Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-07-26
PUBIC ACTS,
CHATTER XII.


meut and collection Of Taxes
Re IL enacted By the Senate and House
of Representatives in General Assembly
t:ogape,ed, The secretaries or clerks OF the
~eyaal railroad and lurnpikecompanies es;ab-
1ished in this stale, which shall hcVe PAD q
dividend within the preceding year, shall an
nually on Il c FIRST day Of October IN each year,
~ within tea days thereafter, III Ike out unIer
oath aud deliver t. the Comptroller Of Pubic
Acc UNITS, an accurate list of all pe'TS"nS Fcsid-
ing without this State. who were ON Sa ID FIRST
Iiay a, October, or on any part It said cay STOCK
holders Of their respective Companies, t"ge'h'
or with the number and market value OF the
share or shares OF stock, then longing 10 each
or the said stockholders.
Sec ,, The said secretaries or clerks shall.
on or before the twentieth day OF OCtob:r ~
each year pay, or cause TO be paid, to lh'
Treasurer of this state, sum equal 10 one
half Of one pr cent, of the so returned val
ne of an the stock of their respective inSli
Unions, owned or held, on the HTSt day o
October, by persons residing without thi'
state: except that where the road of rail
road Company lies partly within and partly
without this STATE, such secretaries or clerk,
shall pay such portion Of one per cent, o.
said returned value, as the length Of tina
portion of the road which lies within this
state, bears 10 the whole length of said
road and each of said institutions shall
have lien upon the stock OF each non-res,
ident stakeholder, for the re. endorsement
OF the said sum SO required to be paid on
his stock, ard if any such secretary or
clerk Of any turnpike company shall fail 10
comply with the requirements OF this act,
he shall forfeit 10 the Treasurer of this
state, for the use Of the state, one hundred
dollars, and if the secretary or clerk Of any
railroad company shall fail to comply with
the requirements of this net, such company
shall forfeit to the Treasurer Of this state,
f>r the use of the state, one thousand dol
lars, to be recovered in the name Of the
Treasurer, by action Of this statute.
JOHN C.LEWIS,
Sneaker of the House Of Representatives,
THOMAS BACKUS,
President of the Senate.
JOSEPH TRUMBULL.
Approved June, 2lst, 1S40.
CHAPTER XIII.
An Ac. in addition to "an Act for the As
sessmen, and Collection of Taxes"
Be 1t enacted by the Senate md House
IF Representatives IN General assembly
cenvened, The polls Of the members of all
FIRE companies which, by the provisions of
the several acts Incorporating such fire
companies, are exempt from taxation, shall
be and remain SO exempt.
JOHN G. LEWIS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JOSHUA B. FERRIS.
President of the Senate, pro tem.
JOSEPH TRUMBULL,
Approved, June ga, ls49.
CHAPTER Xiv! E
An act in addition TO "An act for the As
sessment and Collection Of Taxes"
Sec. /. Be 1t enacted by the Senat
and House Of Representatives IN Genera
assembly concerned, Every collector o
state or town taxes shall, at or before tn
time that he receives any warrant for tn
collection of any sta e or town tax, give u
the town Of which he is collector, q bont
with surety 20 the acceptance of the select
men of such town, for the faithful paymen
according to law, of all moneys received b,
him as such collector, under the provision
of the act 10 which this is an addition.
Sec. 2. If any collector Of such town Of
state taxes shall neglect or refuse TO give
the bond required by the first section of this
net. the Selectmen of such town may ap-
point and depute some other proper person
to collect the taxes aforesaid, and the person
so appointed aud deputei shall give bond
with surety in the manner prescribed by
the fist section Of this act, and shall there.
upon have the same powers aud duties as
belong to collectors appointed by The town.
JOHN c. LEWIS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOSHUA B. FERRIS,
Presiden. of the Senate, pro ten'.
approved, June 22d, is49.
CHAPTE XIV.
An Act to confirm the doings Of Assessors
and Boards Of Relief, in certain cases.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives IN General assembly
convened, In all cases where the asses
sors or board Of relief in any town have
been elected at meeting not legally warn.
ed for that purpose: and in all cases in
which The assessors in any town have omit>
Ted to post notices, or to publish the same.
In accordance with the provisions Of the
third section Of the &C. entitled "An Act for
the Assessment and Collection of Taxes )"
and In all cases in which such assessors
have omitted to sign or return an abstract
OF the assessment lists of their respective
iowns mr. IN lodge the same in the town