Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1853-08-18
Approved, July is:, 1858.
CHAPTER LxxvII.


An Act to confirm the toifys Of Assessors
and Boards Of Relief, and Town Meetings,
IN certain'cascs.
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatires in General Assembly eO'fcened:
Sec /. That in all cases where the asses,
sors OF board Ct relief u any town have been
elected at a meeting not legally warnc6 'lort
that purpose; and IN &ilcases in which lhet
assessors in any town have omitted 20 poet no.
tees. or to publish the ssmc, in accordance
with the provisions Of the third section Of the
act entitled An Act for the assessment and
collection Of Taxes, and in all cases in which
such assessors have omitted to sign OF return
an abstract Of the assessment lists Of their re-
spective towns, or 70 lodge the same in the
town clerks Office in said town by the 18th
day Of December in each year; and in all ca
SEES where said abstract has been added 10,
made out or altered before or after the board
Of relic! has equalized and adjusted the re.
turns and assessment Of their respec,ivetowns;
and in all cases in which the board Of relief
has in any town met for the transaction Of blu.
slness before the fIrst Monday in January in
each year, or omitted TO give notice Of the
time and place Of their meeting, according to
therrcyiaions flaw; and il. all cases whero
said board may hHve increased the list Of any
person; or where said board may have add.
ed tho name Of any person whose name may
nave been omitted from such list by the as
SCISSORS without leaving with such .person, or
aims usual place Of abode, written notice,
% reqdired by The ihtty-iIinth section Of the
act for the assessment Of taxes passed May
session, 1851 and in all cases in which the
town clerk Of any down has not Transmitted
an abstract OF the lists of said town 10 the
comptroller Of public accounts by the FIRST day
OF March in each year, and in which such as.
sesscss or members Of such board Of relief have
omitted to fake the oath provided by law. or
wnefc The assessors in any town have q
ssssed any company or corporation under n
name or iirln by which they are ecnerallv re-.
cogn,zed and understood, YET other than thu,
py which they are known in law. such asses.
ment lists shall not for any such causes he
ad)1dged void, but oil taxes which have been
or shall hereafter be laid and imposed accord
ing 70 snch assessment lists. Iaa y. ,,otw;th 4.
stanUHg, be levied and collected. and IN III
cases where the State tax imposed bv ~,
deneral Assembly upon the several towns ba,
osen Iaid by any town upon the asaessman,
ns1 OF 1851 and 1852. the doinss Of anv ,Aee,
ing so held. and the State tax 60 laid bv nm,
; ;oSn, shall not'fOr any; such causes Se.ad
Sec:s. And"in an cases whore the select
Hen OF any town have neglected to warn ,la
snhsal townmeeting Of any town in the man
ner provided by laws, saua in All sHe scast
where the warnings ofthe annual towamee
ingsof any town have been in any respe
Informal, the dnings of such town meciins
held under such defective or informal war,
ings are hereby rstified and confirmed, an
made valid IN all respccts. the same az thous
no defect or informali,y had existed in ga
wathings. and I'll acts Of any town OH.
chosen at sauch meeting, bsiag 10 other q
pects consorma6ie % law, are hereby, rattle
established aud codRrmed: proviasi, that I
clam, which i the subject Of any suit or /
s ZION nov pending. shall be in any manner
secsSa ~ the provisions OF this act. This
shall sake effect from lie passage.
approved, June gad, ts5s.