Litchfield enquirer., 1838-07-12

Sec. G. Be t 6artGsr enacted, That after the first meeting, to be holden as heFeinafter directed, Iere shall De held an annual meeting n the city ot Mew- Haven, of the members of said corporation, in the monthof June, annually, or at such other time as they may judge expedient, and any seven members of the sad corporation, the President, Vice President Treasurer, or Secretary, being 0ne shall be quorum and the said corporaton, at their annual meetings shall have power to elect and choose President, Vice President, Trustees, and all such other officers as to them shall appear necessary, which ofhcers so chosen, shall continue in office one year and until others chosen in their rOoms and all officers so chosen shall be under oath to the faithful performance of the duties of their offices respectively.
 Sec. 2. Be m Jurther enacted, That no member oi said corporation shall be made the hrer or borrower or surety for any hrer borrower, ot the funds o said corporation, or any part thereof, and no Presl- dent, Vice President or Trustee of said corporation shall be entitled to- or receive any compensation toI his services
 Sec g. Be tt further enacted, That the said corpo. ration hereby are, and for ever shall be, vested with the power of making bylaws tor the more orderly ma nagng of the business of the corporation, provided the same are not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this State.
 Sec. g. Be a further enacted, That the said corpo- ration may purchase and hold real estate, to cost not exceeding seven thousand dollars, in addition to such as may be conveyed to said corporation, for security or in payment of debts.
 Sec 10. Be it further enacted, That William C. Hooker be, and he hereby is authorized to call the
 
 ven or left at the dwelling house of each member o the corporation, printed or written notice of the time and place of holding said meeting at least three days before the day of said meeng and said meeting shall be held within ninety days after the rising of this As sembly, in the city of New-I1aven, at which meeting said corporation shall be organized by the choice o officers, and may transact any other business.
 Sec. H. Re further e'dGted, That 1t shall be the duty of the President and Trustees of said corpora tion to make annual report to the General Assem- bly, containing account of the amount of deposits made, and dividends declared, during the preceding year: Provided, always, that this Act or any par thereof may be altered repealed at the pleasure the General Assembly.
 Approved, May ls, 1888.
 An Act to make valid the doings of a Town Meeting
 therein named.
 Whereas the annual meeting of the town of Hamp ton, held on the first Monday of October l8S7 was not legally warned in consequence of omission by the Selectmen to set up notification of said meeting notifications of said meeting set upon three the sign posts in said town according to law; and at said meeting, Assessors and Board of ReIefwere chosen who have performed the duties by law required oi those officers: therefore,
 Be Il enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tiues, General Assembly conue.ed, That the doings of said town meetngs. and the dolngs of said Asses sors and Board of Relief shall not in consequence of the omission to up the notification aforesaid be considered or adjudged void, but such dongs if in all other respects conformabe to law, are hereby de- cared to be valid.
 Approved, May l6, lS3S
 An Act concerning the Private Acts published by
 authority of the General Assembly.
 Re tt enacted by the Senate and House of representa- tipes, i General Assembly, convsned That the private Acts of the State, published in 1857, entitled Re- solves and Private Laws of the State of Connecticut, from the year l7s9tO the year ls published by au- ed May 1895 and 1886, under the supervision of a Special Committee, he, and hereby are authorized to be received in evidence in all courts of ustice in all cases when exemplitied and certified copies oi the same could be received in evidence.
 Approved, May B, 1888. An Act to prevent the drawing of seines in the Mys- s.a;. ss kvss ",,d go..e of fiues, iR Gensral Assembly conUencd, That no per or persons shall draw any seine seines in Mystic river, in the countypf New London, north of line running due east iron the light house in the town of first day of Novemba, in each year. under the penal y of forfeiting the sum of ten dollars, and the seine drawn or used as afaesaid-one half of said forfeit uss to 1 who I shall gs f3r and prosecute hs s1,t to sry of the town where said offence shall be commit ted ProUided however, that it shall be lawful for any person or persons to draw any seine or selnes for the purpose of taking bor fish, called, in said Mystic rver any part thereof south southerly of ystic bridge- in the months of April and May, in each and every year. Approved, May 3l, 1888.
 An Act to repeal An Act therein mentioned. Be enacted by fhe Senate and House of Representa- tiues in General Assembly concerned That the Act en- titled "An Act regulating Tolls upon Turnpike Roads, approved, June 10, 1887, be and the same is hereby repealed.
 Approved, May 3l, 1888. An Act in addition to An Act, Regulating Weights
 q and Measures"
 Be tt enacted by the Senate aud House o Representa- iiues, General Assembly, conuened That the stand ard measure for fruits vegetables shell fish, and all other articles sold by heaped measure, shall be the as prescribed for the measure of charcoal by An Act passed in lS9Z and that the fifth section of the Act to which this an addition, be and the is hereby repealed.
 Approved, May 3l, 1S39.
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 WASHINGTON, June 21, 1888.
 INSTRUCTIONS TO CONNECTICUT SENATORS.
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