Year: 1865

name and registered tonnage of the same respect lively. and to pay said warden tell as follows to wit for all sailing vessels and propellers carry. 1 ing cargo, and all steamers and propellers en- gagged in towing toll of two cents per ton upon the registered tonnage of the same respectively except in cases where the actual weight of cargo can be determined by the bill or bills of lading then said toll shall be imposed on said actual ton mage, at the rate of one cent per ton and the ] Hartford and New York steamboat company shall annually hereafter on the first day of June in each year pay to said port warden the sum of one thousand dollars m lieu of all tolls imposed by this act. And the master or person in charge of any such vessel. propeller or steamer togeth- CT with the owner owners ofthe same at the time when said toll become due and payable, shall be jointly and severaly liable for the same and if sel, propeller or steamer shall neglect to report and pay toll as aforesaid, and after demand made by said port warden, shall still neglect to pay toll aforesaid, the master or person in charge of the same at the time said toll became due and payable, together with the owner or owners of the same respectively, shall be jointly and sever ally liable to pay double the amount of toll here by imposed, to be sued for and recovered in the name of the city of Hartford, and the city court of said city shall have jurisdiction of all suits in sttuted for said purpose, ,, 4 SEC 2 It shall be the duty of said port warden to keep record of all vessels, propellers and steamers paying or liable to pay toll under this act and of the amount of toll collected from ;

 

 correct account to the treasurer of said city, of | all moneys received by him for toll, and to pay over the:same to said treasurers and the court of common council of said city shall cause all moneys received under this act, and also all moneys that said court of common conncil may appropriate for the same purpose, except as hereinafter provided, to be expended for the improvement of the channel Of Connecticut river between the towns-of Hartford and Middletown and for any purposes necessary and proper for rendering navigation of said river, between the towns aforesaid, safe and convenient, under the direction of committee to be appointed by said court of common council; and said commit tee shall from time to time, render true and just accounts and vouchers for all moneys expended for the purpose aforesaid, to the treasurer of said city. and the same shall be audited and adjusted as the other accounts of said city are And the said committee shall annually make report to the legislature of this State stating therein, fully and particularly, the amount of money received from tolls, the amount of money expended by them, the purpose for which and the manner in | which the same was expended, and also the condi' tion of the channel of said river between the towns aforesaid.

 SEC 3. The said port warden shall receive such reasonable compensation for performing the du- ties imposed by this act, as the said court of 1 common council may prescribe, not exceeding two hundred dollars per annum, to be paid from the tolls collected under this act And before en- tering upon the performance of said duties, the | said warden shall give bond with surety to be approved by the Mayor of said city, to said city, 1 in a sum of not less than one thousand dollars, | conditioned for the faithful performance of the | same

 1 SEC 4. This act shall not take effect until the same shall have been accepted and approved by said court of common council.

 ! Approved July 2lst, 1865.