Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-22
WHOLE NO. 1890.
CHAPTER LII. An Act relating to Fisheries

An Act relating to Fisheries.
 De a enacted 6y the Senate and House of Repre-
 sentatsres an General Assembly convened: That an act entitled An Act, in addition to an Act entitled, An Act for encouraging and reeulatina Fisheries" passed, May session, A. D. 1859, be. and the same is hereby repealed Provided that this act shall net affect any suit now bend ing.
 Approved, July 2, 1861.
 An Act in addition to and in alteration of An 1 Act concerning Education Be tt enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentotipes in General Assembly eonvened: l SEc l. That the whole amount of money rais- ed by the towns of this state, in accordance with the requirements of chapter thirty-six of the l Public Acts of 1860, and all the interest or in- come arising from moneys known as the town deposit fund, annually, or before the fourth day of March, be distributed to the several school districts, and parts of school districts, within the limits of each town, under the direc- tion of the selectmen and school visitors provi- ded, that whenever the public money derived from the school fund will not amount, according to the rule of distribution, to thirty dollars for district in any one year, it shall be the duty of the selectmen and school visitors to ap- propriate from said funds sum sufficient to make the amount equal to thirty five dollars. l SEC ?. The committee of any school district formed from parts of two or more towns shall, in their return of the names of the persons be- tween four and sixteen years of age to the school visitors of the town to which such district be- longs, specify the towns to which each person thus enumerated belongs, and shall, under oath, make return to the school visitors in any other town which may compose part of such district, the names of those persons thus enumerated, whose legal residence shall be within the limits of said town, and who, for school purposes are to be considered as belonging to said district.
 SEC. 8. So much of An Act concerning Educa- tion, chap. 4. sect. 9, passed 1856, chap. S4 of Public Acts of 1855, and chap. 31 of Public Acts of 1860, as are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed.
 Approved, July 3, 1861.
 CHAPTER LIv.
 An Act in addition to sAn Act concerning Ed ! ucation."
 Be tt enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
 sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 SEC. l. That in all cases where any school
 district districts in this state shall have neg
 lected to elect by ballot at their annual meeting,
 committee, clerk, treasurer or collector, for such school district or districts, in conformity with the provisions of the 10th section of the
 third chapter of the act passed, May Session, en-
 titled, "An Act in addition to and in alteration of An Act concerning Education" the proceed
 lngs o1 such districts in eecting such officers in
 mode different from that prescribed in said
 act ana the official acts of all such such officers,
 shall be, and the same are hereby confined, and made valid to all intents and purposes
 SEC. /. That whenever in any school district in this state, tax shall have been heretofore lald and the district committee have, in case of real estate lying partly within, and partly with out said district put seperate value on that portion of real estate lying in said district, for the purpose of laying said tax the laying of said tax shall be considered legal, and is hereby va | Ild0tph oI :IoI and proceedings in regard to said tax, shall have been conformable to law.
 SEC 5. This act shall not affect any suit now pending.
 Approved, July 3. 1861.
 CHAPTER ".
 An Act in relation to Drains and Drain Com- 1 panies
 De t enacted 6y the Senate and House Of Repre-
 sentatiUes in General Assembly convened: SEC. l. That whenever the major part of the proprletors of any meadow, marshy, or low lands, or o1 grounds which are injured by the overflow ing of water, or which may be benefited and rendered more valuable by draining; or of swampy lands which may be rendered more val uable by drowning and draining the same or if there are more than twenty of such proprieters, then whenever not less than ten of said proprie- tors shall bring their petition to the superior court in the county where such lands or the greater portion of them arc situated, represent ing to said court the circumstances thereof, pray ing TOT leave to remove any obstruction to the passage of the water in rivers, brooks streams or ponds, which occasion the oyerhowing of any part of such meadow, marshy or low lands, or TOT leave to open any new drains where the same may De necessary, or for leave to flow and drain such swampy lands, or for making dams to pre- vent the water from overfowing any such mead ow, marshy or low lands; due notice having been given to the other proprietors, to appear at com rf tn aIrnN N1s to the granting of such leave, which notice may De served by any proper officer or indifferent person leaving certified copy of such petition With each of said propretors, or at their usual place of abode, at least twelve days before the sitting of the court to which the same is return able Prorided, that if either of said proprietors | reside out of the town or towns where such lands are situated, then if such certified copy shall be deposited by such officer or indifferent person, In any post office in such town towns, post age paid, directed to the address of such propri- etor as near as the same can be ascertained, then such proprietor shall be deemed to have received due notice of the pendency of such pe- tition. Upon the hearing of said petition, eith- CT of said petitioners respondents, may ap- pear and be heard by themselves, their witnes- ses and attorneys; and said court may issue an order, granting the prayer of the petitioners, and authorizing the organization of all said pro- prletors who may be benefited as aforesaid, un- der the name and style of the Drain Com pany and said order shall fix and establish the bounds of said company, and shall name and appoint two persons to be scavengers for said company: the one first named to hold office for one year, and the other for two years, and until their successors are chosen by the proprietors at their annual meetings and duly sworn. Said scavengers so appointed by the court shall call the nrst meeting of said company at such time and place, and by giving such notice as the court snail direct; at which meeting the propri- etors may appoint officers named in the next section ana may do any other business which tney may thereafter do at an annual meeting.
 SEC. 2 The proprietors composing the said draln company shall hold an annual meeting, at such tune and place, and upon such notice as .ney snail have previously agreed upon in a law fui meeting; at which annual meeting they shall choose clerk who shall be sworn, treasurer, collector of taxes and one scavenger, all of whom, except the scavenger, shall hold otflce un- til the next annual meeting, and untl! others are | chosen in their places and duly quahhed. The scayenger shall hold office for three years, and until his successor is duly chosen and sworn. If at any time there shall be vacancy in any of the offices herein named, the same may be filled at any lawful meeting of said company. SEC g. The proprietors at their annual meet inps, or at meetings legally warned for that pur. pose, may direct their scavengers to employ per- sons to remove any Instructions to the passage of the waters in any river, brook, stream, pond, drain ditch, or to erect or keep in repair any dam, or to open any new drain or ditch, and to law taxes to meet the liabilities of tho comnonv