Litchfield enquirer., 1841-07-08
An Act relating to the discharge of Mortgages to the
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fiUes in General Asseu.blv convened That whenever
 debt due to the state or the Treasurer thereof for !he benefit o the School road; sna oe ,aiy Pa,o ano tate in this state written discharge Ofsuch mortgage under the hand and seal O such Treasurer witnessed by two witnesses and acknowledged before any Off- cer authorized to take the acknowledgement of deeds, and recorded in the records of the town where the land lies shall be as eectual dsincumber the pro- pery from such mortgage as if the same was released by deed of quit claim. Approved, June 10, ls4l. An Act in further addition to and in alteration of
 act entitled Ian act tp regulate the election ot Be-
 nators and to divide this state into Senatorial Dis trcts for that purpose.
 Be endcied by the Senate and House ef Representa- tiUes General Assembly, cOnUeNed, That hereafter district number four shall consist of the towns of New Haven, Hamden and Woodbridge.
 District number five shall consist of the towns of Milford, Orange, Derby, Oxford, Middebury, Water bury, Bethany, WOlcOu and SOuthbury.
 District number six shall consist of the towEs of Guiford, Branford, North BraDford. East. Haven, | ire and Prospect. Approved, June 10, lS4l. An Act in addition to and in alteration of an act ent. l tied "an act to regulate the Election of Senators
 and to divide this state into Districts tor that pur'
 Re n enacted by the Senate and House et Representa- iUes, m General Assembly cOnUened, That hereafter district number nine shall consist of the towns of Lyme, Colchester, Lebanon, Montvile, Salem, Boz 1 rah and East-Lyme.
 Distric. number ten shall consist of the towns of l TrunIbul, Monroe and Wesport.
 District number eighteen shall consist of the towns of Middletown, Dur!lam Chatham and Portland.
 District number nineteen shall consist of the towns of Haddam, Chester, Clinton East'Haddam, Killing worth, Saybrook and Wes.brook.
 Be h further enaced. That the acts in relation to the election of Senators in Westport and in East, Lyme respectively, entitled an act m addition to and alteration of act entitled act to regulate the cleo ton ot Senators and divide the state into senatorial districts for that purpose, enacted 1895, and act entitled act in addition to and alteration Ot an act entitled act to regulate the election of senators and to divide the state into Senatorial districts for that repealed. Approved, June 10, lS4l. An Act in addition to and in alteration of an titled an act relating to the sale ot Spurious L- Whereas in the construction of the proviso in the 5h
 section of the entitled act relating lo the sale
 ot Spurious Liquors passed in the year 1853, doubts l have arisen whether said provso was intended to apply only those who at the time of the passage of said act were licensed averners, to all per
 sons who should thereafter be licensed as aforesaid in like manner. Therefore,
 Sec. l. Be n enacted by the Senate and House of Re- personalities, in General Assembly conuened That thing in said act contained shall be construed as to prevent any person who now is or hereafter shall be | duly licensed as taverner from selling Wines or 1 Spurious Liquors during the continuance and &C., cording to the intent and meaning of such license.
 Sec. ?. In all prosecutions for violation of the pro- visions of the 4th section of the ac to which this is addition, Justices of the Peace may hold jurisdic l to appeal on the part of the accused to the County Court, the same az in other criminal prosecutions.
 Sec. 3. The civil authority and selectmen of any town may, if they shall deem it expedent. license one or more persons in said town to sell Wines and Spurious Liquors as apothecaries, to be carried away and used for medical purposes and may revoke such 1 license at their peasure-any thing m the act to which this is an addition, to the contrary notwith- 1 standing.
 l Sec. 4 The several towns in this state at town meeting specially warned and held in she month Of l n ach fnr hp n IcRnalDU. regulating or prohibiting the sale of Wines or Spr eus Liquors in such town during the year ensuing and
 
 taverners, to be drunk in the tavern by them kept The vote on the adoption of any such bylaw shall be % be ae same sma Ge "e to majority of the whole number of electors whose names shall have been registered qualified to vote the next preceding election, such bylaw shaii be deemed and declared to be passed, otherwise not And II any taverner in such town shall violate any such bylaw, he shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of seven dollars be recovered by action ot debt, m the name of said town before any justice of the peace residing therein. And the town as such meeting may by a major vote appoint an agent or agents to all offences against such bylaw.
 of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved, June g, lS4l.
 An Act entitled an act for the organization of Reg | mental Bands of Music.
 Sec. l. Re enacted 6y the Senate and House of Re- gresentatiyes. in General Assembly cOnuened That the Captain General be authorized and empowered to form to each of the Regiments of Militia this sta te, or to so many of them he shall think proper, band l of music.
 | Sec. 2. Each band SO established shall consist of not less than twelve than twenty-five mus. clans. all of whom shall furnish themselves with suit, able instruments, and shall choose Captain and oh CT proper officers, who shall receive warrants from the commander of the regiment to which said band shall Sec. 3. The commanding officer of each regiment to which any band formed by the provisions of this act shall be attached shall order said band when- ever said regiment shall he called out. Sec 4; The commanding officer of the band oraan- assemble for practice and instruction such other times and places he shall direct, exceeding two days m each year, and shall have the same power over the members of said band for the imposition and commanders of the companies of the militia of this | state have over the members of the same. Sec. 3. Every person while he continues member ct band thus organized, shall be exempted from the performance of military duty in any company of the militia ot this state, and shall be subject to all and the same fines and penalties to which the members of said militia companies are subject and have the rights ot notice and appeal from fines in the manner as said militia companies and all fines collected from the members of said band shall be appropriated for the benefit of the band in which said fines are col ected for purchasing and keeping in repair musical instruments, and for teaching aud nsrucng its mem. bers m the science ol music.
 Approved, June 10, ls4l
 An Act in addition to an act entitled an ac. concern. ing Crimes and Pnnishments.
 Sec. l. Be enacted by the Senate and House o Re presenfGres in General Assembly cOnrened. That if any person persons shall have keepin his or her or iher custody or possession, in any house or 6uidlng or its dependencies, or in any place in he,