Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-08

 cant, without such evidence reading is rsqur- cd by this act, whenever the same is requested as aforesaid, shall be punished by fine not exceeding fifty dollars.
 Approved, June 1Tth, 1858.
 CHAPTER xLIx
 An Act in addition to An Act relating to Electors and Elections"
 Be enacted by e Senae and House of Representatives n General Assembly conreed:
 SEC. l. Every person who shall fTaudulently ab- stract any vote from the ballot box used at any electors meeting, held under the provisions Of the act to which this is addition, who shall fraud ulenty prevent any vote which is presented and intended to be dcosited in such ballot bOx by any person entitled to deposit such vote, from being de- posted therein, or who shall fraudulcnly deposit, to be deposited in such ballot box any vote which ought not 10 be so deposited therein, and cry person who shall ill any way fraudulently aid, abet encourage any other persOn ill doing either of tine fraudulent acts herein before specified shall be punished by imprisonment in the common jail not exceeding six months, nor less than thirty days.
 SEC. 2. Every person who shall fIaudulcntly pro- cure himself to be made an elector of this State, when he has not the requisite qualifications and cry person who, not beng an elector, shall fraudu lcntIy vote at any election held under the act to which this is in addition, and every person who shall frauduienly aid, abet, encourage any other person to do either of the fraudulent acts i'll this section specified, shall be punished in the common jail not exceeding six months, nor less than thirty days
 SEC. 8. Every eIector of tl is State who, at any election held under the Act of which this is in add tion, shall fraudulently vote in any town ill which he is not entitled to vote, or for any officer for whom he is not entitled to vote, who shall frau dulently deposit ill the ballot-box than one vote at the same time for the same officer, or who shall fraudulently vote than once at the same ballotng and every person who shall fraudaleniIy aid, abet or encourage any other person in doing either of the fraudulent acts in this section speci fled, shall be punished by imprisonn ent in the common jail for not more than three months, nor less than seven days.
 SEC. 4. So much of the 14th and 10th sections of the Act to which this is in addition plescribes what the punishment shall be for the illegal acts therein specified, is hereby repealed prorided how ever that such repeal shall not apply to any viola tion of the provisions contained ill said sections previous to the passage of this act. Approved, Juns&Oth, 1858. CHAPTER L.
 An Act in addition te Act entitled ' An Act for the regulation of Proceedings in Equity" Be enacted ty the Ssnate ad House of Representatue n | General Assembly concerned:
 SEC l. The superior court, court of equity, may, upon the petition of any person interested, order the sale of any personal estate owin by two | or inoie persons whenever, in the opinion of the Court sale will better promote the interest of the parties i'll interest and may appoint committee to make the sale; and may make any order neces- sary to protect the rights of all the persons ilte- rested and to carry the sale into full effect. The | money arising from the sale. after the payment therefrom of such reasonable cost and expense as the Court may direct shall be distributed by order of the Court among all persons interested in the estate, in proportion to their interest. Frorided, that this act shall not be construed to authorize sale application for sale, of any personal prop erty part of any estate pending in any court, of probate for settlement, until after a settlement of the administration account, and iinal settlement of such estate. and the same is ready for distribu | tion.
 I SEc 2. When any one of the owners of sucl, per- sonal estate shall have been dead one year or more prior to the bringing of petition for the sale of the same, said petition may be brought against the ! heirs and deysees of such deceased owner without any other description of them than that of the heirs and devisees of the deceased, naming and de. scribng him the court to which such petition shall be preferred, or either judge of such court in va cation, may make such order relative to the notice to be given, as they shall deem reasonable; and such notice having been given according 10 the or der, and duly proved to the court, shall be sufi- cient notice to such heirs and devsees to appear and defend, and the court may proceed to hearing al the hrst term if they deem proper.
 sEc. Nothing in this act contained shall affect any suit now pending.
 Approved, June llth, 1858.
 l CHAPTER IT.
 An Act in addition to sAn Act relating to Ferries
 Be eaaaed by ths Ssaate aud Honss g Rpsnfafipts q Gmsrat Assembly oapas1d
 SEc. l. That tho toll or fare to De paid. at Say brook ferry, shall hereafter De, for each footman seven. cents; for each man, horse and load, four teen eentss for each led horse OK, or other neal kine thirteen cents for each sheep, swine goat three cents for each two or four wheelsd carriage drawn by one hoTse with one person. twenty eight cents for each four wheeled carriage drawn by two
 horses, with one person. eixty cents for each four wheeled carriage drawn by four horses. with one person. eighty eight cents; for each additional
 person in any Of said carriages, seven cents; fol
 each cart, drawn by two oxen. fifty cents; for each
 cart drawn by four or more oxen sixty three cents