Litchfield enquirer., 1840-07-02

for representatives in any town in the county m which he resides, or who shall have resloeo m su county for the period of four months next precedngI sha be authorized to vote in any town m tne co9hy in which he resides, at any eecuon for one!lnHIof said county Provided, if such eector offers ms vote in any other town than the one in winch ne may iaW fully for representative, he shall produce cer- tcate from the town clerk of the town m when ne shall have been admitted an elcctor. of such ms az mission. And said town clerk and selectmen, m ao- don to the sessions prescribed by this net, shall be m session during tlle time of vOng for the purpose ot registering the names Of such legally qualified m eieGoIs h they offer to vote and the certificates required by law to be produced by such electors, shah be placed in the possession of the town clerk, who shall pre-: serve the same And said board of registration shall also be in session during the time of voting for the purpose of registering the of such persons only as are electors resident in said own entitled 10 vote for therein, and who have heretofore been admitted or registered electors of said town, and have been omitted said list by mista ke but at any former meeting of the board shall be permit ted 10 make application for the registration of his name during said time of voting. And if any person, being an eector shall vote in more than one town the same day for senator, or for ei ther of the officers named in hls section, he shail oR conviction thereof suffer imprisonment in the county eae for the term of year. and be suSec to fine
 Sec l5 The board of registration shall receive for their services such compensation the town may di- rect, payable out of the town treasury.
 Sec. 16. Any person who shall wilfuIly tear down deface any registry list, which has been posted up by order of the board of registration, in any tOwn shall, conviction thereof, be subject to fine of seven dollars, payable to the of the town.
 Sec. IT, The act to provide for the registration ot the names of electors, passed May session. 1882 and also the act passed May session, 1883, entitled "an to amend the act entitled an act to regulate the election of Senators and to divide this state into dis. rcs for that pnrpose, passed in 1851 and also all other acts or parts of acts relating to elections and the admission of electors inconsistent herewith are here by repealed Provided, that all offenders against said act acts, or any of them, may he prosecuted. con- victed and punished in the same manner as if said act or acts were not repealed.
 VIM. w. ELLSWORTH. An act for the further relief of Honest and InsoIvent
 Sec l. Be 1t enncied by The Senate and House of Rep resent0tires in General Assembly, conrened, That 1t shall be lawful for any poor debtor wlois unable to pay the debt or demand against him in favor of any creditor creditors, to make application to the Conn y Court in the county where such debtor resides, to administer such debtor the oath provided by law for poor imprisoned debtors the form prescribed in the fifteenth section of the act entitled an act ing gaols and eaoers" substituting the word liahle,'' for the word imprisoned" in said form. And, debtor shall cause notice to he given to such creditor creditors any of tlem finhahitants of his siae otherwise to the attorney of such creditor credess any eflhem appear and show reason. if any they have, why such oath should not he administered; which notice shall be srned and served other pro- cess returnahe to said Court, and least twelve days inclusive, before the session thereof sand said shall proceed 10 inquire into the matter, and to inc the applicant on oath touching the same and if no sufficient reason appear or be shown by such cre- diOr creditors 10 the contrary, shRll administer to said debtor the oath aforesaid, and cause record to be made of the same.
 Sec 3. Be ittnrthrr ennc'ed that such debtor shall not thereafter be liable he imprisoned on any exc. cnton issued. which shall be issned any judg- men then in force which may hereafter be recover ed before the court aforesaid, any other court in this state, on any claim founded on contract. existing at the time of the administration of such h, in favor of any creditor notified, or under any writ nf attach ment on such judgment cla i'm unless snch creditor shall aege in his writ such claim, and satisfy ihe rendering snch judgment. that snch debtor has property to the amount of seventeen dollars nt e8st over and above what he is hv law permitted to retain the administration of such oath, on which inquiry the debtor shalr be competent witness.
 Sec 3 Be furthrs enacfed that if any person con- mit'ed 10 gao on any execution issued on the ndg- of justice of the peace. alderman of the city or nf any appellate court from the judgment of justice of the peace alderman. shall take the poor dehors oath before justice of the peace, pursuant ing eaos and gancrs. and the acts in addition there to. such debtor shall therenpon he nrged from inn prisonmen., and no review shall be allow ed in said cause.
 Src. 1. Be # further rnncfrd that such debtor shall not thereafter he liable to l,e imprisoned on any other execution, iesned or 10 be issued, any other judgment tlen in force, on any lnigment thereafter rnniered, cause of action within the original jurisdiction of justice Of the peace, founded on con- tract, evsrg in favor of the same creditor, at the
 time the administration of such oath, or any writ of attachment on such judgment claim, unless said creditor shall aego in his writ snch claim. and sat- isfv the court rendering such judgments that such debtor has property 10 the amount of seventeen dol lars a least and above what is hy law permitted 10 retain the administration of snch oat on which inouiry tfe debtor shall be a competent witness.
 See. 5 Be i further enacted, that in all her cases in which a review is by law allowed after the ndm- ns,ra,on of the poor deh,ors oath, notice of his R tended review, shall be forthwith given by the cred tor n writing the Gehtor, and application therefor, shall be made, and the shall he returnable 10 the cnirt ofreview wiihp five days after such oath shall have been at!mnisered and such court of review alone, or by a Judge of Probate and Justice of the Peace residing in the county in whch the debtor is imprisoned. And in case such notice is not given, such application s made and returned within ile ed.
 Sec. G. Re it further enacied that in all cases iI1 which review may be had, after the administrations of the poor debtors oath, any debtor imprsoned a execution if the creditor shall apply fOn review having applied, if the court of review ahalldecn that the debtor is entitled the oath sua debtor shall not thereafter be abe to be imprisoned on any exc cuton in favor of such creditor for any n,!er ,if then existing, or under any writ of attachment on such judgment or claim, unless such creditor shah make allegation and satisfy the court rendering such indp- ment, of the ability of the debtor in manner end form, as is Tn the "a section of .his act provided.
 Sec T. Be further enacted that the provisions of the first sectlnn ot the act entitled an act abolishin
 imprisonment for debt and to repeal the act theren mentioned,' shall extend to ah persons who may be arrested m any action founded on contract whether not, for any time prior to such arrest.
 Sec. g. Be u ftytker enacted, that in all cases in which defendant m any such action shall apply for the adminisraon of the poor debtors oath as provi- mentioned, the plaintiff in such action shall have n rlgh; by himself, or his agent attorney, to examine such defendant oath, touching his property or the disposal thereof; and any such debtor shall he guilty