Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-26

Stat Prison not exceeding twenty years nor
less than i've years and II che do not die In
consequence thereof, ehall be imprisoned in the
state Prison hot exceeding ten years nor lees
than three years; provided, that the woman
whose miscarriage shall have been caused or
attempted, shall not be liable TO the penalties
prescribed by this section.
SIC. 2 Any person who shall be indicted for
tho murder OF any infant child, or of any preg-
nant woman, or OF any woman supposed by
such person to be or to have been pregnant,
may also be charged in the same indictment
with any or all of the offenses mentioned In the
preceding section, and II npon the trial the
jury shall aequit such person on the charge of
murder, and mud him or her guilty OF the other
offences, or either of them, Judgment and cen
1ence may be awarded against him or her ao~
cordingly.i
sEo B. Whoever knowingly advertises, prints,
publishes, distributes or circulates, or know.
iUaly causes 10 he advertised, printed, pub,
lishtd, distributed or circulated any printed or
written pamphlet, paper, book, newspaper
notice, advertisement or retc cL &c containing
words or language giving any notice, hint or
r, ference 10 any person, or TO the name OF any
pcrrOn, real or fictitious, from whom, or TO any
place, house, shop or office, where anything
whatever, or any advice, direction, information
or knowledge may be obtained for the purpose
OF causing or procuring the miscarriage of any
pregnant woman, shall be imprisoned in tha
state Prison rot exceeding ten years, nor less
than three years, ANY me reliant druggist ped
sell or give away any such medicine drug, com
pound, poison, or noxious thing, for the purpose
named IN this act, shall be deemed guilty of
misdemCanor, andshall be punished by imprs-
onment in the State Prison not exceeding three
years nor lees than one year, and pay due not
less than two hundred dOllsrs, nor exceeding
i've hundred dollars,
SEC, 4. All acts and parts of acts, incousist.
ent herewith, are hereby repealed provided,
however, that nothing in this act contained
shall in any wise affect any complaint or in
dicunent now pending, or that may hereafter
be made o found for any Oftnses committed
before the passage of this act, sganSt the pro.
visions of the act to which this is an amend
ment and addition.
SIC 5. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 81, 1857.
Au Act changing the name of the town of
Goshen Gore to Stannard, AID legalizinE the
election of the town officers thereof.
II is hereby enacted, dc.
SEC /. Tue town in Caledonia county now
known by the name of Goshen Gore shall here
after be known and called by the name OF Stan
nard.
Ssc. , The officers elected by that town at
a meeting holden for lis organization on the
first Iuesday Of September, 1857, shall be the
officers of that town till others are chosen to
MI their places, agreeably 10 the statutes of
this state, and "a such shall have all the pow
ers, perform all the duties, ana be subject to all
the liabilities which such Officer have, perform
| and are liable to, when regularly chOsen at the
| March meeting in an org lnized town.
| SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from its
! passage.
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