CHAP. X. Duties. CHAP. XI. Listers. CHAP. X. An Act to repeal part of an act entitled "An Act laying a duty in certain cases." BE it enacted by the Governour and Council and House of Representatives in General court assembled, That so much of said act as lays a duty on Duty on writs, all writs returnable for trial before a single minister of justice, of seventeen cents, be and the same is hereby repealed. General Assembly, May Session 1817. Attest. CHARLES DENISON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. OLIVER WOLCOÏT, Governour. THOMAS DAY, Secretary. CHAP. XI. An Act in addition to An Act for the direction of listers in their office and duty. BE Repeal. tories exemp E it enacted by the Governour and Council and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, That the workmen exclusively and constant- Workmen emly employed in the factories in this State, for manu- ployed in facfacturing woolen and cotton cloths from the raw ted from poll materials, and in which woolen or cotton cloths are tax and militamade and finished from the raw materials, be and ry duty. they hereby are exempted from the poll tax and military duty, for the term of four years, and that the buildings, machinery and land, not exceeding five Exemption of acres belonging to each of such establishments, be buildings, &e. also exempted from all assessment during the same term. General Assembly, May Session, 1817. Attest. Limitation of actions brought to recover claims disallowed by executors, &c. CHAP. XII. Administrators. CHAP. XII. An Act relating to claims disallowed by Executors or Administrators. B E it enacted by the Governour and Council and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, That whenever a judge of probate, within any probate district in this state, shall make an order, limiting the time within which the creditors of any estate, either testate or intestate, not represented insolvent, shall exhibit their claims to the executor, or to the administrator on such estate; and any person, claiming to be a creditor of such estate, shall, in conformity to such order, and within the time limited as aforesaid, present his or her claim to such executor or administrator, and the same shall, by such executor or administrator, be disallowed, in that case, if such creditor, whose claim shall be disallowed as aforesaid, shall not within six months after he shall be notified, by such executor or administrator, that his claim is disallowed, commence a suit before a court competent to try the same, against the adminIstrator or executor, who shall disallow such claim, for the recovery thereof, that the validity of such claim may be legally tried and ascertained, in that case, such claim shall forever thereafter be barred; and no suit shall be sustained for the recovery thereof.-Provided, that in case such creditor die within the said six months, and before action brought, as tion in case of aforesaid, that a further period of six months shall the decease of be allowed, in favour of the executor or administrator of such deceased creditor. Further limita creditors. General Assembly, May Session, 1817. of the House of Representatives. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Governour. Attest. THOMAS DAY, Secretary. OCTOBER SESSION, 1817. CHAP. I. An Act to regulate the inspection of pine and cedar shingles, intended to be sold in this State, or to be exported therefrom. §1. BE it enacted by the Governour and Council and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, That the inspector-general for the Inspector-gentime being of beef and pork, for this State, shall be eral of shininspector-general of shingles; and that the duties gles. required by an act entitled " an act in addition to an act for the inspection of provisions, and other articles of commerce," passed in October last, shall be performed by him, his deputies, and their assistants, Deputies and who shall be appointed, and qualified in the same assistants. manner, and be under the same obligations, and regulations to perform said inspection, as are required by said act, and "an act to regulate the inspection of beef and pork intended to be exported from this State." § 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the owner of such shingles as are presented Shingles prefor inspection, or his agent, to place such shingles as sented for inare required to be inspected in such a situation as that the bundles may be conveniently examined and inspected by the deputy inspectors, or their assis tants. spection. § 3. Be it further enacted, That in lien of the fees Fees for innow allowed, for the inspection and branding shin- spection and gles, there be allowed to the assistant inspector, sev- branding.. en cents for each thousand inspected by virtue of this act, to be paid by the owner thereof, of which one half shall be repaid him by the purchaser, whereof the assistant inspector shall pay over to the deputy inspector one cent for each thousand of shingles so Forfeiture for fraud or neg lect of inspector. The governour empower ed to cede ju risdiction. Boundaries 1 CHAP. II. Lands. inspected, of which the inspector-general shall be entitled to twenty-five per cent. § 4 Be it further enacted, That if the inspector general, his deputy, or any assistant inspector appointed by virtue of this act, shall be guilty of any fraud, or neglect in the inspection of any shingles, contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, or shall brand or mark any such shingles, which he has not inspected, he shall forfeit and pay one dollar for each bundle so falsely marked, or branded, one half to any person who shall prosecute and sue for the same, and the other half to the treasury of the town where such fraud or neglect shall occur. General Assembly, October Session, 1817. WILLIAM BRISTOL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Governour, Attest. THOMAS DAY, Secretary. CHAP. II. An Act to authorise a cession of jurisdiction in certain lands to the United States, and for other purposes. WHEREAS application hath been made to this assembly, in behalf of the United States, for the right of jurisdiction over certain lands herein-after described, for the accommodation of the light-house in NewLondon: Therefore, § 1. BE E it enacted by the Governour and Council and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, That his Excellency the Governour be, and he is hereby fully authorized and empowered, to cede to the United States in the form herein after prescribed, (reserving the right of executing and serving all process, civil and criminal,) the jurisdiction in and over a certain lot of land lying in New-London, near the light house, at a place called the Western Point, lately purchased by the United States, of Griswold Harris of said New-London, by deed bearing date the 19th day of Septémber, A. D. 1817, in quantity eleven rods and ninety-one feet, and bounded as follows, (viz.) beginning at the southeast corner of the dwelling house of said Harris ; thence running north, thirty-eight degrees east, one hundred and two feet, to the center of the stone wall; thence south, fifty-five degrees east, forty-eight fact CHAP. II. Lands. to a meer stone, being the present bound of land belonging to the United States; thence south, fifty-eight degrees west, one hundred and seven feet, to the corner of the stone wall, forming a boundary of said· land of the United States, near the old oil vault ; thence north, seventy degrees west, fourteen feet and ten inches, to the first mentioned bound. sion, how exe § 2. And be it further enacted, That all cessions of jurisdiction by this State to the United States, made Deed of cesby the General Assembly, shall be by a public act, cuted. and perfected by deed under the seal of this State, executed by the chief magistrate of the State for the time being, counter-signed by the secretary, and of the following form, (mutatis mutandis) viz. WH HEREAS, the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, at the session thereof holden at on the second Thursday of in the year did authorize of our Lord ing date the day of and bounded as follows, (viz.) A. D. Form. It is nevertheless expressly reserved and provided, that all process civil and criminal, issuing under Reservation. the authority of said State, may be executed and served within the limits aforesaid, in the same manner as if this cession had not been made. In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of said State to be hereunto affixed. Lord Given under my hand at and in the independence of the United States. By his Excellency Secretary. the in the year of our year of the General Assembly, October Session, 1817. of the House of Representatives. Attest. THOMAS DAY, Secretary. |