Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-12-06

n any city o. town in this State under the license
act forth in the first section Of this act the alder
men or seectmen who granted such license, shall !
become satisfied that said exhibition is so conduct.
al as to disturb the public peace, such aldermen
or selectmon where said circus is being exhibited,
may give notice in writing to the manager or
OF said circus then present. that said IL
cense is rcvoked and after said notice. il said ex-
hbton is not Immediately suspended, such per-
son or company shall be subject to the same pen.
atty as it no license had been granted for such ex-
hibton.
See 8. An act, entitled An act in relation 20
circus exhibitions" approved Nov. 9. A. d. 1865,
is hereby repealed.
See. 4. This act shall take effect from its
passage I'D.
Approved Nov, 81, 1867
An act in addition 10 and in amendment of chap.
ter one hundred and seventeen of the General
Statutes, entitled "0f oflenses against chast-
ity morality and decency,"
HIS hereby enacted, &c.
See. l. Every person shall be convicted of
wilfnlly administering to any pregnant woman, or
to any woman supposed by such person to be
or OF advising or prescribing for such n
woman, or causing TO be taken by her any thing
whatever, or shall employ any means whatever
with intent thereby to procure the miscarriage Of
such woman, or of aiding and assisting therein
or by counseling and procuring the same, unless
the same is necessary to preserve her life shali if
the woman die in consequence thereof, be impris-
oned in the State Prison not exceeding twenty
years nor less than five years; and if she do not
die in consequence thereof shall be imprisoned in
the State Prison not exceeding ten years nor less
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.
See 2. Any person who shall be indicted for
the murder of any infant child. or OF any preg-
apxy, .aaIb
son TO be or to have been pregnant may also be
charged in the same indictment with any all of
the offenses mentioned in the preceding section
and if upon the trial the jury shall aeqnit such
person on the charge of murder, and find him or
her guilty of the other offenses, either Of them
Judgment and sentence may be awarded against
him or her accordingly.
Sec. 8. Whoever knowingly advcrtises, prints,
publishes, distributes or crculates, or knowingly
enuscs TO be advertised, printed published distrib
uted or circulated any printed or wriitea pam
phlet paper, book, newspaper, notice, advertise
ment or reference containing words or language
giving any notice, hint or reference to any person,
or to the namo of any person, real or Fictitious,
from whom, or to any place, house, shop or office,
where anything whatever or any instgEIaent or
means whatever, or any advice, direction, informa-
ton or knowledge may be obtained for the pur-
pose or procuring the miscarriage of any preg-
nant woman, shall be imprisoned in the State
Prison not exceeding ten years. norless than three
years. Any merchant, druggist peddser, OF any
persons whatever, who shall yend sell or give
away any such medicine, drug, compound, poison
or noxious thing, for the purpose named in this
| act, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
shall be punished by imprisonment in the State
Prison not exceeding three years, nor less than
one year, and pay a fine not less than two hun
dred dollars, nor exceeding FIVE hundred dollars.
Sec, A. All acts and parts of acts, inconsistent
herewith, are hereby repealed provided, howev-
er, that nothing in this act contained shall in any
wise affect any complaint indictm ent now pend
ing, that may hereafter be made or found sor
any otfenses committed before the passage of this
act against the provisions of the act to which this
is an amendment and addition.
Sec 5. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved Nov 81, 1867.
An act changing the name of the town of Goshen
Gore to Stannard and legalizing the election of
the town officers thereof.
IL is herebg enacted, &c. ai
Sec. l. The town in Caledonia county now
known by the name of Goshen Gore shall hereaf
ter be known and called by the name of Stannard
| Sec. q The officers elected by that town at a.
meeting holden for its organization on the first
Tuesday of September 1867, shall be the officers
of that town till others chosen to fill their
places, agreeaby to the statutes of this State and
as such shall have all the powers, perform all the.
duties, and be subject to all the liabilities which
regularly chosen at the March meeting in an Or
ganzed town.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from its pas.
sage.
Approved Nov. 20, 1867.
An act to encourage Manufactures.
| IL is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec L. All manufacturing establishments here
after erected by any individual, company or cor
poratiou, and all the machinery and capital used
| oil oh
chinery hereafter put into buildings already erect
ed but not now occupied, and all the capital used
for operating the same are exempted from taxation
| for term not exceeding five years provided,
| thattowns and cities in which such manufacturing,
| establishments may he located, or in which lit may
be proposed to establish the same, shall in legal
manner give their assent to such exemption, and
such assent shall have the force of contract and
be binding for the full time specified and tho.
listers in the several towns are directed to leave
out of the grand list, such property as their
spectve towns shall from time to time exempt
from taxation under the provisions of this act
Sec. .. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved Nov. 81, 1867.
An act authorizing the establishment and maintc-
nance of town, city and village libraries.
1t is hereby enacted, SC.
See. l. Each town. city or Incorporated village
in this State, may establish and maintain public
library therein, with or without branches for the
use Of inhabitants thereof, and provide suitable
rooms therefor, and make such regulations for its
E management as may from time to time be deemed
necessary by such town, city or Incorporated viii
lage.
Sec. .. Any town. city or incorporated village
NAV appropriate for suitable buildings or rooms,
and for the foundation of such library sum nos
exceeding dollar for each of its ratable polls in
the year next preceding that in which such APP
preparation is made; and may also appropriate
annually for the maintenance and increase there
Of a sum not exceeding fifty cents for each of iss
ratable polls in the year next preceding that in
which such appropriation is made, and may 70
ceive hold and manage any devise, bequest DO
, nation for the establishment increase mainte-
nance of public library within the same
FL Sec. 8. All money raised under the authority
of this act, by any town. city Incorporated vii
lage, for the purpose of establishing and maintain
= ing library, shall be paid on: and expended by
an agent, to be appointed by the selectmen, board
of aldermen trustees Of such town, city or in
corporated village
! Sec. 4. The act entitled, "An act for estab-
fishing town libraries,' approved Nov 4, 1865, Is
hereby repealed.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
: Approved Nov. ., 1867.