Litchfield enquirer., 1859-07-21
PUBLIC ACTS. PASSED MAY SESSION, 1859.

CHAPTER xxvT
 An Act with regard to Foreign Attachments Be tt enacted by Me Senate and House o Representatives. ts General Assembly conrened That in all suits of foreign attachments, in which the garnishee shali not have been cited in to disclose, on the original process, the court to which the same is returnabe may, at any timu during the pendency of the suit, issue citation to such garnishee, fixing reasona- ble time thereafter at which he shall appear before the court and make disclosure as to his indebted ness to the defendant in such suit or as to any pro perty of the defendant in his hands; and upon such citation being served upon snch garnishee, accord ing to the or1er of the court it shall be the duty of such garnishee to appear before said court, at the time>so appointed and make such disclosure, in the same manner as if he had been cited in to make such disclosure on the original process
 Approved June 10th, 1859.
 CHAPTER xxyIr
 An Act in alteration of An Act in relation to the
 General Assembly" Be enaaed by the Senate and House of Representatives tn General Assembly conuened:
 DEC. l. That at the beginning of each session of the General Assembly. there shall he appointed joint standing committee of from the senate and two from the house of representatives, whose duty 1t shall be to make careful examination of all en- grossed bills and, on finding them to be correct In all particulars to present them first the speaker of the house of representatives and then to the prei- dent of the senate who shall sign the same in pra- sence of the respective houses The said bills shall then be returned by said committee to the secretary of state. SEo ?. The second section of the act to which this Is in alteration is hereby repealed.
 Approved, June 10th, lS59
 CHAPTER XVIII.
 An Act in addition to An Act in relation to Courts De enacted dy Me Senate and House of Representatives. n Generdl Assembly coavened:
 SEC. l. The town of Bethel in the county of Fair neid, IS hereby made and constituted probate dis .lict Dy tne name of the Probate District of Bet le Prom@d' that all matters and business begun tered in the court of probate for the Dstict of na- oury shall be completed therein in the saine man. nef as if this act had not been passed
 nEc; z. me hrst judge of said Probate District of betnet snail be elected at special meeting of the electors of said town of Bethel to be called for that purpose by the selectmen of said town. and holden on the last Monday in June, A. D. 1859: and tEe term or office of said judge, elected, shall com mence on the fourth day of July, A. D. 1859, and expire on the fourth day of July, 186O
 sEc g. This act shall take effect on the day of its passage / Approved June 10, 1859
 CHAPTER XIX.
 An Act m addition to an Act entitled tAn Act re- . lating to Courts"
 whereas, the practice of many of the judges of pro- pate Tn this state is now, and has been to m ike ana certify their respective records of their respec uve courts, and whereas the legality of such pro- ceeding may be doubtful, therefore,
 De esacd by the Senate aud House of Represenatives fn General Assembly, conuened
 SEC l. That all the records heretofore made by tnc Judges of probate in the respective probate dis srcts n this state be- and the same are hereby con- armed and established, in the same manner as if such records had been made by the respective clerks of such courts.
 DEC 2 All copies of records of the several courts or pfosate in this state certified to by the judge of such court either with without the seal of said court being thereto affixed by said judge anl he is hereby authorized to afix such seai) sha be legal evidence in all the courts of the state
 . DEC 3 This act shall not affect any case now pen- 0ing, and shall take effect on its passage.
 Approved June 1Oth 1859
 CHAPTER xxx
 An Act for the protection of the Commerce of the Harbors of Bridgeport, Stamford and Norwalk
 Be esae ed by Me Senate aud House of Representa. noes sn G.nerat Assembly conuened:
 SECr l. There shall be appointed by the Govern or harbor master for each of the harbors of Bridge port, Stamf'rd and Norwalk who shall severally noid Gheir office for the term of three years and until another be appointed.
 DEC. 2 The provisions of an act entitled "An Act for the protection of Commerce and Navigation in the Harbor of New Haven," passed at this session or the General Assembly, be- and the same are here by extended and made apl .cable to the harbors o1 brdgeport Stamford and Norwalk.
 Approved, June 10th, 1859.
 An Act in addition to an act entitled "An Act re- ' latng to Banks" Be enacted ys Senate aud Hnse of Representatives m General Assembly conUened: That the third sec Zion 0f the act relating banks, enacted at the May session of the General Assembly in the year 1855 approved June 30 1855, shall not be so construe i us to render invalid any loan heretofore made, or