Litchfield enquirer., 1864-08-18

"a. CHAPTER xLrv.-,-. is. .'
 An Actin addition to and in Alteration of an
 Act, entitled "An Act concerning Highways
 Be it enacted by b the Senate and House House of Representatives; in General Assembly conven- ed t-.5 z. ,.9Aa ss!i9 tii,an3W
 ;. SEC. 1. That in all cases where any rsceiver or receivers have been or, shall hereafter be appointed on any turnpike road in this State, and the coinpany shall for period of more than two years have neglected to. hold any meetings for the purpose Of keeping up theit organization, or to appoint any officers, or to pay the debt for which said road shalt have been placed in the hands of d teEeivef Of. ke; ceivets, such receiver, or tecei4efs, &ay bring any suit in his or their names, as such, receiver or receivers, in law or efuity and prosecute the sam to fnal judgment and execution, that may be necessary to protecti the rights of the. parties concerned, or in said manner and to the same extent as said company would by law do, using so much of the tolls collected on said turnpike as may bs neeessary for that purpose, and applying and being accountable for all the avals of any such suit or suits to any judge of the superior court, in the same manner and to the same extent as he Is now bound to apply and account for the. tolls collected o1 iiany turnpike. 7,s,s{ r,, '.s,s2,.,,,,
 SEC. 2. No suit shall be brought or main tained by any such turnpike company in it's own name or behalf while the road of said company is in the hands of @ receiver or receiyers aas aforesaid, and all suits brought. and prosecuted by any receiver or receivers as aforesaid shall be bar to any suits that may be brought by the company for the same cause, matter or thing. E 5 .la vya..ss saiz sJ.p. sld. se,.v
 SEC, 3. The commissioners appoint led ep any turnpike road, with a. judge of the superior court, or one of the county cornmissione fSSbe the county in which said road or any part of the same is; may, upon application made to them by any receiver on any turnpike, from time to time, change, alter and establish the location of any gate or gates on said turnpike, at such place or places as they may judge will. best promote the public interests and that of the parties concerned, and may authorize such receiver or receivers to erect or remove upon said turnpike, and within the incorporated i'm. it's of the same, at or pear the place where said gate or gates are so removed and established by them all such buildings, fixtures, enclosures, and dig such we'll or wells as may bs tonyel-. tent for the collector of tolls and his fatiyi 10 collect the tolls established by law at said EAts or gates; prortded that the same shall not md: terially incommode or obstruct public travel o1 said turnpike. The said commissioners and judge. or county commissioner, first giving flo. tice in writing under their hahds to 6he of the selectmen of the town In which sdch changS or alteration is proposed to be made, of the time and place of meeting for that purpose. at least ten days before the day of their meeti1gi and also by publishing the same in some news paper in or nearest the town where suea alter, atioi1 is proposed to be made, three weeks he1s preceding the time of such meeting.
 h Approved, July 9th, 1864.