Litchfield enquirer., 1875-08-12

 in regard report Of committee and damages in case Approved July 2a, 1875. House Bm No. IAI CHAP xXxIv. An Aes amending Section l6, Chapter II. Title II, of the General Statutes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Represents lives in General Assembly e0nEened= general statutes be amended by inserting after the w1rds s-The se;ec1men of any tOwn.7 the words the mayor of any city, the warden Cf any bOrO1gh, the eonmittees of other eoEnnuHiries Approved July 2d, 1s75- House Bill No 24l CHAT. xIxV. An act relating tO the right of Fishing in the COlumbs Reservoir. Be enacted by the Senate and House of Represents tiyes in General Assembly convened
 That seventeen of the relating to hsher- ies on page two hnRdred and twenty-five of the gen. erz statutes of 1, relating to the night Of fshing in the Cofumbia reservoir, be. and the same E, hereby repealed.
 Approved July 3d, 1s75. House Bill No 56.l xxXvI, An act to amend Chapter V. Title 18, of the General Stztufes. Be enacted by tine Senate and HCuse Of Represents tiyes in General Assembly convened. SEC. 1. Whenever the maker of any contract is . resident Of another stAte or the mortgage security for the fuifment of any contract is located in another state, where the legal rate of inseress is greater than in this stale, any ogee holder of such contract siding in this state may lawfully accept and res0yez any agreed rate interest or damages on such con- tract 1ni it is fully perforned not eIceeding tl,e legal rate of interest in the state where such eonrAe purpOrts to have been made, such mortgage secu- rity is locztei-
 SEC. ?. All acts parts of acts inconsistent here with are hereby repealed. Approved July Sth. 1s75. [HOuse Bill No. 6.l CHAP. xxxvu. An act relating to Courts.
 
 tiyes ill General Assembly convened: SEC. l. That no one shall act as justice of the peace in the trial of any civil action which shall have been brought by, in which the writ 6eclaEat0n shall have been filled up by his partner, by any person occupying the same Ofiee apartment with SEC. ?. No one who is acting as attorney for CT against any party in any su shall at the same time act as juslce Of the in the trial of any action in which the party either plaintiff or defendant. Approved July Sth, 1875. IHouse Bill No. 1881
  An act relating to Courts being addition to- and in Amendment of Chapter III-, Title of the General Be it enacted by the Senate and House Represents tiyes in General Assembly convened
 Sec. l. Any judge of the superior court may hold special term of said court in any county, during The session of the regular term thsren upon request of the judge assigned tO hold it, at which, causes standing in the court docket of said court may be heard and tried while the jadge who was assigned hold said regular engaged in trying causes in the jury docket other in the court docket. SEC ?. When both of said judges shall be engaged in trying causes on the court docket they may make assignments of the from the trial list of court docket from time tine in such manner as be in order furnish business both accommodate all parties concerned, and afford . speedy trial and determination of all causes in said courts.
 SEC. 8. It shall bs the duty of the sheriff Of any county where such special term is held, to provide suitable rooms in which said court may be hed and the expense thereof shall Dc taxed and allowed by the court.
 SEC. f. Any person who Is, er-ossesO authorised to hold . session of the court of common pleas in any county in the absence of the judge of such court may hold special term session thereof the rSQauzx of the judge during the session of the regular term, same shall have all the powers of the judge os said court, and said court when constituted and held shall be deemed the same as if such person hold ng the regular term thereof in the absence Of the judge.
 SEC; 5. All acts inconsistent herewith are hereby Approved July 8, 1875.
 House Bill No. 70]
 CHAP. xxXIx-
 An Act for the Protection of Fish. Be it enacted by the Senate House of Representa-
 uves in General Assembly convened:
 Every person who shah draw be concerned fin drawing any seine net for the purpose of taking fish in Bantam lake, or Mt. Tom pond, or in any of the lakes ponds of the town of Salisbury in Long Meadow pond in the town of Bethlehem, i'm Liteheld county. in the waters of Cherry pond in tke of Avon and Canton, in Hartford county, who shall take fish from any of the above mentioned lakes ponds or waters in other manner than by hook and lne shall forfeit and pay for each and every such offence hne of not less than three nor more th1n fifty dol lars, oneha to the treasury of the town which the offence is committed and one-haf to the person who ment in the county jail for term not eSe.ens thir y days or by such fine and imprisonment both at the discretion of the court having eognzAnce of the o fence.
 Approved July sth, 1875.
 TSenate Bill No. 7.l
 CHAP. XL. An Relating to the Taxation of Premiums Receiv- ed by Insurance Companies of other States and Fer eign Governments
 Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
 tives in General Assembly convened: skc. |. Every insurance company or associ .tlOn other state and admitted to transact business in this state, and each agent of every such insurance of this state imposed by such other state up any similar insurance companies incorporated by organized under the laws of this state or upon the agents of such companies transscting business in such other state.
 SEC. ?. Every agent of any such insurance com- pary admitted 10 transact business in ls state shall return annually, on the first day of January, under oath to the insurance commissioner the gross amount and upon receiving from said commissioner certaf- cate of the acceptance of said return, and of the amount of tax uethereon, shall pay the same to the treasurer of the state before the twentieth day of January annually and every such agent, and every agent of foreign insurance company, shall retain from the premiums collected by him the tax due to become due thereon.
 sEc.S Each agent of any insnraece company or as- socatoh by os0rganiEed under the laws from the insurance commissioner license to transact business in this state shall return annually 0n the ths goss amouDt 1 .o os M s e the year previous and shall annually. on or before the twentieth day of January, to the treasurer of the state tax of two per cent upon the amount of premiums So collected
 SEC. f. Sections nineteen and twenty of chapter hve title twelve, of the general statutes hereby repealed.
 Approved July sth. 1s7s
 [House Bill No. Is.l
 CHAP. XII.
 An act Relating to the Election of Borough ofcers. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of RePressn
 lives in General Assembly convened; SEC. l. That the freeman of any borough ia this state, may at meeting legally warned and held for which the officers of such borough shall be voted for at subsequent meeting. and no alteration of such the meeting by which such alteration may adopted. Approved July Sth, 1875.
 House Bin No s2l
 CHAP. XIII. An act Relating to Bonds for Costs in Civil Actions and in amendment of Section &. Chapter Title 1s, Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRepresent.
 lives in General Assembly convened:
 SEC. l. The recogniZance to the defendant in any c1vh action for the prosecution by the plaintiff of said action to effect and the answering of all damages any substantial inhabitant of th: state and all acs inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
 SEc.2. This act shall take effect from it's passage. Approved July Sth, 1ss5.
 EHouse Bill No. Isal An act in addition to Section a Part 4 Charter 1a
 Title 70, of the General Statutes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
 lives in General Assembly convened:
 SEC I. That the superior court of the county in winch any person may be confined, who shall have been at any time heretofore tired on any criminal rud of fuzA Q denaesaG. may order him, her, to be confined in me Connecticut Hospital for the Insane, upon the same conditions, and under the same restrictions, are nerelnbefcre provided in the section to which tnls act an amendment, in the of persons who acquitted on the ground of insanity. or ds1eafIg. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and sfer its passage.
 Approved July 9th, 1875.