70 Grants and Hartford City. City Seal, and approved by faid City in legal Meeting affembled, cafes figned fhall be good and effectual in Law to convey the Eftate intended by the mayor, to be conveyed by fuch Grant or Leafe, provided the fame is recorded in the Records, of the Town where the Lands leafed or granted lie. &c. Infpe&tors of Vote of the 33. And faid City fhall have power to appoint Inspectors of every Kind of Produce of the United States brought to faid City for Sale or Exportation. 34. And the Vote or Choice of the major Part of the Freemen major part of prefent at a legal Meeting of faid City, fhall be confidered in all Cafes as the Vote or Choice of faid City. the freemen valid. In case of death, &c. of 35. And whenever the Mayor of faid City, or any other Officer of faid City, eligible by the Freemen thereof, fhall refign, or be removed by Death or otherwife, another Perfon fhall be choany officer, &c, fen in his Place by faid City, and (if an annual Officer) fhall continue in Office until the Expiration of the Month of March next following, unless another shall be sooner chofen and fworn in his Stead. 36. And the Mayor of faid City, or in his Abfence the fenior Mayor, or, &c. Alderman prefent at any Meeting of faid City, or at any Court of to be modera- Common Council, fhall ex-Officio be Moderator thereof, and the tor of the city meeting which Meeting of faid City may from Time to Time, by a major Vote. of the Freemen prefent, be adjourned. may be adjourned, 37. And be it further enacted, That the firft Meeting of faid City fhall be holden at the State-House in faid Hartford, on the fourth First meeting. Monday of June next, at nine of the Clock in the Forenoon, for the Choice of a Mayor, Aldermen, Common Council and Sheriffs of faid City, and to tranfact fuch other Bufinefs as may be neceffary, which Meeting may be from Time to Time adjourned, and a Copy of this Paragraph of this A&t certified under the Hand of the Secretary of this State and publifhed on the Sign-Poft in faid Town of Hartford, at leaft three Days before faid fourth Monday of June next, fhall be a legal Warning of the Freemen of faid City to attend faid firft Meeting, and the annual Officers cho-. fen at faid Meeting fhall continue in Office until the Expiration of the Month of March then next, unlefs others are fooner chofen and qualified in their ftead. And the faid City fhall at fuch Meeting first choose a Clerk of faid City, who fhall be First meeting immediately fworn, and fhall forthwith make a Record of his be Annual officers to continue, &e. to chufe a clerk. ing chofen and fworn; and the Record thus made by him in fuch Cafe fhall be good and effectual, any Thing in this A&t to the con-. trary notwithstanding; and fuch Records may be made by Clerks herein after chofen of their being chofen and fworn and fhall be good and effectual, any Thing in this A&t to the contrary notwithftanding; and faid City fhall thereupon proceed to choose a Mayor and the other Officers of faid City eligible by the Freemen thereof; and the Juftices of the Peace within and for the County Power of jufti- of Hartford, living and inhabiting within the Limits of faid City. ees, &c. living and prefent at fuck firft Meeting, fhall have, as to the election of within the li- the Mayor, Aldermen, Sheriffs, Common Council-men and Clerk of faid City, the fame Powers and proceed in the fame Manner as Then the ma. yor, &c. mits, &c. tors. the Mayor, Aldermen and Sheriffs of faid City are by this Act to have and proceed at the future Elections of faid City. And the fenior Juftice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford, First moderaliving within the Limits of faid City, prefent at said firft Meeting, fhall be Moderator thereof, until there be a Mayor or Alderman chofen and qualified according to this A&t; and faid City fhall at their first Meeting appoint a Time and Place for holding the firft First city court Court of Common Council, which Court fhall have Power to ad- when holder, journ frem Time to Time; and the firft City Court of faid City fhall be holden on the laft Tuesday of July next, at the StateHoufe in faid City, and the City Court of faid City may be holden in faid State-House from Time to Time, or in fuch other Place in faid City as faid City fhall provide and Judge proper. 38. And the Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council of faid City fhall on the fecond Tuesday of July next, at three of the Clock in the Afternoon, hold a Meeting at the State-Houfe in the fecond Mayor,&c. on faid Hartford, and fhall then and there choofe thirty-fix Freemen Tuesday of Juof faid City to serve as Jurors until the first Monday of June then ly next, to next, and the Name of each Perfon thus chofen, fhall be fairly choose thirtyfix jurors. written on a separate Piece of Paper and be put into the JuryBox by this Act to be provided by the Clerk of faid City Court, and shall be drawn out in the Manner herein before provided with refpect to Jurors. Always provided, That any Thing in this Act notwithstanding, Provife. the Inhabitants living within the. Limits of faid City fhall to all Intents and Purposes be and remain a Part of faid Hartford. 39. And whereas it is not equitable that any of the Inhabitants of that Part of the Town of Hartford, not included within the Limits of faid City, nor poffeffed of real Estate within faid Limits, fhould be fubjected to any Burdens which may hereafter arife in Confequence of this Act of Incorporation. Be it further enacted, That all Charges and Expences that shall accrue or may be incurred in Confequence of this Act of Incorporation, fhall be born and defrayed by Taxes on the Polls of the Inhabitants of faid City, and the rateable Eftate contained within faid Limits, except fuch and fo much of the live Stock belonging to any of the Inhabitants of faid City as fhall be railed and fupported from their Lands lying out of the Limits of faid City. 40. Provided nevertheless, That if this Act, or any of the Provifions in this Act contained, fhall be found inconvenient, or in any respect inadequate, the fame may be altered or revoked on Reprefentation of the City or otherwife, by the General Affembly. 41. Provided nevertheless, That the Judges of faid City Court may, and they are hereby authorised to hear, try and finally determine all Caufes brought before the City Court by a Jury of fix Freemen, or without a Jury, where neither of the Parties defire to have a Caufe decided by a Jury, or by more than fix Jurors. 42. And this A&t hall to all Intents and Purposes be a public Act. City expences how paid. Provifo 72 Powers grant ed the common council of the city of Hartford City. An Act in Addition to an Act, entitled, "An Act for incorporating a Part of the Town of Hartford." ENACTED JANUARY 1789.] PAR. 1. B E it enacted by the Governor and Council, and Houfe o of Reprefentatives, in General Court affembled, That Hartford to make by-laws full Powers and Authorities be, and hereby are granted unto the relative to the Court of Common-Council, for the City of Hartford, or the major mode of taxa- Part of them, to make By-Laws, relative to the Mode of Taxation, tion, &c. as to Taxes levied by faid City. Provifo. Liable to be repealed. Court of Common-council for the City of Hartford, em Provided, That fuch By-Laws, made by faid Court of Common-Council, fhall be approved by faid City, in legal Meeting affembled, and after being fo approved, fhall be publifhed at least three Weeks fucceffively in fome public Newfpaper in, or near faid City. 2. And all fuch By-Laws, of faid City, made as aforefaid, fhall at any Time within fix Months, after they are made, be liable to be repealed by any Superior Court, holden in the County of Hartford, if by fuch Superior Court, on a hearing, judged to be unreasonable or unjust. An Act, in further addition to an Act, entitled, " an Act E it enacted by the Governor and Council, and Houfe of Reprefen-" tatives, in General Court affembled, That full Power and Authority be, and hereby is granted unto the Court of Commonpowered to sp- Council for the City of Hartford, or the major part of them, on point fire-com the first Monday of July, annually to nominate and appoint panies. Thirty Perfons, living within the Limits of faid City, as FireMen, to ferve in the two Fire-Companies, conftituted in faid. City, by the By-Laws thereof, to conduct and work the two Fire-Engines within the fame-And that upon the nomination nies exempted and Appointment thereof, as aforefaid, the Perfons fo nominated from military fhall be exempted from doing Military duty in the Companies of duty. Regiments to which they refpectively belong, fo long as they do actually ferve in faid Fire-Companies, in confequence of the Nomination and Appointment aforefaid. Said compa Power granted to the court of common coun sil to choofe jurors in December, An A& in further Addition to an Act, entitled, "An Eit enacted by the Governor and Council, and Houfe of Reprefentatives, in General Court affembled, That full Power and Authority be, and hereby is granted unto the Court of CommonCouncil, for the City of Hartford, on the firft Monday of December next, and afterwards at the City Meeting of faid City, in the Middletown City. Alfo to ap 73 point another Month of March annually, to choose the number of Freemen by Law allowed to ferve as Jurors at the City Courts of faid City, and make return thereof as by Law is directed; and alfo to nominate and appoint another Fire-Company within faid City, of the Fire-company fame Number, and under the fame Exemptions, Conditions, and Limitations, as are by Law provided and extended to the other Fire-Companies in faid City. An Act for incorporationg a Part of the Town of Mid dletown. [ENACTED IN MAY 1784.] 577 579 E it enacted by the Governor and Council, and Houfe of PAR. 1. Reprefentatives, in General Court affembled, That all Defcription of the Inhabitants being Freemen of this State, and dwelling in faid the perfons Middletown, within the following Limits, viz. Beginning at the that are incorMouth of the Little River, or Ferry-River, thence in a northeast porated, Line to the caft Side of Connecticut River at High-water-mark, thence on the Bank of faid Connecticut River, at High-water-mark, Bounds of the until it comes to a Point, due east from Sumner's Creek, thence in city. a weft Line to the Mouth of Sumner's Creek, thence foutherly and wefterly as the said Creek runs to Warwick's Bridge, thence Weft to the Little River, including the Dwelling-Houfe of Return Jonathan Meigs, thence northerly and easterly down the Little River as the fame runs to the firft boundary, including the Waters of the faid Little River, Sumner's Creek and Connecticut River, within the preceding Limits, be and the fame are hereby ordained, conftituted and declare 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, COMMONCOUNCIL AND FREEMEN OF THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN, and that by that Name they and their Succeffors forever shall and may have perpetual Succeffion, and fhall be Perfons in Law capable of fuing and being fued, pleading and being impleaded in all Capable of Suits of what Nature foever; and alfo to purchase hold and confuing, &c. vey 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. 2. And whereas there are many Perfons living within faid Limits who by Law are qualified to be Freemen of this State, that have not ta ken the Oath provided by Law to be taken by Freemen : Name of the corporation. Be it enacted, That all fuch Perfons living within faid Limits, who fhall, before the fecond Monday of July next, procure the Perfons living major part of the Select-men of the faid Town of Middletown to cer- within the tify that they are qualified to be admitted and made free of this city, procuState, and fhall after procuring faid Certificate, take before forme ring a certifi Affiftant of this State, or Juftice of the Peace within and for the cate, &c. to be County of Hartford, the Oath provided by Law for Freemen, ftate and city. fhall to all the Purposes in this Act mentioned, be confidered as Freemen of this State, and Freemen of the said City of Middletown M freemen of the And for the better Government of faid City: 3. Be it further enacted, That there fhall be a Meeting of faid Annual meeting to be in City holden annually in January at fuch Time and Place as January forthe by the By-Laws of faid City fhall be directed, for the Purpose purpofe of of choofing all the annual Officers of faid City, and the annual chooting annu- Officers of faid City chofen at fuch Meeting fhall continue in Office until the Expiration of the Month of January then next, unContinuance lefs others fhall be fooner chofen and qualified in their ftead. al officers. in office. To chufe a mayor, &c. aldermen. Mode of chufing to be by ballot. 4. And the faid City in legal Meeting affembled shall choose a Mayor, who fhall hold his Office during the Pleasure of the General Affembly: And at their annual Meeting fhall choose four To chufe four Aldermen anda Common Council of not more than Twenty, and two Sheriffs out of the Freemen of faid City, all 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 on each 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 Purpose, 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 Box by whom fhall have had reasonable Time to give in their Ballots, either of the opened. Sheriffs of faid City, or in the Abfence of both of the Sheriffs, the The mayor & junior Alderman prefent, in the Prefence of the Mayor and Aldermen, or fuch of them as are prefent at fuch Meeting fhall open fort and count 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 fhall have a majority of the Ballots given in, fhall by the Sheriffs, or in their Abfence by the junior Alderman prefent, be declared to be elected; and no Ballot fhall be received after the Box fhall have been opened. aldermen to the votes. Who to declare the choice. The city to lector. Warrant by whom figned. 5. And faid City in Legal Meeting affembled fhall have Power to levy Taxes on the Polls and Eftate within the Limits of faid have power to levy taxes. City, for fuch Purposes as the faid City fhall think proper, and to choose a Collector or Collectors to collect fuch Tax, To chufe a col 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 shall be accountable to the Mayor and Aldermen of faid City, in thefame Manner as Collectors of Town Taxes are by Law accountable to the Select-men, and in çale any Collector Collectors ac fhall not perform the Truft committed to him, but fhall fail of colcountable and lefting fuch Rate according to the Terms of the Warrant committed to him, on Complaint thereof made by the Aldermen of faid Complaint be- City 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 diftrain mayor, to ifiue the Sums or Rates neglected by fuch Collector, to be collected or to whom. his warrant, paid out of the Eftate of the Collector. |