The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-12-20

s9hSrf L.. Upon me appipptlOn ,lni
writing otapy 6ye OF more legal yot-
ees i'll town meeting to tho selectmen
hof any town, or to the mayor or alder
men OF any city, or TO the, Trustees
lofany Incorporated village, for that
Lptirpose, they shalt II they consider
the public eo6d 80 iequiies,i post mol
tiees)in.twoformoie public places, for
bidding the playing atAall in any form
7 wiibjn such limits as they may describe
Tin such notices, ana for such length OF
time as said notices shall specify; said
noticesho bo posted wal&n the limits
named therein. fL ro fslra dfl
NJ pc 2. III WY Person or persons
shall play at ball in any form after aid
notices Are posted as aforesaid, within
the limits and time specified in said
notices, theysshallg ppon conviction
thereos on complaint OF a town grand
Juror, or, other proper prosecuting
officer, be fined not exceeding the sum
or Of FIVE dollars, nor less than one
dollar, together with the costs prose-
cution, and to ltaud committed until
i compiled with, t..
ssis g. Tits att shall take effect
3 Rom rs passage.
Approved Nof -. 1867.
An Act IN relstion 70 circus exhibit
tons
Il Is dsrclg eaOoicd, dc,
Sue l. Tic aldermen Of any city,
aud the soleetmeu of any town within
this State, ase hereby authorized in
their discretion, to give permission to
any person or company to exhibit in
such city or town any circus, as they
may deem proper, il9s exceeding. two
days at 4 Zinc, on Consideration that
sacA person or Comqary pay to sach
aiderlnen or seloclmen ior the use of
such city OF town, a sum not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, and not less
than ten dollars; provided, however,
that no permission shall be granted to
any person OF company to exhibit
any cifcus ID any city or town within
this State, until such person or COM
pnny shall have first paid to the Tress-
urer Of This State, license tax OF not
more than three thousand dollars, nor
less than one thousand dollars, for the
term Of three months, and shall exhib-
it to said aldormcn or selectmen a
/. State license from said Treasury for
such exhibition
SEC ?. II, during ihe exhibition Of
: any circus IL any city or town in this
S.atc,under tie license sci forth in the
! inst section Of this act, the aldermen
I or selectmcn no granted such license,
shall become satisfied that said exhi-
btion is So conducted as TO disturb
the pubic peace, such aldermen or Sc
leetmen. where said circus is being
exhibited, may give notice in writing
to the lnanaeef or managers of said
circus then present. that said license
IS revoked, and after said notice, if
said exhibition is not Immediately sus-
pended, such person or company shall
be subject 10 the same penalty as if no
license had been granted for such ex-
hibition.
SEC. 3 An net entitled "An act
in relation TO circus exhibitions" APP
proved NOV. Q, 1865, is hereby repeal
ed
SIC J. This act shall take eject
from its passage
Approved Nov. p, 1867.
, In Act in addition to and in amend
ment OF chapter one hundred and
/ seventeen Of the General Statutes,
entitled "Of olenses against chasti-
~, morality and docency"
u is hereby enacted, dc.
SIC. l. Every person who shall be
convicted of administering to any preg
nant woman, or to any woman sup
posed by such persons to be pregnant
Oh OF advising On prescribing for such
woman, or causing to be taken by her
4 anything whatever. or shall employ
any means whatever. with intent there
by to procure miscarriage of such wo-
man, or OF aiding or assisting therein,
or w counseling and procuring the
same, unless the same Is necessary to
preserve her life, shall, if the woman
die in consequence thereof, be impris-
oned il the State Prison not exceed
ing twenty years nor less than five
years; and if she do not die in conse-
quenee thereof, shall be imprisoned in
the State Prison not exceeding ten
years nor less than three years; pro-
vided, that tho woman whose miscar-
riago shall have been caused or at
tempted, shall not be liable to the
penalties prescribed by this section.
SIC. 2, Any person who shall be
indicted for the murder of an infant
child, or OF any pregnant woman, or Of
any woman supposed by such person
to be or to have been pregnant, may
also be charged in the same indict-
ment with anyo all of the offenses
mentioned IN the proceeding section,
{ aud il upon the trial the jury shall
acquit such person on the charge OF
murder and find him or her guilty of
Other offenses, or either of them, judg-
ment and sentence may DO awarded
against him or her accordingly ola
DEC. 3. Whoever knowingly adyer-
tises, prints, publishes, distributes on
circuiates, or knowingly causes to be
printed, advertised, published, dis
trIbuied or circulated any printed on
or written phamphlet, paper, book,
. newspaper, notice, advertisement or