Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-24
the fifth line thereof, and inserting in lieu thereof the words ''ffve thousand"
 Approved. June 2S. 1876. rs -rHnnse Bill No 45.l

thereof the words ''ffve thousand"
 Approved. June 28, 1876.
 r1 IHouse Bill No. 45
 CHAPTER Lxvu.
 An Act in addition to an Act relating to - Taxation.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly
 convened
 SECTION l. That every< county. city, borough, town or other municipal corpo- ration shall, on the second Monday of January in each year, make out and re- turn to the secretary of states a clear and accurate statement of all the items con stituting the particulars of the total in debtedness of such county, city. borough, town, school district, or other municipal corporation, on the first day of January next preceding such return; the purpose and object for. and the year in which such indebtedness was incurred, the form in which the same exists, and when payable; the amount actually raised by such cor poration during the year preceding said first day of January, by taxation and by loan. and the amount actually expended during said period for interest. roads, paupers, salaries, schools, police, fire de- pertinent, etc., and the rate per cent. Ff the taxes laid during said period. Said statement shall be duly sworn to by the officer subscribing the same. r-
 SEC. 2. The treasurer of the several counties, cities, boronghs. and school dis tricts, and the first selectman of the sev- eral towns. are hereby designated as the officers whose duty it shall be to make out and return to the secretary of state such statement aforesaid. Every person whose duty iksha,l be to make out and return such statement, and shall fail so to do within the time limited by this act, shall forfeit and pay to the treasurer of the state the sum of one, hundred dollars, which sum may be sued for and recovered by and in the name of the state treasurer.
 SEC. 3. The comptroller shall withogt delay publish said returns so as to exl4ibit the same by counties and to show their several aggregates for all the municipal corporations of the state; and shall cause to be printed herewith such statement as shall show the amount. of the indebted ness of the state of Connecticut. which would properly belong to each town and county, and the amount necessary per capita to pay the whole indebtedness of both the state and municipal corporations. and the amount necessary per capita tp pay the current expenses, not including interest, of both the state and the muini- cipal corporations.
 One copy ofsuch hreport shall be sent each year, by the comptroller to the town clerk of every town, and to the mayor of every city, and to the chief burgess of every borough in the state: and shall be kept on file in the office of such officer, and be ct all times open to the inspection of every person in the same manner as the other records of such office.
 SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the comptroller to furnish, on or before the first day of Deeember, in each year, to each officer who, by this act is required to make such returns, printed blanks adapted to the returns called for by this act.
 Approved, June 28, 1876. t},A
 '-A , House Bill No. SIT
 CHAPTER LxvnI. An Act Concerning Crimes and Punish Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly
 convened :.... ..-...........-.. .-.
 SECTION 1. Every person who shall bind, handcuff, gag, or blindfold any per son, or who shall threaten any personal injury to any person, or who shall admin ister % any, person any stupefying drug or other substance, either by causing him to fnhale the same or otherwise, with in- tent to commit robbery or any other crime punishable by imprisonment in the state prison. shall be punished by impris- onment in the Connecticut state prison not more than twenty-five years.
 SEo 2. Every person who shall put any thing into any well, spring, fountain or cistern, or other place from which water is procured for drinking or other purposes with tue intent to injure the quality of said water, shall be fined not less than seven dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned not moro than six months. - s1E ss
 Approved, June 28, 1876. ,...
 House Bill No. 145.1
 s-@.. CHAPTER LxIx.
 An Act amending Sections and 6, Chap
 ter I, Title 10, of the General Statutes
 of Connecticut.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly
 convened:
 SECTION l. That section four, chapter one, title ten, of the general statutes, be by striking out, in lines one and two. the word September" and insert ing. ill lieu thereof, the word "July;" and out, in line three, the word ''De- cember," and inserting in lieu thereof, the word "September;;" and striking out, in lines nine and ten, the word December, |" and inserting. in lieu thereof, the word September also amending section six of the same chapter and title. by striking out, in line six. the word twentieth, and inserting Tn lieu thereof, the word 'tenth;s. and by striking out, in line seven, the word February" and inserting. in lieu thereof, the word November
 SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. and all acts, or parts of acts, inconsistent herewith, are hereby re- pealed. @"tf.s'H-a.1, ~-.=t-sf4
 Approved, June 28, 1876.