Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-08

rM Assembly convened, That in estima
ting and assessing damages to any per-
son or persons, or corporation, to be oc-
casioned by laying out, making and
maintaining any railroad in this state,
the commissioners or appraisers appoints
ed for that purpose, shall in no case, in
clude in their estimate of such damages
the cost or expenses of erecting and
maintaining fences along the line of such
railr lad.
Sec. 2. All railroad companies which
shall be incorporated during the pres
ent session of the legislature, or which
shall be hereafter Incorporated, shall be
required to erect and maintain good and
sufficient fences. on both sides of their
railroads. throughout their whole extent,
except at such places as in the opinion
of the commissioners on the respective
roads, the erection shall be inexpedient
or unnecessary.
Sec. 8. An railroad companies shall
be required to construct suitable cattle
guards, in the form IF -cuiverts-or PITS
at all places where their railroad shall
cross public highways and passways, and
also, and in connection with cul-
verts or cattle-guards, good and suf6-
cient fence to the lands Of the adjoining
proprietor, except at such places as in
the opinion of the commissioners on the
respective railroads, the constructing Of
such eulverts shall be inexpedient or un-
necessary.
And said cattle-guards and fences
shall be costructed in such manner as to
prevent and restrain cattle from passing
said public highways and passways, and
from the lands of adjoining proprietors
on to such railroad.
ORIGIN s. SEYMOUR,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
CHAS. III. POND, Pres. OF the Senate.
Approved, June %, 1850.
THOS. H. SEYMOUR.
CHAP. LxrII,
An Act in addition to an Act relating to
Sheriffs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in General Assembly
convened, That the service of wHts, ex-
ecutions and other process both civil and
crimir al, which has been heretofore made
by any deputy sheriff before the war;
rant or deputation Of such deputy sher-
if had been recorded in the manner
prescribed by the 10th section of the
act to which this an addition shall not
for such omission to record as aforesaid.
be adjudged void but such service
shall be valid to all intents and purposes
to the same extent as if said warrant or
deputation had been first recorded; pros
vided, that this act shall not affect any
suit now pending.
ORIfiEN s. SEYMOUR,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives,,
CHAS. II. POND. Pres. Of the Senate.
Approved, June 22, 1850.
THUS. II. SEYMOUR.
| CHAP. XIV.
An Act in addition to An Act for the as
sessment and collection of Taxes
Be ii enacted dc. That all real and
personal property, except that which is
exempt from taxation by virtue Of the
18th, 18th and 18th sections of an act
to which this is an addition, shall be val
ued and set in the list at three per cent.
of the value thereof in money.
Sec. 2. Personal property for the
purpose of taxation, shall be deemed to
include all goods, chattels, moneys, and
effects, whatsoever they be, except wear
ing apparel, and all ships and vessels,
whether at home or abroad, owned by
any resident OF this State, in addition to
any personal property now by law taxa
bic.
Sec. 8. All personal property ems
ployed in merchandise, manufacturing,
or otker lawful business, in this State,
belonging to persons residing out Of the
State, shall be sat in the list to such
persons, in the town where said business
is carried on.
Sec. 4. The stock of Turnpike COM
panies by law taxable owned by per-
sons out OF this State, shall be taxed &C.
oording to its market value : and the
Secretaries or clerks thereof, shall make
a return to the Controller Of public &C.
counts, under oath, of the market value
of said stock, and shall pay. or cause tc
be paid to the Treasurer Of the State
the tax aforesaid, at the same time and
in the same manner, and under like
penalties for failure, as is now required
OF cashiers of banks and such turn
pike companies shall have a lien upon the
stock of each stakeholder for the relm-
bursement of such sum so required TO
be paid.
Sec. s. Three hundred dollars in val,
ne of property. if SO much there De In
ANY persor,' 8 list, shall be deducted there
from. and be exempt from taxation.
Sec. s. Whenever a State tax shall
be- found necessary, said tax shall be i'm
posed by an Act Of the Legislature, d.
rectlv upon the several towns in this
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