Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-02

! chapter ninth. ss of Ecclesiastical SoCletl., and certain Religious Denominations, Q shall be made according to the provisions Q ssAn Act in addition to an Act entitled A
 Act concerning Communities and Corpora tions,' ' approved June 30,h, 1851.
 Sec. }. Any real estate of the description named in section second of this act, an, which has been heretofore granted, devise, or demised to any pelson or persons in an] ecclesiastis.al office. by the designation Q such office, or otherwise, shall he deemed |, be held in trust for the benefit of the socieil or congregation using the same, and siaii upon the death of the person or persons il whom the title shall be vested at the tim, of the passage of this act, vest in the re!i gious corporation formed by the cnngrega ,ion or society, occupying and enjoying suci real estate, as aforesaid, prorided, such | corporation organized according to the law. l of this State, shall be in existence at the time of the decease of the person or persons holding the title thereto.
 l Sec. 1. In the event such congregation ol society shall not be incorporated as afore- said, then. and in that case, the title of such real estate shall vest in the State of Con necticut, in the same manner and with the same effect, as if the person holding the Ii. , tie thereto had died intestate, and without heirs capable of inheriting such real estate. Sec. 5. Whenever title to any real estate shall vest in the State of Connecticut, under and by virtue of the last preceding section, it shall be the duty of the treasurer of the State of Connecticut, and he is hereby au- l thorized, upon his being satisfied of the due incorporation of the congregation or society, who have occupied and enjoyed such real estate for the purposes of religious worship under and according to the provisions oi | chapter ninth, of the act concerning con- munities and corporations, as mentioned in the second section of this act, to grant and convey such real estate, and all the right, title and interest of the State of Connecii- cut therein and thereto, to said corporation, which shall thereupon be vested with all the right, title and interest, which became vested in this State by virtue of the proyi- sions of this act
 Sec. G. This act shall not extend 10 any grants, conveyances, leases, or devices. au- ,horized, confirmed or validated by sections one hundred and forty seven, one hundred and forty-eight, one hundred and forty nine, l one hundred and fifty, one hundred and fifiy- one, and one hundred and fifty two of chap ter ninth of sAn Act concerning Coinmuni- ties and Corporations" in the revised sta tutes of this State.
 Sec. :. This act shall take effect from it's passage.
 Approved, June 9, 1855.
 CHAPTER LviII.
 An Act relating to the Sureties of Executors and Administrators.
 Representatives. in General Assembly come ned: That the provisions of an act entitled ''An Act relating to Guardians, Executors. Trustees and their Sureties," approved June Is, 1853, be, and the same hereby are ex- tended to the sureties of executors and ad- ministrators, and the executors and admin istrators of such sureties and all proceed ings for relief under this act shall be accor- ding to the provisions of the act herein be- fore mentioned.
 Approved June 10, 1855.
 CHATTER Llx.
 An Act to restrain Geese from going at large
 on the Highways and Commons in the
 several towns of this State.
 Be Il enacted by fhs Senate and House ot Representatives. in General Assembly, conrc- med: That no geese shall be allowed to 20 at large on any highway or common in any town in this State; and it shall be the duty of the haywarjs of any town, and 1t shall be lawful for any person or persons to inn pound any geese going at largo as aforesaid and the poundage shall be twelve cents for each goose so impounded, the one-half of of which shall be paid to the impounder and geese shall not be released until the owner or owners shall have paid the poundage and the expense of keeping them until released: prorided, that each town may permit such geese to 20 at large, under such regulations as they may think proper; and when geese suffered to go at large in one town, shall go into town where they are restrained, they shall be under the same regulations as geese are in such town.
 Approved June 9, 1855.
 CHAPTER Lx.
 An Act in addition to An Act relating to the General Assembly. Be n enacied by the Senate and House oj Representatives in General Assembly conue. ned:
 Sec. l. No petition or application for the release of any person from confinement in the Connecticut State Prison, under sen tenee of any court in this State having ju. risdiciion of ihe offence for which such per son shall have been committed to said pri. son, shall be entertained by this General Assembly, unless notice that such petition nr application is 10 he preferred. shall have been published at least two weeks in sue. cession before the presentation to the Gen. eral Assembly 10 which sucl, petition is brought, m some newspaper published ir the county wherein said person was senten- ced to said prison, or if no newspaper be published in such county, then in some newspaper published in this State and gen. erally circulated in said county Prori ded Hat if any person shall no, by himself, ol l through his friends. be possessed of tht means of defraying the expense of the pub licaiion Of the notice aforesaid. then the cosi shall be defrayed by the warden of the pri son.
 Approved June 5. 1855.
 CHAPTER LxI.
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