Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17
PUBLIC ACTs.
CHAPTER ElIl. An Act concerning FoFeisn Insursnee Con

CHAPTER GaHa.
 An Act concerning Foreign Insurance Con. panies.
 Be M eMaeted bg the Senoce aaS Henee ef Represemtagipes sn GemeraI s1sSenstls eonUSseds SEC 1. That whenever by the lave n0w existing in, or which may hereafter be enacted by any of the United Eialea, other than thie State, snv taxes, fines, penalties, depoeits oe money. or of securities, siaiementu, liceneeos attorneys or Cihe. obIigationa or Tequireme1ls of any description, whatever. age. sr shall be imposed uro. any insuFancecompany 0f c0sEle panies, incorporated by. or 0fgaui1ed under | :he laws Of this 6iale. aud iEansacsiDg busi- nesF in such other State. or upon the aeentn
 of any such insurance c0m2aay, or compa.
 nies, then so long as such law or laws shall continue tn fnrce, the saise taxes, fines, pen. l allies, deposits, statements, licenses, attor. nsys, obligations and requirements. which, under such law or laws, arc or shah bs in. posed upon any insurance company Os com. Danies, of this Stute, shall be imposed upon sil similar insurance companies doing busi. ness in shis State, winch are incorporated by, ar organized under the laws of such other State or States, and upon all llagents Of such assurance companies. And such insuEauc0 company or their agents. shall from and safier
 
 the came tsxee, fines. licenses and psnaltiss. to make the came deposits and staiemen:ss and he in all respects under and subject to the same obligai,ons and requirements, as arc or sha.l be imposed upon any ot the similar insurance companies 0f thus State, nF upon ] their agents, 6y the State, by or under the laws of which said company is incorporated or organized. &8' : SEc. 2. If under or by virtue of the laws of ! such other State, any insurance company in. ] corporaied by or organized under inc laws of .his Siaies or its agents, is OF shall be re. quired 10 make any dePosIfs osths or state. ments to any officer of sad State, not known Q, exlsting in this State, or 10 pay any iaxess fines, licenses. or psnalties 10 such officer, then and in every such similar case the insu- rance companies of such State, or their agents, doing business in this State shall make the same der.,sits with, and statements to the Comptroller Of this State, aud shalt be liable to pay the like taxes, licenses aud pen- allies to the treasurer oi this State. ss.sg
 SEc. 3. Every insurance company not inc corporated by this State. but transaciing business in il, shall by . written power of at- :orney appoint some citizen of this State res sid,ng theron, their attorney. with power ard authority to accept service of all lawful pro. cess against said company, in this State, and to cause an appearance to De entered, in any action in like manner as if said corporations had existed, and been duly served with Pro- cess within this State. Acopy of such power of attorney duly certified and anihen.catsds shaE be filed with the Secretary of Stato, and copies thereof duly certified hy such Secre. tary, shall be received in evidence m all courts of this Slate. In case ofthe decease or disa- billty of such attorney to sct. t shall be the duty of such corporation 10 make new ap. pointment, 60 ihat at all times, while aay Inability remains outstanding on such inst- rance there shall be within this Staie an at. torney as aforesaid. Service of process upon suchNttorney shall be deemed 10 De suficlene service up0n his principal.
 SEC. 4s It shall not be lawful for any per- son 10 act within. as agent or otherwise in receiving or prOcusing applications fer ins,a- . rance, oi to issue policies of insurance, or in any manner to aid in transactiDg the business of any insurance company or companies, not incorporated by or organised under the lave of this State, until they tn all respects have complied with the provisions of this act and for every such violation, the person 70 offend. ing shall be subject to penalty oi five hun. dred dollars, to be sued for and recovered 10 the name of the State, by the Siate's attorney of the county in which said offtnce shall be committed, and one half of the said penalty,
 when recovered, shall be paid into the tfeasts ry of lh,s State and the other half 10 the in.
 formant of such violation -and in case of the
 non. msnt of such penalty. and she party
 so offending ehall be. llable 10 imprisonment for period not exceeding SIX monihs, in the discreiioD of any court having ccsnizanoe | thereof. SEc 5. All previous acts relating to for eisn insurance companies are hereby kea pealed.
 Approved June 90, 1854.
 CHAPTER EIv. s4 An act in addition 10 ..An Act cotCerninR Highways and Bridges.n s
 Be u enaeied 6y the Senate aud House ef Rsp- rssentGtitss, tn General ydsssmbiy esnpsnedf No keeper of t..li gate upon any bridge or turnpike shall exact or receive of any per- son for passing such toll gate any cum Of money whatever, whenever such toll gate has heretofore been, ar shal: be hereaiief thrown open by the comMlssioneTs upon such bridge or turnpike, while said toll gate shall teinain oLen by order of said commissioners tn wsi- ting delivered 10 the gate keeper, and notice | the turnpike company l on penalty 0l tolieit- ing seven d0llars 10 hlm who shall sus ios the same and prosecute his suit to effect. l Approved June 20. 1854.
 ! CHAPTER Lv. An Act in addition to 'An Act conceFnina Highways and Bridges. r
 BsH enaetsd by tks Senate axd HsMse ef Sasp- yesentaeiges in GsRersl .assembly esssxaed Sac l. That any incorporated nlsmpike company afisr voluntarily opening ihtir ssls or gaits, or any pOEiinu of their TQad and neeiec,ing 10 take toll ai the same. ms ap~ ply 10 the county commissioners offhe cpnn- v within which ihe portion of said soea ia for lihcsiy io give up ihe whola IT such pp1 l ton of ihsir sand turnpike e shalI ke 6es scribed in their said application. and nnliee al such application is 10 he given hy spch fngKs pike company to the tNwn oE towns @ilhin which the portion pr porlians of such rcd lies aa are propnsed f0 hs sisen np. hy Ie6s. ing copy Of t0ck application wilh ne et tha selectmen of each pf lhN toWnt insesesteA in