Litchfield enquirer., 1848-08-10
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 Be t enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives., in General Assembly conucned, That whenever by the regula- tions of any railroad company incorpora- ted by this State. any passenger shall be separated from his or her baggage, it shall be the duty of ouch company to give to such passenger. a receipt or check for the same, unless such passenger shall waive his. right to receive such receipt or check, whom Ahe sa;a baggage ;s 50 received And every company who shall fail to give such receipt or check as aforesaid, shal
 forfeit and pay to the person whose bag
 gage is SO received, for such neglect ol failure, the sum of ten dollars. to be re-
 covered by such person in an action o debt; and in such action, such person may be witness, although party of the re. cord.
 FAYETTE S. POSTER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHARLES J. McCURDY, .0 t....5.. President of the Senate. Approved, June 23d, 1s4s.
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 An Act providing for the Registration of
 Deaths and Marriages.
 SEC. 1. Be itenacted by the Senate and Houseof Representatives. in General As- sembly conrened, That the district com mittee of each of the several school dis tricts in this State. or if any of said dis tricts shall. at an annual meeting, appoint district register who shall accept the appointment, then such school district register, instead of such committee. shall. in the month of August, annually, ascer- tain from the most accurate means of iii- formation in his power. and report in wri- ting to the town clerk of the town in which the school house. or the principal school house. if there be more than one of such district, is situated. under appropriate heads, and in such form as shall be pre- scribed by the Secretary of State, the number of births. marriages and deaths which have occurred in such districts. during each year next preceding the first Monday of and in said month. the month and day of their occurrence. the names of the children so born. and the names. re- puted age. color. occupation and. if not permanent inhabitants of such district. residence. of the parents of such children the names. age. color. place of birth. oc- cupation. and. if not permanent inhabi- tants of such district, residence, of the persons, 50 dying. and the reputed cause of their desths; the names, colors, occu- patton. place of birth. reputed age. and. il not permanent inhabitants of said district residence. of persons 50 married. together with the name of the minister or magis. trate seputed to have perfornssd the csr. emony. and whether the same is the frs, or other marriage of the parties respec. lively and such report shall be signed by the committees. or register, noting the same. and an oath shah be administered of the form following. to wit: You do sol, smnly swear tor afIirm) thst the above is !, . true report Of the matters therein con tained, according to your best means of information, and according to your best and belief. % help you God. | for. on the pains and penalties of perjury. And said oath shall be subjoined to the forms to be furnished by tho Secretary of State. and the administration Df e id oath shall be eertifed by the Gsaeizlssse who . lminiGtsrs thssams. |