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From the Ifiziclccrlioclrcr for August.
LIFE’S LESSONS.
‘And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
lfirids tongues iii trecs,books iiitlio rnii’ing brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in every thing.’
Sflfl/.‘.‘S1}C(ZTC‘.
LET us go to the hall, where the red wine flows,
And roses and iiiyrtlcs are gully Wl‘CEtlll0(l;
V-Vhere many a check with its t.lt)epjoy glows,
And the sad, sweet music oflutes is hrsatlied.
Ere nioruing cotnes, the scene will he fled,
Faded will be the dream of bliss;
The song will be lit.-slicd, and the roses dead-
ls there nought to be lcarnttl by this?
Let US go to the slime, where the sea-shells lie,
And the sand with weeds and wrecks is strowii;
Where o'er the rocks the cold waves fly,
And make their hollow and sullen moan:
Those desolate things were cast away
Fi'o:ii the false breast ofthe ragiiig seas;
And there they are sadly left to decay--
ls there not a lesson in these?
will be inscrlcd.
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»~'—‘_'.._.'._.V——V——-—-~--- ‘ T E
MQQ PRUNUWNQQ
OF ALL KINDS,
MEATLYIEXECUTED AT THE Gr’tZETTE 0FFlCE.
_:—— —’
.f)E[\f'.l".-if.. ZVO TICE.
‘EN OCT. A. lIlLL. tlia"kfu't t'or_tl'i?3_l7"‘l1'1"f“}E-if-‘
he has received in ltis pt'of-essioii t.tti‘tiig
12 inontlis pasta in NUl‘\V“ll‘= l’°‘:’.'5_l‘J'“"C l0 _l”'
form tiie pnb'.ic, l.lli.\l. he still Cttltl.lllU.f.‘S a few
- "1 ,_. 7.‘ulvi,.
d,,O,.s ,._-,._,._,‘ O,-Hm B,.,,lgt:, in l:uri,tll s l)t.t.tl.ii,;s,
Where hi‘ will be hainpv at any little to see his
v ' I — ,-‘ . -
fiigmls. and answer all their calls iii _l}t;‘l'llul
5‘ttr-rcry.
’ h‘?c0,.,.,,pm_,],3 well, inserted from one to a
fttll set. Also, teeth cleaiised. SC'it~'1'|‘Ul<‘=fl- (‘X-
Uaomd, &,e., and all those diseases of the teeth
a1t,:,nd,~.d ,0, wplcll, if stilfercd to continue, arc
uctive of so much inisclnef.
It’cfei'eizi:r.s.——l3‘.iiiei'y liissetl, M. D: J. D.
.M‘Leaii, M. n.; llon. 'l‘lioni_tts 23; .at:.t_c-t-;
Hon. ]3s::*.l=t:iiiii lsaiics, l\'«.~i'w.t‘:l;. .t-.'.--li«‘i'iii_::li
Pm.-y, '.\l.’D. 1il(lQ’r'_‘l’i;:l(l. R. B. ll-tlsfc-ril. M.
3).; Duct. D. 1-‘. Knapp, D;iiilitir_v. ]l)<=et.
,‘ t . I '| _ ,
jlowoll Liilgtzi-s, .(JUlf,ll’l€‘.‘S'..Cl", Ct. t.‘t- lilldlll
V-/itter, M. D. \VllllIllIi71ll'tlC,(Jf-
Noveiriher ‘.20, 1839. __
Q5 \VlN"l§R STRA NED Sf‘lill’t.\l OIL
F asptiperior quality, this day received
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an-.l fcrsalc cheap by in. es \V. la. LIa-.l>1-L-
April. 1lS‘-l0.
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T is now llule more thati Syears since we dis-
covered from the aborigiries of our country,
the medical lierh from which the Motlicr’s lie-
lief is made; since that time, we have conteiited
otirsclvcs in letting it be its own advertiscrt and
we should still adhere to this resolution first
‘foriiir_-.d, if we were not com pulled to bcliewtltztl
there are persons so Ullllrltlftlpltilli mill 50 _FC<-‘l~lC‘55
of the lieaitli and livesof the ttiisuspcctiiig and
coiifidiiig, as to ctizteavor to palm ()ll’.L!tlt_lCl' its
name, useless. if not h:_ineful coinpoutttls. find
mus no, Qulv dlsz]_Dpt)lt]llDg thejust expectations
of those whit ttsc it, but we fear, doing in many
cases, much injury.
As we are informed that there are such cont-
5 now offered at \.'=]rl0l1S.llli](,'f3!_~‘, and by
dillererit persons, we would eauiitiii all who are
il]lCl‘CSlSt_l, to be particular to inquire fut‘ “ liar-
tiiolic/;’s Jlfol/icr’s Relief,” and pu_rehasc.of no
person except they can show :1 ccrtiltettie of agen-
cy, signed by G. A. l3.-'tR'1‘lI.CLICK t‘;_(.o.
Asilio subject cannot, W‘llll propriety, be en
larged upon in the form of a newspaper adver-
tisement, permit us to say that all who have the
inc article for sale, are alsofuriitshcd with a
i_,p,, for g,-alolloosilistribution, wlierciii the
lv discussed, in which, its
is dciiioiistiatcd to be upon
data, operating upon the sys-
iem only by restoring the tleraiigetl functions to
their natural condition; alloying the febrile and
irritable syinplonls, thus aiding and assisting
nature in her elibrt to prepare the system for the
important change about to take place. ’l.‘.lll‘S
pamphlet will be given to all who \'-.'l$l],l)Ul itis
jmemletl to he read only by those who are about
to become mothers or their Physicians.
As we are thus obliged to come before the
public to prevent a wicked and reckless tlll.p‘!)Sl-
tion, we will take the occasion to say, that If the
increase of the call for the Mnther’s Relief,
wherever known, be any guide to a correct opin-
ion to be formed of the estimation in which it is
held, we have the satisfaction of believing that
it has been the means of alleviating an infinite
amount of suffering and of saving niatiy valtia
hle lives. \Vherever it has been used tliiriitgtlie
above period, deep rooted prejudices. have given
away to candid and thankful cxpressioiisofgrati-
rude, and a wish to extend on their parts. asfar
as possible, its benefits. Medical men of high
standing, have had the candor to acknowledge
for once, that their prejudices must he abandon-
ed, and have been advocates for'its use.
For sale by the following Agents:
E. & \V. E. BISSELL, Norwallh
Hinau \Vi~:t:n, Bethel.
ELI l\’.[YoA'r'r, Danbury.
\V;ti. B. GLOVER 66 Co., Ncwtown.
C. H. \Vi:izB, Woodbury.
All those who wish, are invited to call at_soine
of our agents and procure a pamphlet, without
cha,-go, G. A. BAn'rnoLicK ('55 Co. 3
Dec. 3, 1839-
NO VELIIS HONEY OF LIVER-
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A coughs, colds, asthmas, whooping cough,
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F every description and
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PERMACETI CANDLES, of a superior
quality, for sale byfi 6‘ ‘V: Bisszmn
Let us go to the woods, where the liawthorn
blows,
\Viien its leaves in the soft spring-time are
green;
\Vhcn itsmantle aroundit the wnodbine throws,
And the pearly flotvercts peep between 2
h, we shall find a moral in them,
Thus witli the leaves dcceitftilly twined;
Decking awhile the thorny stein,
Yet dropping olfwitti the first rude wind 3
Let tis go to the ficltls, when the storm iso’cr,
And the raiit~di'ops .~p’.tt’l&lU like stars at eve;
‘Nlieii thetlititiilr-i'-peul is lieztrd no more.
And the oeean’s l)U~‘0tl‘. hath ec:i.~t-d to heave:
Tlieii '.~li‘.s.ll we see the rainbow liriglit,
Froiii the glcoiiiy clouds and the st.=i'isltiiie
wrought,
Sliediling on all tlzings its colored ll_'_'l)l——-
Soiiiething, surclii, by this is taught!
Let li‘-:_co to the graves. wliere our loved ones are,
Anti ltl its clioose the iiiiilniglit tiiiie,
\Vl|r‘l: the ltt‘3€1\‘t}jls‘ are ,i_-lorions; witli iitaiiy (1 star,
.-‘.i.d -il.’_-nee if-'.Ll'<'ln1lL’.I:l‘l'ill:‘~'t! tiiotiglitsstibliiiic;
.-\iiil as we look 1‘;-tiiii the iiionldcriiig dust
Up to the cope ofthe beantioiis sky,
So shall our Spillls astrciictl, in tlieirirust,
To the llo1.v Si=1i:i'i'th-.it dwellc-th on liigli.
it-its oi; LLANY.
N.-‘.l’OLlS()L‘\”S \VOLll\’DS.
Napoleon Sl]O\\’t'tl me the marks of two
wounds—one a very deep cicatiice above the
left knee, which he had received in the first
c-imp-.tign in lt:-tly, and it was of so serious
:1 ntiturc, that the surgeons were in doubt
whether itmiglit not be ultinintely necessa-
ry to ainputtitc. He observed, that wlicn he
was wounded it was always kept a secret in
order not to discourage the soldiers. The
other was on the toe, and had been received
at l?.«:lciiitilil. ‘ At the seige of Acre,’ con-
tinued ho, ‘a shell thrown by Sidney Smith,
fell at my feet. Two soldiers who were
close hv, seized, and closely cnibntcctl mi‘.
one in ‘front, and the other on one side, and
inadc a rainp-.irt of their bodies for me zi-
Q‘L1lnSl the effect ofthe shell, which exploded
fin-;l ovcrtvliclint-d us with saritl. \Vc stink
into the hole formed by its biii'.sting; one of
them was tvotindr.-d. l made them both of-
ficers. One has since lost :1 leg at Moscow,
and cominarideil at Vincennes when I left
l.’:ii‘is. \Vhen he was sttminoncd by the
Rus:-.=i:aris, he replied that as soon as they sent
him back the leg he had lost at Moscotv, he
would Sl1l‘t‘(."ittlL‘l‘ the fortress. ‘ hlztiiy times
in my life,’ continuel he, ‘ have l been saved
by stildiers and officers throwing themselves
before when [was in the most eiiirriincnt
danger. At Arcolzi, when I was advancing,
Col. Meuran, my aid-dc-camp, thretv himself
before me, covered my body, and received
the wouiid which was destined for me. l-lc
fell at my feet, and his blood spouted tip in
my face. He gave his life to preserve mine.
Never yet, I believe has there been such de-
votion shown by soldiers as mine have inani-
fested for me. In all my niisfortunes, never
has the soldier, even when expiring, been
wanting to mc——nevei‘ has man been served
more faithfully by his troops. ‘Willi the
they exchrim, 'Vl\’t3 l’.Etnpt?l‘t.‘l1l‘l,;’
V From “A Voice from Sl. Ilclc/La.”
____~_________
Ancc.'lolc.—-\Ve find in the last ntiinbcr of
the Farnier’s hlonthly Vister the following
good anecdote: .
C “The late Rev. Jeremiah Barnard, of
Amhercst, N. H. ofour accquaintance, who
succeeded the Rev. M. iVilkins, and also, a
ood farmer, had the best farm, and iv-as
considered behind no other man in town in
that occupation. His good lady was also
among the smartest in her way, and was
the mother and instructress of tlatigliteis
who figured as wives of the \\'CJ.lt.l1y.lfl the
cities. Rev. D. Dunlap, of Merrimack, and
indeed more than halfof the settled clergy-
men in the old Cotinty of I-Iillsborougli,were
good farmers. In the business season. of
buying, to supersede the necessity of writing
new sermons, the old ones were used, and
the minister exchanged with his brother of
a neighboring town. On one of these occa-
sions, Rev. Mr. PVadstvorth, of Brookltne,
who had an impediment in his speech, ex-
changed with Mr. Barnard, of Amherst.
The dinner at. the house of the latter was
calf’s head, &c., with the brains cooked in
the usual method. 'l‘lie good lady remarking
that it was a general rule that every part
strengthened a part, asked the" Brookline
minister if he would not be helped to some
of the tongue. ‘ Yes, Madam,’ replied Mt‘-
VV.; ‘ and may I be suffered to furnish your
plate with 0. portion of b-b brains?’ ”
0‘
We can count no less than 1000 political
falsehoods uttered within the last month.
- Globe.
Most of the falsehoods you can count, have
been nailed to the cou.nter.—-—P'ren2£icc.
last drop ofblood gushing out oftheir veins, '
T/re I3ible.—A nation must be truly bless-
cd,if it were govcruened by no other laws than
those of this blessed book; it is so complete
a system that notliing can he added to or to-
keii from it; it contains every thing ncedful
to be known or done; it aflbrds a copy fora
king and :1 rule for a siihject; it gives in-
struction and counsel to a senate, authority
and direction to a inagistr-.ite; it cautions :1
witness, reqiiires an impartial verdict of a
jury, and ftirnislics ajtidge with his st:-iiteticc;
it sets the liusband as lord ofthe house-hold,
and the wife as niistrcss of the table; tells
him how to rule and her how to mati:ige.~-
lt enjoins honor to parents and obedience up-
on children; it prescribes and limits the
swayofthe sovct‘eign, the rule of the ruler and
:iiithot'ity of the niastei‘; coinmrtrids the siib—
jects to honor and the S(;'t‘\‘:tnl.S to obey; and
premises the protection of its Author to all
who walk by its rules.
ii.-t WS on c o ’o'iii'ciu'i'.
PASSED MAY SESSION, 1840.
An Act to provitle for the .l_it;‘.QlSlt‘.'tllOl'l ofthe
naincs ofthe Electors ofthis State.
Be it cnaclcrl by (lie Sc-mzlc uml 13’ou.=.c qf
Repicsc/zluli-2;cs in (.r'cncrr.'l /lss~cml-ly (:o7rrciictl',
That the Select men and Town Clerk of
each tetvn in this State, shall constittito it
- board to make Registiatioii of the names of
the electors of such town, and to ascert-.iin
and determine who are. Cl]‘.ltlCt'.l to vote there-
in, for all the Ofll-ZL‘l‘S to be elected on the
first t‘tlouday of April, annu;tlly, and also of
all wlioare entitled to vote at each sticcessivc
election of electors of President and Vice Pre-
sitlcnt of tlicUtiitei.l States, couiinciiciiig on the.
first t‘.loi'i-Llzty of lIoveiiibei' next; and s:iid
board shall he called the boai'r.l of rcgiswrttioii.
Sec. 2. The totvii Clerk shall otlicititc as
clerk of s:iid board, and in c.::sc of his ‘.1lJSt‘tlCC,
said board may appoint any other person
f;‘lcrk tliereof, who shall be sworn to a faith-
ful LllS(.‘l'ltll'l:"t_‘ of duty; and members of the
board, before they enter upon the duties
herein prescribed, shall trike the following
O:-1lltI———YOLl each of yoti solemnly swear, (or
allirin, as the case may be) that you will
faithfully, iinp2irti.tlly, and accoi'd.7ng to your
best judgement, pcrfot‘i'n the duties of a incin-
ber of the board of Registi‘atioii for the cur-
rent year, in coiifotniity with the laws of
this State. So help your God.
Scc.. o. It shall be the duty of the board
in each town, to meet by the first Mondayef
l\’l:it'ch annuall_v, and proceed forthwith, by
diligent inquiry, to ascertaiii the names of
all the electors in such town who are legal-
ly qualified to vote for all the officers to be
chosen at the‘ next State election, and also of
those who are entitled to vote only for it por-
tion ofthem ; and they shall complete separate
"ilpliubeticttl lists of such names, and lodge
the s tine, atitlit-iitictitetl by tllt‘.Slg'l]:1itli't.‘S of
the inenibers of said board or a niajority of
them, in the office of the town Clerk, for
public inspection, on or beforethe third blon-
day of the sttiiic month,
See. 4. In order to ascertain who are le-
gally entitled to vote at the olcctioii of elec-
tors of Pl'CSl<l€‘lll and Vice Pi't'sidet'it of the
United States in Novcir-.bei' next, and at each
stie.cccdii'ig one, s:iid board shall tncct in
each town, on the Tticsday next following
the first Moiitltiy of Octolici‘, l8/10; and on
the 'l‘Ltestle.v next, following the first l‘.-lotitlay
of October,‘ (‘,t1:‘tLll".’l]t‘ll:1lly thereafter, and
proceed as before iiamecl, to in-.il.'e out an
zilplmbetieal list of all the electors who are
t"llllili’(l to vote at such elections, which list
shall be autlientieatcd in the ttizinncr riuiiicd
in the proceeding section, and lodged in the
oiiice of the town Clerk, on or before the
"3
" third t‘.loiid:iy ofthe same month.
See. True copies of s:iid list, attested
by the Clerk ofthe. board, shall, on or before
s:iid third t‘.loiidzty of t‘.lai'cli, and said
third t\‘iot'itl:iy of Octob be posted tip in
sttc.h places as the iiihabitaiits of the town,
at any lntvful iiiei.-ting, may direct. And in
case of failure to designate such places, the
board shall cause copies of such lists to be
posted upon three or more public places, in
their respective towns.
Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the board
in‘
us,
‘in each town, to meet at such convenient
place as they may appoint, on the last Moti-
day in l\*lat't:li, 3.lllIlll:tll_\‘, and on the last Moti-
day of October, 1840,‘ and on the last Mon-
day of Ooctober, quadrennially, thereafter.
at .10 o’clock, A. M. on said days, to correct
and revise sttch lists, and they shall remain
in session for that purpose, s.—. for the purpose
hereinafter pi'esci'ibed,’till 5 o'clock P. M. of
the saiddays, with the liberty ofany neccssrtr_v
recess during said time; re said board may ad-
journ froin time to time, but shall be in session
on the Saturday next proceeding the said first
Motirlays of April and November, from 10
o’clock A. M. till ‘.2 o’clock P. M., and loti-
get‘ if necessary to perfect said list, and to
examine and decide upon all applications to
be admitted to the privilege of elector, and
to administer the oath by law provided, to
those so found to be qualified. Any person
claiming to be an elector in such town, shall
have a right to apply to s:iid board for reg-
fstration of his naine,and also for that of any
other person or persons omitted in the Reg-
istry, and may also object to the registration
of the name of any person, (either inserted
by the board, or proposed to be inserted,) on
the ground that such person is not legally
entitled to vote in said town. Said board’
shallmake such erasures from, and such ad-
ditions to the lists, as -they shall find to be
necessary to render the same a complete and
perfect registry of the electors ofsuch town,
entitled to vote at those elections, which lists
shall be also autlienticated as aforesaid :—
Proviclerl, that the name of no person shall
be erased fromthe lists, till he shall have had
a fair opportunity to be heard thereon.
Sec. '7. The board shall give notice ofthe
nine and place of holding their sessions to
correct and revise the Rcgisti'y lists, upon
the lists posted up as before directed, and by
advertising the same in one or more news-
papers, if any are published in the same
totvn. And in addition to the sessions ofthe
l)Q111'Lll)t‘fOl‘0 named, they shall hold a session
on the day of election, before the opening of
the electors meeting, and at the place where
said nieetiiig is held; and tvlienever an ad-
journed meeting of the electors of any town
Sl]'.1lll)C held for the choice ofa represeiitative
or i'epi‘escnt~.itives to the C-'renct'al Assembly,
s:iid board shall also, at said place, hold a
session on the. day of election, previous to
the opening of the meeting; which so id ses-
sion shall be only for the purpose. of admit-
ting anl i'cgistt-ring, as electors of such
towns, those applicants legally qurilified to
be so adinitted, who have attained the age of
21, since the last session of the board.
Sec. 8 Uttplicate copies of said corrected
lists, shall be inatlt-, one of which, sltall, on
the St1lttl‘Ll;t_‘y' next ptw-=cceclit'ig the said first
iilondiiys of April andNoveinliei' as aforesaid,
be lodged in the office of the towti Clerk, for
public inspcctiori; and the other shall.lteforc
the opening of the polls on the said first l\lon~
day of April (or at any adjourned electors
int.-t-tiiig) at. on Silltl first l\'lont.l-.iy of November,
be delivered to thr: presidiiig ofiicer of such
electors’ meetings, who shall conform tlicreto
in receiving the votes for all officers to be
elected at s:iid meetings or at any adjottriicd
nieeting ofthe (‘lt‘ClOfS, for choice of Repre-
sentatives, except so far as the same may be
ztltert-d in the iiiaiiiwi‘ h_v this act pt'cst-ribcd.
And said presidiiig officer shall receive the
votes of all p'ei'sons \‘.'lIOSCllt'1fl1t‘S{‘ll‘t_‘. on Sdltl
lists of voters as certified by said board, and
he shall not receive the vote of any person
whose name is not on s.iid lists. 'l‘lie l't5ttl‘.f.‘
of each elt;-ctor, at the time of voting‘, shall
be cliecked by the town C-ll.'l‘l{ or one of the
Select men, or by any one or more persons
appointed by them.
See. 9. The original ollicizil list for official
voters, as made out by the lttoard, and the list
or lists used on the day of election, with the
innrks or cliecks upon the same, shall, by
the presiding otiiccr of said met:-ting, withiii
ttvt'i'it_\f-four hours after the final adjournmcrit
ofthe same,be lodged in the oflicc ofthe town
Clerk, where the same shall be kept on file
and c-.ire.f'ull_v preserved.
See. 10. lf any nicnibei‘ ofthe board of
Registration, or ifany presiding ofiict-i‘ of an
electors mcctirtg, or any C‘-lrarlr, nppoititcd to
perform the services SpCClfl'ctl in this fl(.‘l,Sl)i‘tll,
without just or reasonable cause, refuse or
neglect to discharge any ofthe duties herein
pl‘t‘.SCl'll)Ctl, he shall, on conviction, be Slll)_jL‘_L'l
to a line ofttvo hundred dollars, payable to the
'l‘re;isury of the County in wliich said Ofll-
cer resides: and if s:iid member, presiding
officer or Cli:-rlr, shall be guilty 0.‘ fraud in
pcrforniing said dttlics, he shall be subject
to a fine of five liundrcd doll:trs,payable to the
'l‘t‘casui'y of this State, or to imprisonment
in the County gaol, fora term of time not
exceeding six months, or to such fine and
inipi'isoniiieiit both, at the discretion of the
Court having cognizance of the same.
Sec. ll. If any person shall willfully
give rt false name, or any false zmswcr to the
hozird of fl.?.egisti‘atioii, when in session, he
to vote in any town in the county in which
he resides, at any election for Sheriff for said
county: Protrirlerl, Ifstich elector offers his
vote in any othcr town than the one in
which he may lawfully vote for Represent-
atives, he shall produce :1 (‘trtilicatc from the
Town Clerk of the town in which he shall
have been admitted an elector, of such his
xtdinissiori. Arid said Town Clerk and se-
leetinen, in addition to the sessions prescrib-
ed by this act, Sllflll be in session during the
time of voting, for the purpose of registering
the n:iriies of such legally qualified electors
only as t'e.‘~'idc in other towns than the one
in which they ofi.-t‘ to vote ; and the cirti~fi-
cares l‘("(ltlll‘t;‘(l by law to bu. prodticed by such
elcctot's, shall be placed in the possession of
the Town Clerk, who shall preserve the
saine. And srtiil board of registration shall
also be in session during the time of voting,
for the purpose of registering the names of
such persons only as are elt-c‘ors resident in
S:!l(l town, r-ntitlcd to volt: for Representatives
therein, and who have therefore been admit-
cd or rcgistei'ed as electors of said ‘town, and
have been omitted on s:iid list by mistake;
but no person whose name has been refiised
registration at any farther ineetitig of the
board, shall be pci'iitit!.t-tl to i;i::fn: application
for the t't-gistt'.'ilioii of his riamc, during said
time t.-fvotitig. And if any person, being
an t.-lt-rctoi', Slmll vote in more than one town
on the same day for Rcpt'cst-iitzitivt-s or Sen-
ator, or for either of the officers iiaincd in this
section, he shall, on corivictioii thereof, suf-
fer iinprisoiiuiet'tt in the co.inty gaol for the
l.t‘l‘_,iD of one year, and be stilijt-ct to a fine of
fifty d.ollat's, payable to the ’l‘reasui'y of this
‘uric. .
Sec. 15. The borird of i'cgistt'atioii shall
receive for their services such C0t1lp(‘HSi"tll0f1
usthc town inay dirtct, p:iy.tble out of the
Town 'l‘t'e:istii‘y.
Sec. 16. Any person who shall wilfully
tear dowii or deface any it-gistry list, which
shall have been pt)Slt‘(l up by order of the
l)0Ltl‘tl of registration, in nnv town, shall, on
conviction thereof. be subject to a fine of se-
ven dollars, payable to the Trcasui‘ct' of the
To-.vii. y '
Sec. 17. The act to provide for the i'egis-
tratioii of the iiaines of electors, passed May
session, 839, and also the act passed May
session, i838, entitled “an act to amend the
act crititlt-il an act to rt-gtilzitc the election of
.‘.‘_it’l1ttl0l'S, anzzl to (livid:-, this State into districts
for that ptti‘pose,” ll€.lSS("fl in IE3 ; and also
all other acts or l‘i1lt‘lS0f«'lL'lS rt.-lritirig to elec-
tions rind the adiiiissioti of electors, inconsist
cut lie.-rewith, are hereby repealed’. I"/'0;-i-
ifcrl, that all .offt-nders against said act. or acts,‘
or any of them, may be prosecuted, convicted
and ptiiiislied in the some ltlt1l]llt.‘1"£1S if s:iid
act or acts tvcre not repealed.
Approvetl, June 5th, 18-'10.
\V.ti. W’. ELI.SWORTIl.
An Act for the further relief of honest and
Insolvent Debtors.
Scc.l. Be il enacted? by (lie Senate um] House of
Rc])i'esc7ttir(£z'cs in General A.sscml;l_7/ CO)2'L'(‘7IC(/,
That it shall be lawful for any poor debtor
who is unable to pay the debt or dematnd a-
gainst hiin in favor of any creditor or credit-
ors, to tiiake application to the CountyCottrt in
the county where such debtor resides, to ad-
shall fOl'fl.‘lf the sum of fifty dollars, to be
paid into the Treasury of the State; and if
any person whose. name is not on the Regis-
try list, shall vote or attempt to vote at either
ofthe elections named in this act, on the as-
sumed ii:tirie of any other person whose
name is on said list, he shall, on conviction,
be subject to a fine of one liutidred dollars,
payable to the Treasury of this State, and
to one year's imprisonment in the County
gaol. d
Sec. 12. The selectmen and town Clerk
of the several towns in this State, in lieu of
the time now by law provided for that pur-
posc,shall meet at the place efholding electors
incctings, or at such other place as shall be
designated by said towns, or the Selectmen
thereof, on the last Monday of lVlarcli annual-
lv, and on the last Monday in October 1840,
aiitl on the last Monday in October quadren-
iiially tliercafter, at 9 o'clock, A. M. of said
days, for the purpose of examining and deci-
ding upon all applications, to be admitted to
th: privileges of an elector, and shall con-
tinue in session for that purpose, and for the
purpose herein before prescribed, till 5 o’-
clock. 1’. M. of said days, if so long a time
be necessary, and niay adjourn said iiieetings
minister to such debtor the oath provided by
law for poor imprisoned debtors, in the form
prescribed in the fifteenth section of the Act
entitled “an Act concerning gaols and geol-
crs,” substituting the word “liable” fof the
word “imprisoned” in said form. And such
t.lcl)t0l’ shall cause notice to be given to such
creditor O1‘ crcdizors, or any ofthem, if inhab-
itants of this state ,'— otherwise to the attorney
of such creditor or creditors, or any of them,
to appear and show reason, if am: they have,
why such oath should not be administered :
wliich notice shall be signed and served as
other pi'occss retui'nab‘lc to said Court, and
at least twelve days inclusitze before the ses-
sion thcreof; and said Court. shall proceed to
inquire into the matter, and to examine the
applicant on oath touching the saute, and if
no stifiiciciit reason appear or be shown by
such creditor or creditors to the contrary,
shrill administer to said debtor the oath afore-
said, and cause a record to be made of the
Sallie.
Sec. 2. BC it furl/Le1'c2zaclr:.7., That such
debtor shall nottliercaftcr be liable to be im-
prisoned on any execution issued, or which
shall be issued on any judgment then in
force, or which may tliereafter be recovered
from time to time: Provided that no person
Mondays of April and Noveriibcr, except
such as have attained to the age offll years,,
after the liist meeting of the board.
Ste. 13 The board for the admission of:
electors, may at their discretion, examine ap-
plicants, for said privilege, and witnes:-:cs
who appear before them, under oath; and if
any person shall in giving his testiiiion-y be-
fore such board, be guilty of wilful false_
stveariiig, such person shall, upon conviction
thereof, suffer the punishment prescribed by
law, for the crime of perjury.
Sec. 14. Every legally qualified elector
of-any town in this State, having resided in
the State the time required by law, shall be
authorized to vote in any other town in the
State for Croveriior, Licut. Governor, Secre-
tary, Treastirei', Comptroller, and Electors
of President and Vice President of the Uni-
ted States ; and any such elector, who may
lawfully vote for Representatives in any
town in the Congressional District in which
he resides, or who shall have resided for the
period of four months next preceding in such
Congressional District, shall be authorized
to vote in any town in the Congressional dis-
trict in ‘which he resides, at any election for
a inember of congress in said district; and
any such elector who may lawfully vote for
Representatives in any town in the county
in which he resides, or who shall have resi-
sliull be admitted an elector on the said first‘.
hefore the Court aforesaid, or any other
Court in this State, on any claim founded on
contract. existing at the time of the adminis-
tration ofsucb oath, in favor of any creditor
so notified, or under any writ of attaclirnent
on such judgment or claim, unless siich“c‘re£l5-
itor shall allege in his writ on such claim,
anti satisfy the court rendering such judg-
ment, that such debtor has property to the
amount of sc-vciiteen dollars at least, over
and above what he is by law permitted to re-
tain on the adininis_ti'ation of such oath, on
which inquiry the debtor shall be a compe-
tent witncss. _
Sec. 3. Be it fu.7'l/1.07’ cnaclerl, Thatifany
person committed to gaol on any execution
issued on the judgment of a justice of the
peace, or an alderman of the city, or of any
appellate court, from the jud=gn'.ent' of ajus-
use of the peace or alderman, shall take the
poor debtor’s oath before ajustice ofthe peace,
pursuant to the provisions or the act entitled
“an Act concerning gaols and gaolcrs,” and
the acts in addition thereto, sttch debtor shall
tlierettponbe discharged from imprisonment,
and no review shall be. allowed in said cause.
Sec. 4. Be it further e7mcte'rl, That; such
debtor shall not thereafter be liable to be im-
prisoned on any other execution issued or to _
be issued, or on any other judgment then in
force, or any judgment -thereafter rendered,
on any cause of action within the original _]ll-
risdiction of a justice of the peace, founded
on contract, existing in favor of the same
clad in such county for the period of _four
months next preceding, shall be authorized
creditor, at the time of the administration of’
,~sh:i.ll make at
such oath, or any writ of attachment on such
judgment or claim,-unless said crcclitor shall
allege in his writ on such claim, and satisfy
the court rendering such judgment, that such
debtor has property to the amount of seven-‘
teen dollars at least over and above what he
is by law permitted to retain on the adminis-
tration of such oath, on which inquiry the
debtor shall be a competent witness.
Sec. 5. Be it furl/Lei" enacted, That in all
other cases in which a review is by law al-
lowedafter the administration of the poor’
debtor’s oath,_notice of his intended review,-
shall be forthwith given by the eiteclitor itr
writing to the debtor, and application there-
for, shall be made and the same shall be re-
turriable. to the court of review‘ within five’
days alts’ such Ozttliyltall have been adiniI.t-
istei'ed; and such court of review may be‘
‘held either by the judge of the County Court
alone, or by a Judge of Probate and Justice
of the Peace residing in the county in which
the dehtot‘ is imprisoned. And in case such
notice is not given, or such application is not
made and returned within the period afore-
isztiif, such‘ debtor shallbe no longer detained.
Soc. 6. Be z‘[fiu*l/ic'r enacted, That in
all cases in which a review may be had, af-
tcr the administration of the poor deblor’_S_‘,
oath, to any debtor imprisoned on execution, it
the creditor shall not apply for a review, or
having applied iflthe court of review shall‘
decide that the debtor is entitled to the Oatli,
such debtor Slilill not thereafter be liable to
be imprisoned on any execution in favor of
suclt creditor for any other debt then existing,-
or under any writ of attachment on such
judgment or claim, unless such creditor
‘legatiori and satisfy the court
rendering such judgment, of the ability of the
debtor in manner and form as is in the 2nd
section ofthis act provided. . _
Sec. 7. Be ilfurz/Lcr emtcteri, That the
provisions of the first section of the act. en-
,titl_ed,“ an act abolishing imprisonment for
-debt, and to repeal‘ the acttlieiein mentioned,
shall extend to all persons who may be ar-
rested in any action founded on contract.
wlit-ther such person shall have been a resi-
dent of this State or not, for any time prior
to such arrest. - - _ M
Sec. 8. Be it fiwl/icr enacted, That in-
cases in which‘ a defendant in any such ac’-
tion shall apply for the administration of the
poor debtor’s oath as provided in this act,
or in several acts herein‘ before mentioned,
the plzintiff in such action shall lta'i‘l3 9i right-
by himself, or his agent or attorney, to c.‘:=
ainine such defendant on oath, touching his
property or the disposal thereof; and’ if any‘
such debtor shall be guilty of false swearing,
he shall be deemed guilty of perjury, arid
shall on con-viction, suffer the pains and pen-
alties thereof.
Approved, June 8th, 1840.
“HI. VV. ELLSWORTII.
,_..
Io"!-'.\ Iran
.4‘
An Act conferring certain powers on the
town therein named. _ ,
Sec. 1. Be ilenacled by!/Le Senate and House of
Ii’cprcscntalives in General Asserztbly conoenerl."
That the electors’ meetings in the towns of
Hartford and New-Haven, shall be opened
at seven o’clock in the morning, and the bai-
lot boxes for all Officers to be chosen at such
meetings shall also be opened at that time.
See. 2. The Constables of said towns-
ivhosc duty it is to warn such meetings, shall‘
specify in their warnings the time at which
such meetings shall be opened.
Sec. 3. Whenever the list of electors in
any totvn, qualified to vote for Representa-
tives therein, as made out by the Clerk and}
Selectmen, and heretofore used, or that shall‘
lierc-after be used at any electors meeting,
shall contain more than seven hundred names,
such town, at their next annual town meeting,:
a notice to that effect having been inseriedi
in the warning therefor, shall have the right,
iftliey see fit, to order that all future elect-
ors’ meetings in such towns shall be WZ1’(‘D(‘.(l,~
opened‘ and helden, at the time and in the
manner specified in the first two sections of
this act.
Sec. 4. Any town having passed the or-
der named in the preceeding section of this
act shall have the power to rescindrh-e same;
only at a future annual town meeting, a no-
tice to that effect having been inserted in the
warning therefor. ‘Z’-ff “"’“'”"‘,
Approved, June 5th, I840;
WM. W. EI'.Lswon'rH'. _.
«,-
-vr
An Act in alteration of an Act entitled “an-
Act for constituting and regulating Courts
and for appointing the Times and Rlaces of
holding the same.”
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senale and House of
Representatives in General Assembly convened,
That the County Court within and for the"
county of Fairfield, shall hereafter be held-
en on the second Tuesday of August, at
Danbury in said county.&'-; on the last} Tltesday
of December, at Fairfield, in said County’;
and the Superior Court within an for said
County shall hereafter be holden on the foam».
Tuesday of September, at Danbury in said
County, and on the second Tuesday of Feb-
ruary in Fairfield, in said County, instead
ofthe times now fixed by law; and so much
of the act aforesaid as appoints the times of
holding said County Court on the first Tues-
day of January, and the times of holding
said superior Court on the last Tuesday of
October, and on the Tuesday next following
the first Monday of Aprif,is' hereby repealed.-
Sec. 2'. Be it furtlicr enacted, that all suits,-
matters and causes, now pending in, or‘ re-*
retunable t—o,-or which shall at at time within
the next twenty days after the rising of this
Assembly, be made returnable t‘o's'ai‘d- _Coun-
ty or Superior Courts as now established,
shall be entered and proceeded ‘with, at the’
next terms of said County or Superior.
Courts respectively as herein established, in
the same‘ manner as if the times of holding.
said Courts had not been altered.-
5
Approved, June 4th, 1840'.
or , , ‘.__"'>VM. WV. ELLSWORIII-L
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