places in the vicinity where such
coastiug had OF would be likely To take place,
forbidding all persons coasting upon such por-
tons of the highway as shall be specified in said
notices
Sec IF any person shall be guilty Of coast
ing on any portion Of the highway specified in
such notices, after the notices have been posted
up as required by this act, he shall forfeit and
pay into the treasury of the town where such Of
fence was committed the sum Of one dollar for
each and every violation, TO be collected in the
same manner aS in other cases made and provid-
ed PROVIDED, that this act shall not be construed
to authorize such selectmen to interfere with, or
in any manner control, any rules or regulations
which may be adopted and existing in any incor-
poratcd village or city in this state which may
hereafter be Incorporated, where such rules and
regulations may exist.
See 3. This act shall take effect from II" -
sag, - ,r,,emDer 2l, 1850.
No. 43-AN ACT relating to billiards.
RS hereby enacted, &c:
Sec. l. The selectmen of the several towns in
this state shall, whenever in their opinion the
public good requires it, forbid any game OF play
upon any billiard table in their respective towns.
sec 2. Whenever the selectmen Of any town
shall forbid any play OF game upon any billiard
table as mentioned in the preceding section, they
shall notify the owner or keeper thereof IN writ
ing, and lodge certificate thereof in the town
clerks Office in such town, therein describing the
billiard table, the use Of which is forbidden, and
the town clerk shall record such certificate.
Sec. 3. If the owner or keeper or any person
who shall thereafter become the owner or keeper
Of such billiard table shall after the certificate of
such notice is lodged in the town clerks office as
nor +ha Of
table for any play or game, he shall forfeit and
pav to the treasurer Of the state the Of twenty
dollars for each day time he shall suffer or permit
the same to be used as aforesaid.
Sec !. certified copy of { certificate men
toned in section two Of this act, under the hand
of the town clerk in which the same is recorded,
nav be used evidence in any court in this state
Sec. s. Every justice of the peace, within his
own county, may, upon the complaint OF town
grand Juror or states attorney of the county,
make enquiry into all breaches Of this act, and
bind over for trial at the county court all offenders
against the same.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved November q, 1859.
No. 44-AN ACT in amendment of chapter
eighteen Of the compiled statutes in relation to
insane persons.
Il IS hereby enacted &c.
Sec l. In all cases where towns have neglect
ed to make regulations for the purpose of receiv-
ing the benefits of the statute for the relief of the
insane poor, as provided by the forty-second sec
| tion OF chapter eighteen of the compiled statutes.
it shal! be the duty of the seectmen Of the town,
upon the application of any of the friends or rela-
! tives OF any insane person residing in such town
who is destitute Of property to make inquiry into
the situation Of such insane person. and to appoint
a time and place of hearing, if so requested by the
friends OF relatives of such insane person. and if,
| haar rim ba
lectmen shall be Of the opinion that such insane
person is entitled to the benefits of said statute,
such selectmen shall cause such insane person to
| be removed to the Vermont asylum for the insane
as contemplated by said statute
Approved November 81, 1859
NO. 45.-AN ACT to amend section eight of
| chapter eighteen Of the compiled statutes, rea-
ting to the support and removal of paupers and
the relief of the insane poor.
It is hereby enaoted, &c.
Sec. l. Section eight of chapter eighteen of the
compiled statutes is hereby amended so as to read
as follows
''Sec. s. If any overseer shall think himself
aggrieved by any order or warrant of removal, he
may atpeal therefrom to the county court next
| to be holden within and for the county in which
such order was made; and the appellant shall give
the appellee reasonable notice of such appeal; and
if the to which such appeal is taken shall be
| OF Gp1nlOn tndl ltdsolabe notlce mas not bteA
given, they shall continue such appeal to the next
session Of said court ProUdsd that if the notice OF
such order warrant OF removal shall be served
upon, given o, the overseer of the poor OF the
town to which the pauper is ordered to be removed,
at any time within thirty days next preceding the
first day of the term of the county court, next to
be holden within and for the county in which such
order was made, then the overseer who may think
himself aggrieved by such order or warrant OF
removal may take such appeal therefrom either as
above provided to the county court to be holden
within and TO- the county in which such order was
made, next after the expiration OF thirty days from
and the day Of the service reception OF the
notice such order warrant of removal as
aforesaid
= this act snail take etfect from lts pas
sage.
Apr we'd November 2 /, 1853.
Uniformed Militia Companies approved No
vember 25, 1858.
II rs hereby enacted, &c
Sec. l. An act entitled ian act addition u
an act relating to uniformed Iliiitia companies
proved November 25th, 1855, is hereby repealed
sage.
Approved November 81, 1853.
''an act in amendment of act in relation t
the militia" approved November /, 1913.
Is hereby enacted, &s,
Sec. !. The general II, inspection and re