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Title 10. Bounds.....Title 11. Boroughs.

against the other party, for the recovery of such articles of book debt as might have been adjusted and settled in the trial of the former action, if he recover judgment for such debt, he shall not be allowed any costs; unless he make it appear, to the satisfaction of the court before whom the trial is, that he had no knowledge of the former suit, before the time of trial, or was inevitably hindered from appearing and exhibiting his account as aforesaid.

TITLE 10. Bounds.

An Act to ascertain the Bounds of Towns.

SECT. 1.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly convened, That every town shall procure their bounds to be set

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out by plain and durable marks and monuments, which Towns to set shall be a large heap of stones, or a ditch six feet long, out bounds. and two and a half feet wide, of ordinary depth, at every

corner, and once in every eighty rods, in the lines run

ning from corner to corner.

SECT. 2. And once in three years, in March, April, Octo

once in three years;

ber, or November, the select-men of the adjoining towns, Towns to reshall appoint two or more persons to perambulate the new bounds lines, and renew the bounds and monuments between the towns, on forfeiture of fourteen dollars, by every town who shall neglect the same, one half to the use of penalty for the town with whom they refuse to join in perambulation, neglect. and the other half to the treasury of the county; and in case both the adjoining towns neglect to perambulate, the one half shall be to the use of him who shall prosecute to effect, and the other half to the treasury of the county. And it shall be the duty of the select-men of the most ancient town, to give six days notice, to the select-men of the adjoining town, of the time and place of meeting for such perambulation; and each town shall pay the charge of the persons appointed by them for that purpose.

TITLE 11. Boroughs.

CHAP. I.

An Act incorporating the Boroughs of Bridgeport,
Stonington, Guilford, Killingworth and Essex.

SECT. 1.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened, That all the electors of this state, inhabitants of the town

Limits of Bridgeport horough.

Name of corporation.

Limits of the borough of Stonington.

of Bridgeport, in Fairfield county, living within the following bounds, to wit:-beginning at the sea at the south end of the line passing down the west side of Church street, thence following up said line till it intersects a line passing from the stone bridge, in the Fairfield road, a few rods east of the house lately owned by William Worden, deceased, to Wells' Tongue, including the ground where Nehemiah Allen's house lately stood; thence northwesterly from said point of intersection, following said line to said stone bridge; thence northerly from said stone bridge across the fields to the Golden Hill road, including Samuel C. Kirtland's house; thence, on the south-east side of said Golden-Hill road, to Newtown road; thence east, across said Newtown road, to the west side of Indian lot, so called; thence northwardly, on the east side of said Newtown road, to the north-west corner of said Indian lot; thence eastwardly, on the north line of said Indian lot, to the west side of Bridgeport harbor; thence southwardly to an island, or dry knoll, in said Bridgeport harbor, opposite said Indian lot; thence southwardly to the middle of Bridgeport bridge; thence southwardly, to the easternmost end of Wells' Tongue, at low water mark; thence south-westwardly on the edge of the beach, at low water mark, to the bounds first above mentioned; be, and the same are hereby ordained, constituted and declared to be, from time to time, forever hereafter, one body corporate and politic, in fact and in name, by the name of The Warden, Burgesses and Freemen of the Borough of Bridgeport. And all the electors of this state, inhabitants of the town of Stonington, in New-London county, dwelling and inhabiting within the following bounds, to wit:-beginning at the bridge on the west road, leading from Stonington port to the post-road so called, being the first bridge crossed after leaving said port to said post-road; from thence easterly to the north end of Elihu's Island so called, in a direct line to low water mark, said island is now owned by William Slack and Zebulon Cheeseborough, 2d; thence easterly to the east side of the channel of Wicataquack cove, thence south-westerly to the north-east end of Sandy Island, so called, to the middle of the channel, or the Rhode-Island line north-east from said island; from thence by and with the said Rhode-Island line, south-westerly to the NewYork line; thence west until Wamphassock-point shoals bears north; thence north to said shoal; from thence in a north-easterly direction, till it strikes the west side of the channel, in Stonington harbor; thence northerly by and with the west side of said channel, until the point commonly called' Cheeseborough Point, bears east south-east.

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whereon there stood a wharf and store, from thence by and with said point and shore, at low water mark, in an easterly direction, to the creek and bridge, the first mentioned bounds; be, and the same are hereby ordained, constituted and declared to be, from time to time, forever hereafter, one body corporate and politic, in fact and in name, by the name of "The Warden, Burgesses and Free- Name of cormen of the Borough of Stonington." And all the electors of this state, inhabitants of the town of Guilford, in NewHaven county, dwelling and inhabiting within the follow- borough of ing bounds, to wit:-beginning at the most southerly part Guilford. of Hogshead-point, so called, on the eastern side of the harbor in said Guilford; thence running in a straight line westerly, to the inner scow channel rock, at Mulberrypoint; thence by high water mark, to the south-westerly point of the West-river; thence on the west bank of said river, to Bradley's ship-yard; thence across the road so as to strike the most westerly bend of said river, a few rods north of said road; thence by the western bank of said river, to the brook which empties into said river, a little north of Linus Sexton's dwelling-house; thence by said brook across the road; thence by the western line of the North-Guilford road, so as to include the dwellinghouse of Bille Chittenden; thence in a line due east, to the brook a little south and east of the dwelling-house of Abraham Evarts; thence down said brook to East-creek; thence down said creek to the Sawpit-bridge, so called; thence in a straight line to the eastern part of the Farmer's wharf on the banks of the East river; thence in a straight line to the first mentioned bounds; be and the same are hereby ordained, constituted and declared to be, from time to time, forever hereafter, one body corporate and politic, in fact and in name, by the name of "The War- Name of corden, Burgesses, and Freemen af the Borough of Guilford." poration. And all the electors of this state, inhabitants of the town Limits of the of Killingworth, in Middlesex county, dwelling and in- borough of habiting within the following bounds, to wit:-beginning Killingworth. at the southern extremity of the division line, between the towns of Killingworth and Guilford, on Long-IslandSound; thence northwardly, on said division line, to Farm-Bridge, on Hamanasset river; thence north on said line to Hatter's Creek, so called, which empties into said river; thence following said creek northeasterly, until the said creek crosses the Nodd road, so called; thence north-eastwardly, in a direct line, so as to include the house of Jedediah Buell; thence north-eastwardly, so as to include the house of Samuel Kelsey; from thence, following the highway, leading to the house of Jesse Buell, and including said house; thence south-easterly, so as to in

Name of corporation.

borough of

Essex.

clude the house of Eber Wilcox; thence south-easterly, so as to include the house of Asa Kelsey; thence eastwardly, on the highway, to the place where it intersects with the Brush-Hill road, so called; thence southwardly, by the road leading to the house of Harvey Buell, and including the same; from thence, in a line due south, to the southern boundary of the state of Connecticut, on Long-Island sound; thence westwardly, following said last-mentioned boundary, to the first mentioned bounds; be, and the same are hereby ordained, constituted and declared to be, from time to time, forever hereafter, one body corporate and politic, in fact and in name, by the name of "The Warden, Burgesses, and Freemen of the Limits of the Borough of Killingworth." And all the freemen of this state, inhabitants of the town of Saybrook, in Middlesex county, dwelling and inhabiting within the following bounds, to wit:-beginning at the most north-easterly part of a stone wharf or pier, owned by Jesse Murray and others, a little northerly of Pettipauge wharf; thence northwesterly, in a right line, to the northeast corner of NewCity wharf; thence southwesterly, in a right line, to a small apple-tree, standing on George Williams' land, about six rods northerly of said Williams' dwelling-house; thence southerly, in a right line, to a small oak tree, standing at the lower side of a ledge of rocks, about fifteen rods north-westerly of Dr. Gideon A. Dickinson's dwelling-house; thence south-easterly, in a right line, to a large button wood or button-ball tree, standing in the highway near the dwelling-house of Thomas Tripp; thence in an easterly direction, in a right line, across the south cove, so called, to an old stone pier, owned by Benjamin H. Meigs and others, situated a little southerly of the south cove channel; thence in a northerly direction, in a right line, to the first mentioned bound; be, and the same are hereby ordained, constituted and declared to be, from time to time, forever hereafter, one body corporate and Name of cor- politic, in fact and in name, by the name of " The Warden, Burgesses, and Freemen of the Borough of Essex :" and by those names, they, and each of said boroughs, and their successors forever, shall have perpetual succession, and shall be persons in law, capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, in all suits of what nature soever; and also to purchase, hold and convey, any estate, real or personal, and may have a common seal, and may change and alter the same at pleasure, and shall be freemen of said boroughs respectively.

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SECT. 2. There shall be an annual meeting of the boing in the sev- rough of Bridgeport in November, of the borough of eral boroughs.

Stonington in March, of the borough of Guilford in March, of the borough of Killingworth in September, and of the borough of Essex in May, at such times and places, as by the by-laws of said boroughs respectively, shall be directed, for the purpose of choosing all the officers of said boroughs; and the officers chosen at such meeting, shall continue in office for the term of one year, after the expiration of the month in which they are chosen, unless others shall be sooner chosen and qualified in their stead.

Mode of elec

election.

SECT. 3. Each of said boroughs, at their annual meeting, legally assembled, shall choose a warden, six burges- Officers. ses, a clerk, treasurer and bailiff; all which officers shall be chosen by ballot, and on each ballot which shall be given in, shall be written the name of the person, for whom the same is given; and such ballot shall, by the person giving in the same, in the presence of the warden. and burgesses, or such of them as are present at such meeting, be put into a proper box for that purpose, by each of said boroughs to be provided; and when the freemen present, at any such meeting, shall have had a reasonable time to give in their ballots, the warden, or in his absence, the senior burgess present, in the presence of the meeting, shall open the box, sort and count the ballots, and the person who shall have the majority of ballots given in, shall, by the bailiff, or in his absence, by the junior burgess present, be declared to be elected; and no ballot shall be received after the box shall have been opened.

freedom per

sons without

SECT. 4. And each borough, in legal meeting assem- Power of adbled, shall have power, with the concurrence of the war- mitting to the den, and a majority of the burgesses, to admit to the freedom of the borough, all such electors of this state, the limits. inhabitants of the town or towns from which such borough is taken, living without the limits thereof, but holding real estate, or doing regular business therein; which persons, so admitted, shall be entitled to all the privileges of freemen of such borough.

SECT. 5. Each borough, in legal meeting assembled, Power of levyshall have power to levy taxes on the polls and rateable ing taxes. estate, within the limits thereof, for such purposes as they shall think proper, and to choose a collector or collectors to collect such taxes, who shall, having received a warrant for that purpose, signed by the warden, have the same power as collectors of town taxes have; and shall be ac- duties of colcountable to the warden and burgesses in the same man- lectors. ner as collectors by law are accountable to select-men. And in case any collector shall not perform the trust committed to him, but shall fail of collecting such tax

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