Litchfield enquirer., 1855-07-12


ned. Whenever judgment or decree shall
be reversed by the Supreme Court of Errors,
and the cause shall be remanded to the Su-
perior Court, the party prevailing in the Su-
preme Court of Errors, shall be entitled to
have his costs in said Court last mentioned,
taxed in his favor. in the same manner as if
said cause had not been remanded.
Approved June 90, 1855.
CHAPTER III.
An Act in addition to San Act for the regu-
la,ion Of Civil Actions.''
Be it enacted By The Senate and House of
REPRESENTATIVES IN General Assembly come
ned: That the list section of the Act ent-
tied An Act for the regulation of Civil
Actions" relating to the removal of actions
from justices Of the peace on plea of title.
be and the same is hereby repealed. prorided.
that nothing herein contained shall affect
any suit now pending.
Approved June 20, 1855.
CHAPTER ".
An Act in alteration of san Act for the re-
gulation of Civil Actions"
Be it enacted By The Senate and House of
Representatives tn General Assembly coape-
ned:
Sec. |. One or more counts in assumpsit
or debt may be joined with one or more
counts in covenant, when all of said counts
are for the same cause of action.
Sec. g In all actions of assumpsit, debt
or covenant. the plaintiff within the first
three days Of the term Of the court to which
his writ is returnable, may, without costs,
al
ton of new counts in either assumpsit, debt
or covenant, when all his counts are for the
same cause of action, and he may at any
time afterwards, make such amendment, on
the payment Of costs at the discretion of the
court; proutded. the defendant shall have
reasonable time to answer the same.
Sec. 3. ALI Acts and parts Of Acts incon-
sistent with this Act are hereby repealed.
Approved June ls, 1855.
CHAPTER V.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled can
Act in alteration Of an Act for the regula-
ton of Civil Actions"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. in General Assembly COME
ned: That nothing contained in said Act,
relating TO the joinder Of one or more counts
in assumpst or debt, with one or more counts
in covenant for the same cause Of action,
passed at the present session Of the legisla-
ture, shall affect any suit pending at the date
Of the passage of said Act.
Approved June %, 1855.
CHAPTER vi.
An Act in addition to " An Act for the reg
ulaiion of Civil Actions"
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. in General Assembly conUe-
ned That all petitions for the discontinue
ance of highways shall in addition to the
service now required by law, be published
lby advertisement in some weekly newspa-
Iper published in the county in which said
lpetition is pending, or if there be no news
paper in said county then in newspaper
published in an adjoining county, at least
three weeks before the session of the court
| to which said petition is made returnable,
and certified copy of said petition and the
citation accompanying the same shall be
posted by the officer serving said writ on
one or more Of the sign-posts in the town,
or on one or more OF the sign-posts in each
Of the towns which are made respondents to
said petition, at least three weeks before the
session of said court.
Approved June 80, 1855.
l. CHAPTER VII.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled " An
Act for the regulation of Civil Actions -
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. IN General Assembly eonre-
ned:
Sec. l. That whenever any person or per-
sons, firm, company or corporation shall Of
fer reward, exceeding one hundred dollars
for the recovery Of stolen property, or for the
+; apprehension of criminals, or for both, such
person or persons, firm, company or corpor-
alton, may, upon the recovery of such sto-
len property, or any portion thereof, or up:
on the conviction Of such criminals, apply
to the superior court, holden in the county
where such offence shall have been COM
miited, at the term next following said con-
vicslon, in case said reward be for the ap-
lprehension Of the criminals, OF for the ap.
preheDsion of the criminals and the recovery
Of the properly both; and at the term mex,
following the recovery of the property, in
case the reward be for the recovery of such
property; for the appointment of commits