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NUIVIBER 2976---NEW
SERIES.
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SNORWALK, CONN. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1853.
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Cffi.-.- .li"est Side the Bridge in. Léonai-d’s
B11-ilding. over sfore of F. St. John.
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lnose living out of any Carrier’: llistz-ict_ and calling
_at the Uilit-_e tor their Papers, in advance,
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' Dr. La. 2'-ootris.
Attcriiey and Counselor at Law,
OFFICE 01731: .-l{..»1LLORY‘S STORE,
No;-wall.-1, Conn.
3'-’.~"eii'1'y,
.i%.t‘toi'iicy and tlounsclor
N0i'tva.lk Conn.
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».\=on\vALK,
L i Ii: e in e s s e s
PV¢z.-wra7i.le.'l to please all Good Jziages.
vmr. D. I-IAIGHT,
(Late Lockwood, I-Iaight S2 C0.)
.\l.\.\'Ul~‘.\C'l'UREII 0|-‘
TIN, SEE}; I“ IRQN & COPPER
“'é°F/‘ezizece-.9-3,.)
AND DEALER IN
Slaves, Castings, Br-z'i'.tam.'a, Japamzed,
Croi:/wry, C’/ii-mt, P0rceZa2T7z.,
am! I-‘Voorlcn Wfares,
And Housekeeping Articles.
I\'ORWALI{_. CONN.
Near the D. A: N. Rail Road.
C. & E. K. LOCKWOOD,
E\'(lI~I\\"Al.l{, CONN.,
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TIN, SIIEET Il3lf.lI‘I dz IJGPPER
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Szarcs, ,R(l7I_.f3I’.\‘, F2/-/'-2/urrs, Cullc-ry,
Brz‘ln'/mz'(I., Pnrr'cZazT2z and llfootlen
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1'/1. ,g./we/‘it,/, Pi/J27._7).s‘, S/wet
Lcazz’ if Jleml _Pipr',_
Croi‘/.'cI'7/, Glass
and C’/mi/za
Ifruxrc.
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Islcrtvalk Pest Oflice.
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Arnerican ea.-:1 Foreign Agency,
IN \'-.*'ASl'll.\’(}TON, D. C.
HE l.lll(li‘l'Slg'llull offers -his services in the
_ pi-oscciitiozi of Claims before Congress and
the several Doparlinviils, and for the transact-
ion of any biisiiicss rcqiiiriiig attention at the
Ca iitol.
f’ei'siins havin l.‘illSlll(‘SS witli the Patent,‘ In-
diaii, Land. or l’<:u. on Olliccs. or any of the
l)&.‘pfLl‘l}I.il("illS of Ilia’.(}oi'ci‘iiineiil;, or in the Sn-
preme Uoiirt of the l.'ii§tr-d States, niay rely on
it prompt. and i’:iit:lit'iil -.i.ttcii‘.ioii to their interests.
l§iijoyiii_i,_>' an extciisive I3'oreign acquaintance,
I will undertake and be rcspoiisible for the safe
traiismissioii of Stocks, or .\loiiey, to any por-
tion of Eiimpc; and :il.tcii'r.':oii will be paid to
he collci Lou of li‘orcigii Cl-aiiiis.
C0l‘l'L‘S1)f).l'l(l(fllt.~‘ will be fiiriii:-:licd with special
i‘elci-paces in \'»'ll_t\l’(3\'0l‘.iQi-tzlltl they may reside,
and in the promiiicnt cities of Europe.
JOS. C. G. l{l3;\'.\’l-IDY,
Office on If street, l)(‘tWCCll Niiitli and Tenth.
G 2'-.‘.:'\“ER->’l L R E1"ERI~Z.1\’CE S .
WASI {INC 'l‘O.\I.
I-Ion. Joiix ll’. M.-iiriir. llavor.
Baroii Vox GJEROIJI‘. Priissiaii Minister.
lli-ixiii Boscii Sri-:.\'i:i-iii, Belgian Miiiistcr.
Gun. Wixi-‘ii-;i.ii Si:o'i"i'.
G.\i.i«:s I": Si-:.i.1‘ox.
C()iicoi:'Ax éb lfllillél. Bankers.
CHIZHB lliioriii-iiis, Baiikci-s.
Sl£Ll)i')X_, Wi'i‘iii«:ns A’. 00., B-.nikers.
Josni-ii lI!»2.‘~.'RY. LL. D.
LOlԤ'DON.
.IOSEl’ll ll. I.\'oni>.s0r.i., American Minister.
The l)l’.l‘.~'.\‘l.\.\' .lIiuistcr.
Liciit. CF11. Sinus, East India Company.
.l'o.-‘urn - l'.\llI. M. I’.
Ami. Foxui..i.\'cnri-i. Zoard ofTrar1c.
I:‘.mvi.\' CIIAI)’ 'l(7l(. loard of Health.
Gunner»: I’:-:.i.i;oi~.-.1 Banker.
PARIS LEIPZIG, Sax.
Wii.i.i.-i_\i C. llivi-1s ‘ Dr. Fi.i'ii-iii.
'l‘ui«ioD. S.-\Y BERLIN.
l‘.:u-oii lIi:.uiioi.ii'i'
Til. ’Di-ii'i‘i:iiioi
l’.-oi‘ Vox RAu.ui~:n
I-IAV RE.
on. l)iiAri«:n.
. M. D1-‘. Jox.\'i-is
A. .\l.(‘.ri-ziiicv
Eon. L.\l~‘.\YE’l‘l'l-‘.
I.ivi.\‘r;s'ro.\',\\'i:i.
'J'*"(l
VJ. I-‘iii. 133’:-‘SSELL
TO‘-.7l.l) Eiivitc the attention of this and
V the ii<-Ii.-;h?'-<>i'7iii.:‘ coininiinil ' to his vast
. « .-—. . . 5
stock of ',;'u('.~'l.. (to wlicli adilitioiis arc weekly
bi-lug niadc.) criiiipi-isiiig ii full and gciieral as-
sortmr-iil. of
I-‘i’)l‘.l-}i.’“.i\' AND l)O.liES'l‘lC DRUGS,
sclcclcel with the gi'<-atcst care, and froin the
best which the .\'t-w York miirkct will afford.
Ilc has also a clio§f:c sclcction
'.’."~erff=:;zne1°3;,
jncliiiliiig I..ii_li_'iiit’:s' ('.k,’.t1'(i,lf3-lts‘ of all kinds, cologne
vi: tcr in a vai-ic ._v 0 s y i:-s, etc. His stock of
l 1 l’A'|‘l:l.\I'l‘ I\ll£l)IClNES,
Comprises ‘an ii'ninciisc v:_ii-icty. principally of
articles which have giiincil :1 l'<‘])lll-.f1l.l0ll among
the people, and are valuableiiicdicinal prepara-
tions. _ _
He would iiiviie lhc ailicntioii ofthc ladies to
pig I~‘A.\'CY GOODS,
which are too niinici'ous to particularizc, and
which l'oi']ta::tc_ a_nr._l, clcgancc are beyond all ri-
V311‘ in tiis viciiii _v. . _ _ _
V.,-lly pa.rticiilar attention is paid to preparing
PIIYSICIA-.\"'S PRESCRIPTIONS,
and guppl_vliig l'-.iii;ili_cs with pure and un§dultc-
’ -‘,1-,m3.-1nicd‘ici'iics. '1'!‘-t$l7§".W»“~°*"""ll ‘.‘‘1.°.m~_ll‘ll'-e 1”‘
J‘,-“ply wifli tliosc of aiiyotlicr cstablisment.
= 'j,,,,.e “rincg, L=,q-.10;-.<=,, Scotcli Ale and Porter,
selocteil expi‘c:-'sl3' fol‘ medlclflal 1189:
Moiin Li-zirr, the original Smith’s
WatcIies.3ewelry, Silver and
- PL.«‘.'l‘ED WARE. ’
I AM happy to say to the pu(bli_c. that my
new Jewelry Store at ;\_Io. 2, .:kiddy's Bl'k.,
isstill in successful operatioii. and the very lib-
-’ cral ;patronage bestowed is proof positive that
goods are sold very cheap.
I shall open on .\’Ion(l-ay in addition to my
pi'cscnt large as.~sortnicnt_, another much larger
stock fine Gold and Silver Watches, Watch
Chains. Seals. of keysladics’ ear rings and pins,
finger rings,’ .l';c., togctlier with a large lot of
Yankee Notions.
I will sell Gold Lepin Watches 18 carrot ca-
ses. for 5‘-’0
Gold Anchors, 13 jewels,
Silver Patent Levers, 20
“ Patent Levers, full jeweled, ‘.75
-" Anchors 13 jewels, 12
~'' " jewels, hunting cases. 15
" Lepines, 4 jewels, warranted, 8
" “ 4 jewels, hunting cases, 12
And all other Watches in proportion. chains,
seals, keys. rings, d'c., will also be sold less
than can be bought in Norwalk.
Silver spoons made under the direction of
Mr L. Clark-warranted pure and fashionable.
Plated Spoons and forks in any quaiitil y
handsomely engraved. Knives. scissors, port
monies, razors’ tea bells, Sc. plated and britan-
nis. ware, cake baskets, castors, &c. '
Watch repairing, engraving on spoons, coflin
plates, rings, &c._. will be done by Mr. L. Clark,
who gives his undivided attention, and the con-
stant increase of watch work_. engraving, job-
bing, &_c., is sure proof that the public appre-
ciate his skill and piiiictiiality.
O. S. CLARK.
Be- sure to - call at Clark‘s New Jewelry
Store, No. 2 Skiddy’s block, sign of the red
watch. '
Norwalk, J iiiie 24, 1953.
THE
Gash Store ! !
One of the best seasona-
S now opened.
ble stock-' s of
Dry Goods !
Ever offered to the citizens of Norwalk, we are
now selling for ’
One Price !
to all our custoiners, upon a ncwsystcm, of the
. CASH DOWN
from everybody. for cvcrg/tln'.7i.,g, which pro-
vcnts the possibility of any loss for our pay/iizg
patrons, to make up, as well, as the great loss
in extra clcrk hirc, &c., conscquciit upon the
credit systuiu. We therefore announce that we
W111 Sell Goods Cheaper
than any Crc-(I.-ft Esfabli'sInm=iil can scll.—"‘ A
word to the wise,” i\';c. PLATT A: NASH.
Norwalk, iliay 28th, 18.33.
New Q-eiolelsf.
I-ICEIVICD and now ready t'oriiispccl.ioii an
I liiiiiiciisc Stock of'l)ry Goitds, Carpeting
and Cai'ria_r_re Goods, 1Jlll‘Cll£lSl’(l bcforc tlic rc-
ccnt advance, and will be sold at cxtrcincly
low prices, my Stock of Ladies’ Dress gooils, is
full and complcti-.
Merchant ‘Tailors,
Can be supplied at Maiiiifiictiii-ci*’s prices, and
have an extensive assortment to select from.
Carriage Makers,
will find my goods, good, my assortment large,
and many of the goods being received direct
from Mannfactiircrs, will be sold atfar less than
jobbing prices.
G-entlemern,
will find everything they iiiaywaiit in the way
of Cloths, Cassimercs, Vestiiig, Hosiery, Gloves,
Cravats, IIdkfs., &c., in quality the Best, in
quantity the Largest, and at the lowest prices.
Ladies,
will find our assortment of Dress. Goods.and
Fancy Articles, French Nicdlc Work, Hosiery,
Gloves. Hdkl's., Dress Triinniiiigs, and an end-
less variety of goods at very low prices, and our
goods we will f'rccl_v show to all, and none urg-
ed to buy, as we intend that ‘our goods shall
rccommcud tliciusclvcs, in Price, Quality and
Beauty. . _
Ladies can also find cvcry article in the
Hotisekeeping
Line, in the way of Carpeting, Linens, Damask
Napkins, Doylies Table Covers, Shootings.
Ticking, Towcling, Curtain .\latcrials of all
kinds and qualities, Cornishing, Shades, Drug-
get Matlzing, and every article wanted in a well
furnished House, in the Garpctiiig or Furnish-
ing articles in the Dry Good or Upholstery line,
every exertion will be made to please and
oblige our Patrons. C. J . GRUVAN
"Will "be sold less than can
be bought; in 2"»l‘orwa1k.”
HAVE a very large stock of GOLD and
SILVER WATCl’lln‘S, at prices low ac-
cortlin,-__{ to time quality. Also a large stock of
Chains, Seals, Keys and Jewelry in any quan-
tity. and of various patterns and pi-ices. (lolil
Pencils and Gold Pens. Very chcap Lockets,
Portnioiiics. Scissors, linivcs, li:l'/.l)l’F, Soaps,
Btl'l1l‘SllCS,TlllllllJlOS, .Spr:ctacli::<,:iiid cvcry vai'icly
0 alley and Toilct (}oi.~€.-'.
SILVER and l‘LA'l‘l;'-l) WARHS warrcutcd
aml ncatly ciigiiavcil williout chart c. We
have a l:ll’;;‘(‘.Vlnl- of .‘s‘ilvcr Ware at ])l‘('SOlll-.
Lamps, (I-ii-aiirliilirsq, :,piiil.lcpicccs, Orna-
namcnts, Looking (ilasscs, and cvcrytliing
usually kept in a. l'.‘.l‘,i_"(: stock.
' I l7'""5h“-*0 New Goods cvcry wcck, paying‘
cash (lO\\'ll,'-:l‘lll.l thus savc ccrt-aiuly 10 per cent.
1 select my Cxcoils Wllll my own hands and with
care. Our aliau-s are so :=.ri-aiigcd that wcknow
we can allord (1 coda as low ll‘-1' the qualil.y_aS
any cstnlilisliim.-lit in city 01- comm-y_ our 111.
cre_a:-rnig salcs warraiit us that the public are
satisfied that we can sell riglit. To them we
are ever grati.-l'iil._‘ Call and sec at
J)1§>BRil\\", near the Bridge.
STEEPLE CHASE!
HI‘; p1'0p1'lCt0I'S of tlic OLI) C()i\'_\'lEC'l‘I.
CUT CASH store would reply to gljg 31,,-,1‘,i_
ries, put by their friends diiiziug up; ],,._,.t “.c,_.k,
that thgy are locatcil hcrc ])l.‘)'I1I(I,Il(IIH_'l/, and
thciitgoods are all new.‘ ’l'lic slui-i<-s which
liavc becnpiit in circulation to the cfi'c(:t tiiul.
we have come lici-o “_y‘u.s~t fill‘ It _/3,1/m"’ l'roiii
New York, to sell an ‘‘ old .s-.‘oc/r of;;i.-ails” are
base falsehoods, and kiiowutobc so by those
I who originated them. Our goods are all new
and beautiful styles--at least our ciistomcrs
think so.
We are satisfied there are “old goods in
town”a.m1“olil styles,” but they are not at
the “Old Coiiiiccticut” cash store.
PLA'l"_l_‘ & .\'ASlI.
Among our stock of “.fl;_,r¢-1! ])r_i/ GoorI.s~“
may be found a splendid stock of la(.li<~s’, grants‘
and cliildi'cn’s hosiery. P. & N.
Norwalk June II, 1853.
Old Pictures Copied &. Restored.
’ AUSTEN, has recently introduced lu-
. stiuimcnts, by which he can restore or copy
Old 1’-ictnres. Dagiicrrcotypcs, &c,, giving tlicin
a much finer lini.-:li, han in the original.
August 9th.
ONEY Soap, a new article; also, other
kinds of soaps and toilctt articles. at
[Continiicd from last wcck.]
CiI.irIi-2R xxi.
An Act in addition to “An Act coiiceriiing Coimmiiiilies
and Corp-oi'uiioiis."
Be it enacted in the Senate and Hoiixe Q/' Rt’]J7‘€S€)l[(!(‘l'l‘¢‘;i in
General zl.°Sc'I)l('Il_l/ cmiiwml:
That no appropriation of any inoiicy for the laying out
of any new lll{_.'ll\\‘;J_\'. or tlic alti-ratic.-ii and iinproveiueiit
of any existing liigliway shall Lcrcafter be inadc, at any
aiinuiil or special town lllC0.‘l.lllL". hold in any town in this
Stz1tc.‘l1‘nle~:s’iiotice of tlic sii. c shall have been given
in the warning calling such niecting : ‘[JI'(Il'fl.ft’tl [inw-
euer. that this act shall not be so (.'lI'.\\‘ll‘llPI.l as to prevent
the laying of taxes at any such iiicctiug. as can now by
law be done.‘ to" pI'<i\‘lcli' for the priyiiiciit of liig_rliways,
wl.iicli havc previniisly lnfcll laid out. I!l11lt‘I' 11)’ NW h>\\'l1.
or‘l»_v the county court. or ‘ilii: iiiiuiial repairs, which are
niadc of liigliiitiys iii any town.
Approved. Jiiiic ‘'19. 155.2‘
l'll.\l"l'.‘~Til _\:>:ii.
An Act in ad-.litinii to an .-lcl‘ ciititlcll. “An Act c<lllCC‘l‘ll'
in_-_-: Coiiiiniinitics and ('crpoi".iiiuns.-"
Bci‘lenaci¢'¢l'liythe Smith’ um! HbllS¢: of 1i’I‘]J)‘i‘.\.'t’77f(lffL'L‘S in.
General .'l.".\‘£’lIlf!I_1l ClI7ll‘r‘)1t'(f.'
That the powers cnii‘.’ei~i'i-«l by the se\'eiit_v-tliiril section
oftlic act to which this is an anldilioii, on any two jus-
tices of the peace, in any town. niay be exercised by the
iiilizibitants of the rcspi-cti\:~ towns in this State. in lo-
gal iiicctiiig asseiiibleil : and they mziy also offer ii boiin-
l_v to be paid out ofthe ti'e:isiii‘y of siich town. for the
destruction ofany dog or dogs. as shall not be kept in
cmil'oi'iiiity with all legal l‘l.'glll:l.Il0llS for kci-piiig. taxiiig,
licensing lllltl rt-striiiiiiirr: diigs.
I-it-tiirned by the lloveriior. . . a law, to the oflicn of the
Secretiii'y ofStatc, .luni- 30th. 15:31}.
cii.\ri'iui xxni.
An Act for the better ])l‘()ll'Cll0ll of Sheep in the destruc-
tion of Wild Cats. .
I?» if mactccl by the i\'i.‘)1(lfL’ uni! llmirc :3/' 1i’rpi'¢-.\‘<-iilalii-vs in.
(z‘mm'nI .4 S.\'I‘l)lf1l_l/ cmirriml:
'l‘li:i.t the town treasiirci' of the several towns in this
State. shall be iiutlioriI.eLl and ciiipmvi-rod to pay 1). bonii-
ty of five dollars, to each iiidividiiiil who shall bring sat-
isf-.1ctor_v evidence to said ti'c;i.-'urer, for each and every
wild cat caught and killed within the limits of said
town: and said treasurer 1iia_v draw upon the comptrol-
ler ofpublic accounts for such amount as he niiiy pay in
bouiities. under the pi'ovisioiis nflliis’ uct. ‘
. Approved, July 1st, 1853.
CllAl’El-Ill xxiv.
An Act in addition to “An Act concerning Coniiniinities
and Corpnratioiis.”
Be-il eg1irirl«=:7In/!IicSr7iiilr¢iiirI Iloim: I3/' Ii‘l'}Pl‘(’3PI?f(lfil‘i’.\‘ in
Gt*nc'ra.l A ssuiiiily can l‘I'il(’(l :
Si-:i.'. l. lfainy Cl't‘1ll.\ll‘('S be impounded and the owner
tliercbf be not known. the iinpoiindcr shall within three
days after iiiipouinling the saiiic, inform one of the con-
stables of the town thereof, who shall advertise them by
scttiiig up on the sign-post in the town, wlicrc they are
iiiipoundcd, also li_v publisliiug notice thereof in :2 news-
paper printed in the coiiiity, where said creatures are
so iinpoiinded, or in suinc ()lllI‘I‘ llL‘\\'.\'1):1])(‘l‘ ('ll‘(‘lll:lI(‘ll
in the town, where the cm-iitiii'es taken are iniponiideil.
ii. description of them with their natural and iirtiliciul
niai-ks. and of the place wlicrc taken.
.‘5l-IL‘.-L’. The 88th section of the act to which this is an
additioii, be and the saiiie is licreby ri-pcalcd.
Approved, June 25th, 1853.
(iii.-\i'ri«:i: xxv.
An Act in addition to “An Act r‘Un(.'0l'llll)g Coinniunilies
and (‘orpor:iiioiis. "
Bail. cziairleu‘ b_i/ tlir,-S»-iiri.'i* anrl IIoii.vcr_:f Ii‘eprr».w:nliilii~cs in
General .-l.~'.~':'inliI_:/ cuiirr-nril:
Tliat tlic S(‘\‘('I'tll provisions of cxistiiig staliiti-s of this
State. wliicli relate to associatioiis or pcrsniis organizi-d
for ti.-legrupliic purposes and mviiin_u'. or who iiiuy own
liiics oftcli-g_~'i':ipli in this State, be and the sziiiic are licrc-
by extcnilcil, including all penalties for which iiijiiries to
said lines, to all iissocizitiuiis, and l‘.('l'S()ll>'. who have
extended. or shall extend any such lines of ti-ll-gr.-ipli
from bcyoiiil the limits of this State. to any point. or
place within this State ; and the said prnvisioiis ii re ll(‘l‘l‘-
by iniulc applicable to all liiii-s of :1-lcgriipli within this
State. whether orgaiii’/.c:l iiiiilvr the laws iiftliis State, or
of any other State. and (,‘Xl.(‘llI.llllg into this bftatc.
Approvi-d. July 1st, 1853.
l‘ll.\l"l'l-II: xxvi.
An Act in aildilioii to an Act, i-iititlcrl. “An Act concern-
ing Coiiiiiiiiiiitics and (‘oi'poi‘a1ioiis."'
1f飑ffr’.7I-'l('[t‘!l/I_l/ llu'.\'r-nnlu um! Ili)ii.\-rug," 1;‘:-p/'u.~wz!¢cli’i‘cs in
Gmio-nil .'l.\'.\’t‘IIllIf]/ ('IIlIl'I'I1('!l:
Tlizit the provisioiis of the act. oiitith-ml “All Art con-
(-(-riiiiig Ciiiiiiiiiiiiitivs iiiiil (‘iii'pni':itiuii.<,” ('li:ip1cr thir-
tcciitli, ‘U1'lliir_\'iii;.r (-‘i'oiiii«ls and pliici-s of Si-puliiirc,’
sq-utiuii one lllllllll'l‘Il iiiiil iiiiii-ty-tivn, hi‘. and the stiiiic
arc licreby (‘.\l.(‘ll(l1'1l to all iii<-iii'por:itcil liiii'_vin;_r _L‘l‘IllllIIl
:is.<n(-iiitiriiis. cxi-iiiptiiig l.ll(‘lIl froiii tiixutitiii by the
school so-.-fn.ty.
;\])[ii’(l\‘t‘(|, June 29th, lS.’i:.‘..
('ii.iii'i'i-in xxvii.
An Act coiicerniiig li‘or(~igii liisuriiiicc Ciiiiipaiiies.
En.-‘ii if)l(((‘fe‘lf i'I2.lIicSr*11.'i.’r.- mid 11!/il.\'r€ 13/‘ 1i’:7n'csrri/illi'i-«ix in
l.'r)i.-Ta! .-lssmilily 1-on l‘-"llt‘I/ :
SEC. 1. It shall not he liiwful l'nr :iii_v pui'soii or persons
to act within this State as :i_<;(iiit orollii-i'wisc iii iiisuriiig
or prociiring appliciitioiis for iiisiiraiicc, or to issiic any
policy ofan iiisiiimicc c-niiipiiiiy or i~uiii;i:iiii(-s uni i:i<-or-
poi‘atL-il by, or Ul"’:tlll‘.’.L'ul iiiiili-i' the liiws of this >'t:ilv.
until tlicy lHl\'l‘l cxl uiili tlic Clllllli ulli-i‘«iflliis >l:ili-
tlic lust .'iiiiiii.-il. ' ~ ~‘ ‘ " '
rectors in lill ~'lH(‘lllHii<ll -~< or in:-inbi«:~.-; «.1 s ll iii.-iii'.iii(-c
coinpiiiiy, sub.-' ‘ll_il‘Il .‘l!:Il .-'v.'nrii to by tho ]il‘L'.\l(lCIll or
seci'ct.'ii'_v ul'.<:iiil ciiiiipiiiiyz sill-I .~'l:il(-iiii-iit slziill cuiitaiii
tlic aniount oftliv czipit.-il stock, the iiniuuiit of the an-
llll:lll'(‘C(‘l])lS1IllIl i-.-(pi-iiilitnrris. tlic ii (‘[5 and liiibililii-s
of tlic cuiiipiiiiy iiicliiuliiig all liiss Illl‘) l : iiur iiiitil flu-3.‘
li:i\'\-(':iii.-‘i-rl :i like :-tiilvziiciit as _ il with UN‘ said
t'l)lll]Jtl‘l)ll(‘l', to be iiisi-rte-l Iliri-c tiiiii-s in t‘:l('ll of two
iicwspiipi-i's piiblislic-l in llI(' coiiiily. iii \\'lIlt‘ll siicli
iigeiit rt-sides. or if there be no Il(‘\'i‘.~‘]):lii6-I‘ piiblisbc--l in
such coiinty. then the siiiul stiiii-iiiciit sluill be ]'I\1lIll~ll(‘il
in two in-.\\'sp:ipci's ofaii anljniiiiiig (-niiiil_\'. as iibnvc di-
rected \Vll(‘ll publislicil in the coiiiity wlicrc siicii ageiit
resides. And they shall aiiniiall_v tlit-i‘e:.fier_. so long as
tlicy continue to act as agciits. caiise all siiliscqiii-lit :in-
nunl stateiiients to be lodged and piiblislic-l iii lil.c in:iii-
ner, in ll i'easoinible time after sai-l annual st.-itciin-iits
are inade.
Si-:(.'. 2. No foreign stock iiisiirancc coinpaiiiy. or iigr-iit
ofsucli company shall procccil to make iiiiy ('Ullll':|(,'l for
insurance in this State. until tlu:-y shall liavc -lcpusitt-tl.
with the cuiiipti'nllci', evidence .-':itisl':u-tory to the comp-
trollcr and trciisuri-r oftliis State. that tiiccmiip:iii_v pos-
' '1 ca:-‘li capital of at least one liiiiulrcil llioiisaud.
safely invested, and uniiiipaircd.
SEC. 3. Every person acting as iigi‘-iit :ifoi'cs:ii-l befori-
making any contract fur insurance. .<li:ill cxccutc ii ljnlltl
to the treasurer of this State, with one or two ll'IUl'u
surolies, to bc approved by liiui, in the Still] of two thou-
saiiil dollars. with (‘()l1(lll.l(IllS in make the aiiiiiial return
required by this act, and in pay the tax lii-rcaftcr im-
posed, and all l'orl'ciliii-cs llllt'.('l' tlic sanic.
SEC. 4. Every iigciit iilbi-4-.-':iiil sliall, on the lirst lion-
duy of October in cvcry yeiir, during the contiiiuiiiice ol'
his agency, make a rctiirn on oath to the coiiiptrollcr of
this State, oftlic iiiiimiiit of preiiiiuiiis received, and us-
scssincnts collected b_v him during the your prcc<'Ilin;.-,‘.
and shall, at the siiiiic time, pay to the l.l'(‘:1:~‘lll'(!l‘ ol't‘.iis
State a tax of two cents on the dollar, on the gross
amount of prenilunis, and asscssiiiciits so collected, and
received.
'. 5. Every iiisuriince coiiipany. not iiicorporated by
this State, but traiisiictiiig biisiiiess in it. shall, by :1
written power of attorney, appoint sonic citizcii of this
State rcsiiling tlierciii, their uttoriicy, with power and
autliority to accept scrvicc ofall lawful process agaiiist
sziirl coiiipany, in this State, and to cause an appczii-iince
to be catered, in any action, in like nianiicr as if said
corpuriitioii had existed, and been duly .<('l‘\‘cIl with pro-
ccs:-‘, within this State. A copy of such pmver of attor-
ney, duly certified and ziutlieiiticati-41. shall be filed with
the scci'i-tary of State, and copies thereof‘ |llllV ccrtilieil
by sucli .“cci'ctai'_v, shall be rcct-ivcil in (}\'l(lf‘llC(,' in all
courts, of this State. In case of the deccasc or disability
of said attorney to act, it shall be the duty of said coil-
poratioii to make :1 new appoiiitmeiit. so that at all
tinics, ivliilc aiiy liability l‘L'|ll.'llllS oiitstainliiig on such
insurance there shall be within this State an attoriicv
:llllll()l‘l’/.(:(l2lS:1lI)l'(}Slll1l. Service ol' process upon such
altoriicy sli:ill be ilcciiicil to be siilliciciit scrvicc upon
his priiicip:il.
Si-:(‘. ti. It shall not be lawful for any pcrsoii to act.
witliiii this State, as ngciit or ollii-rw' I‘, in receiviiig or
pi-ociii'iiig iipplications for iiisuraiicc. or to issiic policies
of iii.-'iii';iiici-, or iii any iiianiicr to 'Il(l iii traiiszii-tiiig tlic
busi-.ii-.-1-' of any iiisnraiicc cmiipaiiy or izuiiipiiiiics, not
iiii-ni'p<ii':ili-cl b_\'. or orgiiiiizcd lll]Ilf‘l‘ the laws of this
S-liiti,-. until lln-y lI.".\'('. in all respects 1'.OlIl})l-ltfil with the
pruvisiniis uftliis act ; and for cv - 'y such violation, the
pg-i',<llI|. so ollbiiiliiig. shall be siibjcct 10;; penal‘-‘> ,,f1i\-o
ll“'|'ll"“l "~"lll‘|"-a W '1“ 11-"W1 T01‘ and l'€CU\'(‘l'l'll,. in this
iiaiiiic of tlic Sliiti-, by the Siiitc iittoriicy of tlic cuniitv.
in which s:i.i<.l olfciisc shall be coiiiiiiittcd : and one half
oftlic said pcii:-.lty, \\’llL‘ll 1‘(‘('0\'(‘l'C‘(l, sliall bc paid into
the trcasiiry ofthis State, and the other ball’ to tho iii-
foriiiaiit ol'siicli \'l0l:ll.lllll _; and in C:1.<(- of thc nuii-pu v-
iiii-iitol'siicl1pciialty. the party so ull'cii:'iiii_:, shall be
liiiblc to llll]il'l.<Olllll("lll. "or ii ]I(‘l'll)<l not l‘.\‘(:t’eIll|)_1; six
inoiiths, in the discrctioii ol':in_v court liiiving ('t)'fi'||l7:;|uc(:
tlicrcof. ' '
51-21'. 7. Tllis iIL‘1« 10 lake t‘iI1'.t't on tho first .\loiid::\' of
October iicxt, ‘
Slit}. 8, Thu not cmiccriiiiig l-‘ni'<-igii Iii.~'ii1'.~iin-.i- ("uiiip:i-
nies. tl])pl‘()\'('Il Juiii: ‘.’Stli, l8:'i‘_’. be and the saiiic is lI[‘l’0-
by |‘|'l)L':|ll,‘ll, on and after the day. that this act shall
liikc clfcct.
_\ppi'ovL-ul, Jiiiic ‘.7.-llli, I853.
'0‘
('ll.l.l‘1‘l-Ill xxviii.
An Act conccrniiig lll.\'|ll':lll('(* (,‘oiup:iiiii-.<.
1;.» it 1‘)1lIl'/tflf by [lie Smuln: uml,lIu.i,»-4» 15/. l{t‘]u‘e,-:4 uI4[.’fl'!?.)' in
l.'.:ncru!. Asseiribly cmii-e -J: "
Sin‘. 1. Tlial. in all ca. ~' in \\'lll('ll iln} ‘-,.".\i:; of iiiiv of
tlic L'nitc.i.l rtates‘, utlu-r lh:m_ l_liE- r'.ii'ue now l‘(‘1|llll'l‘: or
may lien-:il'ter rt-qiiiri; tluit iii::iii':iiici- i-uiiip:iiiii-s i'iicur—
puriiti-zl by l.I,l(\! la\‘v.;‘ oft iplici; Stiiti-s Slllilll di~pu.<it with
soiiic ullli-i-r (ll sue i :4 ii c, s ocks or ii‘. l|'l‘ .\'l‘,('lll‘lll('$ iii
tiuist. or for the iii-iicllt ufpolii-_v ll(IlIl('|‘.~' ofsiicli cniiip:i-
iiics, -‘ it ])!'(3i'I‘\[l|l.~'ll(‘ In .-"iii-li c-ii triiiisactiiigg busi-
iii-ss iii sucli (ll.llUl' ;5t:i‘u'. lllt! In-ii ll‘(’l‘ of this Siiitc In-,
and he is lll‘l'(‘l)_\' :iutlioi'i'/.c<l to l'l'(:I,'l\‘I‘ froiii any iii.<ur-
:‘.ll!*0 coinp:iiiy now lll(‘.Ol']lnl'.‘l.l('Il, or which may lii-i'cal'-
tl‘l‘ be iii;-¢ii'poi':iti-Il lllIll(‘l' llic laivs of this 51.1113. .\‘(llL'l{S
or (Illl('l' si-ciii'i‘iii-s. in siii-li :i;u(iiint as iiiay bc l‘(‘Ill|ll'L‘ll
by the l:iws' n_f.-;iii:l_i other State or Stilt:-s, on deposit and
in ti-usi for thc licnclit oftlic pulii-_v l.ol:ii-rs ofsui-li coin-
puny.
Sin‘. 2. The treasurer shall hold sucli stocks oi-sccuri-
tics so dopnsitoil, as security for policy lioldcrs iii said
cniiip:irv._v. but any coiiipiiny so ilcpositliig, iiiay bc per-
iiiitte-l to i'c(-civc and to collect the iiilcrest and divi-
lll‘ll(l.\' on its scciii'itics so ilcpusitctl, and froiii time to
llllll‘ to witlidr.-iw sucli seciiritii-s on i.lepb.-ritiii,-.: with the
Sllltl li'i-iisiii'i.-r otlior .‘~‘0(.‘lll‘ltl(‘S of the siiiiic ('ll:l-l'(l('t(‘l‘. ilic
iiiarkct value of which at the time of siicli deposit. shall
be at or above par. '
SEC. 11. \\"licii(-viri‘aiiy iiisiiraiicc company shall have
ili-posited the l‘('qlllSli(! stocks or other si-ciiriti . in con-
furiiiity with the laws of the h.‘t:itc or States in \\'llll'll
such cnnipaiiy is dcsiroiis of tl'.".llSll(:tl|lg‘ lJlll\'l v~ '5', it
sliull lit-coiiic tlv.-. duty of the l!‘(‘.ll.~‘|ll'I‘l‘ to l'iiriiisll such
on: many uitli a cl‘l‘llll(:".lf‘ ll',|Ili,‘i‘ S\"fll of sud]; ilcprisil,
for each State wliich shall i'e:piii‘c the siuiic, which cor-
tilicatc shall oi,-_ili‘i':icc'tli'c items of scciiritv. aiiil tho
aiiiqiint l)l:(“fl(‘l|. tlius dcpnsilcil. and that he tlic .-‘iiiul
“T”-‘“”'!'1‘ 15 Ntitislicil that tll(‘_\' arc of the iiiiirket viiluc
l‘t‘pl'('.‘4t‘lllt'(l, but no stock or ntlwr 5|-clll'lll(‘S shall be cs-
lvllllilllfill 3llN|\'e the pair value of tho s:i.iiic, null no slut-l:
or other sociiiitics so (l0]IU~'llt‘<l shall be \\'llll(ll‘:L\‘.'ll t‘-.\-
C°l’l if-“ l|l'u\‘iiicil in the ]ll'eCI:(llll;;‘ .*~'t'(1tllHl.
-l. Wlicncvcr any lllSlll‘lllll.7(: cmiipaiiy, which
shall have so clcpusitod stocks, or other securities with
tll0.‘l.l’(‘l|Slll'el' of this State, sliiill do-,sii'c to rclinq isli its
business, the treasiii'cr shall on application of suc 1 coin-
l“m.‘I' Ul1d01' 1110 outli oftlie prcsirli-nt, or principal oilicer
St)-lips, the best in the World, for
2-=~,, at DISBROW’S Silversmith.
DISBROW’ S.
-e
‘*7’ 11°. 7’,-3.1.1!’ _a;zz1..'~‘:L':_2..i.' ._".‘4t'lf1C..'-.<‘-'.. I -4 -
“\
and secretary. give notice ofsucli iiitcntiun in two ll('\VS-
li:-ntinn. Inc treasiirer on being satisfied by an e.\:ainiii:i-
tion of the books and ofthc officers of such company ini-
dcr oath. that all its (lubls and liabilities are paid or e.\:-
lll'llZ‘1.ll$l..l(‘kl upon any (ioiitract or agreeinent. sli'ill deliver
up to such company the stock or other securities held
by him. belonging to such coinpr.u_v.
'Sis<'. :‘i. \\'li¢-never it shall become necessary on appli-
cation nfany coiupiiiiy for the treasurer or any person
appointed by him to cxuniinc into and asccrtaiii the
value and C0llt.llll0ll of any stocks or other securities dc-
pusitcul with him by any insurance company. the ex-
])('|lSL‘S of such exaininatioiis shall be borne by the com-
pany so applying, and the said trcusiircr shall be al-
lowed to cliarge for his time and expenses. or for the
time and expenses of the person lie shall appoint to
iniikc sut-li' e.\:aiiiiiiatioii-‘. such exaiuination shall be
made anniially by the treasiirt-r, and in case it shall ap-
pcar at any time. that the stocks or other securities so
ilcpositcil auioiint to less than the snni required for the
piirposes for wliieli such (li-posit has been made the
treasurcr shall notify the company. and unless the deli-
('ll‘llC\’ is niailc up within thirty <l:i_vs, it sliii ll be the
duty ‘of the said treasurer to couiitermaiul all the certifi-
.(‘:llt‘:‘ he may have issiierl. and notify the treasiirer,
coiiiptrollcr. or other financial officer of such States as
he niiiy have transiiiittcd his certificates pursuant to
third sofition of this act, and shall publish his doings in
one iicivspapcr printed in the city of Hartford and in one
m-ivspapcr printed in the city of New Haven, for three
wci-k.-'.
>‘i:c. 6. This Act shall take effect iniine<-liately.
Approved, June 30th, lS53.
Cll.\P'l‘l-ZR xxix.
An Act in arlditioii to “An Act relating to ‘An Act con-
cerniiig: (.‘oniiiiunities and Corporations.‘ ”
Be it I-navfml by (he Senate and House of 1?epi'esc1zIalii'es in
General Asseiiiiily C0lll'€7l€LI :
That all cnrporiitiuiis, which have been or may here-
after be fornicd under provisioiis of cliapter foiii-teen,
Title III, of the Act entitled, “An Act C0ll(‘.L'l'l‘llllg Coin-
iiiiinities and Corporations,” be and the same are licrcby
ii utliorizi-ii to increase and fix the amount of their capi-
tal stock to an amount not exceeding the sum of five
llllllIll'(‘Il tliousantl dollars, in conformity with the liiiiita-
tions and provisions of said statute
.-\ppI'0\'cIl, July 1st, 18:33.
Cii.iPi'i-ti: xxx.
An Act in addition to “An Act concerning Coniinunities
and Corpoi'atioiis.""
Be 1'lcn(u'lc(lby the Senate will House of Rcprc.¢e71tati'res 1'11.
General .~1.v.~'¢’ii‘iliI_i/ (‘on renal :
SEC. 1. There shall be three bank commissioners ap-
pointed by the Gciicral Assembly, for the period of three
years : one of whom shall be appointed each year.
Si-tc. 2. The bank cniiiinissioncrs appointed by this
General Assembly. shall be appointed for the terms of
one. two. and three years: and the length of'tei'iiiol‘vacli
bank coinni-issioiier shall be determined by lot within
three niontlis after their appointment.
Si-1'. 3. This Act shall not be so coiistrucd as to pre-
vent the General Assembly held at any scssioii snccceIl-
ing the appoiiitniciit of any such coniiiiissioiier, fr.-.m rc-
iiioviiig one or more of them from said office, for good
and sutlicicnt cause.
Sci‘. 4. All Acts. and parts of Acts inconsistent here-
with arc hereby repealed.
.-\pproveil_, .l une 25th, 1853.
('lL»\l"|'l-IR xxxi.
An Act concerning Savings and Building Associations.
Bail emicled b1/IIu*SenaIe and I[oz¢.~'cq/' IfP’11I't?SL’11falfl'€.\"fll
General .-l.s‘.\‘e‘inf)l 1/ cmircned:
.\‘.i~‘.('. l. Tliat it shall be the duty of the bank coiiniiis-
sinners ii nniiiilly appointed by the Geiieral .-\s.<enibly. to
visit and examine, once in each year, and oftcner if they
dcvni it expedient, each and every savings and building
iissnciiitimi, in any town in this State, formed in pursu-
mice of an Act. entitled “An Act aiitlioriziiig the estab-
li-linient of Savings and Biiildiiig i-‘\ssoci':itioiis.” and
(‘:li'll and every savings bank and life iiisiii‘:iiicc conip:iii_v
in this State. And said coiniiiissioiicrs shall liavc the
sziinc powers. and exercise the same rliities. in tlicir ex-
aiiiination of said associatioiis and saviiigs baiiks and in
siiiuiicc cniii,-.iiiics. that are (‘0llll‘l‘l‘(‘1l upnii tlii-iii. by
virtue of the two liuiidreil and fiirly-sixtli soctioii of the
Act. cntitlcil, “An Act. coziccrning Cuiiiiiiunitics and Cor-
poratioiis.”
Sac. .2. Said coiiiinissionei-s shall receive for their ser-
vices t ic suni of three dollars each per day and their ac-
tual cxpcnsc.~‘. while ciiipli)_vcil in said business. to be ap-
portioned among the said saviiigs and building :issoci:i—
tions and savings banks and insiirancc cnnipaiiies, ac
cording to the amount of their ciipitiil : and if any such
iissuciatinii or saviiigs bank or insiirancc coiiipiiiiy ill
rcfiise to pay its proportion. the said c0llIllll.\‘.\‘l(In0l'. .
report the suiiie to the next Gcncral Assciiibly. ,.i
cuiiiiiiissioiici-s shall report :lllllll:lll_V to the Gciicrul .\.<-
seiiibly the result of their exiiiiiliiiition. lO_‘.‘,’(‘lll(‘l' with an
acciiniit ol'tlu-ir cliar;:cs for their services and cxpciises.
And in case oftlic iibsciicc nr inabilit_v of either of s.-iid
coiiiinissiom-rs to attend to said duties, the (lovcriior
may appoint soiiic person to siippl_v his place, until the
ll(‘.\‘t si-ssiim ofthc General Asscnibly.
.~\ppi-ovcil, Juno ‘liltli, lS:'i-‘ .
('ll.\."'l‘l-IR xxxn.
An Act in aildition to An Act coiiccriiiiig Coimniinities
and Corporations.
Bl"l'/,l‘1l(l(‘/l‘.(l by the Senate mid llriiisc of IfP]7i'6SI?7lf(lffL'0S in
G€)lc‘7‘lIl Assenibly convened:
Si-:c. 1. No bank or banking institution iiicnrpnraterl
by or iii ])lll‘.~‘\l£lll(‘f‘ of any law nftliis State, shall be, at
:iii_v llllll'. lll!l(‘l)i(‘(l by its ‘nllls or iiutcs, or have in circu-
lation bills 01' mm-s issiicnl by the sanie, exceeding in the
:i5-,'__-, -;::it(- suiii or value tliereuf. b_v an excess nfmoro
I.lIl‘.ll fifty per cent. the actual aniouiit of the capital
SlOl'li.
Si-:1‘. 2‘. Any bank or banking lllslllllfllln. in this State,
wliich . all. or \\'ll()>‘.l£ iliri-ctnrs or ollicers shall violati-
the ])l'()\'l.~'llIlI.'\‘ oftlic pvt-ceiling section of this act. shall
fui'l'<-it and pay to the ti'e.'isiii'ci' of this State, ii sum not
l(‘r£.\' tliiiii livc liuiidreul «lollai's. aiirl in all cases wlieretlic
(‘Xv s oft-izlciiliitimi is iiioi-c than live tlioiisaiul dollars
over the .-iniouiit liiiiitcnl by this act, such liiiiik or b:ink-
in}; llhlllllilllll shall l'oi'fi-it and pay as :ifoi-esaiil it siiin
equal in ten per cent. on the unioiint of the unlawful ex-
(SUSS.
SEO. :1. This act shall take effect from and after the
first day of .laniiai'y, A. ll., 18:3-l.
.-\pp|‘U\'('Il, July lst, lS53.
(.'ll.\l"l‘l~Zl{ xxxiii.
An Act to pi-oliibil. the issue and circulation of Fraction-
:il l.l:llll( llills.
Bi’ fl, cnticlril by the Scllllfol (Will Ilousc of 1l'!‘])l‘E.\‘t‘)l:'(lll:l‘fi.\‘ in
(ii m>r(r,l .»IxsembI_i/cmiri-n.-41:
Six‘. 1. '1 int it shall not be lawl'ul for any bank or
l):Illl\'lll_L’ institiitioii cliiirteri-d by, or or_::iiii'/.cil \lll(l(,‘l‘{l.ll_\'
law of this State, to issue any bank bills to be u.-‘ed as
ciirrciicy 1'eprcsciiting the friictioiial parts ufii dollar.
5150. :3. ;\ll_\' bank violating tlic pi-i-ceiling section shall
foi~!'cit, to the use of the State, the sum of one liundred
dollars for every fractional bill so issiieil.
Si-:0 3. Any person circulating, or oll'i-ring for circula-
tion any bank bills representing the fractional parts of :1
dollar, wlictlier such bills are issued by the [van].-5 of this
State or of any other State. shall forfeit the sum of
twciity iloll:irs—niie lialfto the State. and the other half
to wlinsnvcr sliall sue for and l‘('L'U\‘0l‘ the same.
S-i~:i'. 4. This act shall take cll'cct from the lii-st day of
S(‘]itL‘llllJ(.‘l‘ iicxt.
Approved, June 25th, 1853. V
CllAl"I'l{R xxxiv.
An Act in addition to an Act cntitlcd “An Act to author-
ize the business of Banking.”
Be ii. ennclcrl by Hm Senate and Iluusc of .Represeni¢iii'rcs in
(liemzral A sseiiibly convenced :
That in zuldition to the public di‘-ht now oi-outed, or
liercafter to be created by the United States. and by the
States or cities iiainenl in the fifth section oi‘ the :1},-t to
wliicli this is an addition, any sullicicnt portion of the
public debt now created or lierciifter to be created livtlic
city of l’i-ovidcncc. wlii-ii legally traiisf'errr~d to the {reas-
urer oftliis State by any corporation or associatioii au-
tlioi-izcrl by said act. shall entitle such corporiitioii or
associatioii to receive from the 'l‘reasiii‘cr an equal
amount ofcirciiliiting notes, registered and countci-sigiictl
for the usc.-: and subject to the tcrins and conditions pro-
vided in said act. '
Appi-o\'ci.l, Juiic 301.11, lS53.
Cll.\l"l‘l-ill .\'X.\' Y.
cl Bauliinpg.”
B47 1'! l’}I(7l‘f(.‘(I by Ilie S'r’7l(L[ecmtI House of Riipiwi,-)z(u[i'i-c.s~ in
(:'«>neraI zl.\’.~‘€IIlfJf_l[ co:.r:~nc(l:
Size. 1. \,\'lioiiv.=vor any alteration of the articles of as-
sociation of any corporatioii, osiiililislicd in :iccnr<l:iiicc
with the provisions of the act, to wliicli this is :iii addi-
tion, shall be niadc by the legal and proper ilf‘ll0ll of
such corpnrzition, such alteration shall not be valid and
la.wful, until :1 ct-rtilicatc tliercof. llllll('l' the lmmls of its '
proper ollici-rs, diil_v iicknowlcdgcil liclbrc ii p1~opi_-1- nu.
tliority, and recorded in the town I-l1-i‘l.'s ollice, in the
town. wlicre such corporation or :l.\‘S‘.I('l.‘|llIIll sluill be
cstablislicd, and a copy thereof filed in the ollicc nf thi-
;-ii~crctary ol' State of this Stale, which said :uld'itioiiiil
certificate may be used in evidence. in the suiiic iiinniicr
as the origii-,iil cci-tificatc. '
Si~:('._ L’. \‘\"lu-iicvi-r any corporiitioii shall ll:l\'(‘ been cs-
liilili.-'l't-tl in iiccorrliiiu-c with the pi'nvi.-'ioiis of tlicact, to
ivliicli this is an uililition, and its oflice of discuiint and
deposit located in any town or village in this State, and
bankiiig opt’-i'zitioii.s' coimiiciiccil tlicrciu : such ollicc of
iliscuuiit and deposit. sliiill not be rcinoved to anv other
town or vill:i_i.:c. in this State, witlinut tlic conseiit of the
l.c,-_risl:itiii‘c. ,
' 3. 'l‘liis act shall take cllect from the date of its
- igi-.
Approved, Juno 1Slli, 185:3.
<‘u.\i*i'i:u xxxvi.
An Act in :l.ll.(,'l't_l,l-lt),l,l of “An Act relating to Courts," and
(ifaii “Act coiiceriiing l’risoiis."
Ba: .'l 4-mu-led by the Senate and [louse of 1t‘ivpi'c.~'milalii'e.v 1' n
(' ‘I‘(lf .»l.v.w>niIilg/ (.'0Ill‘4‘7l(?lf.'
but 1. Froiii and after the first «lay of October next.
the siiprciiiv court of l‘l'l'l)l'>', the siipi-rior court and (hi-
coiiiily court, in the county ol'l":Lirlii-lil, sliiill be held in
the toivn of lli'i:l;_:epoi't in said coiiiily at tho several
times, when they are now by law i'cqiiii.'c<l oi: niitliori'/.011
to bc ll(‘lll at l<‘;1ii‘liclil in said i~iiiii_il_\.
SEC. 2. It shall be tliu i‘.*.'.l_v of the town of llridgoport,
frcc frniii any (-,\pcu.~:c to llic county of l-':iirlii-,lil, to crccl.
on the lot l‘-utwecn State and llank streets in said Bridge-
port. on tlic cast side of the public sqiiart-, ii building
with convciiient and suitiiblc rooiiis, with the iiccessary
lixturcs fur the accoiiiiiimliitioii of :-illlll i-oiirts togcllicr
with ii lire proof viiiilt for the safe custody and prcscrv:t-
tion of the public l'C(.‘()l'llS tn the acccpiaiicc of any three
of the jiul,-:1-.~'. oftlic siiprciiic court of errors, and to oxe-
cutc and deliver to the trcasnrer of said county and his
siiccn-ssiii-s in said otlice, a deed to the acceptance of any
tlircc of.-':iiil jiidgcs, cuiivcying to said ll‘l't|.~'illl‘L‘l‘ and his
siic<-cssni-s iii Olll(‘.l‘ for said county, the rig-lit to saiil
roniiis for the purposes :ifoi'cs:iid, duriiig the time when
said i-.oui~ts shall be by law held in sapl Bl‘lllgC‘l)~)l'l..
r~'i-zc. :5. lt sliall also lic the duty of said town of Bridge-
port to erect, fi-cc frnin any expense to said couiit_v. a
suitable jail to tho iieoojiiunoe of any three of tll0jllll].f(‘.‘-i
iifoi-csaiil, with the iicccssary arrangciiiciits for tllt! culi-
lliiciiiciit ol‘pcrsons coniiuittcd to jail in said county.-
.-\ii_,<l ll'._e siiiiic convey by deed to thc treasiircr of said
and his siicccssois in uflicc, for thc purposes
aid, to the :lcCl‘])l:lll(:e of said judges ; and when
.<:iiil_i:Lil shall li:i\'c been accepted as afori~.'i-zuiil, the same
shall be :i coiuiiion jail for the county oi" Fiiirlicld.
Six: 4. The cxpciiscs of said judges, in visiting and ex-
aniiiiing said Iiuildiiigs for the purpose of Il0lCl‘lllllllllg
wlii-flier tho saiuo niiglit to be accepted, shall be paid to
thi-iii by the town ul‘Bridgcport.
Slit’. 5. It shall be the duty of the town of Briilgcpoi-t
to pay into the ti‘(-a.~iiii'y of the county of l*'airficld the
aiiiu.-iitofall cxpi-ii.-‘cs and liabilities incurred by said
county, in the vi-cclioii of the new coniity buildings at
li‘airlield, wlicnevcr said county shall exccutc to said
town of llridgt-port, a convcyiiiice of the land, on which
said buildings are sitiiatcll, and ofnll materials purcliascil
for the constructioii of the same, which said convoyuncc,
the BUulmlSSl0lleI‘H l'or said county are hereby ziuthurized
.- M. ---4---r4.«--v-—-.14”---"'-"¢
refund to any town in said county. any sum, which may
have been paid by such town on account of the tax laid
to defray the cxpeiisc ofsaid building.
SEC. 0'». The amount oftlie liabilities and expenscsi iii-
curred by said county as aforesaid, shall be settled and
Lloteriiiincd by said town of II1‘l(lgL'p0rt_, and the commis-
sioners oi said county ; and if said town and said coin-
missioncrs cannot agree i'espi-ctiiig the same, said amount
shall be determined by a committee to be appointed by
any judge of the supreme court of errors. and the expen-
ses of‘ said committee shall be paid equally by said toivn
and said county.
SEC. 7. Said town of Bridgeport at a inceting legally
warned and hold for that purpose, shall have power and
are liercbv autliorizeil by a major vote. to lay and collect
any tax iiecessar_v to carry into effect. the prov}.-inns of
the preceding sections.
SEC. 8. If the said town ofllridgeport shall not on or
before the first day of October, lS-"'4. have erected said
building, accordiiig to the pro\ i-ions of the preceding
sections. said town shall forfeit and pay into the treasiiry
of the county of Fairficltl the sum of twi-nty tliousiinil
dollars, recoverable in any proper action brought for that
purpose in the name of the treasurer of said county.
SEC. 9. During the erection ofand until the completion
‘and acreptaiice of said buildings as aforesaid, it shall be
the duty of said town of llridgcpurt to provide suitable
rooins l'or the accorninodatioiis of said courts, at the ex-
peiise of said town, and on failure thereof. it shall be the
duty of the sheriff of the county of l-‘airfield to provide
the same at the expense of said town, which expense
shall be recoverable in any proper action brought for
that purpose in the name oftlie treasurer of said t.'o1int_v
of Fiiirticlil.
SEC. 10. So much of the 47th section of the statute law
oftliis State, eiititled, “ An Act relating to Courts,” as
provides that the supreme court of errors. the superior
court. and the coimty court in said county shall be held
at l~'nirtield, and so much ofllic l:'itli section of the stat-
ute law oftliis State. entitled. “ An Act concerning l’ri.~i-
ons.” as proviiles that there shall be ii common jail in
l-‘airfield in said county are llPl'(~l)_\' repealed.
Approved, June 3Utli, lfifiil.
C}l.\l’1‘RR xxxvii.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled “ An Act relating
to Courts.”
Be it cnacled by the S'c'nate and House qf R¢=prcsentalires 1' n
General A.-seniIi1_i/ om remit :
SEO. l. That the Siiporior Court, within and for the
County of Middlesex, shall hereafter be liolden at Had-
dam. in said county on the first Tiiesday of September,
and at Middletown, in said county, on the fii-st Tuesday
of Marcli, in each year, instead nftlic fourth Tuesday of
August and fourth Tuesday ofFebruary as is now provi-
ded by law.
SEC. 2. All suits. matters, and causes, now pending in
or returnable to said Superior Court for said Miilullesex
County. or which shall at any time before the 12th day
of August, 1853, be made returnable to said Court as now
by law established, shall be entered and proceeded with.
at the next September term of said Court in the same
manner as if the time of holding said Court had not been
altert-«l.
Size. 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are liereby repealed.
.~\pprovc(l, July 1st, 1S:'i3.
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THE STARS.
BY GEORGE D. I‘REN'I‘I(‘E.
Those burning stars! what are they ! I have
dreamed,
That they were blossoms on the tree of Life,
Or glory flung back from the outspread wings
Of Goifs AI‘Cll:lllg‘9l-01‘ that you blue skies,
Willi all their gorgeous blazonry of gems,
Were a bright banner waving o’er the earth
From the fair wall of Heaven !—and have sat
And drank their gushing glcr , till I felt
Their flash electric trembling with the deep
And strong vibration down the living wirc
Of cliainless passion——and every pulse
Was beating high, as if a spring were there
To buoy me up, where I might ever roam
’.\Ii<1 the unfathomcd vastness of the sky,
And dwell with those high stars, and see the light
Pouring down upon the blessed earth, like dew
From the bright urns of Naiads!
lcautiful stars!
Wliat are ye! There is in my heart ofhearts
A fount, that hcavcs beneath you, like the deep
Beneath the glories of a midnight moon!
And list-—your Eden tones are floating now
Around me like an clement-—so low,
So wildly beautiful, I almost deem
That ye are there, the living harp of Goo,
O’cr which the incense winds of Eden stray,
And wakc such tones of mystic niinstrclsy
As well might wander down to the dim world
'l‘o fashion dreams of Heaven l Peal on—pcal on-
Naturc’s high anthem l—for my life has caught
A portion of your purity and power,
And seems but as a sweet and glorious tone
Of wild-star-music!
Blessed, blessed things!
Ye are in Heaven and I on Earth. My soul
Fvcn with the wliirlwind’s rush, can wander off‘
To your immortal realms, but it must fall,
Like your own ancient Pcliad from its height,
To diiii its new caught glories in the dust !
This earth is beautifiil—-I love
Its wildness of spring flowers, its briglit clouds,
The majesty of mountains, and the dread
Magnilicencc of Occ_an—-for they conic
Like visions of my hcart—but when I look
On your unfailing loveliness, I feel
Like a lost infant gazing on its home,
And weep to die, and come where ye repose
Upon yon boundless Heaven, like parted souls
On an eternity of blesscdncss.
GUN EOPATHY.
BY JOHN G. SAXE.
I saw a lady yesterday,
A regular “ M. D.”
Wlio"d taken from the Faculty
I~Ici'medica1 degree,
And I thought if ever I was sick
My doctor she should be !
I pity the deluded man
Who foolishly consults
Another man in hopes to find
Such magical results
As when a pretty woman lays
I-Icr hand upon his pulse !
I had a strange disorder once,
A kind of chronic chill,
That all the doctors in the town
With all their vaunted skill.
Could never cure I’m very sure.
With powder nor with pill.
I don't know what they called it
In their pompous terms of Art.
.\'oi' if they thought it mortal
In such a vital part—-
I only know ’twas reckoned
“ Something icy round the heart
1'-'
A lady camc—hcr presence brought
The blood into my cars ;
She took my hand—and sonictliing like
A t'cvcr now appears!
Great Galen I-1 was all aglow,
Though I’d bccn cold for years!
Pcrhaps it isn’t every case
Thal:’s fairly in her rcacli_.
But should I c’er be ill again.
I fcrvcntly beseech
That I may have for life or death,
A lady for my “ leech !”
The Little One is Dead.
Smooth the hair, and close the eyelids,
Let the window curtains fall ;
With a smile upon her features,
She hath answered to the call.
Let the children kiss her gently,
As she lies upon the bed,
God hath called her to his bosom,
And the little one is dead.
[1j?IIorace Greeley has had the de-
gree of L. L. D. conferred upon_him by
the University of Vernion_t_ a_t,Burlington.
Poor fellow!
For the G a:ellc.
Agriculture.
FRIEND Bvinorou:——Agi'iculiiirists
may well be considered the “ lords of the
land,” with but one exception. And
this exception is that, as a mass, they do
not inform themselves as they should of
the nature of their occupations. There
is no other class, whether inercliaiits,
mechanics, ‘artists or professional nien,
that is as far behind the age as the far-
mer. This is wrong——t.hei'e should be
another state of things as regards this
matter. If one would wish to he suc-
cessful in any undertaking, it is of vast
importance that such an one should use
every opportunity to inform ,one’s self
theoretically, of such an oiie’s future
occupation. It is just as reasonable to
suppose that a farmer can properly su-
perintend a farm without making scien-
tific investigation, as it would be to sup-
pose that. a man uuacquainted with mili-
tary tactics could command and bring
into action an army of twenty thousand
men. A man may, after a fasli'ion,witli-
out any theoretical knowledge succeed
in cultivating and growing a few pota-
toes, some corn, and wheat or cats, to a
certain extent, but he cannot succeed in
improving his farm, fruit trees, &c., not
make it a source of pecuniary profit,
unless he rises above the indescribable
lethargy, of mental inactivity. I do not
think that one should be bound to go
tliroiigli a routine of collegiate studies to
make one a prosperous agriculturist,from
the fact. that one can make researches in
the exhaustless mine of science to gain
a theoretical theorem, while he is illus-
trating it practically with his plougli in
hand. If one makes theoretical and
practical accessions to one’s store of
knowledge at the same time, such an
one is more liable to be successful than
one that pursued a tlieoretical course of
studies before commencing practical op-
erations. To illustrate my idea, sup-
pose for instance, that two farmers live
side by side, occupying contiguous lands
of the same quality, while, at the same
time, they pursue opposite courses in
their farming operations. One makes
no accumulation of kn0\vledge-—-pursues
the same routine of operations on his
farm that great grandfather did-merely
makes a living, without improving his
farm or peciiuiary circumstances, and at
last, dies with the appellation of an “old
Fogy farmer.” On the oiher hand, his
izeiglibor proceeds philosophically and
progressively to subjugate and purify the
soil of his land according to the known
laws of natui'e——he grows profitable
crops of grain, fruit, &c., and has an
abundance of the necessaries of life, is
respectcd,and dies a “geiitlenian fai'iner.”
None can deny the salutary effects of
scientific investigations for the aid of
agricultural pursuits. And as these iii-
vcstigations are more and more practi-
cally applied to the promotion of rural
iiidustry, ve will be more and more con-
straiiicd to acknowledge its elevating‘ iii-
lluence—-iiot only in the field of agricul-
tural scie.nce,but upon the minds ofuicii.
This being the case, the farmer has the
power to E‘.‘IP.l'Ci:f3 a great lllflll!‘l1('(: over
destinies of the world, wlic-Lhcr good or
had: indeed, there is but few that will
think otherwise, Iloiv iuipomini is 1;,
then, that our rural friends improve eve-
ry opportunity, not only to elevate their
occupation, but themselves, physically,
intellectually and religiously. “ Knowl-
edge is power,” and an exalted intelli-
gence lias apower infinitely higher than
any other power, by which man may
control the destinies of the universe.
There is no class that has exerted as
little influence as the farmer, when we
consider the plurality of their numbers.
It has always been the intelligciu; few
that has taken the lead. In the old
world the farming coniniiiniiy have but
little influence. The reason is tliat they
do not inform themselves as they sliould.
Those that do rulc there, are iiitclligeiii,
altliongh they may not be governed
strictly by the lavs of justice. There
is no country in this world wliorc the
farmer has such an inlliience as they do
in ours. The reason of this is that
they are intellectually in advance of the
agriculturists of the old world. But,
even here, in this land of liberty, the
citizens of our cities, according to their
population, have the most iiilliieiice,froin
the fact of ilieir superior intelligciicc.—
And as the intelligence of the citizens of
our villages and cities, in a political and
governed by the laws of jitsticc, I lizivc
faith to believe that the lioncsty, virtiie,
and common {sense of the farnicr will
counteract these evils and prove the
guardians of truth and justice.
A. KELLY PEASE.
Bridgeport, Aug. 3, 1853.
S/aoclci/zg Accz'cZe7zt.—A young man,
named Latin Rogers, who had charge
of the steam engine at Payne Mills, in
the north part of this part of the town,
got caught aceidetally in some part of
the macliinery on Saturday afternoon,
and had one of his legs terribly smashed.
‘Amputation was found necessary. Rod-
gers is about 22 years of age, without
a family, but the sole reliance for a wid-
, _ _..,,,.,. I
owed. mo.thei'.——B7'z'dgepm-t Farmer
w ’.,m_.,,, «-t-\'v~¢re-cg»-,_‘x,t~ \ "5!"-2?UVflt7>‘
religious point. of view, is not sli'i(:tl}'.
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I-‘roni tlic \\ aisliingtoii l'nlou.
“FOURTH OF MARCH ;”
on, THE BEAUTIFUL ARTIST.
A Tale of W'as§n‘iiigton.
r\’\/‘J/‘*4 4'I\r» .-m- _
iii’ WARREN '1‘. ASHTON.
CHAPTER I. ‘ _
FATE-IER AND DAUGH'I‘E_r..
It was the evening of the fourth of
The republican
Cel‘€ll‘i0lllZ1l of iiiaugeratiiig the new ad-
niinistration had been per formed, and the
capital was the scene of gay revelry.—
In many abrilliam hall, the bright throng
of beauty and gallantry tripped thiough
the mazy dance, and the streets were fil-
led with crowds of excited strangers,
who though they had witnessed the sini-
ple ceremony, had seen the President
take the oath of office, were not content
to believe that the show was all over.
Pennsylvania Avenue was thronged
with people of all classes, from the pioud
miniature plenipotentiary down to the
humble office-seeker who had that day
sent. his. twcntictli letter to the new Pres-
Marcli in \Vasliingtoii,
ideut. Carriages were driven furiously
up and down the broad street conveying
the revellers to the scenes of festivity.—_
On the sidewalk, porters and footmen in
attendance upon balls and parties rudely
jostled the little knots of politicians, who
were angrily discussing the probable pol-
icy of the new adiiiinistration, or rough-
ly broke tlirougli the groups of anxious
office-seekers who debated the chance of
getting a berth in the Custom House.
But my story leads me not to the ban-
quet-liall or to the arena of political strife
and leaving the great tliorouglifare of the
city, we will pause before a dingy, two-
story house in an obscure street. The
building was sadly out of repair, and hard-
ly fit to be the habitation ofa human be-
ing. The interior was black and dilapi-
dated from long neglect.
Extended upon the bed in one of the
apartments, lay an elderly man apparent-
ly suffering severely from the ravages of
disease. Though not an old man, his head
was silvered over with premature grey ;
and his pale cheek was wrinkled and
lioilow. But it was neither age not the
disease that now prostrated him, which
had planted these indications of decay
upon his form——it was care, sorrow, an-
xiety.
By the bedside, gazing intently upon
the saddened countenance of the invalid,
sat a maiden of eighteen siiiiimers,
though her pale cheek and dejected mien
pointed sadly back to an epoch of pover-
ty and bit.tei'iiess, she was still beautiful
beautiful as the statue of a wliitc-robed
angel cliiselled from the fairest I’arian
marble.
Her features were faultless, and over
the and
shoulders, flowed a mass of raven ring-
lets. The expression, though the cold
hand of misfortune had chilled her hopes
and rolled back cheerful aspirations of
transparent skin of her neck
sunny maidenliood, was sweet and touch-
ing, so that one would have expected
from her in more genial circiiinstanccs an
exuberance of life and joy.
The sick man gazed with a vacant ex-
presslon of subdued anguish upon the
dingy ceiling of the apartment. Life
was a wreck to hiin—tlie past, a blank,
the future laden with the heavy (Jews of
adversity.
“Alice,” said he, tinuing his gaze from
the ceiling to the maiden by his side, af.
ter a long and painful silence——-“Alice,
this is the fourth of 1\’Iarch, is it not?”
“It is fatl er,” replied she, rising and
bending over his emaciated form.
“The fourth of March,” replied the iii-
valid, his glance reverting to the ceiling,
as he again abandoned liiinself to the
gloomy revery.
The maiden heard the words, and she
S€‘l3lll€(l to fathom their import, fora tear
slid down her pale cheek, and she heav-
c~.-_l :1 deep sigh. But fearful that her fa-
thcr should see her weep, she bruslied
away the Le and busied herself for a
uiouicnt in preparing drink for him.
“Take some of this tea, father,” said
she approacliing the bed again.
“Nay, child, I cainiotdriiik it,” replied
the fatlier. “I feel depi‘essed—a little
wine, Alice, would revive me.”
For a iiionient the chest. of the fair
girl heaved convulsively, and it was on-
ly by a strong effort that she suppressed
the burst of anguish that threatened to
overivhelin her.
*‘W'liy, Alice, what is the matter '?”
uiuiiiiiueil the father, who discovered the
agiiaiioii she could not wholly conceal.
“The wine is all gone,” replied she,
wiping away her tears. “But, father, I
will go and get. some i‘uore—bnt—bu
n
“W/‘lint, child ?”
Alice wept bitterly.
“VVliy do you weep so Alice E”
"Oh, father, father!” sobbed she, cov-
ering her face with her hands.
“Do not pain me, Alice, by keeping me
iii suspense. VVhy do you weep?”
“I cannot say it, father. God who
never deserts the afflicted in the hour of
extremity, will be near.”
“I see, child—-our money is exhausted
and the eyelids of the invalid fluttered as
if to. beckon back the tears their misery
wrung from him.
live-i
as‘I could, but the last cent is gone,” re-
plied, Alicc, who, now that the dreaded
trinh was told, seemed to be comforted.
“Do not weep, f:1ther,,we shall not be
forsaken.”
"Ob Godf that John llilalcolm,
rich uierch:ii;i, the posssessor of a prince-
ly fortune on::e,should.be reduced to this,”
the
groaned the sick man. '
“Do not weep, fatlier; I will go out
and get the wine.”
“No, Alice, I need it not. My God!
what will become of you, my child '3” and
the iiiiserablc man essayed to rise, driven
by the violence of his emotion; but a
dart of pain compelled him to recline
again.
“Be calm, father; all will yet be well;
you are better now, and in a few days
yoii will be able to go to the office again.”
“The office, Alice! Alas, this is the
fourili of Nfarcli.”
“VVliy what do you mean, father '3”
“Tlie new adiniiiistration comes into
power to-day; even my paltry clerksiiip
will be taken from inc,” and Malcolm
siglicil and brushed away the scalding
tear that followed the ivriiikles down his
fiirrowed cheek. M
“Oh, father, they willjnot be so cruel
they cannot. cast yoiffroiii your situ.atioii”
sobbcnl Alice, who ivas _nnable to control
the expression of her anguisli as she con-
templated the blackness of the future.
“Alas, my dear child, there are thoii-
sands of linngry aspirants who will spriiig
like tigers, even upon the humble situa-
tion I occupy.”
‘ V0, no; ii: shall not be, I will see
the new Secretary myselfI will pleat"
him with tears, not to take tin
bread from our months.”
with
“Alice,” said Mi‘. Malcolm in geiitly
ieproving tones, “do you forget your for-
mer position '? Can you humiliate your-
self before these men even for the poor
boon of life itself?”
‘*VVe are starving ‘.’
The sick man started with convulsivi
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agony, and gazed with an expression 0.
uiiutterable anguish upon the wan fear.-
ures of his beloved daiigliter.
“Starving, Alice '3”
“It is no time to be punctilious about
a matter of pride.” ‘
“I cannot beg for my situation,” replici‘:
Mr. lIalcolm—“ 1 cannot beg even for
bread to siipporn life.”
“I could ii: down and die, dear faihei;
but I can never beg for your sake.”
“Is there no remedy? Is there no
other way to earn a subsistence!”
“There is for the present, I have drawn
a few pictures of the public buildings:
perhaps I can earn a livelihood by the
3.CCOmpllSlll11€1il’.S of better days.”
“I-Vliat will you do with them?”
“Sell them to visitors. I will go to-
night to some of the hotels, and while the
darkness protects me, offerthem to stran-
gers.”
“Never, Alice, never; I would rather
starve than see you so degraded,” re-
turned Mr. Malcolm with energy.
“It must be done--aiid done to-night,
father,” said Alice firmly, as she grasped
the thin hand of the sick man. “I have
not tasted food since yesterday morning,
my pride is conquered.”
“l\’Ir. I\’Ialcolin buried his face in his
hands and sobbed like a. child, while the
affectionate daughter mingled her tears
with him, bent over and locked him in
her embrace.
“\Ve' are in the deepest depths of mis-
ery in the midst of wealth where pain-
pered luxury surfeits in its abundance.—
You are right, Alice ; pride is a sin agains
nature in our present extremity,” said
the invalid, after the violence of his emo-
tion had subsided. “Sell your pictures,
and may the blessing of God go with
you.”
“There are brighter days in store for
us,” replied the daughter, kissing the
pale forehead of her father. “But do not
grieve. It is no sacrifice for me to solic-
it a purclia-1 er for my pictures, even in a
public place_ I feel that it is my duty,
and my heari: assures me that a brighter
sky shall yet smile upon 115."
“But Alice, you will be subjected to
insult, perhaps to violence.”
“Do not fear, father. I am strong in
the consciousiiess of doing my duty, and
no trivial thing shall turn me from il:—-
The Father above will protect me.”
Gathering back her raven rlnglets, she
drew a hood closely around her face, and
threw a well-worn shawl over her shoul-
ders. '
"Be prudent, Alice; you are all whom
(‘rod has spared me,” said the stricken
father, as she opened the door to depart.
“If aiiytliiiig should befall you, I kn0\V
not what would become of me.”
"Be of good cheer; I will return in an
hour,” replied she, as with the energy in-
spired by the promised fruits of her little
enterprise, she left the house and walked
towards Pennsylvania Avenue.
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CHAPTER. II.
VVith the portfolio containing the draw-
ings iu her hand, Alice entered the office
of the National Hotel. It was crowded
with strangers, and as she threaded her
way to the counter to ask permission of
the clerks to sell her pictures, coarse
jokes and terrible oaths saluted her ears.-
Born in the midst of plenty. reared in ‘he
home of auene ad refiiiemen, hi.‘
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