Litchfield enquirer., 1856-07-17

credit the amount received for such stock less the eosts of sale to said indebted stockholder and may proced to collect the remainder of their debt by any proper action for that purpose
 Snc g. Whenever the purchasers of said stock shall have complied with the condition of said sale the corporation shall issue certificates of stock 10 such purc to their order and shall cancel upon the books of said evaporation the certificates of such indebted stockholdcr and the new certificates 60 issued shall enttle the holder thereo1to all the privileges, rights and interests of a stockholder in such corporation. SEC l. Whenever any stockhoder in any stock corporation has made, or if they shall hereafter make transfer assignment of their stock, curity for their indebtedness to third party and afterwards have become hereafter shall become q debtor to such corporation, then it shall be lawful for such corporation proceed and sell the equity of demption of such stock in the is provided for the sale of stock ill the second section of this act and shall credit the received from such sale to such indebted stockhoidcr. Such cor. poration may require the party holding transfer or assignment of such stock, to give statement to the Treasurer of smch corporation, un!er oath. of the amount for which such stock was pledged and if said party shall not give such statement at or before the time such sale is take place. such party shall for foit and lose all claim and lien on such stock or to any part thereof and such corporation may seii tire same in accordance with the second section Of this act.
 SEC g. Nothing in this Act contained sllall affect any lien or right acquired by any other party OF parties, by virtue of any attachment. or levy of sxecutor upon the stock of any stockholder in any such corporation.
 Approved, June 27th 1856.
 CHAPTER K
 An Act in alteration of an Act entitled " An Act
 concerning Communities and Corporatio,ls'
 Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- Sentatives ill General Assembly convcncd
 That in the election by the several towns in tliis State of town clerks and selcctmcn of said towns the persons having the largest number of votes for said AZ cbalI lo lao b. elected to the same.
 Approved, June 18th, 1S5G
 CHATTER XI
 An Act in addition to an Act entitled an Ac. con-
 ccrning Communities and Corporations
 Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 SEo. 1. Whenever any town in thisState shall, at It's annual meeting, have neglected to appoint pound keeper to each pound in said town or wien ever said office of pound keeper shall have in any way become vacant, thcselectmcn of such town, may If they deem it expcdicnt, appoint some proper per son to execute the duties of such office.
 SEC. 2 The provisions of this Act shall cz tend to all towns where said office is now vacant
 Approved, July lst, lS55.
 CHAPTER XII.
 An Act relating to the proposed Amendment to the
 Constitution of this State.
 WHEREAS, At general assembly of the state of Con nectcut, holden at Hartford in this state on the first Wednesday of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ffty-tvc, the house of representatives did pass resolution there in, and thereby proposing q certain amendment to tho constitution of this state which said Amcnd- mcnt was by order of said House. con'inuct t. the present session of the general assembly, and published in the manner prescribed by the eleventh article of said constitution AND WHEREAS, at this present session of said Assembly, two-thrs of each house thereof, have approved of said proposed amendment in the manner prescribed and specified fin said article which said amendment is in the words following, to wit ' At general assembly of the state of Connecticut holden at Hartford in said state, on the first Wednesday of May, lS55
 RESOLVED THE HoUsE or REPRESENTATIVES, That the following amendment to the constitution of this State be proposed, and that the when adopted and confirmed according to the provisions of the s6tatiea shall be in all respects part thereof.
 "Ilic judges of the supreme court of errors and of thc superior court appointed in the year lS5 and thereafter. shall hold their offices fr tl4e term of eight years but may be removed by Impeachment, and the governor shall also remove them the ad- drcss of twothirs of each house of the general as- eembly. No judge ot the supreme court of errors. of the superior court shall be capable of holding office after hc shall arrive ut th3 age of seventy years.
 Now, therefore, to provide for the consideration of said amendment by the inhabitants of this state at town meetings to be warned and held for that pur- pose, pursuant to tue requirements of the said cey cnth article "f thc constitution of this State
 VI tativcs in General Assembly conv"ncd
 SIC 1. That the coastahleS nj the several towns In this state shall the electors in their respect I've towns to meet on the first Monday in October next, at clock in the morning of said day. for the purpose of signtvn" in the hereafter proyi- ded their appreciation or distpprohaon of sa pro posed amcn,lnont which meeting shall bc hcld at tho usual places of holding electors meeting in sai towns respectively.
 Sac 2 The town clerk and s,lcctmcn in tho sc,- eral towns hereby authorized il they deem it c1 pcdcnt to designate the person who shall preside such meetings of the electors; hut in prcsi- ding officer is designated by said hoarl tn, electors shall choose the presiding officer in which choice the town clerk, or in his absence, the oldest sccctuan present, shall preside.
 SIC & It shall bc the duty of the town clerk in the respective towns immediately after the orani. saton of said meeting. to present {" Saii meeting said proposed amendment [" sail constitution. coriing to the requirements of std eleventh artico thereof and after due consideration thrrcct the r.c tors present at said meeting shall bc called upon hl the presiding officer of s.id meeting, to bring in him their respective votes su.iragcs which shall be by ballot those in favor of approving and adopt Ing said amendment, shall give in ballot with the word "Ycs written printed thereon and those who dsapprove of said amendment shall give io \ ballot with the word " No wyitton printed there on-which said ballot shall be examined, sorted and counted by the presiding officer assisted by the clerk and sccctmcn, and the number of clch, de clared in open meeting, by said presiding officer.
 SEC. 4. The presiding officers in said several town meetings shall under their hands respectively make duplicate certificates of the number of votes given in and asccrtaned aforesaid, in favor of approv ing and adopting said amendment and also ot those dsapproving of the adoption of said amcndmcat in words at full length of which shall he deposited in the office of the town clerk of the town in which