Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-17

creditors of corporation to present their claims agalnst said corporation. to the directors thereof as prescribed in section twenty-four, chapter one, title seventeen, of the revised statutes of this state, and any such claim has been or shall be re- jected by such directors, the owner there- of shall be barred of recovery thereon, unless he shall commence an action for the recovery thereof within six months from the time he shall receive notice of the rejection of said claim; proUided, that no such claim heretofore rejected as afore- said, shall by reason of this act. be debar- red from suit and recovery. at any time prior to January 1st. 1877.
 Approved, June g. 1876.
 House Bill No. l30.1
 CHAPTER LIv.
 An Act relating to the sale of Lands. Be it enacted by the Senate aud House of
 Representatives in General Assembly
 convened: ~es~
 SECTION 1. The superior court, as a court of equity. may, on application of any trustee under will duly probated ill this state, order the sale of any real es- tate within this state, devised to or held by such trustee in trust, whenever it shall, m the opinion of the Said court, best pro- mote the interest of the benefciaries un- der such trust, npon notice given to all parties Tn interest, when such sale is not prohibited by said will; and may make any order necessa, y to protect the rights Of al! parties in interest, and to cary the sale into full effect. s. E
 SEC. 2. Such application shall be made to the superior court for the county with in which the probate district where such will IS probated is situated.
 SEC. 3. Whenever any real estate so held in trust shall be ordered sold by said court. the court shall order the fund real ized from such sale to be invested by said trustee for the benefit of the parties inter. ested in such trust as to said court may seem proper. in sinvestments authorized by law to be made by the. savings banks of this state. q !. ag fE
 SEC. 4. This act shall not effect any suit now pending.
 Approved, June g, 1876.
 @ House Bill No. lO9.l
 CHAPTER Lv. An Act in addition to an act concerning
 Town Officers.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in. General Assembly
 convened:
 SECTION l. The town treasurer shall keep @ record of all town orders presented to him for payment, whether he shall pay the same or not, showing to whom the same shall have been given, and the amount, date, and number thereof, and shall report to the annual town meeting, in each year, all outstanding town orders, with the name of the person to whom gwen, and the amount, interest, date and number thereof.
 SEC. 2. The selectmen of each town shall report to the town treasurer the amount. number and date of each order drawn by them, at the end of each month.
 Approved. June g, 1876. TaEs
 Senate Bill No. 67.]
 CHAPTER LvI.
 An Act relating to Pounds, and in altera- @ .--.-.-e. e. ton of the same..
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly
 convened:
 That section eleven, chapter ten, title sixteen, page 256 of the general statutes, be amended by substituting the words "a constable" for the words t'the town clerk" in the third line of said section; also in the sixth line, by striking out the first four words and substituting, between the words "record" and "in, {" ''and cause the same to be recorded in the town clerk ofice," and after the words 'sschool house" in the seventh line, insert the words "and sign post" and strike out all after the word made" in said seventh line and to and including the word ''office' in the eighth line; and also by substitut- ing the word constable" in the twentieth line in lieu of the word "clerk;" and also by striking out in the thirteenth section of the same chapter in the fifth line the words flown clerk. " and substituting the word ''constable" of said town.
 Approved, June g. 1876.
 [Seuate Bill No. 23.l
 CHAPTER Lvn.
 An Act relating to the Settlement of Els.
 tates.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly
 convened:
 That the court of probate before which the testate estate of any deceased person shall be pending for settlement, where there Is an appeal from the order or de. cree of said court admitting or refusing to admit to probate the will of such deceased person, may allow to the executor or ad. ministrator on said estate, as the case may be, the just and reasonable expenses of such executor or administrator in SUD- porting and maintaining and defending against said will on such appeal; and such expenses shall be charged by said court, pro rdtG, against the respective rights or shares of the devisees and legatees under said will, and the distributes of such es. tate.
 Approved. June 26. 1876. Rouse Bill No. GA. F. s '" CHATTER LvuI. An Act relating Go Horse Railroad Corpo- rations. and Rights of Mortgagees of
 such Corporations.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: l SECTION I. That whenever the trustees for any mortgage bondholders of any horse railroad corporation shall take DOS session of the property of the same under decree of foreclosure, or whenever the mortgage bondholders shall take posses. | sion, either as such bondholders or as stockholders, upon a reorganization of such corporation, such trustees, bond. l holders, and stockholders shall succeed to and enjoy all the rights, privileges, i'm. munities, and franchises that were or might have been enjoyed by the original stockholders or corporation.
 Approved, June 26, 1876. E Senate Bill No. 24l CHAPTER LIX. An Act amending an Act entitled Civil # Actions. Be it enacted by the Senate and House oi Representatives in General Assembly l convened:
 l That section four, chapter seventeen part fifteen. title nineteen, of the general revision of 1875. be amended by adding after the word detention" in the fiftI line of said section. the following: "excep in cases where the action is brought b, any person to recover his cattle, or othel the jurisdiction of the court shall be de l.termined by the amount of damages al legged Tn the plaintiffs declaration to have