Litchfield enquirer., 1842-07-28

 |t WM.s. IIoLABIRp, President of tho Senate. Approved, May 90, l342.
 CnAuNcEY F. CLEVELAND.
 An Act for the growing of fOysters.
 Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly cOnvened,- That it shall be lawful hereafter for the owner or owners of any land in this state, wherein there may be salt water creeks, inlets, to dam gate or lock the said creeks inles, for his their use, for oyster pond for the growing of oysters therein. Sec. ,. The selecmen on application ot the owner of any creek or inlet aforesaid, shall visit and ex- anime the same. and if in their opinion the damming said creek, or inle will not nure navgation or de- prive the public of any rights or privileges which they now enjoy, the said selecmen shall mark off or set bounds, where dam may be built, and report their opinion to any annual or special town meeting ot the town wherein said creek or inlet IS situated and if tho town meeting shall approve of the opinion of said selectmen to dam said creek, or inlet, then the owner of said creek, or inlet, may construct dam gate or lock across said creek inle for their use as an oyster pond for the growing of oysters. Sec. 3 If any person or persons shall commit any injury or damage to the dams or gates of any oyster pond, or shall carry away oysters thererom in the day time, he shall forfeit and pay to the prosecutor, for each offence, not exceeding seven dollars, be confined in the county, jail or worAhouse, not exceed ing thirty days; and if any person shall commit dam ages as aforesaid in the night season. he shall forfeit and pay twenty-five dollars, or be confined in the county io or workhouse, not exceeding three mos. Sec. 4. If the owner ot any oyster pond in this cause it to be done Winch arc the growth of the wo ters of this state, he shall forfeit and pay the prose- cutor therefor twenty-five dollars for each offence Sec. O. There shall not any thing in this act be so bly,. STILLMAN K W1GnrMAN Speaker.
 WM s. HoIAnlRD, President of the Senate
 Approved, June 10, 1872.
 CHAuNoEy F, CLEVELAND
 An Act 10 promote the Growing of Oysters. ., Sec ]. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convoned,- That from and after the first day of March, until the first day of November ill each year, no person or persons shall take, gather, collect, any oysters oyster shells, III orupon any o the flats, creeks, bals rivers, harbors, or waters of this state., And any person WEo shall violate this act, shall for each of fence be punished by fine of not less than seven dollars, or more than fifty dollars, by imprison- ment in the work-llouse or common gao of the coun- ty wherein such offence shall be committed, not ex- ceedlng twenty days, or by such fine and imprison- ment, boh at the direction of the court having cog niZance of the offence.
 Provided, That no justice of the peace, for any such offence, shall nfiict greater punishment than fine of seven dollars and imprisonment, not excee ding twenty days.
 Provided further, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prohibit any person or persons being the owners thereof, from realing any oysters by him or them laid down or planted, and not in or upon any natural oyster beds, places where oysters naturally grow.
 TTOVldeu, olSO lNattn provisions OI tIiS act Snnl not extend to any town in this state which shall dis sent to the same, at legal meeting of the inhabitants of such town duly warned and holden on or before the first day of November next.
 STIIIMAN K. WIGHTMAN, Speaker.
 WM. s. HoLABIRD. President of the Senate
 Approved, June 10, lS42,
 CHAUNCEY F. CLEVELAND. An Act to cede to the United States the jurisdiction
 of certain Lands in this State
 Sec. l. De it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened,-- That his Excellency the Governor, be, and ho is hereby authorized and empowered to cede to the United States, Fort Trumbu in the town New Lon. don and Fort Griswold in the town of Groton; and the jurisdiction of the lands whereon the same are situated, and of so much of the lands thereto adoin- ing, in his opinion, may be necessary for the acco- mediation of the United States.
 Sec. g. Be it further enacted, That the deed or in- strument of such cession, shall be recorded by the Secretary of State before it's final delivery to the Uni ted States Provided, however. that tho right to serve civil and criminal process upon said lands, be and the same is hereby reserved.
 SrILLMAN K. WIGHrMAN, Speaker.
 VIM. s. HoLAsIRp President of the Senate. @APP'S'S~s (SYI