Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-31
CHAPTER XIX. .,.s .E lt-,.9i. ..' An Act authorizing the city of Hartford to build
 State House

StaCe House.
 Be it enacted 5y tAs Senate and House of Rsprs. ssntatsves is General Assembly convened:
 SEC. 1. It shall be lawful for the city of Hart ford to build at their own expense, within the
 limits of said city, for the use of this state State House.
 SEC. 2 Said State House shall not be built, and no contract for the building thereof shall be made until the freemen of said city shall first approve this act in the manner herein prescribed. A spe- cial meeting of said city shall be called by the mayor of said city, in the manner provided by the ordinances of said city for calling special meetings thereof, for the purpose ofapproving or disapprov ing this act. The vote at said meeting shall be by ballot and shall be cast by the freemen of sail city, either in their respective wards or at some one place in said city as the mayor in his order box Cor ballot boxes as the case may be) shall be opened at seven o'clock in the foreno on, and close at live o'clock in the afternoon of the day of said meeting Upon each ballot shall be written or majority of the ballots cast at said meeting shall have upon them the word Yes" then this act shall be deemed approved by the freemen of said city, otherwise not.
 SEQ. 3. If this act shall be approved in the man ner provided by section second of this act. the court of common council of said city shall there- fore have power to provide, in such manner as they shall M for the construction of said state house and shall have power to appoint an agent or agents authorized in the name and behalf of the city of Hartford, to make any contract or con tracts, and do any other lawful acts for the pur- pose of carrying into effect the intent of this act
 SEC. A. Said State House shall be located in such place, and constructed in such manner, as the authorities of said city shall direct subject, however, to the approval of the governor, lieuten ant governor and secretary of state for the time being. f... .....s..
 SEC. G. Said State House shall be constructed within three years from the commencement of the present session of the general assembly:
 SEC 6. For the purpose of defraying the expen- ses of constructing said State House. and of pur- chasing the land on which the same shall be built the city of Hartford is hereby authorized to issue bonds notes and other certificates of debt, with or without coupons attached, under their corpor- ate name and seal, bearing interest at no greater rate than six per cent per annum, payable sem, annually, to such an amount as shall not exceed the total amount of said expenses; said bonds, notes or other certificates of debt shall be execu- ted under said corporate name and seal Dy sucn person or persons as shall be appolnted py sai9 court of common council for the purpose, and said court of common council may prescribe the amounts for which said bonds; notes or other cer- ticates of debt shall be severaly issued, in form thereof, the rate of interest to be paid thereon, the time of paying said interest and the times of paying the principal thereof.
 SEc T. All the right, title and interest of this State in and to the State House now located in said city and in and to the appurtenances thereof are hereby conveyed to the city of Hartford; pro vided, however, that this conveyance shall be void unless said new State House shall be built for the use and ownership of this State in accordance with the provisions of this act. ..,.1..
 Approved, July II, 1865. ~ [ --3i3a.a T. n s--i3 ;,s..l p. sI j1,i5 -:i
 CHAPTER L.. g, ..;. An Act authorizing the City of New Haven to E sag.eta, build aState House. a} sluall -.,8
 Be t enacted by tie Senate and House cf Rep yesestatsUes, iss General Assembly cossvened = '
 Sec. l. It shall be lawful for the mayor, alder men, common council and freemen of the city Of New Haven to build, at their own expense, with in the limits of said city, for the use of this Stste State House.
 SEC. q Said State House shall not be built, and no contract for the building thereof shall be made, until the freemen of said city shall first approve this act in the manner herein prescribed Aspecial meeting of said city shall be called by the mayor of said city, in the manner provided by the by-lsws of said city for calling special meetings thereof, for the purpose of approving or disapproving this act. The vote of said meeting shall be by ballot and shall be cast by the free
 men of said city either in their respective wards, or at some one place in said city, as the mayor in his order calling said meeting shall prescribe. The ballot box Cor ballot boxes as the case may be) shall be opened at seven o'clock in the fore noon, and closed at five o'clock in the afternoon Of the day of said meeting. Upon each ballot ahall Do written or printed the word sYes" or