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Nttunber 139, New Series.
NORVVALK, Ct. wnnxdsnnxr, JULY 13, 1342.
Volume XXV.——N lunber 28,
THE NORWALIC GAZETTE
IS PUBLISH!-‘.D
EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING,
BY
Janaes Reed, Jr.
TER.\’]S OF SUBSCRIPTON.
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A Call to the Last!ics.l
[-IE Subscribers having just rcceivctl a few
patterns offiit-lt and Fashionable Delanes,
together with a splenditl assortment of Lawns
arid Printed Muslius, would respectfully solicit
an exanilnation of the same by all those who
desire to purchase. They will be sold plteapcr
than ever. Retttcnibet-——west side the Bridge.
next door to Stevensoit’s Hotel.
Bi-:.~i'r'i'Y & Osiaoiiix.
G. \V. Raiymointi, EPti':tt},2eti' as ' ‘:.a§tl‘tor.
5!‘?-
AVING taken a store in the sontli part of
Olntsteil's Building, east sitleoftlte Bridge,
. is ready to give attention to all orders in his line
at short notice, on favorable term , and
in the Best anrt tlfost Fa.s/tionabtc st_7//c.
Front his experience in the business. he feels
confident in his ability to give entire satisfaction
to all who may f:ivor him with their patronage.
All garments made toortler are warranted t fit.
Particular attention paid to Cutting.
The subscriber has on hand a good supply of
Cloths, Cassitucrcs, Sattinetts and Vestings.
which he will make tip to order in a manner to
challenge contpctition.
Pilot and Beaver Cloths for Overcoats, witl.
superior Triinntings.
Also, a fine assortment of Stocks of various
styles and patters, at the lowest cash prices.
Fall Fashions received.
Persons wishing garments ofany description
will fiitd it to their advantage to call.
Norwalk, October 18-11.
NE TV
TAILORING ESTA.BLIS'IIIlIENT.
Tll.E subscriber would respectfully infornt
his friends and the ptiblic in general, that
he has opened a shop over the store. of \Vm. «X7.
B. Lockwood. recently occupied by M. Banks,
where he would be happy to receive all orders
in his line. He feels confident in saying from
the experience he has had in New York as a
Cutter, that whoever will favor him with their
custom can dependon having their work inantt
Norvvalk, April 20. JOSEPH E. CORK]-JR 23
Calbittitet F:tttt'itttitt1att'c.
JAMES A. TINDALL, would
respectfully inform the inhabitants
ofNorwalk and its vicinity, that he
has recently opened a CABINET
\VARE ROOM a few doors nortlt
of J. H.ooke.r’s market, where he intends to
keepon hand a general assortment ofFU.l-’-
Nf'l‘Uf’t.E. manufactured ofthe best in tterials,
and in the most modern style, which he will
sell on reasonable terms.
Norwalk. April, I842. 25
Atltliitiontal Rules.
Adopted by the District Court of Connecticut,
Ilfarch 8, 18-12.
ANnni~:\v T. JUDSON, District Judge.
Rule 25.—Form Qf.l\'otice to be sent to each
creditor, named in the original Petition, by an
indifferent person, or the Marshall, as the Order
may require. for the bankrupt, after discftarge
and certificate. This petition is presented after
the decree in bankruptcy has passed.
To Creditor of-:———
By order ofthe District Court of Connecticut you
are notified that my further petition in bank-
ruptcy, for a discharge and certificate, will be
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heard at the District Court Room in oti
the day of‘ 1342-
Yours, &c.
After the above is filled up and signed by the
bankrupt, an indifferent person will compare
and seal it, and direct the some toeaeh creditor
at his usual place of residence, like any other
letter, and on the seal side, must be added these
words : "The Bankrupt notice of
The indifferent person will see that all these
blanks are properly filled up, then he will lodge
the letters in the Past Office, and make his re-
turn in the following form =
Rt-:'i'UitN. _
To the District Court of Connecticut-'
District of Connecticut ss. this day of
1842. I then deposited in the Post Office
at in said District, :1 notice to each and
all the creditors named in petition of in
bankruptcy, directed to the said creditorsat their
several and usual place of residence, in conform-
flly to Rule 25, of the District Court ofConnec-
ticut. and in compliance with the published order
of said Court. -
, Indifferent person.
Sworn to and subscribed this day of-—
1842.
Justice of the Peace.
NEWS’ BIRY GOODS.
TIIE subscriber has just received a new
supply of seasonable Fancy and Staple
Dry Goods,
purchased at uunsttally low prices. which will
he sold as cheap as at any establishment in
town. V
The following cotnprise a few ofthe articles
received : Ladies and Misses Tuscan Hats, of
all qualitir-s. A gteat variety of Flowers aitd
l-lat Ilibhons. Rich English, French, and
American Prints. Monslin De Lttines, new
patterns and very Cheap. Gingliatns and Prin-
ted T.awns—sonic beautiful patterns. A full
supply of bleached and unbleached Muslius.
together with most articles usually called for in
a Dry Goods Estaltlisltiiteitt. CHAS. N. CLOCK.
Pituito anal Organ Est:-uctiou.
[-l E sribscriber respectfitlly offers his ser-
vices to the public as a teacher ofthe Piano
aitd Org:tn. Front his long practice and expe-
rience in nzusfc. he feels coiifidettt in his ability
to give satisfaction.
It’cfc'rc7:ccs ~—Rt-v. VVm. C. Mead, D. D ;
Slt'pll(’tt Siitith, Esq; Levi Clark; Asa Ii.
Smith; Chas. Isaacs; J. Camp, Jr; \Vm. C.
Street.
N. B. PIANOSlZt71((d(17I(ZT€}7tIiTC(f in the best
manner antl on reasonable ternts. Any orders
left at the store of VV E Bissell, or with the sub-
sciiber will meet with prompt attention.
25 Win. A. BAm.nw.
is 5E"i'”t‘Fti av.
TH E H.
Tlte cockney, or Londoner, it is well known,
prefixes the sound of ll to many words begin-
ing with a vowel, and on the contrary omits to
sound H in many words in which it is written.
This_let:er H occasions the sautetroubleto the
inhabitants of Shropshire, as it is evident from
the following verses given by Holloway.
The petition ofthe letter II to the inltabitants
of Shrewsbnry, greeting :—-
\.Vhereas l ltavc by you been driven
From house, from liottie, front hope from,
Heaven,
And plac’«l by your most lcarn’d society
In exile, anguisli, anil anxiety,
And usetl. without oiiej-tst pretence,
With arrogrtitce and insolencc ;
I here demand full restitution,
And beg you’ll mend your elocution.
To this petition. the inhabitants of Shrews-
l)ury returned the folltming answer:
\Vhereas we've rest.-uetl yoti, ingrate,
From hrtndcuff. horror, and from hate,
Front -[Ii-ll. front horsepond and from halter
And consecrated yott in altar,
And plac tl you, “here you ne'er shoul-‘l be,
In hnn0", and in honest ;
. Y . .
We dcerri your _pra_y’r a rttde intrusion.
And will not mend our elocution.
BOB FLETCITER fin-D ‘t-its WIFE.
[once knew it plougltman, Bob Fletcher his
flfllI1(‘n
Who was old and was ugly, and so was his
dame;
Yet they lived quite contented, and free from
all strife,
BobFletclter, the ploughmamand Judy his wife.
‘ As the morn streak’d the east, and the night
fled away,
They would rise up tolabor,refreslt'd for the day.
And the song ofthe lark, as it rose on the gale.
Found Bob at the plow, and his wife at the pail.
A neat little cottage in front ofa grove,
Where in youth they gave their young hearts
Up to love.
\Vas the solace ofagc, and to them doubly rlear,
As it called up the past with a smile, ora tear.
Each tree had its thought, and the vow could
impart,
That mingled in youth the warm wish of the
heart ;
The thorn was still there 8.-.thc blossom it here,
And the song from its top scein’d the same as
before.
When the curtain of night over nature was
spread,
And Bob had returned from the plough to his
. shed, '
Like a dove on her nest, he reposed from all care
Ifltis wife, and his youngsters contented were
there.
I have passed by the door when the evening
was gray,
And the hill, and the landscape were faded
away,
And heard from the cottage with grateful sur-
prise,
The voice afthanksgiving like incense arise.
And thought of the proud, who would look down
with some
On the neat little cottage, the grove, and the
them‘,
And felt that the riches. and follies of life.
Were drops to contentment, like Bob and his
wife.
From the Nova Scotian.
THE BABES IN THE WOODS.
Most children who can read have read the
little Nursery Tale of the Babes in the
\Voods, and thousands who cannot read have
weptover it as better informed playmates nur-
ses, or grandntothers, poured it into their
infant ears, with variations, emblellishments
and exagerations, which ifalliwere duly pre-
served, would fill a book as large as Robin-
inson Crusoe. We have seen all the touch.
ingincidents of the scene so often portrayed
in wood cuts and engravings, that at any
moment we can conjure up the bedroom in
which the dying parent consigned the inno-
cents to the cruel but fair-spoken uncle-
the wild glen in which the rufiians qitarreled
upon the point of conscience as to whether
they
the tvood—and then the wood itself in which
they wandered so long, hand in hand quench-
ing their thirst in the running brook, gath-
ering sole-berries to satisfy their hunger, and
sleeping at night beneath the trees, in each
other’s arms. Trttly this little legend has
enjoyed a popularity more extensive than
thousand oftales of more complicated blot
and elaborate execution. The boys of the
presant generation read and listen to it with
as much delight and as tender at symyathy
should be murdered or left to perish in"
asthe boys and girls of the past; and who
can say how many centuries may pass ere it
shall Cease to be remembered, or be shorn
ofany portion ofthe popularity it now enjoys
\-Ve have. had Oflillc ottr ‘Babes in the
lVoods,’ and the object of this little sketch is
to record sortie incidents in humble life in-
which the people of l-Ialifax,D;trttnouth, and
the settlements in their immediate vicinity,
take at the pre-sent Ill0mt‘Dl. a very lively in-
tcrest, and which it is probable will be field
in painful rcmeinberance by hundreds until
their dying day. Our story lacks something
ofthe draniatii: Cost of the old one, there
being neither avarice, cruelty or crime in it.
and yet, 'tis pitiful—‘tis tvotidrons pitiful.
At the distance of some four miles and a
her children “were not.” All they could do‘
was to show by kind looks and the little
household attentions, how anxious they were
to prove that they had felt her bereavement
keenly. TVe plunged into the woods, at
opce saw how easy it might be for the chil-
dyen to lose themselves in the dense thicket
aptl broken grouttd immediately in the rear
of the house, and hotv exceedingly difficult
itmight be to fitid their bodies, had they
dept for shelter in any ofthe fir or alder
ilumps, through hundreds of which they
nust pass, or laid down beneath the spread-
hg roots, ofany of the numerous windfalls,
t'hich lay scattering on either hand. VVe
ttvanden-d on occasionally exchanging greet-
ing. or inquiries with parties crossing and
l]:llffl'0fll the Fit-rry lived John Mtagher, a
native of Ireland his wife and family of four
cl'iiltlrt~i:.
His house. is prettily situated on an upland
ridge between two lillx'('S, and ovttrlooking
the main road. I-lis clt-art-d fields were
chiefly in front, the rear ofhis lot being
covered bya thick grouth of bushes and
young trees. which had sprung up in the
place of the original forest, long since level-
ed by the ax or overrun by fire. Behind
the lot in northerly direction, lay at wide
extent oftinibcr and scrambling woodland,
-granite barren and morass, the only houses
in the neigliborhood lying east or west on
ridges running parrztllt-l witlt thaton tvliich
Mr. Mettgher lived and, which are S('pt'fill.t’(I
from it by the lakes that extend some distance
in the rear of his clearing. ,
On ;\'lond;ty mornin_1, the lOth day of
April, l\’1t~-aglier, his wife, and two of thr-
chiltlreti lyingsiclt with the measles, the two
and ten months, and .\’largat'et, only 5 years
old, strolled into the. woods to search for las-
hong, the gum ofthe black spruce tree, or
tea berries. The day was fine, and the girls
being in the habit of roautiiig about the lot
were not missed till late in the day. A man
servant tvas sent in search of theiit, and
thought he heard their voices, ft turned
without them. probably tliinkiug there was
no great occasion for alarm, and that they
'f‘oivards evening the family becaineserionsly
alarmed, and the sick father roused himself
to search for his child ten, and gave the alarm
to some of his nearest neighbors. The rest
of the night was spent. in beating about the
\\'O0(lS in the rear of the clearing, but to no
purpose, nobody supposing that girls so
small could have strayed more titan a mile
or two from the house. On Tuesday morti-
ing. tidings h:1vin«__: reached D.trtinouth, Hal-
ifax. and the l'l"lg‘l'lb0l‘lllg settlements, several
hundreds of people promptly repaired to the
vicinity of l\’leagher’s house, and dividing
into different parties, commenced a formal
and active examination ofthe. woods. In the
course of the day the‘ tracks oflittle feet were
discovered in several places on patches of
snow, but were again lost; the spot at which
the children crossed a rivulet which con
nects lake Loon with lake Charles tvas also
t'einai‘ked. A colored boy named Broivu
whose dwelling lay about three miles to the
north and west of .\'le:tgher’s, also reported
that he had heard a noise, as of children
crying the evening bi-fore, while cutting
wood; but that on advancing towards it, and
calling out, the sottnd ceased, and he return-
ed hoine thinking perhaps it was a bird or
some itild animal.
The tracks, the colored boy’s report, and
the subsequent discovery of a piece of one of
the children’s aprons, stained with blood, at
the distance of three miles from the house,
gave a wider range to the researches of the
benevolent, who began to muster in the
neighborhood of the place in which the
piece of apron was picked up, and to deploy
in all dirt.-ctions, etnbracing a circle of sev-
ral miles beyond and in rear of it. Monday
night was mild, and it was pretty-evident the
children survived it. Tuesday night was
colder, and about two inches ofsnow having
fallen, the general conviction appeared to be
that, tvorn out with fatigue & hunger, 56 hav-
ing no outer clothing, they mtist have per-'
ished. Still, there was no relaxation ‘of the
exertions of the enterprising and benevolent.
Fresh parties poured into the woods each
day, and many persons, overpowered by the
strength of their feelings, and gathering
fresh energy from the pursuit. devoted the
entire week to the generous purpose of res-
cuing the dead bodies, if not the lives of the
innocents front the wilderness. Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday passed
away, aitd no trace was discovered of the
Babes in the Woods; every newspaper that
appeared was eagerly searched for some
tidings; every boat that crossed the harbor
was met with anxious and inquiring faces.
Dartmouth was the centre of excitement,
and the Preston Road was constantly occu-
pied with vehicles and pedestrians moving
to and fro.
On Sunday morning it was quite evident
that the interest had deepened rather than
declined. A load seemed to hang upon the
mind which was excessively painful. Ma-
ny who had been confined all the week
unable to join in the good work determined
to spend the Sabbath in searching for the
babes, in imitation of Him who went about
doing good, and who gave example ofactive
benevolence even on the day set apart for
rest; and devotion.
We strolled to Meagher’s early in the fore-
noon. The sick husband was in the woods.
The bereaved mother, whose agony must
been intense throughout the week, while
there was a chance of her little ones being
restored to her alive seemed to have settled
into the sobriety of grief which generally
follows the stroke of death, and when hope
has entirely extingushed. One sick child
rested on her lap. Friendly neighbors were
sitting around vainly essaying to comfort
oldest girls, Jane lilizalst-th, being 6 years I
tecrossing our line of march.
5 As we went on, and on, clatnbt-ring over
vindfalls, bruising on r feet on granite rocks,
oi‘ plunging into mudholes, the suffering of
tlose poor babes were broughtf atfully home
l( us they mttst have been to hundreds oit
ll=tl tl-1)’. If we who had slept soundly the
tight before--were well clad, and had a
('JlilfOl’[al‘llL‘. breakfast, were wt-ary with a
ftltv hours tratnp; if we chafed when we
sttinblt-tl, when the green boughs dashed in
otr facts, or when we slumped through the
half frozen morass, what must have been
the sttfferings of those poor girls, so young.
so helpless, with broken shoes, no covering
lo their heads or hands, and no thit-kt-r gar-
nents to shield them from the blast or keep
out the frost and snow, than the ordinztry
dress ivith which they sat by the fire or
ptrollerl abroad in the sunshine! Our llt‘:lTlS
sunk at the very idea of what must have
been their sufferings.
We were pushing on. peering about and
lwelling on every probability of the case,
vhen, just as we struck a woodpath, We m-t
alad coiriinq out, who told us that the child-
would by and by return of their own accord. ,
ntn were found, and that they were to be
felt on the spot. until parties coultl be gath-
ered in, that those who had spent the fore-
hoon in St’2]l‘Cll of them, should have the
melancholy gratification of beholding them
asthey sunk into their final test on the
bleak mountain side.
In a few moments after we met others
’rushing from the woods, with the painful
and yet satisfactory intelligence and hurrying
to spread it far and wide. We soon hove
insight of Mount Major, :1 huge granite hill
about six miles frotn l\’It’f]_Ll]€‘l"S house, and
cauglit sight ofthe group of persons standing
upon its most topmost ridge, firing guns, and
waving a white flag as a signal of success.
The mt-Ltncholy interest and keen excite-
fll0nl. of the next half hour, we shall never
ftrget. As we passed tip the hill side dozens
of our friends and acquaintances were ascend-
ing from different points; some having satis-
‘led their curiosity were returning, with sad
faces and not a few with tears in their eyes.
As we mastered the acclivity, we saw it
group gathering round in a circle, al-out
half way down on the other side. This
scented the point ofattraction. New comets
were tnomcntly pressing into the ring, and
others rushing out of it overpowered by
strong emotions. TVhcn we pressed into
the circle, the two girls were lying. just as
her who could "not be comforted,” because
they were when discovered by Mr Curt'ie’s
dog. The father had lifted the bodies to
press them, cold and lifeless, to his bosom, but
they had been again stretched on the heath,
and their limbs disposed so as to show the
impact of their death. A more piteous
sight we never beheld. There were not the
holiday dresses of the Babes in the woods,
for their parents were affluent, and it was
for their wealth their wicked uncle conspired
against them. Jane Elizabeth and l\'l:ll‘§2'i‘t-
tet l\:Ieaghc.r, were the children of poor pa-
rents, &. they wore the cotniiton dress of their
class, and scanty enough it seemed for the
perils they had passed through. The
youngest child had evidently died in sleep or
her spirit had passed as gently as though
the wings of the angel of death had seemed
but the ordinary clouds ofnight overpower-
ing the senses. I-ler little cheek rested upon
that of her sister--her little hand was clasp-
ed in liers—her hair, almost white, unkenip
ed and disheveled, strewed the wild heath
upon which they lay. The elder girl ap-
pcared to have suffered more. Her eyes
were wide open, as though she had watched
till the last—her features were pinched and
anxious, as if years of care and of anguish
had been crowded into those two days.
life is to be measured by what we have to
bear, and do and suffer. and not by moments
and hours, that poor girl must have lived
more in those two days than some people do
in twenty years. For the moment that she
found herself really bewildered and began
to apprehend danger, until that in which
she threw the remains of her little apron
over her little sisters face to keep the snow
out of her eyes, pillowed that cold cheek
upon her own, and grasped the hand by
which she had led for long wearisome hours,
what a world of thoughts must have passed
through that youthful brow—how must that
young spirit have been o'er informed, that
young heart been tried.
Neither of the girls had anything on their
heads. Their legs were dreadfully torn,
and lacerated—-«the large toe of the elder,
which protruded from her boot when she
left home, was much out. To this wound
or to one upon her leg, occasioned by a fall
it is probable that a piece of apron, which
directed the search so far into the wilderness
had been applied. We pity the man who
could have stood over them for an instant
without shedding a tear for their fate and for
their sufferings, There were few who did.
The bill on which the children were
found, was the last place any body would
have thought of looking for them, and yet
when upon it, the reason of their being
there seemed sufficiently clear. _A smooth
platform of rock, clear of underbrush, and
looking like a road, approaches the bottom
If
ofthe hill, from the dit'ecti.m in whichthe
children probably came. They doubtless
ascended, in order that they might ascertain
where they were; and it is more than like-
ly that when they saw nothing but forest,
Log and wide barren, stretching away for
miles around them, without a house or clear-
ing in sight, that their little hearts sunk
within them, and they laid themselves down
to refresh for farther efforts, or, it may have
been in utter despair, to cling to each others
bosom and die.
There was one thing which brightened
the scene, sad as it was, and seemed to give
pleasure even to those who were most affect»
ed by it. "In death they were not divided.”
It was clear that there had been no desertion,
no shrinking on the part of the elder girl
from the claims of a being even more help-
less than herself. If she had drawn her
sister into the forest, as a companion to the
sports of her childhood, she had continued
by her in scenes of trial and adversity that
might have appelled the stoutest nature and
broken the bonds of the best cemented friend-
ship. Mon and women too have been selfish
in extremities, but this little girl clung to
her sister with a constancy and fidelity wor-
thy ofall praise. From the track it was evi-
dent thatshe had led her by the hand chang-
ittg sides occasionally as the little one’s arm
was weary, "One touch of nature makes
the whole world kin,” and the tenderness
and constancy of this poor girl, no less than
the sufferings of them both, seemed to speak
but one language to every heart on that.
wild hill side, no matter what garment cov-
ered it, and to call forth the sstme response:
“'l‘hank God, there was no desertion-—in
death they were not divided,” seemed to be
the language of every one, as they turned
away frotn the spot tvhere the ‘Babes in the
wood, lay in each others arms.
The hotlies have been burried in a rural &.
quiet little grave yitrd,about two miles frotri
Dartmouth. It is proposed to build :1 mon
ument over their rt.-mtiins, to which the per-
son who found them has contributed the sum
offered as a reward fortht-ir discovery. We
trust a liberal subscription will enable the
committee to pttt tip such a one as will do
credit to the good ttste and liberality of the
capital and its neighborhood. A rude cairn
was hastily erected on the hill where the
babcs were found, bttt we under.-tand that it
is in contemplation to smooth the front ofa
huge granite boulder near at hand, and
point otit, by a suitable inscription, the spot
we dare prophecy, that will be a resort of
our vouthand strttngcrs, duringvthe sumtner
months, for whose information this simple
nurrative has been prepared.
Slant.-te Laiwsof Connecticut,
PASSED MAY sizssioN—1842.
An Act for the appointment of Public
Weighers. -
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, (Sm. That the elect
ors in the several towns in this State, attheir
annual meeting for the election of Select-
men, and other town officers, may by a ma-
jor vote, annually appoint two or more per-
sons lielonging to said toivn, to be public
weighers, who shall upon accepting such
appointmentbe sworn to the faithful perform
ance of the dutii-s thereof
Sec. '2. It shall be the duty of either of
said Pttblic Weighers, upon being requested
thereto by the owner or owners, or
persons selling or proposing to sell, any
hay, lead, iron, anthricite coal, plaster, or
any other heavy or bulky article of uter-
cbanrlize, usually sold by weight, immedi-
ately upon its being brought to him for that
purpose, accurately and carefully to weigh
the saute; and upon being paid his lawful
fees he shall give :1 certificate under his
hand of the weight thereof, to the owner or
person brigingthe same tp be weighed; and
ifa_ny public weigher wilfully neglects or
refuses to perform any of the duties imposed
by this section, (except for the cause specified
iii the fourth section ofthis act, he shall for-
feit and pay a fine offive dollars; one half
to him who Shall sue for and recover the
same, and the other half to the treasury.
Set,-, 3. The several towns in this state,
that may hereafter appoint public wcighers,
according to the provisions of this act, shall
at the same meeting, make such regulations
for the locating, constructing, and inspecting
ofthe scales, and other apparatus to_be used
by such \VC‘lgl](’TS. as they may deem nec-
essary for the ptiblic protection and conveni-
cnce, and shall fix and prescribe such tariff,or
rate of fees to be paid to said wcighers, as
they may deem necessary for the public
protection and convenience, and shall fix and
prescribe such tariff, or rate of fees to be
paid one half by the seller, and the other
half by the purchaser; or may by a major
vote of those present, delegate to_ the.selcc.t-
men the powers and duties specified in this
section; and the regulations and rates of
fees so established, shall not be changed
during the time for which such weighers are
appointed. . _
Sec. 4. If any public wetgher, duly ap-
pointed under the provisions of this act, shall
give a certificate ofthe weight of any mer-
chandize in the selling. lJU,Vm£'o 01' _0“’“f-’l"
ship of which. he has any interest, director
remote, he shall, on conviction thereof, forfeit
and pay a fine of five dollars, one half to him
who shall sue for and prosecute the same to
effect, and the other half to the treasury of
the town. Approved, June 10, 1842.
An Act in addition to and in alteration of an
Act entitled "Au Act for forming and con-
ducting the Military Force.”
See. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives in General As
sembly conoenrl, That all officers, musi-
cians, and privates, of the malitia of this
state, who shall hereafter perform military
duty in said malitia, according to law, for a
period of ten years, and who shall, while
P‘3'f°"ml"$I Sllcll duty conductthemselves in
3“ °"‘l°"l.V’ mid 50l<llet‘ like manner and b
armed. eqtrppcd. and clothed in uniform :
PT°V}‘l“‘l U)’ l'‘‘“’- Sl’-'-‘ll. dttftnrr such time if
service, and ever after, be e_-fm,pt,.d [,0
payment ofa poll tax. m
Sec. That the commanding officer of
each brigade shall keep a record ofthe name
of the members of his staff and the S
when they were respectivelylappoiuted and
performed military duty. And a similar
record shall be kept by each commandaim
ofa regiment of the mines of the field -and
staffofficers of his reoimem and whetih
they have performed tiiilitaiy duty in lift:
manner specified in the preceedino section
The commandinrr 03399,. of each a°nd Aver‘;
military comllimlf also shall keep an accurate
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such members thereof
record of the names of
as shall perform military ditty therein arm-
efli Ffllllpped and clothed in the inannei me.
ctfied in the prcceedincr section of th,-Sig ,
and the dates when siicb ditty shall hire.’
been performed; and shall on or before ill:
20”) d‘?.-V °l OCl0lI9r, in each year, make out
and deitver a copy of such record ve1.,-fled
by his oath or amrmation, to the ,town in
which such members of said militar . c0m_
pantps reside, to be by said Clerk keption file
in his office.
clasihfiinigi t -
"ll" "ch Shall Produce a Cel‘lifl:al:eff:l)on ttof
Commandant of the brimide to whichmtl cm
"79 illlflcllefllt to the asst-Esor or assessor; (ff
!(:Jl,f1ltfl:3hel.0\}\]’l.’l,ll’) which they reside, showing
‘ . _ - ner prescribed by
Sdltl first section. And regimental officers
tllflld their staff claiming such benefit,
s all produce to such assessor a sim-
llflf C¢3|'llflC«'Ite from the commandant of
the regiment to which they below)‘. And
members of military companies §l,,;,,,;,,,,.
such benefit, shall prodiice to such board:
similar certificate, showintr the facts from
the town clerk of the low?) in it-hie};
reside.
Sec. 4. That whenever any company shall
nominate for commissioned officers thereof,
“FY P9750“ 0" persons, not present at the
time such nomination may be made, every
Such pelson °" Pei”-°0ns'sltall be entitled to
six days time, within whch to Slrrnjfy to
the officer leading such companvbto such
choice, whether he or they accept 61- decline
such nomination; and in case-he or they
fail to do_ so, he or they shall be considered
as declining the same.
Sec. 5, That whenever any company,
after being twice ordered out for choice of
commissioriedgofficcrs, shall at the expiration
ofsix (lays frotn the second tithe of their
being so ordered out, be destitute of commis-
sioned officers, either in whole, or in part,
the'comrnancl-ant of the regiment, within the
limits of which such company may be locat-
ed, shall have power to nominate to the com-
manding officer of the Brigade, to which
such Regiment may belong, suitable persons
to fill all vacancies, then existintramono the
cominissioized oflicersofsaid conoiprtnyjand
if such nominations shall be approved by the
said commanding officer of such Brigade,
the persons so nominated and approved, shall
be commissioned by the Governor, as the
officers of such company.
Sec. 6. That all acts and parts of acts;
inconsistent herewith, be, and the same are,
hereby repealed.
Approved, June 10,1842,
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their staff,
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An Act for the preservation of Game.
See. I. Be at enacted, (fa. That if any
person shall, between the first day of Fen.
ruary and the first day of August in any
year, kill or destroy, have in possession, sell
or expose for sale, any of that species of
game called Vvoodcock, or shall take or
destroy the nests of thesame: or between
the first day of February and fifteenth of
September, kill, or destroy, have in posses-
ston, sell, or expose for sale, any of the spe-
ctes of game called Pheasants, Partrtdges, or
Quails, or shall take or destroy the nests or
eggs of the same, he shall forfeit and pay for
every such Woodock, Pheasant, Partridge,
or Quail, nest or eggs, so taken, or destroy,
the sum of one dollar to any person who
shall prosecute therefor, by action grounded
on this statue.
Sec. 2. Ifany person s-hall shoot at, or
kill,,any of the birds mentioned in the pre-
ceedtng section or any other bird or birds, or
shall take or destrpy the nests, or eggs of
the ‘same, (excepting croivs, pigeons, and
marine birds, all water fowl, and all birds
of pray) upon lands.not owned or occupied
by himself, and without license from his
owner, or occupant thereof, at any time be-
tween the first day of February and the first
day of August, in any year, he shall forfeit
and pay to the otvner, or occupant-of such
lands a sum not exceeding five dollars, in
addition to the actual damage sustained, to
be recovered by such owner or occupant in
an action oftrespass.
Sec. 3. And be it furtlzcr enacted, that
any person who shall be guilty of a violation.
ofthe provisions ofthis act. may be punished‘.
by fine not exceeding five dollars, or by an.
Imprisonment in a common _]€lll not exceed-
ing 10 days,oy by such_fine and imprisonment
both. _at the dtrs::}:'etto§ of the court having,
cognizance o e 0 once.
Sec. 4. Be itfztrt/ter enacted, that. the act
entitled an “act for the protection pmd pres.
ervation of birds and feathered gztme,’f b_g,_.
and the same is hereby repealed. , _
Approved, June 8, 1842.
An act to atnend the Charter of the city of
Hartford.
Sec. 1. Be it cnactecl of-c, That the Court,
of Common council of the City of Hartford;
shall have power to divide said city into not,
less than four nor more than six wards, for
the election of Aldermen and Common Court;-,-
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