Silk. Debts. wolves. 283 How obtain ed. Limits of any Town in this State, he shall be entitled to a Premium of three Premium for Pounds for every fuch full grown Wolf, and thirty Shillings for every Wolf's destroying Whelp he shall fo kill as aforefaid, to be paid out of the public Treasury of this State, upon producing a Certificate thereof from any one Affiftant or Juftice of the Peace, which Certificate shall not be given until it fhall be proved before fuch Affiftant or Juftice, either by the Oath of the Perfon requesting a Certifi a e, or other fufficient Evidence, that each Wolf or Whelp has been killed in Manner aforefaid, and that no other Certificate has been given thereof, nor until fuch Affiftant or Justice fhall have caused the Ears to be cut off from the Head of every fuch Wolf or Wolf's Whelp. An Act in alteration of the Act entitled an Act to promote the making of Raw Silk within this State. BE it enadled by the Governor, Council, and Representatives, in General Court Act to promote the Making of Raw Silk be, and the fame is hereby Repealed and made Void. Act repealed. Provided nevertheless, That whatever may have been done fince the paffing Provifo. faid Act hereby repealed, in Pursuance thereof fhall not be effected by this Act, Be it further enacted, That whoever shall make any Raw Silk from Worms and Mulberry Trees, of his own raifing within this State, by properly winding the fame from Balls or Cacoons, after the first Day of July next, and for Premium op ten Years next thereafter, fhall as a Bounty from the Treasury of this State, filk. have and receive two Pence lawful Money for each Ounce of fuch Silk well dryed, which fuch Perfon or Perfons fhall make as aforefaid, which Bounty fhall be paid out of the Duties arifing on the Importation of foreign Articles into this State. 1 Be it further enacted, That it fhall be the Duty of any two Juftices of the Peace, upon the Application of any Perfon or Perfons claiming any Bounty Mode of ob by Virtue of this Act, carefully to examine fuch Claim, and upon Proof that taining prethe fame is well founded, fhall give a Certificate to fuch Perfon or Perfons mium. ́claiming as aforefaid, living within their County, specifying on what Account fuch Bounty becomes Due, and upon fuch Certificate being delivered to the Treasurer of this State, he fhall pay the fame. And the Treasurer fhall keep an Account of all the Monies paid by Virtue of this Act. And be it further enacted, That if any Perfon or Perfons, fhall willfully and knowingly procure more than one Certificate as aforefaid, for any one Bounty Forgery to to which he might be entitled by Virtue of this Act, with a view to Defraud Procure more this State, he fhall upon legal Conviction thereof, suffer the fame Pains and der. Penalties as if he had been legally convicted of Forgery. An Act relative to Debts due to Perfons who have been and remained within the Enemies Power or Lines during the late War. than one or WHEREAS divers Perfons, proper Subjects of this or other of the United Preamble. States, have in the late War between Great-Britain and America, from 284 Suits commenced by Perfons who remained with the Enemy, &c. To be deter mined in Equity. Referrees may be appointed. Hartford City. choice or otherwije, either removed to or continued under the British Government. and have been inacceffible by juch of the Citizens of Jaid States, who are insebted to them jo as to pay or discharge laid Debts, or the Intereft thereof, therefore that no Injuftice be done in this respect. BE it enacted by the Governor, Council and Representatives, in General Court affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That in every Suit or Profecution that shall or may be commenced by any Perfon or Perfons that has gone to or remained with the Enemy, against any Perfon or Perions that has remained without the Power of the Enemy, it fhall and may be Lawful for the Court in which fuch Suit fhall be commenced or profecuted, and faid Court is hereby authorised on Motion of the Defendant or his Attorney, to try and determine faid Caufe or Matter in controverfy according to the Rules of Equity, or appoint three Referrees at the option of the Court to try the Matters in controverfy; and the Defendant shall and hereby is allowed to plead before fuch Court or Referrees, any special Matter relative either to Principal or Interest: And if it fhall appear to faid Court or Referrees, that the special Matter alledged and proved by the Defendant, is of fuch a Nature, that in Equity and good Contcience, abatement either from the Principal or intereft of any Sum or Sums due by fuch Defendant or Defendants ought to be made. That on Report of the Referrees or finding of the Court, fuch Court is authorised and impowered as a Court of Chancery to make fuch order and decree thereon, as in Juftice and Equity fuch Court fhall find equitable, both in Relation to the Debt and Coft of Suit. Defcription of the Per fons that are Bounds of the City. An Act, for Incorporating a Part of the Town of Hartford. Baile E it enacted by the Governor, Council and Reprefentatives, in General Court incorporated. ing Freemen of this State and dwelling in faid Hartford within the following Limits, viz. Beginning at a Place called the Dutch Ground upon the high Land on the Bank of the great River on the foutherly Side of faid River as it now runs in the Lot belonging to Thomas Seymour, Efq; and from thence a ftrait Line to the northwest Corner of Joshua Hempstead's Dwelling-Houfe, thence a wefterly Line to the northwest Corner of James Steel's Dwelling-Houle, from thence a northwesterly Course to the fouthwest Corner of James Shepard's MaltHoufe, from thence northerly a ftrait Line to the upper Mills, fo called, including faid Mills, thence northerly in a ftrait Line to the northwest Corner of Capt. John Olcott's Dwelling-Houfe, including faid Houfe, and from thence torning and running due Eaft a strait Courfe to the great River, be, and the fame hereby are ordained, conftituted and declared to be from Time to Time and forever hereafter, one Body corporate and politic in Fact and in Name, by the Name of THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN, COMMON COUNCIL AND FREECorporation. MEN OF THE CITY OF HARTFORD, and that by that Name, they and their Succeffors forever shall and may have perpetual Succeffion, and be Perfons in Law capable of fueing and being fued, pleading and being impleaded in all Suits of what Nature foever; and alfo to purchase, hold and convey any Estate real or perfonal, and may have a common Seal, and may change and alter the fame at Pleasure and fhall be Freemen of faid City. Name of the Capable of fusing, &c. And be it further enacted That the Mayor, Aldermen, Common Council and Freemen of faid City, fhall have a Jurifdiction in all commercial Matters To have Juon Connecticut River oppofite faid Town of Hartford, and that the Sheriffs of rifdiction on faid City appointed and empowered as hereafter provided, shall have Power Connecticut and Authority to execute all lawful Writs and Precepts on faid Connecticut River oppofite faid Town. river. Provided nevertheless, That no Power or Authority is hereby granted to No power to regulate or effect the Fisheries or Ferry in and upon faid River, or to prevent regulate the any Veffel, Boat, or other Water-Craft from paffing or repaffing faid Part of fisheries or ferry. Connecticut River, or from having commercial Intercourfe with Inhabitants refiding without the aforefaid Limits of faid City, free from any Duties and Toll to be impofed by faid City. And whereas there are mary Perfons living within faid Limits who by Law are qualified to be Freemen of the State, that have not taken the Oath provided by Law to be taken by Freemen. Be it enacted, That all fuch Perfons living within faid Limits who fhall Perfons living before the fourth Monday of June next, procure the major Part of the Select- within the men of the said Town of Hartford to oertify that they are qualified to be ad- city, procurmitted and made free of this State, and fhall after procuring fuch Certificate, ing a certifitake before some Affiftant of this State, or Juftice of the Peace within and for be freemen of the County of Hartford, the Oath provided by Law for Freemen, fhall to all the ftate and the Purpofes in this A&t mentioned, be confidered as Freemen of this State, city. and Freemen of the faid City of Hartford. And for the better Government of faid City. cate, &c. to Annual meet Be it further enacted, That there fhall be a Meeting of faid City holden ing to be in annually in the Month of March at fuch Time and Place as by the By-Laws March for the of faid City fhall be directed for the Purpofe of chufing all the annual Officers purpofe of chufing annuof faid City, and the annual Officers of faid City chofen at fuch Meeting fhall al officers. continue in Office until the Expiration of the Month of March then next, un- Continuance lefs others shall be sooner chofen and qualified in their stead. in office. And the faid City in legal Meeting affembled fhall chufe a Mayor, who To chufe a fhall hold his Office during the Pleafure of the General Affembly: And at mayer, &c. their annual Meeting, fhall chufe four Aldermen and a Common Council of To chufe four not more than Twenty, and two Sheriffs out of the Freemen of faid City, all aldermen,&c. which Officers and all other Officers of faid City eligible by the Freemen thereof, (the Infpectors of Produce excepted) fhall be chofen by Ballot, and Mode of on each Ballot which is given in, fhall be written the Name of the Perfon chuting to be for whom the fame is given, and fuch Ballot fhall be rolled up, and in the Pre- by Ballot. fence of the Mayor and Aldermen of faid City, or fuch of them as are present at fuch Meeting, put by the Perfon giving the fame into a Box which faid City hall provide for that Purpofe, which Box fhall be a clofe Box with a Hole of a convenient Size in the Lid thereof, through which to put in the The box by Ballot; and when the Freemen prefent at any City Meeting fhall have had whom openreasonable Time to give in their Ballot, either of the Sheriffs of faid City, ed. or in the Abfence of both of the Sheriffs, the junior Aldermen prefent, in The mayor the Prefence of the Mayor and Aldermen, or fuch of them as are prefent and aldermen at fuch Meeting fhall open the faid Box, and the Mayor and Aldermen, or to fort and fuch of them as are prefent, fhall open, fort and count the Ballots, aud the count the Perfon who fhall have a Majority of the Ballots given in, fhall by the She- Who to de riffs or in their Abfence by the junior Alderman prefent; be declared to clare the be elected, and neo Ballot shall be received after the Box fhall have been opened, choice. votes. 286 The City to have Power to levy Taxes. To chufe a Collector. Warrant by whom figned. Collectors accountable and to whom Complaint being made, &c. Mayor, to iffue his Warrant &c. Provifo. Power of the fwer in Cafe &c. Hartford City. And faid City in legal Meeting affembled fhall have Power to levy Taxes on the Polls and Eftate within the Limits of faid City for fuch Purposes as the City fhall think proper, agreeable to the Power and Privileges granted to the Freemen of faid City by Virtue of this Act of Incorporation, and to chufe a Collector or Collectors to collect fuch Tax, who fhall, having received a Warrant for that Purpose, figned by the Mayor or one of the Aldermen of faid City, have the fame Power as Collectors of Town Taxes by Law have, and fall be accountable to the Mayor and Aldermen of faid City, in the fame Manner as Collectors of Town Taxes by Law are accountable to the Select-men, and in cafe any Collector fhall not perform the Truft committed to him, but shall fail of collecting fuch Rate according to the Terms of the Warrant committed to him, on Complaint thereof made by the Aldermen of faid City to the Mayor thereof, he fhall iffue his Warrant under his Hand, directed to either of the Sheriffs of faid City, to distrain the Sums, or Rates neglected by fuch Collector, to be collected or paid out of the Eftate of the Collector. Provided nevertheless, That nothing in this Act shall extend or be construed to extend, to enable the Freemen of faid City, at their legal Meeting to grant or levy any Taxes on the Polls or Eftate contained in said City for the Purpose of paving the Street or Highways within faid City, or of erecting Wharves upon faid Connecticut River, without previous Application made therefor to the General Affembly of this State and special Authority from faid Affembly obtained for fuch Purpose. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Sheriffs of faid City shall severally within the Limits of faid City, have the fame Powers and Authorities, and be liable to the fame Suits and Penalties for neglect of Duty, in any Cafe whatsoever, to all Intents and Purposes as Sheriffs by Law now have and are; and the faid City shall be liable to answer in cafe of the Inability of faid Sheriffs or either of them for the Default of faid Sheriffs in all Cafes relative to their Office; and faid Sheriffs fhall feverally give Bond with Sureties in fuch Manner as by the Bye Laws of faid City shall be directed, for a faithful Discharge of the Duties of that Office, before they thall be capable of executing the fame, and in cafe either of the Perfons chofen Sheriff shall not On failure a give Bond with Sureties according to the Bye-Laws of faid City, the faid City may proceed to chufe another Sheriff in his Room, and the faid City in legal Meeting affembled fhall chufe a Treasurer for faid City, to continue in Office during the Pleasure of faid City, which Treasurer shall have the fame Power and Authorities as Town Treasurers by Law now have, and shall be accountable to faid City. Sheriffs to give Bond, &c. new one to be chofen. To chufe a A city Court to be held monthly. And be it further Enacted, That there shall be holden on the second Tuesday of every Month in faid City, a City Court, which Court fhall have Power to Power to ad- adjourn from Time to Time, and fhall have Cognizance of all civil Caufes journ. wherein the Title of Land is not concerned by Law cognizable by the County Jurifdiction. To have the Courts in this State, provided the Caufe of Action arife within the Limits of fame Powers faid City, and one or both of the Parties live within the Limits of faid City; &c. as Coun- and faid City Courts fhall, as to the Caufes by them cognizable, to all Intents ty Courts and and Purpofes, have the fame Powers and Authorities and proceed in the fame ferved, &c. Manner and grant Executions as faid County Courts now or hereafter by Law as thofe from fhall have proceed and grant; and the Executions granted by faid City Courts the County fhall be ferved and returned in the fame Manner as the Executions grantCourt. ed by the faid County Court; And an Appeal shall be allowed to either Executions Appeals to be allowed out execution Provided Party from the Judgment or Determination of faid City Courts to the next Superior Court to be holden in the County of Hartford in all Caufes in which The prevailan Appeal is now or hereafter by Law fhall be allowed from the faid County ing party if, Courts, the prevailing Party however (if Plaintiff) may, fuch an Appeal not- &c. may take withstanding, take out Execution on fuch Judgment for the Debt or Damages &c. and cofts recovered in fuch City Courts against the Defendant or Defendants, and levy the faid Execution and collect the Money thereon, provided he does, previous to his taking out fuch Execution, become bound with two fufficient bond be giv Sureties before the Mayor of faid City, or one of the Judges of faid City Court en. in a Recognizance (which Recognizance the Mayor of faid City and the Judges of faid City Court are refpectively empowered to take) in double the Sum of faid Judgment, that he will within one Week after final Judgment on the Appeal refund fo much of the Judgment of faid City Court as fhall on fuch Execution be collected, and fhall not be by him recoveted before the No appeal to Court to which the Appeal is taken, and the Intereft thereof together with the Execution Fees that than accrue and be paid by the Defendant or Defendants on faid Execution, and no Appeal shall be allowed on any Suit commenced on fuch Recognizancé. be allowed on a fuit on fuch bond. out the city, And in every Action brought before faid City Court, in which the Plaintiff lives without the Limits of faid City or is a Mariner or Seaman, fuing for If the plain. Wages due to him for Services in his Occupation, and the Defendant lives tiff lives with within the Limits of faid City, no Appeal fhall be allowed the Defendant, no appeal al unless the Matter in demand exceed the Sum of fifty Pounds Lawful Money, lowed the dea but if the Matter in demand exceed faid Sum, an Appeal fhall be allowed the fendant with in, unless, Defendant in the fame Manner, and under the fame Regulations as Appeals 80. are allowable in other caufes cognizable by faid City Court; and no Writ of Error brought for the Reverfal of any Judgment of the faid City Court, or of the faid Mayor, or either of faid Aldermen, fhall be a Superfedeas, or have any Force to stay the iffuing, levying or collecting of Execution. And faid City Court fhall have full Power to appoint and fwear a Clerk City Courts for faid Court, to continue in Office during the Pleafare of faid Court, to appoint who fhall, as to Matters relative to his Office as Clerk of faid Court, have and fwear a the fame Powers and Authorities, to all Intents and Purpofes, as the Clerks clerk. of the County Courts in this State by Law have, and the Oath to be taken His powers. by faid Clerk fhall be the fame Mutatis Mutandis, as the Oath provided by Law to be taken by the Clerks of the County Courts in this State. And the Mayor of faid City, or in his Abfence, the fenior Affiftant Judge The mayor or offaid City Court, may at the fpecial Inftance and Coft of any Perfon mov- in his abfence ing therefor, hold a fpecial City Court, at fuch Time and Place within the fenior aflaid City as the Mayor or Judge ordering the fame fhall appoint; which fiftant judge Court fhall proceed in the fame Manner, have the fame Powers and Authori- may call a ties and in all Refpects be under the fame Regulations as the ftated City special court. Courts of faid city, and all the taxable Fees of faid City Court fhall be the Fees. fame as the taxable Fees of the County Courts of this State. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor of faid city for the Time be- Mayor and ing, and the two Aldermen first chofen at the annual Meeting of faid City, two aldermen or at their firft Meeting, fhak compofe the faid City Court and be the Judges first chofe to thereof, and the Mayor fhall be the Chief Judge of faid Court, and the faid who to be be judges. two Aldermen fhall be the Affiftant Judges of faid court, any two of whom judges in safe in the Abfence of the other, taking to their Affiftance the fenior Alderman of abfence Q q &c. |