Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-24
PUBLIC ACTS.
CHAPTER nxVI.

Slates
 eif snasIsd bgese SsRale and House Of Rep. tsesnsstiDss, im General .asssmblg concerned. eFc. .. Every person who shall falsely and maliciously declare, tepresent or pretend, oI any judge, commissioner, marshaI, or other officer oG the United States, that any free per. son. entitled to freedom is slave or ow es service or labor 10 any person or peFsons, with intent to procure or io aid or assist in procuring the fofcible removal of such free ReEson from this State, as slave, shall pay a me of hye thousand doilara. and he impris. oned hve years ia the Connecticut Statt Prison.
 SEC. S. ln aH cases arising under this acr The truth ot any declaration, representation or pFesences that any person being or having been in this State is or was . slave. or Q ~ es or uid owe service or labor tc any other per son or persona. shall not be deemed proved e1eept by the testimony of at least two credi bio w;taesscs tesIifyinc to facts directly iend- ing to establish the truth of such dc dtclaration, pTefence or represen' aticn, or by legal evi- dence equivalent thereto,
 Skc. g. Every person who shall wrongful. Iy and malciouslv seize or procure to be seized any free person entitled to freedom, with intent 10 have such free perscn held in slavery, shall pay fine of five thousand dol. lars and be imprisoned five years in the Con. neciicut Stale Prison.
 SEc. 4. Upon the trial of any prosecution arising under this Act, no deposition shall be admitted as evidence of tho truth of any statement in such deposition contained.
 SEC. 5. lfupon the trial of any prosecution arising under this Act any witness shall, in behalf of the party accused. and with intent 10 aid him in his defence, falsely, and wilful. ly, ia tesiilying represent or pretend, that any person is or ever was slave, or does or ever did owe service or labor 10 any person or per- sons, such witness shall pay fine of five thousand dollars, and be imprisoned five years in the Connecticut State Prison.
 SEC. 6. Whenever complaint or informs- tion shall be made against any person for any offence deecrbed in any section of this Act, and upon such complaint or information, warrant shah have been duly issued for the arrest Of such person, any person who shall hinder or obstrucI sheriff. deputy sheriff or consfable in ihe servicc of such warrant, or shall aid such accused person in escaping from the pursuit of such officer, shall be i'm. prisoned one year in the Connecticut State Prison.
 SEC. 2. No claim, declaration, prctence or representation that any person is or was an apprentice for fixed term of years or owes o' did owe service merely as such an appren. tIce for such fixed term, shall be deemed pro hibited by this Act and no such declaration. Pfeience O. representation that any persnn is or was such an apprentice for such fixed term, or owes or did owe service merely as such an apprentice for such fixed term, shall be liable 10 any penalty under this Act.
 Approved June 30, 1854.
 CHAPTER Ixyu.
 An Act relating io the sale of Minors Lands
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly concerned:
 SEC. l. That whenever an estate in fee eimp.e has been or shall be devised to Mi nor, and such Gevlss shall have placed .he came in the hands of Trustees during the minority of sad Minor, tue Court of Probste m the District in which such devise was proved, may. on application of sch Trustee order she sale of such estate or any part thereof, if sale would best promote thu in- terests of said Minor, and may empower said Trustee or some other meet person, to make sale of sac estate under the order of said Court Provided always, that said deylse shall not contain prohibition Of sale by sad Trustee.
 sale, and sale shall be made acd proceeded "vs's " 'ssS us~uuOs PAOsiuCO b tHS 1OuS &0tup and 49th Sectiocs of an Act entitled ''Am Act concerning th Domesiic R.lalions."
 Approved June 24, 1854.
 CHAPTER Lxva'l.
 An Act regarding the property of Minors
 residing oui of this S,ste.
 Be t enacted by the Senate and House of Rep sssensasipes in General Assembly convensd:
 SEC. That wheneve, any executor, ad. ministrator, guardian, or trustee, holds in his hands the personal estate, money or funds be- longing to any heir, legaiee or ward, under the age of twenty one years, and being an inhabltant of another o! the United States and Sesiding therein. each personal estate, money or funds, may be delivered over and paid or fransfevred 10 the legal guardian or trustee of such' minor, appointed under the authority of the State where such minor resides and be. longs, and having by the laws of the State power and authority to control the properly of his ward.
 SEC. 3. Whenever such guardian is dcsi- Tous 10 receive such properly, money or funds he shall file his application iu the probate court where the will is proved, administrator .isgranted, or the appointment: oi the guardi. ans or trustee is made, askiDg said Court to direct the delivery or payment of the minors property, money or funds to such guardian of another Stale, and deposit in sad Court copy of his appointment. under the authority of such Stnte, cad fhe certificate of the Cour, making such appointment shall be certified -conformably to the acts of Congress relating iothe certiication of judicial proceedings be. tween one State and another and, also, that such graiG'an has power by the laws of the Siaie where he is appointed to control the estate of his ward and such court of probate upon such application shall have power to dl. rect or refuse such payment.
 SEc. 3. The executer, administrator, true. lee or guardian under such application and the Ordar of the probate court shall have full power to pay over the snms SO directed to such foreign guardian, md shaii take his re-. csipt or acknowledgment of such payment, and cause the same to be recorded in the probate court together with his return undel oatl,, of such payment and such delivery faat...