Litchfield enquirer., 1871-09-21
WHOLE NOj2416

out giRing such lokce, and in all cases in which the town clerk Of any town has not transmitted to the Comptroiler of Public Accounts, an abstract of the list Of such foMn, by the first day of March in each year: Such assessment lists shall not for either or any of such cases be adjudged void, but the same are hereby ratified and confirmed, and made valid and binding upon the towns wherein the same weae made. and all taxes which have been or shall hereafter be laid and imposed acc cordlng to such assessment lists, may, notwith- standing, be levied ana collected. iI Soc. ?. In all cases in which any town or school dlstrlct, for the purpose of paying any indebted ness, has laid tax in excess of such indebtedness and in all cases where any town changed or re- scinded any former vote to lay any tax on one grand list, and passed vote to lay in lieu thereof tax on another grand list and in all cases where any town has any time during the month of Jan uary, 1871. passed vote to lay it's taxes on the list of 1869, any such vote or action shall not for | any such causes be adjudged void, but the same are hereby ratified and confirmed and made valid and binding, and all which have been laid, made out, and imposed in pursuance of such acts and votes may, notwithstanding, be levied and col lected. .,rt -rs T.s .,,,.rf,t ts.l
 Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from it's pas- sage, but shall not affect any suit now pending. Approved July 20, 1871. .F,...- .... r. at' CHAPTER CT. 4 ..3 ra An Act amending the Charter of the City of Hart AA ford.
 asal. [Local Act. ~. s. lg ! Approved July 20, 1871.
 -..., r- CHAPTER GIL. -..a
 An act in addition to Gan act concerning Highways + and Bridges"
 Be I enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- l Sentdtires in General Assembly conUened:
 Sec l: Ii the committee appointed by the Su. perior Court to lay out or alter highway, shall be of opinion that such highway or alteration will ssfa sGrTey and fay cut the same and assess the damages which will thereby accrue to individuals
 and estimate and assess to each person specially benefited by such new highway, or altered high way his proportional part of inc benefits accruing
 to him by the layout or alteration of such high.
 way, provided, that the whole amount of benefits
 assessed for any particular layout or alteration
 shall not exceed the damages 80 assessed there l for. .
 Sec. 2. If before the acceptance of the report
 of said committee, jury shall be moved for to re-
 assess the damages or benefits, or if any person | shall complain of the assessment of damages, or
 of benefits only, said court shall order said jury
 as now by law provided, and the powers of said jury shall be confined to granting relief to the
 person or persons making said application, by the
 re-assessment of damages or of benefits only. .,
 Sec. 3. The court to which the doings of said
 jury are returned, may set the same aside, if upon exception taken, it shall appear that said jury have been improperly summoned, or have con. ductedlmproperly; otherwise the doings of said jury shall be conclusive as to the assessment Oi
 damages or benefits; and if the court shall set
 asde the report of the jury, it shall order another
 jury to re-assess the damages or benefits in man. ner aforesaid. .... :. ..F rrE. .... 5.sI
 Sec. 4. If on the return of the report of the ju.
 ry accepted by the court it shall appear that there twas no cause of complaint, and such jury shall
 not increase the damages allowed or diminished the assessment of benefits to the appliant by the
 committee, then the court shall accept the report
 of the committee and shall order the applicants
 for the jury to pay the costs of the application
 but if such jury in the re-assessment of damages
 or benefits, shall increase the damages or dimn iSh the assessment of benefits to the applicants
 the report of the committee shall be accepted
 and l tha 4p damages 80 assessed shall be allowed Ttl shall be paid to the town by the persons upor whom they were assessed. 'fa73 il i-'- Sec. 5. The amount of benefits finally assesse, upon each individual shall be judgement in ia ! vor of the town against such individual and exc cution shall issue therefor. - Approved July 20th, 1871.