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Preamble.

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Children.

An Act for the educating and governing of Children. Forafmuch as the Education and well Governing of Children is of fin gular Benefit to a People: And whereas many Parents and Mafters are too negligent of their Duty in the Matter:

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PAR. 1. E it enacted by the Governor and Council, and Houfe of Reprefentatives, in General Court affembled, That all Parents and Mafters of Children fhall, by themselves or others, teach and inftruct, or caufe to be taught and inftructed, all fuch Children as are under their Care and Government, according to their Ability, to read the English Tongue well, and to know the Children to Laws against Capital Offences: And if unable to do fo much, be inftruded, then at leaft to learn fome fhort orthodox Catechifm without Book, fo as to be able to answer to the Queftions that shall be propounded to them out of fuch Catechifm, by their Parents, Mafters, or Minifters, when they fhall call them to an Account of what they have learned of that kind.

&c.

Penalty on parents, &c.

for neglect of duty.

2. And if any Parent or Mafter fhall neglect the performing what is by this Aft required of them, every fuch Parent, or Mafter being thereof legally convicted before any one Affiftant, or Juftice of the Peace, fhall forfeit and pay the Sum of Three Dollars and Thirty-four Cents, to and for the Ufe of the Poor of the Town whereto they belong.

3. And that the Select-men of every Town in this State, in their several Precincts, and Quarters, fhall have a vigilant Eye and Infpection over their Brethren and Neighbours; and fee that none Select-men to of them fuffer fo much Barbarifm in any of their Families, as to inspect, &c. want fuch Learning and Inftruction; and to take Care that due Profecutions be made for the Breach of this A&.

Grand-jury to prefent &c.

Children to

be bro't up to

fome honeft calling, &c.

Stubborn

4. And the Grand-jury-men in each Town, are hereby required to take Care, and fee that what is by this Act required for the Education of Children, be duly performed; and to make Prefentment of all Breaches of this Act which fhall come to their Knowledge.

5. And be it further enacled, That all Parents and Mafters, fhall employ and bring up their Children and Apprentices in fome honeft and lawful Calling, Labour or Employment, profitable for themselves and the State.

6. And if the Select-men of the Town where fuch Parents or Mafters live, after Admonition by them given to such Parents or Mafters, fhall find them still negligent of their Duty, in the Particulars aforementioned in this Act; whereby fuch Children grow rude, ftubborn and unruly, fuch Select-men (with the Advice of the next Affiftant or Juftice of the Peace) fhall take, and they are children to be hereby fully authorized and impowered, to take fuch Children and pound out &c. Apprentices from their Parents or Mafters, and place them with, and bind them to, fome Mailer or Mafters; Males till they are Twenty-one Years of Age, and Females till they are Eighteen Years of Age; to the End they may be fuitably inftructed. employed and governed: Which binding fhall be good and effectual, for the holding and governing fuch Children, the Terms aforelaid,

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7. And that whatfoever Child or Servant, upon Complaint made, fhall be convifted of any ftubborn or rebellious Carriage, against their Parents or Governors, before any two Affiftants or Juftices of the Peace, fuch Affiftants or Juftices are hereby authorized and empowered, upon fuch Conviction, to commit fuch Child Stubborn, re or Servant to a Houfe of Correction; there to remain under hard dren to be fent Labour and fevere Punishment, fo long as faid Authority fhall judge to a houfe of meet; who, on the Reformation of fuch Children and Servants, correction. may order their Release, and return to their Parents or Mafters aforefaid.

An Act for Incorporating a Part of the Town of Hart

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ford,

[ENACTED IN MAY 1784.]

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E it enacted by the Governor and Council, and Houfe of 24.
Reprefentatives, in General Court affembled, That all

that are incorporated.

city,

the Inhabitants, being Freemen of this State, and dwelling in faid Defcription of Hartford, within the following Limits, viz. Beginning at a Place the perfons 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 Hempftead's Dwel- Bounds of the ling-Houfe, thence a wefterly Line to the northwest Corner of James Steele's Dwelling-Houfe, from thence a northwefterly Course to the fouthweft Corner of James Shepard's Malt-Houfe, from thence northerly a ftrait Line to the the upper Mills, fo called, including faid Mills, thence northerly in a trait Line to the northwest Corner of Capt. John Olcott's Dwelling-Houfe, including faid Houfe, and from thence turning and running due East a ftrait Course to the Great River, be,and the same 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 FREEMEN OF THE CITY OF HARTFORD, and that by that Name of the Name they and their Succeffors forever fhall and corporation, have may petual Succeffion, and be Perfons in Law capable of fuing and being fued, pleading and being impleaded, in all Suits of what Nature foever; and alfo to purchase hold and convey any Eftate Capable of real or perfonal, and may have a common Seal, and may change fuing, &c. and alter the fame at Pleafure, and fhall be Freemen of faid City. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor, Aldermen, Common-Council and Freemen of faid City, fhall have a Jurifdiction in all commercial Matters on Connecticut-River oppofite faid Town of Hartford, and that the Sheriffs of faid City, appointed To have juand empowered as hereafter provided, fhall have Power and Au- Connectieut thority to execute all lawful Writs and Precepts on faid Connec- tiver. ticut-River oppofite faid Town.

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No power to regulate the Atheries or ferry.

Perfons living within the city, procu

Hartford City.

Provided nevertheless, That no Power or Authority is hereby. granted to regulate or effect the Fisheries or Ferry in and upon faid River, or to prevent any Veffel, Boat or other Water-Craft from paffing or repaffing faid Part of Connecticut-River, or from having commercial Intercourfic with Inhabitants refiding without the aforefaid Limits of faid City, free from any Duties and Toll to be impofed by faid City.

3. And whereas there are many 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, before the fourth Monday of June next, procure the major part of the Select-men of the faid Town of Hartford to certify that they are qualified to be admitted and made free of this ring a certifiState, and fhall after procuring faid Certificate, take before fome cate, &c. to be freemen of the Affiftant of this State, or Juftice of the Peace within and for the fate and city. County of Hartford, the Oath provided by Law for Freemen, fall to all the Purposes in this Act mentioned, be confidered as Freemen of this State, and Freemen of the faid City of Hartford. 4. And for the better Government of faid City:

Annual meeting to be in

Be it further enacted, That there fhall be a Mecting of faid City holden annually in the Month of March, at fuch Time and Place. March for the as by the By-Laws of faid City fhall be directed, for the Purpose purpose of of choofing all the annual Officers of faid City, and the annual chufing annual officers. Officers of faid City chofen at fuch Meeting fhall continue in Office until the Expiration of the Month of March then next, unlefs others fhall be fooner chofen and qualified in their ftead.

Continuance in office.

To chufe a mayor, &c.

Mode of chu.

fing to be by ballot.

5. And the faid City in leral Meeting affembled fhall choose a Mayor, who fhall hold his Office during the Picafure of the General Affembly And at their annual Meeting fhall choose four To chufe four Aldermen and a Common Council of not more than Twenty, and aldermen, &c. two Sheriffs out of the Freemen of faid City, all which Officers, and all other Officers of faid City, cligible by the Freemen thereof. (the Infpectors of Produce excepted) fhall be chofen by Ballot, and on cach Ballot which is given in fhall be written the Name of the Perfon for whom the fame is given; and fuch Ballot fhall be rolled up, and in the Prefence of the Mayor and Aldermen of faid City, or fuch of them as are prefent at fuch Meeting, put by the Perfon giving the fame into a Box which faid City fhall 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 Ballot; and when the Freemen prefent at any City Meeting fhall have had reasonable Time to give in their Ballots, either of the Sheriffs of laid City, or in the Abfence of both of the Sheriffs, the The mayor & junior Alderman prefent, in the Prefence of the Mayor and Alaldermen to dermen, or fuch of them as are prefent at fuch Meeting fhall open the faid Box, and the Mayor and Aldermen, or fuch of them as are prefent, fhall open, fort and count the Ballots, and the Perfon Who to declare who fhall have a majority of the Ballots given in, fhall by the Sheriffs, or in their Abfence by the junior Alderman prefent, bo

Box by whom opened.

fort and count the votes.

the choice.

Hartford City.

declared to be elected; and no Ballot fhall be received after the

Box fhall have been opened.

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6. And laid City in Legal Meeting affembled fhall have Power The city to to levy Taxes on the Polls and Eftate within the Limits of faid have power to City, for fuch Purposes as the City fhall think proper, agreeable to levy taxes. the Power and Privileges granted to the Freemen of faid City, by virtue of this Act of Incorporation, and to choose a Collector or To chufe a col Collectors to collect fuch Tax, who fhall, having received a Warrant for that Purpofe, figned by the Mayor or one of the Aldermen Warrant by of faid City, have the fame Power as Collectors of Town Taxes by whom figned. Law have, and fhall be accountable to the Mayor and Aldermen

lector.

of faid City, in the fame Manner as Collectors of Town Taxes are Collectors acby Law accountable to the Select-men, and in cafe any Collector countable and fhall not perform the Truft committed to him, but shall fail of col- to whom. lecting fuch Rate according to the Terms of the Warrant committed to him, on Complaint thereof made by the Aldermen of faid Complaint beCity to the Mayor thereof, he fhall iffue his Warrant under his ing made, &c. Hand, directed to either of the Sheriffs of faid City, to deftrain his warrant, the Sums or Rates neglected by fuch Collector, to be collected or &c. paid out of the Eftate of the Collc&tor.

mayor, to iffue

Provided nevertheless, That nothing in this A&t fhall extend, or Provifo. be conftrued 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 faid City, for the Purpose of paving the Streets 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 fpecial Authority from faid Affembly obtained for that Purpose.

fheriffs.

Liable for neg lect of duty.

7. And be it further enacted, That the Sheriffs of faid City fhall Power of the Teverally, 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 Purpofes as Sheriffs by Law now have and are; and the faid City fhall City to answer be liable to answer in Cafe of the Inability of faid Sheriffs, or ei- in cafe of inather of them, for the Default of faid Sheriffs, in all Cafes relative bility, &c. to their Office; and faid Sheriffs fhall, feverally give Bond with Sheriffs to give Sureties, in fuch Manner as by the By-Laws of faid City fhall be bond, &c. directed, for a faithful Difcharge of the Duties of that Office, before they fhall be capable of executing the fame: and in Cafe either of the Perfons chofen Sheriff fhall not give Bond with Sure- On failure a ties, according to the By-Laws of faid City, the faid City may pro- new one to, be ceed to choose another Sheriff in his Room, and the faid City, in legal Meeting affembled, fhall choofe a Treafurer for faid City, to To chufe a continue in Office during the Pleafure of faid City, which Treafu- treasurer. rer fhall have the fame Power and Authorities as Town Treasurers by Law now have, and fhall be accountable to faid City. 8. And be it further enacled, That there fhall be holden, on the be held monta fecond Tuesday of every Month, in faid City, a City Court, which Court fhall have Power to adjourn from Time to Time, and fhall have cognizance of all civil Caufes, wherein the title of Land is not concerned, by Law cognizable by the County Courts in this

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Power to ad

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&c. as county

court.

Appeals to be

allowed.

Hartford City.

Jurifdiction. State, provided the Caufe of Action arife within the Limits of faid To have the City, and one or both of the Parties live within the Limits of said fame powers, City; and faid City Courts fhall, as to the Causes by them cognicourts & exe-zable, to all Intents and Purposes, have the fame Powers and Aucutions ferved thorities, and proceed in the fame Manner, and grant Executions as &c. as thofe faid County Courts now, or hereafter, by Law fhall have proceed from the C. and grant; and the Executions granted by faid City Courts fhall be ferved and returned in the fame Manner as the Executions granted by the faid County Court; and an Appeal shall be allowed to either 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 an Appeal is now, or hereafter by Law fhall be, allowed from the faid County Courts, the prevailing The prevail Party however, if Plaintiff, may, fuch an Appeal notwithstanding, ing party of take out Execution on fuch Judgment for the Debt or Damages &c. may take and Costs recovered in fuch City Courts against the Defendant or out execution, Defendants, and levy the faid Execution, and collect the Money thereon, provided he does, previous to his taking out faid ExecuProvided bond tion, become bound with two fufficient Sureties before the Maybe given.

&c.

or of faid City, or one of the Judges of faid City Court, in a Recognizance (which Recognizance the Mayor of faid City and the Judges of faid City Court are refpectively impowered to take) in double the Sum of faid Judgments, that he will, within one Week after final Judgment on the Appeal, refund so much of the Judgment of faid City Court as fhall, on fuch Execution, be collected, and shall not be by him recovered before the Court to which the No appeal to Appeal is taken, and the Intereft thereof, together with the Exea fuit on fuch cution Fees that shall accrue and be paid by the Defendant or Defendants on faid Execution, and no Appeal shall be allowed on any Suit commenced on fuch Recognizance.

be allowed on

bond.

appeal allow

ant within unlefs, &c.

9. And in every Action brought before faid City Court, in If the plaintiff which the Plaintiff lives without the Limits of faid City, or is a lives without Mariner or Seaman fuing for Wages due to him for Services in his the city, no Occupation, and the Defendant lives within the Limits of faid ed the defend-City, no Appeal fhall be allowed the Defendant, unless the Matter in Demand exceed the Sum of One Hundred and Sixty-feven Dollars, but if the Matter in Demand exceed faid Sum, an Appeal fhall be allowed the Defendant in the fame Manner, and under the fame Regulations, as Appeals 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.

City courts to appoint and Iwear a clerk.

Mis powers.

10. And faid City Court fhall have full Power to appoint and wear a Clerk for faid Court, to continue in Office during the Pleasure of faid Court, who fhall, as to Matters relative to his Office as Clerk of faid Court, have the fame Powers and Authorities, to all Intents and Purposes, as the Clerk of the County Courts in this State by Law have, and the Oath to be taken by faid Clerk

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