Litchfield enquirer., 1844-07-18

peace is authorized to entertain such complaint.
Approved June 7, 1914.
F No. 80.
An Act in addition to and alteration of an Act en-
titled &c An Act altering the limits of the City of
Bridgeport.
Whereas, in pursuance of the second section of the
Act aforesaid, the County Court for the County
of Fairfield, at the term of said court held at
Danbury, on the second Tuesday of August, 1899,
on the application of the common council of the
cityof Bridgeport, liquidated and ascertained the
sum to be paid by the inhabitants residing in the
part of said city set by the Act aforesaid, to
which this is in addition, as their proportion of
the Liabilities of said city: ard whereas, the Sc
to assess the sums to be paid by said inhabitants
upon their polls and rateabe estate, accordIngt to
the provisions of the Act aforesaid and whereas
doubts have arisen in consequence OF said omls-
sion whether the provisions of said Act setting
ffsaid part can now be carried into full effect.
SEC. l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of REPRESENTATIVES IN General .4ssen5ty concerned,
That whenever the mayor, aldermen, common
council and freemen of the city of Bridgeport shall
lay tax according to the provisions OF the bylaws
of said city, to pay any portion OF the liabilities OF
said city which were liquidated by the County Court
as aforesaid it shall be the duty of the Seectmen OF
the town of Bridgeport for the time being, or ma
iority of Them within thirty days after the laying
of such tax, to assess upon the polls and rateable
estate of the Inhabitants residing in the part set oft
from said city as aforesaid according to the assess
ment list of sad town last perfected, before such
assessment shall be made, sum bearing the same
proportion to tie amount of said tax as the amount
of the liabilities (Which, according to the decision
of said court it was the duty of the nhabitant of
the part so set off pay bears to the remaining por-
ton ofthe liabilities aforesaid: And so from time to
time when said city OF Bridgeport shall have laid
taxes for the purpose aforesaid, it shall be the du-
ty of the selectnen of said town, for the time being
to make assessments as aforesaid, until the whole
of said liabilities with the interest, shall have been
provided for
SEC 2. That it shall be the duty of said select
men, or majority of them, to make out rate bills
of the assessments aforesaid, under their hand, and
cause warrant to be issued for the collection
thereof signed by Justice of the peace and directed
to the collector for the time being, of the city of
Bridgeport, who shall proceed with and collect the
same, and pay the amount so collected over to the
treasurer of said city, in the same manner as though
said tax had been laid by said city.
SEC. g. That so much of the Act aforesaid, to
which this is in addition, as is inconsistent with
the provisions of this act, be- and the same IS here
by repealed.
Approved June 7, 1844
\ No 81.
Ian Act in addition to an Act entitled " An Act for
the due observation of the Sabbath or Lords day,
and days of public Fasting and Thanksgiving
Be it enacted BIZ the Senate and House Of Rep
rcsentatiyes in General assembly concerned, That
1.-THE provisions of the fifth and sixth sections OF the
aforesaid Act be, and the same are hereby extend
ed to the public meetings of all Temperance Socle-
fties or any meeting for the promotion OF the caust
) of Temperance in this State
Approved June 7, 1914.
.ra r... No 35
An Act TO confirm the proceedings OF meeting o.
the Commissioners of the County of Middlesex
and the Representatives OF the town OF SAID
County. ["
! Whereas, at meeting of the commissioners Of
Middlesex County and the representatives 81 me
! towns in said county, held at Hadda'n, IN inc
county aforesaid, on the 25th day of December
1913, it was voted that a tax of seven and nall
mills on the dollar be laid on all polls and ratea
BILE estate of said county, the lists OF 1913, tt
| be collected and paid into the treasury oil saIc
| county, on or before the first day of July, 1914
| five and half mills Of which being for the pur
pose of erecting Jail in the town OF Haddam a
foresaid. in such manner that it will answer thu
| purpose of Jail and county work-house, and TIVE
mills of which being for the ordinary expenses
/ said COUNTY, and inasrnuch as there are doubts
whether the proceedings of said meeting and tn
| tax so laid as aforesaid were IN all respects &C
cording to law, in consequence OF the assesSmen
lists of Is43 of the several towns aforesaid no
/ having then been made, corrected and completes
30 AZ to be the rule for the county tax aioresai'
to be levied and apportioned thereon accordin
to law. Therefore
Beit enacted 6V the Senate and House Of Rep
resesaGatives in General assembly conrened, ma
the PROCEEDINGS and vote Of the meeting OF tn
commissioners and representatives Aforesaid, so ia