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| . asIsqs PUBEICdACTsss 1esd tssSs 1 lyd Vuir sds osiofL1aa gnf9ni9 smlas oslA lja iIe PASSED MAY SESSION, 1ise6! ies1 sdt b1 Tod oil sdj ssd-a-1-sTsds | s9igd 10 siIos ka s'ofsild , CHAPTER IxxIv.l ,qIsd sRsL bga An Act in alteration nfah Act relating tol yub DO r" slnsb oRs g5Stics Oourtssnaoa as ,nBj ssonsb fs Belt enacted by tasssnass and Hopsas sfod Representatives in 5Genaral Assembly, esasea- .ss 'D Sec causes ssnd nd which b. bsd Stear dig pass, damage. or other matter in demand doea d not exceed fifty dollars except actions Of ,ds,,ss seiiin, shall be heard and determined .by,asIt justice of the peace, except as provided ii sih" |. sec. 2, Whsh1ver apy action rasy nave bssaus brought befors justice If the peEce pdfsdaut nS toithe proceeding section ih which fhS dsbtssl trespass, damage or other matter oine Idefia5dod
 shail exceed i've dollars upon ad issaes ih faeesd
 oeing Joined' either party upon entering iateslS recogniEanee, with surety to the Sdvers&
 conditioned to prosecute tosffeet, and for tbepsl payment of all costs in case be make net ,hia plea good, may move for jury to try said
 cause, and the justice sball issue | 'vshitS tS1so
 some proper officer or indifferent person, wRS
 shall be swornto faithful discharge of his .o dutys commanding him to summon. e ,jury okds
 six able and judicious electors, qualified ,s act as jurors of the town where such cause b c,, tried, to enquire into the truth of the same. .a and upon the verdict of the jury,, the jnsties"S may render Judgment, and issue. execution. ;S therefore according to law, but .ths p1aintiKn;l. shall not be entitled 10 move for uiufy untii ,I or his attorney shnli first make oath that hY'a verify expects to recover in said suit 7bufaoa not less than five dollars; and 'pfovidsd Thhpns if any of said jurors ehail not appear afs1hSn time mentioned ih said satnmons, or'cbs disgL qualifed/from any sreason'to actsas such jdroFpqu or when for any reason, there shall not bsxna sufficient number of jurors t0 i'll said panelg
 it shall be the duty of the officer or indifferent person to summSh a sufficient number of 'tafes
 men to fli up said jury,o which, nsfnpanrefedssI shall be sworn according to law, and ip taSson any juror So summoned shall make default0fiss ss appearance, he shall be liable 0payh fine n0WAj exceeding five dellars, unless the courE ,oET
 bearing the excuse made in his behalf. shall 4, judge it sufficient and the parties shalf have the same rights, and proeesdarfA glhss same
 manner as m trials by jury befops the sapsins riof court. jE !lssIsa sosiq Oi ssh-iw ,Oiho 11o Secs g. Whenever apy caction may absnmSdsIss feturnable before . justice of the1 pss6esssno provided in the second section of this saot, k1q shall be sompetent for the parties thsreto, Ar ni their attorneys. to file with the eourt9o whiphch said action is made returnable, at ,spy ytime1o before lhe return dag fsaid wit, q, ,vrfttenu5 statement, signed by said parfies ar thais at,sa torneys, that an issue in fact will be jdihed4d said court it shalf be coupetsnt for either party upon entering into recognizanes with
 surety as hereinbefore provided, fo9 nicvs for 10 jury to try said cause ndethe justice Sialths summon jury as provided ini the second se1l1ls tion of this act and said jufy isbdll De 'ssdnhaI
 moned to convene at the day and hour ef1tkso3 return of writ. unless ih,asaid icstatsmsAo sosd
 filled another day and hour be agreed nponjsc in which case the justice fshall summon Iths jury to appear m H' on the day and hour agreed
 Sec. 4 Whenever any cause may have 5bssga, k~.~ s..s JaA- -a.,s A~l ton of this act, and tn amount of theq judgejiW ment rendered thereon shall not exceed jthif44a ty-fve dollars, no appeal shall be had there
 from. but the same, shall be final; but wbepey: CT any Judgement rendered by'a jusfieea0f
 the peace, ohersise fban npon tho dysrdi6edfi A
 jury ag afofesaid shsll s1sssd .ays d9llsESs be allowed upon giving bohd' tss0 proSidsabts' Sec, 5. There shall be allowed to each jures summoned, as provided in the second section of thia act, fo- each day whidh9 lhso shall as6ew serve as juror, ,she sum of one! dollar,d ,andto the justice the same fees as allowed, by lew isno [, Sec. 6. All acts and parts of acts incensjssta tent herewith are hereby repealed, Thle set If shall not affect any suit now pending. .rotIaa1, ' Approved, June 30, 1866. Il eJ lot5rsJ .,gss -..1a' ' CHAPTER IIxxtv?. xxtv?h'.sI sI G' 'ms. ''An Act in alteration of sann acL relatiqgIfto 1
 B. i. enacted by tSsrs tSs Senate ana aoas oassus..s ss F. Representatives in General Assembly eonysAi
 Sec To facilitate the trial of csusess IJe fore the supreme court of errors, this state hereby divided into four Judicial dfstrfsis, fiji manner following, to wit: nTHe frs" distfiStsn and soiIohd: The second district'ef 'the conne. ties of New Haven and Middlesex sths tAifdd district. of fthecountiesaof8 New, LondSn ii andse Wndham ;.the fourth district of the tcountiesia of Fairfield and sLtcbftidg nj And the zsaidy courts shall have andtexercise the same Dpov~o
 CTS, authority and jurisdiction in each judiciaw district, which it hss hitherto had sandi essrsis cised in thsIcounties,s of which such distfictisos nconsututed.ud mo r.arl i sznI,~, id sht YoiGq CT Sec. 2. Two terms of the supreme eonrtssf,, errors shall be held annually in each judicial
 district, at one of the places prescribed, by
 law for holding the superior TconftG for the
 trial of causes which msy bs pending sbsfors.a, the supreme cotfft Of errors 'ia the WcShntisSn
 which constitute such districts and f6e fftddss of holding the said terms shall bei Ss fSlfoRs.a
 In the first judicial sdistrfct;, on afhe' oufth Tuesday, Of Febuafy andif frstd Tuesday ofn September ;eid the secopd judicial! distfict1S 1Sn the second Tuesday of fFebfuary and fhsfSdfths Tuesday of September in fhe 'tbifdd jatisiala, district; Ton the sec6ndi T6esd6S of AfafcR 4ndn
 the fourth Taesdaysof October in the efo6ftfi
 judicial district, on tHe thifd Tussday do fsS.s
 rusfy. and the second Tuesday of oct6Bgrs s'sss s See g. The chief judge or stheA aprsAdihE,
 judge for the time being '6f, the supreme coafa
 of errors, shall desi gnats the piscs in oeach
 dicial district where each terin of that court
 shall "beqield, and tthall give notice Of ouch,
 designation tothe clerks of the superior cotrt.
 inths counties of which stcb districtiS cons:S ] posed aE1eass thirty days before fhe time Sia l pointed by Jaw for tbe 0commsncsneh of. ssias term < and sshar ofler nstich rther noticefoS be given by such clerks as he shall deem res- sonable and proper
 l .Sec. 4. TAeaclsrks of the sdpsrieE cohft1ln
 the several counties shall clerks ofshhA esfq
 prem; court UT Ss sIaf ss;S5;f .ss4jes .s4 sbslE
 counties stbeloug ijf Spoi-sfii bos bsmsstss yk
 Sec. 5. All causes now spendiAgi befors,Sfd
 which shall be made xeturhabie so, ake s&entd term of fh c,drtsCof srfSfs in heAiyf county as heretofore prescribed By AaNs shaila
 be deemed to ba pendiuga aefors, a1a o4etaisuea bleto, theterm of said conrt,nexsao vbso hSl&l