Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-11
Approved June 17th, 1870.
t.l F s.Igs t,E 5g3-. a, CHATTER XIX. An act authorizing the cesaion of certain property
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CHATTER XIX.

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 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives in General Assembly convened:
 Sec. 1. That the consent of the State of Connec- necticut is hereby given to the purchase, by the United States, of one more pieces of land situ- ated in the city of Hartford, not exceeding one acre in quantity, on which to erect building for the accommodation of the United States Courts, Post Office, and other government offices, and the said United States shall have, hold use, occupy. and own the said land or lands, when purchased. and exercise jurisdiction and control over the same, and every part thereof, subject to the re- strictions hereinafter mentioned. f
 Sec. 2. The jurisdiction of the State of Connec- ticut, in and over the said land or lands, men, tioned in the foregoing section, when purchased by the said United States, shall be and the same is hereby ceded to the United State; provided. however that jurisdiction hereby ceded shall con tinue no longer than the United States shall own the said land or lands eE
 Sec. 8. The said consent is given, and the said jurisdiction ceded upon the express condition that the State of Connecticut shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the Uuited States in and over the said land or lands, so far that all civil pro. cess in all cases, and such criminal other pro. cess as may issue under the laws or authority of the State of Connecticut against any such person or persons charged with crimes and, misdemean- ors committed within said State may be executed therein in the same way and manner as if such except so far as such process may effect the real or personal property of the United States.
 Sec. 4. The jurisdiction hereby ceded shall not vest until the United States shall have acouired the title to the said land lands, by purchase or grant and so long as the land or lands shall re main the property of the United States when ac- quilted as aforesaid, and no longer, the same shall be, and continue exonerated from ali tsvas assessments and other charges which may be 1ev'' jed or imposed under authority of this State
 Sec. 6. ltis further enacted that any malicious wful. reckless, or voluntary injury to, or mutila ton of the grounds, buildings or appurtenancas shall subject the offender or offenders to f,na oS not less than twenty dollars, to which may ha aS- ded for an aggravated offence, imprisonment not exceeding six months in the county jail or work house, to be prosecuted before any conrt of com petent jurisdiction.
 Sec 6. This act shall take effect from and after it's passage. st# 5t t+f9 e@&
 Approved June l7th, 1870. T An act repeating portion of ian act in addition
 to and in alteration of 'an act relating to
 courts.'" P 8a 5.s' e3 3-~
 Be it eaaeted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives in General Assembly convened:
 That SO much of section three of "An act in ad- dition to and in alteration of an act relating to courts, - passed May Session, 1869, and approved July 10 1S69 as relates to the time of closing the pleadings in the Superior court. be, and the same is hereby repealed.
 Approved June 17th, 1870.
 CHAPTER xxr. . An act in addition to tan act to authorize the
 County of New London, the town and city of
 New London, to unite in the erection of 6 build
 ing for county, town and city purposes" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives in General Assembly convened:
 That the Board mentioned in the second and third sections of the act to which this is in add- tion, be, and they hereby are, authorized and em- poweeed to borrow; from time to time, such sums of money as may be necessary to erect the build ing authorized by said act to be erected in said city of Norwich and to pay for the land designat- ed by them as the site thereof. and to execute notes for the sums 80 borrowed which notes shan be binding and obligatory upon the county of New London, the town of Norwich and the city of Norwich respectively, in the proportions spec- fed in said act s 6kN
 Approved June 17th, 1870.