Litchfield enquirer., 1867-11-14
CHAPTER CXIX,

An Act III alteratlOn or, ana Tn addition to an Act entitled 'An Act concerning the sale of Foreign Goods"
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 Sec. l: Every person not having place of busi- ness in this State, and not an owner or agent of any manufacturing or mercantile establishment To- cated and doing business therein who desires to engage in the business of selling goods by sample purchase of goods within this state, shall before efering to sell any goods, solicit any orders ob- tain frym the Treasurer of the State license for the term of one year from the date of the same for sum of one hundred dollars for the use of the treasury of the State, which license shall be in the form to be prescribed by the treasurer, and shall specify the class of Goods to be sold by the i- cense.
 Sec. 2. No person shall prosecute or carry on the business of selling within the State, goods wares or merchandise by sample or otherwise, or shall solicit orders for the purchase or sale of goods within this state without having license therefor from the treasurer of the state for each and every sale by him made within this state and each and every solicitation within this state of order to purchase or sell goods the sum of one hundred dollars to be recovered in the name of the treasu- Ter of the state. Sec. 8. Every person who is not within the pro- visions of the first section of this act who shall of ser goods for sale by sample or otherwise, solicit ordersfor the sale or purchase of goods, wares or merchandise in any town city in this state shall when thereto required by any justice of<he peace ST3Nu lurOr, COuSt3DIe, ana on Ia1luro so to QO, shall forfeit to the treasury of such town or city the sum of fifteen dollars.
 Sec. Every towh or city in this state is hereby authorized and empowered to enact by laws or or dinances, providing that the persons specified in this act, and who have obtained license from the state treasurer, shall not sell goods wares or merchandise by sample CT otherwise, or solicit ders for the sale or purchase of goods, in the par aeSlaE soHn % oE e1sy xhsssH s1Hh by law or sying obtained from such town or city license so to
 
 es against the violation of such by laws Ordin- anee.
 Sec. 5. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
 Approved July 27th, 1867.
 CHAPTER Cxx.
 An Act prohibiting Corporations from makind
 diSidenos while their capital is impaired.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatiyes in General Assembly convened:
 Sec. l. That no corporation in this stote whether acting under general charter or under the joint stock laws shall declare any dividend while its cap t2l is impaired, and that every director or other member ofa corporation, being an officer thereof. who shall vote in favor of declaring such dividend m any case where such dividend in any case where such director or other member knows that such capital is impaired. or has the means of knowing and clearly neglects the of such means then in that case the officers of said corporation, voting ehasi be held jointly and severaly liable in an ac ton founded on this statute. for all losses resulting from declaration of dividend.
 Sec q That the declaration of dividend under fhe circumstances named in the first section of fRis act shall be deemed misdemeanor, and every osscer of corporation partaking in the commits sion of such misdemeanor, shall on conviction, be fined the sum of one hundred dollars.
 Sec 8 It shall be lawful for any incorporated company of the state to consolidate and make joint stock with any other similar company, whenever by legal vote of stockholders, it shall be determin cd % to do; prorided, that no such consolidation shah be made between companies engaged in or chartered for dissimilar business.
 Approved, July 27, 1867. <
 CHAPTER CxxI
 An Act in addition to "AM Act concerning Con-
 munities and Corporatlons
 DC enacted by the Senate and House of Re- FssensAtaxes m General Assembly convened
 Sec l. That all policies of insurance issued by E. s1s Ms1ranee companies of this State after the s. sa1oe.n day of September next shall contain in tAs pfnted forms annexed, uniform conditions ns 70 the risks on which the insurance is based - connl0ons 70 be approved by the general in- s1rAnce commissioner Of the sState and no cor- dzf1ons except those So approved not wr;ttan no ; Eza m me body or the policy, shall be valid. /
 Sec q No foreign fire insurance comnanv do ing business in this State, shall issue npcses to citizens thereof, embodying printed condstions moi contained in the forms authorized by said com. missioner for policies oi companies incorporated fa this State.
 Sec Any insurance company or agent there 0 vi0lating any of the provisions of this act shall bs Halle to penalty equal to double the amount of premium charged on the risk on which the pol 1lFrovsd, Julrn lss7.