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NORWA'LK, CONN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBERIO, 1867.
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,. cusrusss DI'REoToRY.
., \, \MN~,-\ ~_/¥'\J\,‘,‘J\4\/\.PV\.W
ass R. iwoonwauo.
. U.S. Commissioner,
.Vithipower {to administer oathsin proceedings in
, .Bankruptcy,
“ 0mm: - No. 3, Looxwoon‘s Bumnme. amass
ISRAEL M. BULLOCK,
gifting if Carmella: affirm.-
oi‘ricu': No.‘ 4 Gazette'Building.
LEWIS F. BEERS, ‘
glaring at flaw.
OFFICE Over Sword? Clothw 510%
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.
. Removal" ,.
DR. MOSMAN -
Hus remOved‘ his Office and residence to the House
"orinerly occupied by C. 'J. Gruman, opposite the 2d
if. E. Church. oncé hours, till 9 o‘clock, a. m., and
2mm 1 to 3 o’clock, p.m. . ., > this
A Slate can be found at H. H. Baker‘s store, South
Norwalk. ‘ . p . '
NATHAN ' S- ROBERTS,” M. D., >
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
l5
Opposite the Union School House,
4986 South Norwalk, 'Ct. »
W. R. OAEES, M. 3.,
From the Royal Opthalmw Infirmary, London
Ph sician and Surgeon for the Eye and Eat
and Catarrhal diseases of the Lungs Fauces
4 and ria§al passages, also Nervons_maladies of
' all kinds, particularly those affecting females.
All of which he -has made his special stud , and sucv
:essful practice more than thirty years. estimonials
in abundance of his su erior and successful treatment,
mu be seen at his office and Residence near the Nor-
walk Hotel; and over Belden’s Tin Store, where he will
be in daily attendance, from 9 a. m., to 6. 11., every
day, except the 1st and 2d of each mon , when he
goes to Danbury.
Dr. 3.1'0w1-Hn £1303,
3Physician~ and Surgeon,
once at the Drug so... or E. Blackman, No. 11 Main
Street, Norwalk, Conn.
I‘d-terse Agency.
. WM. VINE,
Agent and Solicitor of Patents,
_ ,MEOHANIOAL DBAUGHTSMAN
- - ~ '. AND
MODEL
MAKER,
1y? . Winnipauk, Norwalk, Conn.
. 1.; ,ELBEB’I‘ CURTIS,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
cunris's BUILDING Main street.
Gents and Youfh‘s Clothing cut and made to or-
der at short notice, of the best materials, in the la-
test styles;- by experienced workmen, and at rea-
sonable prices. -
Removal.
o 03 I" W A I. 1'. ’ S
FASHIONABLE MERCHANT
Tailoring Establishments
Has been removed to Raymond‘s Building, Main
Street, where;
9 REM)! - MADE CLOTHING;
. - ’ AND '
'FURNISHING GOODS.
Can‘be had in great variety, and of excellent quality.
G. & G. M. "HOLMES,
DEALERS IN
Groceries,
Flour, ~ ;
Provisions, &c., ,
. . V. . . ii E__Main Street, Nongalk, Conif
s. a. OIMSTEAD a oo..f
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in ‘
Groceries, Flour, Feed, 85c;
14 and 16 MainVStreet, Norwalk, Conn,
. ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY
0f Hartford. '
Incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, $3,128,820
Insure against loss and damage by Fire on Terfiis
adapted to the hazard, and consistent with
Gsogdfiai‘ivscgfwwm cliff? nt,
. o e ge
For Nam-u: and vicinity.
. ' nonwnnz j
INSURANCE COMPANY.
menwann, come.
CASH. V CAPITAL, 8500.000
PAID UP CAPITAL, $100,000
WM. C. STREET. Presigtipa R. COWLES, Secretary. _
EBEN. HILL, Treasurer.
Assets over.$23,000,000z
GEO.'R. COWLES, ;
SAGENT at Norwalk, and issues Policies for the
I for the following Insurance Com unles.
Home, of N. Y., Assets Jan. is , 64, $336,270
Etna, of Hartford, " “ " : 3,128 820
hasnix 'of N. Y. “ “ ‘9 722,219
llama, dirt. 11., ' “ u “ “ 500,000
Norwich. “ “ . “ “ 300,501
Lamar, N. Y., ' “ “ “ “ _ 389,875
North American, Ht‘d “ “ “ “ 384,010
City of New Haven. “ “ “ “ 830,419
Merchants, Hartford, “ “ “ “ 801,443
Western Mass.,Pittsfielg, :“ :2 f: 3,3340
Ham den, Springfield, “ u u “ ”5:593
Poop e‘s, Worcester, .
and other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Connecti-
cut. Massachusetts and New York, with assets- of
$13 000,000. At SO. Norwalk, application may be
made to WM. T. CRAW.
H. 11.8; J. T. PBOWITT,
No. 33 and 37 Main St., havejust received a full as-
sortment of
Wall Paper,
which they offer at very reasonable prices. Please
call and examine the Stock. Paper hung if desired
at short notice, ,
‘ Street, where they are seen
j boat.
um, Dry Goods,
_ REMIS’
Double root-rower Pump.
Patented ‘Au-g. 9m 1864 Ire-issued Jan. 1, 1865
The best recommendation forlabor-saving machines
in this age of inventions is that they prove well.
This machine pumps from 16 to 32 gallons per
minute they are s mple,durablc, work very easy, and
do not irceze. Being made of wood they are not li-
able to corrode, rust, or in any we impart an un-
pleasant fiavor; and can be repairs at a trifling ex-
ense. Samples of this Pump can he‘seen at the fol-
iowinw places; South Norwalk PlaningMill ; near
the Hotel in Westport; at E. Raymond's Willatcc,
on
. Cranberry Plain,andat Cyrus Morgan sNorth
Manufactured and sold b
' 'Z. M. COMSTOCK, South Norwalk.
All orders gromptlfy attended to when accompa-
nied by the eptho the well, measuring from the
platform down.
Waterbury & Duncan, .
' Rear of Norwalk Horse Railway Depot, are
now prepared to execute in the best man-
ncr and w th the greatest dispatch, everything in the
cur-“w " ‘ . .. . A .
Carriage-making and ‘Blaclcsmz'tht‘ng,
Carriages made to order, and Painting, Trimming
gepaliglilig, 87c, done by experienced workmen, with
s at .
é‘aood Carriage timber taken in exchange for
war ‘ ' ‘
construe}: mhnnu‘o
Horse Shoeing db Black-smithing.
LYON, AHERN, & 00.», ,.
WOULD announceto thepublic that they have in-
, ken'ihe old stand of Ca t. Henry Lamb, Main
. to execute in the best
manner and, greatest spatch anythin in the above
line. Carriages made to order, and orse Shoeing,
Painting, T mminginepairing, &c., done by experi-
enccd workmen wr dis ‘atch. 1y-14
nouns-ms LYON, 1r. Arman, Crus. Fox-
Notice.
WEE subscriber havin urchased the CLOTHING
and GENTS FURN S G EMPORIUM, of A.
Kocprel will continue the Business in all its branches
at the old stand, No; 3Main Street, Norwalk. ‘
The public are respectfully imimd to call and exam-
ine the large and varied assortment of
Ready Made Clothing,
FRENCH CLOTHS, CASSIMERES and VESTINGS,
which he will make up to order at short notice and in
the latest fashionable style. E. GUSOWSKI,
1y19 , No. 3 Main Street.
J. 1.. no urns,
Livery, Sales and Exchange Stables,
No. 2Marshall Street, South Norwaik, Conn.
FEW Good Horses for sale; Also. .lour cheap
horses. Horses and Carrie as to let at all hours
Carriages run to all trains an to the Steamboat.
Coaches for Weddings, Funerals, die.
Union Livery Stables.
Next to Byxbee‘s Hotel, South Norwalk.
ORSES and Carriages to lot at all hours. Car-
riages run to all the trains and to the Steam-
Coaches for Weddings, Funerals, &c.
WILLIAM H. WILCOX.
Groceries-Cheaper than ever
1' O B 0 A S E l
THE subscricer would inform the public enerally,
that he still continues to sell the best 0 Grocer-
ies, Provisions. etc., at his old stand, No. 4 Skiddy’s
Block, as cheap as the cheapest, He offers great in-
ducements to cash buyers, as he has as large an as-
sortment ofgroceries ofthe best qualities as can be
found at any store in the country. We would inVitc
the special attention of all to his stock of
COFFEES, TEAS AND SUGARS,
which are ofthe very best quailty,and will be sold cheap-
Thc public are invited to call andfimimine and dge
'u
for themselves. . MOREHOUSE.
g DINING SALOON. g
o " at the o
if
0
NEW YORK HOUSE. p
Meals at all hours. M
Oysters 3
in every style.
The best of
Wines, Liquors do Ales.
Also, a first class
BILLIARD SALOON
attached to the House.
ISAAC LEE.
No. 28 Main St. Norwalk.
0
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IMPORTANT
1'0 GENTLEMEN.
ENTLEMEN would save a good
deal of money in having their
clothes
Cleaned, or Dyed.
in all fashionable colors, without rip-
ping them. Also all other kinds of
Dyeing and Cleaning,
done in the best style at
LOUIS MOEGLIN’S
DANBIIRY DYE WORKS.
Orders left with H. H. Weliman &. 00..
39 Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
D E- N'T I S I‘ R Y
IN]. SOUTH NQR'WALK.
DR. KENDALL will 3cilntinuc the use of '
Laughing ,Gas,
in extractin teeth as there is no longer any doubt
as to its per ect safety when administered by a care
ful and experienced Physician, to which hundreds
in Norwal can testify.
He will spend three days each week, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday hereafter. in Nor-
waik, that all who desire his services may be accom-
modated. But those who wish teeth extracted are
requested to call on Wednesday if possible.
Teeth filled in the latest and most approved
manner, those partially broken away by de-
ca restored to their former size and shape.
e are constantly makin the best styles ofArtili-
cial Teeth and can furnish t cm at short notice. ‘
Bloom near the Depot, over Swords‘ Clothing Em‘
por nm.
E. E. BELDEN,’
Westport, Conn.
People’s Store.
DEALERIN , .
DryGoods, Boots, Shoes, Clothing,
HATS CAPS and FANCY GOODS. Our BOOT
and SHOE DEPARTMENT comprises over a bun-
dred different varieties. CLOTHING out free of
expense. Sewing Machine work done at short no-
tice. Goods from Auction every few days. All the
newest styles of Goods in Market onstantly on hand
Prices as lowas any store in t e County. Call
and see.
Nor-walk Machine Shop.
E subscriber would respectfully inform Manufac-
turers and others using Machinery, in _Norwalk
and vicinity, that he is mmmd to do all thinvs per-
taining to a general mac ‘ e shop. All ordersl‘or the
making or repairing Of every description ofMachinery
attended to with romptncss b experienced work-
men. Having ad ed aStcam n inc (in addition to
water power to his works, he attcrs himself he is
well prepare to do all kinds of work at very short
notice. ISAAC CHURCH Jn.
Machine Shop just back of the Post Oflicc and Horse
Railway Building. . 11
“ILYMOUTE noon"
I C E 2
‘ AMILIES,Ssloons, Stores, Meat and Fish Mur-
kcts, £50.. supplied with good Ice. in any quanti-
ty, on reasonable terms. Orders may be left at the
GAZETTE Osman. R. ELLS do SON.
Amuse the Children at Home.
Every family should have a Box of
‘x. Straws,
., is torsnleby
' 7 ' G ‘5‘ “ROWITT,;
'4!
_ 4.
Wésthing of the
REAL ESTATE.
To Lease.
HOUSE and EIGHT ACRES of LAND
with BARNS, ROOT CELLAR, &c.
The soil is good and is well adapted to ur-
dening and small fruils. Is well stoc ed“
with RaSpberries, Strawberries, Grapes, Cur-
rants, &c. Inquire of J. B. PUTNAM,
2t*36 Five Mile River.
For Sale-
THE FAMILY; RESIDENCE of the sub-
' scriber, at Rowayton‘, (Five Mile River,
newly fitted up, conveniently and pleasantly
situatel, Willi new Stable, Ice House, Bath-
ing House, &c., on the river, 10 minutes from;
the Sound. Also, a CANADIAN PONY, 7
years Old, sound and gentle, either in Harness
or unchr the saddle, an excelle‘nt animal for.
a family ,with children. ' Also, 'two good
COWS. G. P. PUTNAM; Rowayton,
10 minutes walk from New Railroad Station
or 661 Broadway, N. Y. 2t36
o'll'o Rent.
One of those .
New Cottages,
on the Road to Wilson’s Point. below the Depot,
South Norwalk. Furnished or 'Unfurnishcd. Apply
to Mrs E BYXBEE, on the premises [3t*35
1'03 SALE or LEASE
For a term of years,
A
FINE house suitable for a large family, a Board-
ing House. or.a School. Good gardens, barn and
abyndauce of fruit; about two acres of ground.
Price $15,000. Terms easy. If not sold soon it will
be Let from the 1st of Oct. to May, furnished.
Apply to Mrs. L. A. SMITH, "Hillside" Norwalk.
Also some of the most dcsirablc building sites in
the town. Apply as above. '
For Sale.
A Large Housg
- IN SOUTH NORWALK, CONNIL.“
Enquire of S. S. HATCH,
South Norwiiik, Conn.
31
For Sale.
The place formerly owned and occupied by Isaac Si
Beers, deceased. For furiher particulars, apply to .
tfb MORGAN T. SMITH
Bare Chance.
TWO first-class Building Lots, for sale on the cor-
ner of Washington audFrankiin Streets, front-
lugl on Union Park. They are seventy-five feet wide
on one-hundred and seventy-five deep, with abeau-
tiful grove in front, and an abundance of Grapes,
Strawberries and Cherries, in bearing. Convenient
to the cars, and in a firstclass neighborhood.
January, 5th, 1866. 9t? E. LYON.
NASH & IVES,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
No. 1 WATER STREET.
PROPERTY Bought, Sold Exchanged or Let, on
' reasonable terms. We ave a good variety of
desrrable Houses and Farms in and out of town for
sale on accommodating terms. 132
WM. R. NASH.
Nauru Ivns.
J. FERRIS.
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
50 Estates
OR SALE in_Norwaik.and' vicinity, from 1-4 to
200acres, With ‘buildin s thereon, price from
F150to $100,000. Also, T0 ET. furnished and un-
urnished houses. Addriss J. FERRIS. at Tollcs &
Ely‘s Drug Store, South Norwalk. Notice for sur-
veying may be left at the Gazette Office.
BUILDING Lors,
F o R 's .A. 3:. :E:
SEVERAL very eligible buildinr' lots for Sale, in
the immediate Vicinity of t c Bridge, others
more remote. Three acres of unimprovcfland 'plcas
antly located, for sale at a bargain. A house and
five acres ofiand, ditto. Apply to A. H. BYlNGTON
FLOUR, FEED and GRAIN
At Wholesale:
THEsubscribers having taken the store in J ames’s
building, Water Street, just above the store of
Wm. C. Street, are now prepared to furnish Flour,
Feed and Grain at wholesale, at the lowest market pri-
ces. They solicit, and will endeavor to merit liberal
patronage. H. do I. SELLECK. ;
(17)
HENRY SELLEcx, Isaac Samson-JR.
THE PROPRIETORS OF THE 0
Norwalk Grist and Floor Mill,
continue to sell all kinds of
GRAIN, FLOUR and FEED,
in quantities and at prices to suit purchasers.
Grist work promptly attended to. Cash paid for
Grain. ' MILLS &. WHIPPLE.
Temperance Dining Saloon.
AT THE OLD SPRING STAND.
JULIUS F. PARTRICK. having taken the above Sa-
loon, recently kept by Mr. Chas. H. Byxbee, is now
prepared to furnish hot meals. at all reasonable
ours. .Oysters Stewed, Roaslcd. Fried, or on the
shell; Families or Parties supplied; also, shipped
in kegs to all arts of the country.
Home made ice and Cake constantly on hand.
Ale drawn fresh from barrel—no poisonous lead pipe
used. NO Liquors kept. \
Saloon ‘0 on from 6 a. m. to 11 o’clock p. m.
(Closed on undays) Private Dining Room for La-
dies, entrance under J. F. Bennett‘s Store. Gent's
entrance under Carier's Shoe Store. 16 ,
“ HOME AGAIN. ”
COAL! COAL !! COAL!!!
AT .
Steamboat Dock.
SOUTH NORWALK. ‘
v
THE subscribe having resumed his old business as
above, is prepared to furnish the public with-a
better article of COAL, than has ever before been
offered, and at thelowest possible rates. Also,
W O O D ,
' [1'3] DAVID II. WEBB.
NORWALK
Steam Dyeing,Scouring Establishm’t
FOOT OF MILL HILL.
HAVING recently made extensive im rovements
we are now enabled to do all kinds of yeing and
Bleaching in the best style and at the shortest notice.
All kinds of Ladics‘ Danssns, SACQUES, Cares, MAN-
TLEs, Snawrs RIBBONS. VnLvnTs, quozs, VErLs,
&c., Cleaned, 'Dycdand Pressed. Particular atten-
tion paid to the Cleansing, Dyeing and Pressing of
Gentlemen’s Garments ; they do not require to be
ripped; we also Clean or Dye Kid Gloves, so that
they look almost equal to new. We invite compari-
son with goods done at any other establishment,
for brightnes of color, softness of finish, or with less
injur to the fabric. Call and sec samples, done ’at
the o detand foot ofMiil Hill. Agencies at J. Shel?
herds, opposttc the Post Office, and J. F. & C. ‘ .'
Bennett’s, South Norwalk. R. N. PERRY. '
FITCH & BENOUD,
Dealers in
Groceries, Flour, Liquors, &c.
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn,
Having had long experience in the business they
confidently rely upon their abilit to please their
friends and customers, by fair dca ing and strict at-
tention to business. tf4
HARVEY FITCH,
READ THIS 3
House and Sign Painting, ,
at
of all descriptions.
JOHN W. RENOUD.
SOUTH NORWALIin
Particular attention given to Graining, Blind
Paintin and Glazing; also. to Pa er Han ing and
Calcem ncing, by J. H. & . II. Kl NEY.
WShop North of new foundry, Opposite Wm. E.
Montgomery’s Coal yard, foot of Marshall Street.
South Norwalk, Conn. 1y25
Stoves, Heaters, Ranges, &c.,
AT
25‘. H. Nash’s
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
MANUFACTURER, Jobber, and Dealer in Tin,
Sheet Iron, Copper, Lead and Zinc Metals. Has
constantly on hand a general assortment of Kitchen
Furniture, and is rcpared at all times, to do any kind
of J obbmg in his inc, with good stock, and at fair rc-
muncrativc prices. Orders solicited, and the public in-
vitcd to call and examine stock. Terms Cash. For the
convenience of Manufacturers and Contractors, state-
ments of accounts Will be rendered on thefirst of each
month, at which time (all bills) are due and payable.
A. SWORDS’
Circulating Library.
AT the News Depot. South Norwulk. The sub-
scriber has made larae additions to his Circula-
ting Library aud invites t io patronage of the pub-
lic ; he intends to increase the number of books as
fast as the enter rise will warrant. He has also
constantly on ha a good assortment of Stationery,
Books, Papers, School Books, Slates. Pencils, Pens,
Pocket Books, &c. The ntronage of the public is
solicited. A. S OItDS, South Norwalk.
Soda Water.
WITH Choice Syrups, at
;. Douepass a MEAD
”one. “a... w or" "' of”... _
. . a; t y
w
Gazette Building.
Bounties, Pensions, ac.
HAVINGjust discovered that there has _been a
report widely circulated that I have given up
the,Unitcd States Claim Agency business, which
has been believed by some. I would here state to
all ersons interested that I am fully prepared and
will] attend to the collection of claims against the
United States Government. the same as heretofore.
I am also, fully prepared to make out up lications
,uuder all the late Arcts of Coggfcsslrcspe‘gt uggglual-
. ‘ ount ncreasc cns ons, c., .
iii?” 0” y’ WM. T. BARNUM.
‘Dunbury, 1867.
7-30’5 and 5-20’5.
' : NOEWfiALK,gcl§b11SItlit.1867,u
S 'shin to cxc ance - 0 es in -
AtIiti-Ii‘rlig1z‘i‘tvlli oi Agunust, next, zfor 5- 20 Bonds, can
be accommodateid {ha tmeénostt rleIastquubioB tgimsby
ire army a can a '
‘nilfiplymg “mm ‘ GEO. E. MILLER, Cashier.
“Fruit Trees! Fruit Trees! l
AT THE ;
NEW CAN AAN NURSERY.
‘ "The subscribers take pleasure in announcing to “1,9
public that their stock of , - .
Fruit do Ornamental Trees, Vines, doc.
' all lar c and of unsurpassed excellence.
Wgtll'gglncogfldengt in saying that we believe that our
stock of APPLE TREES particularly, to be the Lar-
gest and Best in this Country. We are also positive
that we can furnish Trees in better quality. better
order, and-for LESS MONEY than they can be obtained
, from distant Nurseries.
'.l ' to urchasc Trees and Vineswill do
“$111105: Qifia'i'ifii. digital; early—or 1stitll br;ttcr,:visit
ma 1: eir own so ec ion a.
WNW", and STEPHEN IIOYT a SONS.
P. S. We take leasurc in showintvpersons through
our Nurseries, \Ehcther desirous of: purchasing trees
or not; and would cordially mvrte all interested to
visit the Nursery.
Boots and Shoes.
E bscribers to...» ban ht out MR. E. L.
IIIENS'BRIOKS, Shoe» Store. ly‘s Block, South
Norwalk, would respectfully call the attention of the
publlcfio their -
. NEW STOCK or GOODS,
consisting of a general assortment of
' .BOOts, Shoes, "Gaiters, are,
which will be soldvery low for
BROWN & STEVENS.
mum s. BROWN. HARVEY STEVENS.
'N. B. Having retumcd to South Norwalk,to my
old suntl,I\voulIl respectfully invite my friends and
former customers to give ‘me a call at Ely’s Block.
.. 'gl t b the door.
«film 0mm” "M y HARVEY STEVENS.
Notice,
THE subscriber can furnish the Ladies of Norwalk
with all styles and varieties for the seasonfof
Bonnets and Jockeys,
for the old and young, and with prices to suit the
times. .All kinds of
HATS SEWED OVER, ,
and new ones made to order. I am confident that
with my new and improved process of .
Bleaching" '
that I can nrive entire satisfaction.
Ladies give me a call at the old stand foot of Mar-
shall street, South Norwaik,
GILES HAULENBEEK-
N. B.—Tuscaus,Panamas, Le horns, Neapolitans.
and all kinds of Braids,Bieachc , Pressed and Dyed,
_ Spring'Styles
MILLINERY and FANCY GOODS
For 1867. MISS S. A. BEERS, would respectfully an-
nounce to the citizens of Norwalk, that she has taken
the store in Wood’s Building, Main St., formerly occu-
Red by Mrs. Duff, and will carry on the business of
illinery. She has also a good variety ofFancy Goods,
Corsets, Hosiery, Dress Trimmings, &c., and Will do
all kinds of Machine Stitching. Gents and Ladies
under Garments made to order, She has also a large
variety of handsome patterns for Stamping Braiding
and Embroidering, w ich she will do to order at short,
notice. A‘share ofthe pubhc patronage is'holicited. *
1y15 MISS s. A. BEERS, Nbrwaik, Conn.
Millincry and Dressmdking,"
Mrs. E. IAWRENGE,
OULD inform the Ladies 01 South Norwalk and
vicinity that she has taken the stand formerly
occupied by Mrs. Newcomb, Washington Street,
South Norwalk where she will- continue the MIL-
LINERY and BESS-MAKING Business. Ladies
are invited to call and examine her assortment of
Spring Goods. . ' 1y3m,.18
A. Jackson on...
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OULD invite the attention of their old custom-
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WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVER WARE, FAN-
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which was selected With great care and is not to be
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Constant additions are made of all the latest at ice
of goods. A. JACKSON 85 BR .
Fish and Vegetable Market.
AVING renovated the old Norwalk Fish Market,
we would respectfully inform the citizens of
Norwalk and vicinity that we will have constantly
on hand a good assortment of fresh -
Fish, Clams, Oysters and Vegetables.
Oysters b the Quart or Gallon.
All orders promptly attended to.
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D. II. SCOFIELD,
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F Stamford, offer to the citizens of Norwalk and
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Stamford, May 10th, 1867. 1y*21
Just Received in
A large lot of SCY’I‘HES,of the following well-known
makers :—Eagle 00., Steel Back, Cast Stcel and Sil-
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Dun Edge Tool CO. the best in the market, double
refined Cast Steel. Red Jacket, Fancy GiltI Grain
'Scythes. Scythe Snaths, Rakes and Forks, a large
assortment. All of which will be ofi'crcd at reason-
able ratcs. THEODORE FITCH, 4 Lyrics Block.
Horses for Sale.
TWO good family horses, 5 and 6 years of ago, one
a very su erior animal. Three team horses ; 1
gentlemans’ iving horse, a good one.
'1‘{ie £1120“ horses will be sold at reasonable rungs, 516‘
app ic or soon ; prices ranging mufviu mm 1
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New Canaan, Ct., June 8th, 1867.
New Groce ry.
THE undersigned having purchased the stock, &c.,
ofDo'rY &. Mounuousn, No. 41 Main Street, is
now prepared to sell , '
>GROC.ERIES.
at the lowest market prices. He will endeavor to keep
constantly on hand a good stock, and would respect-
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and vicinity. D. A. NE COMB & BRO..'
Having sold our business to D. A. Newcomb & Bro.
we would recommend our atrons to still continue
their patronage to him, an thank them and the peo-
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PUBLIC ACTS.
MAY SESSION, 1867.
CHAPTER LIII. . .
An Act incorporatiugthe City of Mei-idea.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives in General Assembly convened .-
Scc. 1. All the inhabitants, being electors
of this State, dwelliugin Mcriden, within the
followinglimits, to wit : beginning at a pomt
on the north line of the Middletown and
Meriden turnpike road, one hundred and Six-
ty-six rods and twenty links easterly from
the junction of said turnpike with the old
Hartford and New Haven turnpike, and run-
ning south fifty degrees, west three hundred
and twenty-eight rods; thence north fifty-
eight and one-fourth degrees, West two hun-
dred and seventy-eight rods; thence north
thirty-nine and three-fourth degrees, west
two hundred and three rods; thence north
seven and one-half degrees, east one hundred
and ninety-three rods; fhenjce north fifty-
llirce and three fourth degrees, east three
hundred and ninety-five rods; thence north
eighty-seven and one-half degrees, cast two
hundred and fifty-one rods”; thence south
.sixly-two degrees, east two hundred and .fif-
, ty-eight rods; thence south twenty-six de-
grees, west four hundred and fifty-fourrods
to place of beginning, are hereby ordained,
constituted and declared to be, from tune to
time, and forever hereafter,_one body politic
and corporate, in fact and in name, by the
name of “The City of Meriden”; and by
that name they, and their successors, shall
and may have perpetual succession, and shall
be a person in law capable of suing, and be-
ing sued, pleading and being implcaded, in
all suits of what nature soever, and also of
purchasing, holding and conveying any es,-
mon seal, and may change, and alter the
same at pleasure. ~
Sec. 2. Every elector of this State, who
.shall have statcdlv and continuously resided
four months in said city, shall be a freeman
‘of said city, and shail‘have a right to vote in
all meetings of said city, so long as he shall
continue afterwards to reside in said city;
. but no other person shall be entitled to vote
in any meeting of said cit . If any person
said city, give in
more thd’n one vote at a ballot, for any per-
son for the same ofiice, or if any person
shall, upon the submission of any question
once upon the same submission of the same
question; or if any person not entitled to
vote, shall vote at any such meeting, such
person shall be punished by. a fine of one
hundred dollars. 4
Sec. 3. An annual meeting of said city
shall be held in said city on the first Monday
in June, in each year; special meetings of
said city may be called from time to time, in
such manner as the by-laws of said city shall
prescribe. The mayor of said city, or in
his absence, the senior alderman present,
shall, at any meeting of said city, he, ex—Ofli-
cio, moderator thereof. If the mayor and
such alderman are absent, the meeting shall
choose a moderator. Any meeting of said
city may be adjourned from time to time, by
the vote of the freeinen present, and 'all
questions in any such meeting shall be deci-
ded by a majority of the freemeu present and
voting.
Sec. 4. At each annual meeting of said
city there shall be chosen from among the
said freemen, by ballot, a mayor, a clerk,
four alderman, sixteen common couucilmen,
two sheriffs, a treasurer, an auditor of city
accounts, and a collector of taxes, in the
manner hereinafter provided, which Officers
shall hold their offices until the next annual
meeting, and until Others are chosen and
qualified in their stead. In all elections for
the choice of officers of said city. the mayor,
aldermcn and common councilmen, clerk,
treasurer, sheriffs, auditor, and collector of
taxes, shall all, or so many of them as each
frecm-msliallchosetovoiefor,bevoledforaione
ballot byhaving their names,wilhiiie offiecior
.which they are respectfully intended written
or printed on one piece of paper; and those
persons having the greatest number of vofies
shall be declared to be elected; and the sev-
eral aldermcn, and the several common
counciimen, shall have seniority according
to the greatest number of votes given for
them respectively; and in case there shall be
a tie vote, the vacancy shall bcfillcd at a new
election, to be held fOr that purpose, on the
same day of the next succeeding week, at
the same hour of the day; and whenever
the mayor, clerk, treasurer, auditor, collector
or either sheriff, shall resign or be removed
by death or otherwise, anothershail be elect-
ed in his place, at a special meeting to be call-
ed for that purpose; and each officer so elt-c-
ted shall continue in office until the annual
meeting next following the day Of his elec-
tion, and until another shall be chosen and
sworn in his stead. Other officers of said
city, except such as may be appointed by the
city court, as hereinafter provided, shall be
appointed by the court of common council,
and shall hold ofiice until others appointed
and qualified in their stead.
Sec. 5. 0n the day of the annual meet-
ing of said city, for the choice of officers,the
poll shall be Opened at nine o’clock in the
forenoon, and shall continue Open ‘1 five
o‘clock in the afternoon; the ms of the
city 'shall be the presiding officer f such
meeting, and in case of his ubsen , the sen-
ior alderman of said city present shall pre-
side; and in their absence, the meeting shall
chOOSc a presiding officer, who’sh‘hli preside,
and the presiding officer may appoint as
many persons as he shall’fieem necessary to
asgist him at such meeting. All the ballots
shall be laid on the lid of the ballot box,an'd
shall berpu’t'into the box by the presiding
Officer O 4aid meeting, or one of his assis-
tants; the ballot box shall not be opened,
‘n’or any of the ballots be counted, till after
the poll is closed ;\ and as soon as the poll is
closed, the ballots shall be counted by the
presiding officer, and suchof the alderman
and common councilman as the presiding of-
ficer shall designate for the purpose, and
when counted, the result shall be publicly
declared by the presiding Ofllcer; after declar-
ing the vote the meeting shalibe adjourned
by the presiding officer, to meet until the next
day, at nine o’clock in the forenoon, at the
same place; and at such adjourned meeting
the freemcn present may transact any busi-
ness lawfully before said annual meeting.
Sec. 6. The mayor, aldermcn, common
councilmcn, clerk and sheriffs, of said city,
shall, before entering upon the execution of
their respective offices. be sworn, or affirm-
ed to the fol hful discharge of
their duties ; and the form
of the oath, or affirmation, to be administer-
ed to them, shall be as follows :—You
, having been chosen of the
city of Monaco, do swear that you will faith-
fully exccutc the duties of said office, accor-
ding to your best skill and judgment, so help
you God. Or, as the case may be, You
having been chosen
of the city Meriden, do solemnly and sin-
cerely affirm, that you will faithfully execute
the duties of said Office according to your
best skill and judgment, upon the pains and
penalties of perjury. Said earth or affirmation,
may be administered by a justice of the
peace, or by the mayor, or either alderman
of said city; moulded, that he has first been
sworn, or affirmed, according to this act.—
The person administering any such oath, or
affirmation, shall give a certificate of the fact
to the person to whom he shall have admin-
istered it, which certificate shall be recorded
in the records of the city.
Sec. 7. The mayor of said city shall be
the chief executive mugtstrate thereof; and
it shall be his duty to be vigilant and active
in causing the laws to be executed and on-
forced. {c'shull have power to administer
oaths, to take depositions, and to take ae-
knowiedgments of deeds, in all cases. He
shall be,conservaior of the peace within said
city, and shall have authority with force and
strong band, when necessary, to suppress all
tumults, riotg‘rouis, and unlawful assemblies,
and arrest without warrant, and commit to
prison for a time not exceeding twenty-four
hours, any person or persons who may be
detected in reveling, quarrcling, brawliug, or
otherwise behaving in a disorderly manner,
to the disturbanceor annoyance of the peace-
uble inhabitants of said city. He is also em-
powered to enter any house or building
which he has reasonable cause to supeci to
be inhabited by persons of ill fame, or to
which persons Of dissolute, idle, or disorder-
ly character, are suspected to resort; and if
any dissolute, disorderly, or vagrant persons
are found assembled in or about any such
house or building, he shall command all such
persons immediately to disperse, if in his
opinion the good Ol‘del':0f any portion of the
city requires it; and in cuscof neglect or re-
fusal to Obey such command, he is hereby
authorized to commit any person or persons
so disobeying, to prisoujor a term not ex-
ceeding forty-eight 1101”?” and he shall have
and may exercise, within the limits of said
city, all the powers given to ill!) sheriff‘s or
other officers, by the one hundred and clev-
cutli and one hundred and twelfth sections
of the not entitled “An Act‘ concerning
Crimes and Punishments," and he may at all
; times,'if need be, require the aid of any sher-
tate, real or personal, and may have a, "com-'
to vote in any such meeting, votc more than '
Ms . . .AIA..1._..
ifi, deputy sheriff, town Oi city constable, or
watchman, or any or all of them together,
with such other old as may be necessary.
And whenever he shall have reason to be-
lievcthat great opposition will be made to
the execution of his authorit ', he shall have
power to call out the severe companies of
militia in said oily, or anyor either of them,
and may exert all the force necessary to en-
able him to execute the laws within the lim-
its of said city.
Sec. 8. ' If any person shall hinder, ob~
struct, rcsrsi, or abuse the mayor in the exe-
culion of his office, or when commanded to
assrst therein, (being of age and ability), shall
refuse or unreasonably neglect so to do such
oflcnder,heing thereof duly convicted, shall
pay a fine not exceeding one hundred dol-
lars, or shall be imprisoned in the county jail
not exceeding six months, or both, at the
discretion of the court having cognizance Of
the Offence. .
Sec. 9. Every commissioned officer and
soldier, when called into service by the may-
or ofsuid city, in manner aforesaid, shall be
entitled to the‘gamepay, and disobeying the
commands of the mayor, shall be subject to
the same. penalty, as is provided when called
into servrce by the afraid of the county, by
vutud of the act entitled “Ah‘iict relating to
Sherifi's” -
Sec. 10. The clerk of said city. shall keep
lhe records of said city. Upon said records
he shall make true and regular entries of all
votes and proceedings of said city, and of
the court of common council. He
.shall cause the by-laws of said city, which
may'here‘after be enacted, to be published ac-
cording to law; and whenever he shall have
caused any by-Iaw to be so published, he
shall enter upon said records his certificate
of the fact that he has so caused said by-laws
to be published. Hc' shullmuke upon said
records fromtime to time, recurds of his own
acts in serving notices of orders passed by the
court of common council. He shall also,
whenever an assistant clerk shall be apoint-
ed, record the facts giving validity to such
apporntment.‘ Allrccords which may here-
after he kept by any clerk of said city, shall
have the same validity, as the records of
town clerks, and shall be, in all courts, evi-
dence of the truth of the matters therein
recorded. And of any such record which
may hereafter be kept by any clerk of said
city, or by any assistant clerk thereof, acopy
certified under the hand of any clerk of said
city, shall be received in all courts as evi-
dence, in the same manner as the original
record would be received. ‘ .
Sec. 11. The court of common council may
at any time, appoint an assistant
clerk, who, after taking the 0th or affirma-
tion provided by law for the clerk of said
city, shall, in the absence or disability of said
clerk, have power to perform all the duties
of said clerk. All acts of said assistant clerk
and all records kept by him, shall have the
same validity and effect as acts and records
of the city clerk. The court of common
council may, at any time, remove the assist-
ant clerk from office, and appoint another in
his place.
Sec. 12. The treasurer shall have the same
power and authority which town treasurers
have, and shall be accountable to said city.
Sec. 13. The sheriff‘s of said city shall,
within the limits of the some, have the same
power and authority as the sheriff's of the
counties, and shall be liable to the same
penalties and suits for neglect of duty; and
said city shall be liable for the default of its
sheriffs in their Offices.
Sec. 14. The collector of taxes (if said city
shall collect every tax duly laid by said city,
and, having received a warrant for that pur-
pose, signed by the mayor or one Of the al-
dermcn of said city, shallhave the same pow-
or as collectors of town taxes, and shall be
accountable to the mayor and aldermcn, in
the same manner as collectors of town taxes
are to selectmcn , and in case any collector
shall notpcrform his trust, then. on com;
plaiut by the aldermen to the mayor of the
ci‘y, he shall issue his warrant, under his
hand, directed to either sherifi of said city, to
collect out of the estate of the negligent col-
lector, the sum the from him.
See 15. The treasurer, collector and shot-
iffs shall severally give bonds, with surety,
in such manner as the by-laws of said city
shall direct, for the faithful discharge of the
duties of their respective Offices ; and in case
of the refusal or neglect of either of said Offi-
cers to give such bonds, his office shall be
deemed vacated by such refusal or neglect,
and said city shall appoint another in his
stead.
Sec. 16. There shall be a court of common
council of said city, composed of the mayor,
aldermcn, and common councilmen, and the
clerk of said city, shall be the clerk of said
court of cpmmon council. A majority of the
members Of said court of common council
shall constitute at any meeting of said court,
a quorum for the transaction of business.
Any number of members less than aquorum
at any such meeting, shall have power to ad-
' journ such meeting to such time as they shall
see fit, but shall not have power t l transact
any other business. All acts of the said
court at any meeting, shall be done by a ma-
jor vote of all the members present at such
meeting.
Sec. 17. The court of common council shall
have power, under the restrictions hereinaf-
ter set forth, to make bv-laws as they may
see fit to make in relation to the following
subjects, namely : nuisances of all kinds . in
said city; the summary abatement of nuis-
ances in said city by the street commissioner
or some other person or persons, in such
manner as such by-laws may prescribe ;
sinks, case-pools, gutters, drains, sewers,
privies, barns, filth and rubbish in said city;
tumultuous or disorderly disturbance or
noises in the night season or on the Lord's
day, in said city ; horses, cattle, sheep, swine
and geese going at large in said city; the
storing or piling of lumber in said city; sta-
tionary steam boilers hereafter to be erected
in said city ; the regulation of the erection
and use of such boilers liereafierfiio be crect-
ed in said city; the prohibition of the crec-
tion of such borlers within such limits or in
such places as the by-laws shall prescribe;
gunpowder in said city; the keeping, the use,
and sale thereof, in said city; the convey-
ance thereof into, through, and out of said
city; the granting of licenses for the storing,
keeping and selling thereof in said city ; fire
war 5, and the keeping, the sale, and the
using of fire-works in said city; the discharg-
ing of fire-arms in said city; the preserva-
tion of said city from damage by fire, and
from exposure to danger from fire ; the
mode Of building, and the materials used for
building or altering buildings wnhiu said
city ; the prevention of the using of build-
ings in said city for such trades, occupations,
uses or purposes as will, in the opinion of
the common council, expose such buildings,
or other buildings in said city, to danger
from fire ; the markets and commerce in
said city; the inspection of produce brought
into said city for sale or exportation ; the
vending of charcoal in said city ; the sale,
or offering for sale, of unwholesome meats,
vegetables and produce of all kinds in said
city; the cutting, breaking or injuring of
trees, and the protection and preservation
of trees in the streets, highways and public
grounds in said city; the keeping of ‘ such
squares, streets, highways, alleys and walks
clean and free from rubbish, snow, ice and
obstructions ; the laying out, altering and
the regulation of such grounds, streets, high-
ways, alleys and walks; the naming of all
public streets, highways and lanes in said
city ; the numbering or reuumbering of any
or all the buildings or building lots in either
or all of the public streets, highways and
lanesin said city ; the establishing of build-
ing lines in said city: public lights, lamps,
and lamp posts in said city ; gas and water
pipes in the streets and highways in said city
and the manner of laying such pipes in said
streets and highways ; trespasses in gardens
cemeteries and enclosures in said city; the
sweeping and cleansing of chimneys in said
city, burying grounds, and the burial of the
dead in said city; public buildings in said
city; the protection of such buildings from
dcfacement and injuries, military parades
and reudezvous,and the marching of military
companiesin said city; the designation of
places for military parades in or near said
city ; speed of animals and vehicles in said
city; the manner of warning meetings of
said city, and of the common council, and
the times and piaccs of holding such meet-
ings; the city watch or police of said city ;
the preservation of order in said city by the
watch or police Of said city ; the enforce-
ment by them Of the by laws Of said city, and
the prevention by them of the violation of
such by-laws in said city; the neglect of per-
sons to attend the city courts as jurors, and
to serve in said courts when duly summon-
ed so to attend ; the mode of taxation as to
taxes levied by said oily, the licensing and
regulating Of public hacks or carriages, the
charges of hackmen and public drivers, carf~
men and truckincn; the finances, and the
property, real and personal, of the city, um‘.
the borrowing Of money by the city for any
purpose for which said city is authorized to
lay taxes under the restriction of this act ;
the authentication, execution and delivery
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ty, and evidences of debt issued by said city;
the excavation or opening of streets, high-
ways, and public grounds for public or pri-
vate purposes, and the location of any work
therein, whether temporary or permanent,
upon or under the surface thereof, and the
removal of buildings upon or through the
same; the terms of proceedings, in all cases
of taking land for public use within said city
not specifically prescribed in this act ; the
prevention of vice and immorality; the pres—
ervation of public peace and good order ;
the prevention and quelling of riots and dis-
orderly assemblages ; the suppression of
gambling houses, and houses of ill fame, and
disorderly houses; the conferring upon the
mayor , and police officers, of the city all
powers necessaryfor such purposes; the pro.
hibition, restraining, licensing and regula-
tion of all sports, exhibitions, public amuse-
ments, and performances, and billiard and
bowling saloons within sii-l city; the cor:-
ferring upon city watchmen and policemen
the ordinary powers of constables‘of towns
within the limits of said city, and the pun-
ishment Of the resistance, hindrance or Ob:
struction of public officers in' the discharge
‘of their duty. ; the‘ forms Ofoutlis for all Ofllé
cers ohsaid, city, elected by city meeting, or
appointed by the court of common council
not otherwise provided for; the filing of
vacancies which mfty occur in any Office api-
periaining to said ch y, or may exist in con-
sequence of a tie vote at any city election, for
the unexpired term of such office, not other}
Wise provided for in this act ; the bonds and
sui'eties of any officer chosen by said city, or
by said court of common council, and penal~
ties for the refusal of any such officer, or of
any juror of the city court to serve; the elec-
tion and duties of city surveyors, coroncrs,
street commissioiier, public weighers, offi-
cers of the fire department , sealers of
weights and measures,-,health ofiicers, inspec-
tors of any kind of produce of the United
States, brought to said city for sale or exhi-
bition, and such other functionaries as are
.proper for the administration of the affairs
of said City, and the proper regulation Of
trade and commerce thereof; the election
and duties of officers of said court; the
mode of keeping accounts of said city ; the
desrgnation of persons who may examine
persons offering to vote under oath at any
annual election of said city ; the mode of
balloting and conducting such elections; and
all the- incidents thereof, except, in matters
expressly regulated by this act; the preven-
tion of illegal voting at city meetings; the
salaries and compensation of all officers ol
said city, and the duties of such officers not
expressly defined by the provisions of this
act; the mode of appointing a coroner. his
duties and compensation, and the duties and
compensation of other persons engaged in‘
proceedings by or before such coroner, inclu-
ding jurors ol inquest, which said coroner,
for the purpose of arresting persons sus-
pected of being the cause of the death of an-
other, and summoning jurors of inquest,
shall have all the power of justices of the
peace; and his process shall be returnable
to ilie police court of said city, in which
court he shall have relative to such suspect-.
ed person, all the powers of a grand juror ;
the removal or expulsion of any Officer on
account of corruption or malfeasance in Of-
fice ; the lime and place of holding the
courts of said city, where no express provis-
ion is made concerning the same in this act;
and said common council may impose and
inflict penalties and forfeitures of goods and
chattels for the Violation of such ordinance
or by laws, which penalties and forfeiturcs
shall be recoverable by the attorney of the
city before the city court, in an action of
debt, brought in the name of the city of Mer-
iden, for the use of the city treasury. , The
violation of any ordinance or by-iaw relative
to nuisances injurious to health, illegal vo-
ting, obstruction of highways, if malicious,
illegal charges of haekmen, and weights and
measures, or any by-law or ordinance dc-
signed to preveutvicc, immorality or disor-
der, or the Obstruction and resistance of Offi-
cers, shall be a misdemeanor, and may be
prosecuted as such before the police court,
like other Offences, which court may inflict
therefore the penalty named in such by-law,
and enforce the same in the same manner as
otherjudgmeuts of said city police court are
enforced; provided, that no penalty or for
feiture of goods, other than such forfeiture
as shall indirectly accrue by the abatement
of nuisances, shall exceed the sum of fifty
dollars forasin‘gle Offence; and providedjur-
titer, that‘no by-iaw shall be made repugnant
to the statute laws of this State, and that all
by-law‘s shall be published in one or more
newspapers in said city before the same shall
be Of any validity. v
Sec. 18. The court of common council may
appropriate, from time to time, sums of mon—
ey for the purpose of defraying the expenses
of public celebrations, fairs. and receptions,
within said city ; said sums of money so ap-
propriated not to exceed the amount of five
hundred dollars, lOi' any public celebration,
fair or reception. All such appropriations
shall be subject to the approval of the city,
in city meeting, only warned and held for
that purpose. .
Sec. 19. The mayor, aldermcn, and com-
mon councilmen, on the third Monday of
June, annually, shall meet, and then choose
forty or more freemen of said city, to serve
as jurors at said city court, and shall return
the names of said jurors, under the hand of
the mayor, if present, or in case of his ab-
sence, under the hand of the senior alder-
man present at such meeting, to the clerk of
said city court, who shall write each juror’s
name thus chosen, fairly on a separate piece
of paper. and roll up and put the same into
a box which he shall provide and keep for
that purpose; and whenever either sheriffs
of said city court shall receive a warrant
from the clerk of said city court to summon
a juror to appear before said court, the sheriff
receiving such warrant, taking with him one
of the alderman of the city, shall repair to
the said clerk's office, and there, in the pres-
ence Of said alderman and clerk. shall take
out of said box so many of said papers as
his warrant shall direct; and the persons
whose names shall be found written thereon
shall be summoned to appear before the court
to which the warrant is returnable, to serve
as jurors; and in case of neglecting to attend
shall be liable to such penalties as shall by
the by-laws of said city he inflicted for such
neglect; and in case any shall be challenged
or excused, the sheriff attending said court
shall supply such deficiency, by drawing. in
the presence of the court, others out of said
box, and summoning them to attend and
serve until the panel shall be complete; and
the names of such jurors as do not attend,
or are excused, shall be returned into the box,
and be liable to be drawn again. And the
oath to be taken by said jurors shall be the
samoas is by law provided to be taken by
jurors in civil cases; and the names of each
juror that attends any city court, and serves
shall be again written on a separate piece Of
paper, and shall be rolled up and put into an-
other box, which the clerk of said court shall
provide for that purpose, and shall be liable
to be drawn again, in case there shall not, by
reason of death, removal or other causes, be
a sufficiency in the other box to complete the
panel for that year in which they are chosen
to serve.
Sec. 20. There shall be holden in said city,
on the first Monday of every month, a city
court, commencing at 2 o’clock in the aftcrr
noon of said day; said court shall have pow-
er to adjourn from time to time, and shall
have cognizance of all civil cases except as
hereinafter provided; provided, either party
1ch within the limits of the town of Meri-
den. Said city court shall have jurisdiction
of all suits in equity, except for relief against
any cause now pending in the superiorcourt,
and may inquire into the facts itself, or by a
committee, and may proceed to final jllflg‘
ment and decree, and enforce the some, ac-
cording to the rules of equity, provided, the
cause Of action or proceeding in equity, 0! ig-
natcd, and one or both of the parties reside,
within the limits of said town of Mei‘idcn,
and the premises in question, in cases of lore-
closure, or the proceedings relating to real
estate, shall be situated within said town;
and said city court shall have the same pow-
er and authority, and shall proceed in the
some manner and grant executions, as supe—
rior courts now or hereafter shall have pow-
cr to proceed and grant; provided, that in all
cases where the matter in demand is more
than five hundred dollars, an appeal shall be
allowed to the superior courtnext to be bold-
cn in the county Of New Haven : but no such
appeal shall be allowed until the party up-
pealing shall become bound to the adverse
party with sufficient surety, in such sum as
said court shall order, conditioned to prosc-
cute such appeal to effect, and the execu-
tions granted by said city court shall be serv-
ed and returned in the same manner as exc-
cutions granted by superior courts; and all
the taxable fees of' said city court Sll‘ill be
the same as taxable fees of the superior
courts.
Sec. 21. Wiicncvcr final judgment or do-
crcc is rendered in said city court, in any
cause in which any partygmuy be entillml in
a writ of error to the Superior court, such
party may in the some timvl, and within 1ch
of deeds, grants and releases of city proper-
g gratify gramme, grail-tea to guardians; iota~ gotcha, (tyrant gutrliigmtr. gunman, griffin, ggritaitm. altruism, lic-"Outamultui in 1800.
VOLUME Lr-N UMBER 37,
motion that the record in such cause may be
transmitted to the next superior court in New
Haven county ; and thereupon said City court
shall have the same powers, With reference
to such motion, as are given to the superior
court in the two hundred and tenth'scction,
title I, of the revised statutes of this State,
upon similar motions in the superior court
for transmission of records to the supreme
court of errors; and upon the allowance of
such motion, and a suitable bond taken to
the adverse party, the amount to be deter-
mined by the judge Of said court, a copy of
the record shall be entered on a file at the
ty, which shall proceed therein on a writ. of
error, and said court may, upon allowmg
said motion, stay execution whenever it shall
think proper so. to do, . ,
Sec. 22. There shall be a judge for'said;
court, who shall be chosen by the General-
Assembly; he shall enter upon the duties of
his office on the first Monday of July, next
following his election, and shall hold the
another is chosen and sworn in his stead, an
the oath 'to be taken by said juiigelslmll b
ilie'samc, mutatis mtttandt’s, us the oath pro
vided by law to be taken by executive an
judicial officers; provided that‘ihe judge t
be 'chosen by the General Assembly now iii
session, shall not enter upon thcduiies 0!
his office until the first Monday Of NovomT
her next. . . ‘ » 5
Sec. 23. Said city court shall have power
to appoint and swear a clerk for said court;
to continue, in office during pleasure, who
shall, as to‘ matters relative to his Office as
clerk of said court, have the same power and
authority and be entitled to the same fees as
clerks Of superior court, and the oath to be
taken by the clerk shall be the same, mutatts
mutandt‘s, as the oath provided by law.to _be
taken by clerks of superior courts. .Said City
court shall have power to appoint an altar:
ney for said city, also an assistant attorney
to act in his absence or at his requcsi,.both
of whom shall be sWoru to a faithful:;dis-
charge of. the duties of their office; and such
attorney Shall have powor to sue and prose.-
cute'fOi all penalties for the breach of any of
theby-JaWS of said city, in the name of the
city, by proper action before said city court,
and shall appear in all cases brought for or
agai ml. the city of Mei-idea.
Sec. 24. The process in all actions brought
to said city court, shall be the same as pro-
cess to the superior courts, which process
shall be signed by the governor, lieutenant
governor, or justice of the peace, judge or
clerk of said city court, or by a commissxon-
er of the superior courts.and shall be served
by a sheriff, deputy sheriff, city sheriff of said
city of Mei-idea, constable of said town of
Meriden, or an indifferent person deputed to
to serve the same, to whom directed accard-
ing to. law and the provisions of this act.
And all bonds of prosecution taken by any
Of the officers empowered to sign writs, shall
be good and efiectuul, and bonds of _prosecu~
tion, special bail, and bonds for writs of er-
ror, shall be taken to the adverse party.
Sec. 25. All writs shall be served at least
twelve days before the sitting Of the court
to which the same may be returnable; and
all writs returnable to said city court shall
be returned to the clerk thereof on or before
the Friday proceeding the term of court to
which the same may be returnable.
Sec. 26. The court of common council of
said city shall provide a suitable room, and
such' other accommodations for said city
court, including records, blanks, stationery,
and so forth, contemplated by this act, as said
judge may deem necessary.
Sec. 27. The salary of said judge, and the
time and manner of paying the same, shall
be fix ed by the court of common conucil,and
shall be in lieu of all fees whatsoever for ser-
vicesas such judge, and shall be paid from
the city treasury in such manncrns shall be
provided by the by-laws ofsaid Clly for pay-
ing money from said treasury. All fees aris-
ing from said court (except clerk's fees) shall
be paid over by the-clerk of said court to the
city treasurer for all jury, witnesses, and of-
ficers’ fees, or pay the same from any funds
he may have in his hands; he shall render
his account Of the same, under oath, to_thc
auditor of said city, as oftenas once each
'ear. ~
y Sec. 28. Whenever either party to any
cause pending before said city court, desrre
the some to be determined by a jury, said
party shall so notify the clerk of said court
on or before the Saturday proceeding the first
sitting of the court in which such case is pen-
ding, and said clerk shall thereupon forth-
with issue his warrant, directed to either of
the sheriff's of said city, commanding the
sheriff receiving such warrant to draw and
summon twelve jurymcn, in the manner pro-
vided in this act, to hear and determine said
cause, and said jurors shall be entitled to the
same fees and be paid in the some manner
as is now by law provided.
Sec. 29. There shall be a police court es-
tablished within and for the city of Meriden.
The judge of the city court for said city
shall be judge of said police court,_which
said judge shall have exercise. in addition to
the jurisdiction and powers relating to crim-
inal policies, arising within the incorporated
limits Of said city, now vested in the justices
of the peace residing in the city of Mcridcn,
the other powers and duties conferred and
imposed on such police judge by this act. In
case said judge shall at any time be unable or
disqualified to act in any cause, or in case
the duties of the office shall be tOO great for
him reasonably to perform, he may designate
and request in writing any justice of the
peace, resident within said city, to act as his
substitute, and said justice, while so acting
under such request, shall have such powers
as such judge would have in like case; and
such written request shall be iecorded and
kept with the records of said court by the
clerk of the same.
Sec. 30. From and after the time when
said judge shall commence the discharge of
his official duties, no person or persons (other
than said judge) within the incorporated lim-
its of said city, except, as when acting as
substitute as hereinafter provided, or may be
provided, in the subsequentsecuons of this
act, shall have, use or exercrsc any powers
specified and mentioned in the proceeding
section of this act, except in cases specially
provided for in the subcquent sectionsof the
same; provided, that nothing in “US act
shall be so construed as to prohibit any mag-
istrate now authorized by law to issue war-
rants for the arrest of offenders, from issuing
the same hereafter, or to prohibit justices of
the? mace from discharging any ministerial
duty or office now by law imposed upon
them, but all warrants issued on account of
any offense committed within the jurisdic-
tion of said police court shall command the
officer serving the same to arrest the offender
and bring him before said police judge, who
shall deal with him in the same manner,
whether such warrant shall have been issued
by any magistrate as aforesaid, or by and
from said police court.
Sec. 31. No such, judge shall be disquali-
fied to sit in any qui tam, or other penal ac
tion, or prosecution from which a penalty
may accrue. to the treasurer of said city by
reason of his being a resident in said city
and liable to taxation therein.
Sec. 32. Said police court shall have au-
thority, subject to the provistons Of this act
to hear and determine charges for crimes and
misdemeanors committed within the limits
of the town and city of Meridcn; the pun-
ishment of which, as prescribed by law, does
not exceed a fine of two hundred dollars or
six months imprisonment in a common jail,
county, city or town workhousc, or such fine
or imprisonment both. And in all such cases
said court may proceed to trial, render judg-
ment thereon and grant a warrant for the ex-
ecution thereof, according to law; but in all
cases the person convicted may appeal from
the judgment of said police court to the su-
perior court next to be holdcu in the county
of New Haven, except when the couvrction
shall be for the crime of drunkenness, pro-
fane cursing and swearing, and Sabbath
breaking ; provided, he gives bonds w ith good
and sufficient surety, on the appeal, as said
police court shall order, payable to the treas-
urer of the county of New Haven,as the law
in each case may require, conditioned for the
appearance of the person so convicted. before
said superior court, to answer concerning the
offense whereof h‘e stands charged, and to
abide the judgment that may be rendered by
the said superior court. If the crime charged
against the accused, shall in any case be Of so
aggravated a nature us to require a greater
pIinislimcnt than is above specified, the ac-
cused shall be by said police court bound
over to the next superior court having cog-
nizance of the Offense, in the manner pr‘ovi,
dcd in cases of binding over by justices‘oi
the peace, in and by the two liunilreilund Six-
teenth section, title XII, of the revised stat-
utes of this State, and in all cases not burla-
blc said court shall proceed iiitlic same mans
nor as now provided by law in like cases.
See. 33. The clerk of the city court for
said (ity Of Meriilcn shall be the clerk of Saul
police court; said clerk shull‘kccp . record
of its proceedings, which shall be Open (ll);
ring business hours for public lilSpLWg 35.19
days after final judgment or decree, files [
moneys found I";
next term of the superior court for said coun-j
some for the pcriOd of One year, and unti ,
of all and any convictioni’Pl' Judgments had
and rendered by said 1301108 court, and lit-
longing to said city, and shall account for
the same to and with the auditor 0-. any ac-
counts in writing, under oath, 0111130 first
Monday of July, or within ten days muesli:
ter, in each year, and as Often as the court of
common council of said City 31,13“ order l and
shall pay the same into the City treasury 0'.
said city, wilhin thirty days of the tuncol
accounting with said audilm 11% afOTCSHIU,
and shall at the same time deliver}? the
treasurer of said city a duplicate 0f fifiildi‘lfl-
count in writing, under Willi ‘15 ,fluflltcdpj
"said auditor as‘oforesaid, and said treasurer
shall iodve " ccount’on file and hccpihc
sa‘mc {0,3 g f" city. The SillfifXT/O‘I
said gauge, and one, .2. and the 11. _c
arid manner of payingllle g,_§liallbo__v 3‘
ed by the court "Of com afifiéfls ends 1}
Salary sh ‘ be in'lieu 9 1 Y.,.» hat I “1'
[61‘ Criminal business,- And and. . " 15,81,3- ..
rotor-"centering upon the dunes of W office,
execute a bond in thelpJegfllfillm 9" one ”0.1%
-safid 'dolla'rs,‘fo’ the” ‘inayor',,s1,,9rmen. cogn-
’in'on council ‘:[fm"e‘ti1 ' dzigcQIBQD‘Qflbeeuy
Of,liI_eriden,‘tviiii_Sure ”EcsRDI-vahby
'thcf ‘f yoi or*siid‘*‘¢its.~é3fim 0W4 Richie
shunlfii‘immily tides}... “hunter.
under Otitii'," he flu.“ . , ,,..V accesses.
and pay 'o've'r‘to lustrous, .ffifiud Qllxgil!
fines, penaltiesfifee‘s' and,;.c(f§t3,. belongiugzio,
said city,that‘s1isn" come {mo the llundapf
said clcrk,'aud dermi- tofsflid treasurer a do-
plicatc of said account, .113 15. hcrcmbcfore
provided. ’ ' "
" Sec. 34.
The court of common councifiif
said city shall proyide a court {09111 and 5%“
Other accommodations for said police court
as said judge shall deem, necessary; mcnul-
.iug record books, blanks, stationery, 22 id 'so
forth; and Said court shall be open for the
transaction of business every dfiYI except
Sundays, at nine o’clock in the forcuoon, and
for So"long a time' as‘shull' be necessary tr,-
tran’sact business before said court din-m}:
said day. _ .
Sec. 35. Presentmcnts or complaints iii
any criminal matter, cognizablc by son. pn.
lice court, may be made to the same by any
grand juror of the town Of Monaco, or the
city attorney, (or assistant attorney for flu.-
city of Meriden, and said police court, and
the clerk thereof, shall exercise the some
powers in relation to the Issuing of process
against persons so complained of, and the
granting a summons as cognac for Witnesses,
as is conferred upon justices of the peace, u;
and by the one" hundred and thirty-eighth
section, title I, and in the two hundred and
and twenty-seventh section, title XII, of the
revised statutes of this State. .
Sec. 36. Before entering upon the trial of
any criminal cause, the said police court may
adjourn the hearing or trial thereof from
time to time not exceeding fifteen days, un«
less said court, upon good cause 5110mm, may
deem a longer time necessary, for the pur-
pose of procuring material testimony, which
time shall not exceed ninety days; and said
court, if the offense charged _De.b£lllfi.l)le,5lltlll
take good and sufiieient but], if offered, for
the appearance of the person charged, at the
day to which the trial or hearing is adjourn-
ed. If the case is within the final jurisdic-
tion Of said police court, the bond of recog-
nizance shall be payable to the City treasurer,
otherwise to the county or State treasurer, as;
the nature of the offense shall require.
Sec. 87. Said police court is hereby re-
quired to charge and tax .for the use oi‘iiie
city of Merideu, in any criminal proceeding,
such clerk fees as are now allowed by law to
to the clerks of the superior court, and two
dollars for the trial of each case, and one
dollar on each appeal, and the fees of the
prosecuting officer, who shall make any Osm-
plaiut or presentment, shall be the some as
those now provided by law for grand jurors
of towns,,nnd payable from the city be :u—
ry. And all such fees of the prosecuting of-
deer shall be taxed and received by the clerk
in favor of the' city Of Meridon; said clerk
may pay uuio persons entitled to costs in any
criminal prosecution, such costs ashore of
right accrued to them, taking their receipt
therefor, but shall not pay any costs to any
person who shall not demand the some with-
in six monfhs after the same are taxed; 1):»;-
uz'ded, no part Of; said costs shall be received
or paid to any special constable of said city
for any service whatever, as a witness or Cili-
erwisc; and said clerk may draw orders on
the city treasurer for such sums as are neces-
sary for such purpose, or may pay tiresome
out of the funds of the city in his hands.
Sec. 38. The said clerk shall receive u‘l
fines and costs imposed by said police court.
and paid before commitment, and accoui ,
for the same to the city auditor, and pay (if;
vided ; and all fines and costs paid after com-
mitment shall be received by the keeper of
the jail or of the workhouse, where the of-
fender shall be confined, and by such keeper
paid to the treasurer of the city of Mei-idea
within thirty days after the same shall have
been received by said keeper of the jail or
workhouse.
Sec. 39. It shall be the duty of the city
attorney to prosecute in the name of the city
treasurer any of the bonds mentioned in this
act, which are payable to such treasurer,witli
in fifteen days after the same shall be forfeit-
ed, and account to and with the city auditor
for all sums received or‘ recovered on such
bonds, except his taxable fees; and it is here-
by made the duty of the clerk of said police
court to give immediate information to the
city attorney Of the forfeiture of all bonds
taken to the treasurer of said city, in pursu-
ance of this act. And in case of the sickness
of the judge of said police court, or his ab-
sence from the city, at any time when his
services as such judge may be required, the
clerk of said police court or the city attorney.
may, if they think proper, designate and re-
qucst in writing, any justice of the peace, res-
ident within said city to act in the place Of
said police judge, and said justice, while so
acting under such request, shall have the
some powers as such judge would lift' in
like cases; and the fees Of such justice,
whether acting by the request of the judge
Of said police court, as provided in the Sikh
section of this act, or by request of the clerk
of said court or city attorney, shall be ilzc
same as now . by law allowed to justices Of
the peace in criminal cases, and shall be Dillfl
in the same manner as costs are hereinbclorc
provided to be paid to persons entitled to re-
ceive them; and such written rtquest shall
be recorded by the clerk of said court, (in-l
kept with the records thereof.
Sec. 40. The court of‘ common council of
said city of Mcriden may enter into arrange-
ment with the county commissioners of NC-w
Haven county, or with the inspectors of any
workhouse within said county,to receive illl'l
keep all persons who may be sentenced in
confinement in the common jail of said
county, or in such workhouse by said police
court; and it shall be the duty of‘thc sheriff
of New Haven county, his deputies, or cit};-
er of the city sheriffs of said city, and of our
constable of the town of Meridcn, or either .31
the special constables of the city Of Moi-Eden,
to convey all persons so sentenced, without
delay, to the appointed place Of confinement,
whether such common jail or workhouse,
and deliver them to the keeper thereof, who
shall receive and imprison such persons, and
employ them according to the rulcS, regula-
tions and discipline of such place of czlliilil<
ment, during the term for which they shall
be severally sentenced and committed, or un-
til they are discharged by law ; but the said
court of common council shall not havepow-
er to enter into any such agreement, of any
one time, for a longer period than two (veg-s,
Sec. 41. It shall be lawful for said ilolicz‘.
couri,at itsdiscreiion, and in the manner pr.)-
vided by the public laws of this state, to mu
der any person ”01131“ Defer;- said couit on
any criminal presentment,to be committed in
any reform school or other institution now or
hereafter to be established within this state,
for juvenile offenders; and the propcr cilia: r
of suchvinstitution shall receive and 1:00;)
such person according to the rules and disci-
pline of the same.
Sec. 42. Process issued by or returnable to
'said police court, may be served by the sher-
iff of New Haven county, or his deputies, or
any constable of the ,town of Meridcn, or
any city slicrifi or special constable of the
city of Meriden, or any indifferent person
dcputed to serve the some, who shall sever—
ally reccivc the fees therefor now prescribed
by law for constables of towns f 11' like sex“
.vices, and no more; ,zrovt'dcd, no fee, shall
be paid to any special constable of Said ci’v
for such services, but [liedegui fees lllL-1»(.f,'l
shall be taxed and paid to the clerk for ‘AC
city treasury upon conviction of any men“
arrested; and provided further, that tic-‘11?-
thoriiy Of any city sheriff or Special or.
bio of said city, to serve process as all -’ ‘
shall not extend beyond the inn) p- 1.1 .
limits of the lowu of"-M'criden, purp- .,, l»
hereinbefcrc provided. _
Sec. 43. It shall he latvaii'f'ul’ all f ill.‘(-I
i conduct. breadjggol
hereby authorized to term-prunes issuul ‘ v
and returnable to the; dice (1min ., null if. r'
be their duty to iirrest,’wiilimii p'nwi :u=
! plaiut and warrant,.all such pom-oils
I guilty of drunkcunf'k'. vugruncy, ms
ilic1)c::(:u,u:iilc:zzz;i
i_.4x “when oil's-nous sim‘l 3..e conii‘n
shall receive all iiiit.s,j;euai‘éfed by must... t ed «llhiu the limits 01‘5““ city, on."
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same to the city auditor, as hereinlei‘orc prc- ‘
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