Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-05

lion against the authority oI tnls state or oI the
 United States, directly or indirectly commence
 or carry on any verbal or written correspon-
 dence or intercourse with such enemy or rebel,
 or with any person for the purpose of being
 communicated to such enemy or rebel, with ln- tent to aid such enemy or rebel, or to defeat or ! embarrass the measures of the government of
 this state of the United States, or of any off,
 cer or agent of this state of the United States,
 or shall aid assist in such correspondence or intercourse with intent as aforesaid, or shall
 directly or indirectly sell or transport or at
 tempt to transport by land or otherwise to such
 enemy or rebels, naval or military stores arms
 munitions of war, or any article of provisions or supplies of any kind, or shall aid or assist in
 such transportation or attempt, shall be punish
 ed by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars
 or by imprisonment in the Connecticut state
 prison for term not less than three nor more
 than seven years, or by such fine and imprison-
 ment both, at the discretion of the court having cognizance of the offence.
 | SEC. 2. Every person who shall expose to pub lie view, OF his own premi$ es elsewhere any flag or device of the description used or reput- ed to be used, by any rebels against the author ity of this state or of the United States, or by any public enemies of this state, or of the Unit ed, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment in the common jail, for term not exceeding thirty oty ., Ui uy SuCu HIo duu UOIu dL the discretion of the court having cognizance of the offence.
 SEC. 8. Such flag or device so exhibited, with the apparatus connected herewith shall be deem- ed a nuisance and any constable or justice of the peace of the town in which the same shall be so exhibited or the sheriff or deputy sheriff of the county in which the same shall be so ex- hibited, taking sufficient assistance therefor, may seize and destroy the same.
 Approved, July 8, 1861.
 CHAPTER LXX.
 An Act in addition to 'An Act relating to Sa- laries and Fees.''
 Be it enacted JY the Senate and House of Rcpre- sentatires ip General Assembly conpeaed:
 SEC. l It shall not be lawful for any notary public, directly or indirectly, to demand or re- ceve for the protest for non-payment of any note, bill of exchange or check, or draft, or for the acceptance non payment of any bill of exchange, check or draft, and giving the requi- site notices and certificates of such protest in uding his notarial seal, if affixed thereto, any greater fee or reward than seventy-five cents, and the sum necessarily paid for the payment of the postages upon such notices, if of or upwards the sum of three hundred dollars fifty ce nts, if below said sum; which may be demanded and received by the notary giving such notices, in same manner as the fees of notary public and it shall be the duty of such notary to affix his seal to such protest free ot expense, except as above, and he shall also give certificate under his seal, free of expense except as aforesaid
 SEC 2 For notices to endorsers, &c., the sum of fifteen cents to first endorser, and the sum of ten cents for each additional endorser.
 saSEC. 8. That on all notes, checks or drafts, owned by parties in this state, shall be protested with no more expense than is provided for in the serond section of this act.
 SEC. 4. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
 Approved, July 3, 1861.
 An Act for the Preservation of Game and Fish.
 Be u enoeted by the Senate and House of Re- presentatiues in General Assembly conUened:
 SEC l. That any person who shall, between the first day of February and the fourth day of July in any year, kill or destroy, have in posses sion sel expose for sale any of that species of game called woodcock, or who shall take or de- l stroy the nests of eggs of the same; and every | person who shall between the first day of Februa- " and the first day of September in any year, kill or destroy, have in possesson sell, exposa for sale, any of that species of game called phea sants, partridge or rut1-grouse, or who shall take or destroy the nests or eggs of the samc and every person who shall, between the first day of February and the first day of October in any year kill or destroy. have in possession, sell, or expose for sae any of that species of game called quail, or who shall destroy the nests eggs of the same; and every person who shall, between the first day of February and the first day of Au gust, in any year, kill destroy have in posses sion sell or expose for sale, al,y of that species of water fowl called wood chuck, wilgeon, black, grey, bread-bill, canvass-back, or teal duck, or who shall take or destroy the nests of eggs of the same shall forfeit for every wood-chuck phea- sant, partridge, rutf-grouse, quail, wood-duck, 1 widgeon black, grey broad bill canvass back, or teal duck and for every nest or the eggs there of so taken, killed destroyed, or had in posses sion, as aforesaid the sum of three dollars to be recovered by any person who shall bling an ac- ton therefor upon this statute.
 SEC 2 No person or persons shall at any time within this state kill, cage, or trap, any night lark. sparrow, cat-bird, wren, martin, swallow, or any bird of the species of woodpecker nor shall any person or persons kill, cage or trap, any boboink or robin, between the first day of Fe- bruary and the first day of September in any year under forfeiture of one dollar for each bird so killed, caged, trapped, to be recovered by any person who shall bring an action therefor on this statute.
 SEC B. That any person or persons who shall, between the first day of September and the first day of January, in any year. with intent so to do, catch or have ill possession, sell or expose for sale with the state of Connecticut, any speckled brook trout, or speckled river trout, or lake trout, shall forfeit for every such trout the sum of one dollar, to be recovered by any person who shrll bring an action therefor, on this statue, without consent of the owner of the land.
 SEC 4. No person shall catch, kill or destroy any of that species of game called pheasants, pat ridges or quais upon land belonging to any other person; and every person so offending shall for felt and pay to the owner or lossessor of such land the sum of five dollars to be recovered by an action on this statue.
 SEC. 5. Any person who shall enter the lands 1 or of any resident of this state, with any firearms or other implements for that purpose of hunting or fishing contrary to the provisions of this act, at any of the year. without the consent of the owner of said lands or premises, shall be deemed guilty of trespass, and shall for lands and premises the sum of ten dollars in ad- dtion to the provisions Of this act, to be recover ed by an action on this statute.
 SEC 6. Nothing in this act shall be intended to prevent any person or persons from taking a. live and keeping any species of game, waterfowl, bird. or trout, herein mentioned, for the purpose of nropagation or domestication.