Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-15
'Szs-'',1 o- PUBLIC ACTS '-
 Of the State of Connecticut, passed May session.

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 -llst-s-s-~s-L1tsJ ys>-A- .. s3lt5 0i5t- Tst-l An act in addition to an act concerning commu- |
 mites and corporations. -- z---ss t.11Es & CHATTER I. ,sstksf a1 Be it enacted by the senate and house of repre- 1
 tiyes in general assembly convened; , l Sec. I. That whenever the name of any joint I stock corporation shall have been changed or al- | tered in accordance with .he provisions Of chap. ter LXVIlI Of the public acts passed May session 1870, said corporation shall De required, before certified copy of the decree of the court making such change or alteration of corporate name with the town clerk of the town in which such corporation transaets it's business, which shall be recorded by said town clerk in book kept by him for that purpose. ssskz4 rsI
 Sec 2 Said town clerk shall receive the same fees for making such record as he is by law en- titled to receive for making other manuscript reco ds. -1 ~f eFEt t-&i Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from it's pass age -.t .'t-i te.Ct& 4-' s-,@tsrs '.'t -l Approved May 2sth. 1872. ..s ...zs .... @ -.5sss. +.s..s CRATER H.. .s.-Fs.vE..s5 An act relating to4he authority of justices of the Be it enacted by the senate and house of repre-
 sentatives in general assembly convened: for the arrest of any person may maIse the same returnable before himself or other proper an- thority. - Approved JuLe Il, 1872.
 CHAPTER III.
 An act relating to Norwalk harbOr.
 Be it enacted by the senate and housa of repre-
 sentatives in general assembly convened:
 Sec. l. No steamboat, or other vessel propel- led by steam, shall pass any of the whaTves piers or marine railways in Norwalk harbor at greater rate ofspeed than at the rate of SIX miles per hour; and if any steamboat or other vessel pro- pelted by steam, shall pass any such wharf, pier or marine railway, at greater rate of speed than is herein allowed, the person in command ofsaid steamboat or vessel at the time shall, on being duly convicted in the superior court for Fairfield county, forfeit the sum of one hundred dollars, one-haH to the person who shall prosecute the same to effect, and the other half to the county traasury, and shall alse be liable to three-iold damages to the person whose property shall be injured thereby. -. -.. .......
 Sec. }. This act shall take effect from the date of it's passage. -.. -...-.-..-- ..-...
 Approved June 11th. 1872.
 ... . CHAPTER ".
 An act to heal and validate certain convsyances. Be 1t ehacted by the senate and house of repre- sentatlveS in general assembly convened:
 That all conveyances of lands or other real es- tate made i'll good faith to or by any persons in or by the corporate name adopted by such per- sons, acting under the joint stock law of this state, Or under special act or charter of incor- poratlon granted by the general assembly, where such corporations hay e been organized without the limits of this state, are hereby ratified and confirmed, and such conveyances shall be good and efectual to convey such lands or other real estate for the purposes in such conVeySnces sx- pressed but this act shall not affect any suit now pending.
 AnnrOva,l Juaa II 1ST3
 CHAPTER Y.
 An act ill addition to an act concerning commu-
 mites aLd corporations. Be it enacted by the senate and house Of repre- seHtatives Ill general assembly convened:
 Sec. 1. The president or secretary of every joint stock corporation, or the officer having charge of the stock book thereof, shall give in- formation to any applicant, who Is | creditor of any st0ckholder of such corporation, of the num- Der uf shares Of stock owned by any member thereof; and any officer who shall refuse ro com. ply with the the provisions of this section shall pay fine of one hundred dolIars to the treasury uf the State.
 Sec Fhe first section of chapter 1O6 of an act entitled an act in addition to act concern ing communities and corporations, passed at the May session. 1867, is hereby repealed.
 Approved, June Il, 1s72- -..... .-s An act in addition to all act concerning conmu-
 mites and corporations
 Be it enacted by the senate and house Of repre-
 sentatives in general assembly eonvened:
 Sec. l. No officer or agent of the state or of any city, town, borough, or public institution, nor any person employed by either of them, au- thorized to procure materials, supplies or other articles, either by purchase or contract, or to employ service or labor, shall be allowed, either directly or indirectly, for himself, for any oth- CT person, to receive any commission, discount, bonus, present, or reward from the person or making RuCh contract furniShinO such materials. supplies, or other articles, or from any person rendering service CT labor un- der such contract. ..T s~5...--s.--s Sec. }. Any person offending against the pro- vision of the preceding section, Or aay person who shall give or offer any such commission dis count, bonus, present or reward, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by fine Of not less than ten dollars more than five hundred dollars, or by fine and imprisonment not exceeding one year. at the discretion of the court. ..i' Sec. 8. The comptroller of the state, or the auditor of any city, town, borough, or public inA stitutlon, or any person authorized to approve demands for the supply of any articles specified in the first section of this act, Is hereby author ized. before approving any such Remand. to require the claimant to certify, under oath, that the whole of the articles for which claim is made has been furnished. or that the whole la- bor service has been performed and that no com- mission, discount, bonus, reward or present of any kind has been received or is promised or ex- pected on account of the samc Approved, June 12. 1872. .
 CHAPTER VII. An act in addition to act for tks regulation of
 civil actions. Be it enacted by the senate and house of repre-
 sentatives, in general assembly convened: Sec. l. So much of any debt which has accru- ed by reason of the personal services or labor of the debtor, having a family which he is liable to support, as shall not exceed twenty-five dollars, and all benefits which shall have been allowed by anR,a At.S~ aklk@ the support ot any member of such association l who by reason of sickness or Infirnity, shall have been rendered incapable of attending to his usr1- al business. shall be exempted, and not liable to be taken on any process of foreign attachment or execution; provided, that in ali suits brought to recover ahy debt accruing for house Tent, or | for provisions, or wearing apparel, or fuel, fur nished 60 the debtor, or for the use of the debt ors family, the sum of ten dollare only shall be exempted. and not liable to be taken by any pro- cess of foreign attachment or executiOB: and l provided turther that no exemption shall be al- | lowed in favor of the debtor in any suit brought upon debts accruing tor personal boards furnish ed for the debtor or the debtors family by the l plaintiff. Sec O. Chapter LXXXIII oR the public acts of | herewith are hereby repealed; but this act shall not revive any act therein repealed, nor affect | any suit now pending. | Approved, June Il. 1672 H. |
 z CHAPTER VIII. An act relating to the Courts of Common Pleas. l Be it enacted by the senate and house of repre- |
 sentatiyes fsrgenera1 assembly convened: | The term of office or the several judges of the | courts of common pleas shall commence on the | first day of September of the year in which they | may De appointed. notwithstanding anything | contained in the acts by which they have been | or shall be issued te them, or in the existing laws of the state. Approved, June IS. 1872. .s,549 sl-s3
 -ass-. CHAPTER \. & al An act in addition to an act for encouraging and
 regulating fisheries. Be if anacted hV the aanata and honaa of renra-