Litchfield enquirer., 1855-07-12

uetefiHihe DIS 10 tic Pdyi Vi SofA io"oiu.
Sec. 2. The superior count upon such ap-
plication shall appoint three judicious, dis
interested persons, residents in said county,
to hear and decide upon the claims of the
parties interested in the payment and dis
tribution Of such reward and said court
shall also limit time for the presentation
of claims to said commissioners. not ex-
ceeding one month from the first publication
of notice by said commissioners, herein at.
ter provided and all persons not presenting
their claims in writing to said commission.
ers within the said time specified, shall be
barred from all right to recover any portion
of said reward.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of said COM
missioners, Immediately on receiving from
the clerk of said court notice of their said
appointment, to cause to be published in
some weekly newspaper, published in said
county or in an adjoining county, three
weeks successfully, notice of such order
Of limitation by said court, and also OF the
time and place of their meeting after the ex-
piration of said Limitation, to attend the du-
ties of their said appointment; and after
full hearing of the parties in pursuance Of
such notice, the said commissioners shall
make their report to said court, at the term
next following their appointment, or if more
time shall be necessary to complete their
labors then to the second term following
their appointment; and their said report,
when accepted BY the court, shall be final
upon all the parties.
Sec. 4. The person or persons, firm, COM
pany or corporation, making such applica-
ton for the appointment of commissioners
shall give notice thereof, by publishing the
same in newspaper, published in the coun-
ty where such offence was committed, or in
an al Joining county, two weeks successively
before the session of the court to which such
application shall be made.
Sec 5. The fees of said commissioners
shall be deducted by them from the said re.
ward.
Approved June 90. 1855.
CHAPTER VIII.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled An
Act for limitation Of Civil Actions and
Criminal Proceedings"
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. in General Assembly conre-
ned: That no action shall be brought or
maintained, on any bond, for costs only or
recognizance for costs, given in any suit at
law or in equity, or on the appeal of any
civil cause from an inferior to any superior
court, against the surety therein, unless such
action shall be brought within one year af-
ter final judgment has been rendered in the
suit. in which such bond or recognizance is
given; and in computing the time limited,
the time during which the party, agains,
whom there may be any such cause of ac-
ton, shall be without this State, shall be
excluded from the computation. Procided,
that nothing in this Act contained, shall be
so construed as to affect any suit now pend
ing.
approved June Is, 1855.
CHAPTER TX.
An Act to confirm the doings of Assessors
and Boards of Relief in certain cases.
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. in General Assembly COME
ned:
Sec. l. That in all cases where the as
SCISSORS or board of reliefin any town, have
been elected at meeting not legally warn
ed for that purpose, and in all cases in which
the assessors in any town have omitted to
post notices or to publish the same, in ac-
cordance 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 assessors have omitted
to sign or return. or make oath to an alb
stract of the assessment lists of their res
pective towns, or to lodge the same in the
town clerks office in said town, by the if
teenth day OF December in each year and
in all cases in which such assessors have
not signed the assessment list or lists oil
of their respective towns, collectively, but
have signed the same individually, as foI
districts or societies in such towns, or have
not signed them at all and in all cases
where said assessment list has been added
to, made out or altered before or after the
board of relief has equalized and adjusted
the returns and assessments Of their respec-
tive towns and in all cases in which the
board of relief have in any town met for the
transaction Of business before the first Mon.
day in January, in each year, or omitted to
give notice of the time and place of theil
meeting according to the provisions Of law
and in all cases in which the town clerk oil
any town has hot transmitted an Abstract
of the lists of such towns to the Comptrol.
Ter of Public Accounts by the first day Of
March in each year, and in which such as
SCISSORS OF members Of such boards Of relief
have omitted to take the oath provided by
law, or when the assessors in any town aave
assessed any company or corporation under
name or firm by which they are generally
recognized and understood, ye: other thar
that by which they are known in law, such
assessment list shall not for any such eau.
ses be adjudged void, but all taxes which
have been or shall hereafter be laid and i'm
posed according to such assessment lists
may, notwithstanding, be levied and collec.
ed, and in all cases when the State tax i'm.
! posed by the General Assembly upon the
several towns, has been laid upon any towE
BY any assessment list heretofore made, The
doings of any meeting SO held, and the State
tax so laid in any town. shall not for any
such causes, be adjudged void, but the sans
are hereby ratified and confirmed
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect from it,
passage.
Approved May %. 1855.
| CHAPTER II.
! An Act in relation to Banks.
Be it enacted by The Senate and House q