Litchfield enquirer., 1875-08-19

-Ea ' 7~I shall be brought asking for any relief fin relation to lands, tine petitioner may in his bin pray for ths poo session of such Ends knd the eourt may, if it eEnuz his petition, and find he is titled to she pOsseszien of such lancs issue its execution Of eec1nent cH~ manding the ocsT ts s5ect the person possession of such ands and 10 place the possession thereof; and such officer shall proceed with such cution in the same manner as in executions in eject menI at law; TOeide execution shall issue ag1invt any persons in possession who not made parties 1 to the petition. Approved July Is, 1875.
 IHOuse Bill No. 52l CHAP. Lv, An Act relating tC CTvll Actions.
 Be enacted by the Senate and House of Represents tiyes in General Assembly convened:
 That section twelve chapter thirteen, title nineteen, the present section and subsstufing the following "Tn all suits whe of action shall be sustained in favor of against only part of the parties there such parties ouly but defendant against whom no recovery shall be obtained shall be entitled to costs ment and additional defendants may be cited to ag- pear therein, upon such notice, ard such payment a costs by the plaintiff ss the court before which such action is pending, may prescribe. Approved Inly l7tl. 1875. House Bill No sU.J F. ....tf
 An Act ill addition to an Act relating to Fisheries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of tives in General Assembly convened: SEC I. No person shall catch any brook trout ex- cePt with hook and line, sel expose for sale, purchase, catch, have any trout in his possession, except from the fifteenth day of April the day of July prosded that any person may take trout in waters owned by him. for the purpose of stocking ot er waters, or take and sell any trout reared in sue waters. the preceding section, shall forfeit for each oence not less thant than fifty dollars half to a'y informer who shall prosecute che same to enect and half to the town in which the offence is cOmmi- ted be imprisoned fin the county jail not exceeding thirty days such fine and Imprisonment both at the discretion of the .Ourt having cOsnizanee of the of fence this to take effect and after it's sage.
 title sixteen of the general statutes, be, and the is hereby repealed.
 Approved July 17th, 1875. Iaouse Bill No. 57I CHAP.
 An Act relating to Landlords and Tenants. Be enacted by the Senate and House of Repres snta tives in General Assembly convened: SEC. l. That section one, part eighteen, chapter seyenteen title nineteen of the General Statutes be lded by substituting the word '.ffteenr for the word thirty in the sixth line of said section, also in the fourteenth line of the same section the word f teen" in the place of the word thirty" be substfuted and in the second line of section nine of the same chapter the word "fteen" in the place of the word thirty" be substituted. Approved July l7th, 1875. .-.. tSenate Bill No. 4sl LvIu.
 An Act in alteration of an Act relating to Special Tax on Corporations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House Represents.
 tiyes in General Assembly convened: -f.~ That the rinth section of chapter i've of title twelve of the general stattts of fS76 requiring express com and the same hereby is so amended as to read four thousand dollars, instead Of thousand dollars, in the twelfth line of said section. Approved July 2eth, 1875.
 Senate Bill No. GIL
 CHAP. LIx.
 An Act relating to Education, Be enacted by the Senate House of Representa-
 tiyes in General Assembly convened: ss That section VI els off laa general statutes be amended by striking all after the word 'pay in the last line of sad section. and "Uniess such register shall have been so kept and filled out during tie time for which any payment may be made" -s 'El .*.-r Y r'.o Approved July 2eth. 1875,
 ! asL l.s IHouse Bill No. lsI fl .--.. .s.. An Act i'm addition to and alteration of an Act rela ting to Seine Inspectors. Be t enacted by te Ssnate and HOnse of Represena
 tivts in General Assembly convened:
 Every seine inspector shall be entitled the Sam of one dollar for every seine inspected by him. four of the general statutes of this state; said fee M be paid by the owner or owners of the seine so i'm spected.
 Appro, ed July 2Oth, 1875.
 Senate Bill No. col
 CHAP.
 An Act in alteration relating Special Tax
 es onCorporations.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
 tives in General Assembly convened;
 SEC. 1. The mortgages trustees of any railroad lying III whole or in part in this state, who have shall hereafter come into the possession of the by virtue of any mortgage thereof shall within the first ten days of October, annually so long they main in possession of said railroad, deliver 10 the comptroller a sworn statement of the value of said road it's equipment and other property located in this state, and their hands, such mortgages trrs- tees; and tie board of equalization shall have all the powers in respect to such returns and yalues which are conferred upon them in other cases by section tleven chapter five, title twelve, of the geueraI stat utes
 SEC 2. Any person, whose duty it shall be to deiv- CT the statement required by the preceding section, who shall fail to do within the time prescribed shall forfeit five hundred dollars to the state.
 SEC. 3 Said mortgages or trustees shall, or be- fore the twentieth day of October in each year. thereafter the earnings said road or other moneys in their hands will allow. pay to the state sum equal to one per cent on the vaue Of said road equipments and other property, lees the amount of taxes paid by them any real estate in their hands not used for railroad purposes.
 SEC. 1. In all in which the road and estate of any railroad company shall have been, shall hese- after be- foreclOsed under any mortgage executed by for the security of its creditors and any other rail- road corporations shall have shall hereafter, be- by purchase otherwise the owner of said road and estate fOreclosed said corporation shall makethe returns and payments required by sections five and chapter ve title twelve of the general statutes and funded flea ing indebtedness to which said rail- road and estate is liable. shall be considered for the purposes of this the indebtedness of said poration whether the may have been contracted by it, or by some predecessor in its title.
 SEC. 5. Any sums which shall become due 10 the state for taxes under this act, shall rest lien the road ald property account of which said tax is imposed until the same shall be paid and shall take precedence of any and all other liens, and neumbran- ces whatsoever.
 Approved July aOth, 1875. .... .-,E. tsenate Bill No 3.l
 CHAP. Lxu.
 An Act in relation to the Formation of Cooperative
 Associations.
 Be enacted by the Senate and House of Represents
 tives in General Assembly convened.
 SEC. Seven or more persons of lawful age, inhab- tantS Of this state written articles ment associate themselves together for the purposes of trade for carrying any lawful mercantile in this state, and when such articles of association shall have been executed and recorded in the office of the clerk the town in which the business is to be carried oD such parties shall be and become eorpo- ration enjoy all the powers and privileges. and ba subject to all the dutes restrictions and liabilities set forth fin all general laws in relation to similar corpnra- tions, except far the same may be limited larged by thls act
 SEC. g.. The objects for which sneh association is o M S se s n s tices of agreement, and it shall do business any other place places than those mentioned in it's in office of the clerk of the town in which it pro- poses to do business. H
 SEC. 3. The business of the association shall be not less than five directors, and treasurer, who shall be styled board of managers, and who shall be eho sen annuayby the stockholders, and shall hold their offices until others are chosen and qualified their stead and shsn have other officers the associa ton shall prescribe by their bylaws and the mode of appointment and choice of such officers shall also be prescribed by the bylaws. SEC. The first meeting of such association here after organised shall be called in the manner provided for calling the first meeting of corporations by title seventeen, part eight, setion three, of the general statutes, and if doubts whether such provided in said title Each association may make its own bylaws provided they be not repugnant to this act nor the laws of the state. and shall file in the clerks ofce of the town whare they transact their bus1ness1 copy of all by-laws by them made.