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Pl.lBLlD AGTS
Passed May Session, 1848.
Chapter Lxv.
An Act in addition to an Act concerning Nui-
sanccs.
SEC 1. Be it enacted by the senate and House
of Representatives in _General flsscmbly con-
vened, 'l‘ii-it it shall not belawful for any steam-
boat, or other vessel, propelled by steam, to pass
the Long Wharf and pier, in New Haven harbor,
when any vessel shall be lying tliereat at any
berth’ below the north end of the platform, on the
east side of the wharf, at agreater speed than
at the rate of six miles per hour; and if any
steamboat, or vessel propelled by steam, shall
pass said wharf and pier, when any vessel shall
be lying tliereat, at a rate of speed greater than
is herein allowed, the captain of such steamboat
or vessel, or whoever at such time may have
charge ofsuch vessel in the absence of the cap-
tain, sliall, on being duly convicted thereof in
the County Court, forfeit and pay one liuiiclrccl j
dollars, one half to the person who shall prose- i
cute the same to effect. and the other halfto the 2
county treasury; and shall also be liable to pay
threefold damages to any person whose property
may be injured by such offcncefi
SEC. 2. No proprietor of any steamboat or ves-
sel, or anypcrson employed by him, shall drop,
throw or deposit any ashes, cindcrs, coal, or other
refuse, from the furnace of such steamboat, or
vessel, into the waters of any harbor, river, creek
or buy, in this state, and the proprietor of any
steamboat, or other vessel, from which any asu-
es, Cinders, coal, or other refuse, from the fur-
nace, shall be dropped, thrown, or deposited,
contrary to the provisions of this act, shall for-
feit and pay for the first offence one hundred dol-
lars, andfor every subsequent offence two hun-
dreddollars, one half to him who shall prosecute j
10 effect, and the other half to the treasury of the '
«county. l
,w SEC 3. Tile charterer of any such steamboat, i
or other vessel shall be deemed the proprietor?
within the meaning of this act.
SEC. 4 In case the proprietor of such steam-
lboat be not a resident of this state, or within its
jurisdiction, such party may he proceeded against K
for any offence againstthe‘provisions of this act, ;
iin a qui tam action, by attachment of the steam- l
fboal, or .other vessel, from which such offence ‘
was committed, and the same may be liolden and j
sold to satisfy any fine imposed in such action, 3
under the provisions of this act.
LA FAYETTE S. FosTER,
Speaker of the House of Represeiitiitivcs.
CHARLES J. MC CURDY, President of the Senate.
Approved, June 24, 1848. CLARK B1ssELL.
Chapter Lxvi.
An Act in addition to an Act concerning Nui-
sauces.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in General Asseiiibly coiiven-
ed, That it shall not be lawful for any sleaiiiboit, '
or other vessel, propelled by steam, to pass the ,
wharf or pier in Bridgeport harbor, known as ‘
“Mather's Dock,” at a greater speed than at the
rate of six miles per hour , and if any steamboat",
or vessel propelled by steam, shall pass said
wharf or pier, at a rate of speed greater than is
lierein allowed, the captain ofsuch steamboat, or
wesscl, or whoever at such time may have charge
of such vessel in the absence of the captain, l
shall, on being duly convicted thereof in the’
County Court, forfeit and pay one hundred dol-
lars, one half to the person who shall prosecute
the same to effect, and the other half to the coun-
ty treasury; and shall also be liable to llirecfoltl
damages to the person whose property may be
injured thereby. LA FAYETTE S. FosTEii,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
«CHARLES J. MCCUiiDY, President ofthe Senate.
Approved, June 27, 18-18 CLARK B1ssELL.
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Chapter Lxvn.
An Act relating to Peddlers.
SEC. 1; Be it enacted by the senate and House
of Rep'rcsentativcs in General flssembly con
vened, That any person not an inliabitant of
this State, going from house to house, either on
foot or otherwise, carrying to sell, or exposing
for sale, any goods, wares or mei'chandize, which
are the growth or manufacture of any foreign
country; or any jewelry, plated ware, or es-
- $2 00
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iscliool house, if there be more than one of such
ldist-rict, is situ:itcd,. under appropriate fiends,
l all exceeding said number, to be paid out of the
_ within sixty days of the receipt by him of the re-
i ports aforesaid, record the particulars of the same
1 in a book kept by him for that purpose, and shall
, birth, death, and marri
. ment of the statistics forwarded by him as afore-
: blank forms for the returns to be made. both by
acttapproved June 10th, 1841, during the term
for which such license was obtained
SEC. 7. The act approved June 10th, 18-ll,
entitlei “ An Act for the regulation of Pcddlei--"
and the act in alteration of the same, approved
June’ 10th, 1842, are hereby repealed.
passenger shall be separated from his or her bag-
gage, it shall be the duty of such company to
give to such pa:-Isengor, at the time of receivi-ig
his or her baggage, a receipt or check for the
same, unless such passenger shall waive his
right to receive such receipt or check, when the
said liaggzige is so received. And every compa-
ny who shall fail to give such receipt or check
as aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay to the person
whose baggage is so i'ecc-ived, for such neglect or
failure, the sum of ten dollars, to l.ierccove1'od
by such person in an action ofdcbt; and in such
action, such person may be a witness, although a
party on the record.
LA FAYETTE S. FosTER,
Speaker of the House of Rcpreseiitativcs.
CHARLES J.McCURDY,Presiiieiit of the Senate.
Approved Jniie 23, 1848. CLARK l3issi:LL.
- Chapter Lxrx.
An Act providing for the Registration of Births
' Deaths and Marriages.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the senate and Hhuse
of Representatives in General ./Issmnbly con-
vened, That the district committee of each of
the several school districts in this State, or if
any of said districts shall, at an annual meeting,
appoint a district register, who shall accept the
appoiritnient, then such school district register,
instead of such committee, shall, in the uiontli
of_Augu_sl, annually, ascertain from the niost‘ ac-
curate means of information in his power, and
rt in writing to the town clerk of the town
the school house, or the principal
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grepo
in which
and in such form as shall be prescribed by the
secretary of state, the number of births, mar-
riages ancl deaths, which have occurred in such
district, during each year next preceding the first
lllonday of and in said mouth, the month and
day of tlicii” {lCCL'l1'l'(3l]CG, the names of the cliil
dren so .born, and the names, rcpulcd ago, color,
occupation, and, if not permanent inhabitants of
such district,residence, of the parents of such
children; the names, age, color, place of birt.li,
occupation, and, if not perinanciit inhabitants of
such district, residence, of the pcrsons,s_o dying,
and the reputed cause of their deaths ; the
iiaines, color, occupation, place of birth, reputed
age, and, if not permanent. inhabitants of said
district, residence, of persons so married, to-
gcther with the name of the minister or magis-
tralo reputed to have ]7C1'lii]'ll1(‘.\l the ceremony,
and wlietlier the same is the first or other mar-
riage of the parties respectively; and such re-
port sliall be signed by the committee, or 1'cgis-
ter, noting the same, and an oath shall be ad_min-
istered of the form following, to wit: You do
solemnly swear(or affirm) that the above is a true
report of the matters tlieroin contaiiied, accord-
ing to your best knowledge and belief, so help
you God, (or, on the pains and penalties of per-
jury.) Aiidsaid oath shall be subjoiiicd to the
forms to be furnished by the Seci'elai'_\' of State,
and the aclministration of said oath shall be cer-
tified by the magistrate who administt-1‘s the
same.
SEC. 2. For each birth, death and marriage,
contained in said rep ':1't, not exceeding one huii-
drcd in number, the committee. or legist-v;-r,
shall receive five cents, and two cents each for
town treasury.
The town clerk of such town shall
trziiismit to the Secretary of State a copy or ab-
stract thereof, in such form as shall be ‘pl'C‘S(‘l'll)C(l
by the Secretary which copy or abstract shall be
certified by such town clerk, who shall receive
for duties aforesaid, two cents each for every
age. so recorded and re-
ported by him to the Secretary of State, to be
paid out of the treasury of the town.
SEC. :1. The secretary of State shall annually
present to the General Assembly afull state-
said, and shall also furnish to the several towns
the committees or i'cgistci's, and the town clerk.
SEC. :3. Every school district committee,
school district register, and town clerk, who shall
neglect or refuse to perform any of the duties
herein before prescribed for him to perforrn,
shall forfeit and pay a fine not exccediiig fifty
dollars, nor less than fifteen dollais, at the dis-
cretion of the court before whom the prosecu-
tion is brought, one half to him who shall prose-
cute the same to effect, and the other half to the
treasury of the state. .
LA FAYETTE S. FosTER,
Speaker of the clause of Representatives.
CHARLES J. MCCURDY, President of the Senate.
Approved June 2-1, 181118. CLARK B1ssELL.
Chapter Lxx.
An Act autliori7.ing Writs of Replevin.
SEc.1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
suit in which the attacliiiienl: was made, with
sutlicient surety, in a sum equal ‘to the value of
according tollaw.) Hereof fail not, and make
due return oftbis writ, with your doings therein,
&c. ' I __
v Dated, &.c. J. :II. Jiwtiee of the Peace.
- SI-‘Ci 5 The bond on such writ, may be in the
following form: .
You and of acknow-
ledge yourselves jointly and severally bound to
C D, of , in a recogniz-.inc'e of
.(lollai's, that A B, of '
writ. of replcvin, he hath now taken out against
the said C D, at the County Courl, to be lioldcu
at , on the Tuesday of next,
(or before the justice of the-‘peace to whom the
same is returnable,) to full effect; and in case he
make not his plea good, satisfy such damages and
costs as the said O D, shall recover against him.
SEC. 6. Wlieii the damages demanded in such
writ exceed thirty-five dollars, it shall be return-
able to the County Court, otlicrwise to a Justice
of the neace. In the latter case, if the defend-
ant make avowr_v, demanding more than seven,
and not excc-cdiiig tliii'ty-five dollars damages,
the action shall be appealaililc _to the County
‘Court, altliough the demand in the writ does not
exceed scvcii dollars, and the party appealing
shall give bond with sufficient ‘surety, to prose-
cute his appeal to effect, and answer all damages
in case he make not his plea good; if the dama-
ges dciiianded by the avowaut shall exceed thir-
ty-five dollars, such action shall be removed to
the next County Court in the same manner as
when the defendant pleads title to land in an ac-
tion of trespass. Prov-irled, That the avowant
shall recover no_ costs, unless he recovers more
than thirty-five dollars damages And vvliero
the particsjoin issue upon a plea of title to land,
such action shall be removed in like manner.
SEC. 7. lfflie plaintiff in the writ of replevin
shall fail to appear. or withdraw, or become non-
suit, before issuejoincd, then the d€ll':ll(li1nlIl'l:lV
make a siiggestioii in the nature of an ai-’owry~,
stating the injury he has sustained, and his claim
forilaniagcs, and the court shall proceed to en-
quire as on a licaring in daniages, and shall ren-
dci'juil;,r'..nciit in favor of the defendant to recover
such sum for the dainagcs he has SL1Sl€1lnc(l, as
they shall tl')llll(_ll1Sl‘, and his costs. Aiul if. the
plaintiff's-li:ill, withdraw, oi- become non-suit, af-
ter issue joined. and before trial, the court may,
in like manner, render judgment for the defend-
ant to recover his damages and costs.
Replevin of Praperti/ flt.‘acb.ed.
, shall prosecute the
CHAPTER Lxxir. , , _
"to repeal an Act tlici-ein mentioned.
Be it cfnactezl by the senate and House ofI?e-
.792-eseiztcgfives in General .:‘fSS€7)If)]_’l/ convened,
That an Act entitled “An Act in alteration of an
‘Act for the due observance of the S-abliatli‘ or
Lord’s clay, and days of Public F:isting and
Thfl"l<5§.“’l“g.” passed May Session, A D: 1816,
be, and tge same is hereby repealed. Pi-ovizled,
That llilv‘.:i_'Cl' shall not affect the powers and du-
ties of tygi-liingmen hefetofore elected by anv ec-
clesiastitfil society; but such lZyll1lfi'_‘.'lllen shall
con‘l‘iinue~;,,i_i.:-f-"office for the time for whiclrtlicy
were electcdg
T‘-if “ LA FAYETTE S Fosrian,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
C'HAnLi-:s’J. MCCURDY, Pl'0Sl(l(3fll of the Senate.
Approvyc-d‘June 12, 18-18. CLARK l3issi;LL.
: i ‘v . CHAPTER Lxxm.
An act tojalter and repeal certain parts of an Act
eiitilled_-“A11.A'ct for regulating Salaries and
Fees-93;: -. . ~ . _ .
Bcjt enacted. by the senate and House of
I{‘eprese/z"_i,‘a.t'ioes in General .dsse7nbl;i/ C0’.’LUC'lu,'(l,
That the first clause or sentence ofscction twelve
of said act be, and the same is licreby repealed.
LA FAY}‘.’l"I‘E F. Fo.~.'rER,
e House of l{epl’eSCl1l(tl.lVL:S.
CHARLI-;s J. l\‘lCCURD\',
President of the Senate.
1818. CLARK B1ssELL.
S pea’lt'cr of th
Approved June 22,
‘; Chapter Lxxiv. '
An Act in addition to an Act ciflitlcd “An Act
l().l‘vl‘0_"1'llliltll‘lg Salaries and Fees.
Be 2'! enac_tr"il by the senate and House of Re-
jiresen-tu:i't'>cs -in General .élsscmb/y convened,
That tlicrc ‘shall be allowed the ailjiilaiil.-geiici'al
of this state, a salary of fO_lll"lll1n(ll'C(l dollars per
'.‘.lll‘.l1lTl,l()l)G“ll'l full of all compensation for his
services and expenses, except necessary station-
ery and postage in the‘-‘business of his office.
. LAFAYETTE S. FOSTI-ZR,
Speaker of the House of l»’.cpreseiitativcs.
T1-ios. B. l3UTL};R,
President of the Senate,pro tem.
Approved June 28, 18:18. CLARK B1ssELL.
, CHAPTER Lxxv.
An Act relating to the Fees of the Sec1'c.tui'y of
this State.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by I/ie Senate and
SEC. 8. Before any writ of replevin ‘shall be
issued to rcplevy property attached, notice in I
writing shall he served upon the plaintiff in the:
suit in which such aftaclinicnt was made, or upon
liis_attoriicy_, if either such plaintiff or attorney
reside within the state, and also on the officer
sciviiig the ati:i_chinciil', a reasonable time before
issuiiig such writ of rcplcvin, that all persons in-
tercstod may be heard relative to the amount and
sufficiency of tho bond to be taken on issuing the
SCHIXC.
SEC. 9. The autliority signing such writ ofre-
plcvin, shall take it bond to the plainiifi in the
the property attached, conditioned to prosecute
his action of rcplcvin to effect and on failure so
i.o do, to deliver the property attached to the of-
ficer who attached the same, or to the officer
who shall have the execution issued in the ori-
ginal suit, so that it may be taken on such execu-
tion, and, on failure tlicreof, to pay the debt or
dainage that may be recovered in such suit.
SEC. l0. Ifthe writ of attachment be founded
on tort for the recovery of unliijuidatcd damages,
Ilic autliority issuing such writ of rcplcvin, if it
shall appear to him that the amount required to
be attached is excessive, may take a bond for
such sum only as he shall deem reasonable.
SEC. 11. The pl:iiiitifl'iii such writ of replcvin
may cite the party attaching the property order-
ed to be rcplevicd, to appear before a proper
court. to answer to a charge for unlawfully taking
the same; and if such plaintiff shall make out a
title to such property, he shall have judgment to
retain it'wilh his damages and costs; but if he
shall fail to make out a titlc,jndgiiieiit Shall be
reiidered against him to return such property to
the officer who attached it, or to the officer who
shall have the execution issued in the original
suit, and, on failure thereof, to pay the value of
such pro;i:-1'ty, or the debt or darnages and costs,
l'CCU\'Cl'Ctl in the action in which they were at-
tached, in case it cxcecds in value the amount of
such debt or damages and costs.
SEC. 12. The writ to rcplcvy property attach-
ed, maybe in the following form: '
To the SIi.crifl' of , Sfc. Greeting.
By authority of the State of Connecticut,you
are hereby coinmiindcd, without delay, to cause
to be rcplcvicd to E F of , his goods and
chattels, to wit, , now in the posscsion
of G ll of , sheriff, &.c., by virtue of an
altacliincnt in favor of A B, of , against
C D, of , and you are to summon the said
A ll to appear before the Court, to be
held at , in and for the County of
on the Tuesday of , 18 ,
then and there to answer to the said E F, in a
plea of trespass. wherein the pl-.iiiilifi' complains
that the defendant, on the day of
18 , unlawfully took, and has ever since
unlawfully detained the said goods and chattels
ofthe plaintiff, to his dainage the sum of
dollars; to recover which damagzjcs, with the pos-
session ofsa"d goods and chatlcls and his costs,
he brings this suit. (The said 13 F has given
bond according to law.) llercof fail not Szc.
Dated the (lay of , is
0. 3. Justice of the Peace.
SEC. 13. The bond taken on issuing such writ,
may be in the following form:
You , ' , acknowledge your-
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Ifouss of Repre.sentali7ves in General ./1ssem-
sences; or any cotton, woolen or silk goods, (ex-
cepting only sewing silk, cotton and linen tlireads
woolen yarn, and stockings knit from such thread
or yarn,) which are the growth, produce or inan- ~
ufacturc of the United States, shall be deemed a
peddler.
SEC. 2. Any person who shall be a peddler
without having a license therefor, agreeably to
the provisions of this act, shall 1'01-feit a sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars nor less than fifty
dollars, one half to him who shall sue therefor
and prosecute his suit to effect, and the other
half to the treasury of this state.
SEC. 3. Every peddler, before offering for sale
any of the goods, wares or mercliandize, the sale
of which constitutes him a peddler as aforesaid,
in any town in this state,shall obtain froui the
sclectmen of such town, or the majority thereof,
a license for the term of one year froui the date of
same; for which license he shall pay the sum of
ten dollars, for the use of the treasury of the
said town.
SEC. 4. Such license shall be in the following
form, viz :
STATE or CONNECTICUT,
County of Town of ;
Be it known that license is hereby granted to A.
B»: Of , in the county of
and State Of , to be a peddler with-
—in this town, for one year from this date.
Given under our hands, this day of
-A. D
- Selectmen of town of
-‘SEC. 5. Every peddler who shall offer for sale
any goods, wares or mercliandize aforesaid, in
any town in this state, shall when thereto re-
-quired by any justice of the peace, grand juror,
-or constable of such town, exhibit and show his
license as aforesaid, to such justice of the peace,
grandjuror or constable; and on his failure so
to do, shall forfeit and pay to the treasury of such
town the sum of fifteen dollars.
SEC. 6. This act shall not affect any peddler
_who has heretofore obtained a license under the
My convened, That writs of rcplevin shall be
allowed in the following cases only: First, in fa-
? vor of any person to recover his cattle or other ,
l animals when impounded ; Second, in favor of
any person claiming to be the owner of goods or
chattels attached in any suit, other than the de-
fendant therein.
SEC. 2. Writs of rcplcviu may be signed by
any authority authori'/.ed to sign writs; except
that writs of replevin to rcplcve property attacl'i-
ed, when the debt or damages demanded in the
writ of attachment shall exceed three hundred
dollars. shall be signed by a judge of the Superi-
or Court, or the Judge of the County Court in
the county where such property was attached.
Rcplevin of .r1ni'mals I).’I]7i)ll}l(l(.‘(l.
SEC. 3. The authority signing a writ of reple-
viii, to replevy animals impounded, shall take a
bond with sufficient surcty to the adverse party,
conditioned that the plaintiffsliall prosecute his
action to effect, and pay all damages and costs,
which such party may recover against him.
SEC. 4. Writs of repleviii to replcvy animals
impounded may be in the following form:
To the S/Lc7‘zfl"of 1<‘., Src. (r'reetiTng :-
By authority of the State of Connecticut, you
are hereby commanded, without delay, to cause
to be replcvicd to A. B., of , his beasts,
to wit, , now distrained or impounded
by C D, of ,and by him unjustly de-
tained, as it is said; and you are to summon the
said C D, to appear before the ‘County Court to
be lioldcii at , in and f'or the said coun-
ty, on the Tuesday of next; then
and there to answer unto the said A B, in a plea
of trespass, wherein the said A B complains, that
the said O D, on the ' day of
&.c., at in a certain place, called
&.c., took the said beasts, and them unjustly im-
pounded and detained, as aforesaid, until this
time; which is to the damage ofthe said A B the
sum of dollars, and tliercfoi'e he brings
this suit, &.c., (the said A. B. having given bond
. in a rccogiiizancc of
' to effect, and, iflie fail to do so, shall deliver the
of
selves jointly and severally bound to A B of
dollars, that E F, of
,shall prosecute the writ of replevin
that he liath now taken out against the said A B,
goods directed to be rcplcvied to the officer who
attaclicd the same, or to the oflicci who shall
have the execution issued in the suit in favor of
Sflld A. ll against C l), 01' , in which said
property was attiiclicd, so that tlicy maybe taken
on said execution, and on failure thereof, to pay
the debt or dainagcs and costs, that may be reco-
vered in said suit.
SEC. 11. The ofliccr by whom such property
was attached, shall deliver the same to the ollicer
serving the writ of rcplevin, upon being served
willi a true and attested copy of the writ of re
plcvin.
SEC. 15. The act entitled “An Act. authoriz-
ing writs of Rcpleviii,” and the Acts in addition
thereto, and all other acts, so far as the same are
inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed.-
_ LA FAYETTE S. 1-'osTER,
Speaker‘ of the House of Representatives.-
Ci-iAs. .l. MCCURDY, President of the Senate‘,
Approved Ju-ne_15, 18-18. CLARK BISSELL.
- Cliaptcr'1.xxI'.
An Act to alter and repeal certain parts‘ ofian Act
entitled “An Act for the due observation of
the Sabbath or Lord’s (lay, and days of Public
Fasting and Thanksgiving.”
Be it enacted by the senate and House of Re-
presentatives in General ./flssembly conceited,
That the tliird- section of said Act, and also so
much of the second section thereof as prohibits
any person from being present at any concert of
music, dancing, or other public diversion on the
evening preceding the Lord’s day, be, and the
same are hereby repealed.
LA FAYETTE S. FosTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
IIouse of Rep2'esentu.t'ive.s~ in Gene’;-ril /lsseiiilify
com:r*n'ecl, That. for all copies of records, or oili-
er documeiits. in the office of the Secretiiry of
this State, there shall be paid to the-, Secretary,
for the use ofthe State, at the rate of twenty-
five cents for each and eveiytwo liundred and
eighty words contained in sucli (topics :—Prn-
Tlcfftf. That no fees shall be l'0qlIll‘(‘.Cl for copies
ofsucli resolutioiis as relate to the payment of
money from the State ti'easi.iry.
Si-tc. ‘J. Foi' all scrvici-.s, oiliertlian those
provided for in the precediiig sectioii of this act
no conipeiisatiou wliatcvcr shall be required, or
received, for the perforiiiaiicc of any duties or
acts, oitlier by the Sf‘(3l'(!lill'_V in his official ca-
pacity, or by any clerk employed in his office,
or for any service of such cl. rk.
SEC, 3. The salary now by law allowed to
the Secrciai'y, and the conipciisatiion to the
clerk emjifoyed by him, are not, in any manner
to be iifibctcd by this act.
SEC. 4., ',l‘lic. eleventh section ofthe “ Act for
regulatihgSalaries and Fces;” and the sixth
si-ctioii (7-".io'e.li'.)< —“ Act conccriiiiig Petiiioiis and
Memorials to the General Asseiiililyz" also,
the act in addiiioii thereto, passed in 1836; and
also the act, in fartlier a_ddit.ioii thereto, passed
in 18 ire lici'i_-liy severally, icpcaled.
LA FAYETTE S. FOSTER,
Speaker of the House of R cpicseiitzitives.
Cl~lAl;{LES .l. Mi.-CUBDY,
l_’residcnt of the Senate.
Approved, June 20th, 1818.
‘ _ CLA hi
HF‘
01,5
ESSELL.
Cll'.~\l‘TIZR LXXVI.
An Act: to repeal certain parts of Acts thcrcin
named.
Be it enacted by the Senate (‘(7I(l House of
r_iess'on__board, as in in his opinion, shall make
it. proper for him to cause such vessel to con-
tinue sulijé-ct. to qu:irr.iitiiie; he shall order such
‘-’€‘»$-“Tel T0 lie reiuoveil to such place as‘ shall be
assigned as ii place of quai~autim-.; and the cap-
taiu of such vessel shall foi'fc-ii. and pay a fine
of not less tlian two liuiidred dollars, or suffer
iniprisoniiieiit not less tliaii six llmlillls, or both,
at the discretion of the courts. A
LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER,
Speaker oftlie House of l)xC§)l’('..<e‘lll:lll\’(?S.
CHARLES. J. l\‘T('.(.il,l.l‘)Ll)BL',
President of the Senate.
Approved, June l:3tli 184°.
CL.-Xllli BISSE LL.
C1-I.»\I"I‘l'ZR Lxxix. »
An Act to prev:-iit Sl2l\'(‘l'_Y.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by (fie .3‘;-mzle and
Ifouse of Rqirescrilalivcs in G‘-eiierul Assen.-.bi’j/
conceited, Tlieit no person shall l.ci'enl'{cr be liol—
den iii slavery in this State.
Si-zc. All persons until this time lield_iis
slaves, who have been cmaiir:ipat‘cd by their
masters, if they are reduced to \'.'.iiit. shall be
supported by their former niasters, their heirs,
execiitoi's, and adiniiiisti'ntoi's, and on their re-
fusal, the sclcctiiien of the town where such
persons belong shall provide for their support;
and the town shall be entitled, in 2| proper ac-
tion on the case, to recover all the cxpciise of
such support. from the forncr iiiasici:-' of suéli
p_ersoiis, or tlicir heirs, executors or :iiliiiiiiisii'a—
tors. Pi'ovi(lecl, that iiotliing licreiii coiitained
shall apply to cases where the in:isiei' emanci-
patiiig his slave, has been liei'etol'oi'c cxeiiiptcd
by iziw from liability for his support.
SEC. 3. The first, second, third, sixth and
Se'l(3llll1 sections oftlic 2l('.l3_ entitled “ An Act to
prevent slavery,” are liereny repealed.
LA FAYETTE S. FOSTER.
Speaker of the House of Rcpi'esi-iit.zitives.
Cl-IARLES .l'. b'lcCUl'iDY,
l’ifcsi(leiit of the Senate.
Approved, June 12th, 1848.
CLARK l3l'SSELL.
ciiAPTi~:r. Lxxx.
An Act relating to the Revised Statutes.‘
SEC. 1. Be il emzclezl by the Senate and
Ifousc of Rr:prcsenlaliL'cs in General 11sseiii.bly/
conrenecl, That the several acts l'eVlS(‘(l by the
committee appoiiitedby the General Asscnibly
til: its last: session to revise the Statute La\vs of
l;’ . _ _ CHAPTER Lxxxiii.-_ _ is
an Act. in addition to _“' An Act: for the assess?
_ _ , meiit of Taxes.”
Brril c’nacl'ccZ by the Senate and House qfRcp-
~re.s-en/ulives in General j.lSS6‘I7(fJl?] comrenezl,-'l‘hat~
it shall be the‘ duty‘ of the casliiers of the sev-
eral incorporated baiilis, and the SeCl‘6ttlI'leS of
turnpike, irsuraiice, and other‘ companies
whose stock is liable to be ta.\'ed_within’ the
state, to iiiform by mail or otherwise, the‘ a's”ses“-
sor or assessors of eiicli town within this‘ sfz'i’fé,-
wlicre the stock or any single shares of the‘
suiiie may by law be liable to be taxed, the‘
iiiarkct voluc of the same, dtii-iiig the mouth of
Septeuilier. in each year, said iiifoi-miition_ to be
given to said assessors by the 12th day ot'Octo-
her in each yoaiu '
_ L.-1 FAYETTE S. FOSTER,-
Spciil-‘.ei' ofthc House of Ropi'cseiitative‘§:
THOS. B. BUTLER, '
4 Prcsideiit of the SGlll1l‘.e,17'I‘0 fem
Approved, June 28th, 1848.
' CLARK BISSELL
._..:,
cH.\PTi-2R Lxxxiv
An Act conceriiing Telegi'apli Companiies‘.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by/"lire Senate and
House Qf'IZejn'esc7ilatives in. General Asseiiiblg/'
cmivenecl, Any li1_ln1l)e'l' of poisons may associate
for the purpose of constructing a fine‘ of Wll'fiS
oftelcgi-apli tlirough this state, or from an’ to
any point within this state, upon the terms and
conditions and subject to the liabilities prescribed
in this act. _
SE‘. 2. Such persons, under their hands‘
and seal, shall make a certificate, which shall
specify,
1st. ‘The name assumed-to distinguish suclr
association, and to be used in its dealings, and
by which it may sue and be‘ sued: _ ._ _
2d. The general route of the line oftelegrapli‘
desigiiatiiig the points to be coniiccted.
3d..Tlio capital stock of such tlSSOclt'll}l0l‘l.-
and the number of shares into which the stock-
shall he '.li'.'i..lecl. ‘ _ . _
4th. The names and places of, residence of
the share lioldi-.rs, and the nunib'er' of shares‘
held by each oftliein respectively.~ _
5th. The period at which such association
shall coziiniciico and terminate ‘ _ _
\Vliich certificate shall be recorded in the‘
office ofthe clerk ofthc town where the office
of such association shall be estnlilislied, and 8}
copy ilicicof filed in the office of the Secretary’
of State.
the State, rcfei-red to the joint select 3()lllllIlllCC
on the rcvisioii of the Statutes, and by them re-
ported to this Asscnibly, be, and the same are
hereby approved.
Size. 2. Tlie said revised acts, so approved,
and the acts passed at the present session, when
iiicorporated with said revised acts, sh:-ill con-
stitute , “ The Reviseil Statutes of the State of‘
Connecticut ;” and the same are hereby enact-
oil and coiifiriiied as such.
_ Size. 3. All public statute laws other than
the said acts revised and approved, and the said
$151.‘. 3. Upon complying with the provision‘s‘
of the last preceding section, such ussociiitioii
shall be, and hereby is declared to be, a body‘
corporate, by the nziiiie so as nfore‘sii'i{3 to‘ be‘_
desigiiuicd in said certifi‘cate;- and a Copy" of.
said certificate, duly certified by the‘ clerli? Of"
the town wliero the same is filed and i'ec‘oi'(led';
or by the Sccretiiry of State. may be used as‘
.‘.’l(lUl)("O in all courts and places, for and against
any such association. A _ _ _
SEC. 4. Such association shall have pow'er‘
acts passed at this prcseiit session, and other:
than acts of incorporatioii coiitirniiiig sta.‘rtes,'
and acts which, alihougli public acts in form are:
of a merely private nature, are licreliy rcpenlcrl.
_ll)‘I'(;?.‘l([C[f, that. all riglits, privileges and ll2l!!lll-
iiiiics graiitcil to, and vested in, any person or
persons, or body corporate, by virtue of any of
the statutes hereby 1'opc.alc.d shall not: be im-
paired or affected by such repcal. 1’rnri(lecI,
also, that all iiiatters coiiiinciiccd by virtue of
the statutes hereby repealed, pcndiiig or un-
flnislie-d wlicii this act shall go into U;!Cl‘illl0:1,
niay be prosccuted to final effect in the saiiiic
niauiiicr that they iiiiglit. have been if this act
had not liccii pzis.~.ed,' unless it shall be other-
wise specifically provided by law. 1)I‘(Il.‘l([<’.’(i],
also, that no act wliich has licrctofore liocii rc-
pcaled shall be revived by the repeal lllCl1llOllCLl
in this act.
SEC. 4. \Vhcii the said revised statutes all
have been published, under the supci'iiitciul-
I
sh
RC1)7'CSCllftlflt‘C8 in General _/ls.s~ui.~I;[_// co/ircziecl,
That the Sk'(‘0li(l section oftlie act untitled "‘ An
Act pi'esci'ibiiig the duty of Town Clerks,” and g
so much of the act entitled “An Act for rogu-
latiiig Sa‘.aries and Fees,” as is ini:oiisisteiit.§
with an act. passcil May Session, 18-lb‘, eiitziiled
“ An Act providiiig for the llcgistnilioii of”,
Birtlis, Deaths and Mai'i'iages," be, and the
same are lieroby repealed.
LA l<‘AYl£'l"l‘E S. FOS"ER, ‘
Speaker of the House of lleproseiiiatives. ,
CHAS. J. i\lcCU.llDY, l
Presideiit of the Senate. ‘:
Approved, June 28th, 1848.
CLARK BISS ELL.
l
I
cii.n.r'ri~:R Lxxvii. 1
An Act in addition to an Act entitled “ An Act ;
couceriiiiig Common Schools.” ''
SEC. 1. Be it c-iiarrlril by the Senate and
House of Rep:-esenlrilioes in General Assciiibly
con-ve'ne¢/, Tliai. when ii school district has been
or shall be liei'eaft‘i-=i' formed from two or more
adjoining scliool-socielzaos, such district shall be-
long, for all school purposes, to the society in
which the school house shall be situated, and
the inhabitiiiits of such district: shall liave the
sauie rights and privileges in that society, in all
iiiiittcrs pertaiiiiiig to schools, as are enjoyed
by those of olilicr school districts, and the prop-
erty of such district: may be taxed in such so-
ciety for all _scliool purposes the same as the
property of other districts; but for all other
pu1'pos(‘s the parts of such district shall belong
to, aiirl be taxed in the societies to which such _
pa rts belonged before such district was forined.
SEC. 2. And all laws iiiconsisteiit with this
act are hereby icpcaleil.
LA l*‘AYE'l'TE S. FOSTER.
Speaker of the llouse of Represeiitaitives.
CHARLICS J. MCCUI-’t])Y¢
.l.’i'csidoiit of the Senate.
Approved, June 22d, 1848.
CLARK BISSELL.
CH.-\I"l‘}-ZR 1..\'xvm.« ‘ _
An Act. in ailditioii to and in alteration of “"An
Act: providing in case of Sickness.”
SEC51». Be it enacted byllic Senate and House
of Rcpres‘cnlatvi1;es in General Assenzbly conz:eri.-
ed, That any" vessel subject to (]11E1’l'tllll’.ll1e‘, arri-
ving iii the linrbor of New Haven, on board of
which vessel there be no sickness at the time
of such arrival, or on lioa-rd of which, during
the passage. there shall have been no case of
niiilignaiit or contagious disease’, may come to
and make fast: at the end of Long \Vhai‘f, with-
out iucurriiig any penalty as for violation ofthe
quarantine laws: P-rrwicletl, however, that no
person shall be allowed to leave said vessel ex-
cept to make fast to the wharf, until said ves-
sel shall have been visited by ii health officer
and have been by him discliarged from quaran-
tine.
CHARLES :1. MC CURDY, President of the Senate.‘
Approved June 13._ 1848. CLARK B1ssELL. '
. eiicc of the coiiiniittce a ppointcd for tlizit'pui'-
3 during their continuance in office, to take ac-
SEC. 2. If any vessel shall come to said wharf-' A
pose, one copy tlieroof shall be dcpositcil and
for over kept in the office of the Seci'ctai-y of
State, to which copy said Secretary sliall an-
nex ii coi'tific:it'e, under his liuiid and seal ofllic
state, that the laws flu-rciii contaiiicd arc the
statute laws of ilie State of Coiiiici-ticut, and
such certified copy shall be an authentic rccoril
ofsuch laws.
SEC. 5. This act and the said revised stat-
utcs shall go into effect on the first day of Jan
nary, 1849, and not before, and until said (lay,
the statute laws now in force aiid not i'ep<-aled
at. the p1'osciit session, of the Goiieral Assem-
bly, aiul tlie.acts passed at the present. session,
froin the time when they severally go into effect.
shall be and rcniaiii the statute luws of this
state. _
LAFAYETTE FOSTER,
Speaker of the I~louse of Reprosoniat.ives.
THOM.-XS I3. l}iU'l‘Ll£.‘l,
l’resitloiit. oftlie Senate, pro fem.
Approved, June 27th, 18-18.
CLARK BISSELL.
C1IAI"l‘l-ZR Lxxxi.
An Act in addition to “ An Act for the appoint-
ment. of Siirvcyors.”
Be it enac/ed by {he Senate and IIoi/sc of
Rr=prescntat7'resin General Asseinlily/ C'onrene(l,
That all county ‘siii-vo_voi'.s, legally appoiiiteil,
shall be, and they are hereby fully authorized,
kiiowlorlgoinciits of deeds of land within the
limits of tlieir respective, CO11l)flCS;_ and that
every (ls-oil of land, acknowledged before such
a surveyor, shall be as valid in law as if ac-
knowledged before a judge or it justice of the
peace.
LA FAYETTE FOSTER;
Spcakcr of the l-louse of lieDl‘eS9.lll‘:ltl\"6S.
Cl-IARLES J. ‘\lcCU.RDY,~
l’resideiit of the Senate‘.-
23d, 1848. _
CLARK BISSELL.
Approved, June
\ _ c‘i'iArT'E'n Licxxif. . y ‘ j _
An Act. in addit.ion to an Act entitled ‘T/iii‘ Act
pifovidiiig for the‘ collection of Taxes."
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Rcpresenlalirves in General Assenibly C07?1:6'n8£l,
That. the committee of the several ecclesitical
societies, and the conimittees of the several
school societies in this state, or 11 majority of
said comiiiittees, are empowered to iiliate the
taxes assessed by their respective societies
upon such persons as are poor and indigent;
and unable to pay the same.
LA FAYETTE S. FOSTER,-
Speuker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES J. MCCURDX-'¢
President of the Senate‘.
to purcliusc, receive and hold and convey suclr
real esizitc, and such only, as~inay be necessary’
for the cozivcnicnt transaction of the busiiie‘ss,-
and for cll’c::t.ually carrying on the (‘:‘,"iC:":’iti(>‘i‘i‘§
of such association, and may a'p'pc'int such (lirer:-'
tors, officers and agents, and make" such pru’=
dential rules, i°c{,:iil:itions and by-laws, as may’
be llCCeSS11l'y in the triinsactioii of thcii-business,
not. inconsistent with the laws of this state or‘
the United States.
Site. 5. Such association is autliorizedto c"oi'i‘-
striii-t lines of tclcgrapli along and upon any of;
the public roads and liigliways, or across any of
the waiters within the limits of this state, by the‘
orcctioii of the necessary fixtures,» iiicliiding."
posts, piers, or abutinents, for sustiiining the
cords or wires of such linos ; Proviclecl, the‘
same shall not be constructed as to ll)C0lnl11()(le"
the public use ofsaid roads or liigliw:iys. or in«
jiiriously iiit.ei‘ri.ipt the iiavigntioii of said waters ;'-
iior shall this act. be so construed as to authorize‘
the coiisti'ui:tioii of any bridge across any oftho
waters oftiiis stale. _ _ _
SEC. G. 11' any person over‘ wliose‘-L lands said
lines shall pass, upon wliicli sail posts, piers or'_
abutiiiciits shall be pliic‘e'd,sliall consider himself
ziggrii-veil or ilamageil tliereby, it shall be the‘
duty of the County Court. of the county within
which said lands are. on the application of_su(_:l1‘
person, and on iiofiice to said associatioii, (to be‘
served on the president or any dircctoi',) to ap-
point tlirce discreet and (llSllltel'eSl3C(l persons as‘
comniissioners, who shall severally take‘ an
oath before any person authorized to administer’
oaths, faitlifully and impai'i.iiilly to pe‘rform the‘
(lutii-s i'c.qiiii'cd of flit-in by this act: and it shall
be the duty of said Ci)llllIllSSlOllG‘l'S, or ii majority
of t.lic.m, to in .ke a just and equitable uppi'iiisul5
of all the loss or (laniiige sustained by said up-
plicant, by rezisoii of said lines, posts, piers or‘
abutinents; duplicates of which said appraise-
uiont shall be‘ reduced to writing, and signed by
said coimiiissioiiei's, or i'n"ajority ofihem; one‘
copy" shall be delivered to the applicant, and the‘
other to the president, or any director or officer’
of said association or corporsitio‘n, on de‘m"af:'<'l;-
and in case any dainage shall be adjudged to‘ §i'1'id
iipplicaiit, the association or corporatioii shall
pay theaniouiit tli‘ereof, with costs of said ap-‘
praisal, said costs to be liquiclzited and ascertainerlj
in said award; and said commissioners shall
receive for their services, two dollars for each
day they are actually employed in making. sai
:lppl‘:1lSel1)(’-l)t.' . 4 __ _ ,_ _
SEC. '7. Any pe'rso'ii who shall uiilavvfully
mid intentionally injure, molest or destroy any
of the lines, posts, piers,» or iibiitinents, or the‘
materials or property beloiigiiig thereto, of any‘
company organized under this act, shall, on'
conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a mis-
deniciiiioi‘, and be punished by a fine not exceed-
ing two hundred dolliirs, or imprisonnient in the:
county jail not exceeding one year,- or both, at‘
the discretion of the‘ _ court before vvhich the’
coiivi-ction' shall be had.- I Z _ _ ',
Site: 8. It shall be lawful for any’ :'i's'sociatio'r'r
of persons oi'gniiized~ under" this, act, by their’
articles of a'sso_'ciatio'n',» to‘ provide for an increase‘
of their‘ ea pit'~al', and of the number of the asso-‘
c'ia‘tio'n’.- ,, _ _ , . .
SEC. fl. The stockholders of every association‘
orga-iiizcd in pursuance of this __act.,~'.’_sliiill be’
jointly and severally pe‘i'son:illy liable. for the‘
payuicnt of all debts and demands against such"
association, which shall be contracted or which‘_
shall be‘ or shall become‘ due during the time of
holding such stock; but such liability" of any
stockholder shall not exceed twenty-five per‘
cent. in amount, on the amount of stock held
by him, and no'stock-liolder shall be procee‘ded:
against for the collection of any debt or demand
against such association, until judgineiit. thereon‘
;shall— have been obtained against the as_sociation.~
gand an execution on such judgnient shall have‘
I-been returiied unsatisfied in whole or in part,-
';or unless such association shall be dissolved-
Approved, June 9th, 1848.
and the health oflicer shall find any such sick-
CLARK BI-SSE-LL.
l
SEC. 10. It shall be the duty of the ownog
all i'ailroad companies, and the seci'etai'ies of.‘
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