Litchfield enquirer., 1869-08-12
PUBLIC ACTS.
pAssEDoMAY SESSION,
1869

RO 711O A0ADs
 PAssEDOMAY SESSION. 1se0. ; An Act in ddition to an act entitled s.An' Act concerning Communities and Corporations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives. in General Assembly con.
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 SzC. l. Any number of persons members eofathe Methedist Episcopal church in this State, may associate for the purpose of estab- fishing CT maintaining camp meeting grounds CT a!place for holding camp meeting and be- ing so associated they shall, on complying with the provisions oft the second section of this act, be body polite and corporate may choose a, president and other officers, may make and adopt such articles and by- laws as they deem necessary for regulating the ahairs of the corporation not insistent with the laws of this State, or the United States, and enforce the same by suitable pen. ealdsgt may sue and be sued in all actions of z Claw Of equitE may purchase. hold and con- 0vey real and personal estate, cf value not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars, may have common seal which they may change or all ter at pleasure, may by major vote of the members present atany regular meeting, re- ceive other persons, members of said church in this State, into the association, who shall en signing the articles and bylaws, be ,smcm- bers of said, church in this State, into the as- sociation, who shall on signing the articles and by-laws, be members of the association, and may do all acts necessary and proper for accom pishing the objects of said association.
 SEC. g. Before any such associations shall be entitled, to the privileges herein granted, it shall lodge with the Secretary of this State . copy of it's articles and by-laws signed by it's president, and attested by it's secretary, and zcaaised a like eopyto be@recorded in a book keptsf0r that purpose in the town clerks of- .s fceof the town in which such camp meeting ground is located. And all subsequent altera- tionsEor amendments of, or additions to, it's articles or bylaws, shall in like manner be so signed and attested, as aforesaid, and one copy of which so signed and attested shall be left with the Secretary of this State, and a like copy so recorded in the book so kept as aforesaid and no such alteration, amend ment or addition shall take effect until the same, so signed and attested, shall be so left with the Secretary of this State. and so re- corded as aforesaid. nish the town clerk suitable book for record i; and it shall be the duty of the town clerk to receive for record the said articles and by laws, and alterations, amendments and addi- tions thereto and on receiving his legal fees, to record the same and keep the book with other records of the town.
 - Approved, July 8. 1869
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 CHAPTER LxI.
 , An Act in addition to An act for the regula- ton of Civil Actions. @ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of I Representatives in General Assembly con- as veneds:.1 +saz1afA 7}"t0 t'" S9
 '@ SEQ. 1. That when any attachment or real or personal estate shall hereafter be dissolved and @ bond substituted therefor,- it shall be lawful for the defendant in any action on such bond to show the actual interest which the defendant In the original suit had in the attached property subject to such attachment and judgement shall not be rendered against him in such action on the bond for a greater amount than the value of such attachable in tsrest. @. Sec. 2 All acts and parts of acts inconsis- tent herewith are hereby repealed.
 Approved, July 8, 1869.
 An alteration ot an Act Relating to Salaries
 .rE5sa S2and Fees A-@
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly con-
 SEC. In all cases, civil and criminal, brought by appeal to the Superior Court, the
 
 originally brought to said court.
 SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsis- tentherewith are hereby repealed,
 Approved, June g, 1869.
 CHAPTER LxII.
 An Act in addition to An Act entitle sAn Act
 concerning 1diots Lunatics and Spend. n sgeT thrifts. ~>x @ Be itsenacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly con.
 SEC. l. That in no case shall an oyerseer over any person under the provisions of the General Statues of this State, Title 32, Chap ter Il, be made by the selectmen of any town unless they shall have given such person at least five days previous notice in writing, of the time and place of the proposed appoint ment. and no ovArseer shall be appointed un- less such person shall have had full oppor- tunity to De heard and to show reasons why snchHppointnen should not be made. Pro. vided, howsyer, that if said seleotmen shall have alsor previously caused to be lodged with the town elArkof the town wherein said per son resides, a true and attested copy of said notieeanA conyeyance or contract made by himr after the notice if served upon him. and before the time fixed for the hearing shall be valid unless approved by said selectmeu. :
 SxC 2o Hsuch person shall refuse to sub- mnsto the authority of the Overseer so 2ap. pointed, and shall continue to waste his es tate, misspend his time. and be likely to be reduced to want, the selectmen shall apply to thejudgep of probate for the district in which the said town is situated, to appoint conser- vator over him, and the judge of probate shaaLthefeupon summon such person to ap- peai before the court of probate for said dir. trict, according to the provisions of Section 2of the act to which this is an addition. and If on the bearing upon such application it shall appear to the court that the overseer wasslegally appointed over him, and for inst causes and that he has refused to submit to the authority of the overseer, and continues to waste his estate, misspend his time and is likely to beireduced to want, said court shall appoiut some proper person to be his conser- vatorwho shal give bond, and proceed in the same manner, and shall have the same DOW CTS and duties as consersator, as is now pro- vided Tn other cases.
 SEC. 3. Any person over whom an over seer has been or may hereafter be appointed may apply to any judge of the Superior Court in vacation, to have the overseer re- moved. and the judge may issue an order ci. ting the town in behalf of which the appoint- ment was made, oFappears at some proper plaee sherein designated, and show cause why the application should not be. granted.