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PASSED MAY SESSION, 18-l7.
UFFICE or Si-zcttisrinv or S’l‘A1‘E, ss
llartford. June 25, 1847.
Publishers ofuewspapcrs who insert in their re-
spcclive Joitrtials the Public Acts of the late session
of the General Assembly, are respectfully rcqut-stccl
to publish said acts in the iiunierical order here fol-
lowing, and to comply strictly with the provi.-"ion: of
A “An Act in addition to and in alteration of an Act
entitled ' An Act relating to the office and dut_y of
the Secretary ofState,’ ” p:is;-ted May sessioii, 1:43.
and apprn\'i_-d June 7, lSIl3.
Joan B. Roiii-;n'rso.~t, Secretary of State.
No. 1. An Act in addition to an Act Cllililetl -‘An
Act for the rcgiilatioii of Civil A(:tions.”
Sec..l.
. ‘(if ltcpresciitatives in General Asscuilily coiivt,-ii--d.
That ‘-'vl]>31lt!V’el' in any civil acti-in, an appeal sh:-.ll
have been duly allowed from the judgniciit of:i jus-
tice ofthe pcacz: to a County Court. iind said rtppoal
sliullliave been It-girly eiiterod in the (lltCl\'l.'l of said
-County Court :hc plaintilfin said action ina_v ainr-nd
his writ by raisiiig the daniages to any sum not ex-
ceceing sevi-nty dollars
.‘.‘i-:'(:. ‘2. lie it furtlicr enacted. Tliat all laws or
usages iltcoiisisteiit with the provisions of this act
lie, and tie sanie are hereby r-pealml.
LA l"'-rt-:‘i*'i‘i-: l"'o.<"ri'.ii,
Speaker ofthe House of l{epi'cseiitalivc.-'.
CH.iiu,i~:s .l. E\lt;Cuum', Presidi-iit of Sviiate.
Approved June 5. 1547. CLARK BISSELL.
No. 2. An Act in aildizion to an Act regulating
Civil Actions.
Siac. ]. Be it ciizzctml. &c. That it shall be the
-duty of the Stlpreine Court of Errors so soon as
.can i-oiiv.-nii-iitl_\ he done. to revise the rules of
practice'i:eri-toliire iiiadc by said Court, atid make
such additions, ziiiteiidiiiriits and iiiodificatioiis tliet'e-
of. as they in:iy deem iuccssaiy, and pulili h such
rules amended and modified by them, in ttie eight-5
' centli volume of Cotniecticut lleports, certified by
all the Jiirlges or tlil I.‘liiefJudgi-s of said Court.
Si-:c. Aml said Court is aiitliorizctl froiii time
to time, to make and establi.-li szicli rules of practice
‘us -hey lll'l_V' deeni expedient, and ca.uso the same to
be published in the volume of Connecticut Reports
_ that may be published next after such rules are as-
talilislicd. . _
SEC. 3- ll shall be the ditty of the Clerk of the
Superior Court in each County to procure and keep l
zi hook. in which book all the rules of practice cs-
tablislicd or hereafter cstablislicd shall be recorded
-from time to llttl°. and the same to keep in the of-
flce of the Clerk ofthe Superior Court for tl;e ben-
efit ofsuitors and counsel.
» ‘LA F-\‘i'l-‘.'1‘Tl~I S. FOSTER,
Speaker of the llouse of Pt:-preseiitativcs.
Cir.\'ai.i-;s J. i\lcCuuni', l’residi-iit of Soiiate.
Approved June 5, l8-l7. CLARK BISSELL.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled
71
No. 3.
“An Act for the regulation of Civil Actions.
Src. 1. Be it enacted, &c. That wliciicver c
:1 writ of error has been or shall be. brought. to re-
verse the jitdgiiiciit in any case ivl'icl't-iti the 051-110
of the defendaiit or defeiirlaiits may have been at-
mchm] to satisfy such judgment, if the same shall
not be revcr.-ted. the time during \\'lll(:l]‘SllCll writ of
~eri'or shall have been pending so as to prevent the
levying of such cfi-ciitioii shall be cxcliiilcd from
t_lic'coiiipiitatioii iifdcteriiiiiiing the coiitimiaiice of
lien created hv sncli attnr-hiiieiit.
Siec. 2. Tlie clerk of the Superior Court in each
county in this State, shall he. and be hereby is an-
thoriziid to sign any writ of eiror lirouglit to sin-li
Court, but in all writs of error signed by such
clerk. or by a judge ofthe County Court, if on ap-
plication to either of the jadgcs of the Sttpcriol‘
Court, other than the judge who shall have i'einlcr-
ed thejudgmciit complained of. after reasonable no-
tice to the plaintiffiti error of such applzcation so
‘that he may be heard as to the same. it shall t1ppt‘.:ll'
to such judge that there is no reasonable or proba-
lile cause for the allowance of.-ucli writ oferror, he
iuay order upon such terms as he shall coiisii.ler to
liejust and reasonable, that the levying of such oxe-
cution shall not be any fiirtlier siispeiidcd by reason
of tlic pcndency ofsuch writ ofcrror.
LA FAY]-‘.'l"l‘l-2 S. Fosren.
Speaker ofthe llouse of Representatives.
Tuo‘s. C. Pr.i.'iti.\'~s. l’res’t of Senate, pro tcm.
Approved June 24.1847. CLARK BISSELL.
No. 4. An .-\.7t in ad lition to an Act for the regu-
litioa of Civil Actions.
— no 1. Be it rnczcted &‘r., So much of an home-
stead, or domecil, b3in._: the property of any one
.99;-son having a family, as does not exceed in va-
luc the sum of three liundrcd dollars, and as will
reasoziablv and coiiveiiiently accoiumodatc only
' such person and famil_'.' and sucli live stock as is
now exempt, by law, from wai'i'ant or execution,
shall be, and tho S1mSllC1‘t'.‘l)_'y' is, exempt from be-
‘in: taken by any ivirrint or execution for any
debt whatever.
:\‘i=.c. 2. That wh1l‘cvei- structure apartincnt,
tenement, addition or i'cpaii‘, made from time to
time in rcfei'e;~ice to s"~.id homesteatl or domccil,
.219 shall only be ezisoziahly necessary to accom-
inodat,-2 as, afore~'s;ii:l, {tlioiigli said homestead or
(lom: " m:ijv' t‘.2ei'.:li_v in some sliglit measure be-_
come é.'Glll?l?lv'_‘I.‘i’,l in v;:lu~3,‘; s7‘.-all in like manner he
e>:::mrit frum rtziy \v.ii't".int or c.\’c.':ution for heb.
P;'u.u£i(ler1, that all structures, apartineiits. t<::i:-- i
ln—..-rits, altlitions or repairs not reasoiiable no
rr.-:ess:~.i~_': fol‘ tlir-. :iccominodation_s aforcsaid,mr~.y be
liable to he tzikczi and disposed of for de't.'.-t, duty,
or tax in the same maiincr as if this act had not
pass.-ail.
as
said of said liomestcad or domccil and to such
s(ru.':l.u1‘(:$, apartments, tenements. additions or
repairs, as are acpiired or made from and after
the passage of this act; and Provided also, that
all existing laws exempting property from exc-
cution or wai-r:irit for debt or taxes shall not be :
affected by the provisions of this act.
SEC. 3. That two swine and the pork produced '
from two swine, or two swine and two htindred
pounds of pork,‘ being the property of one per-
son, shall be exempted, and not liable to be ta-
‘kcn by warrant or execution for any debt or tax
wh.-itevcr.
SEC 4. That all acts or parts of acts, incon--
sistent with the provisions of this act, be, and
the same are hereby repealed.
. LAFAYETTE S. FosTEn,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
'l‘itoMAs C. PERKINS,
President of the Senate, pro tem.
Approved, June ‘.2-1, 1817- CLARK BissELL.
‘No. -5. An Act to confirm the doings of the As-
sessors and Board of Rclicfin c°.rtain cases.
Be it enacted, &c., That in all cases in which
the assessors of any town in this state have omit-
ted to post a notice on the sign-post in their re-
spective towns, or_ to publish a notice in some
newspaper printed in the town to which they be-
long requiring of all persons liablct y taxes
in‘ their respective towns. fiVe days ,
twentieth day of October annually, written’or
printed-lists of all taxable property belonging to
such persons on the first day of said October, and
in all cases in which said Assessors have omitted
to sign or return an abstract of the Assessment
List of their respective towns, or _to lodge the
same in the town clerk’s office of said town by
the first day of December of each year; and in
all cases where said abstract has been made out
after the board of -relief has equalized and ad-
justed the returns and assessment of the respect.
ivc townsf and in all cases in which the said as-
scssors have omitted to fill out lists at three fold
the rate per cent. on amount of the same as au-
thorized by law, and in all cases in which the
board of relief in any town in this state have
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lie it eiiactc-.l by the Senate and l'l()lI:=Cl
fifty feet southerly of the south west cornc1' Ul‘
; Til',c_v and Hu:itin_-._:ton streets; thence in a w<_3S-
‘ terly direction across Huntington street to a point
Provided’ “mt the Provisions of this ione hundred and fifty feet west of Huntington
shall extend only to the exemption as afore- ’
forcthe ’
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S-‘ubtished Every
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NORVVALK, CT. VVEDNESDAY. JULY 28. 1847‘.
"Wednesday Morning, by JAIYIES REED,
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at Two Dollais Per Annum in Advance.
VOLUME 30——NUl\lBER 30.
omitted to give notice of the time and place of the same may be altered amended, or repealed, sion of the County Court. in the county of New
their meetings. according to the provisions of law;
and in all cases in \vliicli the town clerk of any
town has not transmitted an abstract‘ of the lists
of said town to the comptroller of public accounts ‘
by the first day of March in each year; and in all
cases in which said assessors or members of said =
bmrd of reliefliave omitted to take the oath pro-
vided by law; such assessment list shall not for
aii_v S'.]".‘ll causes be acljiulgcd void, but all taxes
which have been or shall be liorcafler laid and
imposed according to such asscssnicnt list, may
iiotwitlistahdiiig be levied and collected; Provi-
ded, th-.it no claim wh.icli is the subject of any
suzt or a-ztiou new pciicliti-_j', shrill be in any man-
nr;-." zzllcctetl l>_v the provi. is of this act’
.»'..~..E.‘n_ ‘TE 53‘. For-.-Tizn,
fr?-:c..‘u.. of (lit: flu-.t..:.: e"'l7lc:;,xi'cf'eiitilives.
'l‘i:-or-.3’A:= C. Pi~;Itz;iN:.=,
' Pl‘."‘:if.iv‘."il of ,tho E‘.l'\}l'l.'t.tC‘, protein.
.7‘tp;:‘:i_:'-.‘c-ft, .lti:.i:- .4: 1, 1817. CLARK BissELL.
No. 6. An Act in addition to and alteration of
an Act entitled ‘-Au Act relating to Savings
l;:v.iel.s 2-.1i(l Savinzts Societies "
532-20 1. }.'e,-it‘ enacted &c., That any savings
bank cr :s‘:'.Vl" " society may rcsarve, out of any
sui'pl'-.1.-: ecii-...-i ‘ sucli sums as from time to time
m.'i._v be «~:onveiiieiitl_v rt-served, not exceeding the
sum of live fll!vt1S'1!t(.l dollars for the sum nf two»
liuiidred and fifty thousand dollars clcpositcd in
such bank or society; and for all deposits over
said sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dol- _
lars, such bank or society may reserve one per
cent. of said exec-‘s—]2rovidcd, said reservations -
shall not exceed the sum of fifteen thousand dol- E
lars; which shall be the contingent fund of said
' society or batik.
SEC. 2. Any banking house or other fixtures
for the tisc of any savings batik or savings society
shall form part of said contingent fund.
l Sec. 3. All the income, profits and earnings on 1
the deposit and on the coiitingent fund in any
fsavings bank or society after dcfraying the ex-
pcnscs of said bank or society, as provided in its _
charter, and after deducting the losses of said in- L
stitutioii, shall he semi-aniuirzlly divided and ap-l
plied among the depositors in said lTlSllll1l.lOll;:
tlicir executors, ct‘ 2tLlll'1lltlSll".tlOl‘S in just pi'opor- 1
tions, Provided no dividend need be made on;'
any other fraction than one half’ of one per cent.
SEC. -1. ln all cases in which the deposits 111;
any savings bank or savings society sliall he lcssl
than the sum of one hundred and twciity thousand
dollars, such brink or society inay loan any sum I
not exceeding thirty tliousand dollars on such
personal security as the directors, trustees or
inaiia=_rci's of said institution for the titnc being
shall approve, ]77‘0D‘fLl€(1 such loans shall not ex-
ceed one half the amount (lien on deposit, and
when said deposits shall exceed said sum of one
hundred and twenty thousand dollars said loans
sli-all be made as now provided by law.
SEC. :3. All acts and parts of acts iiiconsistcnt
l1eI‘t'-Will] are licrcby repealed.
L.-\F.-\YE'I"l.‘P. S. FosTEn,
Speaker of the House of lleprcseiitativcs.
'l‘itoM.~.s C. PERK1:\'!~‘,
President of the S0l‘lal.‘(;‘, pro fem.
Approved, June 2-1, 1.317. CLARK BissELL.
No. '7. An Act to repeal a part of an Act therein
mentioned.
Be it cnacled, S,-c., That so much of an Act,
entitled ‘An Act in addition to and in alteration
of sundry Acts relating to Banks,’ passed May
Session, 18112, as requires the batik commission-
ers fo visit and examine the several savings in-
stitutioiis in this State, be and the same is licre-
'oy repealed. LAP.-x1'E'1‘TE S. I~‘os'rEi1.
Sp-ezil:ci' of the House of Representatives.
Ct-I.-\R1..';S.l .fv.lCCURDY, 1‘i'c:sidci-.t of Senate.
Apziroved, June 17, 1:47. CLARK l3issi—:Li..
No. 8. An Act in azldition to an Act entitled
“An Act incorporatiiig the Cities of Hartford,
New Ilaveii, Next.’ London, N01‘\\‘1Cll and Mid
dlctown.’
SEC 1. Be it enaclcd,S,-c._ That all meeting
houses and divelliiig houses to be erected within
the limits lierciiiziftcr described, and all other
ouildiiigs having a chimney, fiiic-place or stove,
to be erected within the same limits, shall have
their outer walls composed entirely of brick and
mortar, or stone and incrtar, and all additions to
be made to‘ai'iy house or other building already
erected within the sonic limits, or hereafter to
be erected, shall have their outer walls composed
edtirely of _brick and mortar, or stone and inor-
tar, provided such addition ll;‘.S in it a chimney,
lire-place or stove,
SEC. 2. No wooden building shall be removed
from without the said limits into the same, and
liavc a cliiinney, fire-place or stove therein.
SEC. 3. And the aforcs'-.iid regulations shall
take place and be establislicd in all ptuls of the
city of New London comprclicndcd within the
limits following, to wit: ljcgiriiiiug at the chan-
nel of the lizirbor of New London, at the middle
of the open way directly south of the land of
Benjamin lirown, and leading from Bank street
to said l1‘.1l‘l)01'; thence i'tin.riiiig tlirou_;h the cen-
tre of said open way-aiitl across lit1lll(-sl.1'cC[ in a
\v-..-stz.-i'ly dii=>£:tioii to :1 point mi the west side ct"
said 1}:-..ih sire-;-t, one liu.'idt'..-d and fifty feet. scu-
tht.-rl_v r.»’~_' the .:ot.itf'=.«=1st corn-.;i' of Tilley ainl i}.1t1}<
t-.2 ll} 9. we-stci'ly -:lir..-ction and 3-31‘-
Tillcy street to a point on the’
litiiiliiigtoii street, one hundred nit‘-1
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sf ~= c of
street, thence on the westerly side of said Hun-
itington street and parallel with the same, and
one hundred and fifty feet distant from the wes-
L terly side of the same, to a point one hundred
1 and fifty feet north of the north side of Fedcrall
, street continued, thence in an easterly ‘direction?
5 and parallel with the north side of Federal streeti
to the channel of the harbor, thence in asoutlier-
fly direction by and along the channel of said}
1 harbor to the place of beginning.
l SEC. 4. Every person who shall erect, add to,
l or cause to be erected or added to, any building;
‘ within the limits aforesaid, or shall remove any '
‘building into the same, contrary to the provi-
' sions of this act, shall forfeit and pay to the trea-
sury of the city of New London a fine of not lessl
. than one liundrcd dollars nor more than one I
thousand dollars, according to the nature and.
aggravation of the offence.
SEC 5. And in addition to the fine aforesaid
all dwelling houses erected or added to, or re-
moved contrary to the provisions of this act vvith-
l in the limits aforesaid, shall annually be assessed
l four-fold in the list of the town and city of New
jLondon; and other buildings erected or added
to or removed contrary to the provisions of this
, act shall be annually set in sttch lists at the sum
‘ of thirty dollars; and it shall be the duty of the
E assessors to set the same accordingly in the lists
lof said town and city, and all such houses and
buildings shall be forever afterwards rated ac-
’ cordingly in all taxes whatever so long as such
houses or buildings remain.
SI-‘C 6. And said city of New London in legal
meeting assembled shall have power annually to
appoint a committee of not less than three per-
sons whose duty it shall be from time to time to
examine and inquire in said city whether the
mode of building within the limits aforesaid be
conformable to this act, and report all breaches
thereof to fhtzattorney for the state in the coun
ty of New London, that the same may be prose-
cuted.
SEC. 7. And this act shall be a public act,
provided, however, that it shall pot take effect,
or be in force, until the same shall have been
acce fed by the said city at a meeting of said
at the pleasure of the General Assembly.
' LAFA'.ii'}£T'l‘E S. FOSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES J. l\-'lCCURDY, President of'Senate.
.Aporovecl June 22, 18/17. Ci..utx BissELL.
An Act relating to Cemeteries.
i No. 9.
1 Be it enacted, &'c-, That every person what
shall wilfully and maliciously destroy, mutilate. _
deface or injure, or remove any tomb, monument l
, or grave stone or other structure placed within
i any ccmetciy, grave-yard or place of public bu-
7 rial, or any fence, Titlllllg or other work for the
;protection or ornament of any tomb, iuonuinent,
;grave stone or other s.tr.uctui'c aforesaid; or of
tany ccir.<:tci'_v lot within any cemetery; or shall
’wil;’ull_v and maliciously destroy. remove, cut,
-'breal«: or injure any free, shrub or plant within
lziny (“..‘lnr,'tt3l'_V, or shall discliarge any gun or oth-
l('1‘ll1‘C arm within said ceinetery, shall upon coii-
i\‘lCfl0ltlllC1'CGfl.)C])llnlSl'lCdlJ_}' a fine not exceed-
ing one hundred dollars, or by imprisoninent in
a common gaol, not exceeding six months, or by.
gsucli fine and imprisonment both at the discre-
'tion ofthe Court having cogiiizaiicc of the of-
fence. Provided, that nothing contained in this
‘act shall be construed so as to prevent the dis-
charge of guns or other fire arms by any military
company, by order of any commissioned officer
of'sucli company while under arms and in the
pcr1'oi'mance of funeral obscquies.
- LAI-‘AY}Z'1"I‘E S. FosTEn,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
T1101‘.-{A5 C. PERKINS,
President of the Senate, pro tem.
1 Approved June 23, 18-17. CLARK B1ss1:LL.
No. 10. An Act in addition to an Act eiilitlc-d
“An Act to authorize the appointment of Coin-
missioiicrs to take the acknowledgment and
proof of Deeds and Instruments under seal,
and depositions.”
SEC 1. Be it enacted, &'c., That all Commis-
sioners licreafler appointed by the Governor of
this state, in other states or in the l‘)istrict of Co-
lumbia, to lake the it1Cl{lt0\\lC‘Ll\L(','1'll(ElilL and proof;
of deeds and other insti-umeiils under seal, and?
depositions, shall be appointed and commission- A
ed for the term of five years oiily.
SEC. 2. That the Cominission of-all such Coni-
IlllSSl0llL’l'S appointed before the passage of this
act shall expire on the twentieth day of June,
A. D 1848, any law to the contrary notwith-
standing——and that the Sccrctar_v of this state he
directed to transmit. a copy of this act to each
Commissioner, whose oath or aff.-ruiation has
been filed in his office, in the course of the ensu-
ing year. I..\-i~‘.n'E'i‘TE S. l“osTEn,
Speaker of the lilullf.-‘C of Representatives.
CHARLES J. fvlCCURDY, Pr:-sidcnt ofSen:ite.
Approved June 11, 18-17. Cinuu-: l.iI:SELL.
No. 11. An Act in addition to an Act entitled
“ An Act to -.intliori7.e the appointment of Com-
missioners to take the ackiiotvlcdgmeiit and
proof of Deeds and Instruments under seal and
depositions.”
Be it cnacterl &c., That whenever the Govern-
or of any other state or territory in the United
Statessliall appoint any person Coinmissioncr for
this state, to ‘take the ackiiowlcdgmciit of deeds
and instruments under seal, or to take or a.utlieii-
licatc ivrifings to be used in judicial and other
pi'occcdi:i_;;s in any other state or territory, such
Commissioner is licreliy authorized to administer
all proper oatlisantl affirmations in the discliarge
of his oflicial duty ; and every person who shall;
before such Commissioner wilfully, maliciously
and falsely, swear or affirin in a matter that would
make such false oath or afiirrnation purjury, if
coinmittcd before a justice of the peace in this
s! 17, shall upon conviction tlicrcof'sufi'cr impri-
.-ariiii-.:;it in Coniit-cticiit state prison, for a term
not less than two nor more than five years.
L.-\FAYI«‘.'1"I"i-3 S. l"osTEiz,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOJIAS C. PEI?.K1;\'S,
President of the Senate, pro tcm.
Approved, June 23, 1817. CL.uu-: BissEI.L.
No. 12. An Act in alteration of an Act entitled
“ An Act to incorporate the Connecticut Med-
ical Socicl_v.'” '4‘
Be it cnacled &c., That. the several county
meetings ofthe Connecticut medical society may
change the time of holding said niecliiigs to such
time as they may severally appoint, and that so
much of the act. to incorporate the Connecticut
medical society as is contrary to this not be. and
is hereby repealed. LAFAYETTE S. lr‘osTi:1>.,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
C1-IARLES J. McCUi>.m',
President of the Senate
Approved June 12, 18-17. CLARK Bis_sELL.
An Act concerning the Supreme Court
of Errors.
Sec. 1. Be it enacfetl. .‘<;c. That the next ses-
sion of the Supreme Court of Errors in the Coun-
ty of llzirtford be holden in said county on the
first Tuesday of July, A. D. 18:17, instead of the
time now prcsctribed by law for that purpose.
F'rc. '2, All process made or to be made return-
alzl», to the session ofsriid Court as licretofore by
l—‘.'.v to he lnzldcn on the second Tuesday of June
A. D. 335-17, and all business or matters pending
lies"-:»i-e said Court, shall he proceeded with, heard’
eml dt.-lc-,i-inincd at said session to be holden on
said first Tuesday ofJuly A. D. 1847.
Sec. 3. This act shall be in force from the pas-
sage lhc-rcof. LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES J. MCCURDY, President of Senate.
Approved June 2d, 18-17. CLARK BISSELL.
No.13.
An Act concerning the Supreme Court
of Errors=.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, S,'c., That the next ses-
sion of the Supreme Court of Errors in the coun-
ty of Litclificld be holden in said county on the
second Tuesday of August, A. D. 1847, instead of
the time now prescribed by law for that purpose.
Sec 2. All process made or to be made return-
able to the session of said Court as heretofore Ly
law to be holden on the third Tuesday of June,
A. D. 1817, and all business or matters pending
before said Court, shall he proceeded with, heard
and determined at sgiid session to be holden on
said second Tuesday of August, A. D. 1847.
See. 3. This act shall be in force from the pas-
sage thcreof. LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES J. MCCUEDY, President of Senate.
Approved June 5th, 18:17. CLARK B1ssi;LL.
No. 14.
No. 15. An Act concerning the Supreme Court
of Errors.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted &‘c., That the next ses-
sion of the supreme Court of Errors in the county
of Fairfield be holden in said county on the sec-
ond Tucsday of July, 1847, instead of the time
now by law prescribed for that purpose.
SEC 2. All process made or to be made re-
tu'rnable to the session of said Court as hereto-
fore by law to be holden on the fourth Tuesday
of June, 1847, and all business or matters pend-
ing before said Court shall he proceeded with,
heard and determined at said session to be bold-
en on said second Tuesday of.luly, 1847.
SEC. 3. This act shall be in force from the time
of the passage thereof.
LAFAYETTE S. Fos-rEn,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CH.ImLEs J. McCunnY,
President of the Senate.
Approved June 17, 1847. CLARK BissELL.
No. 16. An Act: authorizing a change of time
for holding the County Court in New London
city egally warned and holden for that purpose;
and when 30 accepted it shall be in force,‘and
County.
Size. 1. Be it enacted That the next ses:
London he holden in said county on the fourth
Tuesday of June, A. D. 1847, instead of the
ltime now prescribed by law for that purpose.
SEC. 2. All process made or to be made re-
turnable to the seession of said County Court
as heretofore by law to be holden on the second
Tuesday of June, A. D. 1847, and all business
or iiiatters pending before said Court, shall he
proceeded with, heard and determined at; said
session to be holden on said fourth Tuesday of
lJtnic, A. D. 1847.
SEC. 3. That this act shall be in force from
the passage tliercof.
‘ LA FAYET'I‘E S. FosTEn.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES. J. McCuaDv, President. of Senate.
Approved, June 9, 1847.
CLARK BISSELL.
No. 17. An Act in alteration of an Act entitled
“An Act forconstituting and regulating Courts
and for appointing the times and places of
holding the same."
SEC. 1. Be it enacted, 43-c. That the County
Court within and for the county of Hartford
shall hereafter be holden on the first Tuesday
of August, instead of the second Tuesday of
August, and the Superior Court within and for
the said county shall hereafter be holden on
the second Tuesday of January instead of the
last: ,'l‘uesdiiy of Jiinum'_v, and the Superior
. Court within and for the county of Tolliuid sliiill
hereafter be holden on the fourth Tuesday of
October, instead of the third Tuesday of
October.
Sac. 2. All suits, matters and causes now
pending in or returnable to said Hartford County
Court and said Tolland Superior Court, or
which shall at any time within the next. twenty
days afier the rising of this Assembly be made
i'etui-nablc to said Courts as now by law estab-
lished, shall be entered and proceeded with at
the next. term of said County and Superior
Courts respectively as lierein established in the
sonic nianiicr as if the time of holding said
Courts had not been altered.
$150. 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent.
herewith arc licreby rcpeiiled.
LA [<‘Ai'i<:TTE S. FosTEn,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS C. PERKINS,
President. ofthe Senate pi o tem.
Approved, June 21, 18-17.
C-LARK BISSELL.
No. 18. An Act in addition to an Act entitled
“An Act coiistitutiiig and regulating Courts
and for appointing the times and places of
holding the sonic.”
SEC. 1. Be it 6)ttZ(‘l€([, It shall be the
duty of the clerks of the Superior Court, within
one week after the termination of the VViuter
or Spring term ofsaid Court. in their res.pectivc
counties, to trasiiiit to the chief judge of the
Supreme Court a list. of cases pending for trial
in the Court of Errors next; to be holden in
their several counties, with the iitiiiics of the
attorneys of record in each case, together with
such other iiiforiiiation as they may possess as to
the nunibcr of trials expected to be had at t.lie
next. term of said Court; and if upon such re-
turn the Chief Judge shall deem it expedient,
he may, at his fllS(:l‘ef.l0D, order that the cases
which do or may stand for trial in any county
sliali he tried in some adjoining county, to be by
him designated, during the time said Court of
Errors shall hold their then session intlie county
so designated; notice of which order shall be
given by said judge by causing a copy thereof to
be deposited in some post office convenient; to
him and directed to said clerk, to be tmiistiiitted
by mail, and a like notice to be published in
some public newspaper printed in the county
from which said cases are to be removed, or if
there be no newspaper printed in said county,
then in ii paper printed in some adjoining county
at least four weeks before the session of said
Courtin which said trials are to be had; and
the Suprenie Court of Errors may tlicrcafter
proceed to hear and render judgement and issue
execution in said cases in the county so designa-
ted, as they now may do in the ;county where
said cases originated; and upon notice of the
result from the pl‘C$l(llllgjl1(lgC9, the clerk of the
county from which said cases were transinittcd
may enter up judgement and issue execution in
said cases in the some manner as if judgment
had been rendeicd in said county.
SEC. 2. From and after the first Tuesday of
August. next, all writs of error brought to the
Supreme Court shall be served and re.t'urned
to the clerk ofsnid Court at least thirty days
before the sitting of the Court to which the
same are made ret.ui'nnble, and being so return-
ed may betraiismittted to an adjoining county
for trial in the same manner as cases tl rising on
motions of error, or motions for a new trial.
St-zc. 3. And said Supreme.Court of Errors
may make such furtuer rules as may be neces-
sary to carry more fully into effect: the provis-
ions of this act.
L.-1 FAYETTE S. Fc.-sTEn,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES J. McCunDY, President of Senate.
Approved, June 22, 1847.
CLARK BISSELL.
No. 19. An Act in addition to “An Act for
constituting and regulating Courts, and for up-
pointing the Times and Places of holding
the same.”
Be it enacted, (S-.2. That all petitions to the
County Court for the laying out alteration or
discontinuance of high ways shall be heard and
decided by the County Commissioners of such
time and place and with such notice to those
interested, as said County Court shall order and
direct. And any poison or persons may reman-
strato against‘. said petition, and shall have the
liberty to appear by themselves or counsel and
be heard in relation thereto.
. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby i-epealedl‘
LA FAYETTE S. FOSTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS C. PERKINS,
President of the Senate, pro tem.
Approved, June 23, 1847.
CLARK BISSELL.
No. 20. An Act in addition to an Act-entitled
“An Act; for regulating Courts, and for zip-
pointing the times and places of holding the
. same.”
SEC. 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the several
clerks of the Superior and County Courts in
this State may, and they are hereby authorized
to, make all such orders of notice on petitions
and writs returnable to either of said Courts for
trial, to be holden in any county in this State,
on application of the plaintiff in such petitions
and writs, as any judge of either of said Courts
have now ‘the power, or may hereafter ‘have
the power to make; and said orders of notice
shall have the same force and effect as if the
same had been made by said judge.
SEC. 2. lvhenevcr, in any writ of partition re-
turnable to any Court in the State, the adverse
party resides out of, or is absent from the State,
said Court while in session, and the judge or
clerk of any County or Superior Court in vacation.
may on application of the plaintiff‘ in such writ
make such order relative to the notice to be given
to the adverse party as he shall deem rea'sb‘fiable_,
which notice having been given and duly proved
to said Court, the Court may proceed to‘ the hear-
ing of said writ of partition at _the first term, or
may direct such furtlier notice to be given as said
Court may judge proper.
- LA FAYETTE S. FosTEn.
Speaker of the House of Repi'esentatives.
CHARLES J. l\'IcCt:iunr, President of Senate.
Approved, June 12, 1847. CLARK BissEi:L.
No. 21. An Act in alteration of an Act entitled
“An Act for constituting and regulating Courts.
and for appointing the Times and Places of
/ holding the same.”
Be it enacted, &-c. That the town of Cornwall
be and hereby is constituted a probate district, by
the name of the District of Cornwall: Provided,
that all matters and business begun or entered in
the Court of Probate for the district of Litclifield
shall be completed therein in the same manner as
if this act had not been passed.
LA FAYETTE S. FosTER,
Speaker of the House of Repi-esentativcs.
CHAR!-ZS J. MCCURDY, President of Senate.
Approved, June 15, 1847. CLARK BISSELL.
No. 22. An Act in alteration of an Act entitled
“An Act for constituting and regulating Courts,
and for appointing the Tinies and Places of bold-
ing the same.” -
ie it enacted, &c. That the town of Salisbury be,
and hereby is, constituted a probate district, by the
nanie ot the "District of Salisbury.” Provided,
That all matters and business begun or entered in
the Court of Probate for the district of Sharon shall
be couiplcted therein, in the same nianiier as if this"
act had not been passecl.
And be it further enacted, Tliataftcr the bii.-tines;
and matters shall be pending before the court of
probate for the district of Sharon on the twentietli
day of June 18-17, shall be completed. the books, re-
cords and papers belonging to said district, shall,
within six months after the completion of said busi-
ness, be deposited with and kept by tliejudge of pro-
bate l'or the district of Salisbury: who shall be an-
thorized to give copies thereof duly attested, to be
used in evidence, in all cases which such evidence
may be required. LA Ftvi:'rTi-; S. FOSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CaAnLEs J. McCuiiDv, President of Seiiiite.
Approved June ]6,'18-16. CLARK BissELL
No. 23. An Act in addition to an act entitled "An
Act constituting and regulating Courts. and ap-
pointing the Times and Places of holding the
same."
Be it enacted, See. That the town of Torrington
be, and hereby is. constitiited a probate district, by
the name ofthe "District of'I‘orriiigton. Provided,
That all matters ofbusiiiess begun or entered in the
Court of Probate for the district of Litchficld shall
completed therein, in the same inaniier as if this act
had not passed. L1 FAvi:iTE S. Fosrizn,
Speaker of the House of Represeiitzitives.
CH.\ni.Es J McCt'nnv. Presidentof Senate.
Approved Jitiie 16, 1847- CLARK BISSELL.
No, 24. An Act in addition to an act entitled
"An Act concerning Crimes and Punisliinents."
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c That evcrv person
who shall knowingly and wilfully use, forge or coiiii-
terfi-it. or cause or procure to be used, forged or
couiiterfeited upon any goods. wares or merchan-
dize. the individual stamp or label of any meclianic
or ni.'inufacturer, with intent to defraud the purchas-
ers or iiianufacuirers of any goods, wares or mer-
cliandize whatever, upon convictioii thereofshall be
punished by imprisonnieiit in the county goal for a
term not exceeding six months, or by a fine not ex-
ccediiig ouchuiidred dollars, or by such fine and
imprisonment both, at the discretion of the Court
having cognizance of the offence.
Sec. 2. Every person who shall veiid, or offer to
vend. any goods, wares and niercliandize, having
any forged or coiiiiterfcited stamp or label thereon
purporting to be the iiitlividualstamp orlabel of any
iiianiifacture-r,knowing the same to be forged or
counterfeited without disclosing the fact to the pur-
chaser. shall npoii conviction thereof be punished
by imprisonment in the county gaol not exccedinfi
six months. or by a fine not exceeding one liundrcd
dollars. or by such fine or imprisoiinieut both at the
discretion of the Court having cogiiizaiicc of the of-
fence.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That every
person who shall be engaged or concerned as prin-
cipal or second in any prize fight in this State, up.
on conviction theieofshall be punished by imprison-
ment in the Couiiecticiit State Prison for a period
not cxcccding two years.
SEC. 4' Every poison who shall be present at..-
tiiiy prize fight to aid, abet or assist therein, or give
couuteiiaiice thereto, or who shall aid or encourage
such fight in thts state without being present thercat,
upon coiiviction tlicreofshall be iniprisoncd in the
Coiinecticut state prison for a period not exceeding
two years. LA FAYE'1"l'E S. Fosnzn,
' Speaker of the House of Represeiitativea.
CH+Rl.ES J. MCCURDY, President of Senate.
Approved June 5, 1847. CLARK BISSELL.
No. 25. An Act in alteration of an Act entitled
“An Act concerning Crimesand Puiiishmcnts.”
Be it enacted, &c. Any person who shall wilful-
ly, wrongfully and maliciously injure or destroy any
of the wires, posts, or other appurtenances employed
in, or for, the construction, or use of any line of
Electro-Magnetic Telegraph which I'_8 already 9!‘
may hereafter be erected within the _limits of this
state, or any person who shall aid. assist or encour-
age others therein, shall on conviction be punished
by a fine not exceeding one liuiidied dollars, or by
imprisonment in a common goal for a term not ex-
ceeding six moiiths or by such fine and imprison-
ment both, at the discretion ofthe court have cogni-
zance ofthe offence.
LA FAYETTE S. Fosn-zn,
Speaker" of the House of Repreiitatives.
CHARLES J. McCciinv, President of Senate.
Approved June 5. 1847. Cum: BissELt..
No 26. ’ An Actin alteration oftin Act entitled “An
Act concerning Crimes and Punishments."
Sac. 1. Be it enacted, &c. Every person who
shall seduce. and commit fornication with any fe-
male under the age of twenty one years, or who shall
entice or take away any such feinate from her pa-
rent, giiardian or residence for the above named
purpose and be thereofdnly convicted, shall for the
first offence be punished by imprisonment in the
county gaol for a term not exeeediug one year and
by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. Upon any subsequent coiiviction fora
similar offence, the offender shall be punished either
in the manner provided in the first section of this
act. or by confinement in the state prison for a term
not exceeding three years and by a fine not exceed-
ing two thousand dollars at the discretion of the
court having coguiza nce nftlie offence.
SEC. 3. In all cases ofseductiun where the father
of the female seduced is not living, or is not compe-
tent to sustain annction therefor. the mother or guar-
dian ofsucb female may recover damages for loss of
service or for such aggravntions as may have attended
the commission ofsuch injury. '
L. FA\E'l"1'E S. Fauna.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Tuo’s. C. Pnnxixs, Pres't of Senate. pro tem.
Approved June 23, 1847. Cunt BIESELL
‘*‘“_
I No. 27. An Act to confirm Deeds and" Bonds.
Be it enacted, 8,-c. That all deeds and other
-conveyances of‘ real estate, and instruments which
purport to have. been mteiided as bonds with con-
ditions under seal, which have been execiutt-d
without seal. shall be valid as fl ouch the same
had been scaled: Provided, That this .act shall
not affect any suit now pending.
LA FA’x‘ET'l‘l-2 S. FosTEn,.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Cnxnnns .l. McCtmm', President of Senate.
Approved, June 5, 1847. CLA.-Rx BissE'x.z..-
No. 28. An Act to repeal an Act therein men-
tioiicd.
Be it enacted, 5,-c., That an Act entitled “An
Act in addition to an Act regulating the election
ofGovernor. Lieutciiant Governor, Senators, Mem-
bers of the House of llepresentativea, Treasurer
and Secretary,” passed May session, 18-16, be
and the -iame is liercby repealed. '
L.u=.u'ETTE S. FosTz-:n',
Speakex: of the House of Kepresentutivcs.
Ti«Io’s C. PERKINS, I-‘rc-s‘t of Senate, pro. tom.
Approved June 2-1, 18-17. CLARK Bissz:L1..
-No‘. 29. An Act_in addiion to an Act entitled
An Act provi_ding for the appointment of
Electors of President of the United States.”
I-Vheras the Congress of the United States has
passed an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uni-
form time for holding elections for electors of
. President and Vice President in all the states in
the Union," which act was approved on the twen-
ty-third day-of January, A. D. 1845, and is in the
ovords following, to wit,.--
_SEc._1 Be it cna_c!e(I_. &'c., That the etectm-3
of'_Prc-st(_lent and Vice President shall be ap-
pointed in each state on the Tuesday next af
ter the first Monday in the month of November
of the year in which they are to be appoint-
ed. Provided, that each state may by law pro.
vidc for the filling of any vacancy or vacancies
which may occur in its college of electors when
such college meets to give its electoral vote Jud
P70311104 11180, when any state shall have held an
election for the purpose of choosing electors and
shall fall to make choice on the ‘day aforesaid
then the electors may be appointed on a subse-
quent clay in such manner as the state shall by
law prov1de.i' Now, thei-eforc to carry the same
into execution, agreeably to the requirements
thereof, Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of I?,cp7‘escntatfvcs in General Jsscmbly convert-
ed, lhat all existing provisions of law relative to
the Electors’ meeting new by law to be holden
quadi-iciinally on the first Monday of November,
and all proceedings previous and subsequent
thereto and connected therewith shall be and
hereby are made and declared to be in force and
applicable to the Tuesday next after the. first Mon-
day in the month of November of each year when
by law such election is to be held. '
.SEc._2. All acts_ and parts of acts inconsistent
with this act, or with the act of Congress herein
recited, are hereby repealed‘
LA FAYETTE S. FosTEn,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS C. PERKINS, President of Senate.
Approved. June 2-1. 1847. CLARK BISSELL.
No. 30. An Act in addition to an Act relating to
Ferries,
SEC. 1. Be it enacted, &c. That whenever any
ferry or ferrying place heretofore established and
used or which shall be established and used across
any river or body of water, has or shall by reason
ol_any_ change in the channel, bed or current of
said_1-iver or body of water, becomes dangerous
or difficult of navigation or difficult of access by
the washing away or injuring the banks or land-
ings of said ferry or the roads leading thereto, and
such ferry for such cause or any other has been 0::
shall be discontinued, disused or abandoned for
the space of one year vvliereby the public travel
is obstructed or incominoded-—or whenever the
public convenience. and necessity shall rcquirethe
establishment ofa new ferry across any stream or
body of water—-on complzinit thereof tothccounty
court in the county in which such river or body of
viniter _is situated or when it is the dividingline of
adjoining counties, to the county court of either
of said counties [the county court to which the
application is first made to possess the jurisdiction]
by any person or persons, said court is hereby em-
powered and ‘directed either by the county
commisssoners or otherwise to enquire into the
matters alleged in said complaint--and into the
puplic necessity and convenience of re-locating
such fcrry or establishing such new ferry, and on
finding them to be true and that the public requires
the accommodation, to cause such ferry or ferrying
place to be fixed and re-located, or such new ferry
to be esttiblislied at such convenient and suitable
place as will best promote the public interest and
accommodate the public travcl—and said court is
hereby further empowered and directed to cause
to be laid out and opened within such time as it
shall direct, such roads or highways lcadin to
such ferryiug place so determined upon as shit lbe
necessary to f'uriiisli'suitable and convenient ac-
cess tliei-_eto, which ferry or ferrying place being
so established, and the roads leading thereto bcin ,
so laid out by said court, the same shall be , an
remain a public ferry and public highways’ and
shall be respectively subject to all the provisions
of law appertaining to ferries and highways-—
which being done and the expenses and costs
thereof liquidated and allowed by said court, the
same shall be paid by the inhabitants of the town
or towns in w icli such, ferry or highways shall
respectively be situated in such sums or propor-
tions respectively as said court shall direct, and
oxecution may be granted against them therefor
accordingly.
_SEc 2. Notice to all persons interested shall be
giyen by affixing a copy of said complaint together
with a copy ofthe citation on the 0st in the town
or in each of the towns where suc ferry is or may
be situated or in which said roads may be required
to be opened, at least twelve days before the sitting.
ofthe court_to which the same is _i-eturnable, and
said complaint and citation shall also be served on
one or more of the Selectmen of the town or town:
respectively in which said ferry or road are or may
be situa_te.d for the like time of twelve days before
such stiiting of said court.
SEC. 3. Whenever a ferry shall be re-located
pr newly established by order of the county court,
it shall be the duty of the court to fiz and establish
the rates of toll or ferriage, which shall and may
be taken at such ferry.
LA FAYETTE S. Fos-run,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS C. PExuNs, President of Senate, pro tem.
Approved, June 23, 18-17. CLARK BxssELL.
No. 31. Whereas the Act of the General As-
sembly of this State, passed May session, 1840
incorporating the Pequonnoc Fire Company
of Bridgeport, has become void,now therefore
Be it enacfed, That the Act so passed
acted, and the same shall be, and now is in full
force the same as though it. had not become void.
And Daniel Thatcher of said Bi°idgeport, be,
and he is hereby authorized to give public no.
tice that the enlistments will be taken for said
pompnny_ on the second Monday in July, 1847.
in the village of Pequonnoc, at eight o'clock.
forenoon, which notice shall be given by post-
ing in three public places in said village; and
that on said day designated the said Daniel
Thatcher may receive enlistments into said Fire
establishment. agreeably to the provisions of said?
original act. LAEATETTE S. FosTEI.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Tao's C. PERKINS, Pres. of Senate pro tom.
Appmved June 23, 1848. Cyan; Bzsaiau.
as aforesaid be, and the same is hereby re—en- .
company: and do all acts necessary for its re,-,
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