sold. 253. to be exhibited by profane discourse, by rude and indecent behavior, or by making a noise either within the place of worship, or so near it as to disturb the order and solemnity of the meeting; nor shall any person within two miles of the place where any religious society shall be actually assembled for religious worship, expose to sale or gift, any ardent or distilled liquors, Liquor not to be wine, beer, cider, fruit, or any other article of food or mer-3 Wend., chandise, or keep open any huxter shop in any other place, inn, stand or grocery, than such as shall be or have been duly licensed, or in which such person shall have usually carried on such business; nor shall any person within the distance aforesaid, exhibit any shows or plays, unless the same shall have shows, etc., not been duly licensed by the proper authority; nor shall any person within the distance aforesaid, promote, aid, or be engaged in any racing of any animals, or in any gaming of any description; nor shall any person obstruct the free passage of any Highways not to highway to any place of public worship, within the distance aforesaid. (5881.) SEC. 26. Whoever shall violate either of the pro- Penalty; provisions of the foregoing section, may be convicted summarily lect. before any Justice of the Peace of the County, or any Mayor, Recorder, Alderman or other magistrate of any city or township where the offence shall be committed, and on such conviction shall forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars, for the benefit of the township libraries, in the township in which such conviction is had. be obstructed. ceedings to col prehended by present. 9 do. 02 (5882.) SEC. 27. It shall be the duty of all Sheriffs and their offender to be ap deputies, Coroners, Marshals, Constables and other peace peace officer officers who may be present at the meeting of any assembly 10 Wend., 377. for religious worship, which shall be interrupted or disturbed in the manner herein prohibited, on sight to apprehend the offender, and take him before some Justice of the Peace, or other magistrate authorized to convict as aforesaid, to be proceeded against according to law. into custody of of Church, ete (5883.) Sec. 28. All Judges, Mayors, Aldermen, Recorders May be ordered and Justices of the Peace, within their respective jurisdictions, official member upon their own view of any person offending against the provisions of either of the last three preceding sections of this chapter, may order the offender into the custody of any officer in the preceding section named, or any official member of the church or society so assembled or disturbed, for safe keeping, until he shall be held to bail, or a trial for such offence be had. Proceedings if penalty not paid or secured. Person complain ed of may de (5884.) SEC. 29. If any person convicted of any of the offences herein prohibited, shall not immediately pay the penalty incurred, with the costs of the conviction, or give security to the satisfaction of the officer before whom the conviction shall be had, for the payment of the said penalty and costs within twenty days thereafter, he shall be committed by warrant to the common jail of the County, until the same be paid, or for such term, not exceeding thirty days, as shall be specified in the warrant. (5885.) SEc. 30. It shall be lawful for any person complained mand Jury, etc. of, for the violation of any of the provisions of either of the last two preceding sections of this chapter, before the Court shall proceed to investigate the merits of the cause, to demand of such Court, that he may be tried by a jury; upon such demand, it shall be the duty of such Court to issue a venire to any Constable of the County or Marshal of the city where the case is to be tried, commanding such officer to summon the same number of jurors, and in the same manner as is provided for in the summoning of jurors before Courts of Justices of the Peace. The said Court shall proceed to impannel a jury for the trial of said cause, in the same manner, and shall be subject to all the rules and regulations prescribed in the act providing for trial by jury in Courts of Justices of the Peace; and the costs of suit shall be paid by the party offending in case of conviction, and shall be the same as is allowed by law in civil cases. Costs. Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Nine of Revised Statutes of 1846. Mass. R. S., Ch. 131. some provisions (5886.) SECTION 1. If any person shall knowingly sell any Selling unwholekind of diseased, corrupted or unwholesome provisions, without notice. whether for meat or drink, without making the same fully known to the buyer, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the County jail not more than six months, or by fine not exceeding two hundred dollars. or liquors. 131. (5887.) SEC. 2. If any person shall fraudulently adulterate, Adulterating food for the purpose of sale, any substance intended for food, or Mass. R. S., Ch. any wine, spirits, malt liquor, or other liquor intended for drinking, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the County jail not more than one year, or by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, and the article so adulterated shall be forfeited and destroyed. drugs or medi Mass. R. S., Ch. (5888.) SEC. 3. If any person shall fraudulently adulterate, Adulterating for the purpose of sale, any drug or medicine, in such manner cines. as to render the same injurious to health, he shall be punished 131. by imprisonment in the County jail not more than one year, or by fine not exceeding four hundred dollars, and such adulterated drugs and medicines shall be forfeited and destroyed. cian prescribing while intoxicat (5889.) SEC. 4. If any physician or other person, while in a Penalty on Physistate of intoxication, shall prescribe any poison, drug or medi-poison, etc.. cine, to another person, he shall be punished by imprisonment ed." in the County jail not more than one year, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars. ecary, etc., for bel certain sub (5890.) SEC. 5. Every apothecary, druggist, or other person, Penalty on a pothwho shall sell and deliver any arsenic, corrosive sublimate, neglecting to laprussic acid, or any other substance or liquid usually denomi- stances. nated poisonous, or any tartar emetic, without having the word "poison," and the true name thereof written or printed upon a label attached to the vial, box or parcel containing the same, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. SECTION 5891. Setting up or promoting Lotteries. 5894. Advertising Lottery Tickets; Exhibiting UNAUTHORIZED BANKING AND CERTAIN NOTES OR 5895. Persons unauthorized by Law not to be 5897. Penalty on Directors, etc., of Company for 5898. Notes, etc., given to unauthorized Com- 5899. Penalty for issuing Bills, etc., to circulate penalties; Forfeiture for neglect. 5904. Paper currency of less denomination than MUTILATING PUBLIC RECORDS, ETC. ISSUE AND SALE OF FRAUDULENT STOCK BY CORPO 5908. Issuing Fraudulent Stock, etc., made fel- 5909. Knowingly selling fraudulent Stock how 5910. Statement under oath of shares of Stock 5912. Penalty therefor. Chapter One Hundred and Sixty of Revised Statutes of 1846. (5891.) SECTION 1. Every person who shall set up or promote within this State, any lottery for money, or shall dispose of any property real or personal, or valuable thing, by way of lottery, and every person who shall aid, either by printing or writing, or shall in any way be concerned in the setting up, managing or drawing of any such lottery, or who shall, in any house, shop or building, owned or occupied by him, or under his control, knowingly permit the setting up, managing or drawing of any such lottery, or the sale of any lottery ticket or share of a ticket, or any other writing, certificate, bill, token or other device, purporting or intended to entitle the holder, bearer or other person to any prize, or to any share of, or interest in, any prize to be drawn in any such lottery, or who shall knowingly suffer money or other property to be raffled for in such house, shop or building, or to be there won by throwing or using dice, or by any other game of chance, shall, for every such offence, be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars. tickets, or aiding 2 Metcalf, 329. Thacher's C. C., (5892.) SEC. 2. Every person who shall sell, either for him-Selling lottery self or for any other person, or shall offer for sale, or shall therein. have in his possession, with intent to sell or offer for sale, or 3 Denio, 99. to exchange or negotiate, or shall in any wise aid or assist in 146, 280, 284. the selling, negotiating or disposing of a ticket in any such lottery, or a share of a ticket, or any such writing, certificate, bill, token or other device, as is mentioned in the preceding section, shall be punished for every such offence, by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars. conviction. (5893.) SEC. 3. If any person shall, after being convicted of Case of second any offence mentioned in either of the two preceding sections, commit the like offence, or any other of the offences therein mentioned, he shall, in addition to the fine provided therefor, be further punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year. tery tickets; ex sentation of lot 5 Pick., 41, 42. (5894.) SEC. 4. Every person who shall advertise any lottery Advertising lotticket, or any share in any such ticket, for sale, either by hibiting reprehimself or by another person, or who shall set up or exhibit, tery. or shall devise and make for the purpose of being set up and exhibited, any sign, symbol or any emblematic or other representation of a lottery, or of the drawing thereof, in any way indicating where a lottery ticket or a share thereof, or any such writing, certificate, bill, token or other device before mentioned, may be purchased or obtained, or shall in any way invite or entice, or attempt to entice any other person to purchase or receive the same, he shall be punished for every such offence, act or attempt, by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. Chapter Fifty of Revised Statutes of 1846. R. S. of N. Y., Title 20, Chap. 20, Part 1. thorized by law ested in certain (5895.) SECTION 1. No person unauthorized by law, shall persons unau subscribe to, or become a member, or in any way interested in not to be interany association or company formed for the purpose of issuing Associations. notes or other evidences of debt, to be loaned or put in circu |