Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-14
PUBLIC ACTS, PASSED MAY SESSION, 1856.

i PUBLIC ACTS, PASSED MAY SESSION, 1s5s An Act in addition to An Act for the Assessment and Collection of Taxes.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- | tatives in General Assembly convened That all property real and personal, which has been or may be granted or given to "The Hartford Hospital" and by them invested and held for the use of said institution, shall with the income there ot, remain exempt from taxation.
 Propided, That the property of the directors of said institution shall not be exempt from taxation
 Approved, June 25, 1856.
 CHAPTER LXXXIn.
 An Act in addition to act for the Assessment and
 Collection of Taxes.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatves in General Assembly convened:
 That nothing contained in the twenty fourth sec ton of An Act entitled Au Act for the Assessment and Collection of Taxes shall be so construed as to contradict or in any manner impair any of the pro- visions of section sixth, of the same act.
 Approved June 10, 1856
 CHAPTER LXXXIv.
 An Act in alteration of an Act entitled An Act for the assessment and collection of taxes" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 SEC. l. If any person liable to give in list, and to pay taxes agreeably to the provisions of the act shall neglect or refuse to give in his list made and | sworn to- as herein before prescribed, before the 10th day of October in each year. the or assessors shall llout list for such person. putting therein all taxable property which he they have reason to believe is owned by said person liable to taxation, at its present fulI fair, and just value
 SEC. ?. The 33d section of the act to which this is an alteration, is hereby repealed.
 Approved, July l. 1856.
 CHAPTER LXXXv
 An Act providing for the number of Jnrymcn and Justices of the Peace for the town of Bridgewater.
 SEC. l. That the town of Bridgewater incorpora- ted by an act of this general assembly, shall be enti tied to choose in the and for the purposes by law prescribed five jurymen at each annual time of electlng Jurymen. and no more-and shall also be titled to choose five justices of the peace at each elec tion of the same and no more.
 SEC ?. The justices of the peace chosen at the election for justices of the peace in the year 1856 for the town of New Milford who now reside within the limits of the town of Brdgewater as incorporated at this session, shall exercise the powers and jursdc on, and perform the duties of justices of the peace for the county of Litchfeld within the said town of Brdgewater until the next biennial election of usti- ces of the peace And said town of Bridgewater may at its first meeting for choosing town officers any legal meeting called for that purpose some time in the month of July 1856, choose such nun bcr of justices of the peace residing in said town of Bridgewater shall not exceed five in all who shall hold their offices until the fourth day of July 1858
 Approved July lst, 1S56.s
 CHAPTER LxXXvI.
 An Act concerning the Common Field in the town
 of Windsor, commonly called the Great Meadow
 Common Field.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 SEC l. When any proprietor proprietors of land in the Common Field in the first society in the town of Windsor, shall fence and occupy any portion of said field, any particular field fields or inco sures, in severalty within said Common Field, and said enclosures shall adjon any public highway and the line of fence such highway shall be part of the line of fence of said Common Field the owner of such particular nclosures shall severally maintain the line of fence such highway adjoining such particular inclosures and the owner owners, proprietor propretors of said enclosures shall not for that part of their land so nclosed be liable for any taxes that may be laid for the benefit of said field, and shall not so long their land is nclosed have any interest for said land in eaid Common Field. SEC. ?. The proprictors of said Common Field at meeting warned for that purpose, shall have power to lay taxes upon themselves according to the vaua ton of their land in said Common Field, to defay the expenses that may arise in setting ont altering the fence, in making the common line of fence, and for any other charge which they shall judge necessary and may appoint a collector or collectors snail nave tne ity and be under the penalties collectors of town taxes, and it shall be the duty of the commit tee to make out rate bills and procure warrants, signed by justice of the peace, authorizing their collection.
 SEC. 3. Whenever the propretors of said Com mon Field shall impose a tax and when estate stua- ted in said field is so assessed and entered in the Grand List of the town in common with other tate situated out of said field, or in common with particular enclosures situated theren that there is distinct and separate value put by the assessors upon that part lying in said Common Field, then the propretors wishing to lay tax, as aforesaid, may call more of the assessors of the town for the time being, to assess, and they shall such ap pcation the value of that part of said estate which lies in said Common Field; and when such list shall be perfected by said assessors, the same shall be lodged with the clerk of said Com mon Field and said assessment shall be the rule of taxation for such estate by the propetors of said field for the year ensuing, and said assessor sers shall be paid by the proprietors of said field reasonable compensation for their services.
 SEQ. 4. Whenever the propretors of said Common Field shall impose tax, the same shall be levied all the land situated therein, except particular in closures situated therein and said shall bemade out from the assessment list of the town last com pleted or next to be completed.
 SEC. The interest of each proprietor in said Common Field, shall be deemed to be the valuation of their land situated therein (except particular