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OF agricultural affairs
1t is hereby enacted etc:
Sec. |. The governor of the State is hereby
thorzed and directed TO appoint, by and. with the
consent of the senate, one person who shall be
state superintendent of agricultural affairs, and
who shall devote his whole time 10 promoting the
highest agricultural interests of the STATE and who
snail mold his ofce for two years, until new ap
pOintmcnt is made.
ahairs SHALL so far as practicable, visit each town
IN the State and hold public agricultural meetings
,hereln and procure reports thereof. which reports
he shall as far may be, cause to be published in
newspapers printed in the State
sec J. The State superintendent of agricultural
affairs shall receive a salary of fourteen hundred
dollars per year and his official expenses but the
whole amount paid by the state under this act, in
eludiag printing shall not exceed twenty-five hun
dred dollars annually
Sec T. All acts and parts of acts establishing
state Board of agriculture and amendments thereto
repealed.
sec. 4. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved November 26, ISIS.
No. Am act regulating divorces,
1t Is hereby enacted, etc:
sec. l. No divorce shall be decreed for any
cause, IL the parties have never lived together US
husband and wife in this State nor unless the libel
lant shall have resided in this State full year
next preceding the filing of the libel in Court.
sec. = No divorce shall be decreed for any
cause which shall have accrued In any other State
or country unless the parties had before such
State.
Sec 2. No divorce shall he decreed for any
cause which shall have accrued in any other State
or country, unless one of the parties then living
in this STATE.
Sec. 4. From and efter the passage of this act
',. " sna not be lawful for any pettionee in any
ulVorce proceedings, in which n divorce shall be
aranted' TO again marry any person other than the
petitioner for the space of three years next after
Snch dtNorce shall be granted: but the provisions
of this section shall be of no effect from and after
the death OF the petitioner in such divorce pro-
ceedings.
Sec. .. Any person who shall violate the pro-
visions Of section four of this act, live in this
state under any such forbidden marriage relation
within said three years, shall be punished by i'm
not less than one year nor more than five years.
sec. .. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec :. This act shall not Happily to nor affect
court.
Approved November q, 1s.s.
No: 10. An act to amend section four of chapter
thirty-eight of the General Statutes.
II Is hereby enacted, ETC.:
Sec. l. Section four of chapter thrty-eight of
Inc General Statutes is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following: In all cases where any per-
son has been, or shall hereafter be, convicted of
capital ofense and sentenced to be hanged, and
the time above limited for bringing petition for
iim % be,r. nas expired, such person may, at any
for new trial under the following regulations ::
such petition shall set forth the grounds for a new
| ulai. anu u lOf newly discovered evidence. such
evidence shall be attached to said petition togeth
er with a copy of the evidence taken at his trial,
and such petition shall be presented to two judges
OF the supreme court, who upon examination there
OIL shall determine whether such petition shall be
allowed to be filed and shall certify their determi-
nation thereon; and if such petition is allowed to
| be MED, such judges shall make order staying
the execution of sentence until after the time fixed
for hearing Of such petition by the supreme court
anu no adjudication of any former petition shall be
| a bar to u subsequent one based upon evidence
| newly discovered after said former adjudication
sec 2 In all cases where the trial of said petit
tion shall not take place until after the time ap-
| pointed for execution, and in which a new trial
shall be refused, the court hearing said petition
shall appoint time Tor executing sentence, and
issue their order to the sheriff for that purpose.
Sec. T. This act shall take effect from its pas
| sage.
Approved November &c. ISIS
| No. ia n act in amendmentl-of sections eight
and nine of chapter one hundred and twenty of
the General Statutes, relating to crimes and pun
ishments.
| IL Is hereby enacted. ETC.:
Sec. l. In case of any sentence already passed l.,
the warrant TO be issued by the court, provided
in the first clause of the act in amendment of said
| sections Of said chapter, approved November IS,
lei may be issued by said court at the term thereof
next prior to the expiration of said two years, In
case such court is not likely be in session at the
expiration of said two years.
Sec. . This act shall take eHre, from its pas
| sage.
Approved November Is, Isss.
No. Fan act relating to prosecutions for embez-
element.
| 1t is hereby enacted, etc.
sec. l. In prosecutions for the ofense of EN-
| bezzlng. fraudulenty converting to ones own
iraudulenty taking and secreting with intent so
| to embszzle or convert the bullion, money notes.
bank notes. checks, drafts bills of exchange, obll
cations, or other securities for money, of any per
son, bank. incorporated company or eopartnership,
by cashier other officer, clerk, agent, servant
of such person, bank, Incorporated company or CO.
partnership il shall be sufficient to aege generally
| in the Indictment an embezzlemsnt fraudulent con-
version, or taking with such intent, of money to a
| certain amount without specifying any particulars
of such embczzement; and AT the trial evidence may
be given of any such embczzlement, fraudulent con-
| version, or taking with such intent, committed
| within six months next before the time stated in
| the indictment and it shall be sufficient main e
tain the charge in the Indictment and shall not be
deemed variance it it is proved that anv bullion,
| money. notes. bank note. check graft, bill of eN-
change or other security for money of such person,
| bank. Incorporated company, or copartnership OF
| whatever amount. was fraudulently embezzled,
converted taken with Such intent by such cashier
or other officer, clerk. servant, agent, within such
period of six months.
Gee. .. This act shall take effect from its pas
| sage.
Approved November 20, ISIS.
| No. % An act allowing exceptions in behalf of
| the State on the trial oil certain causes.
| Ii is hereby enacted. etc
| See. |. In any suit or prosecution In the iname
of the State tried in the county court the deter
mination of which may affect the ttlo to any prop
erty or right of property of the state any right
or franchise of the State or of the public, eNcep-
tions shall lie in behalf of the State the opinion
| of the court on any question of law which may
arise on the trial. and the shall pass the
preme court for determination, as is provided in
| civil causes.
s,c :. This act shall take effect from its pas
| sage.
Approved November 2,Is1s.
No. H. An act to amend section three OF an act en-
titled " An act in addition to section twenty
chapter thirty three OF the General Statutes, re-
lating TO the attachment Of personal property. by
copy left in the town CLERKS office" approved
| November 70, 1871. and the amendment the: eto,
| approved November %, 1876.
| 1t is hereby enacted, etc.
| sec. |. Section three OF an act entitled IAN act
in addition to ction enty five, chapter thirty
three of tho General Statutes reatin to the attach
ment o. ersona property, by copy left in the town
clerks Office, approved November 20 1872. and the
| amendment thereto, approved November 2s Is 6,
shall be so amer ded as 10 read rs follows: If the
DESCENDANT shall not wiihin sixty DAYS from the date
Of such attachment, replevy the animals attached
or furnish satisfactory receipt for the sams. 1t
shall be the duty OF the officer to said pro-
| perty as now required by law, forthwith, from the
possession Of the defendant, otherwise said at ach
| ment shall be void as to bona fde purchasers OF
| subsequent attaching creditors"
| Sec. p This act sha!l take effect from It's pas
| sage,
Approved November u, 1873.
No, Is An act 10 addition tc stapter thirty yht
o: the General Statutes entitled " Of new trIa!s "
| IL Is hereby enacteJ. etc:
| sec, !. mnen men JuugmtIhl shall be rencered by
| any county court upon default. and the defendant
us ,,ustee @ , sna,I oe uhJus.y deprited o.
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pa'' ~ W " ne snatI ptihs MS peti-
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snch .orr, a, ~ ,i n, H. a. ei.o- - se 20
msnt ma, IN NE disr,tn o.. a. ',' - suen &c
ceedings on IN. judgment. sSsnyion an
S.ya .sva e t ~, nn,it' sI eAeeutiVh snall
mad, mon spcb ns,;tnn "a ma,ion H, snal De
rtlsas, bail whom such action may be against tbs
| body and bail las been Furnished nor txtinyuish
| or ptevent the peTicctipg OF any lien VIII ch M.
| plaintiff may have acquired upon he property of
such deendan. of trustee. by virtue Of an attach
| ment On antecrdent Pr ocess or levy Of executun.
| eec. ,. Whenever Il Jutge shall order a stay of
proceedings. asreeqhy To the fJreguiHs section he
shall take sufficient security by way of recogn'-
lance TO the ADVERSE party. which shall be mnutl 1
on citation attached TO such IetIIlvn mpIiOn ,
| conditioned. that i. the petitioner shah fail To
prosecute his petit or motipn 10 eject or finally