Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-13

town clerks oico of the town where ta assignor srias, Ii he resides within this sat if then ill tla office Of the town clerk the town where as- si;.nee resides within fortyeght hours after sad signlnGnt shall have beet executed.
 Approved June 2'. 1874. 1 House Bill No. S2J-CHAprEn xnI
 An act 'o amend ac entitled s.An act to ree,ula
 fishing iii silntlry ponsi, and in Little River, the
 Marlborough" Be enacted by Senate alfd House of Representa-
 tives i'll ;ieEeral Assembly convened:
 SECTION l. That so mua h of chapter 29 section l, of the nb'ic acts of IS7, applies to Quinnebaug Pond, Alesanieris Pond and kiilingy Pond, in the town ot kilngly and Moo>up Pond Ill the town of PiAinfeii, he and the same hsreD, repfaied.
 See. 2 This act shall tak9 efec; from the day of its passage. 5-..-.
 Approved JuHe fl. ls34
 
 1 lHouse Bill No. f03 l-CuArTER XIV An act i'll addition to act relating to courts
 i;a it eiatd by the Senate and House Represents l tTes i'll General Assembly convened -.. 2 l Whenever any person shall be committed to jail, in any civil case, from noncompliance with order of making such order, may release and discharge such person from Imprisonment when ill his judgment the | public interests will not suffer thereby | Approved June 24, 1874. --- ,
 fHouse Fill No. l27.l-cHApTER xv. An act in addition to and fin alteration of An act for
 the settlement of estates, testate, intostate and Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- IFeS Ill the >ieneral Assembly convened:
 SECTION That section 10 of the act for the sette- ment of estates esate nestate and insovent, of the general statutes be and is hereby amended as to real follows. '.Sec. 1O. Executors of wills and devisees under the same, any person interested theren may have any of the witnesses such wills examined and sworn the usual form within this or other states before magistrate authorized to ad- minister oaths who shail enter the oath of the wit nesses on the back of the will and attest the and the oath of witnesses taken shall be accepted the court of probate. it had been taken before | said court"
 Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here with are hereby repeaet. l Approved June 25, 1874 ! lIIouEe Bill No. 68. l-CnApTER XVI An act in addition aet entitled An act for en- 1 couraging and regulating fisheries.n
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House Represen- | tatives ill General Assembly convened: SECTION 1. No person shall hereafter take through | the ice any fish from Umpawaug Pond, called, in l the town of Reading. Sec. ?. Any person offending against the provisions o the foregoing section shall forfeit and pay penalty of ten dollars for every fish taken, one-haf to him who shall therefor and prosecute his suit to effect 1 and the other half to the treasury of said town Approved July 2, 1874. House Bill No. 6I. .l-cuArrrR XVII. An act in addition to an Act concerning Communities and Corporations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House Representa- tiyes in General Assembly convened: ! SECTION l. The Insurance Commissioner upon the request of any lie insurance company of this state such company the preceding thrty-irst day of De cember, upon the basis of the American Experience" slh sf Mn the rate Of four and such vanation to be filed with the proper officers of such other states as by law require the valuation of
 life insurance policies upon said basis Pon;ded that the standard valuation prescribed by law for com | by this act. Approved June 25, 1874.
 House Bill No. 39.l-cHArrEn XVIII
 Ac: to restrain the taking fish in certain ponds therein named.
 Be enacted by the Senate and House of Rearesensa tives in General Assembly convened: SECTION l. Any person who shall, with intent to do take pckerel from Dog Pend Tyler Pond in the town of Goshen, during the months of March. April May. in each year, shall be punished by fine of not less than seven nor more than fifteen dollars and in default of payment of same shall be imprison ed in the common jail for ten days
 Sec ?. AN acts and parts of acts inconsistent here with are hereby repealed.
 Approved June ?, 1874.
 Senate Bill No. 24 T. CHAPTER XIX, An Act in addition to an Act for the protection of Com merce and Navigation in certain harhors Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 tives ill General Assembly convened:
 SECTION l: The Go Governor F nor may appoint deputy Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, Stanington, New London and Norwich, who shall severally hold office for three years from the time of their appointment, and until others shall Se appointed in their places, who shall have all the powers and perform all the du ties Of harbOr masters ill the respective harbors for which they appointed subject at all tires to the control and direction of the principal harbor master and all persons refuS1ng negiecting comply with the orders and directions of said deputy harbor shall be liable and subject all the provisions of law existing upon this subject in reference to said harbors, and all suits may be brought for such viola tions and penalties ill the of said deputy harbor master and all vessels may be attached lo manner as i'll case of harbor master ntt,tGtiS ftutdndis. Approved June 25, 1874.
 [uouse Bill No. 1G3.l-cuAprER xx. An Act in addition to Act to establish State Board of Agriculture.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- lives in General Assembly convened:
 SECTION 1. That in of any vacancy in tine State Board of Agriculture by of death resignation or otherwise, said Board shall have power to fill such vacancy until such time legal appointment shall otherwise be made.
 Approved July 2, 1874
 House Bill No. 69.l-cHAPTKR Yx1
 An Act ill addition to and in alteration of .tAn Act to create and establish Court ot Common Pleas in Fairfield County"
 Be it enacted by the Senate snd House of Represen- tatives in General Assembly convened: SECTION l. That the court of common pleas for Fairfield county shall hereafter hold adjourned term of said court at Stamford the 2d Monday in December, and on the 2d Monday in May, annually, and at such other time times the judge holding term of said court at Bridgeport Danbury shall deem necessary, which adjourned court, so holden, shall be for the trial of court cases only. Sec. ?. The judge holding said adjourned court shall have the power to appoint messenger expressly for it, who shell be to the same duties the messenger of inc regular terms of said court,
 Sec 3. The county commissioners of said county of Fairfield shall, st the expense of said county provide
  ably furnished with such accommodations may be necessary, and the sheriff of said Fairfield county or deputy shall be present during the session of said adjourned court.
 Sec f. much of the second section of the act to winch this is in addition, provides that said court may adjourn the said May and December terms there of, after session of two weeks from the where it is appointed to be held to the other town is hereby Approved July ?, 1874.
 lSenate Bill No. 44.l-cHAPTER XIII. An Act restricting Fishing in Hatch and Leonard Ponds ill the town of Kent.
 Be enacted by the Senate and House Representa- tives in the General Assembly convened: SECTION l. No person shall take carry away any fish from Hatch pond and Leonard pond in the town | the first day of May in each succeeding year. Sec. 2. No person shall take any fish from said Hatch and Leonard ponds in any other manner than by hook and line.
 Sec. g. Any person violating any of the ployisions of the two proceeding sections of this act sha upon conviction thereof pay fine of not less than five nor more than fifteen dollars for each and every offence Oneha to the complainant and the other half to the treasury of the town, and upon default of payment thereof with legal costs, be imprisoned in the conty jail in the county of Itchheld, unti! such fine and costs be paid.
 Sec f. This act shall take effect from ils passage. | Approved July 2, ls54.,
 IHouse Joint Resolution No. 1le.l-cuArrEn xxn. An Act relating te Claims for Damages occasoned by defective Roads and Bridges.
 Be enacted by the Senate and House vf Representa- tves in the General Assembly convened: SECTION l. Whenever any person shall receive in- turies by reason of any defective road bridge writ ten notice of such injury and the time and place where 1t occurred, nearly as it be ascertaned shall within sixty days thereafter, be given to of the selecrmen of the town tho clerk of the civ or borough, where the injuries were received,
 Sec. No suit shall be maintained for such inilries unless such notice is given, rocie that this acfsha not apply to any claim for damages for injuries ! tofore received. :. | Approved July 2, 1874. 1 House Bill No. 2asl l-crAprER xxrv. An Act providing for bounty on Foxes.
 Be enacted by the Senate and House of Repreenta- | tiyes in General Assembly convened:
 That any town in this state, at town meetingIegal-