\ PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING BY $51 Zfomilq Bhrmopooir---ihootco to Tom! Shims unii Slllttlfilfi, dhuorul NUMBER 499--NEW SERIES. I A. H. BYINGTON, lfintelliguiu, Iitrruturr, Tpulitiro, ilgriiiilturi, mi Nouwlhx, CONN., TUESDAY, JULY 28,1857. ..,’iii,;‘§.;..; lljfltll —-“MM N-ORWALK GAZETTE. H. BYINGTON, Editors Proprietor A. . I . Subscription Rates. All Subscribers, by Carrier, Mail, Post Riders, and "Wagoners, per year, _ _ _ , , $2 00 Those living out of any Carrier’s District, if paid one year in advance, Single copies 5 cents--in wrapper, 6 cents. ' Advertising Rates. 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Y‘earl}‘a_dvei-tiseiiients payable 1st of Janiiary and.l'uly, Yekizrly-advertisers restricted to the business contempla- ted ut"the time of contract. _ (1o.rilIs,'l,li‘-.solutions, Funeral and all other Special Noti- )Ll3€l,‘&5'.'[leP cent. additional on the above. - Ji',._'l‘h_ese terms will be iuflexibly adhered to, ‘Q “T’“*“"‘nosi.NEss lllltEC'l‘0RY. "8 ‘/\/\,-\_-\'\/\/x‘\/\..'\«'\. \/\/\ rt/\zy-x r\,‘y \./'\/\/\r ' 'uerr1an. ch AMBROTYPE ARTIST, OVER N. DEPOT, V NORWALK, Coxx. GEORGE E‘. BELDEN. xxnurxcrunna AND Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Tin, Copper, & Sheet Iron Ware NORWALK, ooNN., Opposilc,D. N. Rail-roacl Depot, and next to Steplu:nson’s Hotel. 1‘ ’ "bent1stry. Doctors 1111.1. a..1'1'1-c1l. ‘Surgical &. Mechanical " DENTISTS, Vflllice-‘over the Store of C. J. Gruman, NORWALK, CONN. A, Hm" Cu.iiii.Es Frrcn. ..._M_A——l—-————:— J’. 1:". POOTB, ‘Attorney and Counselor at Law, o1v'1«'1c-1: OVER MALL on Y’ s s TORE - N orwalk, Conn. EETXNELE Hats, Cajisxfi-A-lileng &. Boy’s ‘STRAW GOODS, &c., Ladies Furs, Gents Gloves, Canes, Umbrellas, chow N o. 2 Skiddv’s Block. C. J. GRUMAN2 Dealer in Foreign and Domestic - DRY sooos, CARPETINGS Cm-riage Trirmvzirzgs. Cloths, Cassi- mcres, Sa.tz'net&s,, Vesmzgs, and Tail- or’s T-r1.~m.mz'ngs, by the Yard. . Piece or Package. '35..-Ermes, SHIRTINGS. JEANS, BATTS AND wane - A the lowest possible prices. NORWALK. CONN- O. &. E. K. LOCKWOOD, &. C0. NORWALK. CONN.’ nA'NUI~‘AC'1'URER.S.01i‘.. Tin, Sheet Iron & Copper Wares, AND DEALERS IN Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery- Britannia Porcelain and Wooden Ware, and Kitchen Furniture in general, Pumps, Sheet Lead 4- Lead Pipe, Croc/.-erg/, Glass and C'hz'na Wrare. E. NASH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN STOVES, . uxxurxcruui-1:: or ‘Pin, ment of general Hou.se-keeping Furniture, at So. Norwalk. Conn. A General Pension & Patent Agent Ami Prosecutor of Claims before the several Departments and the Court of Clwi7?l8- Wa9"i£.'5‘°“- ”°.5_L_ "'15: 11. BOOTH. Attorney & Counsellor at Law, 6| WALL s'_1‘REE'l‘a NEW YORK. wholesale P APER DEALERS MARSHALL BROTHERS, 58 Courtlandt Scrcct, N. Y: (Between Washington and Greenwich-sts.) Roni-iur T. MARSHAIJ-- 1y24 BENJ. L. MARSAAI-T» Orders and consignments ‘respectfully 80-, licited. Hanford Scott, Importer and Wholesale Dealer in Brandies, Gins. Wines, Cigars, ._ ,_ &c., No. 17 James Slip, One door from South-st.. attended to. N.~B.—Importcd liquors of all kinds for me- dicinal purposes, kept constantly on hand, , w1,;(,i,-.wi1l» be warranted pure. Sheet Iron &. Copper Wares. Jlas constantly on hand a large assort- New York. All orders by mail or otherwise promptly Norwalk Post Oflice. Jllail Closes.-—WEs'.r.7.30 A..\l.. 3.00 ,P.M. do do EAST, 8.30 A. .\I., 4.30 1-. .\I’. do do D. 6.: N. R. R., 8.45. do do New York City, 4.30. WESTON, Tuesday it Saturday at 2.00 P.M. .Mail Due.——D. d’. N R. R. 8.00 A. M. do do Wnsr, 9.30 A. .\f.. 6.00 r. M. do do EAST,3.30 A. M., 3.45 P M. R. A. WILLIAMS P. M. Saugatuck Bank. BANKING HOURS From 9 A. M. to 12 M., “ 1 P. M. to 3P. M. H. STAPLES, President. B. L. Woonwonrii, Cashier; Westport, June 19th, 1857 25 New Coal Yard. HE subscribers have established a NEW COAL YARD at Norwalk, on the east side of the Bridge, on Smith’s Dock below the Pot- tery, where they intend to keep constantly on hand and are now delivering a. very supr-rz'or article of Goal, of the different sizes required ’ fir family use, such as for the furnace, parlor and kitchen stoves. Our stock is all _/resh and pains have been taken to secure the best kinds known in the market, such as Spring Mount- ain Lehigh, and the Locust Mountain White Ash; acknowledged by good judges to have no superior. We have also the Pittston vari- ety, all of which kinds we will sell at fair rc- munerating prices. A share of the public patronage is respectfully solicited. We also keep the above varieties at our Yard in Wiunipank. f35 hEO. H. RANDLE & BROTHER. LUMBER ! LUMBER ! ILL do HUBBELL have recently coin menced the'Lumber Business at the old stand lately occupied by Mr. Charles Thomas, and intend to keep on sale Timber, Lath and Lime, together with every variety of Lumber sold in this market. We shall be happy to accommo- date customers with any thing in our line at liberal prices. M. HILL. 15 J, C. HUBBELL, A First Rate Parm For Sale. HE Subscriber desires to sell the whole. or a portion of his fa(i;m, situated in the town of Fairporf, Monroe ‘ouuty N. Y., on the New York Central Railroad, bud 10 miles east of Rochester. The land is in a high state of cultivation, and specially adapted for afivheat growing farm. It is so apportioned wit tim- ber, grazing, meadow and grain land, as to be particularly well adapted for division.and the olvlvner wlpulilld dlispose 039. porttion if glietppfé c user s on esire. con «£11118 :1 on .. acres, well fenceld, gootll hlousite and out.bpild- ings. and very p easant y oca ed, as to situa- tion and access to Churches, Schools and Mar- kets, bclng within two miles of the Depot of the N. Y.Central Railroad. and the N. Y. and Erie Canal. If applied for soon, will be sold cheap. For further particulars, enquire of the ubscriber on the premises. 8 ROBERT BRAITIIWAITE. . Fairport, N. Y., Nov. 28th, 1856. tf-19 WM. ALLEN. Wu. T. CLARK. ALLEN 81. CLARK, Attorneys at Law. Real Btate Brolcers and General Land Agents, DAVENPORT , IOWA. AND Warrants bought, sold and located- Farms Houses and Lots leased. Real Estate of all kinds bought and sold on Com- mission. Money invested. Taxes paid for non-residents. Money loaned on unencumber- ed Real Estate security. tf28 Removal. HE undersigned would respectfully an- T nounce to his patrons and the public gen- erally thst he has removed to No. 8 Phoenix Block. where he has fitted up a beautiful store whichlis now opened with a. new and splendid assortment of Cloths, Cassimeres, and Vest- ings for the Summer of 1856. Gammeiits made and trimmed in the ‘neatest and most fashionable sty_le. A complete assortment of Men and Boys’ Clothing ready made. Grateful for long and coiitiaued favors at my old stand, I shall endeavor with renewed exertion to merit their continuation. N. B.—Goodsbougbt of me will be out gra- tis if desired. 27 THOMAS RILEY. Cheaper than Ever At the South ./Vbrwallc GROCERY STORE. V HE Subscriberliason hand by far thela-r. goat and best selection of Family Groce- ries and Provisions, to be found in South Norwalk, which he offers to his customers and the public,at greatly reduced prices. His facilities are such that he will be cons- tantly receiving new and fresh supplies of goods, as the wants ofhis Customers may require, which will always be of the best quality and sold at the very lowest possible price, and he would respectfully solicit an examinationand trial of the same. GEO. W. SMITH. Land For Sale. ABOUT eight acres of good Land, near Main-st., one mile north of the Bridge ,is of‘- fered for sale upon very reasonable terms. It is admirably adapted f'or building lots, or for gardening purposes, having a quick and rich soil, and a large bed of vegetable mould or compost manure, thereon : or it is well calculated for afirst rate meadow. Itis wellfenced, and in a very eligible location. For further particulars enquire at this Of- fice. Horse and 0x Shoeing. HE subscriberhaviug taken the old stand formerly occupied by Waterbury and Duncan. in the rear of the old Bakery, f'oot of Mill Hill, devotes his entire attention to the careful and judicious shoeing of Horses and lxcn. for which he has unequalled facilities. From his many years experience, devoting himselfexclusively to this branch of business. he is confident he can give entire satisfaction to allwho may favor him with their patron- age. Particular attention paid to shoeing Horses with tender and diseased feet. - JAMES D. SHEA. Nor-walk, March 27th, 1857. til3 Cabinet Ware Rooms at WESTPORT ! HE Subscriber would respcctfullyinform hisfriends and the public generally, that he is still located a few doors north of the turnpike, opposite the Store of Alva Gray, where may be found a generalassort- merit of CABINET FURNITURE. Undertahingin all its dcpartmentsattem ded to at the shortest notice and upon rea- sonable terms. 13 ALLEN RENOUD. Nor-walk Iron Foundry. VERY description ofCAs1-ING done at,the shortest notice and in the best manner, as cheap as can be obtained at any other_es- tablishment in the State. Galvaiiizcd_Chains, Chain Pumps,Iron Fence,Posts,R.ailings,eto furnished to order. Patterns executed at 1, g‘ .1 in reasonable terms. lyhrt no me an AIBEX-ANDER AUSTIN. - Corn Shellers. ll BUILDING MA'.l.'£RIA_I.S. Pressed and— Common Brick, Lime, Cement, Calcined Plas- ter‘, Hair, and Marble Dust. .~ g '1; h ‘ dissolvedhis cou- THL Subscrl er a.V1nsgTREET, ESQ. in the it on his own ac- count, and will keep a good assortiginepgtnttif nection with W. C. « business, will continue the above named articles constantly which will be sold cheap for Cash. 0 15 HAS. '1‘. LEONARD. plllce removed to Sellick’s Packet Office. NEW pattern Corn Shcll ticle for sale by M W. C. STREET. MEEKER & Oi..usri-:.iu’s. COUNTRY Pork. clear, a S. E. TIMOTHY SEED, at vies. at t LllISTEAD’S. OLMS TEAD’S. l . ers, a first rate ar- RIED Apples, Plums, Peachesand Cher- S. F OLMSTEAD’S ‘ PROVISIONS of every discriptioncheap atl Norwalk Emporium. PROVISIONS. FRUI'.l‘S.. Vegetables, Fish of All Kinds, Clams, Oysters, dtc. I As good as thcmarket affords. constantly to be found at the well known establishment of MEEKER. 6'5 OLMSTEAD. j§‘Goods of the above description re- ceived daily, and for sale at wholesale and retail on the most favorable terms. Further Notice. HE undersigned having extended his bu- _ siness is now not only prepared to re- pair and re-paint Carriages and Wagons as usual, but is also prepared to make the same to Order. Tasteful Carriages or heavy Wagons made in every style to suit the pur- chascr,and at prices to suit the times. EDSON BEERS. At the establishment formerly occupied ,-by Charles Isaacs. Watches, Jewelry and Fancy Goods NEW SPRING STOCK ! THE Subscriber hasjust returned _ from New York with a new Stock of 1. M W Fashidnable Jcwelry,Watches, Pla- ted Ware and Fancy Goods. which he offers to hiscustomcrs very cheap. Clocks and Watches repaired. Accordeous tuned and repaired. Collin Plates,Spoons, Rings, &c., neatly en- graved. O. S. CLARK, S. E. OLMSTEAD, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries Prom'sions,&c., ./V0 14 and I6 Jllain-st.‘ H.isjust received an entirely new and extensive assortment of‘ goods which he will sell on as favorable terms as any in the trade. The public are respectfully in- vited to call- _ Norwalk ,Jan. 1st, I857. New Styles. 3 rflhlew Goods &. low prices HARLES FIELDS has now on hand as large and varied an assortment of Gen- tlemen and Ladies’ Gaiters, Boots, and Slippers, as has ever been presented to the publicin this market. The styles are new; the workmanship neat and beautiful ; while the material is of the finest texture and most durable quality. He has some very elegant, plain and fancy colored, Ladies alters; also, Gent-‘s Patent Leather Boots and Shoes, with an endless assortment of Boys andlllisses Shoes, allof which will be sold very low for cash. The public are invi- ted to call and examine his stock for them- selves. tr-31 South Norwalk Hotel. , THE Subscriber, having leased that beauti- ful aud central location recently occupied by Fowler Ray, Esq., on the corner, a few steps from the New York dc New Haven Railroad Depot, is now prepared to entertain transient or permanent guests. As 9. summer retreat, few places can compare with this location. tf20 JAMES LUCAS. Oils ! Oils ! OILED and raw Linseed Oil, winter strained, bleached Lard and Polar, Lamp and Machine Oil. Boiled Paint Oil at 75 cts pergallon. pure Neats Foot Oil. The above Oils are of the best quality, and for sale by the barrel. or retail by W. C. STREET. POETRY. ~ A/\4\.N/\1\;~.~A.\/V‘/\.\.I-1\I\’sJ\/VV‘ nvvvvs Written for the Noriualk Gazette.‘ The Invalid. Ill’ DR. A. lllLl.. , languishing day by day, , Weary of anguish and pain, Sighing the hours away, Then counting them back again, The Invalid lies on her weary bed With is languid form, and an aching head» /‘-r\/\r‘."l\I\'\.A -A-~. \-<. Slowly the day goes by- Sadly the night comes on, And moments, that used to fly, Now sluggishly pass along, ’’fill it seems that the day will never have done, ' And the night, whenit cometh, will never be gone’ Taking the powder and potion, Taking the scanty meal- Using the wash. and lotion, And still no better to feel, Impatiently waiting the Doctor’s call, And questioning if he will come at all. Watching while others sleep, Or twisting about in pain, Smiling while others weep, At the fancies of the brain, Picking the quilt of each ioosened thread, Or conning the words which another hath said. Watching the dawn of day, With its first i'ed flush of light, Or turning the eyes away, Hard aching with the right, Then counting the nails in the chamber door, Or marking the spots on the chamber floor. So many knobs on the bureau, So many things on the stand, So many panes in the window, So many lines on the hand; While so many curious things remain, To be gazed upon in the counterpane. Now shaking with the cold, Now sweltering with the heat, With blankets about me r:ill’d, And bottles at my feet ; With all these things, condemne. to strive, Like a wretched mummy, embalmed alive. Nothing to do but cnilure—' Nothing to do but to wait, All easy enough to be sure, If help does not come too late. But this constant watching, with ‘hope deferred,’ Is a lingering death, to the fluttering Bird. Pill and Powder and Potion, Powder and Potion and Pill, I.iniment, Salve and Lotion, Testing the Doctor's skill ; A little admixture, to keep one quiet, ‘ With it trifling change in a harmless diet. Nothing to do but endure- Nothing to do but to wait, Patience can bless, if not cure, And God is as good as great ; So my disciplined spirit shall kiss the rod, Of the smitcr, my I-‘ather—my Friend, and God. The song of some gentle Bird, The shout of some gleesome child, The depths of my soul hath stirred, ’1‘ill my senses, almost wild, With delirious pleasure, would seem to forget That I lay on my bed, a poor invalid yet. The fragrance of new-mown hay Through my open lattice steals, And chasing my fever away, Such a blissful sensation reveals, That it seems like the perfume of Paradise, given To waft a. poor 1nva.lid’s spirit to Heaven. Noi-walk, Ct., July 18th, 1857. Great Bargains in LUMBER, AT sourn NORWALK,BY THOMAS Ii. PICK. UST RECEIVED, 100,000 ft. Spruce Tim- ' ber, all sizes; 150,000 Spruce Laths,200.- 000 ft. Boards, 190.000 ft. 1 1-4, I I-2. and 2 inch Plank, 30,000 ft. Siding, 25,000 ft. Spruce Boards, 25,000 ft. Spruce Plank, 50,000 ft. Hemlock Boards, 50,000 ft. 5-8 Boards, 800 Bunches Shingles. THOS. L. PECK. South Norwalk, May 16, 1857. Notice. " THRO UGH B Y DA YLIGHT.” _ Selleck’sLine of Packets 1 On and after Tuesday, March l7th. - 1857, the Sloop Mary A. Selleck will commence her regular trips for the so 1901]. leaving Norwalk every Tuesday, and Pike Slip, N. Y., every Saturday. The Domestic leaves Norwulk every Satur- day aud Pike Slip every Thursday. One of the above vessels will be at the Pike Slip dock at all times. so that Freighters may ship their freight at any time, and be sure of hav- ing it put on board. ll SELLECK do DEMMON. HAWLEY 81 BARRAGLOUGH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CLOTHING VVA REHOUSE, 1 rIl.1tOn-St, No Y: N extensive assortment of the most fash- ionable style of Clothing. is kept cous- tautly on hand. Also, Garments of every description made to order in the best manner. HENRY B. HAWLBY, BENJAMIN BARRACLOUGH. 1 43 rounds, 1101-1-s oi co., Merchant Tailors & Clothiers, successors to J as. H. Beers, 1'74 and 176 Chathum Square, New York. Cuxs. E. Youxos, Li-:wis Hours, Il.i~:xiu' M . PROWITT. 11 M. Norwalk Machine Shop. TIIE subscriber having taken the shop here- tof'orc occupied by Dimon Finch, and fit- ted it up with special reference to a. General Jllachine Jobbing and Repazring Business. would respectfully solicit the orders of all who may require. his services in Repairing broken or defective Machinery of any des- cription. He has Lathes,a Planer, elc., for all work appertaining to his business, and from his inauy years experience in Manufac turing, and his familiarity with all kinds of Manufaetiircr’s Machinery, he feels confident that he can execute all orders in a substan- tial aiid workmanlike m-inner. Having had much experience in the manufacture of For Machinery. Building of Blowers. &c., be is enabled to give particular attention thereto. 2 A. C. ARNOLD. OODEN Ware and Mats. ShectLcad in] Lead Pipe, at F. H. NASH’S South Nor-walk; Through in Five Minutes. 1‘, ASSER’S Five Minute Freezers work like ’ a charm. Call and get a circular and receipt at LOCKWOODS’ Furnishing Store. * HE BLA(:K HA\\’K HORSE NICHOLAS, Nicholas is T out nftlie celebrated “Winch” marc by Raven, one ofold Black Hairk’s best colts. He is four years old in May. l5 1-2 hziiicls high, of a beautiful black color, and with a coat as fine as silk. He is considered by the best judges, without controversy, the best Black Hawk Horse in the State. Two FlR.\'l' l’iiEuiu.\is of the Conn. State Agricultural Society were awarded him, one in 1855 and one in 1856. NlC[-l0l..\S is perfect. in form, ofgreat elegance ofac- tion, ofliigli spirit, perfectly kind and docile, thorough- ly broken, and gives promise of great speed. He will sianil at iuy stable in Canton from May 1st to July 1st. Terms :—$ 15 cash, single service, 825 for the season ; payable Scpt- lst. lusnrance by agree- meat. I shall be pleased to have the lovers of fine stock call and examinchim. A limited number of mares only will be taken, and those wishing to secure the services ofNICl.l01.AS would do well to apply early, Good pasturage furnished at moderate charge. Mares at their owner’:-3 risk. HERMAN HAMBLIN. For further particulars concerning said horse, the Eowner would refer to ihe Editor of the Gazette. “:3 Canton, May 1, 1857- MISCELLAN Y. N: ~\.rs'.\*\.r.'~/x ~.'J‘./'.'».- .-«ex-.n.-vvvvx.-tr 36“ The following good joke was per- petrated betwecn Schenectady and Utica, upon one of the conductors ot'the Central Road :——A lad about twelve years of age got on board the train at Utica, and be- ing iu somewhat of a quandary as to how he should pay his fare, he was kindly of- fcred the protection ofthe crinoline of one of the lady passengers. The offer was accepted, and, in a very short pace of time, the youngster was duly seated on the bottom of the car, between two seats, completely covered with skirts. The con- ductor passed through the cars without observing the “free passenger ;” and the little fellow has since become a thorough convert to hoops, and believes in the right of woman to protect poor travelers. ————?ov<.>oo—:———— 16” It is a very singular fact that while almost every other power is bending be- neath an enormous debt, and many of them are supporting their governments by temporary cxpedients and fresh impo- sitions upon people that are already tax- ed almost to a point of revolution, the chief embarrassment of our own govern- ment is its surplus revenue, and the only annoyance that we experience from our public creditors is their refusal to accept $116 to-day for every $100 thatwe owe payable at a future time. o-¢.>»>_M n§a...At Fall River on the " Fourth,” tthey had a. mammoth chowder, the de- tails of which are rather iiiteresting. It was got up in a large kettle belonging to the Print Works, and was made of 630 pounds of fish. 3 barrels of potatoes, 3 barrels of crackers, 150 pounds of but- ter, l5 pounds of pepper, 3 pecks of salt, 3 peeks of onions, 90 gallons of milk.— making in all 800 gallons of chowder.-— Fifty bushels of clams were baked on the ground for the party. A large vat was built, which held 500 gallons, and filled with pure water, to which were ad- ded3 boxes of lemons, 200 pounds of sugar, and 500 pounds of ice. Tempo- rary tables were erected to seat 2,500 persons, which were spread with chow- dcr bowls and plates. -vvv.r..'\.'\.-vvvvvs I— [fir The grand error of life is, we look , to far; we scale the heavens—-we dig down to the center of the earth for sys- tems——and we forget ourselves. Truth lies before us ; it is in the highway path, and the ploughnian treads on it with cloutad shoes. ———-——-o-<o>-——- . l@'*It was among the loveliest cus- toms among the aucieuts to bury. the young at morning twilight; for as they strove to give the softest interpretation to death, so they imagined that Aurora, who loved the young, had stolen them to her embracce. —-————-0-<0». )9... Visitors at Niagara Falls will“re- member a staircase on the west ‘side of Goat Island, called “ Biddle Stair case.” Some one asked a friend why it was called by that name. Bccauseit “-wound up the bank,” was the reply. B Bufihlo Com. .5 :3, George Penb dy, the great Lon- don banker, passed through Concord, N. H., fifty years ago, when a lad of 12 years, and stopped over night at the Stickney House, when he paid for his PUBLIC ACTS. PASSED MAY SESSION, 1857. CHAl’I‘ER Lvi. An Act relating to J udgcs of Probate. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly con- vened .- SEC. 1. That the act entitled “ An Act relating to Judges of Probate,” passed May session, 1856, be and the same is hereby repealed. Sec. 2. The judges of probate who were elected on the first Monday in April last, shall hold their ofiiccs for the term of one year, and no longer, in the same manner as if the act hereby repealed had not been passed. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved June 19, 1857. ‘A4. cnxvrxn LVII. An Act in addition to “ An Act con- cerning Railroad Companies.” Bc if enacted by the Senate and Hoiose of Reprcsentati1:es in General Aicembly con- ce-ned : That whenever any railroad company shall neglect to construct any highway, or any bridge which it is their duty to con- struct, necessary to conduct any highway over their railroad, or shall neglect to keep in good and sufficient repair any snfih bridge, or any embankment filling or abutment which it is their duty to main- tain, which has been or may be construct- ed for the purpose of conducting any highway over said railroad, or for the purpose of conducting their railroad over any highway, or shall neglect to keep in good and sufficient repair, any bridge owned by them and used by the public for the purposes of travel on foot or in carriages, whether the same is or has been, a toll or free bridge, it shall be the duty of the state attorney of any county wherein such neglect exists, or in which the whole or any part of said bridge is situated, to make complaint thereof to the superior court, for such county, and said court shall proceed in the same man- ner against said railroad company as is required against towns neglecting to con- struct any road laid out by the superior court, or neglecting to keep in repair any public road within their limits, which it is their duty to construct, or keep in repair. Approved. J one 25, 1857. - CHAPTER LVIII. An Act in addition to and in alteration of an Act to establish the State Be- form School. Be it enacted by the Senate and Ilonsc of Representatives in General Assembly con- vened : SEC. 1. It shall be the duty of the trus- tees of the state reform school to examine and -gidjust all claims and accounts agains said school, aud upon fiudiiig them just, to certify the same, and no such claim or account shall be allowed by the comp- troller of public accounts, unless so certi- fied as aforesaid. SEC. 2. The trustees of said school shall not be at liberty to borrow money for the use of the same, upon the credit of the State, nor to make any outlay or ex- penditures thereon beyoud appropriations that shall have been made by the general assembly, prior to such outlay 01' expendi- tures, except from funds derived or to be derived from other sources than the state treasury. SEC. 3. No person under ten years of age shall hereafter be committed to the state rct'orni school, nor shall any persons be so committed for a less period than nine months. SEC. 4. The entire expense of each boy hereafter committed to the state reform school shall be paid from the treasury of the town or city from which such boy was'seut, and the same shall be paid semi- annually as follows——that is to say :—the superintendent shall make his bill there- for and present the some to the comptrol- ler of the state, who shall tax and allow the same, and in all cases in which the commitment to said school shall be by the superior court the bills so allowed and taxed shall be paid from the treasury of the town or city in which such boy was complained of or bound over to said court and in all cases in which the commitment shall be by a justice of the peace in any town in this s_ate, or by tile city court, police court or othercourt of any city in this state, then the bills so taxed and allow- ed by the comptroller shall be paid from the treasury of such town or of such city as the case may be, and the comptroller is hereby authorized and required upon the taxing and allowing of such bills by him as aforesaid to draw his order upon such town or city treasury as the case may be in favor of the superintendent of the state reform school. SEC. 5. If any town or city oi-any town’ or city treasurer shall neglect or refuse to pay any order or orders drawn by the comptroller in conformity with the last preceding section of this act, for a period of thirty days after the presentation of such order, such town or city shall forfeit and pay to the treasurer of this state, for the use of said school, a sum equal to double the amount of such order so neg- lected or refused to be paid, to be recov- ered by action upon this statute, which actions are hereby authorized. SEO. 5. The first section of an act in alteration of an act to establish the state reform school, approved July 1st, 1856, is hereby so far repealed as that it shall not apply to boys hereafter sent to the state reform school, and all other acts in- consistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved June 27th, 1857. CIIAPPER LIX. An Act in alteration of An Act in addi- tion to An Act entitled “ An Act rela- ’ ting to the Registration of Births, Marrioges and Deaths. Be it enacted by the Senate and Ilouse of Representatives in General Assembly con- renal: SEC. 1. That whenever any registrar or town clerk of any town in this State, shall issue his certificate as provided in sec. 1. chap. 76, of an act entitled “ An Act relating to the Registi'a.t-ion of Births Marriages and Deaths,” passed in 1856, if the persons applying for ‘such certificate or either of them are minors under the control of parents or guardians, unless the consent of such parents or guardians is lodging and breakfast by sawing wood. I first obtained, according to the provisions of said registrar or town clerk knowing- ly issuing such certificate without such consent first obtained, shall forfeit and pay to the treasurer of this sto.tc,thc sum of sixty-seven dollars. Approved, June 27, 1857. CHAPTER LX. Registry Lists. , Representatives in General Assembly can- cenetl : SEC. 1. That the act entitled “ An Act regarding publication of Registry Lists,” passed May session 1856, be and the same is hereby repealed. ' SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved, June 20., 1857. C1IAP'l‘ERLXl. An Act concerning the doings of School Be it enacted by the Senate and I-Iousc of Representatives in General A.sscm.bl_7/ con- renetl : Sec 1. All meetings of school societies or school districts, which have been held in any of the school societies, or school districts of this state, since the 10th day of June A. D. 1856, which wereinformal and illegal by reason of the neglect of the school district committee, to leave a du- plicate of the warnings of such school society, or school district, shall not have been sworn according to law or when the annual meeting of such school district was not held in the month of September, A. D. 1856, shall notwithstanding such neglect or omission, be and are hereby declared to be valid and legal meetings, and all votes passed at any such meeting in oth- er respects conformable to law, be "and are hereby declared to be legal and valid and all officers elected at any school socie- ty or school district meeting held in any of the school societies or school districts of this state since the 10th day of June, A. D. 1856, who were informally and illegally elected by reason of the neglect of the voters to vote by ballot, be and are hereby declared to be legal and valid of- ficcrs of such school society or school dis- trict, and all acts by them performed, otherwise conformable to law, be and are hereby declared to be legal and val- id; provided, this act shall not affect any suit now pending in any of the courts of this state. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from the day of its passage. Approved, June 27, 1857. CHAPTER Lxll. An Act in addition to “ An Act relating to Commissioners of Sewers and Scav- engers.” Be it enacted by the Senate and IIo e of Representatives, in General Assembl on- rcneal : That the proprietors of any meadow, marshy and low lands, may in a. legal meeting, by a major vote, to be computed according to interest, direct their scaven- get to keep their dams, drains and ditches in repair , and in such cases said scavenger may employ persons to do the same, and may assess the proprietors of such lands, to defray the charges, according to their quantity of land, and the benefit which they received, in such proportion as the scavengers shall judge to be equal and just, and may appoint a collector, whose duty it shall be to collect such assessments and to pay the same to such persons as said scavengers shall appoint te receive them, which collectors shall have the same powers as collectors of state taxes, and shall be accountable to the scavengers appointing them. , . Approved June 26, 1857. CHAPTER Lxm. An Act in addition to, audio explana- tion of “ An Act for the assessment and collection of Taxes.” , Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly conve- ned : That Section 1st of an act entitled “ An Act in addition to, and in alteration of an act for the assessment and collection of Taxes,” passed May session 1852, shall not be so construed, as to exempt the estate owned by any savings bank, or savings association, from taxation, but all such real estate except the banking houses of said institutions shallbe taxed in the several towns in which the same is situa- ted. Approved, June 13, 1857.- CIIAPTER Lxiv. An Act in addition to and in alteration of an Act entitled “ An Act for the Assessment and Collection of Taxes.” Be it enaclctl by the Senate and House of Representatives in General ./issembly con- vened : SEC. 1. The treasurers of the several savings banks and saving and building associations established in this state, shall on the tenth day of July, 1857, and au- nually thereafter on the first day of July or within ten days thereafter, make out under oath and deliver to the comptrol- lcr of public accounts, a. statement of the total amount of all deposits and stock in said institutions on that day, and said savings and building associations shall at the same time, pay to the treasurer of the state for the use of the state, a sum equal to one fourth of one per cent. upon total amount of deposits and stock in said savings and building associations on that day, and said savings banks shall al- so at the same time pay to the treasurer of the state for the use of the state, ii. some equal to tliree-sixteentlis of one per ceut., upon the total amount of deposits of said savings banks on that day, which shall be in lieu of all other taxes" upon such institutions, or deposits, or stock therein after the time aforesaid; provided that this act shall not be construed as to exempt from taxation any real estate held by such savings banks and saving and building association, over and above what may be required and used by such institutions for the transaction of its ap- propriate remai'ks. SEC. 2. The cashiers of the several Banks and the clerks or secretaries of the several Insurance Companies estab- lished in this State, the stock of which is now liable to be taxed, shall annually on the first day of October in each yeitr, or within ten days thereafter, make out under oath, and deliver to the comptrol- ler of public accounts, astatement of the AT TWODOLLARS P dfihnrotion, 3<r. lét.---Efilflllllfiljthl in An Act relating to the publication of Be it enacted by the Senate and Houscof Society and School District Meetings. - l 4 total amount of the capital stock which has been paid in, and the market value thereof, and shall at the same time pay to the treasurer of this State for the use of the State, a sum equal to- one- cightli of one per cent. of the value of such stock of their respective Institu- tions, which is now liable to be taxed ; and if any cashier, secretary, clerk or treasurer shall not comply with the pro- visions of this Act, such Institutions shall forfeit the sum of one per cent. on the total amount of ” such capital to the treas- urer of this State, for the use of the State, to be recovered in the name of the treasurer by action on this Statute. SEC 3. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved, June 27, 1857. CIIAPIER Lxv. An Act ' extending the power of Town Clerks in administering oaths. Be it cnarlctl by the Senate and Ilousc of ~ Representatives in General Assembly con- rcncrl : That the town clerks of the several towns of this State, be and they are hereby authorized to administer oaths in all cases where by law oaths may now be administered by justices of" the peace, any acts or parts of acts to the contrary notwithstaudiiig. Approved June ‘I 9, 1857. r s CHAPTER Lxvi. An Act in addition to an Act entitled “ An Act to restrain Geese from going at large on the Highways and Com- mons in the several towns in this state. Be it snarled by the Senate and House of Representatives in General .dsse1nbl_2/ con- vened. SEC. 1. That all geese impounded un- der, and by virtue of the provisions of an act passed in 1855, entitled “an act to 1'cst1'a.in geese from going at large on the highways and commons in the seve- ral towns in this State,” shall, in case the pouudagc fees and expenses are not paid within eight days after the same are im- pounded, be sold to pay the same. And in case the owners of said geese are known, the impounder within twenty- fours [four liou1's]’aftcr the impounding’ the same shall give notice to the owners, and in all cases where the ponudagc fees and expenses are not paid, shall before the expiration of said eight days, inform a constable of the town, who shall post notice of the time and place of said sale, by posting the same upon the sign post in said town, nearest the place where said geese were impounded, with a description of said geese as near as may be, at least five days before the day of such sale, and the price allowed to the pound-keep- er for keeping each goose shall be one cent per day. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from the,da_v of its passage. Approved, June 26, 1857. CH.-\PI‘ER Lxvii. An Act relating to Electors and Elec- tions in the Town of New Haven. Be it cnacled by [he Senate and House of Representatives in General Assczzzblg con- renczl : SEC. 1. That the town of New Haven is hereby and shall liercaftcr be divided into eight districts for voting purposes, as follows, to wit : so much of said town within the limits of the city of New Haven, as lies within the following bound- aries, to wit: bounded by a line com- mencing at the city limits on lVhitney avenue, and passing througli the center of Whitney avenue to Temple street, thence through the center of Temple street to Chapel street, thence through the center ofCl1apcl street to “lost Chapel street, thence through the center of West Chap- el street to its termination, , thence cou- tinuing in the same direction from the termination, of west Chapel street to the city limits, and thence following the city limits northerly and easterly to the place of beginning, togehtcr with so much of said town without the limits of said city as lies westerly of, and extends westerly from that part of the city line running through the old Humdcn road, and as lies easterly of, and extends easterly from a line running through Crescent street, so called, from its junction with the city line to where it meets the brook running out of the Beaver Pond, and thence through said brook to and through Wil- son’s brook,‘ so called, to the town line, shall be and remain the first district. So much of said town as is inclcudcd within the following boundaries, to wit : bounded by a line commencing at the city limits on Dcvcnpoit avenue, at West Bridge, and passiiig through the center of Davenport avenue to Morocco street, thence tlirongh the center of Morocco _strect to Broad street tlieuce through the center of Broad street to George street, thence through the center of George street to Temple street, thence through the centre of Temple street to Chapel street, thence through the cen- ter of Chapel street to West Cliapelstrcet thence through the center of West Chap- cl street to its termination, thence cou- tinuing iii the same direction to the city limits, thence following the city limits in a southerly direction to the place of be- ginning, shall be and remain the second district. So much of said town as is included within the following boundaries, to wit : bounded by a line commencing at the city limits and Dcvenport avenue, at West Bridge, and passing through the center of Morocco street, to Broad street, thence through the center of Broad street to George street, thence through the center of George street to Fair street, thence through the center of Fair street to Union street, thence through the center of Union street, soiitlierly to its termiua-tiou, thence in a straight line to the end of the wharf owned by the New York and New Haven Railroad Company, (or the New Haven and N orthamton Company,) and thence in the same straight line to the city lim- its, and thence following the city limits, in a southerly, westerly and northwestci'- ly direction to the place of beginning, shall be and remain the third district. So much of said town as is included within the following boundaries, to wit : bounded by a line beginning at the center of Temple street at its intersection with George street, and passing through the center thence through the center of Elm street’ ;....’.i*.. of Temple street to Elm street-. ER ANNUM, IMNBADFANCE , _.___.__.M..__..._... ___:_“‘_' . _‘ ;::—:_':; . _ : ; vv--‘———-‘——fi-__ UMBER 30 . to Grand street tlicnco through .thc cen- ter of Franklin street southerly to its ter- minatiou, thence continiiiiig in the some -:lii'cctiou to its iiitcrsccting with the boundary line of the third district, thence following the boundary line of the third district, in a northerly direction to the place of beginning, shall be and remain the fourth district. So muchiof said town as is included in thr,- following boundaries, to wit: bound- ed by a line commencing at the city lim- its on the Middlctown turnpike or State street, at New Bridge, and passing through the center of said Middcletown turnpike 01' State street to Franklin street, thence through the center of Franklin street southerly to its termina- tion thence continuing in the same direc- tion to its intersection, with the bounds- ry line of the third district, thence follow- ing said boundary line southerly and - -easterly to the city limits, and thence fol- lowing the city limits northerly to the be- ginning, shall be and remain the fifth district. So much of said town as is included within the following boundaries, to wit : bounded by a line commencing at the city limits on Whitney avenue to Temple street, thence“ through the center of Tem- ple street to Elm street, thence through the center of Elm street to Grand street, thence through the center ofGrand street to Franklin street, thence through the center of Franklin street, to the Middle- town turnpike or State street to the city limits, and thence following the city lim- its northerly and westerly to the place of beginning, shall be and remain the sixth district. - So much of said town as lies easterly of, and extends easterly from Mill river, shall be and remain the seventh district. So much of said town as lies westerly of, and extends easterly from the limits of the city of New Haven, and is not in- cluded in any of the foregoing districts, shall be and remain the eighth district. SEC. 2. The constables of the town of New Haven, in warning the electors’ meetings herein provided for, shall in ad- dition to the warning now required by law, give notice therein that ballot box- es will be opened in the several districts aforesaid, for the reception of the votes of the electors residing in.- said districts, — to thcprovisions of this act. SEC. 3. At the annual electors’ meeting for the election of state oflicers and other officers, required bylaw to be voted for at such meetings; and at the electors’ meeting for the election of electors of President and Vice President of the United States; and at the annual town meeting, held for the choice of town oili- cers in said town, the electors of said town of New Haven shall give in their ballots for such officers as are required by law to be balloted_ for at such meet- ings, iu the several districts wherein such electors reside on the day of such election, residence for this purpose being where the elector has his place of lodg- ing ; and if any person shall vote for any oliicer to be voted for at such meetings, in any district wherein he is not entitled to vote by this act, he shall forfeit the sum of seventeen dollars to the treasury 0 the town. EC. 4. The Selectmen of said town of New Haven shall proviclc a suitable and convenient place for voting at such elect- ors’ meetings, in each of said districts, and shall give public notice thereof at least three weeks before the day of sncli meet- lug; and they shall procure for the use of the electors at such meetings the neces- sary ballot-boxes, for the purpose of re- ceiving the votes of the electors in the several districts, which boxes shall be used in said districts in the same manner as is now provided in sections twenty and twenty-five of “ An Act relating to Elec- tors and elections.” ' SEC. 5. At such electors’ the meetings, presiding officer, who shall be chosen un- der thc provision of section sixteen of the “ Act relating to Electors and Elections” shall preside at the place of votingiu the first district, and the town clerk and Selectmen of said town shall designate for his assistance in the duties of his aid ofiice, an assistant presiding oflicer, for each of the other district-s, who . shall preside at the place of voting in the dis- trict to which he shall be designated, and who“ shall perform alftlie duties, and pos- sess all the powers within said district of a presiding officer at electors’ meetings, xcept as herein provided. SEC. 6. The selectmeii and town clerk of said town of New Haven, shall meet in the manner and for the purpose pres- cribed in the first section of the “Act relating to Electors and Elections,” and on the day named in said section, at such convenient place in the first district as they may appoint, and on some other (lays within the same week at such con- venient place, within each of the sev- enth aud eighth districts, as they may ap- point ; of all which meetings, notice shall be given in the manner prescribed in sdid first section ; and during every electors’ meeting, said town clerk" and selectmeu shall be and remain in session ; from the opening of the ballot-boxes to the closing of tlicsanic, at such conveni- ent place as they may appoint within the first district for purposes mentioned in the second section of the “ Act ‘relating to Electors and Elections,” and every person admitted to the privilege of V0- ting in said town, during such session, shall be entitled torcccive from the town cle1'k a certificate that he has been so ad- mitted, and on his presenting the same to the presiding officer of the district where- in hc resides, he shall be allowed to vote in said district. » SEC. 7. At each annual town meeting held for the choice of town officers, the legal voters in each of said districts, shall choose two electors residing in each of said districts, respectively, to be regis- t1'a:'s ofclectors for the year cnsuingtheir election for their respective districts ; but no person shall vote for more than one of said icgistrars, and the two persons having the highest iiiimber of votes in each district for 1'cgistrai's as aforesaid, shall be declared to be elected. And said i'cgistrars of each district shall at least two weeks before the day of holding any such electors’ meeting, prepare a list, as nearly perfect as is praticable, of the names of all the electors entitled to vote in the district in which said registrars are elected 1‘espectivel_v, which names
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