. Representatives, in General .flsse1nbI_1/ con-
, uened .-
. in Gucci-of Assembly 601111031641:
that the road or part soinspected is made ac-
cording to the ieteut and meaning of this Act
they shall grant a certificate to that effect,
which shall be filed in the office of County
Clerk for such County- _
Size. 8, Upon filing Iuch certificate as afore-
said, the said corporation may erect one or
more toll-gates upon their road, but no two
within three miles of each other, and may de-
mand and receive toll, not exceeding three
cents er mile for any vehicle drawn by t.\vo
anima s ; one-half of a cent per mile for eve-
ry additional animal ; for every vehicle drawn
by one animal, one cent and a half per mile ;
for every horse and rider or led horse, three-
quarters 0s a centper mile, and for mules, cat-
tle, sheep and swine, one mill per mile each ;
Provided, that no toll-gate shall be erected so
as to obstruct or hinder i‘rec travel on any
public highway.
SEC. 9. This Act may at any time be altered
amended or repealed, at the pleasure of the
General Assembly.
Approved June 28, 1854.
CHAPTER LXXIV.
An Act concerning the State Poor. _
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives, in General Jssembly con-
vened :
That no child of any State I’au‘p'cv born in
the Poor House of‘ this State, nor any child of
such pauper born during the time the parent
or parents of such child shall be supported by
any contractor for the su port of‘ the State
Poor, shall be deemed to be settled in the town
where such child is born, by reason of such
birth-alone.
Approved June 28, 1864.
CHAPTER LXXXV.
_ An Act concerning Prisons.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
such record and all the pi-mu.-i-iliii-gs of sm:}l S-iCH‘l.\' P“
district, shall not for.'1n_v such cniisc he n«l_IIlll;{C*} “‘"'l.-
but such record and the p1'0(‘(‘i‘dii1gs of such .<o_ci0l)' ‘“‘
district, shall be iidjudgcd valid and logzil, us if sucli
clerk had been previoii.-ly .<worii ziccoi‘-l_"1.‘-5 l”'l““". l__'”'_
i'iclgaI, Tli.-it no suit or :ii-lion now pcii-.lin_g._sii:ill III --U.‘
inanner be cffectoil b_v the piuivisioiis of I 11-‘ 11'-‘L
Scc. 2. This act shall take i-::‘i-ct from :in.l after iht
day of ifs passage.
Approved, June 30. 15:33.
(‘il.-\P”l‘l-Ill I..\'XXl\'. . .
An Act in relation to nii-cfiiigs of Si-‘iiool Societies and
llisiricls.
Br! it riuicfizil by the .\'ci1iiI»- rm-I II.m.'r of 1:’.-,~ii'r.-'1-iiltii‘iivz:
in General As.~:r:nibl_i/ cciircii-=11: , p _ ‘_
All school societies and school ilisirii-is Iiiuy hold
their respective iiicciings in siiicli piililii-, pl;icc.<, (uifliin
the limits of such societies and districts 1'f.‘>=|H!cl.i\'el_\')
as may be designated for the purposein the w:ii-hing.-2 of
such iiiei-tings i'c.spv.'cfivt-l_\'.
Approved Julie 30, 18:3-
‘ l*Iarti'oril,
I
be ciiti led to choose, in the manner and for
the purriosns by law prescribed, eight jurymen
at onetime and no more; also ciglitjiisticcs of
the peace and no more.
Size.‘ 2. 'l‘lic_iustic-es of the peace, chosen at
thc last. annual town election of the town of
ll:irtl‘oril, who now reside in the town of
shall exercise. the powpl; {W1
jurisdiction and perform the duties _ol J“-“_l‘°_“-“
of the peace for the County of H_ari.iord within
the town of‘ Wc:-‘t lIartf'ol‘tly “hill “'9 “°xl' bl’
oainiul clcction ofjuslices of the peace.‘ .
Size. 3. This act shall take effect from its
p:1s‘.<;igi:. _
.\p[)'.'0\'U(l J iinc 28, 18->4.
(‘.ll.-\l"l‘l-‘.ll .\'l‘\'.
Cil.\i"l‘l'Il{ l..\'.\'.\\'.
toforc laid, for llze payment of (‘.4-.lit's ot‘.*'clinol llislrict:-'.
by Hi»! .‘i'4_‘IlIfII:' ffmi .'Ii;iI.~i= u/V. li'tEpl‘I‘$t :1/ifHi'.'.¢
in (.«‘»:nei'iiI .-fsscu:I1I_i/ r‘uiU.‘I,‘IftI.’; '
'l‘li:if all taxes licielolore hii-l l-v fl!|\' school lll.~ll‘lk‘l
i'or:ncil from l\\'o or moi--,- .l_i_ :._-2 -3, :‘..i-' this ]i|ll‘|iH.~'1‘ ul'
ll-"."l"‘.’ the Debts oi‘ such lli,~irict< or i~.l'i-ill.-.-r of film“ .1
:ind'ulll as.<css‘iiicnt.~ um-lc by the cu-.umiiicc of H11)‘ " ‘l
of cliildri-ii who 'ii:ivc.-iiii-xi-‘.i.-if iiii~ Vfllflllillll
(Hi-ll|.'l' of ihc iii.-‘fi‘ici.< of ivl;i.~i, [<i.(-iii .~'('llllUl i
formed, for the pi:'.'p...<i-iii 1-:i\‘lll"L ilinl pom _
expense of i\(‘l‘llll‘.'_:‘ ihc .-cvc i_'il:lllllI\‘l .~i-lino!-‘I
dis[rict.~;, during flic _\-':ll‘ |'l‘l'llll;" 1 iliiriv-
ll .-‘urn
'.-‘I day
I of _\l:ircli l:i.<t:i.-' lii-:~ pubii-: moi: -’ , l,”
pay ;:n‘c llcrcliv |lL'Cl2ll‘f‘ll to ho H; il. . ," MN,‘ |
. tiixes and El-$.~C.S.~lllL‘lllS now i-e;ii:«.:iiiiig ml.--I‘-2‘ ‘.‘ "
;,..1 for flu: unlice-
collected in siicli iiiuiini-r as is prmi.
tion of taxes and : ssiiii-iiis for -<1‘
“fin Act com-ci'iiiiig .-lui:aiiun.“
Appro\'cd Jiiiic ‘_‘U. lh’:'i-l.
himl 1illl‘!in.‘(‘l‘. l»_\'
_____..
(‘ll.\l”l‘l-Ill l..\I\'X\'l.
_\n _\,.t ,-,mi;c:'iiin_'_r .‘~‘cllImi llisii-icls.
BU ,-, ,_,,,,,,.,,.,j by U”. _c,.,,..:.-. «mil lloiiii-J i_-/' Ii‘/‘p)'.'..~‘riit(itic«-.i
in (r',’)lCi‘lfi .l.~'.~*cuilil_:/ i-um'_IlL‘ _
S-.'(‘. 1. l‘:\'t'l‘}' sulionl di.~‘.frict lll this state wliich lies
piirily in one ‘l‘i.-wii and p:iril_v in zuiothoi .~’li:ill hi-long
r,,,~;i1| fuhllfll plll‘jiU.~t‘.\' to the school soI_~ivi_v of the In“ H
in which the seliool liousc of said llislricf is siiiinii--l.
SEC. L’. So much ofllic 30th section ofiin Act (:1lllCUl“Li'
Representatives in _General fl.eseinbI_i/ mn-
vencd .-
Sac. 1. That an Act entitled -‘An Act in ad-
dition to an Act concerning Prisons,” passed
at the May session of the Legislature, 1853: be
and the same is hereby repealed. _
Site. 2. This Act shall take effect from Ila‘
passage.
Approved J nine 29, L554.
CH.-\l‘Tl-Ill Lxxvi.
An Act in alteration of an Act entitled “An
Act in addition to an Act relating to Rail-
road Companies.”
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives, in General ./Issembly con-
venell:
Sec. 1. That so much of the 16th Section of
said Act of which this is in alteration, as re-
quires the directors of every Railroad Corpo-
ration to make their annual report to make
their annual report to the General Assembly
at its stated Session, of their acts and doings,
receipts and expenditures, under the provisions
of their Charter, be and the same is hereby rc-
pealed. Provided, nothing in this Act, shall
exonerate such directors from making their
report to the General Railroad Coniiiiissioiiers:
as is now by law required.
SEC. 2. That this Act shall take effect from
and after the day of‘ its passage.
Approved June 2, 1854.
-1‘? CHAl’Tl-Ill Lxxvu.
An Act relative to the number of B rakeincn
on Railroad Trains.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
That whenever the double action brake is
used on any Railroad Train, the Company run-
ning said train shall bcrcquircd to place and
keep one brakcman, and no more, at and to
every two cars connected with such train.
Approved J nine. 30, 1854.
CllAl"l‘E!-i Lxxvlu.
ADACI} relating to the sale of real estate
order of a Probate Court.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives, in General ./Isscmbly con-
vened .'
~Whenever, under the provisions of any law
of this State ii Court of Probate may order the
sale of‘ any land, said Court shall have power,
if it shall be satisfactorily shown to said Court
that it will be for the advantage of all pr.:r.s-ous
interested in said estate, to order the sale of
any timber or trees standing or growing on
said land, under the same provisions and res-
trictions, and in the same manner as is by law
provided f‘or the sale of the land itself.
Approved June 30, 1854.
by
Cff.ll’Tli‘R Lxxlx.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled “ An Act relaliug
to the registration of Births, Miirriiiges, and Deaths.
112 it enacted by the Sc-note and House of Ifepreseiuatives
in General Assembly cmn-cncif. ‘
BIG. 1. That any Registrar, who has been, or shall be
appointed in the manner provided in the Act to which
this is an addition, shall hold his office for the period of
one your front the first MoIidi\_v in January next succeed-
ink ill“ ‘Pl'°|Hl-Nllllf pru\'iIh'd,iliat any Rogisfriir who
has been or shall be appointed under the 15th section of
said Act, shall hold his ollice until the fir-t llciidiiv of
January next succeeding his appoiniiiicnt and no longer,
unless reappointed thereto.
Site. 2. If the annual zibstmct of any Town as provided
for in the 14th Section of‘ said act, shall contain in the
aggregate the record of more than two hundred mune.:,
the Iiegisgar of such Town shall receive two cents for
each name over said number of two hundred, in addition
to the compensation specified in said Act.
SEC. 3. livery physician or midwife, who shall have
professional charge of the mother at the birth of any
child, and every iiurse or other atleiidant. who mar act
as midwife at such a time, in a case where no pll\'Rlcl:In
or midwife is employed, shall during the first week of
tho calender month next succeeding such birth, furiii.~h
to the Registrar of the"i'own wherein such birth mii v
1-5" Plwn place, a ¢9m.l5Q='Ile sir.-iiec by such pin-sit-i.u{,
““'l"'l9y PHYS“ 9|.‘ Ollie!‘ ¥\_ll¢1.xdaiit, stating from the best
l||f0|'|-Ilitlflll \\‘ll10i.l til? lillmer of said certificate can ob-
tain, the date of such birth, the cliiid’s nanie, if it have
3'0‘. 1“ “X. the mules, ages, color, and resideiicc of iis
parents, and the occupation of its father.
Sec. 4. The pliysicizin who shall attend any decciiscd
P0|’i°l|. ‘lflluflllflng the first week of the calendar month
next siuececdmg such ilocciise, leave with the i'i('gl5ll'.1r
a_ certificate signed by him, and containing :ill the par.
lieulars relating to said decen.-‘ed, required by the fifth
section of the pet to which this is :in addition, :ind iu
case no physician zitieniled such deceased p(.‘l‘r20ll, then
it shall be ihc duty of the iieiirest of the kin to procure
Illcll certificate from some other plivsiciain or .-ubsiiin-
tial inhabitant ofihe town, and to lelivo it with the lien’-
istrsr within fifteen days ihere:ifler. C
-‘If’. 0. 30 person shall be joined in marriagi: until llI(-
partiu or one of them shall make application to H..-
ltegistriir of tho town in which such iunrrizigc is to bi-
splomnized, or lucase of his absence or inability, to the
’1own Clerk of said Town and shall give such l(e..._.~p_,~_.,,-
of Town Clerk iiiforiiintion respecting the mm,:.‘ 3.4,.‘
"mil Place and rciudciicc ol'e.1cli of the parties, and llllfé
""1 - such R’-‘¥‘~‘ll"'-Ty 0!‘ Town Clerk, provided. llicrc is
no gisirariis the case may he, shall, on payinent of
‘Weill!-llVe 00!!“ lherefoi‘, issue his certificate that the
l'““‘°“ therein lllllllell, have complied with ihc provisions
of this Act, which certificate shall be a license for iinv
Judge, Justice of the Peace, ordained Minister. or 1-iigif.
lariy licensed Clergyiniui in said town, qualilic-i1 unda-
Yhe laws oi‘ this state to join persons in Ill;lI‘l'i:l"0 to
unite in ui-.u-riago the parties therein naincil. l'l'(ll?lI'l’0fi
that no registrar or town olcrk shall issue his certificati-
as above, ifsuch persons applying, or either of them 2,”,
under the control of‘ parents or gu.-irdiiiiis before he is
certifled of’ the consent of the parents or gixariliiiii.-'. J
355- 5- ll 3")’ Judge, Justice of the l'c.'icc ordained
Minister, 0.: regularly licensed Clergyman, shall join zinv
persons in ni:irr_iage, without having firstreceivcd a cc-:7.
tiilciite, as provided for in tho next, P,-,.,cedin,,, mcfiuu he
slugll forfeit and pay the sum of one hundreil dollars:
_ biI.c- 7. It shall be the duty of the perm," who shun
jgln any person in nmrriage, to endorse upon mm cm,
lIi'1cl('l0 ilie fact, lime and plaice of such ni-irriii--,3 Wm,
- 7 . . . . ‘ ‘ b
l|l:h=::‘L|e|:lnl2_1£- gltrclu, and to return the siime with his
"‘ . 3 . mew.‘ t" “'9 R‘3l§l-’‘lll‘2ll‘ of the town in
which the same was mailed, ilm-in.» um fin; “. .01; ,~ we
calendar month next siicceeding slicli Illa!‘-l'l;\rv:~ ‘;"‘,)(1 up.
:;1nIlE;"l!(3.(2ll:€.llltfC0f, he shall forfeit and 1,3,. the sum 0,-
SIII. 3- All C‘51'l-ll.lCl1l\‘S :‘il\\l llucoi-il_,~ re, - _ , ._
Act-. ur by the Act in whicii nn..- is an ...iiii‘ii.r.lf .-ii"-tiff-3
ilecnicd and taken as sufllclcut. pi-hm; f,,c;,_. c,’.,,'ic,', _ ',-
ilie incl; lliliélffllll coutlaincd. ct "
sac. . . ‘ nes ant_ penalties which - --, - « . ‘
violation of the l)l‘(I\'-If-‘.l0|l:S of this acgjlfiltj.
uliicll this in nnuulililiiiii, shall be for the use (if the
town within which the offense is eoxiiiuitied and it
shall be the duty 0i the Registrar ofsuch Town) '-tllll he l
i5 h°"°b" emlluwcnfd to am‘ rm‘ “ml llfosccufc tibia .- I e
before aiuygpjgpopriatc ti;.ibunul. "“ "
S10. 0. ac ious_one, our and five of 5- _ . .-
Tiilo vii. of the Revised Statutes, being in ,i'Z',"f,:,f,,}.,;,,‘:f
in; Domestic Relations, and such parts of the get N,
which this is an addition, as are inoonsistciit with mi,-
Act are hereby repealed-. '
S50. 11, This Act .~|.h.£Il.l take effect on and ui‘ii»r the
first day of‘J:':nuiiry 185;‘).
,ippro\:cd. J.ul.y 1, 185.4.
CHAPTER LXXX.
An Act relating to Salaries and l-‘cos.
_ Be i‘t auu-lul by the Senate and House of )A'£}Ifr:a‘¢illd[iL‘c3
‘ill General .ls.u-mbfy f.‘l)I!¢\’IlPlI.'
ssc. 1. That the fcc liere:il‘tei- to be faxed and allow-
ed by_ls.w to Justices of the Peace upon the trial of any
one civil cause by them so tried shall be one dollar ;—-
and “P0” “*9 "401 Ofaiiy criininnl cause flfi v cents.
‘Z. lhat all acts and parts of acts iiiciiiisislciii
h°|‘9W‘"1: he and the same is hereby repciilc-ii.
SEC. 3. lhzit this act shall fiikc effect from its pas-
sage.
Approved J unc 30, 1854,
—_
A ‘\ t ](.'n.u'n-.x: 1,};_xn_
.u.c l'l£‘.|llll"l. s1..- ._,
Be it !Vl(lCl81.l by the S£'Il'fl[v:0(l]|a'l‘ll;1.I.l*l ind 1}‘;-eh: ‘ I /'
in G’-xaeral Assembly Gnimiuif. L Q, "‘"e3'm'a“w"“‘
' -. . t tli 1' .~ .
slndxilizunti} (.;;lel:l"t)‘l llliilllvlmm’ “”""‘l"‘ll “'9 3"‘
wnfinnper day‘ '2 ‘ ~ he one dollar and fifty
'.‘.‘.‘.Tl I.‘-l i. ‘ .
uIi'§ir§. oi‘L‘a..‘.“..°..'i..' ii«§'.".‘.I';l'.."i'i."i’.'..“"“‘ "“ ="1s-we-I 2
place of residence to the ]Jl:|(:43lf)i' lio1di(:”:"mm:“ ”‘”" hi“
he Ina)’ be required to attend and {rib the (‘WM which
residence which travel‘ fee Hllllll be nil“ .u‘Q'‘.“‘’ “' ml‘
I week of llis aitieudaince as such Juroi.“ .,,,._..l l‘’'’ “W1”!
Approved June 15, 1854. ’
_ . . (.'llAl’l'l:ll i.xxxii._
An Act in addition to “ rclatrixw to Sal.-.iric.~s and
In it enacted by the Senate oiiil-House of 11ei,.-.-,,-mu,,,-,.,.,
Si-)C., 1. !;;i_cli_ .\'of.:iry Public, on being i-ouugi5,.,i;,,,,,d
Shall pay it fee of,‘ fifty cents to. the Executive Sisci-etiiry -
and each Conunissioncr of Deeds shall, on being com.’
miuionsd, pay a. fee at t.vo dolhtrs to the Executive Sec-
rotary.
Iran. ‘2. This act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
Approved Juno 2, 1854.
‘ cn.u-i'i-:1: Lxxxni.
An Act to coniir‘rn the doings of School Society and
_ bcliool, District Clerks.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Itcjircueiitatiivzs
in General Asseuibly co-nc¢ne¢[_-
Sm. 1. That in all cases when the clerk ofnny school
society or the clerk 01‘ any scl-vol |.llbl|‘lL‘l. in this state,
has omitted or neglected to take the oath pi-escribcil by
Luv before entering upon his diitios us such clerk, and
ipg lidiiciiiioii :-.:t is lll(‘l|ll>‘l.~‘lf"l:‘i with this art ‘is ll|".l“-‘_\'
ropi-iiiool. .
.\pp1‘H\'.ul Juno ‘J8, lcli-i.
(1il.\l"l‘lv$l{ .i.. ' ’ '
An Act c(Hifii‘miii;“ ~-viii‘ ,-l :3cl:-rx-l r.,‘oi'i-
ctics .-ind Soho!-l Dl.\‘..l is in ccrfiiin i::i-cs. ,
I34: it :=izvii.'¢»:l by the bciitzfvt rut-l 1;[oii:'i' I;/".i'i‘-‘1t“' *4 ll-'<’3l”‘*'-3
in Gcucraf _fs.<i:;ibI3/ coiiriwul: _ _
That no meeting of :1 .~'i-lmul mi-icl_\'. or .~‘i'l‘.(-1-iii!-*‘l.l‘ll'l~
licrelof‘cre hcl~l, shall be (l(‘l'lll(5ll ill '1 l. l-_\' H‘-‘I-"<’" U‘ ‘l“-‘
neglect of their i'«-.<poi-ti\'c ('OlllllllilI : in lviw‘ 1{“‘-““"‘
iug thereof with their l‘('.*'.|‘(‘('ll\l‘ (‘l(‘l’li~'. or I-‘ .k"“‘ ll”
requisite \\'ai-niiigul‘ the same .-is i’ liu‘.\' by Li .i» I
cd, or ol'.~:iid ch-rk’.< l,\llll> ‘on to rm. "
of siihl moi-.liIig lIL'lIi in plll’!~‘ll£lll\'(‘ of .~ _ H -
that said \v.irii'.ng, i-.iee:iiig, an-l jii'o'.'L'l?‘~l1".k’-“ ‘ll ‘-’l'“-
cmif'uriiiiil_ilo in l:'.w. he and Ihi-_v :iri- lit.-l'_l'-if I-“fl .,
lv’§‘:ii 2 l’I‘o:n'(li:Il. that tiii.; ;ic'. .-‘h;iii not nil’.-ct all." -‘-ml‘
no-iv pending.
Approved July I. l.‘1:'il
L’ll.\l"l‘l-Ill l.I'{.\l.‘{\'Jil. . .
.\n out in -id-iiiiou in an not ri-Lifing to -\'iH‘l'Ill=‘-
3,,‘ ,-,',.,,,,,-]-,:if in I.'~..-- .\‘.-nn,/r uni! 1lou.~'i_e It/' 1i'.e-pi'c.x‘a.'Iitr.1fi'i‘c'.:
{ii ('v:im'ul .l>'.»-mil.-I_i,' l‘lI[if.‘v'lfl,".f.' I ' V . _
K - l. 'i"h:if ihc. iiuiiilwr of l-cp'.il_v blierills lo inc up-
the (.‘im1ify i-f‘\\‘incll::nii siiull not (-.\'(*cc¢l eight.
in much offhc l-li‘.i .<~. Lllilll oi‘ the :'Icl l‘t:i.:lllll.g
-i.: is lll('OIl>‘lr~‘l(‘fli with the provi.<Ion.< Ul this
poiiifeilfor
':i: " '
iii.\‘iioi'il'.
:Icl is llC‘l".‘ll_\' l‘L‘[IL‘l‘.li'fl. Appi-ovcxl June 2-‘ 15nd
Cli.\l"f‘l-ZR L.\‘.\'.\'l.\'.
An Act in altcraifioii of an Act, entitled "' An
Act to establish the St-.itc llcform School.
Be it enactul by the Scmitc and }z’on.9c of
Representatives in Gem-rrzl flsscmb/_I/-run:
VL'IlL‘t[.
Sin‘. 1. That any .Iiistice of the 1’c-.ic(’:b‘-"
fore whom any juvenile delinquent may be
lawfull_v committed to the Slate lteforn) School‘
may sentence such delinquent durin; his mi-
nority ; l'rovidcil, that no justice of the peace
shall sentence any delinquent as :'iforcs:-.i_il to
said school for ix longer period than ninety
days, unless upon the l‘(:Ci)llllll(‘ll(lllilull, at the
time of such sentence, of‘ a nia_jorii.y oi‘ the sc-
lectmen of the town, in which siicli convictioii
is bad.
Size. 2. This Act shall take effect, and he in
force, f‘rom and after the (lay of‘ its ptissugc.
Approved July I, 185-].
i_:ii.-ir'i'i-zn .\'(.'.
An Act concerning the .\l:ii1:1gcineiit of Ste'.ui1-
boat:-.
Be it cnaclerlbq the Sena/c and ‘I’-Iousc
of Re/22'e.~;e72l(1Iiccs in Gciici-(1.1 /is.9embl_i;
convened :
SEC. 1. it shall not bcliiwfiil for any Sl:e-.iin-
boat or other vessel propelled by stciiiii to ap-
proach or pass any of‘ the ivliai-res on _eilhcr
side of‘ the Mystic ltivcr, betwceii Mystic liridge
and a point two liiiudred yiirds :$0lll~ll of‘ the
wharf of‘ J oscpli S. Avery at a grcz-..icr rate of
speed than six miles per hour. And if‘ any
steamboat or vessel propelled by :;tc'.‘.in shall
violate this law, the person in coininanil on be-
ing duly convicted thereof‘ in the County Court,
shall pay a fine of‘ one liumlreil dollars; one
half to the person who shall prosecute the same
to affect, and the other. half to the County
Treasurer, and shall be liable also to three fold
daimngcs to the person \vliosc propi-riy klltlil be
injured tin-.1'cl_iy.
SEC. ‘.5. The Act entitled an act in addition
to “ an act concerning the driving of can-i'iiigei:
and the nmuageiiient of Sit-aniboais,” p-.i.~.ci".
I-Slay scssioii, A. ll. 1:453, approved June if),
1853, be, and the some is hereby rcpealciii
when this act sh:ill take effect.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effecf. an: go into
operation on the first day of Augiist, A. J). I85-1.
Approved June :28, l:~.‘.34.
cii.i1-'ri:n xci.
An Act concerning Town Clcrl-:s._
Be 2‘! cnoclcd by the Senate and 1101156
of Representatives, in G-eiicrcil Asseinb/pi,‘
coiiceiieil :
Tliat. the Town Clerks of the several Towns
of‘ this State be and hereby are iiiitliorizcd to
lake acknowledgement ofileeds.
Approved May 25, 18:34.
(IifAl"l“)2ll It'll.
An Act relating to Justices ol‘ the 1’c;icc in the
'1‘owu of‘ Old Saybrook as constituted at the
present sc-ssEon—--io the records of the
Town of Old Say|'irook at the time of the di-
vision of said Town——i.o Jurors in said Tow ii
and the Towii or‘ 1:‘sscx—a.ud to cliangc the
name of the .~.=ec.)nu school society in the for-
nicr town of‘Old Snybrook.
Be it miiirtcd by Z/LC Sc/z.'ztr: «mi
Ilause of .Rc]u~csc22tutz"i:c.s' in. G‘-e-no/'u.t
zlS.S‘e77tf/[_l/ convc7zc.'l .-
SEC. 1. Tli-.ii. the scveraljusticc-;-; of the peace
elected by the electors oi‘ the town of Old S-.i_v-
brook Oil the first Monday in April l-.i.st.,and_
residing within the limits ol‘ the, new town of
Old Saybrook as set off and incorporated at the
prescnt session of this Asscinbly, shall be and
are hereby declared to be justices of the peace
f‘or .\liddlc-sex County in said new town of Old
Suybrook duriiig the period for wliicli_ the)’
were elected, with the same powers ,jiii‘is_dictioii
and duties as if they find. been elected justices
of‘ the peace in and by siiiil new town. V
Si-ZC. That the said new town of Old .‘::i.y-
brook shall be (.'l'llll.~ll.‘(l to select in the llilllllltl‘
p|.c5cl‘ll)U(l. in the "Act for the regulation of
Civil Actions,” and fortbe piirposcs therein
mentioned, six jurymen and no more, and the
town oi‘”Essex being that part of the said for-
mer town of Old Szl_}‘l.Ll‘UU.i{, which 1'i,-iimiiis and
is not so set oil’, the ‘;l:‘.l.[l.€ of‘ which is cli:ii12;‘(_‘(l
io that of E.<si,-x, sh:-.ll be entitled to select in
ihc siimcumiini,-'; :.u‘iLl. ‘fill’ the Sllllli: '[)Lll']_lCSL‘S
ciglitjiirymcn -.*.ud no more.
Sec. 3. And all the 'l‘L'COl'(l.~', hooks and po-
pers of said foriner townof Old {:‘ayb1‘0Uli Slzall
belong to and be kept in said iown of l_-lssex.
and sh-.ill be coiitiniieil ii:-: the rccorls of mid
town. And the town clerk of‘ saiil town from
time to time is ciiipo\ver~.:(l. to give C‘.‘1'l-lll((i
copies thereof in the sonic suaimcr lhiii; he
awo-old be in case the said town of Old Say-
brook had not been divided, and the nunie
Cl.l?.llg(.‘(l. as :i.1‘oi-c.-said. V .
4. Tilltli the name of“ the second school
society of the town of Olil S;i.;.-In-ook, the .<'a.id
society being within the limits of the town of
Essex is hereby Cffltllgzefl to that of‘ the sclicol
society ol‘Ess=e.\', and by i.li:itn:uuc .'-‘aid sucieiiy
shall he and continue to be it sop-.u'alc and in-
dependent school soc‘;ciy.
Approve<l June 23, 1b’:3'f-.
(.‘ll'.\i‘t‘l-Ill. xiriii.
An Act in aihlili-iii in an Act '_oroviIilhs';‘ 1'01‘ ‘ill’-
llr.-p:iirs of 'L‘m-iipikc floods in c(.‘i‘f:1:l1 czislts.
Bi: it ciiztcfcit by the Srrizntrr and
II oust’ (If Rey);-c.\-cyitazit-cs in (i'cm.*/ at
/lsscmbfy con'rcni.v[ :
’ Sec. 1. 'l‘li:itiii all c-.1:-‘us where the gala, or
gates of any in-3orpora‘.cd 'l‘i1riipil.'c Coinpaiiy,
sliiill here-.il‘t:.-i‘ be opciicil, or luivi: licrcfol‘orc
been Opened, by the Coiniiii:;s_ioi;crs on siiirli
road in consequence ot'_s_ucn io...l_ ..c4. bung
kept in good and sufficient 1-cpmr, and said
Turnpike ‘Compiiiiy shall neglect or refuse ii.’
put such road in repair: l-0 “W ‘-ll-‘Cf-‘l’_liWl5‘-' ‘ii
the C0mlll.l.S8l0ll(:l'S, for the term of sixty clays
alter the opening of said gate or gates by said
Coinmissloiicrs, the sclccinicn of‘ the town, or
any of the towns 1.lu-ougli which tliefsiiiil road
passes, muyrepziir or cause to be repan'ed,‘sncli_
portion of‘ suid road as is within the limits of
such town or towns respectively, at the cxpcnso_
of such l.o\vn or towns, and keep an account of
the expense ofsiicli repairs, ‘and said ’l'urnpilic
Company sliaii not 1-(,-(_-(give any toll on‘ such
road until they shall have pain such cxpensu
to the (own or towns whicli have niudc the 1'e-
P?’-gs: ‘and interest llicrcon.
j,,_.,.,,L\:;iu‘~' -'_\ll acts or parts of acts, inconsistent
I - .1 -he hereby repealed.
-lmnovea June 24, 1:55;.
. cii.ii-'ri-:n..\:i;n-,
xi}; iclaiixe lo ihc imvii of West Ila:-ll‘ci'cl.
~ c"“"5c‘l ]’.’/ _’»/H-‘ A'e2m/.13 and J/.0/.'.S'g!
0f .Rcpi'e.9cnZ(i.t'ii;cs in Gim,eml _/ls.ccm-
bly convened .- '
‘lieu the record in all other respects is valid and correct
1' That “"3 lowri of \3‘cstIlartl‘oi-d shnll_
”"‘ -“T"»’!‘-.51.-ivflvnuvvratsasss-anus-a-.vr:-n»-,—...y.-..—... .... _ .....
An Act confirming ccr'i:1iu 'l‘axi-s and .\.=.-:c.<sim-iil.< l-.i‘-rc- ‘
school lli$il‘lUl. lllmll {ill- ;i:ix'i-iilsj g’i:;iriIl'.il:.~. nl‘ lil:|.~l(‘|'-‘'
' fii i V
An act relating to the towns of Windsor and
' \\'iudsor Locks.
l .]3'g it i:n1.'i.-tail by the -Senate and House‘ of
| .2.’.--pri-.s-i-/.-Iul-iius, -in (1'(’71¢’1‘(lI.'1S.¢l'I)lfIIy mn-
; vi.-/ii-i.’ .'
.1 (‘. I. That the several justiecsof the peace
clcctil by the electors of‘ the town of \\'indsor_
on the lir.~'t j\.'oiiil~.iy of April last, and residing
within the limits oi‘ the town oi‘ Wiiidsor Locks,
. shall be mid are hereby declared to be Justices
f oi‘ the Peace for lliirtforil County, in said town
' of \\-'iiidsor Lock.-:, during the period for which
they \\’0l‘v..‘ elected, with the same powers, juris-
diction and duties, as if they had been elected
J usticcs of ihc Peace in said town of Wiiidsor
hooks.
Sci‘. 2. Tliat the town of Wiiiilsor L_0ckS
shall belong to, and constitute a part of the
’i'hird Sciiniorial District, also, of the l'l‘°l“’~l°
district of ilai'tl‘0r(i.
Sf-.1‘. 3. Tilat the town of Wllldso" 5l.mn lie
entitled to select in the iiianiici'pi'_o.-sci'ibetl I}:
the " not for the regiilzition of civil iictiomfs‘
and for the purposes therein iiieiitioncd, rtcll
ryincn and no more; and the iowu_oi ll iiidsoi
Locks shall be entitled to select in the mllllt.
inuiincr and for the same pul'1)0-j|35: 513 .ll“J’m"“'
.-\ppi-ovcil July [June] 29. l.\:)«l.
l
‘I .\1“l‘l-ZR xiii’!-
iA:i .\cl-l'L:l:llilll:l,' [to the 'l"ransit of Wild Alli-
! l|1:liS through this Sluic-
13¢; II crmctcil by the Senate mu! Home of
1i'('1I)‘(‘b'(‘ll[(£[fL’('iV, ui l.z'¢.;i¢:ral .'1.s.suubly con-
L‘i'/iul .'
SH}. 1. That whcnevcr_ the owner or keeper
of‘ any wild iiiiimiil, or of any animal kept for
show or exhibition, shall find it necessary in
any miuiiier to pass with such animal through
this st-.itc, it shall be the duty of‘ such owner
or keeper, to transport such animal in a cage,
except only, when the size of such {lll.lll1d.lSil:\il
render such ti'ui1snoi'tatioii inconvenient. _
Sec. ‘.4. No wild animal, or animals lftflllv ll”
show or exhibition, which on account of its size
cannot be convciiiciitly transported in '-l 09-39
shall be led, driven or conducted over any pub-
lic highway in this State at any.time cxcept
only between the hours of ten 0 clock III N113
evening, iidd the rising of_ the Sllll 011 ihc 119“
morning; aiiid no such aiiimal siiall_ bc_S0 lcdy
driven or conducted over such public highway
within the times :if‘ores'.ii(l, unless the owner or
keeper of‘ szuch animal shall at all tinii.-s, while
such auimiil is on or passing over such high-
iniy, 1)1'o\'iilc ggomc proper pcl‘S0ll bf) go before
such iiiiiiiml, and give reasonable notice_of its
approi'.cli to all persons traveling or being on
such liigliwi'iy. _
Size. :5. Whenever the provisions oi‘ this act
shall not be complied with, the person or per-
son.-, having the charge or custody oi‘ such an-
imal, shall izirfcit the sum of‘ one liuiidretl dol-
l:tl‘S, for each and every offeiice, one half there-
of to the ’l‘i-easury oi this State, and the other
half‘ to the pf:l‘S0ll who shall sue for the same
and pro;-:cciite to cfl‘cct the suit.
1Xp[)l‘(.j'\'(.'(iJllllC 29, 1854.
> (.‘ll.\l‘1‘l-ll: .‘ZC\‘ll.
An Act in addition to " an Act concerning
Wrecks, Uncl-.iiinci‘l Goods and Strays.”_
J.’-.« i! :,'ii:i:_-I.-.1 by H", ,\'¢.‘Rllf€ amt House of li‘spi'eseiitiilii-cs
I'll» (;'wi:3rul .-l.\'.\~.‘Iillll_I/ cluivonrif: _ _
That the provisions of the fourth section of
the Act to which this is in an addition, shall
extend to all cases where goods other than per-
sonal liziggage of‘ passengers are or shall be
left at any R2l‘.ll‘021(l depot, station or ware-
house within this Stale, or in any Railroad
car or r,-.arri:igc, and the owner of such goods is
iinkuowii or iicglects to take them away for
the i-"pace of six months from -the time when
the same shall have been so left.
Approved June 2S, 1854.
l‘I‘iOl’OSl£l) AME=."D.\lENT TO Tllli CON-
STI’l‘U'l‘IOi\‘.
At a General Assciubly of the State of Con-
necticut, lioldcu at New llavcu, in said State,
on the first Wednesday of May, 1854.
1i‘csoIc(:d 1,-_i/the House of Representatives,
That the foiloxviiig be proposed as an amend-
ment to the Coiistitiitioii of this State, which,
when zipprovcd and adopted in the nr.inner pro-
vided by the Constitution. shall to all intents
and purposes bccomea part thereof‘:-—:iftcr the
rear lt=.)7, all aniiiiiil and special sessions of
ihc Cciic-nil .-\ss:i:mbly shall be held at such
place as shall Le designated and selected as
the capital of this State, by the General As-
sembly to be held at New llavcn on the first
\\’i.-diicsihiy of May l-954. ‘
fcsolvcil, That the foregoing proposed a-
mendnicnl. to the Coiistiiutioii, be continued to‘
the next session of‘ the General Assembly and
piiblisheil with the laws pas.~.ed at the present
session.
House of Representatives June 29, 1854.
Passed : 1". E. HAlllllS0.\', Assistant Clerk.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CON-
STITUTION.
At a General Asseniblyof‘ the State of Con-
necticut, holdcn at New Haven, in said State,
on the first \V(.‘(lll(:.‘ZQi'd)' of .\lay, 1554.
1i’csolvrd by the Home of Rqin-suitntives_
That the following be proposed as an amend-
ment to the Constitution of this State ‘as a sub-
stitute for the second section of the sixth arti-
cle, nnd oi‘ the iimcnduicnis oi said second sec-
tiou; which proposed amendment when appro-
veil and adopted in the innnncr prescribed by
the Coiistitutioii, shall be to all intents tllltl
purposes a part thereof; to wit_:
L\'cry Male Citizen of the United States who
shall ilf|.\'(3 aftaiiicd the age of _twciii y-one years,
who shall have resided in this state for at term
of one your next preceding, and in theiown in
which he may oll‘er himself‘ to be admitted to
the privileges of an Elector at least six months
no.\'t preceding the time he may so oflerliiinself:
and shall susiiiiii a good moral chiiracfer. shall
on his taking such’ Oaths as may be prcscrlbetl
by law, be an ifliccfor.
Resolved, That the follo\viug be proposed as
an ainendmcnt to the Constitution of this state,
viz : .
Every person shall be iible to read any urti-
cle of‘ the Constitution or any section oi‘ the
Sfatiitcs of‘ this state before being admitted as
an lilcclor.
llcssolvcd, That the foregoing proposed ii-
incnilmcnts to the Constitut-ion of this State be
contiiiiicd to the next session of the General
Assembly of this state, to be holdcn at Hart-
ford, on the first \\’eiliicsday of M-a,_v next; and
be publislicil with the .l.'.l\\'S of this state passed
the present Sf‘.“SiOil. ~
lloiisc of‘ltcpi-escntntivcs, June 21, 1854.
l’at-soil, l-‘. E. II.unusox, Assistant Clerk.
PROPOSED A.\ll."..\'l).\lE.\"l‘ 'l‘O THE CON-
S'l‘l’f‘U'l‘l0N. -
At a General Assembly of the State of Connect-
icui, hoideii at New Haven, in said State, on
the first \\'i.-diic.-day pi‘ May, 1854:
l‘.£,-solved by the lloiisc oi‘ RL‘pl'£‘.80llli|l-lV€S,
'.l‘li:it the follmviiig be proposed as an amend-
ment to the Constitution of this state, which,
when approved and adopted in the manner
provided by the Constitution, shall l.o fillin-
tents and piii'poses become a part thereof, viz :
Thiit cccli town in this State shall be entitled
to one flu.-pi-c.-eixfativc only in the General As-
scmbi y.
Ri.~.-olvi-il, That fhe foregoing proposed a-
mciidim.-nt to the Constiiiition, be coutiniied to
the IN‘-Vi lritrm ral Assembly, and be published
with the laws passed at ihc present session.
ll-ause of lli-prcsciii.ativcs, June 23, 1854.
l’:».;:.s-izil. F. E. 1'lAllltlS()_\', Assistant Clerk.
Proposed Law.
_ 'f"q<: following Bill lot‘ a Public Act, viz :
‘-.-‘iii Act to encourage the erection and sup-
port of \\"al,i-i'~l’o\vc-r .\iaiiiii‘:'iciorii:s,” was con-
Limzi ii lo the next session of’ the General As-
1~2l‘llil:l_y', iinil f)l‘ii(‘l‘L‘(l to lie piiblisiicil with the
law.-' of tho pi-i.-st.-fit S(‘.\‘\‘lUil.
(J. ll. l'i~:i:i:v, Si-creliiry of Stain-_
An Act to E.icoii1'agc ihc Erection and sup.
port of Waiter l‘owcr illziiiufiiciui-leg,
Jii: it t‘IfltL'lt’d by the Si-iiillc and llousc of
Jbprcscntaiives, in G(.‘Il!:I'(ll .’18St'11l’)/y con-
vrrm-/I .-
Si-:i'. 1. \\’herc any persouliiis set up, or shall
.-‘cl. up any water mill upon his land, or upon
land of aiioilier person, with his consent, the
owner of such niill may continue and improve
the pond, and keep up the dam thereof, on
his land, upon the tennis and conditions, iind
subject to the rcgiilatioiis ht-reimif‘tei' expres-
sod.
Size. 52. No such dam shall be erected to the
injury ofany mill lawfully exssiiug, either
iibxive or below it, on the some stream, or to
the injury of any mill site, on which a mill
shall have been lawfiilly erected and used, un-
less the riglit lo inniiitaiii a mill on such last
lllL‘lIll(\n(.‘C site shall have been lost or defeat-
ed by tiilalllliullllleflli by fifteen years’ previous
m,..u_.-i-1-oi" otherwise ; nor shall any mill or
dam be placed on the hiuds of’ any. pi-r_soii,
without grniit, conveyance, or iiiithority from
the owner.
SE0. 3. The height to which the water may
' '
““‘?§..j.
._ . )_,
"T
be raised, and the length of time or period for
which it may be kept up in each year, shall be
liable to be regulated and restrained as isre-
inafter provided, and the County Court of the
County in which any lands may be flowed by
the erection of‘ any dam liercafier, if‘ they shall
deem such dam in public nuisance may, at any
time before the appointment of coinniissioncrs
to assess damages, as herein provided. abate
the some «in manner and l‘orin as nuisances
may be abated by existing laws.
Site. 4. Any nersoii whose land is overllowed
or otherwise injured by such dam may Obllllll
compensation therefor, on his petition lo the
County Court of the Couui y where ihc land.
or any part of‘ it lies, proiiidcil ihet no com-
pcusaitioii shall be awarded l‘or any dan'i:}£‘-'5
sustained more than three years before bring-
lng the petition. _
Sf-‘l7. 5. The petition shall contain such a
description of the land alleged to be flowed or
injured, and such ii statement of the fllllllil‘:-"3
that the record of the case shall show with
siifllcieiit certainty the matter that shall li-ave
been lienrif.:ui(Ldeterniine(i therein. and shall
be served by any officer who may servo =1")
other civil process between the pal'tI0-5‘: 1',"
leaving ll. true and iiticsicil copy of bl'd3ll_ lwllj
tion, at least twelve days before the scstslml Ul
the Court to which the saiiiie is returnable,
with the owner or owners of the dam or \\tlll‘l.
power, by the erection and iiiailllcllzlllcc (ll
which the petitioner cl_aiins injury, or at line
usual place of abode of such o\vncr or owue_rs
if resident in this State, or with the person lll
charge of‘ such dam or water power, if the
owner live out of this State ; and the Court
before whom the petition shall be pending may
make such f‘iirther order of notice of lhe peli-
deucy oi‘ such further order of’ notice of the
pcuilcncy of‘ such petition to be given the res-
pondents thereto, either in term time or vaca-
tion, as sucii Court shall deem just and prop-
or.
See. 0. The rc:-:poudent may plcud in bar of
such petition, that the petitioner has no (_':l2li.C
orintercst in the iilfld alleged to be fiowcd or
injured, or that the respondent has -.i right to
maintaiiii his dam for an agreed price, or willi-
oiit any compeiisiition, or any other matter
which will show ihc petitioner cannot maiuiaiu
the suit ; but he shall not blend in bar of the
pcl-it-ion, that the land described therein is not
injured by such dam ; and if any plea is filed
by ihc respondent, the replications and other
plczidings, and the trial of the issiic, whetlicr
of law or fact, shall be conducted in like mau-
ucr as in actions at common law.
Soc. 7. Either party _ui'.iy appeal to the Sn-
perior Court, f‘roin the judgment of the Coun-
ty Court, on any such plea in biir, and such zip-
peal sdall he proceeded with in -.-.ll respects as
in other civil actions. If‘ such pel-ilfou be li-
nally decided in favor of the respondent, on
such pleii in bar, the Court in which final judg-
mniit shall be 1-cmlcrcd, shall tax in fiivor ol‘
the respondent, the costs; but if‘ judgement be
rendered in favor oi‘ the petitioner, the ciiuse
shall be reinzmdcd to the Court, which Court
shall proceed t-hereon as if‘ linziljudgemcnt had
been rendered in said County Court. and shall
also, when the cause shall be entered on the
docket for further proceedings, tax the costs
which shall have accrued by reason of‘ the ap-
peal, in favor of the p‘etitioncr.
Sec. 8. When the issue on the plea in bar
is decided finally in favor of the pciiiiouer, or
if the respondent shall, after due not-ice, neg-
lect to appear, or shall be defaulted, or if th_0I‘c
be no plea in bar, and no other legal objection
to the proceeding, the Court shall order that
the matter of‘ said petition be heard by lhe
County Commissioners at such time and plum’,
amp with such notice to those interested there-
in, as said County Court shall direct, and said
commissioners shall make their report in wri-
ting, of their doings, to said Court, as herein-
after pi'ovidcd-
SEC. 9. The comniissioners, in estimating the
damage done to land of the petitioner, shall
take into consideration any damage occasioned
to the land ovcrflowcil, iiiidd shall assess the
iiniouuf; of such damage sustained within three
years next preceding the service of the petition
(or from such time witliiu said lhrce years, as
the same shall not have-been asscsseil by pro-
cccdings under a suit at law,)' and also what
sum would be ii just and reasoiiablc compensa-
tion for all the damage to be occasioned by
such use of the dam, and for the right of main
taining and using the same forever, after such
service of such petition, in manner -.if'o1-csi.id.
And if it shall lie alleged in the petition that
the dam is raised to an unreasonable height, or
that it ought not to be kept closed during ihc
whole year, the comniissioiicrs shall liiid and
report how much, if any, the dam shall be low-
ered, and also whether it shall be lcf‘t open
any part of the year, and if any, what part,
and how much open,
SEC. 10. Upon the return of the report of
the cominissiouers, of‘ their doings, either par-
ty may object to ihc acceptance oi‘ the same,
and on a hearing of objections to such report,
the Court niay, for proper cause, set it aside
and ordc-.1 a new hearing of such matter by
such coniniissioncrs; but if the Court shall ac-
cept and establish the same, it suall be conclu-
sive upon the parties, except os to the iiiattcr
of daiiiages.
S:c. ll. Either party may move the Court-
for :1 Jury to reassess the damages reported by
the Commissioners, and if either party shall
move f‘or such Jury, such Court sh-.1ll order
such Jury to consist oi‘ six able and disinteres-
dcd electors to be drawn f‘rom the jury boxcs
oi‘ such towns in the Cauniy where the appli-
cation is made, as the Court shall direct ; and
shall be legally sworn, a certificate of which
shall be annexed to iheirrcport, and the pow-
crs of such Jury shall be confined to the re-ii:-:-
sessmcnt of damages only, and such Jury shall
make a report of their doings, in writing, by
the officer who shall have them in charge, to
the sessions of‘ the Court, during which their
appointment is made, or to the next session
tnereof' if it shall iippe-.\r to the sin.-rill‘ or
such deputy, after he has drawn the jurors as
aforesiiid that any oi‘ them are connected with
any oi‘ the parties to such pl'0(:Ue(.llllgf-', by
blood or iiiarriagc, in such manner as would
by law prevent a J udgc from acting between
the parties, such sheriff or deputy shall rc-
leuse such juror, and return his name to the
box whence drawn, and draw and summon an-
othcrjiiror who is not interested or connected
as aif‘orcsaid, to supply the plaice of such jii-
ror.
SEO. 12. The Court to which the doings of
said Jury are returned, may set the same
aside, il‘, upon exception taken, it shall appear
to said Court that said J ury have been improp-
erly summoned, or have conducted improper-
ly, otherwise the doings of said Jury shall be
conclusive as to the assessment of daniagos ;
and if the Court shall set aside the report to
the Jury, they snail order unoilicr Jury to re-
asscss the dauiagcs in manner aforesaid.
SEC. 13. If the Jury shall not lll(:l'L‘uS0 the
(lanlllgi: allowed by the Commissioners, then,
in case the application for the Jury was on the
piirt of the petitioner, the costs of‘ the appli-
cation and he-.u'ing shall be paid by the peti-
tioner ; but if‘ the Jury sliiill increase the
damage on the application oi the petitioner,
then ihccosls of the application and liciiriiig
shall be faxed against llie l'(:§[lUI‘i(l€|ll~. In
case the Jury shall not diminish the iliiiiiagcs
f‘ouud by the Conimissioiicrs. if ‘.iie:ipplicaiion
fora Jury be made on the part of the 1’e.-pon-
dcnt , the cost of the application and hearing
shall be paid by the respondent; but if the
Jury shall diminish the daiiiiiges on the up-
plication oi‘ the respondent, then the costs oi
the appliczition and lieariug shall be faxed
against the petitioners.
SEC. 14. The person who shall be entitled to
receive the sum or sums found as damagrs
sh_iill have y lien therefor as well as f‘or the
costs of the petition, f‘roin the time of the scr-
vicc oi‘ the petition on the mill and mill-diiin,
with their appurtenances, and the land under
and adjoining the same. and used tlicrewiih,
provided said lien shall not exicml to any
damage accruing more than three years Lefoie
the service of the pctiiion ; and the cxcciilioii
issued on such jiidgcmeiit, if not otherwise sat-
isfied, may, at the expiration of tliirty days
from the day of judgement be levied on me
preuiises so subject to the lien, and the officer
may thereupon proceed to sell the .~~.ime or so
nnicli Ihereofas shall be llOC(.‘>'.‘~‘il|'y to sali.-tfy
said cxcciition and his lawful cosls and char-
ges ; and he Sllllu sell and dispose of ilic saiiie
in llltlllIl(‘l' and form as is proviilcil in the sale
oi‘ pi-rsoiial (:5-_i:|l.L' taken on _ cxccutioii, and
shall (‘X(.‘(‘.llil<l proper couvcy:iiici=s of the same,
and cause his doings to be l‘c(;0l'(letl in the rec-
ords oi' lands in the town where the real cstaic
sniil shall lic,as is provided when lands are set
offon execution ; and such sale shall be valid
iigiiiiist all persons claiming the pi-ciiiiscs by
any title that shall have accriicd within the
time covered by the lien, aml after the pas-
suge of this Act. And if satisf‘-.ictioii ofihe
daiinuges zine costs are not obtained, and can-
not by the officer having the cxc_c-utlo ll in
(:l1-.n'gc bi; ()l)t;|il1( .1 on the same, siizd county
court may, on application, order the dam in
regard to which the pctitioii was had, to be
abated and destroyed, and all persoiis eiig-.i-
god in the erection of the same shall be liable
tlietcfor in damages as at common law.
S1212. 15. Any person entitled to the premi-
ses sold as aforesaid, may l'(.‘(l(,'('ln the Hllllf‘ iii.
any tiuie within one your after the sale, iipoii
paying the purch-.iser or the person holdiiig
under him, the sum paid shercfor, with ii;t-.-r-
est thereon at the rate oftwcivc per cent ii
ear.
SEC. 16' In every pclition,_:is iiforcsaiil. flic
respoiidciit may bring into court and lll(‘l(.'
tender any sum he may think propi-r_. to Le
piiid to the petitioiicr, for the diiiiiiigc siislaiiiiid
up to toe time of the service of the diunage
‘ ei'"il:iinagcs or coinpi-us-aiion
thcniwiih their hay.-— Greeuwicli News.
r‘-:a_w_ _ ___
silstaiiieil up to tho service of‘ ihe petition, and -‘
also for the ilainagc that may be flie1'raf‘f.(-1' l>_¢‘_|
occasioned ‘by ihc dam in question ; mid. ll _
the peiioiii-r shall not accept the fiiinc with '
costs, but shall proceed with ihc suit. to recov-
than so oll‘i-veil, he
shall be entitled to his co.-is up to the time, of‘
sucli tender, and the i-i-.<poiiili>iii. .-hall 1‘0('.u\‘0l'
his costs af‘terwards, unless the petitioiier shall
rccovi-r gl‘cater tltllflflge-Q than .\\'=1-‘I 50 "ll"““‘l 5
and if the petitioner 2-hall consent to ll('C(‘pf
the amount so offcrcil for ¢lflT!|1\£-’0-“‘.- ll“ -‘l‘“'l
have judgement acchrdiiigly, and also f‘or his
costsul'siiit: and the judgcmcllli Fhilll I19-W
uu: some effect as if‘ it had been rendered upon
proceedings hail by the court in manner and
form as above provided : or the petitioner
may acccdt the sum tendered for part damages
I or the offer for flll.|ll‘0 tliininges and proceed
I to trial on lho rosidiie of said petition under
the same liability as to costs aforesaid.
Sec. 17. if upon any petition as afore-
Saltl, tlicjudgineiit shall be, that the p_c-
tiiioner is not cnl-iticd to any compaiis:i-
tioii, the juilgincni. thereon shall he no
bar to AI new complaint or pcziiinii, for
daiiingcs alleged to have arisen :if'i.cr the
former jucigimiit, and for coiiipcnsaiiou
for il:i.iii.igcs lllffl may be liierciificr sus-
liiincii.
Size. 18. The fees of the County couri
Coiiiiiiissioners, Slii.-rifl',aiid Jurors, sh-.il| ‘
be the >.'flll|C as are allowed to like vfllcers
for siiiiiizir S(‘l'\'l(:0S for laying out liig_r_h-
ways.
Sic‘. I9. No petition as aforesaid shall
be iibatcd by reason of death of any pur-
iy tiicrefo, but the same may be prosecu
ted or defended by surviving peiiiioncr
or respondents, 01’ the executors or ad-
llllljlsl-l‘ili0l'S of the deceased ; and if‘ any
such pciilion shall be zibaictl or otherwise
defeated for any matter of form, or if
after juilgiiiciit, the same shall be reversed
for eiror, or other cause, the coinphiinzuii
Ol‘\-'11))’ other person claiming from, by, or
under him, may bring a new petition for
the sonic cziusc, iii any time within one
your after the nhiteincni, or other defer-
uiinalion of the original petition, or after
the reversal of the judgmciit thereon,
and may upon such new petition recover
such dniiiiigcs as shall have been sustain-
cd during the three years before the coni-
nielicement of the full petition, OI‘ :if. any
time ailtciwiird, as well as future d:inia-
gcs, us iiforcsaid.
Size. 20. In all cases under this not
where damages siizill be assessed either by
coniinissiuiicrs or at jury, there shall be
added to the amount fixed upon by such
Coinuiissiuiici-s or jury a sum equal to fifty
per cent. tiicrcof winch shall be the
ziniount of damages parties shall recover
under this act. _
Sec. 21. No action snail be siistaiiied
at common law for the recovery of datum-
ges for the erecting, maintaining. or using
any mill dam, except as is provided in
this Act. Provided, that nothiiig con-
tained in this act shall be so construed as
to effect any suit or proceeding, now pen-
ding in any of the courts in this Slate.-—
Providulfurllier, that this act shall not
.-ippiy to the Faririingloii River between
the points licrcinafternrimcd,viz: between
the point opposite to the village of Far-
uiiugion, where the Pequabuc River on-
ters said li‘arii'iiugion River and extend-
ing to the mouth of‘ said river in file
town of Windsor.
Interesting Sale.
By order of assignees, the household
fiiriiiiure of Mr. George L. Schuyler,
was sold yesterday, at his residence in
\Vesi Fourieenih Street. Curio.-iiy to
see the fiirnisiiing of the mansion of one
whose name has become painfully famous
as well as a desire for bargains, attracted
a large crowd to the sale. Those who
ihouglii. to behold extravagant splendor,
were disappointed, the house being only
comfortably furuisiied, save perhaps in
Among liiis were elegant
silver ware.
sets originally belonging io the celebra-
ieil yacht America. Many incrchanis
and others, o‘d friends of Mr. Schuyler,
were bidders, more probably to prevent
a sacrifice of the property, than for any
other reason.
As the haiunier fell on many an arri-
cle long consecrated within the sanctua-
ry of home ; articles on which fair haiiils
had rested and labored ; couches on
whiizh ihc \\-'£ill'lC(l, the sick and the be-
loved had reclined; books that had been
poured over in happier hours; objects of
ornament and taste, the gifts of affe(:li0u
and all that asscnibi-age of things which
constitute the temporal comfort and
grace of n lionsohold, and which only the
“family” can appreciate, the scene was
one to inspire ii feeling of profound rc-
fiectioii and sadiicss. Noinind nor licari
susceptible of the finer cmoiioiis, could
have been removczl by this spectacle and
proof of the imiinbiliiy of human fortune
this evidence that there is no treasure of
earth which file moth and rust ilo noi.
corrupt ; no grandeur of position but may
fail; no riclics but may suddenly lake in
themselves wings and flee away. '
N. Y. III L war.
A». I/iformil llfachiizc.—A box was
sent on the 28th to the Marine Hospital
in Cincinuziti, and deposited in the room
of the steward, J. H. Allison. About 10
o’ciock, the steward and his wife, being
nlmc in the room, opened the box, when
it exploded with :1 terrific force, inangliiig
.ihe bodies of both in a horrible manner.
Mrs. Allison had both her arms blown
off and her skull fractured, while Mr. A.
was dreadfiilly mangled. The f1:rnitur_c,
wii'i(lo\vs. ceiling of the room, Szc , were
siiiitfei-oil in atoms. The iiidicaiions are
that the box contained a bom-shell of
about, six ll|f‘ll0._£ in dianicter. No clcw
has yet been discovered as to the perpe-
ll'.'li0l' of this horrible act. '|‘lie Aiiisons
are l)0lll(l0:lll. Mr. A. made a statement
before his dcatli which, with life inform:i-
lion before obtained, will proiinl-ly lead to
the guilty parties. It is saicl that Allison
previous to his death, stated his siispiciuns
as to whom he believed was the perpcf.r:i-
for. llis discripiion ex:1r.-.il_v corresponds
wiiii flint of the boys as to the si::inger
who gave them the box. The box, jud-
ging fi-uni ilic fzagiiicnis, \\'.'l:.~' made from
black walnut wood, and was about fifteen
inches long, six wide and four «lei-p, and
coniziiucd ii meizilic case filled with pow-
dcr,"anl.i pcrforaf.ed with small liolc.-'.—
Portions of it have been found and placed
und er safe keeping, as it may lead to the
dcfectiouof the asassin.
N. Y. E¢‘¢L/-ig'cli'.vt.
1:55., We have been i'ef‘1‘c.~.'lii~ii during
llli‘. past week, will: aibiinilziiit :'llU\|’el‘S
We
iiiiiik the fziriiicrs were all glad lo see
which the eiiriii iieeticii very iiiuch.
i'ucin,:illliougii ilicy liimlercil some of
."9.~l’l}lf31
Norvvalk, '1“uesday,mAugust 1, 135)..
Public Improvements.
Young America vs. Olil Fogyisuz.
The liistory of the town of N01"!-“illli. for the
last twenty years, is, at once ciii-ioiis and in'
siriictivc. Before the era of llailroads coin-
meiiced, a large inland trade sought _ this port,
as the most natural and convenient outlet lol-
the produce and iuanufactiires of an extensive
interior region, streicliing far beyond the lim-
ifs of Fairfield County. Those were halcyon
days; Norwalk thrived and grew fat; unpro-
mising in oiitward uppcariiiice, it nc\‘~crilii-less
prospered abiindautly ; its mcrcliiints were jol-
ly, riibicunil fellows, driving i-hrewd bargains
iill day long, and occiisionally patrolling with
“ Ensign i\ndrcws"‘ at niidiiiglii. The packet-
niastcrs and country \\‘:\gg(ill0l'S were sworn
f‘riend.~:, making merry over ilicir gain.-'. The
f‘.Irmcrs lived on flic produce of ilieir own in-
bor. and had a siiflicieiit surplus to invest in
Dry Goods and G1'occric.<, with soiiielliiiig over
lot‘ a rainy day.
But. at last, Progress uiaule its way into Con
uccticut. In I83-1-5, people began to fiilk a-
bout a Railroad from the interior to the shore
of‘ 1-‘-.iirficld County. Everybody, out of‘ Nor-
milk, said that here shoiilil be its southern fer-
ininiis. , The wortliy Cll-lZCllS congregated in
the stores, siuokul their pipes, drunk their iod-
dy,.slio_ok their licads, aiiil—biitioncd up lhcir
pockets. Wziggons and stage coiiclies, they
re-.i.'oncd, were good cnougli ; bad they not got
along without those new-fanglcd notions, ever
since Squire Roger Ludlow bought the “ Nor
wake tract,” a. century and fhrcc-quarters be-
fore? And so saying, they shook their lie-ads
again and jogged liomcwiirils. The up.~.-hot of
all which, was the construction of the lIousa-
tonic Riiil1‘oad,aud the creation of liridgeport
Then Norwalk lay down and took a nop.—-
Wiigous and stage-couches, to disturb their
.-sliimbers were few and far between. and so the
good old town took a long, Rip Vain Winkle
sort of‘ imp. And as Rip's clothes bccuuic rusty
and rotten and tattered. so here the streets
grew dingy and forlorn. A long, fifteen-yc:ii-s
sleep did Noi'\\'alk t:ikc,und foruuglit we know
might be snoring yet, had she not been rudely
and unceremoniously dislurbcd. The New
York and New Haven Railroad came snorting
along through her borders, with thundering
Locomotives, and rattling of countless cars;
and Stamford and Dnnbury, each with a long
iron pole. began poking about her ribs. Then
the good old lady waked up, rubbed her eyes,
and looked around half in astonishment and
half‘ in horror, at the new aspect which the
world had put on during her slunibers.
With 1850 a new era commenced. $75,000
were subscribed, in this town alone, for the
Danbury il: Norwnlk Railroad. And to appre-
ciate this fact, it should be borne in mind, that
not one in twenty of the stockholders dreamed,
at the time, of the stock ever paying a. divi-
dcnd. It was taken, by great numbers. in
small lots, frequently of‘ two, three, or five
shares. It was taken, not in expectation of di-
rcct benefit through dividends, but oi‘ indirect
advantage as -.1 l’l.'l:l.lC I.\ii-iiovi:.\ii;.\"i'. The day
on which the first train of‘ cars, laden with hun-
dreds oi‘ our citizens, visited Diiubury, was an
era in the history of Norwalk. On that day our
Yoizxo A.\n—:nio.i was lorn, and he came into
the world full-grown-—an Adam, at his birth.
The time had come for gcttin g rid of antiquated
nuisances,—for turning to account our great
natural advantages, and hit seizing and enjoy-
ing our share of the benefits of modern ad-
vancemcnt. Ever since then the influence has
been felt. It began in genuine New England
fashion. It built, in the centre village, ihc no-
blest Scliool_ House now standing in any iowii
in Connecticut. It is now building in the low-
er village another School House of the same
character, the cxpciise of both which united
will be not less than $20,000. It is seen in the
continual care bestowed upon our church edi-
fices; it is observed in the erection of new and
and elegant private residi-u‘ccs, and the repairs
and adornmeuts of old ones. And, in all this,
Young America knows what he is about ;
though youthful by name he has a large fumi-
ly, and in it are men of three-score years, as
well as striplings,—old heads and warm hearts
—nicn for counsel and men i‘or action. And
our Young America, wiihal, is a full-blooded
Yankee. He keeps it keen eye f'or the main
chiincc. He knows f‘ull well that every dollar
invested in public improvements will return a
rich percentage to the whole community ;-not
to the mere locality where a building is erect-
ed, a road repaired, of‘ ii Bridge constructed,
but to the touvi.t/ie cntirc town, and its civcry
inliabitaul. The farmer, whose capital is his
hind, finds that capital, slowly but surely, in-
creasing in value. For his surpliis produce, a
home market is growing up f‘ree from the risk
auil expense of train.-port-.ition to a distant
City. The laborer finds employment amid the
hnui Iaud buzz of flourishing and extending
iiinniilhctorics. The mcrchiiiit, while the pop-
ulation around him is increasing by natural
growth and accretion from abroad induced by
the perceptible spiritof enterprise and improve-
ment in our midst, cxpcriciiccs ii proportionate
increase in the demand for his wares and mor-
chandise. The nicchunic rejoices with the rest;
for the cry for the hammer, the saw, :iiid the
trowel, ceases not from January to December.
But. sombre and solemn amid all these cherr-
ing indications, stands OLD FUGl'ls.\l.lllS adhe-
rents miirshzillcd into thinned uud thinning
ranks, under the portly gcnenilship of our obese
and wheezing First Selectman! The burden
of his moaning is it three-penny tax ;—the smal-
lest of coin, held close to his bieared eyes.
hides the dollar t\ y:ll'(l oil‘. Signs of prosperity
are a grief to him ; to see Iii.-:-iiciglibors iiiipro-
ving and brightening their homcsteiuls, or pla-
ces of business, somehow iiiakesliis nioss-grown
tenement or dilapitaicd store look menu. lie
is continually npprclien.~:ive of being ruined by
tax-warrants, yet finds himself‘ growing rich in
spite of impending dcstriictioii, and gripes his
uniiuproveil property with the clutch of Death.
Poor Old Fogyism ! Your sons shall wonder
at your folly, when you are gathered to your
fzii-iii.-rs, and your works have followed you.-
Poor Old Fogyism ! you cannot open your eyes
to the opportuiiii-ies about you. With the
hciiiitifiil environs of this town, its noble trees
slii_idowing its spacious sfreet.-', its magnificent
bay and clustering i.-lauds, its cliiirclies, its
:<eliool‘-liouses, its elegant resiilences, daily in
your vision, you-yet cannot see how all is mar-
red and disfigured by one central spot, nor re-
iilizc the fact, that~one stain iii-.iy defile and dc-
tcrioratc the purest crystal.
3:? Col. -Collom‘ :ippcar.s in The Nib-
tirmal Intclligmcer of Tiiesilaiy, iii a
long card in relation lo the late ulirny in
the House of P\«9[)l'eSelllililVt:s between
liiin.-‘elf and Mr. Cliiircliwell. Mr,
Collom gives ci-rtil‘ii::iles from several
members of the House proving that Mr.
Uliurcliwell ucliinlly drew a pistol on
him; cliarges Cliiirirliwell with habitu-
iialiy carrying a howie-liiiife and pistol,
and that lie (Cliiircliwell) aciiinily noxi-
ficil some of his friends of his iiiiciiiion
ioaiinck him (Colloiii) on the day of
the illffily, iiiid requested them to staiid
by him.
We are pained loleairu of the ilezitli of
John L. Bo.-"well, the able editor of the ll-.irt-‘ti
ford Couraut,\vho expired after a few days ill- '
ness on Sunday last.
'l‘owsi Meeting. ‘ l
We triisi I-\'«.-rv (‘lil'H'll.-' of .\'fvI‘\\‘=1“*: "‘l“”"“‘"“ H‘ "5
id p:-I.-'pi-riiy will not liiil io iilii-r.<l
‘\TNllI('>’ll:l._\‘.
pi-i-ni:'.ui-iii wi-lfur 4
fliv 'l‘x.-.-.'n .‘-i--(*fiiij:. mill:--i for l'r-|!I“-ll““"-
:iff!'i'Ii:.nii of -l l’. .\i.,
Anotlier Devil l<“i.-552.
i\'i- ii--‘.n~---l in our Iii.-i. lho I_‘:l]-il‘.l‘l‘ of :i Si-;*. iii-'.
llr. llill, \\li|‘l‘(“.l7_l0ll1Ilil‘lVx'lf’llll l‘iicl.i'rso:i, ‘tlIlI'.~‘ll"'-5 r‘“'
iisiiiiori:iiil_v. and i‘.i-f¢~:'.xiiiiing not in lvl.‘ oiil«i<>l=“: “'l‘“"
the -'.or:iriiw lll('llll’:Iil'<i by .-':im l‘:li('ll, 1i.:i‘..v-niiic fliings
('-Iii:‘. lw -la-no :i.~'. w--ll as ofli1*:'.~', l"f‘lll'allll0»l in full l'ol‘('f‘.
\\'Nll and c.i::_v:lii .'| I If/'9'!“/f.s‘I'I. of the Silllll‘ !<p(* ' , 1' '77‘
Iiis ]f(fIl'iS.' ll. appi llml in i~omp:=.ii_v \v..h Jinnw
Niilfi-fli. (yo gm‘.-', .-'p:~.ii~ lifiln mun l‘i-cm .<iir‘.«i enooiin-
l“l‘.~‘. else what i:i:i_v lI(‘f'f|lIl(" of lI.~‘_.) .\fnii.-zictir ilicki-i'.~‘ml
wciil bathing zit l~‘ivc Milo llivcr linrl-or, \\ him this hiiéll‘
Dr-vii Fl:-ll (':iini- up f'l1).\l‘ in 5],”;-(9 in inli-rriipf. flit-iv
abliiliuii.-. \\'li<-flu-r froiu :i .<piril.oi‘ l'(‘\4‘ll;_.c for this in-
tr-,i,:E(in, or :1 llllllllllll‘ il(-.-il'(- of (énliqiiquxl, urn lliii'.'~t for
llioiiiinior1:il51_v of l‘:iim~, or :ill lhri-c put fa»-grilii r, v. <-
lzuow nof—b-.it from .~oin-'- iiiofivo 1-I‘ uflii-r, lI(‘l~'l‘l'1‘(l‘. flit.-
L,.¢._../ “-hm-v l'nt «lid the bull, vvln-n iubl in hold him by
the liorn.-'—:\iid ihr-re ha lug: nu liiel: of pli,-.'>ic:~.l (‘IIl.‘|'_£!_\'
in the fail oi"l.li(é lisli, :|l'i'l noii-l-'_-‘o in the f'u‘illj-U.~‘lllul|
of Dick cr.-‘oil, :1 .~1'r)1t: «- ‘fwd and .~u::‘:: :i ii-iiiililixig of‘ the
w::1(-r.~‘ fins not been \‘-'llllL'.-'S(‘1i .“lll(‘f: ll.i- i'..'i_v< \\ in-ll the
1-,i-rd of .~\-.'ine liziviiig hurl llll‘ devil c:-..~ iziio ll!(‘l|l.
i-an -‘town a sleep place info the st-:1. l'c:irf'.il
encounter. and lung :2 nizitlr-r of st-rious «‘:oul-l. \\‘hi-ih-
,,. n;ck,.,-_.-.,“',.- “‘-ill or the Devil ii.-"it's win-‘., woi:‘.4'. hold
n\:i. iUll‘z’('.-‘l, but as mind is nl\v:i_vs vic-foriui:s mi-r inni-
for. with one of those s:ipci'iiiini:.njerks i.i-r~::sii.iinlly
put forth by ninriiils in groutm:iromiiio.:. out c:iir.i- _\lr.
;-;_.1, "W," (,,-,-,~n./.‘,-mu, flu-;isliin:; .-iii:lsj.la.~liing nlvnit in
llie .~':iii-l in lll‘I‘l‘lll i-oii\'ul.~'ion.-'. .\lr. .lIli.'l-Z(’l‘.\‘(Ill (‘.“(‘fl]'(‘fl
with life and limb. tilflioiigli a little ln'iii.<(,-(‘., and oll:(‘l'-
wise ¢lZ|lll:I1{I)Ii ll)‘ his (‘llL‘(llll'llf'l‘. Tlac .~'lol‘l0.~'. 01‘ Pl!“
plmiii c:l]Il|l|’L‘>‘ liavc now hccn thrown in the sliaclc by
llickersoii’.-' flsli fight.
'il, by
ll. \\:'..- :i
Tiiv. Son .\f.\.\'.—'lho veritable l‘i-oi‘. fi.~n~din(-r_. the for
Imc-l New l-fiigxlnn-l Sc-up main, has boon in {own for
[gm up un-oi: il;i_v.~' past, alispciising both his wares and
his high wrou;_;lit convul.-'ivc pocfry, and fun. it is Sail‘-
ihaf. so mag.-;ic:il is the qxinlify of his soap and his ha-
ranguc.-‘. that not :i grouse spot or ii liypm-mi-'.ri-‘Kc, has
ever been known in exist wiihin 30 inilcs of his i-ircuii.
We learn he intends lo l‘t‘\‘l>li. Xovwalk. All right, as
we meal .1 tliv.-rough smipiiig.
The Elaine how goes into effect to-day.
It will be enforcul.
.\lr. E. E. Knapp has been appointed
“ Town Agent” for dispensing the llC('(lflll
quiintities of the "‘ critter,” and will enter up-
on ilic duties of his oliicc to-day. We see he
has a large placard alrcuzly up, with “Spiritual
Miiiiif‘est:if-ions” significantly printed thereon.
_“.!3:'3" Our attention was this morning called
to ii sjiiritcil looking tcam,whicli stood in front
of‘ ihc ollice, looking as if their jaw bones
might slay {\ll0l’il(‘l'l-ll0ll:flIl(l. men. It is sur-
mised that this team is intended for the “ J11-
dermari” after the operation of ihe Maine
Law has diminished his treasury.
3(9,Y:ilc College Coiiiincncciucnt went oil‘ last week.
with more than usual infere.=.t. We ilflll ihc plv:i.~‘iir(-
‘of listening to John (3. Fzexc and Mr. Few:ird, and ma_\
give fl sketch of their efforts in our in-xi.
l.Al:Gl-I Dxviiii:.\'n,-—-lt will he scoii by a-lvei-iisi-iiiciit.
that the Sininford Bank zinnounccs an lfxtrzi l»ivi-leiid of
26 pi-r ci-iii. This is talking up pretty large, iilflioiigb
“—.~_- belicv-c the 1-‘airiiglil County Bank have heat iliriii in
the iiggrcgaie, not having pus,-cd of its rc-giilii r an-
muil dividcm‘..<. We think it would be :1 capital time for
both of these iiisiiiiiiioiis lo “ ovci--issiii-" as their
stock would run high.
Q‘ We make a fiiiisli of the law.-a to-il:i_v, which we
liiivc but-ii dosing down to the exclusion ol‘:ilmn.<tcvei-_v-
thing else; and ifour l‘L'Zlll(:l‘S are as ll(‘fll'l.ll_\' glad its wr-
zirc, it will be nn occzisioii ofiiiiitiial l‘L'_lUlL'lllg.
__
The Right Spirit.
The destruction of town of San Juan on
the Isthmus, by Capt. Holland, for its re-
fusal to apologise for the brutal attack on
Mr. Boriand, our Minister, must satisfy
every one that the adiiiinistraiion is deter
inincd on protecting our citizens abroad,
and punishing those who maiircat them.
A few such lessons, will put it stop to tli-3.=c
o1itr:igcs.—Re_gz'slcr.
(fig: The Aiiniinistration has lately re-
sembled the western fighting man, who
claimed to be “ii:iif‘-iioi-sc, liuif'-aiii'gaior,
wiiii fl. touch of the snapping-turtle-and
who said iic lll1l:‘l- have a fight with some-
body, or llC should have to cover himself
up in a siilt bin to keep from spi'Iing.”—--
The General who fainted on the battle-
field of Mexico, could not he expected to
stand long at the head of the iriilit-.ir_v
force of the country as l-“resilient and
Captain General, without doing some des-
perziic iliingin the way of fighting Cuba
must be had, with money or powder or
Crcvtown must be “smashed up.” Some
thing must be done to signalize this Ad-
ministration, and prevent iis going to ob-
livion with only the contempt of -the peo-
ple written over its history. It had rath-
or he hated than dispiscd, anal therefore
Grcytown, or San Juan, is marked for
boiubardment! The offense was that the
Greytown aiithorit-ics would not make an
apology to hit. Boi-limil our Minister to
Central Anicricai, nor pay the sum of
$24,000 demanded of them. One Capt
Smith, an American, had previously shot
a. Grcylown loafer, and the local authori-
ties seized the shooter. lr. Borliind in-
tcrfcred, but no respect was shown to him
in the case. The U. S. sloop Cy one was
sent~to avenge the insult. Receiving no
ahoio_t_~_y, it poured forth its iron indigna-
tion on the huts of Grcytown, and dcs
troycd most of them. The rcmnimler
were dc-libcratcly set on fire by men lull
pod from the ship? Not a life was lost,
but the foreign rcsiclcnivs lost mucii prop-
crty, as they did not take away what thcv
would have done if they had anticipated
such gallantry on the part of the Ameri-
cans
We think Mr. Pierce may now rest.
quietly on Zllcxicnn and Gmytown inu-
rcis, and consider his Adiuinistrniion to
have signalized itself‘ suflicicniiy to leave
Spain and ‘Mexico 1l!lCllSllll‘l.‘-i.'('l. The
Registcr will continue to serve as Colloc-
ior, with r cncwecl pride and zest, and with-
out aiiy advance ofpay. Glory fills the
hind. Grcylown is zinniliiiaited, and thc
lrliiglc of America soars in triumph ! Good!
Pnllizdmm.
Drowned. _
A party of six young men, 535-S11,“
Stainforil .-ldvocafc of last week, weni on
ii saiiiiiig excursion in a small boat on
Sunday inst. On returning from Long
I.~l:ind, when near their harbor, the boom
suddenly jibed, and slril:ing John Scoficlil
a son of Nelicuiiaii Sc-ofield, of‘ No;-ll;
Siniiifoi-d, knocked him ovci'l»om'd. The
other parties in the hunt lllt‘C\\" on our,
which he failed to reach. lie came to
the surface of the wiiicr, and cried out
that he could not swim, viii-ii lloliy Ad-
ams and Charles Nichols juinped over-
board to assist him in regaining the boat,
but the nuforiuniite iiizin did not again ap-
pear. '.l"‘liis (.\loml:iy) inorniiig ii scarcli
is being made for his body.
1’. S. \Vo lciiril‘ that his body was
found on Monday :1 fiernoon inst.
Lcgrzl uttlzc/uizcnt on (L Riiilroiul‘
'l'rui,‘/i.—An ailaclnueiii was laid l|pOli
the New York Ctlllfili ll..iiiro:iil irnii:
for New York yL’5l€.l'liEly morning, by
1‘.ir.§D‘i‘.lcn, the coniraieior iiiizoiieeipiciice,
of \t‘lll'.:il no train ivns sent to l’.Ez~.i,-'.;.<umi-
c:iu.-‘iiig much ilisaippolulmoni io [|il55ell-
gets beyond Illcilliaiii. Tile cars wcri
l‘t’lIl0Vt.‘li from the pzisseiigcr depot in lllt‘
custody of the sheriff‘. 'i‘|ir:.e locomo-
lives are nanicil re;-‘pee-lively, llriiniliou
\\"illis, Edwziril Crane, and \‘v'clcoiiic
Fanium. The ilaiiiilioii \Vi|lis was at-'
iached to the train iliat was seized.
Boston Taanscript.
{Kip We,-. learn that our efiicient Itroé-1
have not recovered from
"‘ mastei-iy iliactiviiy” and life?
ce.<spcol in M-.iiii st., has not been run‘-
u-.ov:»«l. ,W-ell friend Elbert, &Co ,,whsx.=
writhing in all the ag-.mi-.-s of cholerg as-
p}b'r-is-_i;e, you will remember that we
gavc you timely warning. \Ve know til?-i
ofli-iai i;iz‘ness is sometimes ii burly!‘
iigiiiust. catching auytiiing, but '1
you doii’t catch the cholera, th¢§.h6lé‘x..-
may catch you .
com in issl-'.)iici‘s
their
La:'.=:c Blackberries.
At the weekly Horticultural Exhilu
tion yesterday afternoon, Messrs. .Tr9'="
bi-iiigc & Tlioznpsoii exhibited spccimé. '
of’ New Rochelle Blackberries cultihy-«'
in the garden of blr. George Seymciur 35
Co., at NOl'\\':lll{, which were really-a-«.--2
rloslly in their line. They were don 4-.,
or three times the size of the ordinary wil-‘-
bl-.ickbci-ry, and of superior flavor. ._,Ti~..:
success which has attended this l"eI‘p¢"" ‘
mcnt in ilicir production, has proved ti‘-A
’.ll('._y' are all well worthy of being add»...
to the list of‘ cultivated fruits, and lb‘-.~'
ihc s1ibjcct- should receive the atteul_i<'1-
of every one who has a garden. "Messr:--
'.l'i'ov.'iu'idgc CL Thompson will liereafl 7
have the roots for sale. N. 11. Jourm V.
We received a. “donation”. ‘
week ofilicse most delicious blackberry‘
g5-Nils. fl'0m the garden of Mr. John St
lllOlll', in which they are successfully ct.’-
tiviiicil by his son Samuel Seymour. Thai
stem ]’ll‘eS('lllC(l us contained about _u dim.-
en bci-i-ic-..-:, weighing nearly a lull‘ poui.«.i.
W e wish tiic lovers of good fruits’ won
pay :1 Visit to either of the above garden,
and ifiliey escape without an atisekrfrf
the fruit fever, we have litilo hopes —.;
them. .
.‘-in-.
. 1,
Jr? The market is still iin»:-eiiled.iii.~3
will be so to some extent, until the quiz
Lion in regard to the New York liosd
disposed of in one way or and_lher.- -
The general seniiiiieut of the finaiicia’.
portion of ibis community is very dc-. ‘
ded upon the subject, and a icpuilialios‘
of the “over issue” upon any ground-.
would meet. with public disapproval, cv
from those who have no pecuniary infri-
csi in the result. The effect of such to-
pudiaiion upon the Railroad interest, and
upon all classes of stock securities,-gwouid
be more disastrous than the first ili_sc_o\’ ‘-
ry of the fraud. VVe do not bclievo§f'|_H.it
it is possible wholly to separate ihaehacv
iuzil old stock from the over issues-; ti;—.-
couris may draw a line and declare who:
shall be considered genuine stock, are
wliai fraiiduleiit, but this will be timers
arbitrary disfinclioii.-N. Y. Jim-rqf'C'o'i:~..
33.3“ The imiiibcr of cholera deaths in N.‘ ‘
last week 241.
_(.’etting Zlfarriccl in Connecticut.
After ihc fii-st of January next, the pa‘..-
lishing of the bans of marriage in churn-L.
is to be dispensed with, and pariiesgor,-.
templating“commitiing matrimony,” illlz. -;
procure from the town registrar 21 éertio
catc that they have furnished him with
their names, age, birth-place and mi‘:-
«l-.-iicc, before that event can be legal ~-
solemuized. This we think a cut it
proveuicnt. The prcsentmeiiio music
no good purpose, for if parties are disp.
soil to be inziri-led in opposition to fluid 9
of il'i(‘.fl(.lS none will be likely to hear of ‘.
or perhaps go to a neighboring state who
they can be married without being pui -
lislicd at all. The new piiin will ensu -
21. perfect registration of all niarriagas ‘
the slate, as heavy penalties are inym. .;
for a violation of the law. If sifch bi re.-
-.iblc record ‘as in existence of alh .~ii. .-
inai~i'ia;_»'cs performed in Connecticut .~
its formation as a colony, with such static-
rics as are now to be recorded, it wiou‘-’
be invaluable to many families and to;
many purposes.
We notice that the law provides that
the registrar shall not issue his certificate
until he has received a“quarier.” As
is now to “beat t.hc bush” instead of the
suiuisicr, it would seem to be about the
thing if it were a quarter-eagle inslosc.-',
which is supposed to be about half‘ tle
sum lnlfllSl(‘.l‘S generally re¢eivo—eeriaii:-
ly no one in this community will presume
to apprcncli our town registrar on sick a
delicate lllflllCl' with less than a dollar
his lisl..-}Im'{ford Caurimt. July 190.,
'l'i:vx-: .-\:.:‘r:Incl\.\'.—Tl:cagent of this truly Antfllct.
paper. has been in town canvassing for subocripfia-.
with \’(.‘l'_\’ S:ll.iSf.‘l(‘l.Ol'_)' success. It is a good nation ‘
print and we are glad to :l'L‘ it sunhllued. Geo. Jenlili
is local agcni. .”
In all cases of cholera which have been
ob.-scrvc(l tlicrc is an i'm'ti'ator_y or bcgi'imc'-ng
stage of diiirrhui. In this stage chaln;,n,.-‘a
ca.)-i‘/y cured. fl
When are over shoes not over shoes 2-»-
Wlicn they are over boots.
Il¢uir.I"'1‘iiI:i'ugs.——llL-re is at liaiidsoiiie volume, In
ihc pi-i-.-.< of De Witt & Davenport. of upward: of rou:)g.._
-he-I i-ages, containing life-like .~l.vlchhI of the mags ll-r
ticenbic ni_i;-n of the present time. They ulowritlojlln 5
piquiinl and cli:iftv style, and cxliibif. great |.onetr6lo.y
:iii:il_vsi.-‘, (-oiiibincil with dignity of tune and \'ll'‘II.~¢O '
-'3_\'h-, which cniiiiof. fail in i-ouimiind the lIl|flll‘Iblf):,-
nil :ippri-cizitiiig l'(.‘ilIlI:l'!'. While they possess lnIdI.I;ls-
ic.-il iiicrii, they are entertaining and amusing, In Jw.-.1;
win groan l:llll't‘lS and go!-iiii liimers for their nughozv.
wlici-sv.ir tlii-_v are l'Pflll. The book is beautifully ;-
cd on first-riifc piiper, and illustrated with twonlyfi
ii-.-iits on steel of the following persons :-3-lwlrd
cit, l7.dwin ll. Chiipin. Wm. 11. Seward, John Ennis, l ,
'l‘. Iiariium, .'~.‘iimui-l llousion, Neal Dow, Ogden H0‘EI.\:N
llerrit Siiiiili, lli-iiry ,)\'iir-l Beecher, John _\'_nI Dunn.
Geo. Law, lforzice, Grceiy, S. A. Douglas, "nu Cunt.»
llr_v:iiii, Tlionizis Hurt Benton, 6. C. licbbc, Solon Kalli-
son, John .\liii-hel. In one respect this work QlliI'0fI_ffO$‘«
all oilic-rs it gives a life like ill-scripfion of the persons It
«lose:-ibes. We liiippen to know a majority 0 its churn .'
tors and can vouch ii-r the C0l'l‘\’{‘,i.l!£‘¥l§ offithi porlni‘
iii-cs. Sol-l, also, by 1-I. E. Knapp, i\'orw:illi.
1"l:/-.'I‘.‘ll ‘nii‘nut-:s iim.-uirl N241 l'or.‘;.—-B_v G, 0- 1'33“;
A III‘\\‘ work from ihc pen of G. la‘. Foster, so well knolg.
to flu: public ii.-i the author of “ New York by this Light, "
-ht‘... \viil lJf‘ hailed with pli-iisuie by all who V-‘fill 10 NI -.
fl. most _i-rzipliic account of everytiiing runarllhlh ll»
“"l‘l-l‘.\‘ 01' l‘<:coril in the Great lleiropolls. Hid WW6:
of ilesci-iplion are too well known gnd appreciated to
need our praise, and more can be Iurncil in an hour I»,-
lll(‘. perusal of his “ I"i‘ft?é*n .Vi'nulet," spent amen} pk
-:(‘.\':l.llll with persons luiowii to fame. than, without )3.
p'eiieli':iiin;.: geiiiiis and 03-9, could be b,vom_vhf. to the if; ..
of R sirniigi-r in :1 yenr—hi- ni:irk.~.‘ wit 5.‘ ‘-.-Ill glance fl
fh:ii. is .von ii-rf-.il and sii-angc, froiu the L‘i'_vlts.l Puke.
.iu-l ihc .-iliodi-a of the rich and the purse proud, oisu c
to ihc viii-sf l-:nuit.~a of the vicious and degraded. lb.
_p.1inis ilii- ii-iiili, *- iiiiiiglii extenuating, or selling doi -.-
aiiiglit. in m:il'i-e.“ All should read it who wish _to I.
;iI).s‘lL'\l up in \\‘ll:|l is going on in the great Biib¢l.—Sq,._»
l-_v I-I. H. Kiiapp, .\'orw:ilk.
l<‘.ui:v l..\.\‘D Sciionsii.-—ThiiI is the title at‘ anotlu-.
l'l“N‘ Pl‘ excellent music, from that celolirIfc._l- hiusici.‘
;\lll‘\‘|*}'P“. ‘iii. :.-<~ '\l‘.iler.s, New York. For sale by R. l:
.- _ ‘
iuiupj. '1
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\‘i ‘} .Tbc rlnsiiig sales of Summer l-rest (foods at Cu.
liiiiil-inii llaill oll‘i:r r-xir:mrdiniir_v attractions to ildiu
who xvi.-li to buy llry (Coo-ls iii. loss prices than tho orig-
‘u:il oosl of iii~.purl:iiion. llicli satin plaid printed Bar-
agi-s and (€11-innliiio S of every denirziliio color, about half
price : iii-w piiiii-rns of J.1coi.els_. Orgundies Incl Lnwim )
l‘(‘\:|l(.‘1'-l ::.‘l prl‘ cent. from the i‘oruicr_ low prices ; flog.‘
pl.-iiol :in-l .-trips-:l >‘ilk.< ; i-'mi:mcr wzu-l.ii.;_.: Sill.-rand Poi -
, Lu~.l.< nl‘ ihc lIl.'\\'l"~l ].:ill0.l‘ll§, in-uluced in price to clot-,
' ulll. ihc sin.--k of suiiimer Goods.
1-‘.& II. E. Towlotoo’ .
No. :81 (:i~.iii<l-st., offer unprecedented bargain. I0 9‘;
,1 make room for their fall lnportatlogs.
Norwalk Chronicler