Chap. I. New-Haven Fire Insurance Company funded debt of the United States or bank stock, or dispose of the same at their discretion, and shall once in To declare di- six months make such dividend of the profits, as they shall think proper. vidends. Capital may be enlarged. Corporation not to be dissolved for neg. lect to choose directors. Policy assignable. Proviso. First meeting by whom to be called Proviso. § 12. The stockholders in a general meeting may hereafter if they judge expedient, enlarge the capital of said company to the sum of five hundred thousand dollars. § 13. If it should happen for any cause whatsoever, that the election of directors should not take place in any year on the day herein for that purpose mentioned, said corporation shall not for that reason be dissolved; but such election may thereafter be held on such convenient day, as may for that purpose be fixed on by the directors, they causing such public notice thereof, to be given as is herein before required, for an election on the days hereby designated for that purpose. 514. In case any insured, named in any policy or con tract of insurance made by the said corporation hereby created, shall sell and convey, or assign the subject insured during the period of time for which it is insured, it shall be lawful for such insured to assign, and deliver to the purchaser such policy, or contract of insurance, and such assignee shall have all the benefit of such policy or contract of insurance, and may bring and maintain a suit thereon in his own name. Provided that before any loss happens he shall obtain the consent of the assurer to such assignment, and have the same indorsed, or annexed to the said policy or contract of insurance, executed and signed as a new policy or contract ought to be, according to the rules, hereafter to be prescribed by said directors, for that purpose, and not otherwise. § 15. Isaac Tomlinson, Titus Street, and John Nicoll, are authorized to call a meeting of the stockholders at such time and place as they shall appoint, to notify the time and place of the first meeting; and at such first meeting, the stockholders shall have power to choose directors, in the same manner as is provided for at their annual meetings; and the directors so ehosen shall hold their offices, with all the powers given to directors by this act, until the first Thursday in June next ensuing said election. Provided that this act may at any time be altered, amended, or revoked by the general assembly. General Assembly. May Session, 1813, Attest. THOMAS DAY, Secretary. Chap. XIX. Work-Houses. Chap. XX. Fisheries.* CHAP. XIX. An Act to authorize the several towns in this state to establish work-houses. E it enacted by the Governor and Council and 51. B House of Representatives in General Court assembled, That each of the towns in this state be and Each town they are hereby authorized to establish a work house may establish in their respective towns, and to ordain such by-laws a work-house, as they may judge necessary, relative to the persons and make byto be committed to such work-house; to the manner of laws. their being committed and confined therein; and to the well ordering and governing said house, and keeping the persons confined therein to labor. Two or more § 2. And be it further enacted, That whenever two or more towns shall wish to unite in building a work- towns uniting, house, such towns be, and they are hereby authorized how to proby their agents appointed for that purpose, to establish ceed. a work-house for said towns, and to ordain such bylaws as they may judge necessary, relative to the persons to be committed to such work-house, to the manner of their being committed, and confined therein, and to the well ordering said house, and keeping the persons confined therein to labor. Provided, That any bylaw made by virtue of this act, may be repealed by Proviso. the superior court, if on a hearing adjudged unreasonable or unjust. General Assembly, May Session, 1813. SYLVANUS BACKUS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN COTTON SMITH, Governor, Attest. THOMAS DAY, Secretary. CHAP. XX. An Act in further addition to an Act, entitled “an E it enacted by the Governor and Council and $1. B House of Representatives in General Conrt assembled, That no person, or persons shall at any time Restrictions draw any seine, or other fish-craft in the river Thames on fishing in above the south line of Paukatannac cove, except beThames river. tween the setting of the sun on Monday evening, and the sun's rising on Saturday morning in each week, from the twentieth day of April, to the twentieth day of June in each year: on the penalty of the sum of one Chap. XX, Fisheries. Chap. XXI. Side-walks. Penalty. Obstructions prohibited. Penalty. Repeal. Soldiers not to walks; with march on side out licence. Penalty. hundred dollars, to the use of him who shall sue for, and prosecute the same to effect. § 2. Be it further enacted, That no wares, hedges, fish-garths, or other obstructions, or incumbrances shall be set, erected, or made, on, or across the river Thames above the south line of Paukatannac cove, to the stopping, or obstructing the natural, or usual course and passage of the fish in their seasons, in, or up said river Thames. And whoever shall be guilty of making, or erecting any such obstruction as aforesaid, shall on conviction thereof, before any proper court, forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars, to any person who may sue for, and prosecute the same to effect. 3. Be it further enacted, That so much of the act passed in May, 1810, entitled, " an act in further addition to an act, for encouraging, and regulating fisheries" as relates to the streams which empty into Quinebaug, Shetucket, Willemantic and Nauchog rivers be and the same is herebyrepealed. General Assembly, May Session, 1818. SYLVANUS BACKUS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN COTTON SMITH, Governor. Attest. THOMAS DAY, Secretary. B CHAP. XXI. An Act concerning Side-walks in Cities. E it enacted by the Governor and Council and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, That if any company of militia, or other body of soldiers, or troops, shall march, or parade on any paved or flagged side-walk, or any side-waik formed for the convenience of persons passing on their ordinary business in any city in this state, without licence therefor first had and obtained from the court of common council of such city, the officer or person having the command of, or leading such company, or other body of soldiers or troops, shall forfeit and pay to the treasury of this state the sum of seven dollars, to be sued for. and recovered before any assistant, or justice of the peace. General Assembly, May Session, 1813. SYLVANUS BACKUS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN COTTON SMITH, Governor. Attest. THOMAS DAY, Secretary. OCTOBER SESSION, 1813. CHAP. I. An Act directing notice to be given in appeals from courts of probate, writs of error, and petitions for new trial. B E it enacted by the Governor and Council and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, That the courts of law in this state, be, and Courts author. they are hereby authorised and empowered, to make zed to make such orders as they shall deem reasonable, relative to orders relathe notices which shall be given, of petitions for new tive to notice; trials, writs of error, and appeals from courts of probate, whereof they respectively have cognizance, whenever the adverse party or parties to such petition for new trial, or writ of error, or any person or persons so interested in such appeals, as that they ought to be made parties thereto, live without this state: And that such notice having been given pursuant to the or- which shall be ders of such courts respectively in the mode prescri- sufficient serbed, and duly proved to such courts, the same shall be vice. sufficient service. General Assembly, October Session, 1813. of the House of Representatives. Attest. THOMAS DAY, Secretary. CHAP. II. An Act establishing the office of Paymaster General. § 1. B' E it enacted by the Governor and Council and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, That a paymaster general with the rank of major, shall be appointed by the Governor and Coun- General to be cil, and it shall be his duty to do and perform all mat- appointed. Paymaster. Chap. III. Punishment of Females. ters and things which according to military usage are incidental to said office, and it shall be the duty of said officer, before entering upon the duties of his office, to execute and deliver to the treasurer of this state, a bond To give bond with sufficient sureties, to the amount of twenty thouwith sureties. sand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the trust reposed in him; and the paymaster general shall receive as his compensation for services in said office, in lieu of all other emolument, a commission of one and a half per cent, upon all monies by him paid according to law, in the execution of the duties of his office. Compensation. To account with comptroller. Imprisonment substituted Term of imprisonment limited. §2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the paymaster general, to render and adjust his account with the comptroller of this state, on or before the thirtieth day of April, and the thirtieth day of September, in each year. General Assembly, October Session, 1813. SYLVANUS BACKUS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN COTTON SMITH, Governor. Attest. THOMAS DAY, Secretary. CHAP. III. An Act relating to the punishment of Females in certain cases. Bit Representatives, in General Court as E it enacted by the Governor and Council and sembled, That whenever any female shall be convicted for whipping. before any court in this state, of any offence for which by law she may be subjected to punishment by whipping, such female shall, in lieu of such corporal punishment, be subjected to imprisonment and hard labour in the common gaol, or workhouse in the county in which she may be convicted as aforesaid; and if such conviction shall be before the superior court, the term of imprisonment shall not exceed six months, and if before a court of common pleas, the term of imprisonment shall not exceed three months, and if before any single minister of justice, the term of imprisonment shall not exceed sixty days, at the discretion of the respective courts, before which such conviction may be had; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. General Assembly; October Session, 1813. SYLVANUS BACKUS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN COTTON SMITH, Governor. Attest. THOMAS DAY, Secretary. |