Litchfield enquirer., 1869-08-12

exo. EAoh town. borough. and city may establish an maintain public hbrary therein for the use of the inhabitaniss thereof and such regulations as may from time to time be prescribed by the inhabitants of the tovss or by the city council .,,.a.;s fa ss1IsI
 iSscl 1. Any town, borough or city may ap- propriate money for suitable buildings or rooms, and for the foundation of such library 6 sun not exceeding one dollar for each of it's taxable polls, in the year next preceding that in which such appropriation ls mace' may also appropriate annuaily. Tor the nam tenance and increase thereof. a sum not ex- ceeding fifty cents for each of it's taxable polls in the year next preceding that in which such appropriation is made; and may receive, hold and manage and devise, bequest. or donation. :, for the establishment, increase, or mainten- ance of a public library within the sssne. .su | Approved. July g. 1869. r~ I@ t,fss eg a5e ' .', Ggf sa i<. euarrrn s1.xys1. M Eae a5ss e.'s An Act in addition to An Act fo the Assessment r-. l4 70 and Collection of Taxee. iS - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened,
 society now e1isting. or which msy be hereafter incorporate in the manner as specIded in Chapter 7th of an act concerning communities and corpora- tions shall be and hereafserre nam exampt rom taxation. 'e .t
 Approved. July 8. 1869.
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 a SEC. 1. The provisions of Sec. IT of An Act re lating to Sherifx IT in the revision of l666s are hereby extended, and made applicable to cases ot o SEc.2 In all cases in which any qeputy csLerihOT jailor after the resignation as the sherf by whom they were appointed, may. during the term oi of6ceifor which seh sheriff vas elected, have aerv ed any writ,a warrant, or other processs or done any other official act which | they might lawfully have done but for such, resignation rsuch service and act of such service and of such deputy or taii deemed or held invalid or unlawful. and no writ or other process, served as sforessc, shall De affect ed by such resignation, or sbate on account rhere- z SEC. B. This act shall take effect from its pass age, r.e, fstrr sa as b5jaGj" lo GaEo G
 Approved July 8, 1869. 2 .e qs5 137s 3dI baa o1 93Lj@q 97{9 CHAPTER XVIII, 4,,., :, An Act In addition to ss An Act couterning Cromes .,at8aiW 1ias and PunsihnieIts. z" II ~ s51' 5' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
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 That any person who shall ,wiilfuhy aua mani, cicusy sever or take, away from tAee lands oi another any of the species of plant known :. godium Palmatum'' or '.Cretphg Fern" growing and being theret.n, shall be punished by fine not exceeding seven dollars, or: by imprisonment in the comnlon jail not exceeding thirty day: or b, such fine and imprisonment both, atithe discretion of the court having cognizance of the offence.
 Approved. July 8, 1869. ia5JgL pA 5I An Act amending 'sAn Act for forming and cond. ayEh2i. ducting the Military Force. n !;Ll" a. Be 1t enacted by the Senate aud House of Repre-.
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 SEc.1 That the twenty fourth sectian of ..An Act for forming and conducting the, Military Force, be and the same herebyi is amended by striking out all of said section after the word ssmajorr n lowing Each colonel shall appoint for his regi. ment an adjutant, gquarternaster, and pasnaster each with the rank ok lieutenant; a chaplain with the rank Of captain;a surgeon with the rankcoi termaster sergeant, commissary sergeant, drum major fife.rnajor, and trumpet t-mator; and each major of,a separate battalion shall appoint an ad. lutant, paymaster, and quartern1astef, each with the rank of lieutenant; chaplain with the rank ioI captains a hospital steward, quart termaster-sergeant, ccommissary-sergeant, drum. major ,ffe-major, and truTupet-major: all of which appointments shall be published in orders; and all brigades, and regiments: shall be commissioned in the same manner as regimental officers of the same rank. @rcIi9d I9ifobeEI 1aes5+&
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 sentatyes ln General Assembly convened :ai Y 2. SEC. l. For the purpose of maintaining fres schools in this State each town shall at the an. l nual town meeting on the first Monday of Octo eer an te eseh tha yesr appropriate of none, received by the town during the year next prece. ding, from the Connecticut Common School Fund the amount so received from the Town Deposit fund, and such additional amount as shall be deemed sufficient by the legal voters in said meeting assembled, to make the schools free o1 expense to the districts of the town for the peri cd of at least thirty weeks if not less than one mll on the dollar. on the grand list last made and perIected. And the amount 80 appropriated shall annually, on or before the fourth day of March iu each year, be distributed under the supervision ol the Joint Board of Selectmen and school visitors to the s several ever districts as follows z:-There sixty dollars, and to each portion of a district, where district lies in two or more towns its pro. port,onate part of sixty dollars, iaccordins to the last and the of sa
 districts according to the aggregate Attendance oi scholars in days, fort year ending on the 3ls, aay or August next preceding paovaded. that af ter the Slst day of August. 1870, no district shall receive any part of the money appropriated, un- the school in said district has been kept by teacher duly qualified ltor at least thirty weeks during the year ending August 31st, next prece ding such appropriation, nor unless the returns hereinafter required shall be duly made.
 SEC. 2. The school visitors Of the several towns shall annually on or before the 25th day ot Octo- Der. notify the committees of the distriets within 1 or partly within their respective towns, of the amount of money to which isnch districts will be entitled under the preceding sections of this act Sxc 3. If any town shall neglect to appropriate such sum of money in the manner, and within the time limited in the preceding section or shall fail to distribute the same, according to the provisions Of said section, such town shall forfeit to the State sum equal to the amount which it Eas the duty of said town to appropriate n afofesad to be re- covered by the treasurer of the State in an action SEC. 4. The committees of the several districts shall annually, ,on or before the fifteenth day ol September. make return ia writing to the board o9 school visitors ofther respective towns and where districts lie lin two or more towns, then to the boards of such several towns, of the aggregate at- tendance ia days, of scholars residing within their respective districts, and within the limits of the several districts. for the year ending the thirty nrst day ot August preceding, together with de- tailed account of the cost of the school or schools
 slc.5 The joint board of selec.uen and .. school visitors shall annually, on the rst Monday of Oct OD0r, present to the town meetin0 wriktoy or