Litchfield enquirer., 1830-07-01

court having cognizance Ofthe offence.
 Sec. lI9. If any person, having been con yicted of either of the crimes aforesaid, the punishment whereof is imprisonment in the Connecticut state prison for term less than for life, shall again be convicted of the same crime, or of either of such crimes, he shall, on such second conviction, suffer imprison- ment in said prison, for term not exceeding double the term for which he would be liable to suffer imprisonment without such former conviction; and if any person shall be con yicted third time of either or any of said crimes, he or she shall suffer imprisonment in said Connecticut state prison during hts or her natural life and if any person shall nave been twice convicted of the crime of thett' not punishable by imprisonment in the Connec- ticut state prison, and shall afterwards com init the crime of theft every such person, being thereof duly convicted before the cOun- tv ar superior court, shall he punished by imprisonmept in the Connecticut state prison, not less than two years, nor more than hve years. m
 Sec. 12O. Any person who shall have been convicted of any crime, the punishment whereoris or shall be confinement in the Con-
 necticut state prison, at any time when said prison may be ont of repair, may De connNea ! in any of the common jails in this State' un- | til such prison shall be in a condition to re-
 ceive such person.s
 Sec. 12l. The superior court shall have ! sole cognizancc and jurisdiction of all offep- ces and crimes whereof the punishment is. or may be death, and of all offences and crimes hereof the punishment is, or may be, either in whole or in part Imprisonment in the Connecticut State Prison for life: but in all trials before said court, when the pun ishment. in case of conviction, IS death, the said superior court shall consist Of at least two judges, and the judge, who may be as- signed to hold the court where such trials are to he had, ,shali call to his assistance one or more of the other judgns ofthe supreme court of errors and said superior court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the county courts of all other crimes and offences, the punish ment whereofis or may be. in whole or ln part, confinement in the Connecticut State Prison.
 Sec. l2e. The superior and county courts shall have original and concurrent Jnrlsdlcs tion and cognizance. and such county courts shall also have jurisdiction of all offences and crimes appeala6le from Justices of the Peace, exceptine in cases where the jurisdiction or coenizance of particular cases and offences ls, | or may be by law, conferred upon, or cOnfin- ed to particular courts. And the county court shall have jurisdiction and cognizance of all offences and crimes not given to the sole jurisdiction of the superior court, and not given to the jurisdiction of justices of the peace.
 Sec. 1as. Any justice of the peace. in any | court holden by him in the county for which
 he may be appointed. shall have jurisdiction
 and cOgnixance of all offences, and crimes
 punishable by fine not exceeding seven dol-
 lars, O. punishable by Imprisonment in com mon jail not exceeding thirty days. or punish
 able by such fine and imprisonment both,
 and in an such cases said justice of the peace may proceed to trial, render Judgment there ] in. and grant warrant for the execution thereof, according to law. But the person charged with and convicted by any such jus tice. of the peace of any such offence orcrime, may appeal from the judgment of such jus tice of the peace, to the county court next to he holden in the county where such justice court may have been holden. excepting when the conviction shall be of the crimes of drum kenness. profaue cursing and swearing and sabbath breaking.
 Sec. -l24. And whenever any complaint for any criminal matter, shall be brought le- gally before Justice of the peace, which is by law cognizable by the county or superior courts. such justice of the peace is empow-, cred to hear and inquire into the facts rela-l ting thereto, and if therenpon, he shall be of opinion that probable ground exists for the support of such complaint, he may order the person or persons, so accused or complained of, to give bond of reccgnizance with sutti- l cient surety, if the offence be by law bailabe, conditioned that he or they appear before the
 next court, having cognizance of the offence.
 to be holden in the county where the offence
 charged in said complaint was committed !; and abide the orderor judgment of said court,
 touching said complaint, or the matters char ged therein, a copy of which sad original complaint and of tue proceedings thereon, said justice of the peace shall transmit to said court, and on the failure of the person or per- sons so accused or complained of, to give or enter into such bond of recognzance, or if the offence complained of be not bailable, it shaltbe the duty of said justice of the peace, to order the person or persons so accused or complained of, to be committed 10 the com mon jail in said county. till the nextsession of tbe court having cognizance of the, offence or matters complaihsd of, cr until such person pr persons be discharged by due order of law ,; and the bond of recOgnizance which such justice of the peace may take as afore- said, shall, if the record is returnahle to the county court, be given to the treasurer of the county. and if returnable to the superior court, to the treasurer of the State. s0 Sec. 125- Any justice of the peace, in the county where he resides, shall have power,