“An Act’ in addition to an Act entitled ‘an Act
g-NUMBER 247—NEW SERIES.
NORWALK, CT.- WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1844.
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S . THE Subscriber has just re-
. ceived a new supply o['Old Cider
Persons
exiimineit, for such an article is rarely to be
found. Likeivise a new supply of Cograizu:
Binamaly, Jziearracirii mind St. Croix
Rum, HoEf‘izuad'Gin, &e. &c.
Joniv b’Uni3ALr..
Norwalk, April 19,1814.
EGEHZE1‘ House lLH1Ei!lCi'3BS, by the
do;/. or siiige, for sale by L (,‘i,,.inx.
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€lct.rj.§.2->et..§°.’ @irro=~“g2ea.s.f
‘V L. &.l. R. Peck liasjust recciveil a large
- o assortment of Carpeting, and will be
sold at prices iliat will pay iliose who are in
waiit of the above, to call and examine qii.".li-
ty iinil price fiir llIt‘ll1SCl\’("S.
Also. a liandsonie lot of Riigs. wliich will be
-‘old iiniisually low by T L 6: J R Philli-
Souih Norwalk, May 1. 181-1.
Aassiaai
il3t‘fln<ly. \\lflC‘l) is (Md, and of
ful discharge of duty,
this State; So /1217; part God.
SPC. 3. it Sllitll be the duty of the board
in each town, in the month of Mattcli, annu-
ally, by diligcnt ii:qiiii‘y, to ascertain the
iianirs of all the f'i('ClOl‘S in such- town it he
are legally qtIt1llfl‘v’Cl to vote for all the
officers to be cliosi:-n atthe next State election
and also oftlirisc who are cntitli-tl to vote-
Oi‘il_V fora portion of them; and they shall
cornplctied 5-(’j‘.ilf?ll(‘ alplialit-tical ll:tS ofsticl.
names, arid lodge the some-, aiiiliciiticatr-d by
the signatures of the irii-ii.-hers of. said board,
or a in:-ij-:_it'ity of tlieiii, in the r,-ffice of the
town clerk, for pi.iblic inspection, on or before
the third i“i*loi‘itlay of the spine riioutli.
Sec. 4. In order to ascertain who arc
legally entitled to vote at the eliction of
of
fivoee Jhafavce are
J. f:’f‘RU.\'I.-\N r:ari‘t. be beat in selling c-heap and Good Goods. For pron
in public have only to call and ex-iiniue
-1-v
,="‘\.-S gr-1-..-.
fof this the
the very extensive cheap and elegant assort-
ment of Spring and Summer Dry Goods now ofl"-.-ring
.
“ti?-.te~'.""
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l'f'72._x*t? E/NZ t‘/are B/'2'rZg‘e, 1 D/'~2t'r:/.71‘, Ct.
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""l)£'tUls and all others who wish to obtain
are rcq. to give rue a call. M y store has be
in q’l<'lt)ltl_Y and clicapuess.
York, and will sell good goods iriucli less than if;
lam r'8Ct3iV'lriu Goods direct from the Auction
the greatest ha rgaius ever offcreil in this State.
en riotiblcd in size, as well as m_v stock of i_-nods
looiiis in i.\’ie\v
ey Can be purcliascil in this town, and (‘.nt)liQl')
loss than they can be bought in any other store. to pay iny CttSlGmt.‘l‘S for the trouble oi'<,-oiiiing 50
miles to trade with me as many do.
_ _ _ FOP Proof ofthis. give me a call. for you will be cliargcil
nothing for e.\'auiining my Goods,nor urged to buy.
The following are but few ofniy new Goods.
; Siiics for flresses.
10 ps Chameleon striped Silks, very rich
10 “ Plain Colored and Figured “
6 “ Plaid Chameleon “
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12 ps Plain, Black, from 56 cts to $1
10 " Blue, Blk, figured and plain
10 “ ilain gro de mi is for 37$ (:15.
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A Spiendid Assortment: of fiat Siffre.
An elegant assortment ofNcapolitan. Amazon,
Ladies‘ Dress goods of all kinds. qualities and
in the richest profu~’ion——-very cheap; the very c
in this State , Summer stufls for Men's and Boys
-§rag°o°cs25rv filer-
lie bit.‘-st and cheapest ass
'l‘iiscaii.Riiiland,Leghorii and Straw Bonnets;
prices; Shawls ofall kinds; Milliiiery Goods
hcapest assortment of Broad Cloths ever ollercd
wcarofall kinds.
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ortment in this country.
Prints, bleached and unbleached Musliiis by the case. bale, piece or yard.
VVe have here glaiiced at a few of the more prominent articles, but our assortment couipriscs
Everything thaican be called for in our lire.
Our thank are due to our friends and cusionisrs
for their liberal favors for the past year. From
the facilities which we have now of meeting, the wants of the public. in a much increased stock.
and a variety never before equaled i'u richness and beauty, we trust they will find it to their inter-
est and agreeable to their inclination, to keep up
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their past business relationship.
LAVVS OF CONNECTICUT,
rassm) IYIAY snssreiv, l§z1zl.
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No. 11.
An Act in addition to an act entitled ‘an Act
to regulate the Election of Senators and to
divide this State into districts for that pur-
pose.‘
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly con-
rrened, That the town of Naugatuck, in the
ieounty of New Haven shall be and remain
.a part of the Fifth Senatorial District.
Approved June 4. 1844.
‘ Rocuu S. BALDWIN.‘
No. 12.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled ‘An
Act prescribing the number of Jurymen
for each town in this State.
-Be it L‘fl:.lcl.etLl by the Senate and House of
Jftepresentatives in General Assembly con-
-vened, That the town of Nan galucli. in l\T€\V
"Haven county, shall be and is hereby entitled
'»to select seven jurymen and no more, in the
manner and for the p_urposr.=s_ prescribed in
rthe Act regulating Civil Actions: and that
«the town of Waterbury, in New Haven Co.
-shall hereafter be entitled to select twelve
jiirymen, and no more.
, Approved June 4. 1844.
_ ROGER S. BALDWIN.
No. I3.
for constituting and regulating Courts.
and for appointing the times and places for
holding the same.’ .
- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Re resentativcs in General Assembly con-
vened, Thatthe town of N-augatuck shall
be and constitute a part of the Probate Dis-
trict of Waterbury. Provided however, that
all matters and business begun or entered in
the Court of Probate for the district of New
Haven shall be completed therein, in the
same manner as if this act had notbeen pass-
ed. Approved June 4, I844-
Rocnn S. BALDWIN.
No. 14.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled ‘an Act
' relating to Turnpike Roads.’
Be it enacted by the Senate an
d House of
entatives in General Assembly con-
any turnpike road are thrown open by ‘the
commissioners on such road, in consequence
ofsuch road not being kept in good and suf-
ficient repair, upon the complaint and appli
cation oftwenty electors of the town or ei-
ther oftlietousns through which the said
road passes. to the select men of the town or
any of the towns in which the said road
passes, to the selectmen of the town or any
of the towns in which the said road is out of
repair, to have the same repaired, said select
men shall notify the directors of such com-
pany, or any one ofsuch directors of such
complaint; and if, after such complaint and
notice said company shall neglect or refuse
to put said road in repair, to the acceptance
of the commissioners thereon,_for the term of
thirty days, the selectmen of such town or
towns shall, if so directed by a legal meeting
of the inhabitants ofsuch town or towns, _re-
pair such portion ofthe said road as is with-
in thc .limits of the said town or towns re-
spectively, at the expense of said town or
towns, and to make an account of the ex-
pense of such repairs and lodge the same
with the treasurer of the town where such
expense accrued. And said treasurer
shall thereupon notify the directors 01‘
one of the directors of said company
or the secretary or agent thereof, _ of
such bill of expense: and no company against
whom such expenses have accrued as afore-
said, shall shut, erect or keep up any tollgzite
or claim or receive any toll on such road until
they have first paid said bill orbills of ex-
pense to the town or towns having made the
repairs aforesaid. Approved. June 4 1844-
Rocr-:R S. BALDWIN.
No. 15. _
An Act to provide for the Registration of the
names of the Electors of this State.
SEC. 1. ‘Be it enacted, cf-c. That the select-
men and town clerk in every town in this
State shall constitute a board to make regis-
tration of the names of theelectors _in such
towns, and to ascertain and determine who
are entitled to vote therein for all the officers
to be elected on the first Monday in ‘April.
annually, and also of all who are entitled to
vote at the next and each successive election
of electors of President and Vice President
ofthe United States; and said board shall be
called the board of Registration.
Sec. 2. The town clerk shall officiiite as
clerk of said board, and in case of his absence
said board may appoint any other person
Repres
yened,
That whenever the gate or gates on
clerk thereof, who shall be sworn to a faith-
t'let‘.l(it'S of President and Vice Pi'csidi=iit of
the United States, at the next and at each
succr-cding clt-ctions of such electors, said
board shall in the rnorith of Ociobi-r next
preccetliiig» any such election, proceed as
before n.‘ill):tl, to irialce out an alphabt-tical
list of all the electors who are entitled to vote
at such clrctioiis; \\'ltlCll lst shall l)t‘
authenticatid in the riianuct' nanit-‘il in
the prt-ceiding st-c.tion_ and lodged in the
office of the town clerk on or before the
ihird Monday of the saute month.
Sec. 5. True copies of said lists, attested
by the clerk of the board, shall on or ht-ft)l‘t'
said ,third iVli.irid-ij‘ of ftl-’lfCll and said third
Monday of October, he posttd up in such
places as the lrill-il7llitlil.S of tlic town at any
la-.\'ful uicetiiig may dirt-ct; and in case of
fzii'.iii‘c to dt-sigriate such pl=:ct's,tl.-eho:1‘.il
shall cause copics of stir-.li ll:lS to be posti-r.l
upon three or more public places in their
rrspective towns.
Sec. 6. It suall be the duty of the board in
t’:tt_‘l) town to meet at such convenient places
as they may appoint, on the l:.st Aloiiday of
;\‘l2=.i'cl'i tiiiiiu.-illy, and on the Moriday ol l.l)L'
\\'t.‘t-‘l{ ucxt j)l'liCL’.r‘(ill'lg any election of Clt;‘('l.0l'S
of l,)l't‘Sl(lt-‘Di and Vice l’:'t-sitlrrit, at t« n o’clli
A. Til. on said days, to coi‘i't'-ct and revisi-
such lists; and they shall ri main in session
for that purpose and for the purpose l'ieri-in-
after prescribrd, till five o’clock, I’. M of the
.:iid days, with the libt-rt_v of any necessary
recess during said time; and said
boar-.l may adjourn from time to ttme but
shall, if ncccSs:it'y, be in srssion on
in the Saturday l’lt‘Xl. pl‘« cct-ding the day of
any of the (3lL‘Ctt0hS aforesaid, from ten o'clk
A. hl. till two o’clock P. M. and longer if
iiccvss-ai'_v, to perfect sucli ll:l., and to exam-
ine and decide upon all applications to be
admitted to the privileges of an elector, and
0 administer the oath by law provided to
hose so found to be qualifit-d. Any person
claiming to be an elector in such town shall
have a right to apply to said board for the
i'cgistration of his name, and also for that of
any other person or persons 0lltlllt’tl in the
registry. and may also chjcct to the registra-
tion of the nariie of any person, (rithcr in-
sorted by the board or proposed to be insert-
ctl) on the ground flint such person is not
ltlgillly entiilcd to vote in said town. Said
heard Shilll make such eiasttrcs from and
such additions to the lists as they shall find
to be necess»ii'y to render the same a com-
plete and perfect rt-gi.-try of the electors of
such town, entitled to vote at those elections.
‘ct. hich lis's shall also be autlienticated as afore-
said. P-rot.-ictcd, that the name of no person
shall be erased from the lists, till he shall
have had a fair opportunity to be heard
thereon.
Sec. 7. The board shall give notice of the
time and place of holding their sessions to
correct and revise the registry 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
town. And in addition to the sessions of the
boa rd before named, they shall hold a session
on the day ofelt-ction, before the opening of
the eli.=ctor’s meeting and atthe place where
said meeting is field; which said session
shall be for the purpose of admitting and
registering as electors of such towns, those
applicants only legally qualified to be so
admitted, who shall have attained the age of
twenty one years, or shall have been quali-
fied by virtue of a residencein the town. since
the last meeting of the board.
Sec. 8. Duplicate copies of said corrected
lists shall be made, one of which shall, on
the Saturday next proceeding any day of
election as aforesaid, be lodged in the office
of the town clerk for public inspection; and
the other shall, before the opening of the
polls on the respective days of election, as
aforesaid, be delivered to the presiding officer
ofsuch electors’ meetings who shall conform
thereto in receiving the votes for all officers
to be elected at such meetings, except so far
as the same may be altered in the manner in
this act prescribed. And said presiding
officer shall receive the votes of all persons
whose names are on said lists of voters, as
certified by said board, and he shall not re-
ceive the vote of anv person whose name is
not on said lists. -The name of said elector.
at the time of voting, shall be checked by
the town clerk or one of the selectmen, or
by one or more persons appointed by them.
Sec. 9. The original official list of voters,
as made out by the board, and the list or
lists used on the day of election, with the
marks or checks upon the same, shall by the
presiding officers of said meeting, within
twenty four hours of the final adjournment
of theisame, be lodged in the office of the
town clerk, where the same shall be kept on
file and carefully preserved.
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and the members _of Rcgistration,or if any presiding officer of
the board, before they enter upon the dutie-stau electors’ meeting, or ifany clerk appoint-
heri-in prrscribr-d, shall take the following ed to perform the service specified in this act,
oath :— You each of 7/nu solemnly; szrcar [or 'shall, without just or reasonable catise re-fuse
rt//Zrm, as the case may/ f)t'] t/int _’I,'02t’l(.?iff_fdit/L- ‘for neglect to discharge any of the duties
full;/, z'mpa.rtia/l_i/ /mil accorrlivtg to 3/ourilicrein prescribed, he shall be subject to a
best jttr/g‘772cri,t, perform [/18 .'/utics ofa. mcm- ; fine of two hunrlred dollars, payable to the
bar of tlie Board of Registration, 1;-9r tlic ltreasiiry of this State, or to imprisonment in
current y/can‘, in cr_n/f07'mi[_2/ with the au-s of
the courtly jail for a teifini of time not exceed-
ing six months, or to such fine and imprison-
ment both, at the discretion of the court,
having cognizance of the same.
Sec. ll. If any person shall wilfully give
it false name or any false answer to the
Board of Registration, when in session, ht‘
slit-tll'f‘fil‘lt‘ll. the sum of fifty dollars, to be
paid into the t“ea.sury oi’ this State; and if
any person it hose name is not on the regis-
lt'_‘i' l st, shall vote or aitr.-inpt to vote at either
ol'tl'ic t'lt‘(‘ll()fiS l'lfllI1t'(l in this act, on the
asstiiiii-d name cf any other person, whose
uriziie is on said list, he shall, on conviction
‘be sul=ji—-ct to it fine of one huridred dollars,
izttysible to the tri"asur_v of this State, and to
one _i,'eiii"s iinprisoriinent in the county jail.
Ste. 12 The selectmen and town ('lt‘I‘l{ of
the several towns in this State, in lieu ofthe
'ttme now b_v law providrd for that ptirpose.
.-liall meit at the place of lioltliiig cli-ctor’s
meetings, or at such other place as shall be
.(lcSlg’ti:itw.'l by Said towns or the selectmen
thereof, on the last Mondiiy of Marcli,'anriu-
ally, and on l\’londa_v of l.l‘.t;‘ next week pre-
ci-eiling any election of electors of President
and Vice l’rrsiili nt of the United Statcs, at
nine o’clock. A. M, of s:iid rlavs, for the
purpose of i xamining and diciding upon all
applications to be aduiitted to the privileges
of an elcctor_ and shall continue in session
for the purpose lierriii i.lf[t,‘T lh'csci'ibed, till
five o’clock, P. M. of said day.-, if so long a
time he nt-cessar_v, and may adjourn said
mi.-ctirigs from time to time. 1’rrn~iiZcr/, that
no person shall be admitted an elictor on
:-iiiy d.:_v of election, except such as shall
lia':c brconie qualifii-tl by virtue of a resi-
di-nce in the ton ii, since the last l1l(:(_flll1g of
the board.
Sec. 13. The board for the admission of
E.‘lt'Cl()l'S lHi1y,ftl their di.~cretion, and shall
at the instance of any pvrson an elector in
thv town ivlicrc the l:o:ird may sit, examine
applic.nts for said privilege. and witnesses
itiiticr oath; and ifany person shall, in giv.
lug his testimony before such board, be
guilty of wilful false sivearirig, such person
shall, upon conviction thereof. stiffer the
punishment prescribed by law for the crime
of per_itii‘_v.
Sc. 14. Every legally qualified elector of
any lt)\\ll in this State, and a 120720. flrlc resi-
d= tit therein, shall be authorized to vote in
any other town it‘), the State, for Governor,
Licut. Governor, Secretary, Treasurer,
Comptroller, and Electors of President and
Vice l)l't'Sltlt‘l'll. of the United States; and
any such elector who may lawfully vote for
R’l-presentativcs, in any town in the Congres-
sional district in which he resides, or who
shall have resided for the period of four
inontlis next proceeding, shall be authorized
to vote in any town in the county in which
he resides, atany election for Sherifffor said
courity. P7‘0t:i(fGd. if such clcctor ofier his
vot-:- in anyother town than the one in
which he may lawfully vote for Represen-
tatives, he shall produce a certificate from
the clerk of the town in which he shall have
been admitted an elector. of such his admis-
sion. And said town clerk and selectmen,
in addition to the sessions prescribed by this
Act shall be in session during the time of-
voting, for the purpose of registering the
names ofsuch legally qualified electors on’_v
as reside in other towns than the one in
which they offer to vote; and by the certifi-
cates required by law to be produced by such
electors, shall be placed in the possession of
the town clerk, who shall preserve the same.
And said 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 electors resident in said
town, entitled to vote for Representatives
therein, and who have the-retofore been ad-
mitted or registered as electors of said town,
and have been omitted on said list by mis-
take; but no person whose name his been
refused registration at any former meetings
of the board shall be permitted to make ap-
plication for the registration of his name
during said time of voting. And if any per-
son being an elector, shall vote in more than
one town on the same day for Representa-
tive or Senator, or for either of the officcrs
named in this section, he shall, on conviction
thereof, suffer imprisonment in the ‘county
jail for the term of one year. and be subject to a
fine of fifty dollars, payable to the Treasury
of this State.
Sec. 15. Whenever an adjourned meeting
of the electors of any town shall be held for
a choice of it Representative or Representa-
tives to the General Assembly. said Board of
Registration shall also, at the place where
said meeting is hold, hold a session op the
day of election, previous to the opening of
the meeting; which said session-shall be
only for the pnrpo_se ofregtstering the names
of such electors as shall have become quali-
fied to vote for Representative or Represen-
tatives in said town. since the last meeting of
the electors of said town by completing a
four months residence therein, And the
Board of Registration shall receive fortheir
services under this act such compensation as
the town may direct, payable out of the town
treasury. _
Sec. 16. Any person who shall wilfu_lly
tear up or deface any registry list which
shall have been posted up by Order Of the
Board of Registration in any town, shall, on
conviction thereof, be subject to :1 fine of
seven dollars, payable to the treasury of the
town. _
Sec. 17. So much of the act passed in
1842, entitled“An Act regulating Elections.”
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Sec. 10. If any member of the Board of
as requires {I record of every person deposit}.
ing his vote, and so much of the same as re-
epacts any pa rt of the act passed at the spe-
cial session of the General Assembly begun
and held on the twenty first day of Decem-
ber, 1836, which is inconsistent with this
act, and also so much of the said act of 1842
asis inconsistent with this act, and all Acts
or parts ofacts relating to elections and ad-
mission of electors, inconsistent herewith, are
hereby repealed. Prrrvirterl, that all offend-
ers against said actor acts, or any of them,
iiiay be prosecuted, convicted and punishpd
in the same manner as if said act or acts
were not repealed. Approved Jun:-6,1844
Recon S. BALDWIN.
_ No. I6.
An Act relating to the Partition of Real
Estate.
S:’C- 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives in General Assum-
bly crjtlvetiecl, That in all procm~»djni_y3 in
[)‘IIrllll()fl coguizablu by the Superior or
(Jounty Cotnts, either at law or in eqiiitv,
whciiever in the opinion of such con}:
the !ttlt’l'ESIS ofall in the common esiaua will
be best promoted by a sale of such estate and
division ofthe moneys arising from such
sale among the parties in interest, Such court
shall lint-'e power to order such sale and
make such division. and to appoint and em.
power somejudicious person or persons to
make sale tlicreof, at such time and in such
niapner as such court shall prescribe, and to
rriaire, prescribe, and enforce all other orders
find (_leci‘i‘es proper and necessary to t‘lTt'Cl
such sale and division, and protect the rights
ofnll the paiths in fniflesi,
Soc. 2. The moni‘_V% arising from such
sale shall be divided among the piii-iii-s in-
l€I'f'S.lt"d in_the subject: matter of sui-li pro-
cer.-dings, in proportion to their respective in-
terests there-in ; and such court shall hzive
p0\\‘t‘1‘ to rnailie and enforce all such Ol'(l('l‘S
and decrees as it shall deem iieci-ssary to
protect the rights of all such partivs. Pro-
cirtcrl, that the provisions ofthis Act shall
not apply to any such proceedings now pen-
dlng 5“ C0'Jt‘t. unless, in the opinion of sticli
court the iiiterest of all such ptirtii.-s will
thereby be promoted.
Approved June 6. IS44.
Riioicia S. BALDWIN.
No. 17.
An Act to repeal an act therein mentioned
rind for other purposes.
TV/tc7'(?(l.S, it has been decided by the Sn
preme Court of the United Sl.'.l[CS, since
the passing ofthe Act of 1338, entitled an
Act for Fulfilment of the Obligations of
this State imposed by the'Constitution of the
United States, in regard to Persons held to
service or labor in one State escaping in-
to another, and to secure the Rights of Tri-
al by Jury, in the cases therein mentioned
that both the duty and the power of legis-
lition on that subject pertain exclusively
to the Nitional Government; therefore.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly con-
vened, That the Act aforesaid and the Act
in alteration thereof, passed in 1839, be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. No judge, justice ofthe peace,
or other officers appointed under the author-
ity of this State Shall be authorized, as such,
to make, issue or serve any warrant or pro-
cess for the arrest or detection of any person
claimed to be a fugitive from labor or
service. as a slave, under the laws ofany oth-
er state or country, escaping into this State,
or to grant a certificate of the title of any
claimant to the service of any person so
claimed to be a fugitive as aforesaid. with a
view to his detention or removal out of this
state; and any warrant, process, or certifi-
cate so issued or granted by any Judge, jus-
tice of the peace or other officer of this state
shall be utterly null and void, and shall con-
stitute no justification for any acts done un-
der the same. Provirlert, nevertheless, that
nothing in this Act contained shall be con-
strued to impair any rights which, by the
Constitution ofthe United States may pertain
to any person to whom labor or service may
be due by the laws of any other state, from
any fugitive escaping into this state.
or to prevent the exercise in this state ofany
powers which may have been conferred by
Congress. on any judge or other officer of
the United States in realation thereto.
Approved June 6 I844.
ROGER S BALDWIN.
No. 18.
An Act providing the mode of establishing
Disputed Lines between adjoining Towns.
Representatives in General assembly conven-
ed, That in all cases wherein a dispute exists
or shall exist in regard to the divisional line
between any two adjoining towns or any
part or parts of such line, and a majority of
the select men of one of said towns, shall not
be able to agree with a majority of the select
rrien ofthe other of said ioivns,as to the place
or places of such divisional line, or part or
parts thereof, it shall be the duty of the Sn-
perior Court, upon application, to appoint a
committee of 3 jodicous and disinterested per-
sons to fix and establish said disputed line, or
part or parts thereof; 5.-. to erect suitable monu-
ments to designate the same. And when
said committee shall have so fixed and estab-
lished said line, or part or parts thereof, and
erected and established such monuments they
shall make report oftheir doings to said So-
perior Court; and when said report shall
have been accepted by said Superior Court,
and the same, together with the record ofthe
acceptance thereof shall have been recorded
in the records of said towns respectively, or
lodged for the purpose of being so recorded
with the town clerks of said towns respect-
ively, by any of the selectmen of either of
said towns, said line, or part or parts thereof
so fixed and established, shall forever there-
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of.
after he deenied and taken to be the true di-
visional line betwetn said towns. And‘ . it
shall be in the discretion of said Superior
Court to allow or refuse costs to or against
either ofsaid towns. or apportion the same
between them, as to said court may seem
equitab'e Said court may issue execution
l0t' the T€c0very_ofsaid costs as occasion shall
require. 1_’rov.-zclerl rwvert/ieless, that before
said co_mrnittee shall proceed to fix or estab-
lish said line, or part or parts thereof, or
monuments as aforesaid, notice shall be giv-
en by said co_mmittee to said towns respect-
ively of the time and place of their meeting‘
to attend to the duties of their appointment,
at least twenty days previous to the time of
such meeting: the service of which notice,
shall be upon a majority of the selectmen of
each of said towns respectively, and also by
setting the same upon one signpost at least.
in each of said towns. And all parties in-
terested shall be entitled to be heard before
said coininittee. And 71ro7;zrlcdfm't/ier, that
before said committee shall proceed togfix or
establish said line, or part or parts thereof,
as aforesaid, they shall be sworn fiithfully
and nnpartiiilly, according to the best cftheir
abilities to exicnte the duties oftheir appoint-
inent. Approved June 6, 1844.
Room: S. BALDWIN.
No. 19.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled ‘an Act
for the regulation of Civil Actions.’
Be it t‘llt)(.'lr'(l by the Senate and House of
Rf’.pf(‘SL’D'.t1ll\'t‘S in General Assembly con-
Vetied. That no justice of the peace" shall
have jurisdiction ofany civil action in which
he shall have drawn the writ or declaration
himself: ])l‘0'l1t(fC(l, That this actshullriot be
in force until the first day of September,
i844, and shall not effect any suit then pen-
ding. Approvcd, June 9, i844.
Rizoaa S. BALDWIN.
- No. 20.
An Act in addition to an Actentiilcd ‘an Act
constituting and rcgulationg Courts, and
appointing the times and places for hol-
ding the same.’
Be it ciiactcd by the Senate and House of
[ti-press-ntatives in General Assembly con=
vciied, That the town of Avon be and hereby
is constitutcd a Probate District, by the name
of the District of Avon. Proriclccl /router.-er,
that all matters or business begun or entered
in the Court of Probate for the District of
Fariiiington shall be completed therein, in
the same manner as if this not had not pass-
ed. Approved, June 6, I844.
Roman S. BALDWIN-.
No. 21.
An Act regulating special Electors’ Meet;
ings for the choice of Representatives in
the Congress of the United States.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the S.nate and
House of Representatives in General Assem-‘
bly convened, That the warnings for meet-
ings of the electors of this State, to fill any
vacancy in the represcntatien of the people
of this state in the Con "s of the United
States, shall be given at “st fourteen days
previous to the day of such election.
Sec. 2. The board of registration of the
several towns in this state shall meet in their
respective towns at such convenient place as
they may appoint, on the Monday of the
week proceeding the week on which the
meetings specified in the precei ding section
of this Act are to be holden, having given at
least two days previous notice thereof, by
posting the same on the sign-posts in their
respective towns. And said board may ad-
journ from time to time, but shall be in ses-
sion, if necessary on the Saturday next pre-
ceeding said t'lect0t"s meeting from 10
o’clock, A. M. to two o’clock P. M. and
longer, if necessary for the proper discharge’
of their duties.
Sec. 3. Said board shall be organized and
sworn in the manner provided in the Act en-‘
titled ‘An Act to provide for the Registra-
tion of the Names of the Electors of this
State :’—they shall have before them a copy
of the list ofelectors qualified to vote in said
town, and which was used at the next pre-'
ceeding electors’ meeting in said town, an
shall during said week, have the same pow-'
er to correct and revise said list, and to ex-'
amine and decide upon all applications to be‘
admitted as elector, and to administer the
oath to those so found to be qualifield, as
they now by law have dizringthe week next.
preceedlng the first Monday of April in each;
year.
Sec. 4. At all times during the week pre-
ceeding such Congressional election, while
the board are not in session, said list as al-
tered by them, shall be left in the office of
the town clerk for public inspection.
Sec. 5. Said board shall hold a session on
the day of such Congressional election at
the place where such election is held, and
before the opening of the electors’ meeting,-.
for the purpose of admitting and registering
as electors those applicants legally qualified
to be so admitted; but no person whose
name has been refused registration at any
former meeting of the board authorized by
this Act, shall be permitted to make applica-
tion for the registration of his name at said
session.
Sec 6. Duplicate copies of said corrected
lists shall be made—a.uthenticated by the sig-
natures of said board. or a majority of them
—one of which shall, on the Saturday next:
proceeding the day of said congiessionnl e-
lection, be lodgzd in the office of the town
clerk, for public inspection, and the other
shall, before the opening of the polls on the
day of said meeting, be delivered to the pre-
siding officer thereof, who shall conform
thereto in receiving the votes of the electors
at such meeting, (except so far as the same
may be altered in the manner hereafter pre-
scribed) and he shall receive the votes of all
persons 'whose names are on said list, and
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