Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-27


any five or more legal voters in town meeting to
the selectmen Of any town, or to the mayor and
aldermen Of any city, or TO the trustees OF any
incorporated village, for that pur pose, they
shal, If they cohtider the public good so re-
qulres, post notices in two or more public places
tofbidding the playing at ball in any form with
IN such limits as they may describe in such no
tees, and for such length of tine "a said no
tees shall specify said notices to be posted
within the limits named therein.
SEC. >, II any person or persons shall play
at ball in any form after said notices are posted
as Aforesaid, within the limits and time speci-
fed in said notices, they shall. upon conviction
thereof, on complaint Of town grand juror, or
other proper prosecuting officer, be fined not ex-
/ ceeding the sum Of five dollars, nor less than
/ one dollar, together with the costs Of prosecu-
ton. and to stand committed until complied
/ with
SEC. g. Tsis ae, shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 10, 1867.
An Act IN IelUiion to circus exhibitions
Il ishere5y enacted, Sc.
SEC. l. The aldermen Of any city, and the
selectmen Of any town within this State. are
hereby authorized in their discretion, TO give
permission 20 any perscn or company 10 exhibit
N such city or town any circus, as they may
deem proper, not exceeding two days at q time,
on consideration that such person or company
pay to such aldermen or selectmen for the use
of such city or town. sum not exceeding one
hundred dollars. and not less than ten dollars /;
provided, however, that no permission shall be |
granted to any person or company TO exhibit /
any circus in any city or town within this State,
Until such person or company shall have first 4
paid to the Treasurer Of this State. license tax 1
Of not more than three thousand dOllsrs, ard not I
less than one thousand dollars, for the term Of 1
three months, and shall exhibit to said alder 1
men. or selectmen, State license from sail I
Treasurer fer such exhibition.
SEC. >. II, during the exhibition Of any
circus in any city or town in this State, under
the license set forth in the first section Of this
act. the aldermen or seiectmen who granted
such license, shall become satisfied that said ex-
hibition is 50 conducted as to disturb the public
peace, such aldermen or selectmen, where said
circus is being exhibited, may give notice in
writing 10 the manager or managers Of said
circus then present. that said license is revoked,
sni after said notice, if said exhibition is not
Immediately suspended. such person or com
pany shall be subject TO the same penalty as II
10 license had been granted for slch ezhibi-
ton.
SIC. 8. An act entitled '' IN act in relation
to circus exhibitions" approved Nov 90, \. D.
ls65, is hereby repealed
SIC. g. This act shall take sif-at from is
passage.
Approved Nov. 2l, 1867.
An Act in addition to snl in amendment Of
chapter one hundred AMI seventeen OF the
General Statutes, entitled OF Ofenses
sgainst chastity, morality ani decency."
Il is hereby enacted, &c.
SIC /. Every person who shall be e5nyist-
el Of Wilfully administering TO any pregnant
woman supposed BY such person to be pregnant,
or Of advising OF prescribing for such woman,
or causing 10 be taken by her sny thing what
ever, OF shall employ any means whatever, with
intent thereby 10 procure the miscarriage Of
-Vch man, or Of aiding and assisting therein,
90 iT clunseliug and procuring the same, IN
les DO ann Is necessary 10 preserve her life,
shcl, i .he woman die IN Consequence thereof,
be imprisoned in the state Prison net exceeding
twenty years nor less than fge years and If
she 10 not lic IN consequence thereof, shall be
imprisonei in the State Prison not exceeding
ten years nor less than three yelrs provided, /
that the woman whose miscarriage shall have
been caused or attempted, shall not he liable 70
the penalties prescribed by this section.
SEC. >. Any person who shall be indicted
icr the murder Of any infant child, Or Of any
pregnant woman, or Of any woman supposed
hy such pcrs q 10 be or 10 have been pregnant,
may also be charged in the same Indictment
with any or all Of the ofenses mentioned in the
preceding section, aud y upon the trial the jury
shall acquit such person on the charge Of mur-
der aud find him or her guilty Of the other Of
feusss, or either q them. judgment aui sen
tsuee may he awarded against him or her ae-
SIC. 3. Whoever knowingly alSertisss,
prints, publishes, distributes " crculates, or
causes 70 be advertised. printed,
or written. any pamphlet, paper, book newspaper,
notice. advertisement or reference containing
worls OF hugusge giving any notice, hint OF
reference 10 any person, or 20 the name Of any
person, real OF fictitious, from whom, or 10 any
place, house, shop or ofhce, where any thing
Whatever, or any instrument or means whatever,
or a1y advice. direction, Information o. knoWl-
edge may be obtained for the purpose OF causing
or procuring the miscarriage Of any pregnant
woman. shall be Imprisoned IN the State Prson
not exceeding ten years, nor less than three
years. Any merchant, druggist, Peddler. or
any persons whatever, who shall yend, sell or
give away any such medicine, drug, compound,
poison or noxIous thing, for the purpose namel
in this act, shall be deemed guilty Of misie-
meanor, snd shsll be punished by inprIson
ment in the State Prison not exceeding three
years, r0r less than one year, and pay fine not
less than two hundred dollars. nor exceeding tive
hundred dollars.
SEE, {. All acts and paris Of acts, incon-
sistent hereE.Ih, are hereby repealed proyid-
ell, however, that nothing IN this act contained
shall in any wise affect any complaint or in
dctment now pending, or that may hereafter
be made or found for any ofenses committed
before the passage Of this act. against the pro-
visions Of the &C: to which this is an amendment
and addition
Sc. !. THIS act shall take effect from its psss-
age.
Approved Nov. q, 1867