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 'Annex, 
 
 BY-LAWS 
 
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 CITY OF HARTFORD. 
 
 TITLE I. Cities. 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 An Act for Incorporating a Part of the Town of Hart- 
 ford. 
 
 [Enacted in May, 1784.] 
 
 BE it enacted by the Governor and Council and 
 House of Representatives, in General Court as- 
 sembled, That all the inhabitants being freemen of this state Description 'of 
 and dwelling in said Hartford within the following limits, the persons 
 viz. beginning at a place called the Dutch Ground upon the that are incor- 
 high land on the bank of the great river, on the southerly P< 
 side of said river as it now runs, in the lot belonging to Bounds of the 
 Thomas Seymour, Esq. and from thence a strait line to the city. 
 northwest corner of Joshua Hempstcd's dwelling-house, thence 
 a westerly line to the northwest corner of James Steel's 
 dwelling-house, from thence a northwesterly course to the 
 southwest corner of James Shepard's malt-house, from thence 
 northerly a strait line to the upper mills, so called, including 
 said mills, thence northerly in a strait line to the northwest 
 corner of Captain John Olcott's dwelling-house, including said 
 house, and from thence turning and running due east, a strait 
 course, to the great river, be, and the same hereby are ordain- 
 ed, constituted and declared to be from time to time and forev- 
 er hereafter, one body, corporate and politic in fact and in 
 name, by the name of *The Mayor, Aldermen, Common Coun- Name of the 
 cil, and Freemen of the City of Hartford, and by that name, corporation. 
 they and their successors forever shall and may have perpetu- 
 al succession, and be persons in law capable of suing and be- Capable of su- 
 ing sued, pleading and being impleaded in all suits of what ing &c. 
 nature soever ; and also to purchase, hold and convey any es- 
 tate real or personal, and may have a common seal, and may 
 change and alter the same a't pleasure ; and shall be free- 
 men of said city. 
 
 2. And be 'it further enacted, Thnt tho Mayor, Alder- TO have juris- 
 men, Common Coimcil and Freemen of said City, shall have diction on 
 a jurisdiction iii all commercial matters on Connecticut river ( > 
 opposite said town of Hartford, and that the Sheriffs of said r 
 city appointed and empowered as hereafter provided, shall 
 have power and authority to execute all lawful writs and 
 precepts on said Connecticut river opposite said town. 
 
 Provided nevertheless, That no power or authority is here- xo power i-> 
 by granted to regulate or effect the iisheries or ferry iu and regulate the
 
 4 Title I. Incorporation* 
 
 fisheries or upon said river, or to prevent any vessel, boat or other water- 
 ferry, craft from passing or repassing said part of Connecticut riv- 
 er, or from having commercial intercourse with inhabitants 
 residing without the aforesaid limits of said city, free from 
 any duties and toll to be imposed by said city. 
 
 3. Jlnd whereas there are many perso.->$ living within 
 said 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. 
 
 Persons living JSe it enacted, That all such persons living within said 
 within the limits who shall before the fourth Monday of June next, pro- 
 city, procur- cure t ne major part of the selectmen of the said town of 
 c" t' U frcto be ^ art *' ortl to Certify that they are qualified to be admitted and 
 freemen sf the m! *de *' ree of this state, and shall, after procuring said certifi- 
 cate and citv. cate, take before sonic assistant of this state, or justice of the 
 peace, within and for the county of Hartford, the oath provi- 
 ded by law for freemen, shall to all the purposes in this act 
 mentioned be considered as freemen of this state, and freemen 
 of the said city of Hartford. 
 
 4. Jlnd for the better government nf said city, 
 
 Annual meet- Be it further enacted, That there sha.ll be a meeting of said 
 inp- to be in city holden annually in the month of March at such time and 
 March for the place as by the by-laws of said city shall be directed, for the 
 P- ir P. s ^ 0< ' purpose of choosing all the annual officers of said city, and 
 naal'offitsere" <ue auuiia ^ officers of said city chosen at such meeting shall 
 continue in office until the expiration of the month of March 
 Continuance t ] ien nex * unless others shall be sooner chosen and qualified 
 
 in their stead. 
 
 To choose a 6. And the said city in legal meeting assembled shall 
 mayor, &c. choose a Mayor who shall hold his office during the pleasure 
 of the General Assembly ; and at their annual meeting, shall 
 To choose ftur C h ose f our Aldermen and a Common Council of not more 
 K>n, &c. than tvventy? and tWQ sheriffs out O f t h e freemen of said city, 
 all which officers and all other officers of said city, eligible 
 by the freemen thereof (the inspectors of produce excepted) 
 ilode of choo- shall be chosen by ballot, and on each ballot which is given 
 sing to be by in, shall be written the name of the person for whom the same 
 ballot, is given, and such ballot shall be rolled up, and in the pres- 
 
 ence of the Mayor and Aldermen of said city, or such of 
 them as are present at such meeting, put by the person giv- 
 ing the same into a box which said city shall provide for that 
 purpose, which box shall be a close box with a hole of a 
 convenient size in the lid thereof, through which to put in 
 IJox l)v whom the ballot; and when the freemen present at any city meet- 
 opened, ing shall have had reasonable time to give in their ballots, 
 either of the Sheriffs of said city, or in the absence of both of 
 The mayor the Sheriffs, the junior Alderman present, in the presence of 
 and aldermen the. Mayor and Aldermen, or such of them as are present at. 
 to ort and sue h meeting shall open the s;;id linx. ami ih" Mayor and Al- 
 dermen, or such of ; hem its are present, s!i;i)l opci, .*ort and 
 count the ballots, and the person who shall have a majority oi' 
 the ballots given in, sluvil bv the Sheriffs, or in their absence. 
 ^ ho to de- hy i j^ j uu ; or Alderman present. i>e declared to be elected. Jind 
 choice! no bal i ()t s!ia11 be received after the box shall have been 
 
 opened. 
 
 The city to . And said city in legal meeting assembled shall have 
 
 h:i r power to power to levy taxes ou i lie polls and estate within Ilio limits ol' 
 lc.vv ta.vjs. r
 
 Title I. Incorporation. 5 
 
 'laid city, for such purposes as the city shall think proper, 
 agreeable to the power and privileges granted to the freemen 
 of said citv, by virtue of this act of incorporation, and to 
 choose a collector or collectors to collect such tax, who shall, To choose a 
 having received a warrant for that purpose, signed by the collector. 
 Mayor or one of the Aldermen of said city, have the same "Warrant by 
 power as collectors of town taxes by law have, and shall be whom signed. 
 accountable to the Mayor and Aldermen of said city, in the 
 eame manner as collectors of town taxes are by law accounta- Collectors ac- 
 ble to the selectmen, and in case any collector shall not per- countable, and 
 form the trust committed to him, but shall fail of collecting to whom. 
 such rate according to the terms of the warrant committed to 
 him, on complaint thereof made by the Aldermen of said city Complaint be- 
 to the Mayor thereof, he shall issue his warrant under his in made ? &t 
 hand, directed to either of the sheriffs of said city, to distrain ^v^anT^ 
 the sums or rates neglected by such collector, to be collected ^ c 
 or paid out of the estate of the collector. 
 
 Provided nevertheless, That nothing in this act shall ex- Proviso. 
 tend, or be construed to extend, to enable the freemen of said 
 city, at their legal meeting, to grant or levy any taxes on the 
 polls or estate contained in said city, for the purpose of pav- 
 ing the streets or highways within said city, or of erecting 
 wharves upon said Connecticut river, without previous appli- 
 cation made therefor to the general assembly of this state, 
 and special authority from said assembly obtained for that 
 purpose. 
 
 7. And be it further enacted. That the Sheriffs of said p werofthe 
 city shall severally, within the limits of said city, have the sheriffs, 
 same powers and authorities, and be liable to the same suits j ; a t,j e f or 
 and penalties for neglect of duty, in any case whatsoever, to neglect of du- 
 al! intents and purposes as Sheriffs by law now have and are ; ty. 
 and the said city shall be liable to answer in case of the ina- c; . to ^s^gj. 
 bility of said Sheriffs, or either of them, for the default of said in CIlse O f ina- 
 Sheriffs in all cases relative to their office : and said Sheriff's bility, &c. 
 shall severally give bond with sureties, in such manner as by siier ^ s to 
 the by-laws of said city shall be directed, for a faithful dis- g; ve bond, &c,. 
 charge of the duties of that office, before they shall be capa- 
 ble of executing the same : and in case either of the persons On failure a 
 chosen Sherift'shall not give bond >t ith sureties, according to new one to be 
 the by-laws of said city, the said city may proceed to choose c ^ 0cn - 
 another Sheriff' in his room, and the said city, in legal meeting 
 assembled, shall choose a Treasurer for said city, to continue To cheese u 
 in office during the pleasure of said city, which Treasurer trcusuu ; 
 shall have the same power and authorities as town treasurers 
 by law now have, and shall be accountable to said city. 
 
 * 8. And be it further enacted, That there shall be holden, A c-iy ccurt 
 on the second Tuesday of every month, in said city, a city ^ 
 court, which court shall have power to adjourn from time to 
 timo, and shall have cognizance of all c-ivil causes, wherein iV.v.vr to ;ul- 
 the title of land is not concerned, by lav, fnymy.a'ilt; by the J om '" 
 county courts in this state, provided the cause of action arise Jui i'-dkiu -n. 
 w italn the limits of said city, and one or both of Use parties To Jiave l}ie 
 live within the limits of said city : and said city courts shall, same powers, 
 as to the causes by them cognizable, to all intents and pur- S<c ^scouiuy 
 pose?, have the same powers and authorities, and proceed in courts and ex- 
 the same manner, and grant executions as said county courts !^ Ut of M j 
 HOW, or hereafter, by law *hal! havp, proceed and grant : and thcse'iVont the 
 
 cciinty court.
 
 6 Title I. Incorporation. 
 
 the executions granted by said city courts shall be served and 
 returned in the same manner as the executions granted by the 
 Appeals to be said county court ; and an appeal shall be allowed to either 
 allowed. party from the judgment or determination of said city courts 
 
 to the next superior court to be holden in the county of Hart- 
 ford in all causes in which an appeal is now, or hereafter by 
 law shall be, allowed from the said county courts, thepre- 
 Thc prevail- vailing party, however if plaintiff, may, such an appeal not- 
 ing- party of, withstanding, take out execution on such judgment for the 
 out execution ^ e bt or damages and costs recovered in such city courts a- 
 & c ' gainst the defendant or defendants, and levy the said execu- 
 
 tion, and collect the money thereon, provided he does, previ- 
 Providedbond O us to his taking out said execution, become bound with two 
 he given to re- su ftj c ; en t sureties before the Mayor of said city, or one of 
 ase * the judges of said city court, in a recognizance (which recog- 
 nizance the Mayor of said city and the Judges of said city 
 court are respectively impowered to take) in double the sum 
 of said judgments, that he will, within one week after final 
 judgment on the appeal, refund so much of the Judgment of 
 said city court as shall, on such execution, be collected, and 
 No appeal to shall not be by him recovered before the court to which the 
 be allowed on appeal is taken, and the interest thereof, together with the 
 a suit on such execution fees that shall accrue and be paid by the defend- 
 ant or defendants on said execution, and no appeal shall be 
 allowed on any suit commenced on such recognizance. 
 If the plaintiff 9> And in every action brought before said city court. 
 lives without in which the plaintiff lives without the limits of said city, or 
 the city, no is a mariner or seaman suing for wages due to him for ser- 
 appeal allow- v i ces J n his occupation, and the defendant lives within the 
 e<i the defend- u m j tg o f sai( j j t HO a]M , ca j s ] ia u be allowed the defendant. 
 
 ant within. im- , - . , l "jj.il 
 
 less &c. unless the matter in demand exceed the sum of one hundred 
 
 and sixty-seven dollars ; but if the matter in demand exceed 
 said sum, an appeal shall be allowed the defendant in Ihe 
 same manner, and under the same regulations as appeals are 
 allowable in other causes cognizable by said city court : 
 and no writ of error, brought for the reversal of any judgment 
 of the said city court, or of the said Mayor, or either of said 
 Aldermen, shall be a supersedeas, or have any force to stay 
 the issuing, levying or collecting of execution. 
 
 City courts to 1- And said city court shall have full power to ap- 
 
 appoint and point and swear a clerk for said court, to continue in office 
 
 swear a clerk, during the pleasure of said court, who shall, as to matter? 
 
 His powers, relative to his oilice as Clerk of said court, have the same 
 
 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 said Clerk shall be I be same mutatis 
 
 mutandis as the oath 'provided by law to be lakeu by <!:< 
 
 clerks of the county courts in this slate. 
 
 The mayor, or . 11. And the Mayor of said city, or in his absence llie 
 in his absence senior assistant judge of said city court, may. at the special 
 the senior us- i, ls f a ,, Pe ;UK j C0)< f O f ativ person moving therefor'hoh! a SIH-- 
 sistant inure, ... i i ^ \ i , 
 
 maycaliaspo- nal Cli . v court, at such tune and place within said city us 
 ciul court/ the Mayor or Judge ordering the same shall appoint : which 
 court shall proceed in the same manner, have the same pow- 
 ers and authorities and in all respects be under the same 
 Fees. regulations as the stated city courts of said city, and all 
 
 the taxable foes of said city court shall be the same as the 
 taxable fees of the countv courts of this state.
 
 Tille I. Incorporation. 7 
 
 12. Jlnd be it further enacted, That the Mayor of said Mayor and two 
 city lor the time being, and the two Aldermen first chosen at aldermen first 
 the annual meeting of said city, or at their first meeting, ?" seri 
 shall compose the said city court and he the Judges thereof, Jl '" 
 and the Mayor shall be the chief judge of said court, and } vho to be 
 
 the said two* aldermen shall be the assistant Judges of said .l'' cl ^ cs m c " s; 
 ,, , i i_ j> ii , . or absence, ecc. 
 
 court, any two of whom in the absence of the other, taking 
 
 to their assistance the senior alderman present that is not a 
 judge of said court, or if neither of the aldermen that are 
 not judges of said court can attend, one of the justices of 
 the peace within and for the county of Hartford, resident 
 within said city, shall have power to hold a city court. 
 
 13. And if at any city court there shall be hut one if but one- 
 Judge present, he shall take to his assistance two other al- judge present 
 dermen of said city, and in case one or both of them cannot then to take, 
 attend, he shall take one or two of the justices of the peace, & c. 
 as the case may require, of the county of Hartford resident 
 within the said city and they shall have the same power to- 
 hold a city court as the judges of said city court have. 
 
 14. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Al- T\[ avor am i a ]. 
 dermen of said city shall severally within the limits of said dermen to 
 city have cognizance of all civil causes, by law cognizable have cogniz- 
 by a justice of the peace, provided the cause of action a- :ulce f C1V 'J 
 rise within the limits of said city, and one or both of the ^\" scs m the 
 parties live within the same ; and the said Mayor and Al- 
 dermen shall as to the causes by them severally cognizable 
 have the same poAvers and authorities and proceed in the Same powers 
 same manner as justices of the peace now, or hereafter as justices, 
 liave and proceed. 
 
 13. And an appeal shall be allowed from the judgment Appeal allow- 
 pr determination of said Mayor and Aldermen, in any <"<} to the ncxt 
 cause by them cognizable severally to the next city court, Ci{ -~ court - 
 to be holden within said city, in all causes in which an ap- 
 peal is now or hereafter shall be allowed from the judgment 
 of a justice of the pence, the prevailing party however, if 
 plaintiff, may, such appeal notwithstanding, hike out execu- 
 lion on such judgment, provided he give bond before the May- 
 or of said city, or one of the Judges of said citv court, in the 
 same manner as is provided in cases of appeal from said dty 
 court. 
 
 16. And in every action brought before the Mayor or "Where the 
 either of the Aldermen of said city, in which the plaintiff' plaintiff lives 
 lives without the limits of said city,' or in which the plaintiff 7^2' !\ is 
 is a mariner or seaman, suing for wages due to him for ser- ^app^i' 
 vices in his occupation, and the defendant lives within the 
 Jimits of said city, no appeal shall be allowed the defendant. 
 
 " 17. And the taxable fees in all causes cognizable by the Taxable fees, 
 Mayor or by any of the Aldermen of said city severally shall &c - 
 be the same as the taxable fees in like cases before justices 
 of the peace. And the processes in ail actions brought to Processes the 
 said city courts, shall be the same as the processes to the s; ""e us to the 
 county courts in this state ; and the processes in all actions count y court - 
 brought before the Mayor or one of the Aldermen of said city, 
 shall be the same as the processes in actions brought before 
 a justice of the peace ; which processes shall be signed by the Bywhomsign- 
 Oovernor, Lieutenant -Governor or one of the assistants of C( i ancl served.; 
 this state, or by a justice of {he peace within and for the
 
 S Title I. Incorporation. 
 
 county of Hartford, or by the mayor or one of the aldermeu- 
 of said city, or the Clerk of said city court, and shall be ser- 
 ved by a sheriff, deputy-sheriff or constable to whom directed 
 according to the laws of this state, and the provisions of this 
 act. 
 
 Bonds for pro- 18. And all bonds for prosecution taken by any of said 
 
 secution, Sec. officers hereby empowered to sign writs, shall be good and 
 
 effectual in law ; and bonds for prosecution, special bail, 
 
 and bonds for appeal, shall be taken to the adverse parly. 
 
 Except, &.c. Provided nevertheless, That no writs (executions excepted) 
 
 or processes signed by the Mayor or either of the Aldermen, 
 
 shall be of any effect without the limits of said city. 
 
 Repealed, see 19. And be it further enacted. That the said Mayor, Al- 
 <:/*. 4. dermen and Common Council shall on the the first Monday 
 
 im?^heu cho of June annually meet, and shall then choose seventy -two 
 j en freemen of said city or such greater number, not exceeding 
 
 Names of the ouc hundred of said freemen, as the said Mayor, Aldermen 
 jurors to be and Common Council shall judge necessary to serve as jurors 
 returned to, a ( sa id city courts, and shall return the names of said jurors 
 under the hand of the Mayor of said city, if present, or iu 
 case of his absence under the hand of the senior Alderman 
 Clerk to write P resen t a ^ such meeting, to the clerk of said city court, who 
 the jurors shall write each jurors name thus chosen, fairly on a sepa- 
 names on, &c. rate piece of paper, and roll up and put the same into a box, 
 which he shall provide and keep for that purpose : and 
 whenever either of the sheriffs of said city shall receive a 
 warrant from the clerk of said city court to summon a jury 
 to appear before said court, the sheriff receiving such war- 
 rant, taking with him one of the Aldermen of said city, shall 
 repair to the said Clerk's office, and there in the presence of 
 said Alderman and Clerk, shall take out of said box such num- 
 ber of said papers as his warrant shall direct, and the persons 
 whose names shall be found written thereon, shall be summon- 
 ed to appear before the court to which the warrant is return- 
 Jurors neglec- able, to serve as jurors, and in case of neglecting to attend, 
 ting to attend, shall be liable to such penalties as shall by the by-laws of 
 if not a com- ^-j ^^ ^ j u fli c t e( i f or sucn neglect, and in case a complete 
 othe^ drawn. P aune ^ shall not attend, or in case any shall be challenged or 
 excused, the sheriff attending said court shall supply such 
 deficiency by drawing in the presence of the court, others out 
 said box, and summoning them to attend and serve until the 
 Jurors not at- pannel shall be complete ; and the names of such jurors as du 
 tending, &c. not attend or are excused, shall be returned into the box 
 Jurors oath to and be lial)Ie to l)e drawn again. And the oath to be taken 
 be, &c. by said jurors shall be the same as is by law provided to be 
 
 .. taken by jurors in civil actions ; and the name of each juror 
 
 . who attends anv citv court and serves, shall be again written 
 cadi juror at- j _ _ ,~ . .. , tj j 
 
 tendin", &c. ou a separate piece ot paper, and shall be rolled up ana put 
 into another box. which the clerk of said court shall provide 
 Liable to be for that purpose, and shall be liable to be drawn again in 
 drawn again. case t j, ere g ] ia jj not? Dv reasoll O f death, removal or other 
 cause, be a sufficiency in the other box to complete the pannel 
 for that year in which they are chosen to serve. And the. 
 City Clerk. said city may choose a clerk of said city, who shall make true 
 and regular entries of all the voles and proceedings of said 
 city, and flu- ro cords by him kept shall be of the same valid- 
 ity in point of evidence in any court of law in. thin state, a* 
 the records of Hwas are.
 
 Title I. Incorporation. 9 
 
 20. And be it further enacted, That the said Mayor, Al- The mayor, 
 Mermen and Common Council be and they are hereby em- ^ c to la y out 
 powered to lay out new highways, streets and public walks ( ' ; oh- v -" ;i . vs > & c. 
 for the use of said city, or to alter those already laid out in l^dT laid ^ 
 said city, and to exchange highways for highways, or to sell ou t, &c. 
 highways for the purpose of purchasing other highways, tak- 
 ing the same measures in all respects as are directed by the 
 laws of this state to be taken in ease of highways laid out by 
 the select-men for the use of .heir towns, and the party ag*- 
 $rieved by the laying out of siith streets or highways, may 
 aave the same remedy by application to the county courts as 
 is by law provided in* cases of highways laid out by select- 
 men. 
 
 21. And be it further enacted, That in case any sheriff, clty court 
 deputy -sheriff or constable shall not serve a writ directed to may fine sher- 
 And received by him, that is returnable to said city court, or iflfs, &c. 
 shall neglect to make return of said writ, or shall make a 
 false or undue return thereof, and a suit for such default be 
 brought against him to the said city court by the person, his 
 executors or administrators in whose favour the writ issued, 
 and the defendant be found in default, the said court over and 
 above awarding just damages to the plaintiff', shall on said 
 suit set a suitable fine upon the defendant according to the Fines to be 
 nature of the case, and may issue execution for such line, paid to the 
 which fine shall be to the treasurer of said city, to and for cit - v treasurer. 
 the use of said city. 
 
 22. And in all cases in which the- defendant, who is su- If the defend- 
 ed to the said city courts, lives within the limit* of said city. : ' nt lives i"the 
 the writ shall be served upon him at least six days before the c ' tv *^* **" 
 sitting of the court to which the writ is returnable ; but if *?_ J^TTbe- 
 the defendant lives without the limits of said city, the writ fore court, and 
 shall be served at least twelve days before the sitting of said if without, 12 
 court ; and all writs returnable to said city court shall be days. 
 returned to the clerk of said court on or before the day of 
 the sitting of said Court and before the first opening of said 
 court. 
 
 23. And the writs that are returnable before the May- Writs return- 
 er or either of the Aldermen of said city, shall it* the plaintiff able before 
 and defendant both live within the limits of said city, or if the :n,yor,&c. 
 the plaintiff live without and the defendant live within said 
 limits, or if the plaintiff be a mariner or seaman suing for 
 wages due to him for services in his occupation, and the 
 defendant lives within the limits of said City, be served 
 upon the defendant at least three days before the sitting of 
 the Court to which it is returnable ; but if the defendant 
 lives within the limits of said city, the writ diall be served 
 upon the defendant at least six days before the sitting of the 
 court to which it ia returnable. 
 
 2i. And be it further emcted, That the Mayor, Alder- Mavor, Sec. i& 
 men. Sheriffs, Common Council and Clerk of said City, shall L e sworn, 
 be sworn to a faithful discharge of their duty, and the form 
 of the oath to be taken by the Mayor of said City, shall be 
 as follows, viz. 
 
 FOU being elected Mayor of the City of Hartford, do swear Ferm of the 
 by the, name of the everliving God, that you will, without any oath. 
 partiality, indifferently administer justice according to law, 
 without respect of persons, take no bribe, give no counsel in
 
 Tille /. Incorporation. 
 
 Aldermen to 
 be sworn. 
 
 Form ofai 
 oath. 
 
 Sheriffs to 
 take an os.th. 
 
 CJfrks oath. 
 
 By \vhom ad 
 nunistered. 
 
 Certificates to 
 be given and 
 recorded. 
 
 Po\ver to make 
 by-la'.vs. 
 
 any mutter that shall come before you, nor deny right to any, 
 but well and truly perform your office of Mayor of said city, 
 according to your best skill. So help you God. 
 
 23. And the form of the oath to be taken by the Alder- 
 men of said city, shall be. the same mutatis mutandis as is 
 prescribed by law to be taken by justices of the peace. 
 
 20. And the form of the oath to be taken by the common 
 council-men of said city, shall be as follows, viz. 
 
 YOU being elected a . Common Council-man for the city 
 r,f Hartford, do swear by the name of the everliving God, that 
 you wilt faithfully and uprightly discharge the duties of that 
 Iffice so 'long as you shall hold t/ie same. So help you God. 
 
 27. And the form of the oath to be taken by the Sheriffs 
 of .said city, shall be the same prescribed by law to be taken 
 by the Sheriffs, mutatis mutandis. 
 
 * 28. And the form of the oath to be taken by the Clerk 
 of said City, shall be as follows, viz. 
 
 YOU being chosen Clerk of the city of Hartford, do swear 
 by the- name of the everlii'ing God, that you icill truly and 
 faithfully attend and execute the office of Clerk of said city, 
 according to your best skill, and make true entries and re- 
 cords of^all the votes and proceedings of said city, and such 
 other matters as by laic or by the by-laws of said city are to 
 be recorded in your office, and that you will deliver true 
 copies of the records in your hands, when they shall be re- 
 quired of you, taking your lawful fees. So help you God. 
 
 29. Which oaths may be administered by any Assistant 
 of this state, or justice of the peace within and for the 
 county of Hartford, or by the Mayor or either of the Alder- 
 men of said City, provided the Mayor or Alderman admin- 
 istering such oath, hath been sworn according to this act. 
 
 30. And the person administering the oath prescribed by 
 this act. shall give a certificate thereof under his hand to the 
 Officer to \\hom he administered such oath, which certificate 
 shall lie recorded in the records of said city, before the 
 person to whom it is given shall be capable of executing the 
 office to which he w as chosen. 
 
 31. Jnd be it furthtr enacted. That there shall be a 
 court' of Common Council of said city, of which the Mayor, 
 Aldermen, and Common Council of said city shall be mem- 
 bers, who, or a majority of them, shall have power to make 
 by-laws relative to the erecting and regulating markets, and 
 relative to commerce within the limits of said city ; relative 
 to persons summoned to serve as jurors at said city courts and 
 neglecting or refusing to serve ; relative to the streets and 
 highways of said city; relative to nuisances within said city 
 limits ; relative to landing-places, wharves, anchoring and 
 mooring of vessels : relative to trees plimted for shade, or- 
 nament, convenience or use public or private, and to the 
 fruits of such trees : relative to trespasses committed in gar- 
 dens ; relative to public walks and buildings ; relative to 
 the sweeping of chimneys and preserving said city from fire : 
 relative to the 1 -forms of oath to be taken by the treasurer of 
 said city, and inspectors of produce brought to said city for 
 sale or exportation ; relative to the manner of warning meet- 
 ings of said city and the court of Common Council, and the 
 time and place at which thfy shall be holden ; relative to
 
 Title I. Incorporation. a 
 
 the qualifications in point of property of the Mayor and 
 Aldermen ; relative to the bonds to be given l;y the sheriffs of 
 said city for a faithful discharge of their duty : relative la 
 the penalties to be ineurred by those who being chosen to any 
 city office shall (not being excused by said city) refuse to 
 serve ; relative to a city watch ; relative to the burial of tJu 
 dead; relative to the public lights and lamps of said city ; 
 relative to restraining geese and swine from going at large 
 within the limits of said city, and to inflict penalties for the TO inflict pe- 
 breachofsueh by-laws; provided however, that such pen- cuniary reiud- 
 alty shall in no case exceed the sum of thirty -four dollars ; lies . not ex - 
 and said penalties shall be to such persons as the by-laws of Deeding- thirty 
 said city shall direct, and be recoverable by the person to p",-, a i; e s to 
 whom forfeited, by action of debt brought to the city courts be, &c. 
 of said city, in which action no appeal or review shall be Recovered b'. 
 allowed : provided how ever, that no by-laws of said city shall &c. 
 be made repugnant to the laws of this state ; and provided ^\ appeal, 
 also, that all the by-laws made by said court of Common 
 Council, shall be approved of by said city in ler<al meeting 
 assembled, and after being so approved, shail be published Bv-la\vs lobe 
 at least three weeks successively in some public news-paper published. 
 in or nearest said city, before the same shall be of ai;v va- 
 lidity ; and all the by-laws of said city shall at any time 
 within six months after they are made, be liable to be repeal- Liable to be; 
 cd by any superiour court holden in said county of Hartford, J '< ! 1Cit ^d !>;, 
 if by such snperiour court on a hearing adjudged to be un- &c 
 reasonable or unjust. 
 
 32. And all grants and leases of any real estate belong- Grants and 
 ing to said city, signed by the Mayor of said city, and sealed leases signed 
 with the city seal, and approved by said city in legal meeting by the mayor, 
 assembled, shall lie good and effectual in law to convey the. 
 estate intended to be conveyed by such grant or lease, provid- 
 ed the same is recorded in the records of the town where 
 the lands leased or granted lie. 
 
 33. And said city shall have power to appoint inspec- Inspect : 
 tors of of every kind of produce of the United States brought product-. 
 to said city for sale or exportation. 
 
 34. And the vote or choice of the major part of the free- Vo ^ c of> thc 
 men present at a legal meeting of said city, shall be consid- u .i or P art OI 
 ercd in all cases as the vote or choice of said city. valid. 
 
 35. And whenever the Mayor of said city, or any other i,\ C . MC O f 
 officer of said city, eligible by the freemen thereof, shall re- death, i-.c. of 
 sign, or be removed by death or otherwise, another person any^fncc-r. Sec. 
 shall be chosen in his place by said city, and (if an annual 
 officer) shall continue in office until the expiration of the 
 month of March next following, unless another shall be 
 sooner chosen and sworn in his stead. 
 
 36. And the Mayor of said city, or in his absence the Mayor, or, &r. 
 senior Alderman present at any meeting of said city, or at to be i.iodci-,, 
 any court of Common Council, "shall e& officio be moderator tc '^ : 
 thereof, and the meeting of said city ma> from time to time, "; 
 by a major vote of the freemen present, be adjourned. . nc ',-; 
 
 " 37. Jlnd be it further enacted, That the first meeting of Fn 
 said city shall be holden at the state-house in said Hartford, 
 on the 4th Monday of June next, at nine of the clock in liu 
 forenoon, for the choice of a Mayor, Aldermen, Common 
 Council and Sheriffs of said city, aiid to transact such other 
 business as may be necessary, which meeting may be front
 
 42 Tille I. Incorporation. 
 
 time to time adjourned, and a copy of this paragraph of ihjs 
 act certified, owler the hand of the Secretary of this state 
 and published on the sign-post in said Town of Hart- 
 ford, at least three days before said fourth Monday of June 
 next, shall be a legal warning of the freemen of said city to 
 attend said tirst meeting-, and the annual officers chosen at 
 said meeting shall continue in olh'cc until the expiration oi* 
 the month of March then next, unless others are sooner cho- 
 Annual oflic- sen and qualified in their stead. And the said city shall at 
 cis to cumin- S u c h meeting C.rxt choose a Clerk of said city, who shall Iw 
 ue> &c immediately sworn, and .shall forthwith make a record of his 
 
 Fii .->l meeting 1 being chosen ami sworn ; and the record thus made by him in 
 fc ;i < '^ a such case shall be good and effectual, any thing in this act to 
 the contrary notwithstanding ; and such records may be made 
 by clerks herein after chosen of their being chosen and sworn 
 and shall be good and effectual, any thing in this act to the 
 contrary notwithstanding: and said city shall thereupon 
 Then the may- proceed* to choose a Major and the other oflicers of said city 
 u'. ." < T. f eligible by the freemen thereof: and the justices of the peace 
 tici-p 6 'VrVViv- within and for the county of Hartford, living and inhabiting 
 un the within the limits of said city and present at such first meet- 
 limits, S.c. ing. shall have, as to the election of the Mayor, Aldermen, 
 Sheriffs, Common Council-men and Clerk of said city, the 
 same powers and proceed in the same manner as the Mayor, 
 Aldermen, and Sheriff's of said city are by this act to have 
 and proceed at the future elections of said city. And the sen- 
 ior justice of the peace within and for the county of Hartford, 
 First rio^Ta- ^ v * n S within the limits of said city, present at said first 
 tors. meeting, shall be moderator thereof, until there be a Mayor 
 
 or Alderman chosen and qualified according to this act ; and 
 said city shall at their iirst meeting appoint a time and place 
 for holding the fa'rst court of Common Council, which court 
 shall have power to adjourn from time to time : and the first 
 First citv c jjy C0 u r t o f said city shuil be holden on the last Tuesday of 
 July next, at the state-house in said city, and the city court 
 .:' ;.U1 oily may be holden in said state-house from time *to 
 time, or in such other place, in said city as said city shall 
 provide and judge proper. 
 
 ^c. on 08. And the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council 
 r vyi of said city shall on the second Tuesday of July next, at 
 ; of three of the clock in the afternoon, hold a meeting at the 
 h-nv- sta t"-house i:i said Hartford, and shall then and there choose 
 six jurors. " thirty-six freemen of said city to serve as jurors until the 
 first Monday of June then next, and the name of each per- 
 son thus chosen, shall be fairly written on a separate piece of 
 paper and be put into the jury btti by this act to be provided 
 by the clerk of said cii\ court, and shall be drawn out in the 
 manner herein before provided \\ith respect to jurors. 
 Proviso. JMiooys provided. That any thing in this act notwithstand- 
 
 ing, the inhabitants 11 i;ig within the limits of said city shall 
 to all intents and purposes be and remain a part of said Hart- 
 ford. 
 
 3'J. .Una /</;. 'inkle that any of the inliab- 
 
 :'<' totai aj Hartford, not included u-ith- 
 
 "f r> id estate, within 
 
 Fail! /';;'/'.- . ^'hjected 1o anil burdens which tnay hcre- 
 
 pfter ftri- : 'rhiti act of incorporation. 
 
 ' -'. That all char-.-;.'.- *i<:} cxpences that
 
 Title L Incorporation. 15 
 
 shall accrue or may be incurred in consequence of this act of City expences 
 incorporation, shall be borne and defrayed by taxes on the how P"* 1 - 
 polls of the inhabitants of said city, and the rateable estate 
 contained within said limits, except such and so much of the 
 live stock belonging to any of the inhabitants of said city as 
 shall be raised and supported from their lands lying out of 
 tile limits of said city. 
 
 10. Provided nevertheless, That if this act, or any of Proviso, 
 the provisions in this act contained, shall be found inconven- 
 ient, or in any respect inadequate, the same may be altered 
 or revoked on representation of the city or otherwise, hy the 
 General Assembly. 
 
 41. Provided nevertheless, That the judges of said city 
 court may, and they are hereby authorised to hear, try and 
 finally determine all causes brought before the city court hy 
 a jury of six freemen, or without a jury, where neither of the 
 parties desire to have a cause decided by a jury, or by more 
 than six jurors. 
 
 4.2. And this act shall to all intents and purposes be a 
 public act. 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 An Act in Addition to an Act, entitled, " An Act for 
 incorporating a part of the Town of Hartford." 
 
 [Enacted in January, 1789 ] 
 
 , . T> E it enacted be the Governor and Council, and Pow f rs rant : 
 
 5 LJ House of Representatives, in General Court as- on coundi 
 aembled, That full powers and authorities be, and hereby O f the city of 
 are granted unto the cour^/of Common-Council, for the city Hartford to 
 of Hartford, or the major part of them, to make by-laws, re]- niyke by-laws 
 ative to the mode of taxation, as to taxes levied by said city, relative to the 
 
 Provided, That such by -laws, made by said court of Com- ^^ " 
 mon-Council, shall be approved by said city, in legal meet- p rov igo 
 ing assembled, and after being so approved, shall be publish- 
 ed at least three weeks successively in some public newspa- 
 per in, or near said city. 
 
 2. And all such by-laws, of said city, made as aforesaid, 
 shall at any time within six months, after they are made, be 
 liable to be repealed by any superior court, holden in the 
 county of Hartford, if by such superior court, on a hearing, 
 judged to be unreasonable or unjus^. 
 
 CHAP. III. 
 
 An Act, in further addition to an Act, entitled " An 
 Act for incorporating a part of the town of Hartford." 
 
 [Enacted in May, 1790.] 
 
 BE it enacted by the Governor and Council and House of Court of eota- 
 Representatives in General Court assembled. That full mon council 
 power and authority be, and hereby is granted unto the court *J r t] ' e ^ ot 
 of Common-Council for the city of Hartford, or the major p^red 'to 
 part of them, on the first Monday of July, annually to nomi- appoint fire 
 nate and appoint thirty persons, living within the lim- 
 its of said city, as fire men. in se.rvp in thf* two fire eompa-
 
 1* 
 
 Saul compu- 
 nies exempt- 
 ed from mili- 
 tary dutr. 
 
 Title I. Incorporation. 
 
 nies, constituted in said city, by the by-laws thereof, to con- 
 duct and work the two tire-engines within the same And 
 that upon the nomination and appointment thereof, as afore*- 
 said, the persons so nominated shall be exempted from doing 
 military duty in the companies of regiments to which they 
 respectively belong, so long as they do actually serve in said 
 fire-companies, in consequence of the nomination and appoint- 
 ment aforesaid. 
 
 Seech. 1. 19. 
 Power grant- 
 ed to the court 
 of common 
 council to 
 choose jurors 
 in December. 
 Also to ap- 
 point another 
 lire-company. 
 
 CHAP. IV. 
 
 An Act in further addition to an Act, entitled *' Au 
 Act for incorporating apart of the town of Hartford." 
 
 [Enacted in October, 1795.] 
 
 BE it enacted by the Governor and Council and House of 
 Representatives in General Court assembled, That full 
 power and authority be, and hereby is granted unto the 
 court of Common Council, for the city of Hartford, on th<> 
 first Monday of December next, and afterwards at the city 
 meeting of said city, in the montli of March annually, to 
 choose the number of freemen by law allowed to serve as 
 jurors at the city courts of said city, and make return thereof 
 as by law is directed ; and also to nominate and appoint an- 
 other fire company within said city, of the same number, and 
 under the same exemptions, conditions, and limitations, as 
 are by law provided and extended to the other fire companies 
 iu said city. 
 
 CHAP. V. 
 
 An Act to secure the City of Hartford from damage by 
 Fire. 
 
 Certain build- 
 ings in the 
 city of Hart- 
 ford, to be 
 composed of 
 brick or stone. 
 
 1. 
 
 Limits within 
 which build- 
 ings shall be 
 so built. 
 
 [Enacted in May, 1799.] 
 
 BE it enacted by the Governor and Council and House 
 of Representatives in General Court assembled, That 
 from and after the first day of January in the year 1800, all 
 meeting-houses and dwelling-houses to be erected within tin* 
 limits herein after described ; and all other buildings having 
 a chimney, tire-place, or stove to be erected within the same 
 limits, shall have their outer walls composed entirely of 
 brick or stone and mortar : and from and after said first day 
 of January 1SOO, all additions to be made to any house or 
 other building already erected or hereafter to be erected 
 within the same limits, shall have their outer walls entireh 
 composed of brick or stone and mortar, provided such addi- 
 tion have in it a chimney, fire-place or stove. 
 
 2. And be it further enacted, That the aforesaid regula- 
 tion take place and be established in all (but part of the city 
 of Hartford comprehended within the limits following, viz. 
 beginning at the dividing line between front street and school 
 street, thence running through the middle of *he following 
 streets, viz. westwardly through school street and mill street 
 to maiden lane, thence northwardly through maiden Ian. 1 and 
 back street to main street, thence sonth-eastwardly through
 
 Tftk I. Incorporation. 15 
 
 a part of main street and eastw ardly through a street called 
 Morgan street to the place where Morgan street intersects 
 meadow lane, thence due east to the bank of Connecticut 
 river, thence southwardly on the bank of Connecticut river to 
 the north side of William Ellery's large store, thence west- 
 wardly in a strait line to the north-west corner of the distil 
 house formerly owned by George Merril and lately by Nor- 
 man Butler, thence southwardly to the place of beginning ; 
 and also in all that part of said city comprehended within the 
 following limits, viz. beginning at the north line of said city, 
 and thence proceeding southwardly, and including all the 
 extent from said north line within fifteen rods of either side 
 of main street as far southwardly as the north end of the 
 brick school house on the south green in said city. 
 
 3. And be it further enacted, That every person who Penalty for 
 shall erect, add to, or cause to be erected or added to, any breach of th:^ 
 building within the limits aforesaid contrary to the provis- ac 
 ions of this act, shall forfeit and pay to tbe treasury of the 
 county of Hartford a fine oi not less than one hundred dollars, 
 nor more than one thousand dollars, according to the nature 
 and aggravation of the oftence. 
 
 4. Jlnd be it further enacted, That in addition to the Houses erect- 
 fines aforesaid, all dwelling houses erected, or added to, ed contrary t 
 contrary to the provisions of this act, shall be annually as- *^' s act> to ^ e 
 sessed fourfold in the lists of polls and rateable estate of the lo1 
 town and of the city of Hartford, and all other buildings erec- 
 ted, or added to, contrary to this act, shall be annually set 
 in such lists at the sum of thirty dollars, and it shall be the 
 duty of the listers to set the same accordingly in the lists of 
 said town and city ; and all such houses and buildings shall 
 be ever afterwards rated accordingly in all taxes whatever as 
 long as such houses or buildings remain. 
 
 5. Jlnd be it further enacted, That the city of Hartford in City empo\v- 
 legal meeting assembled be empow ered annually to appoint a ered to ap- 
 committee of not less than three persons, whose duty it shall P. int a com " 
 be from time to time to examine and enquire whether the m ee ' 
 mode of building within the limits aforesaid be conformable 
 to this act, and to report to the state's attorney for the county 
 of Hartford all breaches thereof, that the same may be duly 
 prosecuted. And this act shall be to all intents and purposes 
 a public act. 
 
 CHAP. VI. 
 
 An Act regulating the streets and buildings in the city 
 of Hartford, and for preserving the health of the in- 
 habitants thereof. 
 
 B 
 
 [Enacted in October, 1799.] 
 
 E it enacted by the Governourand Council and House Width of 
 
 of Representatives in General Court assembled, 
 That hereafter there shall not be laid out in the city of 
 Hartford any public highway, street or alley, of less width 
 than forty feet, except at its entrance, or at its intersection 
 of another street, highway or alley. 
 2. Jlnd be it further enacted. That no house, shop or
 
 16 
 
 Title I. Incorporation. 
 
 Building re- 
 gulated on 
 private ways. 
 
 Fine. 
 
 fourfold as- 
 sessment on 
 buildings e- 
 rected con- 
 'trary to law. 
 
 Common 
 council may 
 designate 
 lines for the 
 front of build 
 ings. 
 
 Fines for 
 transgressing. 
 
 A perpetual 
 penalty. 
 
 Openings be- 
 tween build- 
 ings. 
 
 Pov.-ers of the 
 court ofcpm- 
 mon council 
 to preveut 
 vra- 
 
 store, shall be erected, fronting upon any private way, street 
 or alley, of less width than' forty feet, which shall be hereaf- 
 ter laid out or opened by any individual or individual! ; 
 Provided nevertheless, That the court of Common Council 
 be, and they hereby are authorized, (if they see fit) to givfc 
 special license to any proprietor or proprietors of lands ad- 
 jacent, to erect stores or shops, fronting upon such private 
 ways, streets or alleys. 
 
 3. And be it further enacted, That every person who 
 shall, contrary to the provisions of this act, erect any house, 
 shop or store, fronting upon any private way. street or alley, 
 hereafter to be laid out or opened, shall forfeit and pay to 
 the treasurer of the county of Hartford, a fine of not less than 
 one hundred dollars, nor more ik&ufive hundred dollars, ac- 
 cording to the circumstances of the oftencc. 
 
 4. And be it further enacted, That in addition to such 
 fine, all dwelling-houses erected contrary to the provisions 
 of this act, shall be annually assessed fourfold in the lists of 
 polls and rateable estate of the town and of the city of Hart- 
 ford ; and all other buildings erected contrary to the pro- 
 visions of this act, shall be annually set in such lists at the 
 sum of thirty dollars ; and it shall be the duty of the listers 
 to set the same accordingly in the lists of said town and city ; 
 and all such houses and buildings shall be ever afterwards 
 rated accordingly in all taxes whatever. 
 
 5. And be it further enacted. That the court of Com- 
 mon Council of said city be, and they hereby are authorized 
 and empowered to designate lines on the lands of proprie- 
 tors adjoining the streets, highways and alleys, both public 
 and private, already laid out or hereafter to be laid out in 
 said city, between which lines and such streets, highways or 
 alleys, no building or part of a building shall be erected ; 
 provided such lines be not more than fifteen feet distant from 
 such street, highway or alley. 
 
 6. And be it further enacted, Thai every person who 
 shall, contrary to the provisions of this act. erect any build- 
 ing or part of a building, between any such line and any 
 such street, highway or alley, shall forfeit and pay to the 
 treasurer of the county of Hartford, a fine of not less than 
 one hundred dollars, nor more ihnnfive hundred dollars : and 
 in addition to such fine, all such buildings shall be assessed 
 fourfold, and set in the lists and rated in all taxes in the 
 same manner as is provided in the fourth paragraph of this 
 act. 
 
 7. And be it further enacted. That for the purpose of 
 promoting a free circulation of air in said city, said court of 
 Common Council be authorized to designate and establish 
 passways and openings between the buildings in said city; 
 and if any person shall, by erecting any building or other ob- 
 stacle, obstruct the free circulation of air through any such 
 passway or opening, he shall forfeit and pay to the treasurer 
 of the county of Hartford, a fine of not less than one hundred 
 dollars, nor more thanju-e hundred drMars. 
 
 8. And be it further enacted. That saiil conn of Common 
 Council, be and they hereby are authorized and empowered ta 
 cause all grounds in said city where water at any time be- 
 comes stagnant, to be raised and filled up. or drained : and
 
 Titk /. Incorporation. 17 
 
 fo cause all putrid substances, whether animal or vegetable, teis, and. to 
 to be removed; and to cause till nuisances injurious to health c | e;i e the 
 to be abated, suppressed and removed. 
 
 9. And to effect the purposes aforesaid, said court of To fill up and 
 Common Council may from time to time, as they shall judge r *'* se low . 
 it conducive to the health of the inhabitants of said eily, give ^^Tof the 
 order to the proprietor or proprietors of any and all grounds owner s re . 
 subject at any time to be covered with stagnant water, to fill i' usa i. 
 up and raise such grounds, at their own expenee : auU said 
 court of Common Council may designate how high such 
 grounds shall be filled up a.;.-! raised ; and may limit such 
 time as they shall deem reasonable, for filling up and raiding 
 the same : and if such proprietor or proprietors shall neglect 
 to fill up and raise such grounds in such manner, and within, 
 snch time, as said court of Common Council shall have de- 
 signated and limited ; said court of Common Council may, in 
 such ease, appoint and employ some meet person or persons 
 to fill up and raise such grounds, and may adjust and liqui- 
 date the expence thereof, and apportion and assess the same 
 upon such proprietors, and make a rate bill thereof, specify- 
 ing each proprietor's share of such expcuce, and appoint a 
 collector or collectors to collect such assessment, and pay 
 the same within such time as said court of Common Council 
 shall limit, aud to such person as they shall appoint to re- 
 ceive the same for the purpose of defraying such expense ; 
 and said court of Common Council shall cause such collector 
 duly to account for the amount of such rate bill ; and the 
 Mayor or one of the Aldermen of said city shall issue a war- 
 rant of distress to such collector, authorizing him to collect 
 such assessment of such proprietor or proprietors ; and eve- 
 ry such collector shall proceed in the same manner, and have 
 the same powers, and be under the sa:ne regulations, as the 
 law prescribes in case of collectors of public taxes. % 
 
 10. And be it further enacted, That if said court of Com- Or to r>:tiu 
 mon Council shall judge it conducive to the health of the hi- 3ov * srounds. 
 habitants of said city, to open and establish drains in said 
 city ; said court of Common Council may designate the 
 places where such drains shall be opened, and the depth aud 
 width thereof ; aud such drains may be opened through 
 lands of individual proprietors, as well as through public 
 highways. And said court of Common Council may employ 
 suitable persons to open such drains, and from time to time 
 to cleanse and repair the same ; and may adjust and liquidate 
 the expense thereof, and apportion and assess the same upon 
 the several proprietors of the lauds through which such 
 drains are opened, and also upon the proprietors of such 
 grounds as are drained {hereby; and snch assessment or as- 
 sessments shall be collected, accounted for, and paid over, 
 in the manner prescribed in the preceding paragraph ; ami 
 for those purposes, the same powers are hereby granted, and 
 the same dutu>* enjoined. 
 
 Provided flln-ttys, That if any person shall be aggrieved Proviso, aJ- 
 ty the doing-, of the Common Council under the ninth and lowing an ap- 
 tenth paragraphs of this act, or either of them, he may pre- P eal - 
 fer his complaint to the next court of common pleas in the 
 county of Hartford, against said ci y. by causing a copy of 
 mch complaint to be left with the clerk of said city, at least 
 3
 
 IS 
 
 Title I. Incorporation. 
 
 To cncse pu- 
 trid substanc 
 es to be re- 
 moved. 
 
 To moke by- 
 ):*v.'s. 
 
 Public act. 
 
 twelve days before the sitting of said court : And if said court, 
 on a hearing of such complaint, shall be of the opinion that 
 any part or the whole of such expense so incurred ought t 
 be borne by said city, said court shall order and direct that 
 such complainant be relieved from the payment of such, 
 part or from the whole of such expense, as to them may ap- 
 pear jast and equitable: and if it shall appear, on suck 
 hearing, that said complainant hath actually paid any sum. 
 or sums of money which ought to be refunded, said court may 
 grant execution in favour of such complainant, against said 
 city, for such sum. 
 
 11. And be it further enacted, That said court of Com- 
 mon Council be, and they hereby are authorized and empow- 
 ered to cause all putrid substances of every kind in said citr 
 to be removed at the expenee of the proprietors of the build- 
 ings of lands wherein or whereon such putrid substances may 
 he ; and the expense thereof shall be liquidated, collected 
 and paid in the manner prescribed in the ninth paragraph of 
 this act ; and to this end the same powers are hereby grant- 
 ed, and the same duties enjoined. 
 
 12. Jlnd be it further enacted. That full power and au- 
 thority be. and hereby is grained to the court of Common 
 Council of said city, to make by-laws for preserving the 
 health of the inhabitants of said* city : Provided neverthe- 
 less^ That such by-laws be approved and published, and be 
 liable to be repealed in the same manner as the by-laws 
 which said court of Common Council are already authori- 
 zed to make. 
 
 13. And this act shall be, to all intents and purposes, a 
 public r.tt. 
 
 CHAP. VII. 
 
 An Art in addition to an Act, entitled " An Act regula- 
 ting the Streets and Buildings in the city of Hart lord, 
 and for preserving the Health of the Inhabitants 
 thereof." 
 
 [Enacted in May, 1800.] 
 
 "Y^R it enacted by the Governor and Council and House 
 .13 
 
 siryor fit. 
 
 of 
 
 g, Sec. .13 f Representatives in General Court assembled, That 
 p:uci by Jic whenever the court of Common Council of said city shall 
 ciu when it prove d, according to the powers given to them in and by 
 shall appecrto sa j,j ac t ? to cause any grounds subject to be covered with 
 s- !;ta ? nallt water to be 'filled up. raised or drained ; or any 
 lumd substances, or nuisances injurious to health to be re- 
 moved ; the said court of Common Council be and they are 
 hereby authorized and empowered in every instance wherein 
 they shall be of opinion, that any part or the whole of such 
 expense so incurred ought to be borne by said c ty, or cannot 
 be obtained from any proprietor or proprietors, to order and 
 direct that such part or the whole of such expense shall be 
 paid out of the treasury of said city, and to draw orders on 
 '': *.: LT,s:ircr of said city i'r the
 
 Title I. Incorporation. is 
 
 CHAP. VIII. 
 
 An Act in further addition to an Act. entitled An Act 
 for incorporating a part of the Town of Hartford." 
 
 [Enacted in May, 1809.] 
 
 BE it enacted by the Governour and Council and House An : ilditiomu 
 of Representatives in General Court assembled, That ^ Il-(r ^ n;pam 
 
 power and authority be, and hereby is granted to the I' 1 1! ^ c ' v Ol 
 e n n -IP ii '4 ' f u ii> i 1 Harttord mav 
 
 ttourt or Uoramon Council QI the city ot Harttord, on tae be co^sti'ntec' 
 first Monday of July annually, to nominate and appoint 
 thirty persons living within the limits of said city, to Uo 
 JPire-Men, to serve in an additional Fire Company, con- 
 stituted in said city, by the by-laus thereof, to work a Fire- 
 Engine within the same ; and that upon the nomination and 
 appointment thereof, as aforesaid, the persons so appointed 
 shall be exempted from doing military duty, in the compa- Fire-mm ex 
 nies to which they respectively belong, so long as they shall en.pt. fiom 
 actually serve in said Fire-Company, inconsequence of such niilitary duty 
 nomination and appointment. 
 
 Provided nevertheless, That this act shall not exempt any Provivo. 
 person liable to perform military duty in any company of 
 artillery or cavalry, or in the Governor's Guards. 
 
 CHAP. IX. 
 
 An act in further addition to " An Act for incorpora- 
 ting a part of the Town of Hartford." 
 
 [Enacted in May, 1810.] 
 
 TJ E it enacted by the Governor, and Council, and 
 * ' j House of Representatives, in General Court assem- 
 bled, That the Court of Common Council of the city oi' Common 
 Hartford, be, and they hereby are authorized and empower- council to i' - 
 ed, from time to time, as public convenience may require, to gulate side 
 designate and fix the width, course, height, and level of side- W:llks - 
 walks in and upon the streets and highways in said city. 
 
 2. Jlnd be it further enacted, That for the purpose of , r 
 
 j 1-1 n -i .r i r^ -v ;tv compel 
 
 rendering such side-walks convenient, said court ot Com- cw ,; ers O f 
 
 mon Council may, from time to time, give order to the pro- lands fronting 
 
 prietor or proprietors of the lauds and buildings fronting up- slde-v.-^ks to 
 
 on such side-walks, at their own expence, to level or raise '^ vcl ( 
 
 the same on their several fronts, according to the width, thc " 1 ' ) i. i ? ' " 
 
 course, height, and level designated as aforesaid ; and also ^em 
 
 to pave or to flag, in such manner as said court of Common 
 
 Council shall direct, any side-walk in said city, as well 
 
 those which have been heretofore designated by said court of 
 
 Common Council, in pursuance of the by-laws of said city, 
 
 as those which shall hereafter be designated in pursuance of 
 
 this act. And said court of Common Council may limit 
 
 such time as they shall deem reasonable, for levelling or 
 
 raising, and for paving or flagging such side -walk. And in May ap ;,,-: 
 
 cases where the land or buildings fronting ou snch side- l:on ' 
 
 walk, shall be holden for a term of years, or a:iy other es- ^ 
 
 fate less than fee simple, said court of Common Council raay ^iff e] 
 
 by their order, apportien in such maflnnr a* they shall judge t^s
 
 Title 7, Hko&rporation. 
 
 celling in 
 case oi'ne^ 
 
 Wf. 
 
 Side-walks 
 
 crossing 
 
 streets- 
 
 Person;; ag- 
 grieved, how 
 to obtain re- 
 dness. 
 
 , : -!;t. the cxpence of raising or levelling, and paving or flag- 
 ging, sueh side-walk, among the different persons having an 
 
 rest in the lands or buildings, lioiden as aforesaid. 
 3. And be it further enacted* That if any proprietor or 
 proprietors shall neglect to level or raise, or to pave or to 
 i'.ag. any sueh side-walk, in such manner, and within such 
 time as said Court of Common Council shall direct and lim- 
 it ; said court of Common Council may, in sueh ease, ap- 
 point and employ some meet person, to raise and level, and 
 to pave or flag, such side -v. ilk, on the front of the proprie- 
 tor or proprietors neglecting as aforesaid ; and may adjust 
 and liquidate the expenee thereof, and order the same to be 
 paid by the proprietor or proprietors neglecting as aforesaid, 
 tmd appoint a collector or collectors, to collect of ea/ch pro- 
 prietor the sum or sums respectively ordered to be paid as 
 aforesaid, and pay the same within such time as said court 
 of Common Council shall limit, and to such person as they 
 shall appoint to receive the same, for tlse purpose of defray- 
 ing sueh cxpencc ; and said court of Common Council shall 
 cause such collector duly to account therefor ; and the May- 
 or or one of the Aldermen of said city, shall issue a warrant 
 of distress to such collector, authorizing him to collect of 
 such proprietor or proprietors respectively, the sums ordered 
 to be -paid as aforesaid j and every sueh collector shall have 
 the same powers, proceed in the same manner, and be under 
 the same regulations, as the law prescribes in case of collec- 
 tors of public taxes. 
 
 4. And be it further enacted* That when any side walk 
 shall cross a street or highway, said court of Common Coun- 
 cil may cause the same, in such place, to be suitably levelled, 
 or raised, and paved or flagged at the expenee of said city. 
 
 5. And be, ti further enacted, That if any person or per- 
 sons shall be aggrieved by the doings of the court of Com- 
 mon Council, under this act- such person or persons may 
 prefer his. her. or their complaint to the next Court of com- 
 mon pleas, in the couniy of Hartford, against said city, by 
 causing a copy of such complaint to be left with the Clerk 
 of said ci!y, at least twelve days before the sitting of said 
 couri : au:: is said court, on hearing of such complaint, shall 
 be of opinion ilnf any part, or the whole of the expenee, or- 
 der- >' ''.> ' ;>.ti<! by sueh persons, ought to be borne by said 
 city ; said court si. all order and direct that such complain- 
 ant or complainants be relieved from the payment of such 
 part, or from the whole of such expense, as to them mar 
 appear just and equitable : and shall order that the expense 
 for which relief .shall be granted a aforesaid, be paid by said 
 city : and if it shall appear on sueh hearing, that such com- 
 plainant or complainants have actually paid any sum or 
 sums of r.:oi;ey, in consequence of any order made by said 
 :' of Common Council as aforesaid, which ought to be 
 ref.nided : said Court of common pleas may grant execution 
 in favor of such cafBpl&iuaQt or complainants against said 
 ell . Utr *;tir- m!>n or jiiini*.
 
 Title I. Incorporation. 51 
 
 CHAP. X. 
 
 An Act to enable the cities of New-Haven, New-Lon- 
 don, Hartford. Middletown, and Norwich respectively, 
 to grant the freedom of those cities to persons living 
 without the limits of said cities. 
 
 [Enacted in May, 1784.] 
 
 BE it enacted by the Governor and Council and House Powerto grant 
 of Representatives in General Court assembled, That freedom of 
 said cities respectively shall and may have power to grant C] 
 the freedom of those cities to any person or persons living 
 without the limits of said cities, and the person to whom 
 such freedom is granted, shall, upon taking the oath by law 
 required, have right to vote at any of the elections and in Right to vote 
 any meetings city of that city by which such freedom is at elections, 
 ranted. 
 
 Provided nevertheless, That no person shall in virtue of Proviso. 
 such grant be considered as entitled to the rights of a free 
 citizen of this state, or as acquiring a right of inhabitancy 
 in thai town within which the city granting such freedom lies, 
 
 CHAP. XI. 
 
 An Act in addition to the powers oFthe several incorpo- 
 rated Cities within this State. 
 
 [Enacted in May, 1791.] 
 
 BE it enacted by the Governour aud Coumil and Cities may 
 House of Representatives in General Court assem- make by-laws 
 bled, That the Mayor Aldermen and Common Council |or restraining 
 of each incorporated city within this state shall have power, a '^ se s i| CC p a 
 and the same is hereby given to them to make by-laws rela- 
 tive to restraining horses, cattle and sheep from going at 
 large in the streets and highways within the limits of their 
 respective cities, and that said by-laws, when approved of 
 and published as is provided by law in respect to the by-laws 
 of said cities, shall have the full force and effect of the by- 
 laws of their said cities respectively. 
 
 CHAP. XII. 
 
 An Act giving additional powers to the city courts of the 
 respective Cities in this State. 
 
 [Enacted in October, 1801.] 
 
 ^ TJ E *t enacted by the Governor and Council and 
 JD House of Representatives in General Court as- 
 sembled ', That in case of the absence of the mayor and tw o al- Senior alder- 
 dermen by law constituted judges of the city court of either of men made 
 said cities, or their disqualification to sit as judges, the oth- judges in cer- 
 er aldermen of such city, taking to their assistance any jus- tain csscs - 
 tice of the peace residing in the county in which such city is 
 established ; or either of the aldermen of such city, iff case 
 of the absence or disqualification of the mayor and other al- 
 dermen, taking to his assistance, any two justices of sucfe
 
 I. Incorporation. 
 
 county, shall have power to hold a city court within and for 
 such city. 
 
 Gity courts to 2. And be it further enacted, That each of said city 
 
 hold jurisdic- conr t s shall have cognizance of any suit or action that may 
 
 infavour S of ltS ^ 8 commencet ^ by tfte president, directors and company of 
 
 banks. an 7 bank in the city in which such hank is established ; on 
 
 any writing obligatory, made payable by the terms of it at 
 
 such bank, and endorsed to the said bank, notwithstanding 
 
 such writing may have been executed, drawn, accepted, or 
 
 endorsed without the limits of such city. 
 
 CHAP. XIII. 
 
 An Act in addition to an Act entitled " An Act giving 
 additional powers to the City Courts of the respective 
 Cities in this State." 
 
 B 
 
 [Enacted iu May, 1802.] 
 
 E it enacted by the Governor and Council and House of 
 Representatives, in General Court assembled, That 
 ne judge of when a suit is depending before any city court, wherein the. 
 city court defendant or defendants, do not appear, or which pursuant to 
 ' aw must De continued, in either case any one competent 
 j u ^5 e f sucu court shall have power, and the same is here- 
 by granted him to render a judgment in default or to contin- 
 ue the action as the case may require. 
 
 default, &c. 
 
 CHAP. XIV. 
 
 An Act in addition to certain Aets incorporating the 
 several Cities in this State, 
 
 [Enacted In October, 1803.] 
 
 E it enacted by the Governor and Council and House 
 of Representatives in General Court assembled, That 
 Cities to hare the penalties imposed by the by-laws of said cities, 
 in pursuance of said acts, shall be to said cities resspec- 
 tively, or to such persons as the by-laws of said cities 
 shall direct : and the penalties already given to said cities 
 by the by-laws thereof, shall inure to said cities respectively 
 as fully as though provision therefor had been expressly 
 made in said acts. 
 
 B 1 
 
 imposed by 
 their laws. 
 
 CHAP. XV. 
 
 An Act enlarging the powers of the Cities incorporated 
 in this State. 
 
 [Enacted in May, 1805. 
 
 BE ii tinuded by the Goverdor and Council and House oj' 
 Representatives in General Court assembled, That for 
 
 "Cities may nn- . * J .o> 111 i 
 
 pose a forfeit- the purpose of carrying into effect, such by-laws, as they 
 ure of thirty- arc authorised to make, the several cities, incorporated ia 
 ftur dollars, this state, shall have power to impose forfeitures of person- 
 al estate, or chattels, to the value or amount of thirty-four 
 Italian. And all penalties imposed by said cities, and not
 
 Title I. Incorporation. 
 
 13 CUJllJllllvCU* -M. isitLtrtt< /tl/tt. C I^C- f 9 A JIM.I. i,***~ u.v&*,ij,u in ,* i ,' r 
 
 such prosecution or suit, shall have liberty to appeal from OFj &c y ~ 
 any judgment, rendered by such Mayor or Alderman, by vir- Party may ap- 
 tue of this act, to the next city court, to be holden in and for peal to city 
 said city ; in the same manner and on the same terms aud court. 
 conditions, as are in other cases provided. 
 
 CHAP. XVI. 
 
 An Act to extend, define, and secure the privilege of vo- 
 ting in City Meetings. 
 
 ([Enacted in May, 1807.] 
 
 - T) E it enacted by the Governor and Council and 
 
 * ' X3 House of Representatives in General Court as- 
 sembled, That when any person shall have dwelt one year Qualifications 
 in any incorporated eity in this state, he shall be deemed an of voters defi- 
 inhabitant of such city, 'so far only as to give him a right to ' 
 
 vote in the meetings of such city, so long as he shall contin- 
 ue afterwards to dwell therein, provided such person have 
 the other qualifications required by law, to entitle him to vote 
 in such meeting. 
 
 2. And be it further enacted. That no person shall be en- Further defin- 
 litled to vote in any meeting of any incorporated city, until ed - 
 he shall have dwelt therein one year as aforesaid, unless 
 such person be a legally settled inhabitant of the town in 
 which such city is, and also be a freeman of this state, dwel- 
 ling in such city. 
 
 3. And be it further enacted, That if any person, not be- Penalty for 
 ing qualified according to law, shall vote at any city meeting, ** m & " le a l- 
 in any city in this state ; or being so qualified, shall in any y 
 such meeting give in more than one vote at a ballot, for any 
 person to the same office, such person so offending, shall for- 
 feit and pay the sura of seventeen dollars to the public treas- 
 ury of this state. 
 
 4. And be itfurthed enacted, That the statute passed at Repealing 
 the general assembly holden in May, A. D. 1801, entitled, clause 
 " An Act in addition to an Act, entitled an Act for regula- 
 ting the election of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Assis- 
 tants, &c." be and the same hereby is repealed. 
 
 CHAP. XVII. 
 
 An Act relating to the times of holding City Courts, in 
 the Cities of Hartford and New-Haven. 
 
 [Enacted in May, 1809.] 
 
 "DE it enacted by the Governor and Council and House of 
 -*- > Representatives in General Court assembled, That from 
 and after the second Tuesday in July next, the city court, in City court jji 
 and for the city of Hartford, shall be held on the first Mon- Hartford and 
 day in each month, instead of the second Tuesday, and in \ 5 W t av t" J 
 and for the city of New-Haven on the first, instead of the " 
 second Tuesday in each month, any law to the contrary not- 
 withstanding.
 
 Titk I. Incorporation. 
 CHAP. XVIII. 
 
 An Act relating to appeals from the City Courts in this 
 State. 
 
 B 1 
 
 [E:i;.cted in October, 1809 J 
 
 E it enacted by the Governor and Council and House of 
 Representatives in General Court assembled, That no 
 In what cases execution shall issue from the judgment of a city court in fa- 
 execution to vour of any plaintiff', where an appeal from such judgment 
 SIS* shall be allowed and taken; but on application of the plain- 
 appeal. tiffto such cit y eourt > * tne term vvnen such judgment shall 
 be rendered, and satisfying the Court that the appeal is ta- 
 ken for delay ouly ; in which case such city court may, at 
 their discretion, direct execution to issue on the terms and 
 conditions prescribed by the acts incorporating the several 
 eities in this State. 
 
 HAP. XIX. 
 
 An Act enlarging the powers of the several incorporated 
 cities within this State. 
 
 [Enacted in October, 1810.] 
 
 T3E it enacted by the Governor and Council and House, of 
 ^-* Representatives in General Court assembled, That full 
 Common power and authority be and hereby is granted unto the court 
 
 council to of Common Council of each incorporated city, within this 
 make by-laws s t a t e , j ma ^Q a lj s i ie h bv-laws, as may be necessary to pre- 
 to preserve ,, . ,. -... J - J 
 
 from fire. serve their respective cities trom exposure to fire ; and to 
 prevent the future erection of any building or buildings, in 
 the most compact and populous part of said cities, or the al- 
 teration or appropriation of any building already erected, to 
 Be used and improved, as, and for Baker's shops Black- 
 smiths shops Hatter's shops or Tallow chandler's shops, 
 or any other buildings for these or similar purposes, which in 
 the opinion of the court of Common Council of said cities 
 respectively, shall more immediately expose said cities to in- 
 jury or destruction from fire ; and that the court of Common 
 Council of said cities respectively have power and the same 
 To assign is hereby given to them, to designate and assign the limits to 
 limits. their said cities, within which no person or persons, shall be 
 
 permitted in future to erect, use, or occupy, any building or 
 buildings, of the kind or for the use mentioned in this act, 
 M itliout. iirst obtaining the licence or authority of such court 
 of Common Council. And that said by-laws when approved 
 of and published as is provided by law, in respect to (he by- 
 laws of said cities, shall have the full power and effect of 
 Proviso. the by-laws of their said cities respectively: Provided, that 
 
 such by-laws may at all times after made be repealed by the 
 superior eourt, for the counties in which said cities are re- 
 spectively situated ; if by such court on hearing a 
 to bfr unreasonable or unjust.
 
 B ] 
 
 Title II. Attorney. III. Bonds. 25 
 
 TITLE II. 
 
 A By-Law empowering the Court of Common Council 
 to appoint an Attorney or Attornies lor the City of 
 Hartford. 
 
 [Enacted Au crust 29, 1796, 
 [Approved September 26, I/L-O.] [Vubi;shed, C. C. October 3, 1796.] 
 
 E it ordained bij the Mayor* dldernien, Comthon- 
 Conncil and J/reemen of the Cily of Huriford, 
 That the court of common council shall from time to time, as Court of corn- 
 occasion may require, appoint some meet person or persons to nion c "ivf.il 
 act as attorney or attornies for said city, to continue in of- u> "FP !)in t an 
 fice during the pleasure of said court of common council, attolllt . v 
 whose duty it shall be, to prosecute for and in behalf* of said 
 city; all offences against the by-laws of said city : and a! o 
 to ask, demand, sue for, and recover all penalties and for- n; s duty. 
 feitures, that already have or hereafter shall accrue to 
 said city for the breach of any of the aforesaid by- 
 laws. And the aforesaid attorney or attornies. each and ei- 
 ther of them, shall have full power and authority to prose- 
 cute, defend and conduct all civil actions in which said city 
 shall be concerned. 
 
 2. Be it further enacted, That no person or persons ex- Other persons 
 cept said attorney or attornies shall use or exercise any of r ' nt to prose- 
 Ihe powers or authorities specified in the aforesaid paragraph cute 
 of this by-law, any thing in any of the by-laws of said city 
 <o the contrary notwithstanding. Provided, notiling there- t'vov 
 in shall be construed to prevent any person or persons 
 from suing for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture, the 
 whole or a part whereof is by said by-laws given to a common 
 informer. 
 
 3. And the aforesaid attorney or attornies each and eve- Attorney to 
 ry of them annually on or before the last Monday in March account. 
 shall account with the auditor of the city accounts, for and 
 in account of all monies by him or them received or collected 
 fo and for the use of the city. 
 
 TITLE III. 
 
 An Act relative to the Bonds to be given by the Sheriffs 
 of the City of Hartford. 
 
 [Enacted July 19, 1784.] 
 [Approved July 20, 1784.] ' [Pub^iii d C. C. July 57, I 
 
 BE it ordaimd by the Mayer, Aldermen, Common C;; 
 and Freemen of the City of Hartford, That the 
 ift's of said city, shall severally at the city court next ensuing sheriiTs ! 
 their election To said office, before said city court, give bond i:<ve 1 ,^-.d. 
 with two sufficient sureties to the acceptance of said court 
 in the sum of three thousand pounds lawful money, for the 
 faithful discharge of their oitice : which bonds shall be taken 
 to the treasurer of .said city and shall be the same mutatis 
 mutandis as the bonds provided by the lav, of this state 
 to be given by the sheriffs in the several counties within the 
 same. 
 
 *
 
 r:s Title JT. Bffnjtres. Title V. Callle. 
 
 TITLE IV. 
 
 An Act for preventing the enkindling of Bonfires in the 
 City of Hartford. 
 
 [Enacted August 27, 1788.] 
 ._ Approved Nov. 10, 1788.] [Published C. C. Dec. 8, 178a] 
 
 - V> S it enacted by the. Mayor, Aldermen, Common- 
 O Council, and Freemen of the City of Hartford, 
 
 No bonfires to in legal nitfting assembled, That no bonfire shall hereafter be 
 be enkindled enkiodled in any of the public streets or highways in said 
 ^n ' U .'l 2 - L -^ c ^- v ' Ol * u a "J' P art f sa id .city, ^ithin twenty rods of any 
 r bmldiiv'-s ^ * a ^ streets or higlivvays or of any of the buildings in said 
 b " chy. 
 
 5j 2. And that whoever shall enkindle any bonfire in said 
 city, contrary to the form and eilect of this Act. or shall aid 
 or assi-ii ihcrein, by voluntarily furnishing or carrying there- 
 Twenty shil- to, any Hre, fuel, or other materials, shall for every suci of- 
 iings penalty, fence, forfeit and pay the sum of twenty shillings to be recov- 
 ered by due process of law, in any court in said city proper 
 to try the same. 
 
 $ 3. And whereas- sueh bonfires are most frequently en- 
 kindled by apprentices, minors under age, or slaves who are 
 ed of brents unal)le to *P av the penalties aforesaid, Be it further enacted. 
 Lc of P inLnors tnat whenever any minor, apprentice or slave shall be guilty 
 guilty. of any breach of this act, the parent, guardian or master of 
 
 such minor apprentice, or slave, shall be liable to pay the 
 forfeiture above mentioned, and the same shall be recovera- 
 ble of such parents, guardian or master, by action of debt 
 brought on this act. before any court in said city proper to 
 try the same ; and all forfeitures recovered by virtue of this 
 act, shall be one moiety thereof to the use of said city, and 
 the other moiety to the person or persons who shall prosecute 
 the same to effect. 
 
 Committee to 4,. And it shall be the duty of the committee of removing 
 prosecute. encroachments and nuisances in the streets and highways in 
 said city, to enquire into and prosecute ail breaches of this 
 Act, for the use and benefit of said city. 
 
 TITLE V. 
 
 A By-Law Tor restraining eatHe, sheep, and horses from 
 going at large on the highways or streets within the 
 eity of Hartford. 
 
 [Er,:u-.!ecl, :i:ul Approval Ftbrup.rv 1$, K9r.] 
 [P.iL.l slic-d C. C. Alurch 27, 1797.] 
 
 ]3 E it oi'd.tined by the Jfai/o< it, Common 
 
 O Council, an I FVwMM of f'lic eity of Hertford, That 
 See. nut far the future, no cattle, sheep, or horses shall be allowed to 
 lo g-o at Urge, go at large on the highways or streets of said city, except 
 except, &.c. between {he rising of the sun ami nine o'clock in the fore- 
 noon, ar.d between five o'clock and nine o'clock in the after- 
 noon. And if any cattle, sheep, or horses shall be found 
 going at large on said highways or streets, except as afore- 
 ; ii'l, it shall be the duty of the hay wards appointed by the
 
 Title V. Cattle. 
 
 court of Common Council to impound such cattle, sheep, ov 
 horses, in any pound within said city ; and the owner or 
 owners oi' such cattle and horses shall pay the sum of twe;;tv- 
 five cedis for each of said cattle or horses, before tite same 
 sh - i be released from said pound : twenty cents thereof 
 shu.l be to the person or persons who shall impound said 
 cattle and horses, and live cents to t!ie pound-keeper for his 
 fe^-i. And for each of such sheep the owner or owners 
 thereof shall pay six cents before the same shall be releas-d, 
 five cents thereof shall be to the impounder and one cent to 
 ik* pound-keeper for his fees. And in case the owner or 
 owners of said cattle, horses, or sheep shall net wiihin ten 
 days after said cattle and horses become impounded, pay the 
 said sum of twenty -live cents to the pound-keeper for 
 
 ttl 
 
 of said cattle and horses, and take the said cattle or 
 
 from said pound ; and the said sum of six cents for each of 
 
 said sheep, within the term ei' three days after said sheep 
 
 become impounded ; then the pound-keeper shall sell the said To be sold at 
 
 cattle, horses and sheop at public vewiue at said pound to vi-mlue, un- 
 
 the highest bidder, setting up, on ill? public sign-post ia kss> ^'' 
 
 said city, a written advertisement of the time of said vendiie, 
 
 therein describing said cattle, horses, and sheep ; su^h vendi;e 
 
 to be so advertised at least six days before the sale of such 
 
 cattle or horses, and two days before the sale of such sheep ; 
 
 and said pound-keeper shall also, one quarter of an h ur be- 
 
 fore any such vendue, beat, or cause to be beat, a dram at or 
 
 near said pound, to notify the time thereof; and said pour.d- 
 
 keeper shall be allowed or his tro-.ible. for each of the cattle 
 
 or horses sold by hiji in manner aforesaid, fifty cents from 
 
 the avails of such sale, and for evL-n sheep sold by him in 
 
 manner aforesaid, six cents from the avails of such sale : 
 
 and shall always, either therefrom, or from the money re- 
 
 ceived from the owner or owners of such cattle, horses, and 
 
 sheep, within twelve days after the same were impounded, 
 
 pay to the person or persons who impounded said cattle, 
 
 horses and sheep, their legal fees for impounding the same, 
 
 if demanded ; and the remainder of said money, after all the Monies how 
 
 aforesaid fees are satisfied, the pound-keeper shall keep the 'I'-.yw'] :>' 
 
 term of one month from the sale, for the owner or owners of 
 
 such cattle, horses, or sheep ; and if said owner or owners 
 
 shall make good his title to such cattle, horses, or sheep 
 
 within said term of one month, to the satisfaction of such 
 
 pound-keeper, lie shall pay said money to such owner or 
 
 owners, and take a receipt therefor. But in case no owner 
 
 or owners shall make good his title to said cattle, horses,, or 
 
 -nheep in manner aforesaid, within said term of one month, 
 
 then said money shall be to the treasury of said city ; and each 
 
 and every pound-keeper shall once in three months, render P< 
 
 an account cl all cattle, horses, and sheep so sold by him, *'' 
 
 and of the price for which the same were so sold, to the treas- 
 
 urer of said city, and to him exhibit receipts of ail inonL-.s 
 
 paid the owner or owners of such cattle, horses, cr sheep, 
 
 and fully account to said treasurer for all monies so had arid 
 
 received by him for the use of said city. 
 
 2. And be it further ordained. That upon the replevin ivnpc.uncle; 1 *c 
 of any cattle, horses, or sheep, or other dispute in the Jaw n^kr M:.IK. 
 a-ri-ing thereen, whea the huywar.l impounding tkc M
 
 Title VI. 
 
 Rescue an 
 pound brt 
 
 Penalties, 
 
 Common 
 council to 
 point h:.y- 
 wards. 
 
 CHy clerk 
 clerk < if com 
 vnon council 
 ex ufficio. 
 
 To be r.ctifi- 
 
 has under oath declared the place, from whence he took such 
 cattle, sheep, or horse-kind, that unless the owner of such 
 cattle, sheep, or horse-kind can shew to the satisfaclion of 
 the court or justice before whom the trial is, that the said 
 cattle, sheep, or horse-kind jw ere not found going at large on 
 the hhrhtt ays or streets of said city, contrary to the true in- 
 tent of this act, judgment shall be rendered against the owner 
 of such cattle, sheep, or horse-kind to pay just damages and 
 cost. 
 
 I 3. And be it further ordained, That if any person shall 
 
 :-.cli. rescue any cattle, sheep, or horses taken up as aforesaid out 
 of the hands or custody of any person or persons going to 
 pound therewith, or shall resist them therein, or shall by 
 air. means convey said cattle, sheep, or horses, out of the 
 pound or custody of the law, contrary to the tenor of this 
 act, the party so offending shall, for every such rescue, incur 
 a penalty of seven dollars, which shall be to the person or 
 persons driving the same to pound, and such person or per- 
 sons may prosecute the same to e licet ; and for every pound 
 breach as aforesaid, every person so offending shall incur the 
 penalty of fourteen dollars to the treasury of said city, and 
 said pound-keeper shall prosecute the same to effect. 
 
 -i. Jlnd be it further ordained, That the court of coin- 
 :! P" mon council appoint, from time to time as occasion may re- 
 quire, meet persons, not exceeding ten in office at any OIHJ 
 tune, to be hay wards for restraining cattle, sheep and horses 
 from going at large on the highways and streets of said city. 
 
 TITLE VI. 
 
 A By -Law for appointing a Clerk of the Court of Com- 
 mon Council of the Cily of Hartford. 
 
 [Ensicted February 21, 1785.] 
 [Approved IVLi-uury- 22, 1785.] [Published C. C. March 1, 1785.] 
 
 BE it ordained by the Mayor, d'dermen, Common-Coun- 
 cil, and Freemen of the City of Hartford, That the 
 clerk of the sari city, for the time being, shall ex oftieio, be 
 t.icrk of the court of Common Council, whose duty it shall 
 be to attend the meetings of said court of Common Council, 
 and make due entries and records of all the orders and pro-. 
 cee'3ings of gaid court of Common-Council, and deliver true 
 and attested copies of the same, so often as required ; and 
 the records by him kcpl diall be of fiill validity and credit, 
 in jji.int <> ' evidence, both in court and country, and whenev- 
 er eitfier s'.erifi'of said city shall receive an order duly issu- 
 ed for the warning a meeting of the court of Common-Coun- 
 cil, he shall notify the clerk 6f said court thereof, in like 
 manner, ag by the ]>y-lnM* of said city it is ordered, thy 
 
 ' I .Tfl ;u
 
 Tilk VII. Commerce. 29 
 
 TITLE VII. 
 
 A By-Law for the better 'Regulation of Trade and Com- 
 merce. 
 
 [Enacted February 18, 1797.] 
 [Approved Feb. 18, 1797. ] [Peblished C. C. March 27, 1797.] 
 
 TQ 
 J[> 
 
 E it ordained bif the *J\fayor, Jlldermen, Common- 
 Council, and Freemen of the City of Hartford, 
 That for the regulation of the trade and commerce of said 
 city, there shall be chosen by the freemen of said city, in le- 
 gal meeting assembled, so many of the following officers as 
 shall by said freemen be judged necessary, viz. Inspectors 
 of pot and pearl ashes ; Inspectors and cullers of hoops, 
 staves, heading, shaken casks, and all other ready made 
 casks ; Inspectors and cullers of plank, boards, clap-boards, 
 shingles, and scantling ; inspectors of beef, pork, flour, 
 fish, and tobacco ; Inspectors and gangers of West-India 
 and country rum, wine, brandy, Geneva, and all other im- 
 ported liquors ; Inspectors and weighers of hay ; Inspec- 
 tors and measurers of wood ; Inspectors and measurers of 
 wheat, rye, Indian corn, flax-seed, and every other kind of 
 grain, exposed for sale within the limits and jurisdiction of 
 said city, or intended for exportation therefrom. 
 
 2. And it shall be the duty of each of said Inspectors Tfieir duty. 
 respectively, duly to attend on the business of their several 
 oftices, and on application of any person or persons for the 
 inspection of any articles to their respective offices apper- 
 taining, faithfully and impartially to examine the quantity 
 and quality of such article, and with regard to all, or so 
 much of any such article, as shall, on such examination, be 
 adjudged good and merchantable, to give a certificate there- 
 of, to the owner or purchaser thereof as the case may re- 
 quire. signed by such Inspector with his name and office an- 
 nexed, certifying the quantity, quality and rate or degree of 
 goodness of the article so by him inspected. 
 
 3. And for the better enabling the Inspector of pot and 
 pearl ashes in said city to perform the duty of his said olfice, 
 he shall provide a suitable and convenient store in said city, j nsTV t r t 
 for the purpose of receiving and storing all the pot and pearl provide store. 
 ashes that may be offered for inspection in said city, and ev- 
 ery owner or oAvners of pot or pearl aslies shall transport or 
 cause the same to be transported to the said inspector's store, 
 where he shall receive the same into his store, and there du- 
 ly inspect the said pot or pearl ashes, and all and every part 
 thereof ; and said inspector shall not be obliged or liable to 
 inspect any pot or pearl ashes, in any place or places, ex- 
 cept in the inspector's store for that purpose provided ; and 
 the said inspector shall store all pot and pearl ashes taken 
 into store as aforesaid, by him to be inspected, for the first 
 week after the delivery thereof without any additional fee or 
 reward therefor : but in case said pot or pearl ashes be not 
 removed from said inspector's store within one week after Str.rAg" to h, 
 the delivery of the same, the inspector shall be allowed the allowed :if un- 
 customary price for the storage thereof, for so long a time one week. 
 as said pot or pearl ashes shall be continued in his said si:re* 
 after said first week; and it shall be the duty of said Tn
 
 Ttik VII. Commerce. 
 
 Articles not 
 to be transpor- 
 ted out of the 
 city, till in- 
 spected. 
 
 Penalty. 
 
 Proviso. 
 
 Inspectors to 
 brand. 
 
 Penalty for 
 neg-lectof du- 
 ty. 
 
 Proviso. 
 
 speetor to inspect the casks in which said pot or pearl ash- 
 es are contained, and condemn all such as shall be found un- 
 fit and insufficient for exportation. 
 
 4. And be it further ordained, That no person shall 
 hereafter transport out of this city, either by land or water 
 any of the fallowing articles, vi/.. Pot or pearl ashes, 
 hoops, staves, heading, shaken casks, plank, boards, 
 clap-boards, shingles, scantling, beef, pork, flour, fish, 
 tobacco, flax-seed, wheat, rye. or Indian corn, until the 
 same shall have been duly inspected in manner aforesaid and 
 a certificate obtained iu manner aforesaid, specifying the 
 quantity and quality thereof, and that the same and every 
 part thereof is good and merchantable ; nor shall any of such 
 articles contained in any hogshead, barrel, or other cask, be 
 transported out of said city, by land or water, until each 
 cask thereof shall have been duly branded or marked by an 
 inspector of said article, in manner as herein after provided. 
 And if any person or persons shall be guilty of the breach or 
 violation of this by-law, by transporting out of this city any 
 of the articles before enumerated, v/ithout having complied 
 with the regulations of this by-law, he or they shall, for eve- 
 ry such breach or violation tiiereof, forfeit ami pay the sum 
 of thirty -four dollars, one moiety of said forfeiture to the 
 treasurer of said city, for the use of said city, and the other 
 moiely thereof to the person who shall prosecute the same 
 to effect ; and it shall be the duly of the inspector of said 
 city to enquire after all breaches and violations of this act, 
 and give information thereof to the attorney for said city, that 
 he may prosecute the same ; in which case, the whole of said 
 forfeiture shall be to the treasurer oi' said city, to and for 
 the use of said city. Provided nevertheless, that no person 
 shall be subject to any forfeiture for the breach or violation 
 ef this act, by transporting out of this city any of the arti- 
 cles before enumerated, in case it shall appear that the same 
 were purchased by any inhabitant of this state, in any town 
 thereof, for his own private use and consumption, or wero 
 shipped as a part of the necessary stores of his own vessel. 
 
 5. Jlnd be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of 
 each of said inspectors, to whose office the same may apper- 
 tain, to provide for himself branding or marking irons, proper 
 for expressing the name of said city, and the quantity and 
 quality of the articles to be inspected ; and upon application 
 for that purpose, therewith to brand or mark ail hogsheads, 
 barrels, and other casks, containing any of the articles before 
 enumerated. And if any Inspector in this city after being 
 duly qualified, shall on proper application to him made by any 
 person or persons within this city, wilfully neglect or refuse 
 to perform the duty of his oHice as in this act is specified, he 
 shall forfeit and pay for every such neglect or refusal to the 
 party so applying, the sum of ten dollars. Provided al- 
 ways, That no Inspector shall be liable to any forfeiture for 
 any neglect of his duty as aforesaid, unless the lawful fees 
 for the service required on such application, shall have 
 been previously tendered to liur. by the person or persons so 
 applying. 
 
 . .tfi'A be itfnrtl'f]' ordained. Thct the &*< ri'sind In- 
 spectors "hall b<: a> follows* vjx.
 
 Title VII. Commerce. 3 
 
 For weighing and inspecting pot or pearl-ashes," and coop- Inspector's 
 ering the cask wherein the same are contained, per hundred ^ es> 
 weight nine cents : 
 
 For inspecting and culling hoops, staves, and heading, per 
 thousand, fifty cents : 
 
 For inspecting and culling boards and scantling, per thou- 
 sand, thirteen cents : 
 
 For inspecting plank and clapboards, per thousand, seven- 
 teen cents : 
 
 For inspecting shingles (when the Inspector is not obliged 
 to break up the boxes or bundles) per thousand, nine ceuts. 
 
 For opening, culling, and inspecting shingles, and bund- 
 ling them up again, (which the Inspector shall do, when 
 thereto requested,) per thousand, twenty-five cents : 
 
 For inspecting and repacking beef and pork, per barrel, 
 seventeen cents : 
 
 For inspecting or gauging rum and other liquors per cask, 
 nine cents : 
 
 For inspecting and measuring flax-seed, wheat and other 
 grain, per bushel, one cent : 
 
 For inspecting and measuring wood, per cord, six cents : 
 
 For inspecting and weighing hay, per load, seventeen 
 cents : 
 
 Tobacco, per cwt. six cents ; fish per barrel, nine cents ; 
 flour per barrel, four cents : 
 
 7. And be it further ordained. That the abovementioned By whom to 
 fees shall be paid by the party or parties applying for in- be P aid - 
 spection, which charge shall be finally borne and defrayed 
 by the buyer and seller of any inspected article, in equal 
 proportion, so far as the same shall on inspection be adjudg- 
 ed merchantable. 
 
 8. And be it further ordained. That the Inspectors and Modeofgauj- 
 Gangers of liquors in this city, shall on application made ' m S- 
 for the gauging of any cask, in. all cases gauge the same by 
 Gunter. 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 A By-Law in addition to and explanation of a by-law for 
 the better regulation of trade and commerce. 
 
 [Enacted April 17, 1797.] 
 Approved April 17, 1797.] [Published A. M. April 24, 1797. j 
 
 BE it ordained by the Mayor, Jlldermen, Common Council* 
 and Freemen "of the city of Hartford, That nothing in 
 said by-law shall be construed to prevent any person or per- 
 sons from transporting through this eity without inspection 
 to any of the neighbouring states, any or either of the arti- 
 cles enumerated in the fourth paragraph of said by-law, any 
 thing therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
 
 T> 
 JLJ 
 
 32 
 
 CHAP. III. 
 
 A By -Law in addition to a By-Law for the better regu- 
 lating of Trade and Commerce. 
 
 [Enacted April 6, 1802.] 
 '[Approved April 6, 1802.] [Published A. M April 8, 180_.j 
 
 E it ordained by the Mayor, JHdermeu, Common- 
 Council and Freemen of the City of Hartford* 
 Measurers of ^ iat there shall -be annually chosen, by the freemen of said 
 :?alt. city in legal meeting assembled, one or more measurers of 
 
 salt exposed for sale within the limits and jurisdiction of 
 said city, or intended for exportation therefrom, who shall be 
 sworn diligently and faithfully to discharge the duties of 
 said office. 
 
 2. And be it further ordained., That the fee for measur- 
 ing salt shall be seven mills per bushel, which fee shall be 
 paid by the party applying for such measuring, and shall be 
 finally borne and discharged in equal proportion by the buy- 
 er and seller of such salt. 
 
 TITLE VIII. Judges. 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 A By-Law fixing the compensations of the Judges of the 
 city court, and of the officers of the city, and directing 
 in respect to the avails of the city court. 
 
 [Enacted October 7, 1799.] 
 [Approved October 7, 1799.] [Published C. C. October 28, 1799.] 
 
 .E it ordained by the Mayor, Jlldermen, Gammon Council 
 and Freemen of the city of Hartford, That the follow- 
 ing compensations be allowed to the officers hereafter 
 named, viz. 
 
 c . To the chief Judge of the city court for his attendance, two 
 
 to certain 'of-* ( ^^ ars an ^ n ^y cents per day ; to each of the other Judges 
 fipers of city. for their attendance two dollars per day ; to the .Sheritt of 
 the city attending on the city court and jury, for his attend- 
 ance one dollar per day ; for summoning a jury, seventy -five 
 cents ; for warning a city meeting, one dollar ; for warning 
 a meeting of the court of Common Council, seventy-five 
 cents ; no compensation to be allowed to the sheriff for at- 
 tending on the Court of Common Council. To the Treas- 
 urer two and a half per centum on all monies by him receiv- 
 ed into and paid out of the treasury ; to the collector of tax- 
 es five per centum on the monies collected and paid into the 
 treasury ; to the auditor of accounts eight dollars annually ; 
 to the Clerk of the city and court of Common Council, fifteen 
 dollars annually ; to the Attorney, on each and every fine or 
 penalty collected without suit, fifty cents ; in all actions or 
 prosecutions wherein he shall appaar in court for or in be- 
 half of the city, the fees only which are taxable in civil suits ; 
 on all monies collected for debts and paid into the treasury 
 two and a half per centum ; for all other cervices, ten dol- 
 lars annually. 
 
 B
 
 Title IX. fire. 33 
 
 2. And be it further ordained, That the contingent expen- Contingent 
 ees of the city court shall be defrayed by the Sheriffs of the ex^ences city 
 city, to be reimbursed out of the treasury, the accounts thereof c ^ t h< 
 and of the aforesaid compensations to be adjusted and paid 
 in the same manner as other debts and claims against the 
 city are or may be adjusted and paid. 
 
 3. And be it further ordained, That once in every year clerk to ac- 
 viz. on or before the third Monday of March, the Clerk of count to -M- 
 the city court shall exhibit an account of all monies by him ditor. 
 received, or which shall be due for court fees, to the audi- 
 tor of the city accounts, and once in every year, viz. on or 
 before the last Monday of March, the said Clerk shall pay 
 over to the treasurer of the city, all monies by him received 
 for court fees, taking duplicate receipts therefor, one of 
 which he shall forthwith deliver to the auditor of the city 
 accounts. 
 
 4 And be it further ordained, That the auditor of the Auditor to 
 city accounts shall keep a distinct account in respect to the keep distinct 
 avails of the city court, the compensations of the Judges, and accounts of 
 the expenccs of the court, and so much of the avails of the avails of com t, 
 court in each year, as shall be found necessary to pay the com- &c - 
 pensations of the Judges and expences of the court for such 
 year, shall be and hereby is appropriated for those purposes. 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 A By-Law in alteration of a By-Law entitled a By -Law 
 fixing the Compensations of the Judges of the City 
 Court, and of the officers of the City, and directing in 
 respect to the avails of the City Court. 
 
 [Enacted June 12, 1804] 
 [Approved Nov. 16, 1304.] [Published C. C. October 6, 1812.] 
 
 BE it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, Common-Coun- 
 cil and Freemen of the City of Hartford, That there 
 shall be allowed to the chief judge of the city court Compensatkn 
 three dollars and fifty cents per day, and to each of the other to officers of 
 Judges three dollars per day for each day j and to the sheriff Clt ^ ' 
 of said city one dollar and fifty cents per day, for each day 
 they shall respectively attend on the city court ; which is to 
 he in lieu of the compensations heretofore established for 
 those services, and to be paid in the manner provided by law. 
 
 TITLE IX. Fire. 
 CHAP. T. 
 
 A By-Law for preserving the buildings in (he City of 
 Hartford from Fire. 
 
 [Enacted Feb. 18, 1797.] 
 [Approved Feb. 18, 1797.] [Published C. C. March 27, 1797.] 
 
 ^ . Tl E it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, Common- 
 fj Council, and Freemen of the City of Hartford, 
 That for the preservation of said city from fire, the 
 anae shall be divided into ten wards, viz. the first ward" to Fire wards. 
 5
 
 34 Title IX. Five, 
 
 begin at. the north Hue of the city west of main-street, and te 
 exU-iul on main-street as far south as back-street, then on 
 back-street to work -house lane, thence west to the city line. 
 
 Second ward to begin at the north line of the city, east of 
 main-street, and to extend on main-street as far south as 
 meadow-lane, including Joseph Talcott's dwelling-house, and 
 from thence to extend north to the city liirj. 
 
 Third ward to include all the buildings between main-street 
 and back-street, east and west, and between main-street and 
 prison street north and south. 
 
 Fourth ward to begin at meadow-lane, and to extend on 
 main-street so far south as state-house square, thence east 
 through state-house square and state-street to front-street^ 
 thence north to the city line, with all the buildings inclusive 
 not within the second ward. 
 
 Fifth ward to extend from the little river as far north 
 as the city line, including all the buildings east of front- 
 street and* meadow-lane. 
 
 Sixth ward to begin at state-house square, and to extend 
 on main-street so far south as the little river, thence east to 
 front-street, thence north to state-street, thence west to main 
 street, with all the buildings inclusive. 
 
 Seventh ward 'to begin at prison-street and to extend on 
 main-street, so far south as the little river, thence west in the 
 direction of said river to the city line; also to extend west 
 from main-street through prison-street and workhouse lane 
 to the city line. 
 
 Eighth ward to begin at the bridge, and to extend south 
 on main- street to the city line, and to include all the build- 
 ings east of main-street and south of the little river. 
 
 Ninth ward to begin at the bridge and to extend south on 
 main-street to the south meeting-house, thence in a due west 
 course through Buckingham-street to the city line : also to 
 extend west from the bridge in the direction of the little riv- 
 er to the city line. 
 
 Tenth ward to include all h > buildings south of said last 
 mentioned line, and west of main-street. 
 
 F :rc -warden 5, 2. That one fire-warden shall be chosen in each of said 
 how jippoint- wards, by the court of common-council of said city, so often 
 ed, their duty. as t] iev shall Judge necessary, and to continue in of'hce during 
 the pleasure of said court, whose duty it shall be to make 
 and keep a complete list of all the male inhabitants dwelling 
 in his said ward, from the age of fifteen years to the age of 
 sixty years ; and every male inhabitant contained in said 
 list, upon every alarm that may be made on account of fire in 
 said city, shall forthwith personally repair, with a good 
 bucket to the place where such fire shall have broken out, 
 and obey the directions of the lire-wardens then and there 
 present; the fire-warden of the ward in which such fire shall 
 happen, if present, to have the chief direction and manage- 
 ment in suppressing the same, and to be obeyed in his orders 
 accordingly. 
 
 Buckets to be 3. And every ownc'r of a dwelling-house in this city of 
 provided. ^j, c J ie |g}|t o f one s toi y shall, at bis own expence, provide, 
 and at all times keep in good repair and readiness in said 
 house, one good leathern bucket, containing not less than 
 very owner of a dwelling-house cf the
 
 Title XL Fire. ?>o 
 
 height of two stories shall provide and at all times keep as 
 aforesaid, two good leathern buckets of the aforesaid di- 
 mensions ; and every owner of a dwelling-house of the 
 height of three stories or more, shall provide, and at all 
 times keep as aforesaid three good leathern buckets of the 
 dimensions aforesaid. And furthermore, every owner of a 
 shop, store, or office, in this city of the height of three 
 stories or more shall, at his own expenee, provide, and at 
 all times keep in good repair, in a convenient place, and in- 
 constant readiness for use, three good leathern buckets of the 
 aforesaid dimensions ; and every owner of a shop, store, or 
 office, of the height of two stories, shall provide, and at all 
 times keep as aforesaid two good leathern buckets of the a- 
 -foresaid dimensions ; and every owner of a shop or store 
 used for depositing or vending European or India goods, of 
 the height of one story, shall provide and keep as aforesaid 
 one good leathern bucket of the dimensions aforesaid. And Penalty for 
 every person who shall neglect to provide and keep a good Il0 ec 
 bucket or buckets as aforesaid, shall for every month he 
 shall neglect to provide or keep a good bucket or buckets as 
 aforesaid, forfeit and pay the sum of tifty cents. 
 
 4. And be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty j-; rri v - rdcr.s 
 of the several fire-wardens to visit all the houses, shops, j_ y inspect. 
 and stores in their respective wards, as often at least as 
 once a year ; and see whether the requisite number of buck- 
 ets are provided and kept according to the regulations of 
 this by-Jaw ; and if they find, that any person or persons neg- 
 lect so to provide and keep a bucket jor buckets, said fire war- 
 dens shall give information thereof to the attorney for this 
 city, that he may duly. prosecute for such neglect. 
 
 5. And be it further ordained, That each of the several TO provide 
 lire-wardens shall at the expenee of this City, provide, and ladders. 
 at all times keep in good repair, in some convenient place or 
 
 S laces in each respective ward, four good and sufficient lad- 
 ers, to be used as necessity may require in extinguishing 
 fires. 
 
 6. And be it further ordained, That every person who Chinmies to 
 shall occupy any dwelling house, or other building, in said be cleansed, 
 city, shall at all times hereafter, once in every term of one 
 month, either by sweeping or burning at suitable seasons, 
 sufficiently cleanse every chimney in his occupation, in which 
 tires are usually kept : and whoever shall neglect to do the 
 same as aforesaid, shall, for every instance of such neglect, Pcna!t\ . 
 forfeit and pay one dollar. 
 
 7. And be it further ordained, That the several f? re war- Fire-warden; 
 dens shall from time to time examine the fire places and chim- to 
 nies of all houses, out-hou-es. and building*, and ail stoves diinnik-s, c 
 and pipes thereof, and the places where allies are or shall 
 he kept in their respective wards, and upon hudiug any of 
 them defective or dangerous, shall order them to be cleansed, 
 altered or amended, as occasion shall require : and in case 
 any stove, or the pipes thereof are erected or set up in f-,:cli 
 places as to endanger said city, and the same cannot be alier- 
 ed so as to be rendered safe, said fire-wardens shall each and 
 every of them order all such stoves in their respective wa.ru- 
 to be pulled down and removed, and at the time of giving or- 
 ders in respect to auy of the aforesaid particulars, the war
 
 Title IX. Fire. 
 
 Penalty. 
 
 Stoves not to 
 be erected 
 without, &.c. 
 
 Penaltv. 
 
 lire -wardens 
 to carry a 
 wand- 
 
 ?s'o person to 
 keep g-un- 
 ]>owder, un- 
 less, &c. 
 
 Penalty for 
 continuance. 
 
 earcu incase 
 
 den shall specify the time to be allowed for a compliance 
 therewith ; and if any person shall neglect or refuse to obey 
 such order or orders within the time specified aud allowed as 
 aforesaid ; such person shall forfeit and pay the sum of four 
 dollars, and two dollars for every week after conviction, he or 
 she shall continue to neglect or refuse to obey as aforesaid. 
 
 8. Jlnd be it further ordained. That no person shall set 
 up or erect any stove in this city without the approbation of 
 the fire-warden of the ward in which such stove is proposed 
 to be erected, or of three other lire-wardens of the city : and 
 the warden or wardens so giving their approbation, shall see 
 that such stove be safely placed, and that the pipe thereof to 
 conduct the smoke be led in a secure manner so as not to 
 endanger the house in which such stove is placed, or the ad- 
 jacent buildings ; and if any person shall erect and use any 
 stove without, such approbation, such person shall forfeit and 
 pay the sum of four dollars, and also two dollars for every 
 week he or she shall continue and use such stove after con- 
 viction. 
 
 9. Jnd be it further ordained. That in order that the 
 fire-w ardens may be more readily distinguished at fires, each 
 of them shall carry in his hand a white staff or wand of at 
 least five feet in length : and all people present at a fire are 
 directed to refrain from giving any orders or directions, and 
 strictly to obey the respective officers appointed to direct 
 them : and it is enjoined upon the inhabitants, whenever 
 there shall be a cry or notice of tire in the night, forthwith to 
 put a lighted candle at one or more of the front windows of 
 their respective houses. 
 
 10. Jlnd be it further ordained. That no person or per- 
 sons shall keep or have for sale or any other purpose w hat- 
 soever, any quantity of gun-powder, except so much as shall 
 by this act be hereafter provided for. in any dwelling-house, 
 store, or other building within the limits of this city, unless 
 such dwelling-house, store, or other building be situate in 
 some pecure place, and more than eighty rods distant from 
 any other building, without special licence from the court of 
 Common Council first had and obtained ; and every person 
 who shall keep or have any gun-powder contrary to the pro- 
 visions of this by-law, shall incur a penalty of thirty-four dol- 
 lars ; provides! that this act shall not be construed to pre- 
 vent any person from keeping a small quantity of gun-pow- 
 der in a proper canister or flask for sale or for other purpos- 
 es not exceeding twenty-five pounds weight at any one time. 
 
 11. And bz it further ordained, That if any person, who 
 shall have been convicied of a breach of the preceding pa- 
 ragraph of this act, shall continue to keep gun-powder con- 
 trary to the provisions of the same, ho shall be subject to a 
 further penalty of seventeen dollars fur each and every week 
 that he shall so continue to keep such powder contrary to the 
 provisions aforesaid. 
 
 t3. And be it further ordaiwtl, That if at any time 
 , then: -hall bo reasonable cause for suspicion, that any per- 
 son haUi <>r kec[s gun-wv. der in Ins possession contrary to 
 the provi-n ,ns of this ;u . ; it shall and may he lawful for any 
 of the civil autli'.irily in said city to grant a warrant to search 
 'iHM't'-il place or places, which warrant yball be di- 
 rected , ). a knov.n officer.
 
 Titk IX. Fire. 37 
 
 13. Jlnd be it further ordained, That three companies of Fire compa- 
 firemen be forthwith raised by voluntary enlistment of nies ancl en gi- 
 the inhabitants of this city, each of said companies to eon- " ec - s 
 sist of fifteen men, including the foreman of such company 
 and his second ; and that one engineer be appointed in said 
 city, whose duty it shall be. at all times during his continu- 
 ance in said office, to take care of the public engines, buck- 
 ets, fsrehooks, cisterns, pumps, and other instruments for 
 extinguishing tires, belonging to said city ; to see that the 
 same be kept in due order and repair, ready for immediate 
 use ; and to give all needful directions to the foreman and 
 seconds of said companies for that purpose. 
 
 14. That said engineer and said foreman shall be chosen Fow appoint- 
 and appointed by the court of common council of said city, C( l- 
 and shall continue in office during the pleasure of said court, 
 and all future vacancies in either of said offices shall be in 
 the same manner filled by appointment of said court. 
 
 15. That each of said foremen shall, and is hereby aur InlistinS- 
 thorized to appoint his second, and to fill up his said compa- 
 ny by the voluntary iulistment of tire-men out of the inhabit- 
 ants of said city. 
 
 16. That said foremen, seconds, and firemen, be, and they Exemption. 
 and each of them are, hereby exempted, during continuance 
 in said office or service, from the payment of any poll tax 
 payable into the treasury of said city, and from service as 
 jurors in the courts of said city. 
 
 17. That each of said foremen, his second and company TO manage 
 shall have the management of one of the public engines of the engines. 
 said city, with the tire-hooks, buckets, and other instruments 
 belonging to the same, which shall be severally assigned to 
 said companies, by order of said court of common council. 
 
 18. And it shall be the duty of each of said foremen, or Firecompa- 
 his second in his absence, to call out his company on the nies to play 
 first Saturday in every month, or if prevented by inclemency ev 'oi nes - 
 of weather, OH the next fair day after such Saturday (Sun- 
 days excepted) so long as the season shall permit ; and to 
 wash and play the engine belonging to said company ; and 
 see that the same and other instruments thereto appertain- 
 ing, are in readiness for immediate service : and if any one 
 of said company shall not appear at such time at the calling 
 over of the list, he shall forfeit and pay for every such default 
 seventeen cents ; and if he shall not appear at his engine 
 before it be brought to the place of playing, lie shall pay for 
 every such default thirty four cents ; and if the engine be 
 played out before he shall appear at the place of playing 
 the same, or if he shall wholly fail to appear ; he shall pay 
 for every such default sixty seven cents, unless prevented by- 
 sickness or absence out of said city. 
 
 19. And incase any fire shall break out in said city, it Their duly in 
 shall be the duty of each of said foremen, his second, and the case of fii-p. 
 iiremeii of his company, on the first notice thereof, to repair 
 to the place where the engine assigned to said company is 
 deposited, take said engine and other instruments to the pjtae* 
 where said fire shall be broke out, and there place and play 
 the same, as they shall be directed by said engineer, and the 
 warden of the ward, where said tire shall be, or in his ab- 
 sence, the warden of the next higher ward in said eity. as the
 
 38 Tiile IX. Fhv. 
 
 same are numbered in this by-law ; and after such tire shall 
 be extinguished, to return said engine and instruments, and 
 well wash and clean the same, and deposit them in the place 
 where they are to be kept. 
 
 [The seven preceding paragraphs were enacted on the 6th 
 day of October 1789.] 
 
 Reward. 20. And be it further ordained, That on every alarm of 
 
 fire in said city, the company which shall first arrive, with 
 their engine in a condition to work, at the place where such 
 fire shall have broke out, shall be entitled to have and re- 
 ceive out of the treasury of said city, as a reward for their 
 diligence and activity, the sum of live dollars. 
 
 Fire -men to 21. And if any person belonging to either of said compa- 
 
 lcct e &c rneS " nies ' sha . U fail to attend as aforesai<1 - on the first uotice of 
 fire in said city, or after his appearance shall absent himself 
 
 before his engine and other instruments shall be returned, 
 cleansed, and deposited in their place, or during such tire 
 shall neglect or disobey the orders of his superior officers 
 afore mentioned, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of one dol- 
 lar for every such default, unless excused by sickness or ab- 
 sence out of said city ; and shall also forfeit all right to his 
 proportion of said reward, in case the same be acquired by 
 the company to which he belongs. 
 
 22. Jind be it further ordained. That no public engine of 
 
 Public engine, said city, or any of the instruments thereto belonging, or any 
 
 &c. not to be of the public ladders, herein ordered to be procured, shall 
 
 used, unless, j )e used for any other purpose, than is expressed in this by- 
 
 &c - law ; and any person or persons who shall take and use any 
 
 of said public engines, or the instruments thereto belonging, 
 
 or any of said public ladders contrary to the provisions of this 
 
 by-law, shall incur a penalty of twenty dollars. 
 
 23. Jlnd be it further ordained.. That the engineer shall 
 
 Buckets to be as soon as may be after any fire is extinguished, cause all the 
 
 collected. buckets to be collected, and carried to the state house, and 
 
 placed there, that the citizens may know where to find 
 
 them. 
 
 2-t. And be it farther ordained. That whenever it shall 
 
 Building's to he necessary to demolish any building in said city, in order to 
 
 be demolished stop the progress of fire, the same shall be done only by thn 
 
 in case, &.c. advice and direction of the Mayor, Aldermen, Wardens, and 
 
 engineer of said city, or the majority of them present at such 
 
 fire. 
 
 25. Audit shall be the duty of each of the several war- 
 , . , dens in said city to appoint six respectable freeholders, in- 
 appointed, habitants in the limits o*" his ward: each of whom on every 
 alarm of iire in said city, shall take with them to said fire, 
 one or more sacks, and shall take the care and charge of all 
 properly necessary to be removed from danger by fire. 
 
 26.* And all penalties and forfeitures ordained for any 
 Penalties, See. breach of the eighteenth and twenty first paragraphs of tliis 
 disposed of. by-law, shall be and enure to the use and benefit of the com- 
 pany to which the delinquent may belong, and shall be pros- 
 ecuted and recovered on complaint of the foreman or any per- 
 son belonging to such company before any court in said cily 
 proper to try the same : and all other forfeitures and penal- 
 ties ordained for any breach of this by-l-iw shall be paid 1 
 (he treasurer of this city -to and for the use, of said fiiy.
 
 Title IX. Fire. 59 
 
 27. And be it further ordained, That it shall be the du- 
 ty of the clerk of this city, in the month of October annually, 
 to procure all the by-laws of this city ordained for preser- 
 ving the same from tire, to be printed in all the news-papers 
 published in this city. 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 A By-Law in addition to and alteration of a By-Law for 
 preserving the buildings in tlie City of Hartford from 
 Fire. 
 
 [Enacted April 8, 1800.] 
 [Approved April 8, 18UO.] [Published C. C. April 14, 1800.] 
 
 BE it ordained by the Mayor, Jlldermen, Common Council 
 and Freemen of the City of Earl ford, That in cases Occupiers of 
 where the owner of any dwelling-house, shop, store or office ^n^wiideiita 
 in said city is not an inhabitant or resident in said city, the to provide 
 occupier or occupiers of such dwelling-house, shop, store or buckets. 
 office, shall provide buckets therefor, as follows, to wit 
 The occupier or occupiers of every dwelling-house iirsaid 
 city, of the height of one story shall provide and at all 
 times keep in good repair and readiness in said house, one 
 good leathern bucket, containing not less than two gallons ; 
 and the occupier or occupiers of every dwelling-house of the 
 height of two stories, shall at all times provide and keep as 
 aforesaid, two good leathern buckets, of the dimensions a- 
 foresaid : and the occupier or occupiers of every dwelling- 
 house of the height of ihree stories, or more, shall provide, 
 and at all times keep as aforesaid, three good leathern buck- 
 ets of the dimensions aforesaid ; and also the occupier or oc- 
 cupiers of every shop, store, or office, of the height of three 
 stories or more, shall therefor provide, and at all times keep 
 in good repair in a convenient place, and in constant readi- 
 ness for use. three good leathern buckets of the aforesaid di- 
 mensions : and the occupier or occupiers of every shop, 
 store, or office, of the height of two stories, shall therefor 
 provide, and at all times keep as aforesaid, two good leath- 
 ern buckets, of the dimensions aforesaid ; and the occupier 
 or occupiers of every shop or store, used for depositing or 
 vending European or India goods, of the height of one sto- 
 ry, shall therefor provide and keep as aforesaid, one good 
 leathern bucket, of the dimensions aforesaid. And every penalty tot- 
 person or persons, who shall neglect to provide and keep a neglect. 
 good bucket or buckets as aforesaid, shall, for every month 
 lie, she, or they shall neglect to provide or keep a good 
 bucket or buckets as aforesaid, forfeit and pay the sum of 
 fifty cents to the Treasurer of said city, for the use of said 
 city.
 
 T> 
 LJ 
 
 Title IX. Fire. 
 CHAP. III. 
 
 A By-Law in further addition to and alteration of a 
 By-Law for preserving the buildings in the city of 
 Hartford from Fire. 
 
 [Enacted April 16, 1801.] 
 [Approved April 16, 1801.] [Published C. C. April 20, 1801.] 
 
 E it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, Common- 
 Council and Freemen of the City of Hartford, 
 
 Fourth ward That the fourth ward in the aforesaid by-law mentioned, be 
 
 divided. divided into two wards, to be denominated the fourth ward, 
 
 and the eleventh ward. The limits of the fourth ward shall 
 he the same as before, excepting therefrom the eleventh ward. 
 The limits of the eleventh ward shall be front-street on the 
 east : state-street, and state-house square on the south ; main- 
 street on the west, and on the north, the highway leading 
 from the dwelling-house of Jesse Root, to the dwelling-house 
 of Asa Corning. 
 
 Fifth ward 2. And be it further ordained, That the fifth ward in the 
 
 divided. aforesaid by-law mentioned be divided into two wards, to be 
 
 denominated the fifth ward and the twelfth ward. The 
 limits f the fifth ward shall be old ferry -street on the north, 
 front street on the west, the little river on the south, and 
 Connecticut river on the east. The limits of the twelfth 
 ward shall be old ferry street on the south, front-street and 
 meadow -lane on the west, the eity line on the north, and Con- 
 necticut river on the east. 
 
 Fire company. 3. And be it further ordained, That a company of fire- 
 men he forthwith raised by voluntary enlistment of the in- 
 habitants of this eity, to consist of twelve men, including the 
 foreman of said company and his second, and such foreman 
 shall from time to time be appointed by the court of Com- 
 mon Council of said city, and shall continue in office during 
 the pleasure of said court : and such foreman is hereby au- 
 thorised to appoint his second, and to fill up his said compa- 
 ny by the voluntary enlistment of firemen of inhabitants of 
 said city. 
 
 Duty of. 4. And said foreman, his second and company, shall 
 
 have the management of all the tire hooks belonging to said 
 city, and such other implements as shall be assigned to them 
 by the court of Common Council, and in case any fire shall 
 break out in said city, it shall be the duty of said foreman, 
 his second and company, on the first notice thereof, to re- 
 pair to the place where said fire hooks are deposited, and 
 take said fire hooks and other implements assigned to them, 
 to the place where sueh fire shall have broken out, and there 
 make such use of them as shall be directed by the fire war- 
 den having the thief direction and management in suppres- 
 sing such tire, and after such fire shall be extinguished, to 
 return such fire hooks and other implements, and safely de- 
 posit them in the place where they are to be kept. 
 
 5. And be it further ordained, That if any person be- 
 
 Penalty for longing to said fire company, shall fail to attend as aforesaid, 
 " on the first notice of tire in said city, or after his appearance 
 shall absent himself before said fire hooks and other imple- 
 ments Chilli be returned and deposited in their place : or
 
 Title IX. Fire. il 
 
 / 
 
 during such fire shall neglect or disobey the orders of his 
 superior officers aforesaid, he shall forfeit and pay to the 
 treasurer of said city, for the use of said fire company, the 
 sum of one dollar, for every such default, unless excused hy 
 sickness or absence out of said city. 
 
 6. And be it further ordained. That it shall be the duty Fire wardens 
 f the fire wardens and engineer of said city to meet annn- '"! engineers 
 ally at the state-house in said city, on the day of the annu- tl ?. mecl ; 
 al town meeting of the town of Hartford, at six o'clock in u ' 
 the afternoon, to consult together a;,d make such arrange- 
 ments, conformable to the by-laws of said city, as they shall 
 deem expedient, for the extinguishing of fires in said city. 
 And at such meeting the said firewardens and engineer TO appoint 
 shall by a majority of those present at such meeting annu- first \\urdens. 
 ally appoint one of their number to be first tire warden, and 
 another of their nnmber to be second fire warden, and an- 
 other of their number to be third fire warden ; and in all 
 cases of fire in said city, such first fire warden shall if pres- 
 ent, have the chief direction and management in suppres- 
 sing such fire, and shall be obeyed in his orders accordingly. 
 And in case of the absence of such first fire warden, the 
 same powers and duties shall devolve on such second fire 
 warden ; and in case of the absence of such first and second, 
 the same powers and duties shall devolve on such third tire, 
 warden. And in case said fire wardens and engineer should 
 omit to make the appointments aforesaid, the same shall he 
 .made by the court of Common Council of said city. 
 
 7. 'And be it further ordained, That in relation to the To direct 
 place of keeping the buckets which the aforesaid by-law re- where backr 's 
 quires to^be kept for shops, stores and offices, the several ^ ial1 be k F> 
 and respective tire wardens in whose wards such shops, 
 stores or offices are situate, be authorised and empowered to 
 give order from time to time that such buckets be kept at 
 such shops, stores or offices, or at the dwelling-houses of the 
 persons occupying such shops, stores or offices, according as 
 circumstances may in the judgment of such fire wardens 
 render it expedient. And if any person shall neglect to coin- 
 ply with an order given according to the true intent hereof, Penalu. 
 he shall forfeit and pay a fine of fifty cents to the treasurer 
 of said city, for the use of said city. 
 
 8. And be it further ordained, That the dimensions of Dinmensior.s 
 all fire buckets, to be made in future for the inhabitants of of buckets. 
 this city, be not less than the following, viz. : Thirteen in- 
 ches in length, and the internal diameter thereof, eight inches 
 at the top, and seven inches at the bottom. 
 
 ' CHAP. IV. 
 
 A By-Law in addition to a By-Law for preserving tli 
 buildings in the city of Hartford from Fire. 
 
 [Enacted Jun. 15, 1803.] 
 L Approved March 58, 1803.] [Published C. C. April 20, 1803. j 
 
 - . TT) E it ordained by the Jlayor, Aldermen. Common Lights not u> 
 ' _LJ Council and Freemen of the city of Hartford, That lv carried in. 
 no person shall carry into any barn, stable, or hay-loft, to barns ' 8c 
 '
 
 42 Title IX. Virc. 
 
 any lighted candle or lamp not inclosed in a lantern, on tlie 
 Penalty. penalty of five dollars, to be forfeited and paid to the treas- 
 
 urer of said city, for the use of said city. 
 
 -2. And be. it further ordained. That wl:en any minor. 
 Penally incur- apprentice, or slave shall be guilty of any bre.ieh of this by- 
 red by minors } a ^ . the parent, guardian, or master of such minor, appren- 
 J^VK covered tice ; QJ . glavCj shall |)e Ha , |le ^ pfty the pena | ty therefor, and 
 
 the same shall be recoverable of such parent, guardian or 
 master, by action of debt brought on this by-law, before any 
 court proper to try the same. 
 
 3. Jlnd be it further ordained, That the by-law, made 
 
 Repeal. and passed on the 3d day of September, A. D. 1798, entitled 
 
 " A by-law in addition to a by-law for preserving the build- 
 ings in the city of Hartford from lire."' be and the same & 
 
 " A by-law 
 ings in the c 
 hereby repealed. 
 
 CHAP. V. 
 
 A By* Law in addition to a Bj-Law for preserving the 
 buildings in the City of Hartford from Fire. 
 
 [Enacted Nov. 8, 1806.] 
 ,_ Approved Nov. 8, 1806.] [Published C. C. Nov. 26, 1806.] 
 
 BE it ordained by the Mayor. Aldermen, Common Council 
 and Freemen of the city of Hartford. That fur the fur- 
 of ther preservation of said city from fire, a company of fire- 
 lire-men to be men be forthwith raised by voluntary enlistment of the in- 
 habitants of this city, to consist of thirty men. including 
 tli? foremen of such company and his second; who shall be 
 entitled to the same exemptions and liable to the like duties 
 and penalties, which by the by-laws of said city are extended 
 to, and enjoined upon the other fire companies in said city. 
 
 CHAP. VI. 
 
 A By -Law in addition to " A By -Law for preserving the 
 buildings in the city of Hartford from Fire.'* 
 
 [Enacied March 26, 1810.] [Approved. 4th Monday of April, 1810.] 
 [Published A. M. Dec. 20, 1810.]" 
 
 S 1 T--t^ *' ordained by the Mayor. Aldermen, Common 
 
 lj Council, and Freemen of the City of Hariford, 
 
 C'himnics suf- That if any chimney in said city shall take lire and burn in 
 
 jerccl to t:,kc such manner that the flame shall be visible at the top thereof, 
 
 lire, penalty f] ie occupier of the dwelling-house or other building where 
 
 s:i 'h chimney is. shall forfeit and pay to the treasurer of the 
 
 city for the use of the city, aline of two dollars. Provided 
 
 nevertheless^ that the occupiers of dwelling-houses and other 
 
 Proviso. buildings in said city, may at suitable seasons (pursuant to 
 
 the sixth section of the by-Fatr to which this is an addition) 
 
 cleanse the chimnies in their occupation by burning the same. 
 
 without incurring the penalty aforesaid. 
 
 2. Ji::d be it farther ordained. That it shall be tin- duly 
 
 o dis- of the clerk of this city, in (lie month of October annually, to 
 
 ':"f tlf ase a printed abridgement of the laws of Ibis city, ordain- 
 
 ed for preserving the same from fire, to be distributed sever-
 
 Title XL 
 
 ally to all the occupiers of dwelling-houses in this city ; and 
 
 that the twenty-seventh section of the by-law to which this is Repeat. 
 
 an addition be aud the same is hereby repealed. 
 
 CHAP. VII. 
 
 A By-Law in addition to a by-law fop preserving the 
 buildings in the City of Hartford from Fire. 
 
 [Enacted Jan. 5, 1811.] [Approved last Monday of March, 1811." 1 
 
 [Published C. C. April 10, 1811.] 
 
 . T3E it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, Common- 
 ' O Council and Freemen of ike City of Hartford, 
 That whenever any gun-powder exceeding ten pounds weight fiun-powdti- 
 in quantity, shall be transported within the limits of said how to be sc- 
 eity, the casks or other vessels containing such gun-powder cu red. 
 shall be enclosed in suitable sacks, made of leather, er good 
 tight cloth: an?l if any person or persons shall transport or 
 cause to be transported within the limits of said city more 
 than ten pounds weight of gun-powder not so enclosed in 
 sacks, he or they shall forfeit and pay a fine of thirty four Penalty. 
 dollars. 
 
 2. And be it further ordained, That no vessel or other Vessels, &c. 
 water eraft having more than five pounds weight of gun- v.-ith g-un-pow- 
 powder on board, shall be permitted to lie within one hundred dc1 ' rot lo h , 
 and afty feet of the hank of Connecticut river in said city, or at wharves &c 
 of any wharf in said city ; and if any vessel or other water- 
 craft having gun-powder on board as aforesaid, shall lie for 
 the space of one hour within one lr mured and fifty feet of the 
 bank of Connecticut river, or of any wharf in said city, con- 
 trary to this by-law, the master anil owner of such vessel or 
 other water craft shall severally forfeit and pay a fine of 
 thirty-four dollars ; and also an additional tine oi* thirty- p.. n j v 
 four dollars for every twenty -four hours, so long a* such 
 vessel or water-craft shall lie* within one hundred and fifty 
 feet of the bank of Connecticut river, or of such wharf, con- 
 trary to the intent of this by-law. 
 
 3. And be it further ordaiiif,d, r f]i.i whenever five pounds v f , , 
 i , t> ' i i M L i i 11 ^ ot to unlade 
 
 weight oi gun-powder or more shail be laden on board, or gun-powder 
 
 unladen from any vessel in Connecticut river opposite to near 1 the 
 said city, such vessel shall be distant at least one hundred viuuvjs, &<. 
 and fifty feet from the bank of said river in said city, and 
 from any wharf in said city, a:id from any other ve's>;ei i:i 
 said river, (excepting the boat in which such gun-powder 
 shall he carried to or from such vessel.) And if any person ' 
 
 or persons shall lade or unlade gun-powder on board or 
 from any vessel contrary to the regulations prescribed in this 
 fcy-law : such person or persons shall for every such oftasiee penalty hov 
 surfeit and pay a fine of thirty-four dollars. And each and d ; ; " 
 all the fines imposed by this by-law shall bepak! to $h# treas- 
 urer of said '-''iy f^r th** e of said eity.
 
 44' Title IX. Fire. 
 
 . CHAP. VIII. 
 
 A By -Law in addition to, and alteration of a By-Law for 
 preserving the buildings in the City of Hartford from 
 Fire. 
 
 [Enacted Januarv 31, 1812.] [ \pproved last Monday of March 181 2.] 
 " [Published C. C. Sept. 22, 1812.] 
 
 S 1 T-^^ it ordained by the Mayor, Mdfrmen, Common- 
 
 JD Council, and Freemen of the City of Hartford, 
 
 ii^s That whenever it shall be necessary to demolish any building 
 
 >v hen to be de- i n sa i,i c j^y j n on l er tc stop the progress of fire, the s'ame shall 
 
 hshecl. be j one b *. l]ie a( j v i ce an(} direction of the Mayor, or senior 
 
 Alderman, the iirst, second and third fire-wardens, and the 
 
 engineer of said city, or such of them as shall be present at 
 
 sneh fire, or amajoVity of them. 
 
 Compensation 2 ' v ^ Nf ' be it further ordained, That I he sum of eighteen 
 
 to fire-men dollars shall be allowed and paid out of the treasury of said 
 
 du.r *e city to the company of firemen having the management of the 
 
 -- fire-hooks belonging to said city for their services at such 
 
 fires as may happen in said city, when any building or build- 
 
 ings in said city shall be demolished, in pursuance of the 
 
 iirst section of this by-law. And also that the polls of all 
 
 the members of said company of firemen shall be exempted 
 
 from all city taxes, so long as they shall continue members 
 
 of said company. 
 
 Combustible 3. And be it further ordained, That in all cases in which 
 ir.ktc-rials to shavings, straw or other combustible materials shall be suf- 
 be removed. f e red to be or remain in or near any buildings in said city, in 
 such manner as to expose said city to danger from fire, it 
 shall be the duty of the fire-wardens^n their respective wards, 
 to give order to the person or persons occupying the place 
 where such shavings, straw or combustible materials may 
 be, to remove the same, and to keep such place clear of the 
 same; and if such person or persons shall neglect to obey 
 Penalty. such order, iie. she, or they shall forfeit for every such neg- 
 
 lect a fine of five dollars. 
 
 Varnish, &.c 4. nd be it further ordained, That no person shall make 
 not to be made any varnish or boil any oil in any shop, house, store or bnild- 
 insuidcity. ing in said city, without having previously obtained a li- 
 cence therefor from the court of Common Council of said city, 
 on penalty of forfeiti;:-, for so making varnish, a fine of thir- 
 ty dollars, and for so boiling oil a line of five dollars. 
 .,. tf) 3. And be it further ordained, That the aforesaid fines 
 
 whom "to b- shall.be paid to the treasurer of said city, for the use of said 
 paid. city. 
 
 C. Jiirf he it further ordained, That the twenty-fourth 
 Repeal. section of a by-law, entitled" A by-law for preserving the 
 
 buildings in the rity of Hartford from fire.," b<j and the sam 
 is hereby repealed.
 
 TitU X. Geese. *5 
 
 TITLE X. 
 
 A. By -Law for restraining Geese from going at large 
 within the City of Hartford. 
 
 [Enacted Nov. 16, 1803.] 
 [Approved Xov. 16, 1804.] [Published C. C. Oct. 20, 1812.] 
 
 , "D E M ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, Common- 
 * ' MJ Council and Freemen of the City of Hartford, 
 That no geese shall be allowed to go at large on the highways Geese not to 
 or streets, or any other place in said city (except on an in- go at large. 
 closure belonging to the owner of such geese) ; and if any 
 geese shall hereafter be found going at large on any highway, 
 street, or other place in said city (except as aforesaid) it shall 
 be lawful for any freeholder dwell ing in said city to impound Maybe im- 
 such geese in any building or inclosure belonging to such im- pounded. 
 pounder, or to any other person who may consent to such 
 impounding. And the owner of such geese shall pay to Upon what 
 .such impounder five cents for every such goose, before the terms releas-i 
 same shall be released from such pound, and two cents a d. 
 day for every such goose, for feeding the same while im- 
 pounded as aforesaid. And in case the owner or owners of 
 such geese shall not, within three days after such geese shall 
 have been so impounded, pay the impounder the aforesaid ,? 
 
 sums for impounding and feeding such geese, then the im- 
 pounder shall, at any convenient place in said city, by him- 
 self or some meet person by him deputed, sell such geese at 
 public vendue to the highest bidder, setting up on the public Maybe sold 
 sign-post in said city a written advertisement of the time of at vendue. 
 such vendue, therein specifying the number of such geese ; 
 such veiidue to be so advertised at least twenty -four hours 
 before the sale of such geese, and such impounder shall be 
 allowed for his trouble in selling such geese five cents for ev- 
 ery goose by him sold as aforesaid ; and after deducting the Avails how 
 fees and charges aforesaid from the avails of such sales, the disposed of. 
 surplus, if any, shall be paid to the owner of such geese, on 
 his requesting the same, and making good his title to such 
 geese. 
 
 2. And be itfurtfier ordained, That if any person shall p cna ity f or 
 contrary to the intent of this act, rescue any goose or geese, rescue, &c. 
 taken up as aforesaid, out of the custody of any person going 
 to impound the same, or resist them therein, or shall convey 
 such geese out of any building or inclosure used as a pound 
 in manner aforesaid, the party so offending shall forfeit and 
 pay to the person so taking or impounding such geese the 
 sum of two dollars, besides the just damages of the person so 
 taking or impounding such geese, to be. recovered before any 
 CBurt proper to try the same
 
 *6 Title XL Guns. Title XII. Highways. 
 
 TITLE XI. 
 
 A By-Law to prevent the firing of guns and pistols in 
 the city of Hartford. 
 
 [Enacted May 5, 1807.] 
 [Approved May 5, 1807.] [Published A, M. May 21, 1807.] 
 
 r- , T) E it ordained by the Jlfayor, Jlldcrmen, Common 
 
 Jj Council, and Freemen of the City of Hartford, That 
 
 Ko guns, &.c. n gun or pistol shall be fired at any time within the limits of 
 
 to be fired, ex- said city, unless it be on some public day of review, and by or- 
 
 cept, &c. ej er O f the officers of the military companies in said city ; and 
 
 whoever shall fire any gun or pistol contrary to the form and 
 
 effect of this by-law, shall for every such offence, forfeit and 
 
 Penalty. pay the sum of two dollars to be recovered by due process in 
 
 any court in said city proper to try the same. 
 
 2. And ivhereas* firing of guns and pistols are most fre- 
 quently done by apprentices and minors under age ivho are. 
 unable to pay the penalty aforesaid, 
 
 J*ennlty incur- ^ e it further ordained, That whenever any minor or ap- 
 
 red by minors prentice shall be guilty of any breach of this act, the parent, 
 
 to be recover- guardian, or master of such minor or apprentice, shall be 
 
 ed of parents, liable to pay the forfeiture abovementioired, and the same 
 
 shall be recoverable of such parent, guardian or master, by 
 
 action of debt brought on this act before any court in said 
 
 city proper to try the same And that the by-law approved in 
 
 March 1791 entitled " An act for the preventing of firing of 
 
 Repeal. S uns ant ^ pistols in the city of Hartford" be and the same is 
 
 hereby repealed. 
 
 TITLE XII. Highways. 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 A By -Law relative to the Highways and Streets in the 
 City of Hartford. 
 
 [Approved 4th Monday of Sept. 1784] [Published C. C. Oct. 5, 1784."] 
 [Enacted 4th Monday of Sept. 1784.] 
 
 6 1 1-^.^ ^ enac ted by the Mayor. JHdermen, Common- 
 jij Council, and Freemen of the City of Hartford, 
 Committee to That there shall be chosen in city meetings, three persons to 
 superintend he a committee, whose business and duty shall be to superin- 
 Jiighways and f en( ] am j direct a u matters relative to highways and streets 
 ^nccs Ve & miS ' * u 8 &i ( l city, and said committee shall take notice of the en- 
 croachments, obstructions or nuisances that are or shall In- 
 made and done thereon, and use proper measures for remo- 
 ving or preventing the same ; and in cases of special difficul- 
 ty, said committee are to apply to the court of Common Coun- 
 cil of said city for direction, and when and so often as re- 
 quired, shall make report to said court of Common Council 
 of the situation of said highways or streets, and pursue such 
 ocom- orders as said court shall give respecting the same ; and any 
 <nrm rntjiv-.U. house, shop or building of any kind, erected or set up i;i and 
 npon said highways or streets, and every incumbrance, en- 
 oroachmrnt or obstruction, made or done in and upon said
 
 Title XII. Highways. 47 
 
 highways or streets, by any person or persons, shall be deem- Any building-, 
 ed a nuisance, and said committee shall notify such person **c. on high- 
 er persons to remove such nuisances, and repair all damages ^^ a a 
 caused thereby, within such time as said committee shall see 
 fit, and any person or persons being duly notified as afore- 
 said, who shall not comply therewith, and obey the orders of 
 said committee respecting the removing of such nuisances 
 and repairing all damages done thereby, shall for the erect- 
 ing or setting up any house, shop, or building as aforesaid, 
 or for neglecting or refusing to remove the same, oir notice 
 given as aforesaid, incur a penalty of ten pounds lawful mon- 
 ey, to the treasury of said city, and for every other incum- 10J for not 
 brance, obstruction, and encroachment made, or done in, and removing the 
 upon said highways or streets as aforesaid, such person or sarnc- 
 persons doing, or procuring the same to be done as aforesaid, 
 or refusing, or neglecting to remove the same on notice given, 
 shall incur a penalty of one pound lawful money, to the 
 treasury of said city, and said committee shall in the name 
 of the treasurer of said city, solely prosecute all breaches of 
 this paragraph of this act, to, and for the use of said city. 
 And whereas, many things are done and practised in and up- 
 on said highways and streets, detrimental to the convenience, 
 and beauty of the same, which to define and prevent, Be it 
 enacted, that the setting up any gates, bars, rails, or fence 
 upon or across said highways or streets, the making any 
 bridge or hull thereupon ; the filling up any canal or obstruc- 
 ting or altering the course of any run of water in said high- 
 ways or said streets : also any and every heap or heaps of What are 
 fire woody timber, planks, boards, shingles, hoops, staves, deemed nais- 
 rails. fencing stuff, lumber, or rubbish of any kind, any pile ances - 
 or piles of brick or stone, laid in and upon said highways or 
 streets, any cart, sled, or carriage, belonging to any inhab- 
 itant of said city being thereon, shall all and every of them 
 be deemed a nuisance ; and any person or persons doing or 
 procuring to be done, any or either of the aforesaid nuisances 
 on said highways or streets, shall therefor incur a penalty of 
 twenty shillings lawful money, to the treasury of said city ; 20;, penalty 
 and said committee shall prosecute the same to effect, to and 
 for tlie use of said city. And any person or persons who 
 shall incur any penalty by virtue of this act, and judgment 
 be rendered against him, or them therefor, for any nuisance, 
 who shall not remove the same, and repair all damages eau- 
 aed thereby, within one week after said penalty has been so 
 incurred, or judgment rendered as aforesaid, shall per week 
 for every week such nuisance shall remain, or the damages 
 caused thereby be unrepaired, incur a farther penalty of five 
 shillings lawful money to the treasury of said city ; and said ^" J> 1i)ep v> Cf 
 committtee shall prosecute the same to effect, for the use and jng^e'same!" 
 benefit of said city ; and said committee may remove or pro- 
 cure to be removed, any nuisances in and upon said highways Committee to 
 or streets, when and so often as the person or persons making remove. 
 or procuring the same to be made are unknown, or do refuse 
 or neglect to remove said nuisances, and the said committee 
 shall exhibit their reasonable account of the expences or costs 
 of removing such nuisances to two of the aldermen of said 
 city, who may liquidate and allow said account, if the same 
 does not amount to more than the sum of four pounds lawful
 
 4S Title XII. Highways. 
 
 Their ac- money, but iu case said account shall amount to more than 
 counts how the sum of four pounds lawful money, the same shall be li- 
 adjusted. quidated and allowed by the Court of Common Council, and 
 
 the aforesaid accounts so allowed, shall be paid by such per- 
 son or persons so neglecting or refusing to remove said nui- 
 sance, as a penalty therefor : but when and so often as any 
 b"* P a\Tby t0 P ena lty shall not be recovered on a prosecution by said corn- 
 persons "uilty. mittee,* or any expences for removal of nuisances cannot be 
 obtained or recovered from the persons guilty of the same, th 
 costs f prosecution and the aforesaid account of expences, 
 kn shall be defrayed out of the treasury of said city, and the 
 
 be^aicToivt of courts m SSL *& Cl *? before whom such prosecution is had, may 
 the treasury, draw orders on the treasury of said city in favour of said 
 committee, for the sum of such costs of prosecution, and any 
 two aldermen may so draw orders as aforesaid, to the amount 
 of four pounds, for the payment of any such account so al- 
 lowed by them, and the court of common councillor the pay- 
 Accounts how ment of any such accounts aforesaid, as shall be allowed by 
 paid. sa id court of common council. 
 
 2. Provided, This act shall not be construed to prevent 
 Proviso. any person, or persons from landing from his or their vessel^ 
 
 boat or any kind of water-craft, any articles whatever, upon 
 those parts or places, of said high-ways, or streets, commonly 
 used as, and called public landing places, in said city ; and 
 such articles may remain on said landing places, for the term 
 of three days, and no longer, from the time they were land- 
 ed, unless some unavoidable circumstances make it necessary, 
 that any articles should remain on said landing places a fur- 
 ther term of time, in which case said committee may on ap- 
 plication, permit them to remain so long as they shall judge 
 necessary. 
 
 3. And said committee shall assign and make out sufV 
 iicient and commodious places, on such parts of those high- 
 ways or streets, most convenient therefor, and for the public, 
 for the laying and piling up such articles as shall be brought 
 Places to be to said city, for sale or exportation, by any person or persons 
 assigned for living out of said city, and also for the tight seizing and secur- 
 broufhTVo in S al1 kinds of lumber floating or floated down Connecticut 
 this city, and river,and the person or persons so bringing said articles to said 
 securing lum- city as aforesaid, or any inhabitant or inhabitants of said city. 
 her. who take up, tight seize, or secure any lumber as aforesaid, 
 
 jnay any thing in this act notwithstanding, lay, and pile up 
 the same on said places, where they may remain under th 
 direction of said committee, so long as they shall permit t 
 and no longer. 
 
 Committee to 4. rfnd be it -further enacted, That any person or per- 
 altow persons sens about to erect, set up, or repair any house, shop, or build- 
 tmilding-, &c. j n g w ithin said city shall previous to his so doing, inakt- 
 known such his, or their intentions to said committee, who 
 shall repair to the place whore said hou^e. shop or building 
 is to be erected, set up or repaired, and being satisfied thai 
 - no encroachment is about to bo made thereby on said high- 
 ways or streets, said committee shall allow, stake, or mark 
 Part of the ou t to such person, or persons, so much ot'ihe said high-way* 
 highway to OJ . s ( reets f or } t j s or \} ie [ r usc , f or t] ie laving necessary imtte- 
 i ay materials. . , ,, . ., ,. . , , . 7 .. , . 
 
 rials lor building and lor so long a tune as shall be found ne- 
 cessary, where said materials shall be allowed io he laid and 
 as aforesaid.
 
 Tttk XII. Highways. 49 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 n Act in addition to a By -Law, entitled " A By-Law 
 relative to the Highways and Streets in the City of 
 Hartford." 
 
 [Enacted 4-th Monday of Nov. 1789.] 
 [Approved 4th Monday of Nov. 1789.] [Published C. C. N 
 
 ^ TJ 
 ' JLJ 
 
 Nov. 9, 1789J 
 
 E it ordained by the 4fft//")', Mdermen, Common- 
 Council and Freemen of the City of Hartford, 
 That any person or persons, designing to erect any dwelling Committee to 
 house, shop, or building except out houses, as hereafter de- direct relative 
 scribed, in said city, shall previous to hi.-;, or their so doing, to erecting 
 apply to the committee of said city, appointed to direct all 
 matters relative to high-ways in said city, and make known 
 to said committee his or their intentions of building, and 
 said committee shall on every such application repair to the 
 place where said building is to be erected, and there, ac- 
 cording to the plan and dimensions proposed by the per- 
 son or persons about to erect the same, allow, mark 
 and stake out the ground for the foundation of the same, 
 on such building spot, in such manner and place thereon as 
 shall best correspond with the line of the street, whereon 
 such building is to be erected, and be most regularly propor- 
 tioned to the situation of the adjacent buildings, so far as the 
 same can be done without material injury to the property of 
 individuals therein interested, and if any person be aggriev- 
 ed by the decision of said committee, he shall be allowed an 
 appeal to the court of Common Council in said city, and if 
 any person or persons shall hereafter erect, cr set up any 
 house, shop or other building in said city, without having 
 previously obtained the allowance and consent of said com- 
 mittee or court of Common Council, ia manner aforesaid, or 
 jshall erect and set up any building in a manner contrary to 
 their allowance and direction or that of said court of Common 
 Council as aforesaid, every such person or persons shall for 
 the erection of every such building in said city, forfeit and 
 pay the sum of ti ve pounds lawful money. 
 
 $ 2. Jlnd be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, Out heus&s 
 That no person or persons shall hereafter without special li- ""here to be 
 eeuce from the court of Common Council in said city first erected - 
 had and obtained, build, erect or set up in said city, any 
 barn, wood-house, carriage-house, shed necessary-house, or 
 other out houses whatsoever, shops and store-houses only 
 excepted, within three rods of the front of any of the public 
 streets or highways in said city, and ihat all and every such 
 *mt house hereafter erected in manner aforesaid, without such 
 licence first obtained shall be deemed a nuisance, and if any 
 person or persons shall erect or .set up any such ot!l-hoiie 
 without licence, contrary to the form and effect of this by-- 
 law, he or they shall forfeit and pay for every such instance 
 f building and erecting the same, the sum of twenty shilr 
 lings lawful money, and any pe.-son, or persons, who shall 
 incur aiiy penalty for erecting any such out-house in manner 
 aforesaid, and judgment be rendered against him, or them 
 therefor, who shall not remove the same, and repair all daa^
 
 50 Title XH. Highways. 
 
 ages caused thereby within one week after such judgment 
 shall be rendered therefor, shall for every week such nui- 
 sance shall remain and he kept up. forfeit and pay the fur- 
 ther penalty of tive shillings lawful money per week. 
 f e be lti6 L h vT 3> ** nd be U farther ordained* That all penalties incur- 
 to e rt i- r(t| | jjj. v i r t ue O f this by-law, shall be recover:. 1 ie by actioa 
 of debt before any court in said city proper to uy the same, 
 oue moiety thereof to the person who shall prosecute th* 
 same to effect, and the other moiety to the use of the treas- 
 ury of said city, and it shall be the duty of the said commit- 
 tee to enquire of and prosecute all breaches of this act, ex- 
 cept where the same shall be prosecuted by some private 
 person, by action in manner aforesaid. 
 
 CHAP. III. 
 An Act concerning Foot-AValks in the city of Hartford, 
 
 [Enacted April 1, 1793.] 
 [Approved April 1, 1793.] [Published C. C. April 22, 1793.] 
 
 ,. "C^^ ^ ordained hy the Jffaywr, Aldermen Common 
 X3 Council, and Freemen of ihe city of Hartford, 
 Foot -Walks That no trees shall be planted, nor any po^ts or other ob- 
 atructe^ Cl> structions set or placed within the limits 'of any side-walk or 
 foot-way in the highways in this city ; but every tree he re af- 
 ter planted, and all posts or other obstructions which may or 
 do hereafter impede or incommode the passage in said foot- 
 ways shall be considered as nuisances. 
 
 Penalty for fld be it further ordained, That if any person shall 
 
 injuring loot- wilfully or negligently ride or drive any kind of carriage or 
 
 w ^y. vehicle upon or against any paved or gravelled foot-way, or 
 
 shall break down, or injure any post or tree standirg in the 
 
 line between the foot and cart-ways, or shall break r injure 
 
 any railing placed in the said line to guard said foot-ways, 
 
 lie shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding three dollars, to 
 
 be recovered to the use of any person suing for the same, and 
 
 shall make good all damages that may be sustained thereby. 
 
 CHAP. IV. 
 
 A By-Law relative to Side-Walks in the City of Hart- 
 ford. 
 
 [Enacted April R, 1800.] 
 A I; p.'oved April 3, 1800.] [Published C. C. April 14, 1800.J 
 
 f T)E ** ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen. Cmnmon- 
 ID Council, and Freanev . of the city of Hartford^ 
 
 Commoncoun- That the court of common-council of said city be, and they 
 
 cil empowered hereby are authorized and empowered from tune to time, at; 
 
 to fix level, &c. public convenience may require, to designate and fix the 
 
 v width, course, height, and level of said Walks, in and upon 
 
 the streets and highways in said thy. 
 
 ,, c i c .. 2. And for the pun;i;sc of ri'iitlci Ing such .side-walks 
 
 ictors to convenient, said court of common council, may from time to 
 
 level or raise to time, give Ofder to the proprietor or proprietors of the 
 
 lands, or buildings fronting upon such si<]"-v,><j!kg, at their
 
 Title XII. Highways. bl 
 
 own expence to level or raise the same on their several fronts. 
 According to the width, course, height, and level designated 
 as aforesaid ; and may limit such time as they shall deem 
 reasonable for the levelling or raising the same. 
 
 3. And if any such proprietors shall neglect so to level Wav p rccurf > 
 or raise such side -walks, within such time as said court of it done ifpio- 
 common council shall have so 1 aiited, said court of common prietors neg-- 
 eouncil may, in such case, appoint and employ some meet per- * ect - 
 son to lay out and expend a sum not exceeding thirty-four dol- 
 lars in levelling the side-walk on the front oi* any o'r every in- 
 dividual proprietor or proprietors neglecting as aforesaid, 
 and shall adjust the account of such expence, and order the 
 same to he paid out of the treasury of said city. 
 
 4. And the proprietor or proprietors neglecting as afore- Penalty for 
 said shall severally aud respectively forfeit and pay to the neglect. 
 treasurer of said city, for the use of said city, a penalty equal 
 to the respective sum or sums expended as aforesaid in con- 
 sequence of the neglect of such proprietor or proprietors. 
 
 5. And when any side-walk shall cross a street or high- Oos?-\>. aiki ut 
 way, said court of common-council may cause the same to expence of 
 tie suitably levelled or raised at the expence of said city. cit ;'- 
 
 CHAP. V. 
 
 A By-Law in addition to a By-Law relative to Side- 
 Walks in the City of Hartford. 
 
 [Enacted Xov. 29, 18f-0.~i 
 [Approved, Jan. 1, 1801.] [Published, C. C. Jan. 12, 1801.] 
 
 f . T3E it ordained by the JKayov, Jlldermen, Comir.on 
 LJ Council, and Freemen of the City of Hartford, That 
 if any person shall wilfully cr negligently ride or drive any H-;rses, &.c. 
 kind of carriage, or vehicle, or ride, lead, or drive any horse not \ be driv - 
 upon any side-walk in said city, now laid out, or hereafter to en &c - " n 
 be laid out, unless for the purpose of necessarily crossing 
 such side-walk, such person shall for every such offence for- 
 feit and pay the sum of fifty cents to the treasurer of said p e naltv. 
 city, for the use of said city. 
 
 2. And be it further ordained, That if any person shall i r ,j tirv lo J. A :I. 
 wilfully or negligently break do^n or injure any post or tree ing-, See. 
 standing in the line between any side-walk and cart-way in 
 said city, or any railing placed in such line to guard such 
 side-walk, he shall forfeit and pay to the party injured there- 
 by, the sum of one dollar, and also pav to such party his Pcnau 
 just damages. 
 
 3. JJnd whereas th" practice of standing in the aide 
 walks on the bridge over the little river, in said city, is incom- 
 modious to passejigers, 
 
 Therefore be it ordained, That if any person shall by standing in 
 standing in or upon cither of the side -walks on said bridge side-w 
 impede, hinder, or incommode any other person while pas- Bndg-e pro- 
 sing or endeavouring to pass on such side-walks, every per- ; ' ^-^ 
 son so impeding, hindering, or incommoding, shall forfeit a -id 
 pay the sum of fifty cents, to the treasurer of said city for p--u!t 
 the use of said city. 
 
 4. And. be it further erdaintd. That if any minor, ap-
 
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 52 'rule XII. 
 
 Parents, &c. prentice, or slave, shall be guilty of any breach of this by- 
 liable for pen- j aw? the parent, guardian, or master of such minor, appren- 
 a ties mcurr tj ce or slave, shall be liable to pay the aforesaid forfeiture 
 by minors, Ike. ,i * * \ t\ \ iii i_ 
 
 therefor, and the same shall be recoverable of sueh parent* 
 
 guardian, or master by action of debt. 
 CHAP. VI, 
 
 A By-Law to designate the altitude of the Streets and 
 Highways in the City of Hartford. 
 
 [Enacted August 4, 1893 ] 
 [Approved August 8, 1803.] "[Published C. C. August 24, 1803. j 
 
 E it ordained by the Mayor, Mdermen. Common-Council, 
 > and Freeman' of the City of Hartford, That the court 
 Common coun- of common-council of said city be. and they hereby are author- 
 cil author. '--d i/ed from time to time, as public convenience may require, 
 t( J. fix r>it t itl !J le to designate and fix the altitude, level, ascent and descent of 
 8tree ' the streets and highways in said city : and such streets and 
 highways shall hereafter be constructed and made confor- 
 mable to the altitude, level, ascent and descent so to he de- 
 signated and fixed. 
 
 CHAP. VII. 
 
 A By-Law in further addition to a By-Law relative to 
 the Streets and Highways in the City of Hartford. 
 
 [Enacted March 25, 1811.] 
 [Approved April 22, 1811.] [Published C. C. June 12, 1811.] 
 
 E it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, Common-Coun- 
 cil and Freemen of the City of Hartford. ThfLt no per- 
 'Cross-Yoalks, son shall obstmet any street or highway in said city, or any 
 &c r,-?t t be cross-walk therein by permitting his team, eart, waggon, 
 r ,nd by carr j a g ej s } e( ^ sleigh or trucks to stand upon or near such 
 -aras, -c cross-walk, or in or near the middle of SHC)I street or high- 
 way ; but where teams, carts, waggons, carriages, sleds, 
 sleighs or trucks shall be permitted to stand in said streets 
 or highways, they shall be placed as near as may be to the 
 side of such street; or highway, and not upon any such cross- 
 walk : and it shall be the duty of the Mayor and of each of 
 Mayor, Sec. the Aldermen and Common-Council men of said city, when- 
 imy order ever any street, highway or cross-walk in said city shall bfe 
 their removal, obstructed contrary to the intent of this by-law, to 'order the 
 owner or driver of such team, cart, waggon, carriage, slod, 
 sk'igh or trucks to remove the same to such convenient 
 place as said Mayor, Alderman, or Common Council man 
 shall designate 5 and if such owner or driver shall neglect 
 Penalty for or refuse to obey such order, he shall forfeit and pay a fine 
 disobedience of one dollar to the treasurer of tJie city for the use of said 
 of such orders, ei-v 
 
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 Title XIII. Jurors. XJY. Markets. 5s 
 
 CHAP. VIII. 
 
 A By-Law for the prevention of nuisances in the public 
 Ferry place in the city of Hartford. 
 
 [Enacted November 29. 1800.] 
 f Approved January 1, 1801.] [Published C. C. January 12, 1801.] 
 
 BE it ordained by the JUayor, Aldermen, Common Coun- 
 cil and Freemen of the city of Hartford, That no ves- 
 sel, boat, or water craft of any kind (excepting ferry boats) Vessels, &c. 
 shall be permitted to lie in Connecticut river in the public not to lie in 
 ferry place, in said city, and if any person shall place or lay ferr y P lace - 
 any vessel, boat or water-craft, of any kind) excepting as 
 aforesaid) in said ferry place, he shall forfeit and pay to the 
 treasurer of said city, for the use of said city one dollar, and 
 the further sum of fifty cents for every hour such vessel, boat, 
 or water-craft shall continue to lie in said ferry place. And 
 it shall be the duty of the ferry men and it shall be lawful 
 for any inhabitant of said city to remove such vessel, boat or 
 water-craft, out of said ferry 'place as a nuisance. 
 
 TITLE XIII. Jurors. 
 
 An act relative to the Penalties to be incurred by Jurors 
 refusing to serve. 
 
 [Enacted July 19, 1784.] 
 Approved July 20, ! 784 ] [Published C. C. 27th July 1784.] 
 
 BE it ordainedby the Mayor, Aldermen, Common Council 
 and Freemen of the City of Hartford, That any Juror 
 for said city, being legally summoned and returned to serve 
 as a juryman at any city court in said city, who shall neg- 
 lect or refuse to attend the same, agreeable to such summons, 
 shall forfeit and pay to the treasurer of said city, the sum 
 of twenty shillings lawful money, unless said court shall OB 20*. for non- 
 hearing his reasons for non-attendance judge the same to be attendance. 
 sufficient. 
 
 TITLE XIV. Martets. 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 A By-Law relative to the erecting of Markets in the 
 city of Hartford. 
 
 [Enacted March 15, 1811.] [Approved last Monday of March, 1811.] 
 [Published C. C. May 1, 1811.] 
 
 WHEREAS Solomon Porter, Thomas Bull and others, have 
 petitioned the court of Common Council to lay out a suf- 
 ficient quantity of ground for the purpose of building a 
 Market in this city, in a place where it will best accom- 
 modate the greatest portion of its citizens, and represent- 
 ing that if said court wilt lay out such ground, a market 
 will be immediately built thereon free of expence to said 
 city, and on terms satltftictoru to tfte corporation of 
 <dty :
 
 Si Titk XIV. Marktl* 
 
 K i T^-^ ^ ordained by the Mayor, Mdermen, Cwnmoii- 
 
 * JLJ Council and Freemen of the City of Hartford, 
 
 Permission That permission be and the same is hereby granted to the 
 
 granted to e- said petitioners, and their associates, to erect a market on a 
 
 rect a market certain piece of ground in said city, bounding east on the 
 
 on state h se weg ^ jj ne O f p ros p ec t street continued, extending westwardly 
 
 one hundred feet, the south line to be twenty one feet north 
 
 of the south line of state-house square, and parallel thereto, 
 
 and the north line of said piece of ground to be eighteen feet 
 
 north of said south line thereof and parallel thereto. 
 
 2. Jlnd be it further ordained, That the terms on which 
 Terms on said market shall be erected, be as follov, s, viz. That said 
 which it may market shall be erected free of expence to said city That 
 tie erected. said market shall be under the sole regulation and controul 
 of said city. That the rents which shall be received from 
 all and every part of said market shall be first applied to 
 keeping the same in repair, the compensation to the clerk, 
 and the remainder to be divided among those who shall have 
 advanced the funds to build said market, in proportion to 
 their several advances. That whenever the dividends as 
 above made shall amount to the capital and six per cent per 
 annum interest thereon, the whole market shall be the prop- 
 erty of said city : And that said city shall always have a 
 right to purchase said market by paying to the proprietors a 
 sum not exceeding the amount by them advanced for building 
 the same. 
 
 3. Jlnd whereas James Ward and his associates? have rep- 
 resented to the court of Common Council that they are de- 
 sirous of erecting, free of expence to said city, a market for 
 public use over mill river in said city, on the west side of the 
 bridge over said river : Therefore, 
 
 Permission to ^ M ordained, That permission be and the same is here- 
 erect a market by granted to the said James Ward and his associates to 
 orer mill-river erect free of expence to said city, a market for public use in 
 said city over said river on the west side of said bridge, at a 
 distance of not less than five feet from said bridge : and the 
 height of said market from the eves to the floor thereof shall 
 not exceed eight feet : and said market shall at all times be 
 subject to be regulated by the by-laws of said city, to be, made 
 in pursuance of the act of incorporation. 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 A By-Law regulating public Markets in the City of 
 Hartford. 
 
 [Enacted July 27% 1811.] 
 [Approved August 1, 1811.] [Published C. C. August 14, 1811.] 
 
 E it ordained by the Mayor, Mdermen, Common- 
 Council, and Freemen of the City of Hartford, 
 Two public That the market-house on state house square and the mar- 
 market houses ket-house which is begun to be built over the little-river west 
 established. of the bridge be public market-houses, for butchers and all 
 other persons resorting thereto, to sell beef, pork, veal, mut- 
 ton, lamb, poultry, vegetables, butter, cheese, and such oth- 
 er articles as are usually sold in a public market. 
 
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 Title X1Y. Markets. 55 
 
 2. Be it further ordained, That every day in the Market days, 
 Week (except Sunday) he a public market-day, within the 
 following limits., viz. Connecticut river on the east, the little- 
 river on the south, maiden-lane and back-street on the west, 
 and on the north Morgan-street and that part of main-street 
 which is between back-street and Morgan-street, including Limits, 
 the buildings on both sides of said maiden-lane, back-street, 
 Morgan-street, and the abovementioned part of main-street ; 
 also including that part of main-street which lies between 
 the north bank of the little-river and the south meeting- 
 house. 
 
 3. And be it further ordained, That no butcher or any Meat not to be 
 other person shall sell, nor shall any person purchase, any sold, &c. ex- 
 beef, pork, veal, mutton, lamb, sniaJl meat, or poultry, in any cept at market 
 part of this city, within the aforesaid limits, except at one of 
 said markets, until after the hour of twelve o'clock, on each 
 of said market-days, under the penalty of one dollar and fif- Penally for. 
 ty cents for each offence : Provided. That this prohibition Proviso. 
 shall not extend to merchants or others purchasing beef or 
 pork for packing or exportation : And it is further provided, 
 That this prohibition shall not extend to that part of main- 
 street which lies between the dwelling-house of Jonathan 
 Brace, esq. and the south meeting-house, until such time as 
 the aforesaid market over the little-river shall be built and 
 a clerk thereof appointed. 
 
 4 And be it further ordained, That the court of Com- Clerks to be 
 mon-Council shall from time to time, as occasion may re- appointed; 
 quire, appoint some meet person to be clerk of each of the 
 aforesaid markets respectively, who shall severally attend 
 at least once on every day in which the market or markets 
 shall be open, and as far as in his power preserve peace and Duty of. 
 order in the market ; and cause all rules and orders relative 
 to said markets to be obeyed. 
 
 5. And be it further ordained, That the clerks of said 
 markets respectively shall at all times cause said markets to 
 be kept clean and free from all kind of filth and putrefac- 
 tion. 
 
 6. And be it further ordained, That all articles weighed Weight to be 
 at either of said markets shall be weighed in scales and not taken in scales. 
 otherwise ; and if any person or persons shall weigh at ei- 
 tker of said markets any article or artcles except in scales, 
 he, she or they so doing shall forfeit and pay a fine of one 
 dollar. 
 
 7. And be it further ordained, That the clerks of said Clerk to seiz* 
 markets respectively, shall inspect the weights and measures false weights. 
 used therein ; and if any of them on comparison with the 
 true and lawful standard of weights and measures, shall be 
 found to be false, they severally shall seize and hold in their 
 custody such false weights and measures, and the same shall 
 be forfeited; and if any person shall have used any such Penalty for 
 false weight or measure knowing it to be such, he shall for- using ialse 
 feit and pay a fine of thirty dollars. 
 
 8. And be it further ordained, That no person shall sell Penalty fo:- 
 or oiTer for sale in either of said markets, or in any part of sell i? bad 
 the city any blown meat or meazly pork, or any unwhole- P TOTJ - 
 some or stale articles of provision under the penalty ef fjv 
 dollars for each offence.
 
 Title XIV. JUarlutt. 
 
 Breaches of 
 peace in mar- 
 ket. 
 
 Penalty for. 
 
 Clerk author- 
 ized to sup- 
 press. 
 
 To command 
 assistance. 
 
 Wenalty for 
 disobeying 
 
 Fines, &c. for 
 use of citv. 
 
 Clerk to report 
 to city attor- 
 ney. 
 
 Copy of this 
 law to be post- 
 ed up iu mar- 
 kets. 
 
 City not to be 
 at expence, 
 except. 
 
 9. Bnd be it farther ordained, That all persons shall 
 demean themselves peaceably in said markets ; aud if any 
 person or persons shall disturb the peace by offensive or tn 
 m:ilt:ious carriage, threatening, traducing, quarrelling, chal 
 leuging, assaulting or striking any other person, such person 
 or persons so offending shall forfeit and pay a fine not ex- 
 ceeding ten dollars : and immediately upon such disturbance 
 being made the clerk of the market shall order such person 
 or persons to depart forthwith from the market place : and 
 iu case of refusing to depart, such clerk shall by force turn 
 such person or persons out from the market place : and if 
 opposition shall be made to such clerk in the execution of the 
 aforesaid authority? he shall have full power at his discre- 
 tion to command such assistance of suitable persons being in 
 said market as he shall judge needful, to assist him iu hi* 
 office and duty ; and whoever being of age and ability, and 
 bein^ so commanded, shall neglect or refuse to assist such 
 clerk in the execution of his office as aforesaid, shall forfeit 
 and pay a fine of five dollars. 
 
 10. And be it further ordained, That each and all the 
 aforesaid tines, penalties and forfeitures shall be to the treas- 
 urer of said city for the use of said city : and it shall be the 
 duty of the clerks of said markets respectively to report te 
 the city attorney all breaches of this by-law that shall come 
 to their knowledge. 
 
 11. And be U further ordaiiitd, That the clerks of said 
 markets respectively shall post up, and at all times keep 
 posted up on each end of the said market houses, a written 
 or printed copy of this by-law for the information of all per- 
 sons concerned. 
 
 12. And be it further ordained, That said city sliall not 
 be holden to defray any expenee that shall arise in carrying 
 into effect the regulations of this by-law, except the cost of 
 suits to bs brought by the city attorney for the recovery of 
 penalties and forfeitures. 
 
 13. And be it further ordained, That " a by-law rela- 
 tive to a market" passed in the year 1796 and " a by-law i 
 regulate a public market within the city of Hartford" passed 
 in the year 1805. ba and the same are hereby repealed. 
 
 Forestalling: 
 fire -wood. 
 
 Penalty For. 
 
 CHAP. III. 
 
 A By -Law to prevent the practice of forestalling and 
 regrating. 
 
 [Enacted July 27, 1811.] 
 [Approved 1st Monday of Aug. 1811.] Published C.C. Sept. 11, II 
 
 & T> E it ordained by the Mayor. Aldermen* Cowmor,- 
 13 Council and Freemen of the City ef Iforf/ord, 
 That no person shall purchase any fire-wpod in said city, 
 or on the way to market in said city, with intent to sell the 
 same again ; nor having pureluased the same as aforesaid 
 and with such intent shall sell the same in said ci(y. awl ii' 
 any person or persons shall purchase or sell any fire-wood, 
 contrary to the intent of this by-law, he, she, or they shall 
 forfeit and pay a fine, of thirty-four dollar^ if ih* value of
 
 Title XV. Meetings. 57 
 
 h wood equal or exceed that sum ; but if* the value of 
 such wood be less than that sum, then the tine shall be 
 equal to such value. 
 
 2. And be it further wdained, That no person shall Forestalling 
 purchase any poultry in said city, or on the way to market in of P 1 -u^y 
 said city, with intent to sell the" same within the jurisdiction ! ;rohlblte "- 
 of said city, nor having purchased the same as aforesaid 
 and with such intent shall sell the same within the jurisdic- 
 tion of said city ; and if any person or p -sons shall pur- 
 chase or sell any poultry contrary to the intent of this by- 
 law, he she or they shall forfeit and po y a fine of five dollars. Penalty. 
 
 3. And be it further ordained, That no person shall Forestalling 
 purchase in any public market or other place in said aity, of beef, &c. 
 with intent to sell again in said city, any beef, pork, vea'l, prohibited. 
 mutton, lamb, butter, or any other articles usually sold in 
 such markets, until after the hour of twelve o'clock of the 
 same day, under the penalty of live dollars for each offence. Penalty, 
 Provided that this prohibition shall not extend to merchants 
 or others purchasing beef, pork or butter for packing or ex- Previse 
 jiortation. 
 
 TITLE XV. Meetings. 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 A By-LaAV directing the manner of warning meetings of 
 the court of Common Council and of the city of Hart- 
 ford. 
 
 [Enacted October 1st, 1312.] 
 Approved October 19ih, 1812.] [Published 0. C. Oct. 27, 1812.] 
 
 , "D^ *t cnac ted ty t.'ic .Yr:,yor, Aldermen., Common 
 
 * ' JJ Council, and Freemen of the city of Hartford, 
 in legal meeting assembled, That the Mayor of siiid city, or Mayor, &c. 
 in his absence the senior Alderman present in said city, n ' " yarn 
 whenever he shall judge it to be necessary or proper, may, "ommo^couS- 
 and he is hereby empowered to issue his warrant, directed to c ]\ f 
 either sheriff of said tity, or to any suitable person to be by 
 him named, in said warrant, for the calling of a court of 
 common council of said city, to be holden at such time and 
 place as the Mayor or Alderman issuing said warrant shall 
 therein appoint ; and the sheriff or person to whom said war- 
 rant shall be directed, receiving the same, shall give notice to Sheriff, &c. te 
 every member of said court of Common Council, by reading S lVe notice. 
 said warrant in his hearing, or leaving a true and attested 
 copy thereof, at his usual place of abode in said city. 
 
 *2. And be it further enacted. That it shall be the Duty of may- 
 duty of the Mayor of said city, or in his absence the senior or to . 
 Alderman of said city, upon application to him made in wri- ^appUca'tFon 
 ting, signed by two of the Aldermen of said city, or six of g ic- ' 
 the common council of said city, forthwith to call a meet- 
 ting of the Common Council of said city, by issuing his war- 
 rant, and causing the same to be served in the manner pre- 
 scribed in the first paragraph of this act. 
 
 3. And be it further enacted. That the court of Common Common coun- 
 
 Council, whenever they shall judge a city meeting to be ne- cil may order 
 
 cessary, may at any legal meeting ef said court, order that, a * 
 
 8
 
 Tifle XV. Meetings. 
 
 Mayor to 5s- 
 -i.ie his \v.,r- 
 aat. 
 
 How served. 
 Proviso. 
 
 In certain cas- 
 es printed no- 
 tices to be giv- 
 en. 
 
 Warrants to 
 be returned. 
 
 Repeal. 
 
 city meet in be culled ; whereupon it shall be the duty of the 
 Mayer, <r hi IK* to-eiiee oi'the senior Alderman present in 
 said city, lo issue ii?.* \v:\n ;i;U, directed to either of the sher- 
 iffs of said city, or to any freeman of .said city, named in said 
 warrant, /or the calling a city meeting to be ho! in at the 
 state hoase, or other convenient place in said cify, at such 
 time as said court of Common Council shall judge proper, 
 and the sheriff or freeman receiving such warrant to him di- 
 rected as aforesaid, shall give notice of the time and place of 
 holding said city meeting, in one or more of the public news- 
 paper; primed in said city, and shall also fix a true and at- 
 tested copy of his warrant upon the sign post, the state 
 house, the two public 'markets, the great bridge, and the 
 town bridge in said city, provided said warning for such 
 city meeting shall al,vays be made three days before the time, 
 appointed for holding the same. 
 
 And in case the court of Common Council shall deem it 
 necessary to call a city meeting upon shorter notice, they 
 may at any legal meeting order the same, and the mayor, or, 
 in his absence, the senior Alderman present in said city, 
 shall thereupon issue his warrant, directed to either sheriff' 
 of said city, or to aay freeman of said city named in said 
 warrant, to call a city meeting as aforesaid, by leaving a 
 written or printed notice of the time and place of holding 
 s,aid meeting at the dwelling-house of each of the freemen of 
 said city. 
 
 And in each of the cases aforesaid the sheriff, or other 
 person serving said warrant, shall, before the meeting of 
 said Common Council or said city, return the same with his 
 indorsement of service thereon to the clerk of said court of 
 Common Council. 
 
 4. ind be it further enacted. That a by-law, entitled 
 " An Act directing the manner of warning meetings of the 
 court of Common Council, and of the city of Hartford, ap- 
 proved July 20 1784,"' be and the same hereby is repealed. 
 
 .-Vi'M 1 .:;! city 
 meeting. 
 
 CHAP II. 
 
 A By-Law for appointing the time and place of holding 
 annual City Meetings of the City of Hartford. 
 
 [Enacted 21st Feb. 1785 j 
 [Approved 22d Feb. 17S5. [Published C. C. March 1, 1785-3 
 
 BE it ordained by the Mayor, Aldvrmcn Common Council 
 and Freemen of the Citi/ of Hartford, That a meet- 
 ing of said city shall be annually holden at the State house 
 in said city, on the last Monday in March, at nine o'clock 
 in the forenoon, for the purpose of choosing all the annual 
 oisiciTS of said city. 

 
 Title XVI. Nuisances. 5 
 
 TITLE XVI. 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 A By-Law fop preventing Nuisances which avc injurious 
 to Health. 
 
 [Enacted Sept. 26, 1796.] 
 [Approved September 26, 1796.] [Published C. C. Oct. 10, 17%. 
 
 T) E it ordained by the Mai/or, Jlklermen* Commas 
 * ' O Council, and Fr&men rj the City of Hartford. 
 That the keeping of swiae in a stye. pea. or other close, with- What are nui 
 iu !\v<> rods of tiie front of either of the puLiie streets or sa 
 highways of said city, the casting staMe dung or filth from 
 any stable, or stables in and upon said highways, or ' streets, 
 or tipou other grounds uninclosed, and open to any oi' said 
 streets within two rods thereof any heap or heaps of said 
 <liiug over and above three cartloads accumulated in barn or 
 yards, or oilier closes, within tliire rods of the fronts 
 of said streets, or highways, and there suffered to be, and re- 
 main at any tLne between the fifteenth day of June, and the 
 iiiteenth day of November in every year all privies or ne- 
 ces.-a. houses, that now are, or hereafter sliall be set up in 
 said city, and used as such, without having a vault under 
 them, sunk in the earth of the depth of six feet, or more, a 
 of [he width of said house or building dressing shad, salm- 
 on, or alewives, by cutting off their heads, sealing or gutting 
 them or in any other way whatever, in and upon any public 
 or private landing places, or wharves, or in any of the pub- 
 lic highways, or streets of said city, or in and upon the hanks 
 or margin of either of the rivers of said city, except beyond 
 low watermark, shall each and every of them when done or 
 practised without the allowance and consent of the court <;' 
 Common Council being previously obtained, be deemed a nui- 
 sance. And the person, or persons*, doing or procuring such 
 nuisance to be done, or continuing the same if already done, . 
 shall forfeit and pay three dollars and if any person, or per- 
 sons shall incur a penalty for doing, or procuring to he done Penally 
 any such nuisance, or continuing the same if already done, 
 contrary to the form and eilect of this paragrapii of this by- 
 law, and judgment shall be rendered against him, her, or 
 them, therefor such person or persons, shall for every week 
 said nuisance shall remain, forfeit and pay the further pen- 
 alty of one dollar per week and the health committee of 
 said city, who are hereafter in this by-law directed to be ap- ' 
 pointed, and each and every of them, are empowered and di- ! "' 
 reeled to remove, or cause to he removed any heap, or heaps 
 of stable dung, or tilth, lyid in and upon the public highways 
 and streets of said city, and the same dispose of, or sell to 
 and for the benefit of said city, in such manner as to sail! 
 committee, or either of them niay seem meet. And the per- 
 son or persons, who laid, or caused to he laid said dung, or 
 filth on said highways, or streets, shall pay to th-^ irea- 
 of said city, the cost and expencc oi' such removal, to be re- 
 eovereJ by action before any court in said city, proper to trr 
 ?he same, in addition to the penalty in such o.ie before pro- 
 in this bv-law.
 
 Title A 77. 
 
 "Nuisance of 
 Mvine. 
 
 penalty. 
 
 Places of car- 
 rying on cer- 
 tain trades. 
 
 dad whereas., a practice has obtained in said cliy. of keeping 
 herds of sicine at, or near distilleries, and is become very of* 
 fensive, and may provt detrimental to the health of the in- 
 habitants of said city, u-hich to prevent : 
 
 2. lie it further ordained, That no person, or persons, 
 without having previously obtained the consent and allow- 
 ance of the court of Common Council, shall keep at or near 
 any distillery, in a stye. pen. or any close, or closes whatev- 
 er appertaining to said distillery, any swine to be fed with 
 the grains used in said distillery, or the wash thereof. And 
 any person or persons, keeping any sv/ine. at or near any 
 distillery in manner and form and for the purposes above 
 specified, without the previous allowance and consent of the 
 court ot Common Council being obtained, shall forfeit and 
 pay thirty dollars. And if any person or persons, shall in- 
 cur the aforesaid penalty for the breach of this paragraph 
 of this by-law, and judgment be rendered against him, her, 
 or them, for said penally, such person or persons shi-.ll for 
 every week he. she, or they shall afterwards continue to keep 
 any swine, contrary -o the form and effect of this paragraph 
 of this by-law, forfeit and pay the further sum of ten dollars. 
 
 3. And be it furl her ordained. That any person, or per- 
 sons, designing to erect in said city, any house, store, shop, 
 or building for carrying on the business of boiling soap, tan- 
 ning or dressing leather or skins, the tallow-chandler's, cur- 
 riers art, trade, or business, or to set up and carry on said 
 arts, trades or business, or cither of them, in aiiy shop, store, 
 or building already erected in said city, which hath not here- 
 tofore been used and occupied for said business, shall previ- 
 ous to his, or their so doing, make known his or their inten- 
 tions as aforesaid to the court of Common Council, and said 
 court thereupon shall repair to, and inspect the place wh.-re 
 said shop, store, or building is to be erected, or such art, 
 trade or business is to be set up, and carried on, and in case 
 such place shall he deemed by said court fit and proper for 
 the purposes designed, the. 1 ;,aid ' court of Common Council 
 shall grant liberty and licence i'or said business, art, or trade 
 to be there established. But if such place shall appear to 
 said court of Common Council to be unsuitable, ar.d improper 
 for the establishment of such business, art, or trade, the said 
 court shall warn and direct such person or persons to desist 
 iherefrom. And if any person, or persons shall hereafter set 
 up, and carry on t!'.." a!'irt:sau! business, trade, art, or myste- 
 ries or either of them in any shop, house, store or building, 
 HOW erected in said city, and not used far said purpose, or 
 in any shop, house, store or building, that shall be hereafter 
 erected in said city. vilhosit previously obtaining the liberty 
 and licence of said court of Common Council, in manner and 
 form as above directc'.l. he or they shall forfeit and pay the 
 s;p.n of twenty dollars. And any person or persons, ^ho 
 shall incur the aforesaid penalty for the breach of this par- 
 agraph of Ihi.i by-lay. :utd judgment be rendered against him, 
 wr them ther.:for. shall for every week such person or per- 
 sons shall afterwards continue to carry on said business, 
 trades, arts or niysierJ" ..-. or either of them contrary to the 
 form and eft'tct of thi; paragraph of this by-law, forfeit and 
 jay the further sum ef Uve dollars per week.
 
 Title XVI. Nuisances. 61 
 
 4. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That Penalties ho\v 
 all forfeitures incurred by virtue of this by-law, or any part recoverable, 
 thereof, shall be and accrue to the use and benefit of said city, 
 and shall be recoverable by action of debt in the name of the 
 treasurer of said city, in any court in said city, proper to hear 
 and try the same. And whenever any minor, apprentice, or 
 slave shall be guilty of any breach of this by-law, the parent, 
 guardian, or master of such minor, apprentice or slave, shall 
 he liable to pay the forfeiture or forfeitures incurred, and the 
 same shall be recoverable of such parent, guardian, or mas- 
 ter, by action of debt brought on this law in manner aforesaid. 
 
 5. Be it further ontained, by the authority aforesaid, Health cora- 
 That a committee, to be denominated " The Health Commit- mittee. 
 tee of the city of Hartford," not exceeding ten persons, cit- 
 izens of said city, shall annually be appointed by the court 
 of Common Council, and.it shall be the duty of said com- Their duty, 
 mittee in behalf of, and at L.c expence of said city, to cause 
 all matters and things, which are by this by-law declared to 
 be nuisances, or prohibited, to be removed and suppressed, 
 and, from time to time to report all breaches thereof to the 
 Attorney or Attornics of said city, that the same may be 
 prosecuted, and said committee shall cause the public streets, 
 and all wharves, and landing places to be frequently and 
 carefully inspected, cleansed, and purified from filth, and 
 animal and vegetable putrefaction, at the expense of said 
 city ; and it shall be the duty of said committee, and they, or 
 any three of them are hereby empowered to inspect as often 
 as they shall deem necessary, all slaughter houses, tanneries, 
 fa losv-chandler's, soap-boiler's and currier's shopss or works, 
 in said city ; and in case any filth or putrefaction shall be 
 found in any or either of them, which in their opinion may 
 prove detrimental to the health of the inhabitants of said 
 city, the said committee, or any three members of said com- 
 mittee, if they shall be a majority of the committee present, 
 shall give orders to the owner, or owners of such shop, or 
 works in which such filth, or putrefaction shall be found, for 
 the removing or burying said filth or putrefaction, or for 
 cleansing and purifying said shop, or works therefrom, in such 
 other way or manner as to said committee, or such three of 
 them as aforesaid then present may seem advise;xble ; and 
 the said committee, or such three of them as aforesaid, arc, 
 hereby empowered to prescribe to the owner or owners of the 
 aforesaid shops or works, the ways and means to be by them 
 used for k eping the same constantly cleansed and purified 
 from filth and putrefaction ; and all orders ai:d directions 
 which shall be given by said committee, or such three of them 
 as aforesaid, shall be in writing under their hands, a duplicate 
 of which orders or directions, the said committee, or the 
 members thereof who shall sign the same, shall immediately 
 after delivering said orders or directions to such owner or 
 owners, lodge with the Clerk of the city court of said city : 
 and if any owner or owners of the aforesaid shops or works, 
 or any of them, shall neglect or refuse to obey and conform 
 to the orders or directions, or any part thereof, which he, 
 she, or they shall receive from said committee, or any three 
 of them, in conformity to this paragraph of this by-law, 
 snch persnn or person*, who shall so neglect or refuse as
 
 32 Title XYIL Oaths. 
 
 aforesaid, shall for each week he, she or they shall so neg- 
 lect and refuse to obey and conform to such written orders and 
 Penalty. directions, forfeit and pay not exceeding five dollars, at the 
 
 discretion of the court before whom conviction shall be had. 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 A By-Law in addition to a By -Law en< itled "A By -Law for 
 preventing Nuisances which are injurious to health." 
 
 [Enacted Aug. 26, 1799.] [Approved Aug. 26, 1799.] 
 
 [ Published C. C. Sept. 23, 1799.] 
 
 . T> E it ordained by the Mayor, Jlldermen, Common- 
 * ' AJ Council and Freemen of the City of Hartford, 
 Cattle, &c. not That no cattle, sheep, swine or other beasts, shall be killed, 
 to be killed in butchered or slaughtered in said eity for market or exporta- 
 city for mar- tion ; and any person or persons, who shall kill, butcher or 
 ket. slaughter any cattle, sheep, swine or other beasts in said city, 
 
 contrary to the form and force of this act shall for each and 
 every of such cattle, sheep, swine, or other beasts so killed, 
 butchered or slaughtered as aforesaid forfeit and pay the 
 Penalty. sum of live dollars to and for the use of said city to be re- 
 
 covered by action of debt in the name of the treasurer of 
 said city in any court proper to hear and try the same, 
 proviso. Provi'ded, that nothing in this by-law shall be construed 
 
 to extend to prevent any person or persons from killing any 
 cattle, sheep, swine or other beasts, raised or fattened by 
 him or them in said city, or purchased for his or their own 
 families use And it shall be the duty of the health com- 
 mittee to enquire into all breaches of this by-law, and give 
 information thereof to the attorney for said city that he may 
 prosecute the same for the use and benefit of said city. 
 Repeal. 2 ' Be it further ordained, That the by -law of said city, 
 
 entituled " A By -Law for preventing slaughter-houses being 
 used near dwelling-houses, and public highways in the city 
 of Hartford," and so much of a by-law of said city, entituled 
 " A By-Law for preventing nuisances which are injurious to 
 health" as relates to slaughter-houses, be and the same arc 
 hereby repealed. 
 
 Provided, that nothing in this by-law, shall be construed to 
 prevent any prosecution or suit from being brought or main- 
 Proviso, tained for the recovery of any penalty incurred or that, may 
 be incurred for the breach of said by-laws, or either of them. 
 
 TITLE XVII. 
 
 An Act prescribing the forms of Oaths to he taken by the 
 Treasurer and Inspectors of the city of Hartford. 
 
 [Enacted July 19, 1784.] [Approved July 20, 1784.] 
 
 [Published C. C. July 27, 1784.] 
 
 ^ . TT) E it enacted by the Mayor, Jlldermen, Common 
 O Council, and Freemen of the City of Hertford, 
 
 Treasurer &c. That the Treasurer and Inspectors of said city, shall be 
 to be sworn, sworn to a faithful discharge of their duty ; and the form of 
 oath to be taken by the treasurer of said city shall be as fol- 
 low*, \\7.
 
 Title XVIII. Swine. 63 
 
 OH being chosen treasurer of the city of Hartford, do 
 swear by the name of the ever living God, that you will ac- 
 
 cording to your best sfc ill, perform the duties of a Treasurer 
 of said city, and render a true and just account of all mat- urei ; 
 ters respecting your office, so long as you shall hold the same, 
 when and so often as you shall thereunto be called by said 
 city. So help you God. 
 
 2. And the form of the oath to be taken by the Inspectors 
 chosen by said city, shall be as follows, viz. 
 
 You swear by the name of the ever living God, that you 
 will from time to time diligently and faithfully discharge and 
 execute the office of Inspector of within said city, 
 
 s long as you shall hold the same, in all the particulars Oath of ia- 
 mentioned in the laws where your office hath relation, and that s P ectors - 
 you ivill do therein impartially according to law without fear 
 or favor. So help you God. 
 
 TITLE XVIII. 
 
 A By -Law for restraining Swine from going at large on 
 the highways or streets within the City of Hartford. 
 
 [Enacted Sept. 11, 1784 ] 
 [Approved 4th Monday of Sept. 1784] [Published C. C. Oct. 5, 1784.] 
 
 s T> E it enacted by the Mayor, Aldermen, Common- 
 J3 Council, and Freemen of the City of Hartford, 
 That no swine shall be allowed to go at large on the high- So swine u> 
 ways or streets of said city, and if any person shall suffer S at large. 
 his swine to go at large on said highways or streets, it shall 
 be the duty of the haywards appointed by said city, or it 
 shall be lawful for any person or persons to empound said To be im- 
 swine in any pound within said city, and the owner or own- pounded, 
 ers of such swine, shall pay the sura of three shillings law- 
 ful money for each swine, before the same shall be released 
 from said pound, and two shillings and eight pence thereof Fees for im- 
 shall be to the person or persons who shall impound said pounding-. 
 swine, and four pence to the pound keeper for his fees ; and 
 in case the owner or owners of said swine, shall not within 
 the term of twenty-four hours after said swine become im- 
 pounded, pay the aforesaid sum of three shillings to the 
 pound-keeper, and take his said swine from pound, the pound 
 keeper shall sell the said swine at public vendue at said 
 pound, to the highest bidder, setting up on the public sign 
 post in said city, a written advertisement, of the time of said 
 vendue, at least six hours before the same, and therein de- swine to be 
 scribing said swine, and said pound keeper shall also one sold. 
 quarter of an hour before any such veudue, beat or cause to 
 be beat, a drum at or near said pound ; to notify the time 
 thereof; and said pound keeper shall be allowed for his 
 trouble, for every swine so sold by him in manner aforesaid, 
 the sum of three shillings lawful money, from the avails of ? ees ^ or sel1 " 
 such sale, and shall always either therefrom or from the mo- in ^' 
 iiey received from the owner or owners of every swine, with- 
 in one week after the same was impounded, pay the person 
 or persons who impounded said swine, the aforesaid fee of p oundingto 
 two shillings and eight pence thereof if demanded, and the be paid.
 
 6* Title XIX. Taxation. 
 
 remainder of said money after the aforesaid fees are satisti- 
 ed, the pound keeper shall keep the term of one month from 
 k-iTone ^ e sa * e ' * or ^ ie oxvuer or owliei ' s of such swine so sold, and 
 month for if said owner or owners shall make good his title to said 
 owner. suine, within said term of one moniji to the satisfaction of 
 
 such pound keeper, he shall pay sai:i money to such owner 
 or owners, and lake a receipt therefor. But in case no own- 
 er, or owners shall make good his title to said swine in man- 
 ner aforesaid, within said term of one month, then said mo- 
 ney shall be to the treasury of said city, and each and every 
 pound keeper shall once in three months, render an account 
 of all and every swine so sold by him, and the price for which 
 the same was so sold, to the treasurer of said city, and to him 
 exhibit receipts of all monies paid the owner or owners of 
 such swine, and fully account to said treasurer for all monies 
 so had and received by him for the use of said city. 
 
 2. And it is further enacted, That if any person or per- 
 40*. for rescue. sons s hall rescue any swine taken up as aforesaid, out of the 
 hand or custody of any person or persons going to pound 
 therewith, or shall resist them therein, or shall by any means 
 convey such swine out of the paund or custody of law con- 
 trary to the tenor of this act, the party so offending shall 
 for every such rescue, incur a penalty of two pounds lawful 
 money, which shall be to the person or persons driving the 
 4/. for pound sarae to pound, and such person or persons may prosecute 
 the same to effect ; and for every pound breach as aforesaid, 
 every person so offending, shall incur the penalty of four 
 pounds lawful money to the treasury of said city, and said 
 pound keeper shall prosecute the same to effect. 
 
 TITLE XIX. 
 A By -Law relative to the mode of Taxation. 
 
 [Enacted February 16, 1789.] [Approved. February 23, 1789. j 
 
 [Published C.C. March 30, 1789.] 
 
 WHEREAS it is reasonable that all taxes laid for the pre- 
 servation of this City from Fire, should be assessed prin- 
 cipally on property in said city exposed to Fire. 
 
 B 1 
 
 iE it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, Common-Coun- 
 
 ) cil and Freemen of the City of Hartford, That all 
 
 Certain taxes taxes w hich may hereafter be raised for the preserva- 
 
 Ssessm'ent vation of Sai ^ cit ? !' rom fire ' sha11 be assessed "P on the in ' 
 habitants of said city, or owners of property therein liable 
 
 to pay taxes, by tive persons to be chosen assessors for said 
 purpose in legal city meeting, who shall assess the amount of 
 every tax so laid upon the several inhabitants or owners of 
 
 Sroperty in said city, according to their best judgment and 
 iscretion, having principal regard to the property of stiid in- 
 habitants or owners, ia said city, which is exposed to risque 
 bv fire.
 
 Title XX. Watches. XXL Weights. 65 
 
 TITLE XX. 
 An Act relative to Watches and Wards. 
 
 [Enacted April 16, 1801.] 
 .pproved April 16, 1801.] [Published C. C. April 20, 1801 ] 
 
 ^ T) E it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, Common 
 
 ' LJ Council and Freemen of the city of Hartford, That common coun- 
 the court of Conimon Council oi' said city be, ami they here- c \\ ma y estab- 
 fay are authorized and empowered to cause a watch to be lish a watch. 
 kept in and for said city, from time to time and for such 
 length of time, as said court of Common Council, shall deem 
 requisite for the safety of said city; and for the purpose Mixy employ 
 aforesaid, to cause suitable persons to be employed as watch- watchmen, 
 men at the expence of said city. 
 
 2. And be it further ordained, That said court of Com- May appoint 
 mon Council, be authorized from time to time, to appoint watch war- 
 one or more watch wardens, whose duty it shall be to super- ^ ens - 
 intend the watch, and cause the same to be faithfully kept, 
 in such manner, and according to such regulations, as said 
 court of Common Council shall prescribe. 
 
 3. And be it further ordained, That said court of Com- Ma 7 enable 
 mon Council shall have power and authority to make regu- vvatcn to take 
 lations to enable the watch to take up all persons that are "{* JUjJJJ 
 out of their houses after certain times of the night, under hours, 
 such restrictions and exceptions as the said court of Common 
 Council may deem expedient ; and to make all other provis- 
 ions and regulations relative to watches for the security of 
 said city, that said council may deem necessary. 
 
 4. And be it further ordained, That if any watch-man Penalty for 
 shall neglect faithfully to keep watch, according to the reg- neglect of du- 
 ulations to be prescribed by said court of Common Council ; ^ 
 such watchman shall, for every instance of such neglect, 
 forfeit and pay a fine of two dollars to the treasurer of said 
 city, for the use of said city. 
 
 5. And be it further ordained, That all expences, that Expences of, 
 shall be incurred in carrying this by-law into effect shall be how Defrayed. 
 defrayed by said city, out of taxes assessed and raised accor- 
 ding to the regulations of a by-law, entitled " a by-law rela- 
 tive to the mode of taxation." 
 
 6. And be it further ordained, That the by-law here- 
 tofore made entitled, " a by-law regulating wards and watch- 
 es" be and the same is hereby repealed. 
 
 TITLE XXI. Weights and Measures. 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 An Act relative to Weights and Measures. 
 
 [Enacted July 19, 1784.] [Approved July 20, 17S4.'] 
 
 [Published C. C. July 27, 1784. 
 
 s TJE it enacted by the Mayor. Aldermen. Common Penalty fee 
 
 O Council, and Freemen of the City of Hartford, That knowingly to 
 if any merchant, shop keeper, or retailer, living within the 
 limits of said city., shall knowingly and with intent to de- 
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 Title XXn. Wood. 
 
 measures to 
 be sealed. 
 
 Penalty fov 
 using such as 
 are unsealed. 
 
 Proviso. 
 
 fraud, vend or put off' any article or. articles of commerce, at 
 ami tor a greater or higher weight, measure- or quantity, lluiu 
 th article or articles so disposed of does in reality weigh or 
 men-lire : every person so oiiending being thereof convicted, 
 shall iVrfeit and pay for every such oft'cuce, the sum of ten 
 pounds one moiety thereof to the person who shall prose- 
 cute the same to cifeet. and the other, hall' to the Treasurer 
 of said city, for the use of said eily. 
 
 .'. ilxil be if further enacted by the anthnritt/ a fort 
 That if any merchant, shop-keeper, or retailer, -within said 
 city, shall improve or make u.-_> of any vt eight or measure 
 in his or her \\ are house, shop or store, for the purpose of 
 ase.rriaining and determining the length, weight or quanti- 
 ty of any article or articles of commerce by them sold, which 
 weight or measure so by him or them used, has not been try- 
 eel awl proved by the standard or standards of the town or 
 city of Hartford, and hath not the seal or mark of the said 
 town, or city officer proper to try and s^'uJ or mark the same 
 thereon impressed,cvery person so offending and bci.ig (hereof 
 convicted, shall for evcrj such oft'enee, forfeit and pay the 
 sum of five pounds to the, treasurer of said city. 
 
 3. Provided nevertheless., That (his law is not to extend 
 to any weight or measure for which there has been no stand- 
 ard provided by said town or city, or for which there has 
 b:\-n no sealer duly appointed and sworn into office ; until 
 such standard shall be provided or sucli sealer be duly qual- 
 ified. 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 A By-Law for regulating Fees for Sealing Weights and 
 Measures. 
 
 ! Enacted April 18, 1785 ] [Approved April 18, 1785.] 
 
 [ Published C. C.May 3, 1785.] 
 
 E it ordained by the Mayor, Mderme n. Common Council 
 and Freemen of tlie city of Hartford, That the fees for 
 Fees fir seal- inspecting, proving and sealing every and each measure and 
 i:i weights pair of sieelyards, shall be three pence, lawful money : and 
 .,:-,.! measures, the fees for inspecting, proving and sealing every weight of 
 seven pounds and upwards, shall be the sum of two pence, 
 lawful monf.'y, and for all and every smaller weight, the 
 sum of one penny each. 
 
 TITLE XXII. Wood. 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 An Act concerning the Measuring and Inspecting of 
 Wood. 
 
 d April 1, 1793.] [Approved April 1, 1793.] 
 
 [Published C.C.April 22, 1793.] 
 
 : ) . ' ordained by the Mayor, JHdermen. Common Conn- 
 ln.snic-.ed and -O cil mid Freeman <>f the city of Hartford, That all lire- 
 measurei!. vvood brought to market in boats, vessels or other water
 
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 sold within the limits of the city, shall be piled 
 
 ou l;tit'l. Rspected by one of the Inspectors, of said city ac- 
 
 law. and sold by measure. And if any person 
 
 :y such wood so brought to market, by the 
 
 , pile or in any other manner, without cording Penally. 
 
 and incusi. !'' according to law. he shall forfeit the 
 
 susii of three dollars for every oft'ence, to the use of him Mho 
 
 shall prosecute the oiVender to effect. And every person sel- 
 
 liiiir such wood shall forfeit for every offence the like sum, 
 
 to the use of him who shall sue for and recover the s.iii;e. 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 A By-Law in addition to a By -Law concerning the inspec- 
 ting and measuring of wood. 
 
 [Enacted Oct. 7, 1811.] 
 [Approved Oct. 31, 1811 J [Published C. C. Nov. 6, 1811.] 
 
 . T)E it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, Common 
 
 LJ Council, and freemen of the City of Hartford, " 
 
 That all fire-wood brought into this city by land carriage Wood ioriuar- 
 and sold to any person residing in this city shall be inspected ketto ! >e in- 
 arid measured by one of the inspectors of said city and sold by specU ( |, c : | n 
 measure, and a certificate of the measure under the hand of m 
 an inspector shall be delivered to the purchaser at the time 
 of sale ; and the inspector's fee for inspecting, measuring and , 
 
 giving a certificate thereof sliall be six cents for each load of ^ pec 
 wood, one half of which shall be paid '-y the purchaser and 
 one half by the seller. 
 
 , 2. And be it further ordained, That if any person shall rvmJty for 
 sell or purchase any fire-wood brought into this citv as afore- bnyim;- or sel- 
 
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 said, without having the same inspected and measured as 
 aforesaid, every person so selling, and every person so pur- 
 chasing, shall forfeit and pay the treasurer of this city for 
 the use of the city a fine of one dollar for each and every 
 load of wood so sold or purchased. 
 
 3. And be it further ordained, That a by-law in addi- 
 tion tt) a by-law concerning the inspecting and measuring of 
 wood, made and passed by the court of Common Council on 
 the 26th day of March A*D. 1810 *, be and the same is here 
 ky repealed.