Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-08

tive towns or cities, whenever required Dy
the selectmen of such town, or mayor and
aldermen of said cities.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from it's
passage.
Approved, Nov. %, 1870.
No. 5S.-An Act in addition to section four
teen of chapter ninety-four of the general
statutes.
See. L. In prosecutions under section
nine Of chapter ninety four of the general
statutes, if the pleadings shall terminate in
a demurrer, and the decision of the court
shall be against the respondent upon the
pleadings, then, unless the court shall in it's
discretion allow the respondent to withdraw
bis pleadings and plead anew, the court shall
upon the demand of the prosecuting officer,
proceed to ascertain, and by jury, If de-
manded by the respondent, or should the
court SO order, the number of offenses of
which the respondent has been guilty, and
impose fine therefor, agreeably to section
thirty of said chapter
Sec. 2 This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, Nov %, 1870.
No. 59.-An Act relating to criminal of
lenses committed within the limits of in
| c0rporated villages IN this state.
Sec. |. Police officers of all incorporated
villages within this State are hereby consti-
tuted informing officers for all offenses COM
mitted within the limits of such villages,
against the laws of this State, and shall be
allowed the same fees as are now allowed by
law to town grand jurors for similar COM
plants.
Sec. 2. All fines and penalties which
! hal hn sod fnr of
tense, or for the, breach of any penal law COM
mitted within the limits of any incorporated
village in this State, together with the costs
OF prosecution, if the prosecution be COM
menced on the complaint or information OF
any of its police officers, and being within
the jurisdiction of justice of the peace to
to try and determine, shall belong and be
paid to the treasury of the village in which
the ofhense shall be committed. And such
justices are hereby empowered to draw or
ders on the treasury of such vilagel to pay
the costs of any snch prosecution in favor of
the persons entitled to the same.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passge.
Approved, Noy, %. 1870.
No 60.-An Act in addition to chapter one
hundred and sixteen of the general stat
utes, entitled " of offenses against the pub
| lie peace.
Sec l. fany person over ten years of
age not connected with the school, shall an
noy or disturb any school by remaining at or
near such school, or by refusing or neglect
ing to depart on request of the teacher or
prudential committee, he shall be punished
by fine not exceeding twenty dollars.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November II, 1870.
No. Gl-An Act relating to billiard tables
Sec, |. The selectmen of any town in
this state shall, on the petition of a majority
of the legal voters of said town, asking for
the suppression of any public billiard table
or bowling alley in said town, forbid any
game or play upon any such billiard table
or bowling alley in said town.
Sec. 2. Whenever the selectmen of any
town shall forbid any play or game upon any
public billiard table or bowling alley as men
toned in the preceding section, they shall
notify the owner or keeper thereof IN writ
ing, and lodge a certificate thereof in the
town clerk s office in such town. therein des-
cribing the billiard table or bowling alley the
use of which is forbidden, and the town clerk
shall record such certificate, and such GER
tlfcate, so recorded, shall remain in force
until revoked as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 3. If the owner, or keeper, or any
person who shall thereafter become the own
er or keeper, of such billiard table or bowl
ing alley, shall after the certificate OF such
notice is lodged in the town clerks office as
aforesaid. suffer or permit the use OF such
public billiard table or bowling alley for any
play or game, he shall forfeit and pay to the
state the sum of twenty dollars for each day
or time he shall suffer or permit the same tc
e used as aforesaid, until said certificate
has been revoked as provided in the next
section Of this act
Sec l. The seectmen Of such town shall
revoke any certificate described in the seconc
section of this act provided petition II
writing is presented to them, signed by {
majority OF the legal voters of said town
requesting revocation of said certificate
and the said selectmen shall thereupOn Lodge
certificate of said revocation in the town
clerks office of such town, and the town
clerk shall record said certificate.
Sec s. \ certified copy of airy certificate
mentioned in the second and fourth sections
, of this act, under the hand of the towI
clerk of the town in which the same is re
corded, may be used as evidence in any c0ur
, in this state
Sec. 6. Whenever the parent or guardian
of any minor shall in writing request an,
owner or keeper of any billiard table o
bowling alley not to permit his child or ware
to play upon any table or alley owned OF
kept under the provisions of this act, thu
owner or keeper of such table or tables, o.
alley, shall comply Herewith, and If such
owner or keeper shall, after such request hat
! been preferred to him as aforesaid, permit
such child or ward to play upon such table
or alley, he shall be punished by fine of no
less than ten dollars for each time that ht
shall allow such child or ward to play upor
such table or alley.
Sec 7. All acts or parts of acts incon
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect from it,
passage.
Approved, November %, 1870.
No. CAN Act in addition to number
: forty-two of the acts of 1862, relating tt
trustee process.
Sec l. Whenever the defendant in an,
suit in which any person has been summoned
as trustee shall file a bond agreeably to th,
provisions of number forty-two of the act
of 1869, such defendant shall procure from
the court in which said bond is filed, Ger
, tifcate setting forth the proceedings of thu
court, in accepting said bond, and discharg
= ing the trustee, and shall deliver the sam,
to the trustee in said suit, who shall thcreup
; ON be discharged from any further LIABILITY
in such suit.
Z Sec. 9 This act shall take effect from it,
r passage.