Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-07
PUBLIC ACTS.
PASSED MAY SESSION, 1856.
CHAPTER LXIII.


 An Act to secure to the several towns of this Stats
 Justices of the Peace.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 SEC. l. That whenever the office of any justice of the Pesce in any town of this State shall become va cant by failure to elect. by death, resignation or otherwise, whenever any lerson elected to said office, shall neglect refuse to take the oath re- Qured by law, for period Of than thirty days after the fourth of July next following his said cleo tion his said cfce shall be deemed vacant and said town shall have power to fill said vacancy at any meeting legally warned and held for that purpose.
 SEC. 2. This act shall take effect upon the day of its passage.
 SEc. 8 That the aet entitled "An Act to secure to the several towns of this state justices of the peace approved June 1th, 1851, bs and the same is hereby repealed.
 Approved, Jane 20, 1so6.
 CHAPTER LxIv.
 In Act in nltetatien tf An Act securing to Mechan
 ics alien Oh Land and Buildings.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-. sentat.vcs in General Assembly c"hvoned:
 SEC. l. That ill determining the amount to which any lien or liens hereafter accruing shall attach up any land ur building under the provisions ot the ot which this is an alteration the proprietor of any such lnt or building. shall be allowed whatever payments he shall have lnade in goud faith to the original contractor contractors before receiving notice of such lien or liens.
 SEC. 9 That So much of the fifth section of sail act is inconsistent with the provisions ci tis a.s is hc.eby repealed.
 Approved Jul: l, 1856.
 CHAPTER LXV.
 An Act in addition to and in alteration of "An Act
 for Forming and Conducting the Military Force"
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repres entstyes in General Assembly convened
 SEC, l. Whenever regiment is called out for encainpment, inspection and review according to the provisions of the frty and iortytft sections of " An Act for Forming and Conducting the Military Force,' passed Nay session. lSa4 it shall be for time not exceeding three successive days.
 Src. ,. The annual officers drill provided for in an act entitled An Act in addition to and in alter aon of an act, entitled an act for Forming and Con- ducting the Military Force passed May scsscn. lSj5 in addition to the officers of which il is by law comp sed shall also be comp scd of the off second in ccni1nand of each and every military cVmiany iii this Statc.
 SEC. 5. lle major general shall, within ten days after the annual: Ct!iCrs drill report to the deI-ia-chief all officers who do hot attend said drill, and the nlnaner- -in-vhiIf shall call the court mar tia fer tEe trial of such Gclinqucnts within three weeks after the major general shall have made said report and at such placcsis the commanderin chief may designate.
 SEC 4. The officers composing the annual officers drill shall appear thcrcat in the State uniform of prvatc Of their respective arms, i'll State uniform of prvatcs c infantry at their option provided that the general and rcgilacnta field officers, and all staff officers may wear the hat ornaments and the coats beionging to tneir rank and in every other respect they shall bt equipped as privatcs of infantry.
 SEC Q. Tine ma or general shall, on t.e last day of the annual officers drill make out n:1 certify un;lcr osth complete list Ct all officers who titled to be paid fir military service at sail drill, stating the due to each of sail officers and turn said list to the paymaster general vino shall on the day aforesaid make out payroll from said list, showing the sum due to each of said officers rcsncc lively, and present said roll to the state comp tloller. who is hereby authorized and directed to draw an order on the state treasurer in favor of the pavmaSer general. for the amount of the sums to which said officers respectively entitled and the treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay such order when pccscnte,l to him. And it shall be the duty ot the pawn lsier general to pay to each officer, the day aforesaid the sum Set to his name said payroll
 SEC 0. In case of the absence or inahiUy Gf the major general. in tl" office of ma general shall bc vacant tl" next senior acting officer of the militia of this s.:l.c shall perform ali the duties re- q'ircd hy law of the major general.
 SEc. :. The officer commanding brigade or a regiment, during an encampmcnt ma. excuse any officer frcr doing duty on horseback during such encampipcnt
 SEC. s It sali le the duty of the lrieadc inspcc- tors to make the repot required b. thc thirty ninth section of ;,e Act for Forming aud C"n,i'ytng the Military Force, ptsscd M y session. 1851. on or be- fore the fifteenth day of October in each year.
 SEC. g. It shall be the duty of the assessors of the several towns annually, at the time Of assessing the taxable property of their several wns, and in tte same lists, to upon all able bodied white male CitigrnS, between the accS of tHuI.v-0ae ard fortyfve years, residing in ticir respective towns, except rncnbcrs Of the active militia tud l'rsous hy iuw exempted from military du;y tax of i.ity cents each distinguishing said tax ill tl.e sincnt tax i1 colnmutation of military duty and said tax shall be collected. at the time and in the manner as is hy law provided for the collection of town taxes anI no person shall ie assessed as able bodice, lnsn. who Is known to have any disIbil fly which wou. inca Iactatc him for the performance uf military duty, such mental i'm bccility. great defuriuty body limb permanent lameness. loss of eye, blindness total pal tial deafness epiiep sy. herIia. luss of thumb finger, rci imancut tcchucss C: body liinj. and other mal,ifost disa b:iity.
 sac l0. Any p@rsnn claiming to bc aggrievcd by tl,c oin;s of the assessors of any town in assessing Eron him q tax in communication of military duty, may mdkc his appeal to the board of relief of such town, at any Of its meetings held flor '" purpose Of ieiiing sl'pes, which 1bi,rd shall hear ;iid deter mine all such appeals and may abate such assess ment and may aid the said examination tax to the list Of any person upon whom the assessors have omitted tp assess the same; and may add to the a.scss smept list the name Cf any person whom they shall find liable hy law to pay the said conmu tation tax. whosc nas may have hean omitted from such list by the assessors, and may upon such person the said communication tax. But before pro- cceding to add to tue list of any person the said com mutation tax, to aid to tLe assessment list the Of any person emitted hy the assessors, they shall leave with such person. at his usual place of abode written notice at least two days before l- creasing his list. adding his to tie list to appear before said board, ard show cause if any he have, why such increase addition shCul1 not be made.
 SEC. H. It shall be the duty of the adjutant gen. erai to causesso much of the militia laws are not inconsistent with this 'act together with this act 1atS