Litchfield enquirer., 1856-07-31

tax or subscription like sum for the same purpose, to establish within such district school library, ani to procure philosophical and chemical apparatus: and the further of five dollars annually, upon like order to the said districts upon condition that they shall have raised like for such year TOT the purpose aforesaid SEC D The selection of books for such libraries shall be approved by the board of visitors of each town.
 SEC B. The board of visitors shall make proper rules and regulations for the management, use ana safe keeping of such libraries.
 All puhlicacts heretofore passed, and now in force in this Stae relating to the subject of education are hereby repealed except such as are hereinafter spec fed to wit an act for the establishment of the State Normal School passed in the year 1s49 page 4l6 of the Compilation of 1850.
 All acts confirming and validating school society and school district meetings and do!ngs herein: :, Chap. first of "an act concerning Education, page 407 of Compilation Statutes of 1854
 An Act in addition to an Act concernicg Educa- tion,' passed in 1851, page All of Compilation of 1854;
 Chap VI of "An Act concerning Education" page 439 of Compilation of 1854; which acts and parts of acts above specified are and hereby de clared to be, in full force.
 Provided this act shall not affect any suit now pend
 Approved July lst, ls5s. CHAPTER XIII. An Act regulating Elections.
 Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-. scntatives in General Assembly convened:
 SEC. l. That in all elections of state officers and members of the General Assembly no ballot shall be counted for Representatives to the General Assembly, unless said ballot shall be by the electors deposited upon in the respective ballot boxes designated by the presiding officer of the electors meeting the ballot boxes for the reception of said ballots for said Representatives to the General Assembly.
 Approved July 2d, 1856.
 CHAPTER XLIII
 An Act n addition to An Act for the Settlement of
 Estates, Testate, 1ntestate, and Insolvent.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- tatves in General Assembly convened:
 SEC. l. No claim which has been heretofore pre- sented against the estate of deceased person. which has not been represented insolvent, and which has been presented to the executor or administrator, within the time limited for the exhibition of claims shall be barred in consequence of suit not having been commenced thereon within six months after the creditor had been notified by such executor or ad ministrator that his claim is disallowed when such executor administrator all the executors or ad-
 nistrators, ii there be more than one, shall have resided out of the State during the six months next after the notice of the disallowance was given and whenever such executor or administrator, or all the executors administrators, if there be more than one shall have resided out of this state during part U such six months such part shall be excluded from the computation.
 SEC Z. Whenever any exccutor or administrator, or all the executors and administrators any estate if there be more than one, shall reside out of ths State, copy of writ in any action against him ot them in their representative capacity, may be left with the Judge of the Court of probate for the tme being of the district where administration was grant ed, and copy 50 left shall be the commencement of a suit against such executor or administrator the same us If served upon him personally, and when the plaintiff in any such action, shall not be resident of this State, the same court shall have jurisdiction, would have such executot administrator resi- ded in the town where the Court of Probate which granted administration is holden.
 And whenever copy shall be 30 left with Judge of Probate it shall be his duty forthwith to give no. tice thereof to such executor administrator.
 But the Court to which such writ may be returna. be shall not proceed to trial or judgment thereon until it shall be satisfied that such executor or ad- minisrator has received actual notice thereof and had sufficient time to appear and before said Court
 Approved July 2d 1856.
 CHAPTER XLIv. An Act in addition to an Act entitled "An Act for the Settlement of Estates, Testate, Intestate and lusolvent."
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen. tatves in General Assembly convened:
 That n all cases where wills conveying or devising all of the tstaors estate in general terms or pur porting to convey or devise any real estate situated Ill this state, have been shall hereafter be exec ted out of this State, according to the laws of the State or country where made, such will being duly proved according to the laws of the state where exc cuted, in the proper probate district in this state shall be as etectual to convey and pass the property of the testator situated in this State though exc cuted according to the laws of this State.
 Provided That this act shall not affect any suit or suits now pending.
 Approved June 3d, 1858.
 CHAPTER XIV. An Act in addition to An Act for the Settlement of
 Estates, Testate, Intestate and Insolvent"
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represent tatives in General Assembly convened
 SEC l. That all wills devising real estate situated in this State and all distributions of the real estate of deceased persons 50 situated after they shall have been respectively approved by the courts of probate in the district wherein such estates in settlement shall be recorded at length in the land records of the town or towns where the real estate so devised or distributed is situated and it shall be the duty of executors and administrators cause the same to be 50 recorded in book to be kept for that purpose by the town clerks of the several towns in this state
 SEC. Z. The provisions of this Act shall extend to all estates both testate and ntestate which are now in the course of settlement before any of the courts of probate in this statey e
 Approved June 10th, 1856.
 CHAPTER XLvI. An Act in addition to Act for the Settlement of
 Estates Testate, Intestate and Insolvent.'
 Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives in General Assembly convened. Et LA SEc l. Whenever any executor of the will ofanv deceased person shall reside out of this State the i ventory required by the 2Sth section of the act to which this is an addition may be sworn to by such executor before any Commissioner of this state rs dent Tn the state where such executof lives
 SEC. 2. This act shall apply to the inventorv of the estate of any deceased person. now in co,,rs e settlement, and shall take effect from its passsrs Approved, June 18th, 1856. CHAPTER xLvii An Act In addition to An Act for tho C. a.xy.- !.