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ty shall be permitted peremptorily to chal-
lenge two of the jurors.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved Nov. 4, 1869.

An act to amend section seven, chapter
eighty of the General Statutes, relating
to notice of protest of negotiable lnstru-
ments.
It is hereby enacted, dc.
SEC. |. Section seven of chapter elgh-
ty of the General Statutes is hereby amen
ded so as to read as follows:
A notice of the protest or non-payment
of any bill of exchange draft, check or
promissory note shall hereafter be sufficient
to charge any party to such instrument,
who resides in the town in which such IN
strument is made payable, if such notice
is deposited in the post office nearest the
place where such instrument is payable,
directed to the party to be charged, at the
post office nearest his residence, and the
postage thereon prepaid.
SEC. 3 This act shall take effect from
Its passage.
Approved Nov 16, 1869.
An act relating to the authorization of per-
sons to serve process.
II is hereJy enacted, dc.
SEC. l. An authorization by justice
OF the peace of person to serve process,
| peace or county court shall be held legal,
| if made either by an Endorsement on the
writ, or by being directed 10 such person
in the body thereof.
SEC. ,. This act shall take effect form
its passage.
Approved Nov. 1G, 1869.
An act in addition to chapter thirty-four
| oF ~ Is IL
ceedings against trustees.
It Is hereby eaacted, DC.
SEC. l. In all actions of the county
court wherein any person or corporation is
summoned as trustees of any defendant,
and the defendant therein shall desire to
discharge the person or corporation trus-
teed as aforesaid from liability upon such
trustee process, he may file with the clerk
of the county court to which process is re-
turnable, bond to the plaintiff in a snm
equal to the amount for which attachment
is directed in writ, to be made with at least
two sureties, who shall be worth in the az
gregate an amount equal u the sum speci-
fed in the bond, over and above all debts
and liabilities and property exempt by law
from execution, conditioned to pay the
plaintiff the amount of the judgement, il
any, which the plaintiff may recover il
the action against the defendant, and serve
written notice thereof, with the names and
residence of the sureties upon the plaintiff
or his attorney. And the plaintiff may ex.
cept to the sutficiency Of the sureties. with,
in twelve days after the time Of said notice
and notify the defendant thereof, and de
r mand a hearing upon their sutficiency, anC
a failure so to except shall be deemed al
acceptance Of the bond.
SEC. ,. Whenever the plaintiff shall
except to the sureties in said bond. they
may justify upon oath touching their re
sponsibility, before any Judge of the 81
preme Court, or q Judge Of the county
court, to which the action Is returnable, o
the clerk Of said court upon six days no
tice to the plaintiff or his attorney, anC
: when they shall justify to the satisfaction
, of the officer before whom the justification
is had, he shall endorse his approval upor
, said bond.
? SEC. 3. Whenever the plaintiff shal
fail to except as aforesaid, and wheneve
the sureties shall Justify and the bond shat
: justify and the bond shall be approved a
| aforesaid, the trustee shall be discharge,
: from all further liability in the action.
SEC + This act shall apply to all case
now pending in any county court, and t
l cases which have been instituted prior t
the passage Of this act, and tn all action
brought to the county court by appeal.
SEC. ). This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved Nov Is, 1869