tice of the Peace for a Warrant against fuch negligent Collector, as aforelaid, agreeable to the Directions aforefaid. And it fhall be lawful for fuch Affiftant or Jultice to grant out fuch Warrant against the Goods, Chattels, Lands and Body of fuch negligent Collector, in the fame Form and to be proceeded with in executing the fame, in the Manner as by Law is provided for the levying of Executions.

And to prevent Disputes that may arile respecting the Rates or Taxes arifing and levied on Lands in Ecclefiafticul Societies, belonging to Proprietors non-refident in fach Societies, and to direct where the Payment for fuck Lands fhall be made :

Be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all Taxes arifing, and Taxes on that fhall be levied upon Land lying in any ecclefiaftical Society in this State, non refident's belonging to any fach non-refident Proprietor or Proprietors, and in the fame lands, &c. Town, thall be paid by him or them in that Society, and for and by order of where payathat Society only to which he or they belong, and is or are Refident in, accord- ble, &c. ing to his or their Lift in the Grand-Levy; except only where fuch non-resident When lying in Proprietor or Proprietors have Lands lying in fuch other Society or Societies, the fame town, and there be a tenantable Houfe or House thereon, and alfo a Tenant and not in the or Tenants actually living in and upon the fame; then and in every fuck Cafe fame fociety. the Taxes arifing on fuch Lands in the Improvement of fuch Tenant or Te nants, that be paid in the Society or Societies where fuch Lands lie, and Tenants live.

Provided nevertheless, That where any fuch Society or Societies have, ever fince their being fit fet off and constituted, Iteadily and uninterruptedly ufed Provifo. and practited otherwife in paying Taxes arifing on fuch Lands, this Act fhall not be underflood to affect or prejudice fuch a steady and uninterrupted Practice; but the fame fhall be accounted a practical Agreement, and be holden good and valid accordingly; any Thing to the contrary in this Act contained notwith- › flanding.

Be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That if fuch non-refident Pro- Non-refiprietor or Proprietors live in any other Town than that in which fuch Lands lie, dents that he or they shall pay for the fame in, and to that Society in which fuch Lands live in other lie; and that when fuch Lands lie in two or more Societies in any other Town towns to pay than that in which fuck Proprietor or Proprietors live, then and in every fuch where the Cafe, he or they in their Lift annually given in, fhall particularly therein menti- land lies., on the Sort and Quantity of his or their Lands in each of fuch Societies refpectively, and thall pay therefor in fuch refpective Societies accordingly.

And whereas this Affembly have granted, and in Jamé Cafes may bereafter grant particular Taxes on the Lands lying in new Towns and Societies, for the Jpeedy and more equal Settlement of the fame :

For the effectual collecting of which;

Particular taxes to be

Be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That whenfoever this Affembly fhall grant a particular Tax to be levied on the Lands in any fuch Town or Society, the fame thall be demanded as other Rates or Taxes by Law ought to be: And if the Owner or Owners of fuch Lands do not pay the Collector cho- paid as, &c. fen or appointed to gather the fame, fuch Collector may apply to fome Affistant or Juftice of the Peace, who fhall grant him a Warrant for that Purpose; by Force whereof fuch Collector may proceed to levy the Tax or Taxes not paid, in the fame Manner as Town or Society Rates and Taxes are to be levied.

Always provided, That if any Owner of Lands fo taxed, be or fhall be taxed greater or more than the Tax laid by the Affembly, the County Court of that Provifo. County wherein fuch Lands lie, upon Complaint thereof made by fuch Owner of Lands, may grant Relief to him againft fuch Collector, Town or Society, according to the Wrong they fhall find done by fuch Taxing or Levying; and tax Cots to the Perfon unacceffarily vexed thereby,

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Provifo.

Treafurer to

include in one execution

as many taxes

as may be.

-Collectors to

keep an account of public fecurities received for taxes.

And render his account under oath.

Copy of which account to be lodged with the treasurer,

collectors

how punished

Replevins.

Provided alfo, That if any Perfon or Perfons fhall by any Town, Society or other Community, be affeffed wrongfully, or more than his or their Proporti on, he or they fhall have Remedy by the County Court of the fame County whereto he or they belong, upon Proof made thereof; any Thing in this A&t to the contrary in any wife notwithstanding.

And be it further Enacted, That the Treasurer of this State, in granting Execution against any Collector of State Taxes, from whom Arrears of feveral Taxes are due, fhall include in one Execution as many of fuch Taxes as Circumftances will admit, therein specifying the Sum due on each, and any other Matters refpecting the fame that may be neceffary for directing the Sheriff in the levy of fuch Execution.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That in all Cases where any State Tax hath been laid or granted by the General Affembly of this State, which remains unpaid, or that in future may be laid or granted, wherein Orders drawn on the Treafurer, Soldiers Notes that are due, Certificates for the Intereft of fuch Notes, or for Monies loaned to this State, or any other Securities, are or may be made receivable in Payment of fuch Taxes; it fhall be the Duty of the refpective Collectors of fuch Taxes, to keep a fair Account in Writing, of all fuch Orders, Notes, Certificates or other Securities received in Payment of fuch Taxes, therein containing an exact state of the Time when the fame was received, the Name of the Perion from whom, and the Sum at which the fame were received, and lodge a Copy thereof with the Treasurer, duly attefted upon Oath (which Oath the Treasurer is hereby impowered to adminifter); and if it shall appear on due Examination, that any fuch Order, Note, Certificate or other Security was received on Account of any fuch Tax, directly or indirectly by fuch Collector, or any other Perfon for his Benefit, at a Dif count or lower Sum than the nominal Sum therein expreffed, the Treasurer is hereby directed to allow fuch Collector on Settlement of such Tax, the Sum at which he received the same, and no more.

And in order to prevent and punish Fraud and Extortion in Collectors of the public Taxes;

Be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if the Collectors of any State Tax within this State, fhall take or receive, directly or indirectly, of any Extortion in Perfon or Perfons, any Sum of Money, or any other Article of Value, as a Gratuity, Reward or Commiffion for the Payment of any Order drawn on the Treafurer of this State by the Committee of Pay-Table, or any Note or Certificate given or Order drawn by faid Treasurer or the Continental Commiffioner of Loans, in the fame, on fuch Collector or Collectors, fuch offending Collector fhall upon Conviction thereof, forfeit and pay to the Treafurer of the County where fuch Offence fhall be committed, the full Value of fuch Order or Or

All inform ing-officers to prefent, &c.

And all Informing-Officers are hereby required to make due Prefentment of all Breaches of the foregoing Paragraph of this Act.

An Act concerning Replevins.

&c.

BE E it Enacted by the Governor, Council and Representatives, in General Court Liberty to affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That every Man fhall have replevy in all Liberty to replevy his Cattle, or other Goods and Chattels, impounded, difcafes, except, trained, attached, feized or extended (unless it be upon Execution after Judgment, and in Payment of Fines and Rates; or for fome Cause or Matter cognizable and triable before the Admiralty and Maritime Courts) provided he put in, and give good and fufficient Security to profecute his Replevin to Effect, and to fatisfy and anfwer fuch Damages, Demands and Dues as the adverse Party shall by Law recover against him.

Provifo.

An Act for preventing and punishing Riots and Rioters.

BE

Three per

E it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Representatives, in General Court affembled, and by the Authority of the jame, That when three Perfons or more, shall come or affemble themfelves together, to the Intent to do any unlawful Act, by Force and Violence against the Perfon of another; as to kill, beat, fone or more or otherways to hurt, or against his Poffeffion or Goods, as to break open or to affembling to pull down any Houfe or Fence wrongfully, or to cut or take away any Corn, do an unlawGrafs, Wood or other Goods wrongfully, or to do any other unlawful A&t with ful act, to be Force or Violence against the Peace, or to the manifeft Terror of the People, punished as rioters, &c. and being required or commanded by any of the Civil Authority, or by any Sheriff or Deputy-Sheriff, or by any one more of the Select-Men or Conftables of any Town where fuch Affembly fhall be, by Proclamation to be made in the Name of this State, in the Form herein after directed, fhall not difperfe themfelves, and peaceably depart to their Habitations or to their lawful Bufinefs; or being fo affembled as aforesaid, fhall do any unlawful A&t against any Man's Perfon, Poffeffion or Goods, or against the public Intereft in any Particular, in Manner as aforefaid, and be thereof convicted by due Courfe of Law, before the County Court, or before the Superior Court, in the refpective Counties where faid Offence is committed, fhall be punished by Fine, not exceeding, for each Fine. Perfon concerned therein, the Sum of Ten Pounds; Imprisonment, not exceed- Imprifoning fix Months; or by Whipping, not exceeding forty Stripes: All or any of ment. faid Punishments at the Difcretion of the Court that hath Cognizance of fuch tion of the Offences, as the Nature and Circumstances of the Facts shall require.

At the difcre

court.

That the Order, and Form of the Proclamation aforementioned, fhall be as follows, THAT IS TO SAY, The Perfons authorized by this A&t fhall, among, or near as he or they can fafely come to faid Rioters, with an audible Voice command, or caufe to be commanded Silence to be whilft Proclamation is mak- Silence to be ing; and after that, fhall openly, and with an audible Voice make, or cause to commanded. be made Proclamation in these Words, or like in Effect viz.

"In the Name, and by the Authority of the State of Connecticut, I charge “and command all Perfons affembled, immediately to difperfe themselves, and Form. "peaceably to depart to their Habitations, or to their lawful Business, upon the "Pains and Penalties contained in the Act or Law of this State, entitled, An "AB for preventing and punishing Riots and Rioters."

And every Affiftant, Juftice of the Peace, Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Select-man Authority to or Conftable within the Limits of their Jurifdictions, are hereby authorized, refort to the impowered and required, on Notice or Knowledge of any fuch unlawful and ri- place where, otous Affembly, to refort to the Place where fuch Affembly fhall be, and there &c. make, or caufe to be made, Proclamation in Manner aforefaid.

Be it further enated by the Authority aforefaid, That if fuch Perfons fo unlawfully and riotously affembled, or any three or more of them, after Proclamation made as aforefaid, fhall continue together, and not difperfe themselves, that then it shall and may be lawful to, and for every Affiftant, Juftice of the Peace, Perfons to dif. Sheriff, Deputy-Sheriff, Select-man or Conftable, where fuch Affembly fhall be, and perfe, &c. if not, to be apto and for fuch other Perfon or Persons as fhall be commanded to be affisting unto prehended, any Affiftant, Juftice of the Peace, Sheriff, Deputy-Sheriff, Select-man or Confta- &c. ble, who are hereby authorized and impowered to command all Perfons of Age and Ability to be affifting to them therein, to feize and apprehend, and they are hereby required to feize and apprehend fuch Perfons fo unlawfully and riotoufly continuing together after Proclamation made as aforefaid; and forthwith to carry the Perfons fo apprehended, before fome Afiftant or Juftice of the Peace, in or der to their being proceeded against according to Law.

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Rioters killed.

Perfons affift. ing in quelling the riot,

indemnified.

Provifo.

Any number not less than

three not difperfing, &c.

to be punish

ed, &c.

Provifo.

Rogues.

And that if any of the Perfons fo unlawfully and riotoufly affembled, fhall happen to be killed, or maimed, or hurt in difperfing or apprehending, or in endeavouring to difperfe or apprehend them, by Reafon of their Renting the Perfons fo difperfing or endeavouring to difperfe or apprehend them, that then every Affiftant, Juftice of the Peace, Sheriff, Deputy-Sheriff, Select-man of Conftable, and all and fingular Perfons being aiding and affifting to them or any of them, fhall be freed, difcharged and indemnified, as well against the Public as against all and every Perfon or Perfons whatever. of, for or concerning the killing, maiming or hurting of any fuch Perfon or Perfons fo unlawfully and riotoufly affembled, that fhall happen to be fo killed, maimed or hurt as afore

faid.

Provided always, And be it further exalted by the Authority aforejaid, That if any Perfon or Perfons do, or shall with Force, and Arms, wilfully and knowingly oppofe, obftruct, or in any Manner wilfully and knowingly let, hinder, or hurt any Perfon or Perfons that fhall begin to proclaim, or go to proclaim according to the Proclamation hereby directed to be made, and be thereof convicted by due Courfe of Law, fhall torfeit, fuffer, or be punished in Manner and Form as aforefaid.

And that alfo every fuch Perfon or Perfons fo being unlawfully and riotously affembled, to the Number of Three, as aforefaid, or more, to whom Proclamation fhould or, ought to have been made, if the fame had not been hindred, as aforefaid, fhall likewife, in Cafe they, or any of them to the number of Three or more, fhall continue together, and not immediately difperle themselves after fuch Let or Hindrance fo made, having knowledge of fuch Let or Hindrance fo made, and be thereof convicted by due Courfe of Law, fhall forfeit, suffer, or be punished in Manner and Form as aforesaid.

Provided always, That no Perfon or Perfons fhall be profecuted by Virtue of this Act, for any Offence or Offences committed contrary to the fame, unless fuch Profecution be commenced within twelve Months after the Offence committed.

Preamble.

Work houfes

how to be provided.

An Act for restraining, correcting, fuppreffing and punishing Rogues, Vagabonds, common Beggars, and other lewd, idle, diffolute, profane and diforderly Perfons; and for fetting them to work.

WHEREAS there are frequently divers Persons who wander about, and are va gabond, idle, and diffolute Perfons, begging and committing many Injolences; and many are guilty of profane and evil Difcourfe, and other Disorders, to the corruption of Manners, the promotion of Idleness, and the detriment of good Order and Religion.

For preventing of which, and for the better Regulation of fuch evil and disorder. ly Perfons, and punishing such Rudeness and Misbehaviour:

BE E it enacted by the Governor, Council and Representatives, in General Court affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That in order there may be erected, built, or otherwife provided in each of the refpective Counties in this Stare, at the Charge of the faid Counties refpectively, a fit and convenient Houfe or Houses of Correction, to be ufed and improved for the receiving, keeping, fetting to work, and correcting of Rogues, Vagabonds, common Judge of coun Beggars, and other idle, diffolute and diforderly Perfons;---the Judge of the County Courts in each County refpectively, by and with the Advice of faid cil authori- Court, is hereby impowered to fummon the Civil Authority, viz. the Affiftants and Justices of the Peace in faid County, to meet at fuch Time and

ty court to

fummon the

Place in faid County as he shall appoint for that Purpose, or other Matters pro

place.

per for them to confider and determine: And if the major Part of the Civil Au- Major part to thority, fo convened for that Purpose, fhall agree upon and determine that fuch determine a Houfe or Houfes fhall be erected, built or provided, and also determine the and fix the Place where the fame fhall be fixed; in that Cafe faid County Courts refpectively are hereby authorized, impowered and directed forthwith to erect, build, or otherwife provide. fuch Houfe or Houfes of Correction as aforefaid, and tranfmit County court to proceed to to the General Affembly from Time to Time, an Account of their Proceedings build, &c. therein, until fuch Houfe or Houses are finished: Unlefs in any County there be fuch a Houfe or Houses already provided; in which Cafe the County Court of that County, are required forthwith to put the fame in good Repair and Order, pair. and to tranfmit the Account thereof to the General Affembly as aforefaid.

And the better to enable the faid County Courts to do the fame;

Or

put in re

Be it further enacted by the Authority aforejaid, That the faid County Courts be, and they are hereby fully authorized and impowered to affefs and tax the To tax the Inhabitants of the County to which faid Court belongs, in fuch Sum or Sums county. as the Court fhall judge needful for the Purpose aforesaid: And for the collecting fuch Tax or Affeffment, to appoint a Collector or Collectors, and them to authorize and impower, by Warrant or Warrants of Diftrefs, figned by the Clerk of faid Court, to levy and collect the fame; which Collectors shall have the same Authority, and be under the fame Regulations and Penalties as other Collectors by the Laws of this State, have, and are fubject unto.

materials &c.

Be it further enacted by the Authority aforejaid, That the faid County Courts To appoint refpectively, fhall and may nominate and appoint fome honeft fit Perfon to be masters and Malter of faid House of Correction or Work-House, and alfo one or two able and overfeers. difcreet Perfons to be Overfeers; and the faid County Courts fhall order and direct fuch Overfeer or Overfeers (as foon as may be) to procure proper Materi- To provide als to the amount of Fifteen Pounds, for each Work-Houfe; and fhall depofit the fame in fome convenient and fafe Place, to be used and improved according to fuch Rules and Orders as fhall from Time to Time be given by faid Courts refpectively; and the faid County Courts are hereby authorized to draw on the County court State Treafurer for the aforefaid Sum, to enable the Overseers to procure the to draw on Materials fuitable to work with and upon; and fhall from Time to Time, give fuch Orders for the regulating and governing fuch Work-Houfes, as they fhall think proper, according to Law. And the faid Overfeers fhall from Time to Time, as there may be need, provide the neceflary Materials for all Perfons committed thereinto, to work with and upon; for which they fhall be paid out of the County Treasury; and the fame fhall be drawn in and repaid to fuch Treafury according to the Direction and Provifion herein after made.

And the faid Overfeers fhall from Time to Time, order and direct the Mafters of the Work-Houfes, in the Government and Regulation, as well as in the correcting and keeping to work the Perfons there to committed, according to Law. Which overfeers fhall render their Account to the County Court, from Time to Time, and shall have and receive fuch Allowance and Reward for their Services as faid Court fhall judge juft and reasonable.

And it is further enacted and provided, That the County Courts of any two Counties, may, and are hereby impowered to agree together to build one House of Correction, if the fame may be convenient for both Counties; and to proceed therein in fuch Form, Manner and Proportion as they fhall agree; and each County Court to tax their respective Counties as aforefaid. Provided always, the previons Confent of the major Part of the Civil Authority in faid Counties respectively; to build the fame, be firft had and taken, as before

directed.

Ff

state treasury,

&c.

Overfeers to

direct the Majter.

Allowance.

Two coun ties may join,

&c.