Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-12-04

OF, be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,.
aud shall be punished by Imprisonment
in the county jail not more than six
months, or fined not more than five hun
dred dollars.
Sec, 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, November 10, 1868.
An Act to amend section eleven of chap
ter one hundred and nineteen of the
General Statutes, entitled, "Of often
ces against public policy"
II is hereby enacted, DC,
Sec. /. That section eleven of chap
ter one hundred and nineteen of the Gen
eral Statutes, be so amended as to read
as follows: If any person shall have or
keep about his house, or any of the de-
Tendencies thereof, or places to them be-
longing, any cards, dice, tables or bill |
iards, or any other implements used in
gambling, and shall suffer any person
resorting to his house, or any of the de-
pendencies, thereof to use any of said inn
plements for the purpose of gambling,
every person so offending shall be pun
ished for each offense by fine of not
less than ten dollars.
Approved, November 19, 1868.
An Act regulating the sale of coal and
petroleum oils.
| 10 IS hereby enacted, dc.
Sec. /. The mayor and alderman of
any city, or the selectmen of any town,
or the bailifts or trustees of any inorpor
ated village, where oils are sold, and
where five or more inhabitants petition
for the same, shall appoint annually one
or more suitable persons, not interested
in the sale Of said oils, as inspectors there
of, and fix their compensation, to be paid
by the parties requiring the services of
said inspectors.
Sec 2. Every inspector, before enter
ing upon the duties of his office, shall be
duly sworn, and when called upon by any
vender, purchaser, or by any officer men
toned in the sixth section of this act, to
test snch oils, shall do so with all reason
able dispatch, by applying the fire test,
as indicated and determined by q. Tag
liabue's pyrometer, or some other instru-
ment equally accurate. Any inspector,
guilty Of fraud, deceit or culpable negli-
gence in inspecting such oils, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding one
, hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the
} county Jail not exceeding one month, or
both. in the discretion of the court.
Sec. 8. No person shall mix for sale
naptha and illuminating oils, or shall sell
: or offer for sale such mixture, or shall
? sell or offer for sale, except for purpose;
: of remanufacture, illuminating oils made
: from coal or petroleum, which will ignite
a at a temperature of less than one hun
+ dred and ten degrees Fahrenheit, TO b.
!, ascertained by the application of Taglia
: bues, or some other approved instrument
i 8ga Be agadniIty 81 a fdsdameanhol,, hnd shatl
i for each offence, upon conviction thereo
; be liable to the same penalties proylde'
J, in the second section of this act agalns
) inspectors and shall also be liable there
Il for to any person suffering damage iron
e the explosion or ignition of such oil thu
) nulawfully sold; and such oil thus un
,r lawfully sold, or kept or offered for sale
r and the casks or packages containing tn
same. shall be forfeited and sold for th
,e purposes of re-manufacture; one-halt
r the proceeds of such sale to go to tn
n State, and the other half to the informe
Is Sec. 4. For all the purposes OF tn
xe act. all Illuminating oils, made from cot
" or petroleum, having an ign'tlng point
s. less than one hundred and ten degre
y Fahrenheit, to be determined in IL
r., manner provided in the third section
,ir this act shall be deemed to be NIKE
III with naptha. ;, =
,s- Sec. 5. Any person who shall sell,
id keep, or offer for sale, naptha, under
al name Of oil, shall, for each offense, up
re-. conviction thereof, be liable to the sar
ice penalties provided, and shall be subje
to the same liabilities set forth IN
ap- second and third sections OF this act.
es Sec. 6. The selectmen Of the tow
ith and the mayors, aldermen and police
the cities. and the bailiffs or trustees a
ON police of Incorporated villages, in viii
inspectors are appointed, in conform
with the first section of this act, or a
xxi one Of said officers within their resp
tive towns, villages and cities, shall ca
all persons violating any OF the pre-
tor. sions of this act to be prosecuted the
ter, for.
f or Sec. Z. This act shall take effect VI
Dad its passage. % ,oeo
dri- Approved, November To- looo'
snt ~ An Act in alteration of chapter eight
;nar the General Statutes, entitled of
SON gotiable instruments.
80 80 n is hereby enacted, etc. .
I;o Sec. /. Any negotiable promiss
ii II note, inland bill of exchange, draft
the the cheek, may be officially protested,
= to to non payment by notary public, and
i l;ng ~ tice thereof, to the parties in the ins
'ils less ment, may be given by such notary,
, ioo of the same manner, and with the sam,
.,,u,, - oal effect, as in case of foreign bi
exchange; and the certificate Of such
asct tary, under his hand and official
' shall be evidence of such protest,
payment, and notice, the same as in
of a foreign bill of exchange.
i'd in Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
its passage. ao ,oe0
Approved, November %, 1868,
to be
q fiji An Act in amendment of an act ent
-ked, Gan act relating to recognizanc'
ne of criminal cases"
thout II Is hereby enacted, etc.