Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1830-07-08

ri Sec. l5S. whatsoever shah make discoS
cry and give information against any persO
! accused of forgery or counterteiting, or of a
: tering aud putting OF any ftitged or counter
feited writing or coin; Or Of passing. selling
exchanging, or giving in payment, or oferin
to pass, sell, exchange or give in payment th
ksanle, or of receiving and having the same i
J his Possessinn, or ofengraving or making an
plate for the purpose of forgery or counterfeit
ing, as aforesaid, or Of having in his possession
any blank or unfinished note or bill of the de
scription aforesaid, Or any plate for forging o
counterfeiting the saine,or of aiding. assisting
counselling. or advising therein, and whose
ever shall make discovery,and give informa
tiOn against any person accused Ofhorse steal
ing in eithersofthe cases Aforesaid ifthc per-
son accused as aforesaid shall be rendered I'd
justice and shall be convicted. or being bound
over for trial. shall forfeit his bond or recogni-
zance. every such inforner shall have and re-
ceiEe 40 a reward his costs expended 10 such
prosecution not exceeding thirty dollars to Re
ordered out of the state treasury by the court
before whom such conviction or forfeiture is
had. 4. s...sx.g.r 4
| Sec. l54. Whenever any crime shall have
been committed. by law punishable with
death, the governor. upon application Of the
attorney for the state in the county wherein
such crime shall have been committed. shall
be- and 10 hereby authorized aud empowered
to offer publicly reward, not exceeding one
hundred dollars, to the person or persons who
shall make discovery aud give Information a
gainst any other person guilty of such crime
| SO that he may be rendered to justice and con
victed. which sum So offered as reward
shalt accordingly be paid to such infornler or
inf0rmers from the state TREASURY by order Of
the court before whom said conviction is had
Sec. 1855. No person she'll be indicted, in
formed against, planned of, or in any way
prosecuted, before any court, for treason a
gainst this state. or for any crime or misde-
naeanor, whereof the punishment is or may
be imprisonment 10 the Connecticut state
prison, unless the indictment, presrntlnent or
complaint be made and eA hibited within three
years next after the offence shall have been
committed: nOr shall any person be indicted,
Informed against, complained Of, or In any
way prosecuted, before any court for the
breach Of any penal law. or for other rime or
misdemeanUr. excepting criraes punlshabie by
| death, or Imprisonment In the Connectlcut
state prison, unless the Indictment, present.
ment, information or complaint be made and
exhibited within one year next alter the Of
fence shall have been committed. PrOCided,
| That any action or prosecution proper for
the recovery Of any penalty incurred by the
breach Of any Of the provisions OF the law re-
lating to the slave trade. or concerning Indian,
| lnulattO and negro servants and slaves, may
be brought and prosecuted at any time with
| IN three years after such cause Of action shall
I arise. Provided also, That IL the person ~
gainst whom any such indictment, present.
ment, information or complaint shall be
brought or exhibited, shall have Aed from and
| have resided Out of this state during the peri
cd limited as aforesaid for the prosecutions Of
the offence charged, then the same may be
brought and exhibited against such person at
any time within such period during which ne
shall reside within this state after the commits
| sion Of the offence. lind prorided also, That
| when any suit. Indictment. presentnent, in
formation or complaint, for any crime or mis-:
tle,nennor, is Or shall be limited by amy other
statute, to DO brought or exhibited within
shorter time than il hereby limited, the same
shall be brought or exhibited within the time
limited by such statute.
Sec. 1853. Be IL further enacted, That the
act entitled :. an act concerning crimes and
punishments,' revised aud enacted IN May,
1871, and all statutes and acts in addition
thereto, or in alteration thereof, and all 9th.
| or statutes and acts and parts thereof, 80 far
as the same are inconsistent with any Of the
provisions Of this act, be and the same are
hereby repealed from and after the first day
Of September, in the year at our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty: Provided,
aeuertheises. That all acts and crimes which
have already been done or committed. or
which may be done OF committed on or be-
fore the said first day Of September, may be
prosecuted. proceeded with and punished in
the same manner a. il this act had NOT been
passed.
Sec. 1877. Be It further enacted, That this
act shall 20 into operation and take effect
! from and after the first day Of September in
| the year ofOur Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and thirty. and not before. ssai
ApprOyed--June 9Th, 1880.
t. GIDEON TOMLINSON.
An Act for the Regulation Of Lotteries.
Sec. !. BE ie enacted 5g the Senate o,sd
House Of Representatives ia General Assembly
convened, That every person who shall. with
in the limits Of this State. sell, transfer or dis
| pose Of any share. part. portion or interest IN
| any lottery ticket less than one whole ticket,
or act as broker. factor or agent in selling.
transferring or procuring TO be sold or dispo-
sed Of in any way whatever any share. part,
portion or interest 10 any lottery ticket less
than whole ticket; or shall set up. exhibit.
/ publish or circulate. or cause to be set up. ex-
hjbited, published or circulated, within this
State any written or nrififed PROPOSAL, offer