Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-04

SIC g. Any tramp who shall enter or at
tempt 10 enter any dwelling house or premises
agalnst tbe VIII o. tho owneror occupant there
o. Or having entered any house or premises.
shall persist In remaining therein against the
VIII Of the owner or occupant thereof, or shall
klndle any nre n any outbuilding, schoolbonse
or any other public or unoccupied building or
on the land OF any person, or In the public
highway adjoining the lands of such rerson,
between the mrs. day Of May and the first day
o. December, each year. without the consent of
the owner or occupant thereof, or shall be
found carrying any hrearm or other dangerous
weapon, or. who shall threaten to injure any
person or the property OF any pc son. real or
personal shall be punished by imprisonment at
nara labor IN the state prison or state work
house, for term not exceeding two years. or
by fine, PAYABLE to the treasurer Of the state,
not exceeding one hundred dollars, together
with the costs of prosecution.
Sho,4. Any tramp who shall wilfully and
mail'iously do any injury to any person. or TO
Tue properly. real or personal Of any person,
or who shall procure food, clothmg. or other
property, from any person by threats or by
at hard labor, In the State prison or state work
house, Tor t"rm not exceeding i've yeare, aud
not less than one year.
SIC. s. This act shall not spuIy TO any minor
under the age OF sixteen years, nor to any fe-
male or any blind person.
SIC. o. All prosecutions for any Of the Often
Sos dcrcribed IN sections two aud three OF this
act, may be tried and determined by any jus.
iice oil the peace or municipal court, within the
connty where the orense is committed and
ecuton IS tired, may sentence the oiender Il
pay u nne not exceeding twenty dollars au
| may issue his warrant to carry such judgment
into effect IN case no appeal is taken.
SkC 7. Amy justice OF the peace or munici.
pal court, before whom prosecution may be
commenced for any on nse described In see
tons two and three OF this act, may, If in hi,
opinion the public good requires 1t, bind ovei
the respondent with sufficient sureties, Tor tria
AT The county court.
SEQ Nothing In this act contained shal
lie construed Ii take from the can
Its Jurisdiction to y ami punish any OF tn,
onenscs described In this act.
SIC y. Whenever any tramp In this STATE
shall have committed any offrnsc described h.
this act any shcri1, deputy sheriff. high balin
or Justice OF the pcac OF the county, or any
constable, grant juror, overscer of the poor, ol
-electnan of the town, or any constable CRANE
Juror. ovorscer Of tie poor, or policeman of tht
city in which such ofense Is comm ttcd, MAY
without warrant, and It is hereby made thell
duty, to apprehend such person and take and
retain him IN custody at the expense OF tht
State, Ia any place within the county in the dis
erection Of the officer so arrestng, until oppor-
tunlty shall have been given to some propei
complaining or informing Office of the town
city or county where such onrnsc was commit
ted, to prepare and file with the proper magls-
tratc or court his complaint against such offend
er, and II is hereby made the duty of the Officer
making such arrest, to give notice to the near
| est complaining or informing officer of such ar
rest, AMI the nature and Gil cum-tanccs OF ths
| onense charged, and IL shall he the duty o
such c0mplai log or informing officer TO forth
with file with the proper magistrate or cour
his complaint or information against such
| offender, and to prosecute the same
shc. 10. In all prosecutions before a justice
oil tho peace o. municipal court for violations
of the provisions OF the thir section of this ac
| the costs shall he audited and alloweh by tn,
| court audtor for the county. and paid from tn,
state treasury In the manner provided for II
other cases where, in prosecutions before
justice OF the peace the costs are to be pad on
| of the state treasury.
SIC. IL All act- and parts OF acts inconsist
| cnt with this act are hereby repealed.
sEc. IL. This act shall take effect from IL
passage.
Approved November &c, 1873.
No. 97.-An net In amendment OF an act emit
tied IAN act entitled an act to pay expense