Litchfield enquirer., 1829-07-09

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 SEC. 5. And in case said tax shall be laid as aforesaid, the judges of said County Court, shall have power, and are hereby authorized to purchase for and in behalf of said county, such lands as they may deem necessary for the purpose of establishing said work=house or house of correction, to cause suitable buildings for the confine- ment of offenders to be erected thereon, to superintend the erection of such buildings, to make the necessary disbursements therefor, not exceeding, in any case, the net avails of said tax, to draw on the treas urer of said county for all monies so by them disbursed, and to settle their accounts with said treasurer when said buildings shall be completed.
 SEC. 6. Said judges, of the County Court, shall be overseers of said work house or house of correction when erected, and shall have power and authority to ap- point master or keeper thereof, to make and establish such rules, regulations and bye-laws, from time to time, as they may deem necessary for the government ofsaid warehouse, and the prisoners committed thereto, and to prescribe and direct the course and manner of employment of the prisoners. And it shall be their duty, once at least in three months, to meet at said work-house and to audit and adjust the accounts of said keeper.
 SEC. 2. And when said work-house shall be finished to the acceptance of said Coun- | ty Court, and be by them approved, and such acceptance aud approval entered on the records of said Court, it shall be lawful place for the commitment ofall such offenders as are or shall be punishable in said County by commitment to work house. And it shall be lawful for all Courts and Magistrates having cognizance of the offences in such cases, to sentence to confinement and labor in said house, all persons convicted of any offence which by the laws of this State is punishable by im- prisonment in a common jail in said county for the same time for which they might be lawfully sentenced to imprisonment in said gaol.--And whenever any person shall be lawfully sentenced, on conviction at the suit of this State, to pay a fine or costs, and shall be liable for non-payment there- of to Imprisonment in common gaol in said county, the court or magistrate having cognizance of the case, may sentence such person to said work-house instead of said gaol in which case the net avails ofthe labor of the prisoner SC sentenced over and above the current expenses of his eI her imprisonment, shall be applied towards the payment of such fine and costs.
 SEC. 8. That it shall be the duty of the master or keeper of such house of correc- ton to receive, and safely keep all persons lawfully eommittedto his charge, until de- livered by due course of law and to keep an accurate account of all expenses and disbursements incident to the establish- ment, and ofthe labor of each person con- fined thereat. And such keeper or master shall give bond with surety to the treasurer of said county, in the penal sum of five l thousand dollars, conditioned that he rem der faithful account in the premises, and in all things faithfully discharge and per- form the duties of his office.
 Approved-June 4, 1929.
 An Act relating to the Pennington Canal. 1 SECT. l. Be st enacted blythe Senate and House 0f Representations in General As- sembly concerned, That it shall be lawful for the President, D rectors and Compa- ny of the Pennington Canal, to execute by their Directors, the power granted them in their act of incorporation, to make and establish such rules, regulations and bye-laws, from time to time as shall appear necessary and convenient for the govern ment of said corporation, and for the pres ervation and due management of said canal with the other property which shall or may belong to said corporation and in the same manner to execute any other of the several powers granted to them by their said act of incorporation. Provided al- s0ays, That the stockholders of said corpo- ration shall, within. one year from the ri- sing of this Assembly, at legal meeting, give their assent to the provisions of this section.
 SEC. 2. That if any person owning or having charge of any boat, scow, raft, or other float navigating said canal, or owning or having charge of any property or any thing transported on the same, shall, with intent to defraud said corporation ofany toll or tolls, which said corporation have right to demand and receive, subscribe and present to any collector, or other per- son employed by said corporation, as sur veyor, inspector or collector of tolls, any false manifest, bill of of lading, account or