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PUBLIC ACTS.
PASSED MAY SESSION, 1867
CHAPTER CXXII.

CHAPTER CXXII.
 An Act relating to Salaries and Fees. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 Sec. l. The salary of the commissioner of the school fund shall be two thousand dollars per annum, to be paid as now pro yided by law; procided, hoaceve1,, and upon condition that the said commissioner shall devote his time exclusively to the perform ance of his duties as said commissioner. Sec. 2. The amonnt allowed for salaries of clerks in the school fund office shall not exceed the sum of sixteen hundred dollars a year.
 Sec. B. This act shall take effect from the date of it's passage.
 Approved July 27th, 1867.
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THE LAST OF "NoRwooD. "-The follow. ing characteristic letter from MT. Beecher appears in this weeks Ledger:-
 My Dear MT. Bonner:-You have here with the last line of Norwood. began it reluctantly, as one who treads an unexplor- ed path. But as I went on, l took more kindly to my work, and now that is ended, I shall quite miss my weekly task. My dear old father, after his day of labor had closed, used to fancy that in some way he was so connected with me that he was still at work and on one occasion, after Sabbath morning service, some one ill a congratula- tory way. said to the venerable and meek old triarch:-" We'll, Doctor, how did you like your sons sermon?" "It was good-good as I could do myself" And then, with an emphatic pointing of his fore-fnger, he added, eff it hadn't been for nee, you'd never have had him!'' If any body likes Norwood, my dear and venera- ble MT. Bonner, you ce2. poke him with your finger and say, '' If 1t hadn't been for me, you would never have had it." You ask me to resume my old place, and write for you regular or occasional articles, on any of ten thousand topics that are inter esting. I shall be glad to do so. I have got SO used to the Ledger that I seem to fit into its columns more naturally than any where else.
 am truly yours,
 HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
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An eccentric man in Bath, Maine, was asked to aid foreign mission. He gave a quarter of dollar, but stopped tho agent as he was departing, and said, Here is a dollar to pay the expense of getting the quarter to the heathen."
 James Gordon Bennett, Jr., late mana ger of the New York Herald, was arrested on Broadway the other day for drunken ness and disorderly conduct.
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A very religious old lady being asked her opinion of the organ of church. the first time she had ever seen or heard one, re- plied:-I is pretty box of whistles; but, ohlits an awful way to spend the Sab bathr'
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A new tariff has been determined upon by the Atlantic Telegraph company. On and after Dec. l, proximo, the tolls be- tween the City of New York and any place in Great Britain or Ireland, on messages of ten words, not exceeding fifty letters in all, are to be $25; for each word after the first ten, $2,5O. Address, date and signature, to the extent of five words, twenty-five letters in all, to be sent free of charge.
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CHAPTER CXXIv. An Act relative to the Employment of Mi

An Act relative to the Employment of Mi nOrs.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repro. sentativcs in General Assembly convened:
 Sec. l. No proprietor of any manufactu- ring or mechanical establishment or per- son carrying on business, in any such es- tablishment, as lessee, or in any other manner, or person having charge of any snch establishment, shall employ, or suffer to be employed, Tn or about such establish ment, any minor under fifteen years of age more than ten hours in any one day not more than fifty-eight hours in one week.
 Sec. 2. Every person who shall violate either of the provisions of the preceding section shall, upon conviction thereof for, felt for every such offence penalty of fifty dollars, one half to the person who shall complain and prosecute to effect, and the other half to the treasury of the town in which such offence shall have been com mitted
 Sec. 3. Any parent or guardian who shall allow his or her child or ward to be employed contrary to the provisions of the first section of this act, shall upon convic- tion thereof, forfeit for every such offence a penalty of ten dollars, one half to the person who shall complain and prosecute to effect, and the other half to the treasur- CT of the town in which such offence shall have been committed.
 Sec. 4. The several constables and grand jurors in the respective towns, shallinquire after and make presentment of all offences against the provisions of this act.
 All complaints for offences against any of the provisions of this act, may be heard and determined by justice of the peace; but the accused may appeal from the judg- ment of such justice of the peace, to the superior courts next to be holden in the county in which the offence is alleged to have been committed. Sec. $. All acts and parts eff acts incon- sistent herewith are hereby repealed; and this act shall take effect from the twentieth day of August, 1867.
 Approved July 27th, 1967
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CHAPTER CXXv. An Act in alteration of ''An Act concern inr Eduoofiop ,,

All fACE III tICGTaG1On or ''AO Act cOncarn-
 ing Education
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Renre. sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 That the secretary of the State board of education, shall receive from the treasury an annual salary of three thousand dollars and his necessary travelling expenses, in- cured ln the performance of his official du ties, after they shall have been audited and approved by the board; and all postages and other necessary expenses, arising in his office, shall be paid from the treasury, In the same manner as those of other de- partments of the government; pro0ided
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CHAPTER CXXIII.

 An Act in alteration of ''An Act concerning Communities and Corporations" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives in General Assembly convened The corporate name of every joint stock corporation hereafter organized shall con- mence with the word ''Ihe'' and end with the word Company" or corporation. Approved July P, 1867
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12S feet to the Cord,
AmerIca and Foreign Patents.
R. H. EDDY.


 LICITOR OF PATENTS, Late Agent of the U. S. Patent Office, Wash
 ington, under the Act of 1887. No. 7s STATE STREET, ,(opposite Kilby St. BOSTON A FTER an extensive practice of upwards of "A twenty years, confines to secure Patents in the United States also in Great Britain. France and other foreign countries. Caveats, Specifications, Bonds, Assignments, and all pa- pers or drawings for Patents, executed on req. sonable terms, with dispatch. Researches made into American and Foreign works, to deter. mine the validity and utility of Patents of In. ventions. and legal and other advice ren ndered in all matters touching the same. Copies of the clans of any patent furnished by remit tiag one dollar. Assignments recorded in Washington.
 No Agency in the United States possesses superior factttt,es for obtaining Patents or ascertaininq t pdtentabilay of inuentions
 During eight months the subscriber, in the course of his large practice, made on tuice re- jected applica ions, SIXTEEN APPEALS eperv one ot which was decided in his favOr by the Com. missioner of Patents.
 TESTIMONIALS.
 "I regard Mir. Eddy as one of the most eopa- be and successful practitioners with whom have had afficial intercourse CHAS. MASON" Commissioner of Patents "1 have no hesitation in assuring inventors that they cannot employ man more competent and frust'corthy, and more capable of putting their applications in form to secure for them an early and favorable consideration at the Patent office. EDMUND BURKE"
 Late Commissioner of Patents.
 " Mir. R. H. Eddy has made for me THIR- TEEN applications, in all, but ONE of which patents have been granted. and that one is no,e pending: Such unmistakable proof of great tall ent and ability on his part leads me to recon mend au inventors to apply to him to procure their patents. as they may be sure of having the most faithful attention bestowed on their cases, and at very reasonable charges JOHN TAGHART," Jan. 1867 39-1y
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WHOLE NO. 226S.

in this State, the sum of five dollars
 For assisting Judge or probate, when required lmn ID any dlsreputable matter pending before him. the sum of ten dollars per day and actual expen.
 sec. z For any such service. no judge shall be entitled to receive any per diem comnensation from the state. -''''-0--
 Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from it's pas. sage. ''' F"'0
 Approved, July 27th, 1867.
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SA v ING!

SA "A W 11V"s rgSHE Undersigned having bought the South H Mills and fitted them up in the best manner, is prepared to do
 saving of ali Kinds, AND WARRANT SATISFACTION. Particular attention paid to saving Shingles also will keep on hand or saw to order
 CHESTNUT SHINGLES, CHESTNUT AND HEMLOCK LUMBER
 Of all kinds, LATH, JOTST, SCANTLING, SQUARE TIMBER,
 FENCE POSTS, RAILING,
 AND TICKETS have on hand nice lot of Ash and White Oak Plank, suitable for carriage work hard and soft Wood for sale at all times,
 12S feet to the Cord, also have a lot of Summer Wood fitted for the stove.
 Having had years of experience in saving and using lumber, and employing none but good workmen, feel confident that can give entire satisfaction to all that will give me a call: J. w. BIGLOW. Litch6eld. Jan. lst. 1867: 1v
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CHAPTER CXXvIII An Act in addition to '.An act providin
SAS S act shall take eff y 26. 1867.
 CHAPTER CxxIx. lition to "An Act Salaries and Fees. by the Senate and H
CHAPTER CxxIx,

CHATTER An Act ill addition to ''An Act relating to
 Salaries and Fees. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- entatyes in General Assembly convened: Sec. 1. That the salary of each of the judges of the supreme court of errors, and of the superior court, from and after the second Monday of May, 1867, shall be the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars per annum.
 Sec. 2 This act shall take effect from it's passage.
 Approved, July 27d, 1867.
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Book and Job Printing.

AZ kinds of Book and Job Printing neatly and
 rrogaS tly done Rs-iress CAras. Wedding Cards Bill Heads, Labels,
 Ral Tickets. Hanabills, Pamphlets, &c., &c.,
 done in the best style, and as cheap as at any
 Cssce in the State. Orders by m&il, otherwise, respectfully solcitcd Al Jobs returned C. o. D.
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CHAPTER CxxxII.

An Act in addition to an Act entitled 'An Act con- cerning Communities and Corporations" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
 sentatives in General Assembly convened: That it shall be lawful for constables and it
 shall be their duty to arrest without previous com
 plant and warrant, all such persons as are guilty of drunkenness, vagraney, disorderly conduct breach of the peace, common assaults and other offences, when such offences shall be committed
 within their jurisdiction, and such offenders shall
 be taken or apprehended in theiact or the spec dy information of others, and all persons so ar-
 rested, shall, be immediately presented before a
 justice of the peace.
 Approved, July 27 1867
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CHAPTER CXxX.

An Act relating to Incorporation.
 Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 Sec. 1. The Secretaries, treasurers of clerks of all mining manufacturing companies, that have been, or may hereafter be granted special acts or incorporation by the General Assembly of this State shall annually on the first day of January within thirty days thereafter make out under oath and deliver to the comptroller of public accounts a true statement of the whole amount of the capital stock of such company, with the name and resi- dence of each stockholder and the amount held by such stockholder at the par value of such stock, together with the market value thereof, and said secretary, treasurer or clerk shall make true statement of the liabilities of said respective com panies, together with a true statement of the amount of their assets and the amount of the in- debtedness of such companies, which said returns statements shall be entered at length by the comp troller of public accounts, in book kept for that purpose, ond the secretaries, treasurers clerks shall at the time of making the record thereof.
 Sec 2. Any manufacturing or mining company neglectng or refusing to comply with the proceed ing section, shall forfeit to the treasurer of the State every month of such neglect the sum of three hundred dollars, to be recovered, in the name of the treasurer, in an action upon this statute.
 Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
 Approved. July 27th, 1867.
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CHAPTER CXXXIv. An Act in addition to anAct relating to salaries anc

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 Sec. 1. Each judge of the supreme court of er- TOTS and of the superior court for services render ed in the cases herein named, shall be entitled to receive fees as follows:
 For issuing each injunction ill vacation, when no hearing is had, one dollar.
 For trying each writ of habeas corpus, in yaca- tion, five dollars.
 praisers to estimate damages for taking or iniur- ing land or other real estate by any water company city or borough, authorized to take water for pub lie use, the sum of five dollars, to be paid by the company city, or borugh.
 On each appeal from the assessment of damages or benefit under the charter of any city or borough
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CHAPTER CxxxI

CHAPTER CXXX1 An Act n alteration of An Act relating to Electors
 and Elections. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened: - That ''An Act to amend the act entitled sAn Act relating to Electors and Elections, approved June twenty-second, 1866 be- and the same is hereby repealed.
 Approved, July 27, 1867.
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CHAPTER CXXXIII. An Act ill addition to 'sAn Act for the Assessment
 and Collection of Taxes Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives in General Assembly convened: Sec. l. The polls of all white males between twenty one and seventy years of age shall be o1 the uniform rate of one dollar for such poll whicI shall be added to the list of such person; provided that all persons paying communication tax, and members of oforganized fire companies, shall be ex- empt from such poll tax Sec. 2 All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed
 Approved, July 26th, 1s67
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CHAPTER cxvx1x

An Act m addition to and in alteration of an Act Corporations" AAAi0 any Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House .of pA. pfesentatlyes in General Assembly convened:
 sec. l. That each savings bank or saving society
 (Contiaued oa FoarM Page Isit
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CHAPTER CXXXyII.

CdAFlER CXXXVII.
 An Act in addition to and alteration Of an Act en- ,,y, utded An Act concerning Land.'
 whereas, The Congress of the United States by
 act approved March 2d, 1867, has auth0rIzed and
 olrected the secretary of the navy to receive anu accepta deed of gift when offered by the Sla.e or c connecticut of tract of land on the on the Thames river near New London Con. nectlcut With water front of not less than one mile, to be held by the United States for naval purposes. And tctefe1s, thls state is desirous of cooperating Wlth the federal government in it's purpose to locate navy yard, naval depot or naval estaDilshment, upon said Thames river :;
 therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- senratlVeS Ill General Assembly convened:
 Sec. l. That his exceIiency the governor he and he Is hereby authorized to appoint three commits sonefs to select and designate tract of land to De conveyed, ana to request the secretary of the navy to appoint some officer to act with said cOm- mission i'll Denali of the United States in the se. lection OT said tract. - Sec. ? The city of New London is authorized to acquire ttie to sald land, by purchase or other- Wise n trust, ana Tor the purpose of conveying the same to the United States.
 Sec. 5. And Ill Case the city cannot agree with the party Ill interest relative to the purchase of said interest, the city may proceed in I ,esnacte as provided In section titty hfty.one fftvtwp and hIty-three oI the act entitled An Act for the ces slon of jurisdiction over certain lands to the Uni ted States.
 Sec. 4. And when said city has obtained +itla to the land designated aforesaid the mayor of said city snail inform the comptroller of the State, and sad comptroller, upon being satisfied thereof, snail sgn an order upon the treasurer of this state payable to the city of New London for the ann of fifteen thousand dollars, to ald in the purchase of sald iand, and said treasurer shall pay said order to the mayor of said city, or it's legally authorized agent or attorney. - Sec 5. And the said commissioners appointed by the governor shall join with said city as agents of the state in the conveyance of said land to the united States, and the session of jurisdiction thereto for naval purposes.
 Sec. 6. The city of New London st meeting called for the purpose, may appropriate any sum of money I not exceeding seren5ydhve vent thousand dol- said.
 Sec. :. Section forty of the act to which this is m alteration and addition. is hereby re- pealed. -.
 Sec. g. And the appropriation of the state in aid of the purchase of land aforesaid made hereby, shall be in Leu of all appropriations heretofore proposed to be made.
 Approved, July, 27, 1867. H.ts
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CHAPTER CxXxv.

An Act Tn reiatlon to Turnpikcs.
 De It enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatlVes Ill General Assembly convened:
 Sec Any turnpike company may apply to the county commissioners reside and notice of the ap- pilcatlon shall be given by said turnpike company to the town or towns within which said discontin. uance Is asked for, by leaving with one of the se- lectmen ol sad town or towns true and attested copy ot said application, by a proper officer. at least twelve days before the day of hearing fixed. Ill sald application, may, if they deem the salne reasonapie ana proper, discontinue said portion of saia turnpike described in said application, or any part tnefeo1, and thereupon the portion tius dls continued snail be and remain a portion of tha pupnc hlShWays of said town or towns where tha same Is situated, unless thereafter the same shall De discontinued by said town or towns any jaw to the contrary notwithstanding.
 Sec. Z. Whenever any land adjacent to any turn. plke gate, at which tolls collected skaIi be re. qured Tor the location of the buildings necessary Tor the convenience of the collector of tolls at said gate, ana the same cannot be obtained upon terms that snail be deemed reasonable by said comnIis- sloners, sad commissioners shall have power to locate such buildings upon said turnpike at or near sau gate upon sad turnpike and within the limits or the same, provided public travel shall not bs materially ncommoded thereby, and the turnpike company shall have the use and enioyment of said location for the purpose aforesaid so long as tols snail De collected at said gate any law on the con trary notwithstanding. ~0-S
 Approved, July 27th 1S67
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howeUer, and this act is upon condition that said secretary, shall devote his time exclusively to the performance of the du- ties of his said office, and that all the ex- penses of said secretary shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars per annum.
 Approved, July 27, 1887.
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CHAPTER CxyxYIn.

An Act in alteration of an Act entitled "An Act
 for encouraging and regulating Fisheries.n
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Renre sentatiVes in General Assembly convened: :, That Ina section fifty eight chapter II, title XxII ting the word May for the word March in inc frst Sne of sad section, and by substituting the word september for the word November. in the second line of said section ~ '"e seSono Approved, July 23d, 1867. sa
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HEN. GRANT is the Grant of Grants. THE - AMERICAN WIT is 26 cents year.
 6tCHARDaoN COLLINS, 42 John st.. N '.
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 ties of his said office, and that all the ex- penses of said secretary shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars per annum. Approved, July 27, 1867.
 CHAPTEn CXxvI. An Act in Alteration of an Act entitled "An
 Act relating to Courts. D
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rsp- resentatives in General Assembly convened: Sec. l. There shall be one term of the supreme court of errors held annually at Lltchtied In the county of Litchfield, on the second Tuesday of August in each year for the trial of causes pending before the supreme court of errors arising within said county; and there shall be two terms of the supreme court of errors held annual y at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield to wit: on the first Tuesday of February and on the second Tuesday of October in each year for the trial of causes pending before the supreme court of errors arising within said Fairfield county; and all causes now pending before or which shall be made returnable to the fourth judicial district of the supreme court of errors, shall be deem- ed to be pending before and returnable to to the next term of the supreme court of errors to be held in the county in which the same arose.
 Sec. 2. So much of chapter seventy-fve, entitled 'An Act in alteration of An Act relating to courts,'" passed May session, 1866, and approved June 3Oth, 1866, as is inconsistent herewith, is hereby repealed. Approved, July 27th, 1867.
 CHAPTER cxxvu. An Act Tn alteration of an act entitled ."'An Act concerning Crimes and Punishments. ' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 Sec. l. That so much of section one hun dred and twenty-one, title XII, of the re- vised statutes, as exempts ''the fourth day of July, or other public holiday" from the provisions of said act, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
 Sec. 2 This act shall take effect from and after it's passage.
 Approved, July 26th, 1867.
 CHAPTER cxxvIn An Act in addition to ''An act providing
 for the Support of Paupers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 Sec. l. Upon the application of the se- lectman as provided in section forty, chap ter ", title l., general revision of the stat utes, s,any judge of the superior court upon application of said selectmen, may require any relative, liable under such act, to con- tribute to the support of poor or impo- tent person, to become bounden in sufi- cient surety to answer such judgment as may be awarded in the premises reasona- ble notice being first given to such rela- tive
 Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from it's passage.
 Approved, July 26, 1867.
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Fun represents six-year-old in Knick- erbockers seated ill barbers chair, and to him the hairdresser says:-'sWell my little gentleman. and how would you like your hair cut?' Charlie-"Oh, like papa's please with Q little round hole at the top"
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HOME ADJUSTMENTS in THE. AMERICAN WIT. 25 cts. a year.
 RICHARDSON COLLINS. 42 John st., NY.
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rayHE Undersigned having bought the South -H Mills, and fitted them up in the best manner, is prepared to do
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