378 Provifo. pealed. Jurors. Provided, That fuch By-Laws, made by faid Court of Common-Council, fhall be approved by faid City, in legal Meeting affembled, and after being fo approved, fhall be published at least three Weeks fucceffively in fome public News-Paper in, or near faid City. And all fuch By-Laws, of faid City, made as aforefaid, fhall at any Liable to be re- Time within fix Months, after they are made, be liable to be repealed by any Superior Court, holden in the County of Hartford, if by fuch Superior Court, on a hearing, judged to be unreasonable or unjuft. Jury-Men in An Act in Addition to, and Alteration of an A&t providing and regulating of Jurors in Civil Actions. BE it enacted by the Governor, Council and Representatives, in General Court affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That the Towns hereafter named, shall annually choose the Number of Jury-Men, to the Name of each Town annexed, viz. Stratford twelve, Huntington feven. CUTEN State Duties. SIGILL 379 ACTS and LAWS, Made and paffed by the General Court or Affembly of the State of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, (in faid State) on the second Thursday of May, Anno Domini, 1789. An Act, in Addition to an Act, entitled, An Act lay- HEREAS it is reprefented to this Assembly, that fundry of the Officers' the Intent of faid A&t: To remedy which, Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Representatives, in General Court affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That all the Officers, who are by faid Act made Receivers of faid Duties, fhall render their Accounts agreeable to faid Act, and make Payment of the Sums that fhall thereby appear to be due, on or before the twentieth Day of May annually, or in Default thereof, fhall be incapable of holding or exercifing the Office, by Means whereof they become Receivers of fuch Duties, for and during the Term of one Year from and after his making Default of Payment as aforefaid. And be it further enacted, That when and fo often as any fuch Officer shall be removed by Death, or otherwife, or fhall be omitted in any Appointment on Account of his not having made fuch Payment, it fhall be the Duty of the Treafurer to call fuch Officer, or his Executors, or Administrators to account for fuch Duties, as may be or remain in their Hands, or in the Hands of fuch Deceased at the Time of his Death and the Coft, if any, that shall arife by Means thereof, fhall be paid by the Perfon, or the Executor, or Adminiftrator who fhall neglect to make fuch Return or Payment. Kkk ; Be Receivers of durties on writs, Sec. 20th May, or to account by pable of office. rendered inca Treafarer to cali them to aceouat. 380 Treasurer to certify neglects. Four days no Goals and Goalers. Lifters. Be it further enacted, That if the Clerk of the Superior Court, or any of the Clerks of the Courts of Common Pleas, or of the City Courts, fhall neglect to comply with the Requirements of this Act, it fhall be the Duty of the Treasurer forthwith to certify the fame to the Judge of the Court to which the Clerk fo neglecting belongs. An Act in Addition to a Law of this State, entitled, BE E it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Reprefentatives, in General Court affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That for the future the Oath provided by Law for the Relief of poor Prifoners imprifoned for Debt, shall not in any Cafe be administered to any fuch Debtor, tice to creditors until the Creditor of fuch Prisoner, (if an Inhabitant in this State) otherwife the Attorney of fuch Creditor, be duly notified to appear, and fhew Reafon (if any be) why fuch Oath fhould not be administered, at least four Days inclufive before the Day when the fame is to be administered: Any Law, Ufage, or Cuftom to the contrary, notwithstanding. before oath to poor prifoner. Being once heard and re fufed, is eftop'd, of the County Creditor may apply for review alfo fame way. Be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That when any fuch Debtor fhall make Application to take fuch Oath and be refufed, the Debtor fhall not at any Times afterwards, be allowed to make Application therefor, unless the fame fhall be made to the Judge of the County Court and one Juftice of Peace, or two Juftices Qucrum Unus (giving due Notice as aforefaid) who are hereby authorized to hear and determine. the fame. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That whenever fuch Oath fhall be administered by any fingle Juftice upon the first Application, the Creditor fhall have Liberty to apply (if he fee Caufe) to the Judge of the County Court, and one Juftice of the Peace, or two Juftices Quorum Unus, to review faid Caufe. And if upon a full Hearing thereof, the Creditor fhall make it appear to the Satisfaction of the Tryers, that the Debtor is not by Law intitled to the Benefit of fuch Oath, they fhall have Power to order the Support to ceafe, and fuch Debtor fhall thenceforward be holden in Prifon in the fame Manner as though faid Oath had never been administered. Lifts to contain names of each perfon and arti cle, and the fum total of the lift. An Act in further Addition to an Act, entitled, An A&t BE E it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Reprefentatives, in General Court affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That the Lifts which the Lifters are to lodge with the Town Clerks refpectively, fhall contain the Names of each Perfon who fhall give in, or ftand charged with any Lift, arranged in alphabetical Order, (each Society by itfelf) With a Copy or Tranfcript of each Article whereof his Lift is compofed, together with the Amount or fum Total thereof annexed, upon the fame Penalty for Neglect as is provided in faid Act: Any Law, Ufage, or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding. And fuch Lifters, in Addition to what they are already intitled by Law to receive, fhall have out of the Treasury of the Town to which they belong, after the Rate of Two Shitlings and Six-pence Lawful Money for each Thousand Pounds, included in the fum Total of the Lifts of fuch Towns refpectively. An Courts. Militia. Surveyors. Rates and Taxes. An Act in Alteration of, and Addition to a Statute Bin Hebron, Coventry, and Bolton, shall hereafter be a diftinct District for a Court of Probate, by the Name of the District of Hebron: Any Lev to the contrary notwithstanding. 331 Hebron Diftri& Probate. Provided, That all Probate Matters in either Town abovementioned, Provifo. already begun, fhall proceed and be finished in the fame Manner as though this A&t had never paffed. An Act repealing Part of an Act, entitled, An Act for forming, regulating, and conducting the Military Force of this State. Part of militia BE it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Reprefentatives, in General Court affembled, and by the Authority of the jame, That fo much of faid Act as requires the calling out, perfonal Appearance, or viewing act repealed. Arms, of every Defcription of Men mentioned therein, (except those who actually conftitute the Train Band, and are required to exercife and do Duty on common Training Days) be, and the fame is hereby repealed. An Act in Alteration of a Statute Law of this State, Be An Act in Addition to, and in Alteration of an Act, B Taxes. E it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Reprefentatives, in General Court affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That in future the Treasurer fhall not iffue Execution in Favour of this State, against any Collector of State Taxes, until the Expiration of four Months after the fame fhall become due: Any Law to the contrary notwithstanding. Be Court of Com mon Pleas to appoint Survey ors of land. Treafarer not to iffue Executions after Taxes dus, till four months Taxes. Be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Treasurer fhall, at the Requeft of the Select-Men of any Town in this State, iffue an Execution directed to the Sheriff of that County, and his Deputy, in the Name of the Select-Men of fuch Town, against any Collector of State Taxes for fuch Town, at any Time after the Tax committed to him becomes due, for the Balance then due on fuch Tax; and faid Select-Men may proceed with faid Execution, against fuch Collector, according to Law, for the Indemnity of fuch Town, and fhall pay the Money due on fuch Execution to the Treasurer, within the Term of four Months after faid Taxes fhall become payable as aforefaid: And on Failure thereof, the Treasurer fhall iffue Execution against the Perfons and Eftate of the Select-Men, and the Rest of the Inhabitants of such Town, for the Sum then due. |