Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20

town within this state, shall have the power AZ
any legal meeting OF the legal VI ters OF such
village or town call for tina. purpose. 10 ava,
thnrl1e TIVE trustees baiitfs Of such village or
seleetmen Of such town, 10 pur, base, or erect,
and maintain az the expense II rpoh village or
town, within the corporate limits of such vii,
lsge or town, one or more lockups or jails, foe
the purpose Of combining therein any person IN.
der arrest for any otiense against the laws Ofthis
State, until the final hearing, or ex ,minutiOu,or
trial OF suehperson, before justice OF thepe tee;
and said loc up or JAIL shall ue under the charge
of sand trustees or balifis OF snch village or sc
leCtmcn of such town, or some person by them
appointed for that purpose,
SEC 2. This act shall take effect nom It,
Approved Nov. n, 1856
An Act 10 amend an act approved Nov. u, 1861,
entitled An Act 10 provide ior the repairs OF
houses of public worship
70 is hereby enacted, ,tC.
SIC. l. The proyiso 1t the end OF section a..
of an act approved Nov. u, 1864, entitled an
Act 10 provide for the repaira OF houses Of pub
lie worship, shall not he construed as APPLYING
10 any association which has not by its articles
OF association the power OF repairing its house
of public worship.
SEC. , This act shall take effect from it, pas
sage.
Approved Nov. 10, 1866.
An Act amending section two of chapter seven
ty-seyen Of the General Statutes.
II Is hereby enacted DC.
ststmtes ia hereby amended 80 IA 10 road "a "a
lows: A busht Of wheat potatoes, peas and
clover seed shall be deemed sixty pounds "a
hushel of rye and Indian corn tiity-siN pounds,
a hpsbel If harley forty. cight nounds.
brsbaI or bnckwhcat forty. efGbt nonn6s.
a hnshcl of oats thirty.tyyo nounds. hnsbei a.
Seons sjvtv.four pounds and n busbol of bardg
grass or timothy seed shall be deemed forty two
s',,,5, as ~ Standard ,vni,,bt o,,d ,,,.,s.sy -
bso,,,,, in oil unrrhosas and soies tbero,T WI
SFC rhisnct shall take ntlrct Crorn it, ,,o.
NaEt' - ..
Approved Nov II, 1866.
An ACT IN addlti3h 10 cnapttt one gunufeu ana
Twelve oil the IeheTal statutes Et'"Vhs 10 Of
lenses against the lives All" P'.-'NS "' lhul-
II She,tdy sndetfa dc.
SEC 2 NhOsoeyer sAall, uh laN anu ma
llc'ousiy, throw OF cause 10 IAN OF strike III,
against, MO- OF upon any engine ''uuCE' car ol
truck useu upon any IaliIoaE' a1S "uue, stoht,
OF other matter or thlnS' win intent 10 l9ureo or
endanger the SAFETY OF any person Deing IN of
upon such engine lehueI' car OF uuVA, OF III or
upon any otAer enElue, lShutI' C.L OF 'Iach OF
any tram OF WhlCn sHCn Htst Iheut'oHcG engine
tender car OF truck snaLi FORM Pa5 suLl, On u
ing convicted theFGoi oe puhlsuVu u! l!HpIlsoI
ment III the state FrlsOh Tor a term hot exceed
ing seven years, ana DC uieu III sun IoL OK
ceeding one thousand collars or eiher OF
both OF said pumsnments, IN 5hc utsCIeIob
of the court before which sNch ouehse is prose
cnted.
SEC. .. WhosOeyer shall unlawtully and malic
leusly make or show, hide or remOS any sigma,
any other matter or thing with intent TO endan,
ger the safety of any person travelling or bcins
upon such railroad, or shall by any unlawful act
or by any Willful omission or neglect, enddngef
or cause to be endangered the safety of any per
son conveyed or being in or upon railroad, or
shall aid or assist therein, shall on being con
victed thereof be punished by imprisonment iH
the State Prison for u term not exceeding seven
wears and be fined in a sum not exceeding one
Thousand dollars. or either or both of said pun
ishments. in the discretion of the court before
which such oticnse is prosecuted.
| Approved Nov. s. 1866.
An Act to prevent the depositine of poison Oh
lands, and in amendment of section thirty Of
| chapter one hundred and thirteen of the Gen
cral Statutes.
II shere6y t7tdCted, dc.
SEC. /. Section thirty ofcbapter one hundred
amended SO as to read as follows:
If any person shall deposit any poison or poi
sonous subtance upon the lands belonging 10
himself or to any other person or in the build
ings of another person, he or they shall be pun
fshed by fine not less than ten dollars nor more
than fifty dollars, and such person or persons so
offending shall be further liable in damages 10
any person injured nv the JOSS or sickness oil
any dOmesticated animal occasiOned by the
| deposit of such poison or poisonous substance,
SEC ,. This act shall take effect IRON lis
passage.
Approved Nov. 10, 1866.
| An Act in amendment of section two OF chapter
one hundred and eighteen OF the General
Statutes, relating 10 ottenses against public
| health.
| II Is hereby enacted, dc.
| SEc.'l. The second section OF chapter one
| hundred and eighteen OF the General Statutes,
| is hereby amended so as TO read as follows w.
every person who shall XIII or cause TO be killed
| for the purpose OF sale ana to seused as family
meat, any calf less than four weeks old or sinai
| knowingly sell, or have In his possession WIZ
intent to sell, in any town IN this State, or 10
| send the same to any foreign market to sell ig
| the purpose aforesaid, the meat of any c5A
| Killed when less than tour weeks old, ne shaI DC
subject to he same punishment that is proyid
| ed in section one of said chapter.
| SEC, 2. This act shall take effect from Is
| passage.
| Approved NOV. 10, 1900
|
| II Is heTeby enacted, dc.
| SEC, l. The clerks of the several towns %
| this State, are hereby authorized to take acN
| nOwledgments OF deeds and other msTumeDS
| required by law, throughout the country ~
| which said clerks respectively reside.
| SEC. 2. Any town clerk Is hereby authorize
| q adm mister OathS cases in which lnEtit