Litchfield enquirer., 1867-10-17
CHAPTER LxXv.


 An Act in addition to-, and in alteration of an Act
 entitled "An Act relating to the Charter of the
 City of Waterbury," D.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
 sec T. TRa thnsea9 ths el1y Assembly convened of Waterbury, shall have cognzance in all civil cases in which debt, trespass, damage, or other matter in demand, shall exceed the sum of fifty dollars; proUiGed, either party lives within the limits of the town of Waterbury, and in all eases where the debt, trespass or damage, or other ma,- ter in demand, exceeds the sum of five hundred dollars, an appeal may be allowed from the judg ment rendered in said city court to the next term of the superior court to be holden at New Haven. in and for New Haven county but no such appeal shall be allowed until the party appealing shall be- come bound to the adverse party in such sum as said court shall order and direct, recognizance with sufficient surety, conditioned to prosecute such appeal to effect; and upon the allowance of such appeal the clerk of said city court shall make true and attested copy of the record in such cause for the party appealing, and shall receive the same fees therefor as are now allowed by law to clerks of the supe-ior court for copies and said city court shall have like jurisdiction in all civil cases where either of the parties reside in any town next adjoining said town of Waterbury :; prouided, that in any case where the defendant or defendants live without the limits of the town aforesaid, appeal shall be allowed in such case to the next term of the superior court for said county, to be taken at the first term, and before trial in said city court, upon giving bond or recog- nizance, with sufficient surety, in the manner hereinbefore provided. -e.f .t4 -s
 Sec. 2. Whenever final judgement or decree is rendered in said city court, in any cause where said city court has final jurisdiction, either party n the same term and within five days after final judgement may make and present to said court motion for new trial stating therein the questions of law, or motion in error for questions arising on the record of such proceedings; and II said court shall be of the opinion that such motion is- not intended for delay, and that the questions such as to be entite the party to revision there of, said court shall reserve such motion for new tp-oV <E1nn a<,fx be holden at New Haven, and shall allow such mo- tion in error and transmit such record to said su- perior court in the same manner and according to the same rules and regulations, are by law pro yided in the case of similar motions made m the superior court and said superior court shall pro ceed in the same manner and according to the same rules and regulations is now by law proyl- ded for the supreme court of errors ill like cases. Sec. g. Whenever an appeal shall be taken from the judgement rendered in any case by justice Of the peace for the county of New Haven residing within said town of Waterbury the same shall be taken to the next city court to be holden AwiGhin and for the city of Waterbuey; prorided either par ty reside within the limits of said town of Water bury, and said justice of the peace from whose judgement and appeal is so taken, shall certify both upon the original writ and the copy in the ap peal, that one both of the parties live within the
 imits of said town, and bonds of prosecution shall be taken to the adverse party in the manner as is now by law provided, and said appeal shall be tered upon the docket of said city court and said city court may proceed to trial, finaf judgement, and grant and enfoce execution in the same man nea as is now by law provided in like appeals in l the superior court.
 Sec 4. The judge of said court may, on motion grant and enforce writs of injunction according to the course of proceedings in courts of equity in all cases within the jurisdiction of said city court in the same manner as is by law provided for judges | of the supreme and superior courts and by chap ter II title XVIII, of the revised statutes of this state.
 Sec g. The clerk of said city court is hereby au- thorzed to certify to all copies of records of the city court established within and for said city, by act passed May session, A. D., 1853, and in the sgme manner and with the same validity, ,as though said act had never been repealed 1@
 Sec 6. This act shall take effect from and after it's passage, and shall be taken to be public act to all intents and purposes and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed; pooided that this act shall not affect any suit now pending. G4 tI < l Approved July 12th 1887