Litchfield enquirer., 1874-09-03

or by Imprisonment in the common jail not exceeding thirty day., or by such fine and imprisonment both oue-haf of which fine shall be paid to him who shal therefor and prosecute suit ts effect, and tn, other half to the Of the town in which the Of fense a committed.
 Sec 2 This act shall take effect from the day of it's passage.
 Approved July B. 1874.
 fHouse Bill NJ. l85 l-cHAPTER LxxxII.
 An Act in relation to Fisheries. Be enacted by the Senate and House of Represents
 tives in General Assembly convened:
 SECTION 1. No person shall het or draw any net ol seine, take attempt to take any fish in any Othe way than with baed hook artificial fly. in aiIy DOT ton of Farm rver in the county of New Haven. or portion of the bay estuary into which the same hUws northerly of a line drawn due west from the treme southerly point of Darrows Island so-caed pose. at low tide, and westerly of line drawn du' north from the easterly point of Darrows Island, called exposed at low tde and the high water tho opposite Branford shore.
 Prorided, Aoacerer, that the fish commissioners o this may, by instrument in writing, signed by each of said cOmmi- -sioners, license persons who shall give guaranties satisfactory to said commission obey all the staturrs of ls state in reference fisheries to fish with nets senes in said waters and that the prohibitions contained in this section shall apply to persons go icensed and complying with ths provisions of said license.
 Sec 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of the preceding section shall be punished by fine of not less than thirty, nor more than one hundred ", more than ninety days, Dy such fine and imprison ment both.
 Sec. 3. No person shall draw any net seine or take, or attempt to take any fish in any Oth- save with baed hook, artificial fly, in any the waters described in the rst section, between the time of the setting of the Saturday night. and the rising thereof on Monday morning, in each week and any person doing shall be punished by fine oi not less than seven more than fifty doars, or by imprisonment not less than thirty more than nint ty days, or by such fine and imprisonment 10th.
 4. 6ffGct immediately on the passage of this act.
 Sec. g. The first and second sections shall take ef ten days after notice by the fish commissioners the state to that effect shall have been posted the sign post iu East Hsven and published i've days sue cessively in daily newspaper printed in the city oi
 Approved July 24, 1874.
 House Bill No. 1Sl.l-cHAPrER LxxxIn An Act addition to Act for the Regulation of Ciy Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
 tives in the General Assembly convened:
 SECTION 1. That whenever in any case now pending in the superior court for any county in this state eh party has by accident omitted to enter the in the jury st the same may be 80 entered at any time during the first term of the said court held in such county. after the adjournment of the General Assem- ply.
 Sec g. Section l of Chapter lxxx of the public acts of this state for the year being an Act in atea tion of Act entitled act for the regulation of actions" approved July 2, 1s6S is hereby amended by striking out the words 'for cause shown" in the seventh line of said section.
 Approved July "A, 1874.
 House Bill No T9.l--cHAPTER LxxxIv. Act in alteration of Act to create and establish Courts of Common Pleas in Hartford and New Ha- counties.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- tatives in General Assembly convened:
 SECTION l. In all suits at law equity hereafter brought to any court of common pleas taxable costs may be allowed as is provided by law in suits tried in the superior court.
 Approved July 24, 1874.
 House Bill No. 1A. .l-cHAPTER LxYxv. An Act in amendment of Chapter XCII Of the Public
 Acts of 1872. Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives in.the General Assembly convened:
 SECTION l. In addition to the returns which, under the provisions of an act amending an act concerning communities and corporations, approved August 1st 1872, (beng Chapter XCII of the Public Acts of l8 the several railroad companies now required to mak3 annually, they shall make such further returns as may be called for the railroad commissioners and to this end the railroad order such additions to the form of said returns and reports they shall deem expedient and they shall give to the several railroad companies years notice of any such changes will require alteration in the meth cd form of keeping their accounts and sad cOm- missioners Sha on or before the first day of Septem Der in each year, transmit to each of the railroad panes this state blank forms Of the returns and ports required Of said companies.
 Sec. > Whenever the returns of any railroad com- pany incomplete, defective, probably erroneous. the railroad commissioners shall notify sucE company thereof and require said company to amend it's within nfteen days. under the same penalty is by law provided for refusing or neglectipg to make turns.
 Sec. B. Every railroad company shall make its an- nual returns strictly according to the forms provided by law and if the officers trustees nih mpracti- cable to return all the items H deta required they shall, in their report give the reasons why such de- tails cannot be given but DO railroad company shall be allowed to plead in excuse for not giving such de- tals that does net keep accounts in such man. ner as will enable it to do SO.
 Approved July A. 1874.
 House Bill No. 76.l-cHAPrER Lxxxv1.
 An Act to Encourage the Culture of Salmon, Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tiyes in General Assembly convened.
 SECTION 1. No person shall take or catch any sal- mon grilse, any of the young fry thereof in of the waters within the territory under the jurs dicon of the state of Connecticut, prior to the first day of May, A. D. 1880.
 Sec 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of the preceding section shall be punished by fine of not lsss than fifty, than five hundred dollars, by imprisonment not less than two, more than six months, or by such fine and imprisonment both, for every such oense Prorided ko,Cerer, that this section shall not be construed to affect persons unin taking such fish while fishing for other fish and immediately resoFing the sane to s waters from which they shall have been taken,
 Sec. 3. No person shall take any fish within four hundred yards of any fsh-way now built, hereafter be bu in any of the waters of the state of Connec ticut.
 Sec. {. Any person violating any of the provisions of the preceding section shall be liable to penalty not less than fifty, nor more than two hundred Go-
 
 Sec 5. This act ehan take effect from the date of its passage. Approved, July 24, 1874.
 House Bill No. 72.l-cHApTER Lxxxvn. An Act regulating the taking of Oysters in the Be enacted by as ssaas sRa House of nsprsssnta tives in General Assembly convened:
 SECTION l. Every person who shall, from the first day of March until she first day of November in each year, take gather collect any Cyste- oyster shells upon of the ats creeks banks of the river Thames shall, for each oense, be puni shed by fine of not less than dollars, more than fifty do- lars or by imprisonment in the wOrk.house or con- mon jail of New London county not exceeding thirty days by such fine and imprisonment both, one-haf of which nne shall be to him who shall therefor and prosecute his suit to effect. and the other half the treasury of the town in which the oense is com mitted.
 Sec ?. This shall take effect from its passage Approved July 24, 1874.
 iHouse Bin' No. sa.l-eHAR1kH LxxxNn.
 An Act in addition to an Act relating to Courts Be enacted by the Senate and House Representa- tives in General Assembly conyenedi
 SECTION l: Tha. any sVpeFiof court, court of com mon pleas, district court city court, may, and other court of this state shall admit an alien become citizen of the United States but city court sha be in session iH the night season for nauRalization purposes after nine oclock and an alien may declare his intention to become citizen of the United States before either Of said courts.
 Sec. 2. When an alien shall be admitted to become citizen of the United States, before either of said courts, the clerk thereof shall keep rseo1 of the and residences ef sllpersSs testi, aG in be. half of sqc ash. aud of the substance of the facts sworn to by them.
 Sec. 8. The act in addition to an act relating to courts. reconsdered and passed by yeas and nays the Senate and House of Representatives, July 9, and ali acts inconsistent with ts act ste hereby repealed. :. .:
 Appgevsd July ?, 1s4.:
 tHeuse Bill No. sAa.l-eHAPTFR Lxxx1x. An Act repeating an Act in relation to private Bank.
 ing.
 De enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives in the General Assembly convened:
 SECTION l. That Chapter LXXIX of the set of lSS3 being an act entitled An Act in relation to Private Banii1 appravsd July ith. 1s7s, be and the ssme Approved July 24 1874.
 fHouae Bin No. 2l4l-oHArTEa xc,
 An Act in relation to Repairing Highways. Be enacted by the Senate and House of Represeata- dyes in General Assembly convened:
 SECTION l. When any town shall neglect after mo- tce given by the state attorney for the county in which such town is situated to keep p GcQd and suf- hcient repair any public or bssess within such town, Wieh it's the daty of such town to mantaing the superior court. upon complaint made shall order the necessary repairs to be made. and shall grant warrant against the selectmen of such to collect the sums expended in such repaiFs and it shall the duty of the state attorney of the county which said road or bridges is situated, to aSe ecnpaif of and such nselecs. which may come to his kt0vledse Sec A acts and parts of acts inconsistent here with are hereby repealed. Approved 4nly 4, 1874: .