Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-16

families os other near relatives who shall be found by said sarde1 and directors to be needy and worthy of such assistance.
 Sec. ?. 1T any of said cohvicss shall be without families or any near relatives. and they be not prisoners for life, linen the said third portion of their earnings shsll be re- served for their ossA use, benefit and en- eouFagement. and be paid over to them on the expiration of their term of sentence. or at such lime within o,.e year thereafter as the warden and either director shall deem bset calculated to secure the reformation, If said coEvicts ProUided. that no prisoner described m the second section of tlis ac, shall der,se any benefit from said section. unless his conduct while under confinement shall meet the app obation of said warden and directors.
 Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect from the frs: day of July next.
 An Act in addition to an Act relating to - Courts.
 Sc q enactcd by the .Seaafe aud House Of
 Representatives 1T General Assea.big
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 Sec. That there shall be chosen hy the people of the several Towns in this State. at the next annnal town meeting of such towns, three good and jn,licious men. to be known as Rfconciiing Judges. who shall 6e sworn according to law, 10 f.sitlful perf,r- nance of their duties, and who shall hold Office for the term of three years. and ill their successors are appointed and qualified Provided however. ti,rt first named of the three Judges aforesaid first appointed nn- der this act, sliall go out of Office at the time of the next annual town election, and the next named at the next suceeeding an- nual town election. and the last named at the annual town election of the followiac year, and so on in rotation afterwards, each Rcconciling Judge a. the end of three years but as,y person going out ef office may be re-appointed; provided furthar.f that the Selectmen of any town, at meeting spe- cially called for tkat purpose may fill all Ya- cancies that may occur, previous to the an- nual town meeting, of such town alsdi the person So appoihted shall hold office till the next annual town meeting, and till another shall be appointed and qualified.
 Sec. ?. The Rec0aeitiag Judges appoint ed us aforesaid, may tyuea time to time at their discretion hold Courts to be called Courts of Consolidation, in the towns for which they are ,Y,pointed, and they shall have and enjoya all the authority n,id powers conferred. and granted to the justices of the Peace in Ciuit Cases by the act entitled :. An Act relating to courts,n Chapter 9th ''of Justices the Pence,r sections 69 and 70, provided, tast said judges shall not be limited in any confession of debt, from . debtor to his creditor. as provided in sec tion 70. 3s 'aa s5e s
 Sec. }. Ne Judge aforesaid. shall act or preside at the hearing of any case, in which hc is or has been iw any Eay enploycd or Interested, drcctly. or indirectly, and ia case majority of tho judges are disqualified or anable t. attenlthc hearing of any case the remaining Jadgc may call in two Jas- ticcs ef the Peace to act witla him ia the hearing of suck case or cases, and thu, e,adg- Mcnt Nf the Court So constituted slsaia be the judgment ofthe court aforesaid, and no professional attorney or legal counsel shall be allowed to be heard or to examinc wit nesses for either or any party, in any case before said courts except such attorney or counsel, shall be m original party in such case.
 Sec. 4. Any party or parties having claims og acsalHas of any kind, against any other party or parties residing in this State whether said claim (aforcsaid) relates to real or personal estate, may in his written affidavit, made before any judge ef the town or towns where either of the parties reside, setting forth generally the nature of such claim ar demand, and that he believes tho same to bc justly due. caasc te he issued and it shall be the duty of such judge to is- suc forthwith, . aetice or citation directed to the adverse party to appear and be heard and said notice or citation, shall be hy some indifferent person. or by some properof6cer, served upon such adverse party, at least sir days bcfocc the time spcci6ed ill said ci- tatien fer such hearing and # such adverse party shall fail tc appear ut the time and place specified Judgment shall bc by such court rendered against such adverse party by default Provided, that Tn cases whore Real Estate questions are involved. orwkere Judgment is rendered for n sum exceeding cnc hundred and fifty dellars, notice of such judgment shall be served by citation as aforesaid. tosthe parties against whom such judgment is readcrcd. to appear in ten days, rMd show just acausc why suid Judgment shall net bo final, and in case such party shall fail to appear as aforesaid, such judg- ment shall bc final. su sas la
 Sec. $. On hearing scf any casc hcfarc said court, the jadgiss shall proceed fo ex- anime the parties theretc, and their respcc- tive witnesses under oath, and the said par ties nsay examine each other and their re spective witnesses ns aforesnid, and tho Judges shall to tho. best of their ability learn all the facts in the case and gise jadg- ment accordingly, and the judgment of any two of said Judges shall be tue judgm ent of the Court. 7stt ss
 Sec. 6. When final judgment shall. have been rendered by said Court in any case, execution may forthwith be issued, unless m, appeal Dc made, to the Superior Court. to be held in the County where such iadg- ment was rendered. ,witIin ten days from the rendering of said judgment. and sucl, cnurt shall take penal bond with sure;ies