: Cafes, Civil and Criminal. and Excise, pay or allow them therefor on their Rates or Taxes, and Ac- That on all Taxes which shall become due and payable to the Treasurer And the levying Fees of every Collector of Taxes, which shall become due and payable after the faid Thirtieth Day of November, 1785, shall be One Shilling on every Tax not exceeding One Pound, and Six-pence on the Pound (befides the faid One Shilling which shall be allowed upon every fuch Levy) on every Pound for which the Levy is made, which levying Fees may be discharged in the Manner before directed. And be it further enacted, That so far as the passing this Act shall alter the Fees of Collectors of State Taxes, on Taxes which shall become due and payable after the said Thirtieth Day of November, 1785, it shall operate as a Repeal of every Act of the General Affembly heretofore passed for the Purpose of regulating Collectors Fees. An Act in Addition to a Law of this State, entitled, DE ! main B Provided nevertheless, That Nothing in this Act shall extend to, or 334 Naval-Offcer for the Navigation. Ferries. Trespasses. An Act in further Addition to an Act, entitled, "An " Act for regulating of Navigation." BE it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Representatives, in General Court afssembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That there shall be kept at the Port of Stonington, one Naval-Officer; who shall be port of Ston- nominated and deputed in the fame Way and Manner, and be subject to the fame Rules and Regulations that other Naval-Officers in this State by Law are. ington. The fare of ferries to be set in writing at all ferry places with in this state. An Act in Addition to a Law of this State, entitled, BE E it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Representatives, in General the several Ferries within this State, shall, by the First Day of December next, and from that Time forward, keep up and maintain on each Side the River where such Ferry is kept, a Post, with the several Fares allowed by Law for fuch Ferry, writ thereon in large Capitals, and place fuch Post so near the Place where the Passengers enter the Boat used for such Ferry, that the fame, with the Writing thereon, shall be open and visible to fuch Passengers. And if any Owner or Owners of any Ferry, shall at any Time after the faid First Day of December next, fail or neglect, for one Week, at any Time, to keep up or maintain a Post in Manner and Form aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay the Sum of Forty Shillings; the one Half thereof to the Perfon or Persons who shall fue for the fame; and the other Half thereof to the Treasurer of the County wherein fuch Ferry is. : Preamble. An Act in Addition to an Act, entitled, "An Act for " detecting and punishing Trespasses in divers Cafes, " and directing Proceedings therein." WHEREAS great Damage, Lofs, and Expence has been occafioned to the Owners of Masts, Yards, and Spars floating down Connecticut River, by their being taken up, and towed into By-places. Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Representatives, in General Nomaft, &c. Court afssembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That from and after the which exrifing of this Affembly, no Person or Persons shall stop, take up, or inceeds 40 feet terrupt any Maft, Yard, or Spar, which exceeds forty Feet in Length, in length, afloat in Con- floating down Connecticut-River, within this State, above Middletown, necticut-ri- unless authorized thereto by the Owner, except he or they carry the same ver, to beta- into the Cove at Wethersfield. And whoever shall stop, take up, or inken up above Middletown terrupt any Mast, Yard, or Spar, contrary to this Act, shall be liable to double Damages that may accrue to the Owner of faid Mast, Yard, or Spar, to be by him recovered in any Court within this State proper to try the fame. uniels, &c. An Highways. New-Haven City. An Act directing Repairs of the Highways and Roads, used by the Stages carrying the public Mails. HEREAS the Congress of the United States, have directed that the 335 future, be carried by the Stages ; and it is necessary Freamble. that the public Roads be repaired immediately, on the Rout used by Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That the Select-men of Bridges and the several Towns through which the Stages charged with the Mails pass, roads used by stages do immediately mend and repair the Bridges and Roads used by the Stages, that carry and keep the fame in good Repair: And upon Complaint made to the the mails, to County Court of any Neglect in fuch County, fuch Court shall order ne- be repaired, ceffary Repairs, and grant a Warrant against the Select-men of the Town &c. where such Neglect is found, to collect the Sums expended in Repairs from the Select-men of the Town or Towns so neglecting. An Act in Addition to, and Alteration of an Act, entitled, "An Act for providing, altering, regulating, " and mending Highways." W HEREAS it is found that the Penalties in Jaid Act annexed, for neglect- Preamble. ing to work in the Highways, are found infufficient to enforce Obedience Penalty for neglecting to work in the Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Representatives, in General Court affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That if any Person shall refuse or neglect to work in the Highways, according to the Requisitions of faid Act, he shall forfeit for every Day's Neglect, viz. For a Person, the Sum of Three Shillings; and for a Man and Team, the Sum of Six highways. Shillings; any Provision in said Act notwithstanding. An Act in Alteration of an Act, entitled, "An Act for " incorporatinga Part of the Town of New-Haven." BE authorized it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Representatives, in General Court afsembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That the City of New-Haven be, and they are hereby authorized and impowered to The city of erect a Work-House within said City, and to make fuch By-Laws as faid New-Haven City shall judge necessary; relative to the Persons who may be committed to erect a to fuch Work-House; relative to the Manner of their being committed work-house; and confined therein; and relative to the well-ordering and governing &c. faid Work-House, and keeping the Persons confined therein to Labour. Provided nevertheless, That such By-Laws shall be under the same Regulations, and liable to be repealed in the fame Way and Manner as the Proviso. By-Laws which said City are already authorized to make and pass. An 336 A fign post to be erected in cach located fociety in this state. Advertise ments of land taken by execution, &c. to be posted on society fign-posts. Conftables authority in focieties made out of two or more towns. This act to be in force Sign-Post. An Act in Addition to an Act, entitled, "An Act for " erecting and continuing a Sign-Post in each Town " in this State." BE it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That there shall in future be erected in each located Society in this State, by the Committee of fuch Societies respectively, and in fuch Situation as fuch Committee shall judge most convenient, a Sign-Poft, at the Cost of fuch Society, under the same Penalties as is by Law provided against Select-men for their Neglect to set up and maintain Sign-Posts in their several Towns, to be recovered of fuch Society Committee, in the same Way and Manner as is by Law provided against Select-men. And be it further enacted, That Advertisements of Lands or Goods taken by Execution or Distress, for Rates and Taxes in fuch Societies refpectively, shall be posted on the Sign-Poft of the Society where such Lands or Goods are taken, and fold thereat. And the said Sign-Posts shall otherwife be improved for similar Purposes and Uses as Sign-Posts in the several Towns in this State have heretofore been improved according to Law. Be it further enacted, That in such Societies as are made out of two or more Towns, the Conftables of fuch Towns shall have the fame Power and Authority in the Matters aforesaid, where the faid Sign-Posts shall be without the Limits of the Town to which they belong, as other Conftables by Law have within their respective Districts; any Law, Ufage, or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding. This Act to take Effect and be in Force from and after the first Day of after 1st Jan. January next. ACTS AND LAWS, Made and passed by the General Court or Assembly. An Act for the better methodizing and regulating the 337 BE it enacted by the Governor, Council and Representatives in General : Court assembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That there shall Comptroller be annually appointed by the General Affembly a Comptroller of all pub- to appoint a lic Accounts of this State; and the said Comptroller is hereby author- Clerk. ised to appoint from Time to Time as he shall find necessary, one Clerk. or more to assist him in his faid Office and Duty. And in order that the said Comptroller may be enabled to execute the Duties of his Office, he or Records. whatsoever, that respect, or have any Relation to his faid Office and And in order to effect and bring about a speedy Settlement with such as are To ftate the public debts and credits of this state with the U.States. |