Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

ol t4ll ADafing n1i5 eommi.sioaess shah have Rs~ef % 4|scsnlinus ths uhols oF aay DOT llon aI gnch iBsnpike co sbsll be embraced ia cad nppIi1aIioaf snd upon diPconlinuance uf such turnpike ct pbdi8n of tho snme such pnEsion co dirc1niinned shnil be. and remain pmbIie Highway h ihe towns where silnaGed, ths sssnea if laid odl by tue selecinson thsrs- uls or by county commissioners. in Ihe man. heg now by law provided. Provided, that ihe town Or lowns within which said turn. pike co discontinued is situated may diecon- tinne Ihe whole os any portion of such road, % the manner provided by law for the dis eonlinuance Of high~ays which have been laid out by lowna
 SEc 2. The Commissioners at any hearing SiaTesnid fcr the dIrcont,nuance oG a surnpiks . or any portion of lhe same, shall have power 70 asss0nsinne any ioll gate upon any such snruslkes and io alter the location of the same Y Nh sheir judgment justice to such turnpike eompeny or to the public requires II 10 be
 SEc. 3. Upon the disconsinuance of any turnpike nr a.y portion of the same by the county commissioners in the maaner provided in the first EsecIionl of thIs act, said commis- sioncrs shail cause a record of such discon- iinnance 10 be made and signed by them, de scrbi.g such portions of such turnpike so discontinued and shall cluse copy of such record duly al'ested to be left with The town clerk Of the town or towns within which such turnpike % discontinued nr any portion of the came ie situated, and said town clerk shall record the same at full length on the gec0fde Of said town or towns fos winch service he shall receive the sun of twenty five cents for each aud every page of such record.
 SEC. 4. The fees of The county con,rnis eioners for inc services required by them by this act shall be three dollars each per day i; and :he costs or application under this act shall he paid by the petltionerS excepting the taxable costs O! The respondents.
 Approved June 30. 1854.
 CHAPTER LyI.
 An Act relating 10 the release of persons from
 confinement in certain cases.
 Be t enacted by the Senate and House ef Rep
 reseAtatiUes, tn General Assembly concerned:
 SEC. ]. That in all cases where any per- son CT persons have been or may be commit ted to Ja.l, in any civil case, for non compii- ance wi.h an order Of inc county or superior court, the Judge of the Court, making such order, may release and discharge such person or persons from imprison meDt, when ln his judgment the pubic interests wIll not suffer thereby. SEC 3. This Act shall take effect Grora the day of it's passage.
 Approved June 2l, 1851.
 CHAPTER Lvn.
 An Act io prevent lMcendiarism. Be t enacted 6y the SeRGie and House cf Rep. l Tsseneatiues, ia General Assembly concerned:
 SEc. 1. Wheneser any building or other property in this State shall be destroyed by | EPA avaA Aau after shall be subscribed and sworn 10 before any Justice of the Peace for the county where such fire shall happen, alleging that reasona. ble grounds exist for believing that said fire was not accidental in it's origin, bot was caused by design, it shall be the duty Of such | Justice forthwith to issue his warrant 10 some constable of tn. town or city where such property was destroyed, requiring him to sum l mon immediately siK good and lawful men of ! ihe county to appear before said Justice at the lime and place expressed in the warrani to inquire when. how, and by what means said hre originated. And incase of the non- \ appearance of any person so summoned, the constable shall, by order of said Justice, re- adEn some person from the by islanders ta com P!ete said number.
 SEC. 3. Whenthe persons thus summoned appear, or the number be made complete, the said Justice shall call over their names. and then inview df the spo: on which said property was destroyed, he shall administer the fol- l lowing oaih-:-You sOiemEly swear that you will diligently inquire, and true presentment make, on behalf of this State, when, how, and by what means the fire which has here occurred. wascansed, and you shall return a true inquest according oyour know edge, and such evidence as shall be laic before you. ]
 SEc. 3. The Justice may issue sub@nas for'witOesses, returnable forthwith, at such . time and place, as he shall thereon direc:. Such witnesses shall be allowed the game fees, and their attendance enforced in the same manner, as if they had been served with . subrWna in behalf of ihis State, to attend any court of the same; and the party mak- dDg such complaint shall be liable to such witnesses for their fees.
 SEc. 4. An oafh to the following effect shall be admnisiered 10 such witnesses by said Justiee-You sdie,nEly swear ihal the evidence which you shall give to this inquest, concerning the origin oi the fire. of which in- Yuiry is now 10 be made, shall be the truth, the whole truth aud aothing but the truth, so help you God.
 SEc. 5 The testimony uf all witnesses. examined before any inquest, shall be re- duced 10 writing by sa,d presiding justice, or some other person by his direction, and sub pcribed by his witnesses.
 Snc, 6. The jury after hearing the tesri. .mony of the witnesses, and making all need ful inquiry, shall draw up and deliver to said justice, their in4uisiiion under their hands. in which they shall find. and certify, when, how, and by what means such fire was caused, aud said inqnisiiion and testimony thus sub ecFibed, ehall be filed by said justice with the clerk ofIhe courts for said county, within one week thereafter.
 Sac. 2 No fees shall be allowed or paid for any of the services required by th's Act, except 10 the witnesses -as is herein before provided.
 Approved June 20, 1854.
 CHAPTER LvIH.
 An Act foE the Suppression ot Intemporance. Approved Juno 29. 1854.
 lAlrcady published