Litchfield enquirer., 1860-08-30

if they deem it proper, commit such person to the county jail, or some other suitable place, other than the state prison, there to be kept at the ex pense of the state, during such insanity, and until released by said court, unless some person shall undertake before said court, and give bonds to the treasurer of the sate to the satisfaction and acceptance of said coart, to confine such insane person in such manner as such court shall direct Sec 2 All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
 Approved, June 23, 1860.
 An act in addition to and in alteration of " An act to restrain Horses, Mules and Cattle from running at large"
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 Sec. 1. That no horses asses, mules, or neat cat tle sheep or swine, shall go at large in any high ways and commons and if any of the animals aforesaid shall be found at large in the highways or commons. it shall be the duty of the haywards of the town, and it shall be lawful for any person. to impound them and the poundage shall be fifty cents, for each horse, ass, mule, swne Or head of neat cattle, and ten cents for each sheep, so i'm pounded, one half of which shall be paid to the pound-keeper, and the other half to the impound- CT and such animals shall not be released until the owner or owners shall have paid the poundage and the expense of keeping such animals until released.
 Sec. 2. The first section of An act to restrain Horses, Mules and Cattle from running at large,' approved, June 9th, 1855, is hereby repealed provided, that such repeal shall not affect any suit or proceeding arising hereunder now pending.
 Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from its passage Approved, June 23, 1860.
 CHAPTER LXx.
 An act in addition to act entitled [" An act for
 encouraging and regulating Fisheries.'' Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened
 Sec. l. That in all dams the Pennington river, between the town of Pennington and the mouth of said rver in which there is not or shall not be sufficient sluice or opening for the pas sage of fish, there shall be, in proper place, an apron constructed, of proper materials at least fifty feet in width: extending from 8 depressed part of the top of such dams, descending on de- clined plane, angle of depression of not ore [than1 twenty-tw degrees to the bed of the liver below such dam and there resting on a solid foundation upon the bottom of said river and said apron shall be constructed in such manner as will best facilitate the passage of fish up said riv- CT, and shall be kept up and supported by the proprietor or proprietors of such dams. And if any of said dams in which there is not such sluice or opening as aforesaid, shall not, on the first day of October next have such apron, as aforesaid, constructed and attached thereto, in manner here inbefore provided, the proprietor and proprietors of such dams shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars and such proprietor proprietors shall also forfeit and pay the further of ten dollars for every ten days, after said first day of October next that such dam shall be without such apron Sec. 2. If any person or persons shall erect any wier or other obstruction in said river, within six ty feet of any such apron, shall have such wier other obstruction in said river on said first day of October next such person or persons shall for felt and pay the sum of fifty dollars and shall for felt and pay the further sum of ten dollars for fnV1d fret Ia nf O,f,l that he or they shall suffer such wier or other obstruction to remain in said river.
 Sec. 3. All the penalties in this act provided shall belong to the person who shall sue for the same and prosecte his suit to effect.
 Sec 4 That an act entitled. "An act in addi- Fisheries, passed May session. A. D. 1854, be, and the same is, hereby repealed
 Approved, June 2S, 1860.
 CHAPTER LXXr.
 An act in addition to |" An act concerning Crimes
 and Punishments. D
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 Sec. l. That any person with intent to procure the miscarriage or abortion of any woman, shall give administer to her, prescribe for her. advise Of direct, or cause or procure her to take any medicine, drug or substance whatever or use or advise the use of any instrument, or other means
 
 shall have been necessary to preserve the life of such woman or of her unborn child, shall be deem- ed guilty of OffelOny, and upon due conviction there of shall be punished by Imprisonment in the Con- necticut state prison, not more than five years nor less than one year, or by fine of one thousand dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court.
 Sec. Z. Any person who shall knowingly aid or assist any other person in the commission of the offence above described shall be deemed guilty of felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be nun. ished by imprisonment in the Connecticut state prison, ns more than five years nor less than one year, or by fine of five hundred dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court.
 Sec. 8. Every woman who shall solicit, pur- chase or obtain of any person, in any other way procure or receive any medicine, drug or sub stance whatever, and shall take the same or sub. init to any operation, or other means whatever, or shall commit any operation violence upon herself, with intent thereby to produce miscarri- age or abortion. unless the same shall have been necessary to preserve her own life or that of her unborn child, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the Connecticut state prison not more than two years, or less than ono year or shall pay fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court
 Sec. 4. Any person who shall, by publication lecture or otherwise, or by advertisement sale ol circulation of any publication designed or calcu lated to encourage or prompt to the commission of said offences. or by sale or advertisement o medicines for the commission of them, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall, upon convic- tion thereof, pay fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or less than three hundred dol lars, at the discretion of the court.
 Sec, 5. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
 Approved, June l2, 1860.
 CHAPTER Lxxu,
 An act relating to Electors and Elections ;, +,,s
 Towns of Hartford, New Haven and Middle.
 town.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Renro
 sentatives in General Assembly convened
 Sec. 1. That the town of Hartford is hereby di vided into three districts, for the purpose of ac commodating the electors of said town in voting at the electors meetings, as follows, viz: east wardly by Connecticut river, westwartiiy by tn, town line, northwardly by line beginning at th centre of Kilbourn street where the same inter sects Connecticut river, thence running westward ly through the centre of Kilbourn street, to Fron street. thence northwardly through the centre n