Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-06-20


sage. CHARLES ]. MeCUllDYsN
Speaker ofthe House Of Rel esentatives
REUBEN BOOTH, President 81 the Senate..
May Q, 1874. Approved
o No. Q.
An Act to repeal an Act entitled can Act relative
. to Students at Literary Institutions"
Be 1t enacted By The Senate and HOssse If Rep
resentGtiUes " General -assenbly cOssvened, That
the Act entitled s. An Act relative TO Students IN
Literary Institutions passed at the May Session Of
the General Assembly, 1s43. be, and the same lie
hereby repealed.
Approved, May 20, 1874.
a No. 8.
An Act to make valid the doings OF a Town Meet.
ing therein named.
Whereas, at the annual town meeting of the town
of Meriden, held on. the first Monday of October,
A. d. 1S43, the town clerk Oisaid town being alb
sent, the selectmen Of said town appointed clerk
pro. tenn. in place of one being appointed by said
meeting sss the law in such cases provides; now
therefore
Be 1t enacted BY the Senate AID House IF Rep
iH General .AssemOiy convened. That
the appointment of said Clerk pro. tenn and all the
doings Of said annual town meeting in all other
spects done in accordance with law. shall, and
hereby declared to be valid and binding az they
would have been had said Clerk pro tenn. been ap-
pointed by said meeting.
Approved, May 81, lS44. ;
No. A.
An Act in alteration Of an Act entitled San Act in
addition to the Act entitled An Act relating to
Guardians and Minors" a.
Be It enacted By the Senate and House Of Rep
resentGtives in General .Assenably eOngened, That
whenever any Guardian shall have rendered his &C
count against sward. and upon adjustment ofsuch
account by the Court of Probateit shall appear that
IL e g.
cdred dollars in such case it shall not be the duty
of the guardian to render his account thereafter an
nually, but such guardian shall render his account
thereafter when thereto required by the Court Of
Probate. Approved, May %. 1874
No. s.
An Act in addition to and alteration Of an Act to
Incorporate the Fairfield County Bank.
SEc. 1. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives in General assembly c0nUened,
That the tenth and eleventh sections Of said Act DO
and the same are hereby repealed, and tn. Branch
Of said Bank is abolished. IN
Sec 2. That the stockholders Of the Danbury
Bank their successors and assigns, shall be and
main a corporation and body polite, by the name
Of the President, Directors and Company of the
Danbury Bank located in and to transact their
business at DanbuIy, in Fairfield county; and by
sue and be sued, plead and be implicated, answer
and be answered unto, defend and be defended in all
cours and the said corporation and the officers and
stockholders thereof shall have the same powers,
rights ann privileges conferred ON said Fairfield
County Link by said act to which this 10 in addition
which are not inconsistent with the laws of this
state, andshal be subject to the same restrictions,
limitations and duties are imposed by said Act,
excepting as herein otherwise provided for.
SEC. 3. That the capital stock Of said Danbury
Bank shall consist of rnoiety Of the capital stock
Of said Fairfield County Bank, and the same shall
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ry Bank, on or before the first Monday Of Julynext,
by one Of the bank commissioners Of this state and
two dsinterested persons to be selected by the d-
rectors of said banks. The residue Of the stock Of
the said Fairfield County Bank shall be and remain
the stock Of the Fairfield County Bank; and the
proprietors Of shares to be assigned shall be the
stockholders Of said Danbury Bank. The affairs of
said Danbury Bank shall be managed by not more
than seven nor less than FIVE directors to be chosen
by the stockholders in general meeting. not less
than four of whom shall be residents in Danbury;
and the first meeting of the stockholders for the
choice of Directors shall be holden atthe Banking
House in Danburyon the frstAlonday in July next.
The directors chosen at said meeting shall continue
in Office until the second Tuesday in June iS45,
and the annual meetings Of the stockholders shall
ever after betholden the second Tuesday in June
in each year, and notice thereof shall be published
in a newspaper printed in Danbury, or elsewhere
in the county of Fairfield, and in such other man.
Ener as the directors may order.
Sec A. ALI the estate, property. sights Of prop
erty, moneys and assets whatsoever, belonging to
the FaiB6eld County Bank, on the first Monday Of
July next, shall be equally divided between said
banks the one moity thereof to the Fairfield Coun-
ty Bank, and the other moiety to said Danbury
Bank, by the drectars of said two banks; and in
case said directors cannot agree in making such di-
vision then the same shall be made by one of the
bank commissioners Of this state and two dsinter-
ested persons to be selected BY said directors
SEC. S. All the bills, notes, demands and liabili-
ties whatsoever of the Fairfield County Bank, ow-
ing or outstanding said first Monday Of July next
shall thereafterbe paid on deInand by either of said
banks at their place of doing business, where the
same shall be presented for payment; and said
banks are hereby made jointly aud severally liable
in any proper action Tor the recovery of such de-
mands; and when so paid, the same shall not be
put in circulation, or re-ssued upon any pretenco
whatever, hut the same shall be cancelled OF de.
stroyed by the two boards of directors. and said
banks shall respectively account each with the oth-
err of them, relative to and Of and concerning I'll
payments to be made by either Of them in pursn-
ance of the provisions hereof; and in thus account
ing each of them shall be liable for one half Of all
payments 80 made. This Act shall take effect on
the first Monday in July next.
SEC. 8. This Act, and every part thereof, may at
any time be altered, amended or repealed by the
General Assembly. Approved. May 81 is4A
~ No. g.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled ssAn Act au-
thorizing the Governor to appoint Secretary
and Notaries Public"
Be IL enacted By The Senate and House IF Rep
resentGfives in General Assembly convened, That
the second day Of May, 1874, shall expire on the
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