Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-07-04
p UB GIC ACTS.
OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT
PASSED MAY SESSION, 1914.
No. 16.

An Act relating to the Partition Of Real Estate.
SEC. l. Be 1t enacted 6y the Senate and HOa1sg
Ct Representatives IN General assembly convened,
That all the proceedings in partition cognizable by
the Superior or County Courts either at law ar iT,
equity, whenever In the opinion OF such court the
interests Of all in the common estate will be best
promoted by saleo of such estate and divisions
OF the moneys arising from such sale among
the parties in Interest," such court shall have power
TO order such sale and make such division, and to
appoint and empower some iudcious person or per-
sons 10 make sale thereof, at such time and in such
manner as such court shall prescribe, and to make,
prescribe and enforce all other orders and DEGREES
proper and necessary to effect such sale and civi-
slon and protect the rights of all the parties in in
tereSt. a9lsl# 81 otaifnass ~ -.
SEC. 2. The moneys arising from such sale shall
De divided among the parties interested in the sub
Ject matter OF such proceedings, in proportion to
TO their respective interests therein and such
court shall have power to make and enforce all such
orders and decree shall deem necessary to pro-
tect the rights of all such parties. Provided that
the provisions Of this Act shall not apply TO any
such proceedings now pending in court, unless, in
the opinion OF such court, the interest Of all such
parties will hereby promoted. 94ss
,4..f ~ CHARLES j. lMcCURDY. IA
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
REUBEN BOOTH, President Of the Senate fs
Approved, June 4, 1914. 81 .#.a
ROGER S. BALDWIN.
No. IT, .7g{a
An Act to repeal an Act therein mentioned and for
other purposes, il ass
Whereas, it has been decided by the Supreme Court
of the United States since the passing of the Act
Of 1888, entitled ssAn Act for the FulRllment of
the Obliganions of this State imposed by the Con-
stitution of the United States, in regard to Per-
sons held to service or labor in one State esca.
ping into another, and to secure the Right CT
Trial by Jury, in the case therein mentioned,''
that both the duty and the power of legislation
on that subject pertain exclusively to the Nation-
al Government therefore, 5s
BE enacted By tie Senate and House Of Rep
rescnt0taoes IN General assembly conoened, That.
the Act aforesaid and the Act in aterationthereof
passed IN 1885, be, and the same hereby repeal
ed. -
Sec. 2. No judge, justice of the peace, or other
officer appointed under the authority of this state
shall be authorized, such, to make issue or serve
warrant or process for the arrest or detention Of
any person claimed to be frugaltive from labor or
service, as slave, under the laws Of any other
state or country escaping into this state to grant
certificate Of the title Of any claimant to the SER
vice of any person to claim to be Fugitive as
aforesaid, with view to his detention or removal
out ofths state and any warrant process, or GER
tificate so issued granted by any Judge, Justice
OF the peace or other officer Of this state shall be
utterly null and vod and shall constitute no just-
fcation of any act done under the same Provided.
nevertheless, that nothing in this Act contained
shall be construed to impair any rights which, by
the Constitution of the United States may pertain
any ea ne ss om any fugitive
escaping into this state, or to prevent the exercise
of this state of any powers which may have been
conferred by Congress, on any udgeor other officer
of the United States in relation thereto. .
Approved, June 8, 1874.
No. 1s. ai.. '...
An act providing the mode Of establishing Disputed
Lines between Adjoining Towns. - H..
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House Of Rep
vesentatives in General assembly c0nvened, That
in all cases wherein dispute exists shall exist
in regard to the divisional linebetween any two adj
joining towns or any part parts Of such line,and
majority of the selectmen Of one Of said towns
shall not be able to agree with majority of the Sc.
lectmen of the other ofsaid towns, to the place
or places of such divisional line, or part or parts
thereof, it shall be the duty Of the Superior Court,
upon application, to appoint committee OF three
judicous and disinterested persons to fix and esab-
lsh said disputed line, or part parts thereof; and
to erect and establish suitable monuments to desig-
nate the same. And when said committee shall
have SO fixed and established said line, or part or
parts thereof and erected and established such mon
umentS, they shall make report OF their dongs to
said Superior Court and when said report shall
have been accepted by said Superior Court, and the
same, together with the record of the acceptance
thereof shall have been recorded in the records of
said towns respectively or lodged for the purpose of
being SO recorded with the town clerk said towns
respectively, by any of the seectmen of either of
said towns, and line, part parts thereof SO fix
ed and established shall forever thereafter be deem
ed and taken to be the true divisional line between
said towns And it shall be in the discretion of
said Superior Court to allow or refuse costs to or
Against either of said towns, apporton the same
between them, to said court may seem equitable.
Said Court may issue execution for said costs as oc-
cason shall require. Provided, nepertheIess, that
before said committee shall proceed to fix or estab-
lish said line, or part parts thereof, or menu
ments as aforesaid, notice shall be given BY said
committee to sd towns respectfully Of The time aud
place Of their meeting to attent 10 the duties of
their appointment. at least twenty days previous
to the time Of such meeting the service of which
notice shall be upon majority Of the selectpen Of
each Of said towns respectively, and also by set
ting the same upon one sgnpost at least, in
be entitled to be heard before said committee find
prOrided further, that before said committee shall
prdceed to fix establish said line, part parts
thereof, aforesaid, they shall be sworn faithfully
and impartially. according to the best Of their abil-
ities to execute the duties of their appointment,
Approved, June 8, 1874. g~s,
| .al5ev.. y,-, No. 10. tt
An Act in addition to an Act entitled can Act for
| ~sm the regulation of Civil Actions" s.
Be it enacted IN the Senate and House of Rep
resentativcs in General .4ssembly c0nceaet!, That
no Justice of the peace shall have jurisdiction Of any
civil action in which he shall hate drawn the writ
| or declaration himself PyOuiied. That this Act
shall not be in force until the first day OF Septem-
Der, 1914, and shall not aectany sui then pending.
Annroved June 6. 1S4A4.