The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-12-11


lawfully using or wearing the badge Of the
Grand Army and Sons Of Veterans of the
Republic of this State, and Woman's Relief
Corps.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the state Of Vermont:
Section l. Amy person who shall wilfuIly
wear the badge of the Grand Army or Sons Of
Veterans Of the Republic, Woman's Relief
Corps, or who shall use wear the same to
obtain aid or assistance thereby, within this
State unless he shall be entitled to use or wear
the same under the rules and regulations of the
departments Of Vermont Grand Army and
Sons Of Vetarans of the Republic and Womans
Relief Corps, shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction, all be punished by i'm
prisonment for term not to exceed thirty
days in the house of correction, or fine not
to exceed fifty dollars, or by both such fine and
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts ineonsist-
ent with this act are hereby repealed
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November 7, 1890.
No. 67.-An Act to amend number seventy
eight OF the laws OF 1882, relating to cruelty
to animals.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the state of Vermont:
SECTION /. Number seventy-eight of the
laws of 1882 is hereby amended so as to read as
follows: Any person who keeps or uses live
pigeon for the purpose of a target, or to be
shot at, either for amusement or as a test Of
skill in craftsmanship; and any person
who shall shoot at any bird us aforesaid. or
who is party to any such shooting: and any
person who rents building, shed, room, yard,
field or premises, or knowingly permits or suf-
ters the use of any building, shed, room. yard,
held or premises for the purpose of shooting
any bird as aforesaid, shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding fifty dollars. or by imprison-
ment not exceeding thirty days. or by both
such fine and imprisonment. Nothing herein
contained shall apply to the shooting of any
wild game in its wild state.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. "a, 1890.
No. 68.-AN ACT in amendment of act num-
Der ten of the session laws of 1884, in addi-
ton to chapter number one hundred and
thirty of the revised laws. authorizing towns
to appropriate money for the observance of
decoration day.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the State of Vermont:
Section l.. Towns in town meetings, and vii
lagos in village meetings, in the warnings for
which an article for that purpose is contained,
may vote such sums of money as they deem
necessary for the expenses of a proper obser-
vance of decoration or memorial day.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November I, 1890.
No. GAN ACT relating to roofs and roofing
slate.
It is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the state of Vermont:
Section /. In contracts for covering roofs
with roofing states, when no undcrlap is agreed
upon by the parties, an underlap of three inches
for each course of slate shall be required.
Sec.2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November 81, 1890.
No. 7O.-AN ACT to regulate and provide for
the appointment of judges of city and mu-
nicipal courts.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
OF the state of Vermont.
SECTION l. The governor shall biennially
and during the month of November, APP
point and commission for the term of two
years, the judges of all city and mucicipal
courts whose compensation is paid in whole or
in part from the state treasury, and shall fill
all vacancies in the offices of any such court
occasOned by death, resignation, removal or
permanent inability to serve ON the part of any
such Judge. No judge of any city court APP
pointed under this act, whose compensation
from legal fees in any one year exceeds twelve
hundred dollars, shall for that year receive any
salary from the state. The first appointments
under this act shall be made during the month
of November, 1890, and the term of office of
such appointees shall begin at the expiration
of the present term of such Judges respectively
and continue thereafter for a period of two
years.
SEC. 2. This act shall not abridge the term
Of any such judge now in office, nor affect in
any wise the Judicial acts of any such Judge
during his present term of office.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage, and all acts and parts of acts, whether
general orspecial in their character, inconsist-
ent herewith, are hereby repealed.
App owed November %, 1880.
No. TAN ACT to amend section two of
number one hundred three of the laws of
1888, relating to the protection of horse
owners"
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
Of the STATE of Vermont:
Section |. Section two of number one hum
dred three, of the laws of 1883, is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: The owner
Or manager of such stallion shall file in the
towns clerks Office of the town where he is
kept, on or before April LIST, OF within thirty
days after such stallion is brought into said
town, if he is not therein ON the first day of
April, declaration of an intention to take adj
vantage Of this act, and abatement of the name
by which such horse Is known; his age, 1T
known; his pedigree for two generations, If
known; ana MS terms Tor service; ana all bilis
or posters advertising the horse shall contain
sald statement. Inc owner OF manager OF the
morse snail also furnish the owner oil each mare
served with copy OF s9ch intention ana state
nent. Inc town clerk snail receive the sum
See 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage. 800
Approved November ~ 1871