urer in favor of the treasurer of the state reform school at West Meriden, for the sum of two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars, for repairing roof and floors, painting exterior woodwork, concreting the yard, and for providing proper protection for the buildings of said school against fire, and for no other purpose whatever.

Approved, March 13th, 1877.

[Senate Joint Resolution No. 63.]

[98.]

GRANTING LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION ON THE ESTATE OF LUCRETIA BOSWORTH, LATE OF WINCHESTER, DECEASED.

Resolved by this Assembly: That the court of probate for the district of Winchester be and hereby is authorized and empowered to grant letters of administration on the estate of Lucretia Bosworth, late of Winchester, in said district, in the same manner as though said letters had been granted within seven years after the decease of Bosworth. Approved, March 13th, 1877.

[Senate Joint Resolution No. 29.]
[99.]

RESTORING FORFEITED RIGHTS TO JOHN MAHER, OF MIDDLETOWN.

Resolved by this Assembly: That the privileges of an elector, forfeited by his conviction of the crime of theft, be restored to John Maher, of the town of Middletown.

Approved, March 13th, 1877.

[Senate Joint Resolution No. 18.]

[100.]

AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CONNECTICUT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF MERIDEN.

Resolved by this Assembly: SECTION 1. That section three of the charter of the Connecticut Mutual Fire Insurance Company be so amended, that the annual meeting of said corporation shall be held on the second Wednesday in January in each year, instead of the first Tuesday, as now provided; and that said section be further amended so that the number of directors necessary for the transaction of business may be determined by the by-laws of said corporation.

SEC. 2. That so much of section five of the resolution incorporating said corporation as requires the resolution incorporating the same to be printed upon the backs of policies issued by said corporation, be and the same is hereby repealed; and that said section be further amended by erasing the words "twenty-four hours" and inserting the words "five days."

SEC. 3. That so much of the charter of said corporation, in section eleven, as gives agents power to assign policies, without permission from the corporation, when the title to the property insured has been transferred otherwise than by mortgage, be and the same is hereby repealed.

SEC. 4. That so much of section twelve of the charter of said corporation, as relates to the consent of the directors for double insurance, be and the same is hereby repealed, and that such powers may be conferred upon the president or secretary by the directors.

Approved, March 13th, 1877.

[House Bill No. 284.]
[101.]

AN ACT IN ALTERATION OF AN ACT TO REVISE AND AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORWICH.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assemly convened: SECTION 1. Any person convicted of

drunkenness before the city court of Norwich may appeal from the judgment of said court to the superior court next to be holden in the county of New London, in the same manner as when the conviction shall be for other appealable offenses. And whenever any person convicted of any offense by said city court shall appeal therefrom, and shall fail or be unable to furnish bonds as required by law, said city court shall order the person so convicted to be committed to the jail in said county, there to await trial on such appeal in the same manner as is provided in case of binding over by said court.

SEC. 2. No expenses shall be incurred on behalf of said city of Norwich, for procuring any amendments to the charter of said city, unless the same shall be first authorized and directed by a majority vote at a meeting of the citizens of the same, duly called for that purpose.

SEC. 3. No ordinance passed by the court of common council shall be valid, unless the same shall first be published in a daily newspaper published in the city of Norwich a week previous to its passage; and if, before its passage, a remonstrance thereto, signed by fifty tax payers of said city, shall be filed with the clerk of said court, the same shall not take effect until approved by a majority vote in city meeting, duly called for that purpose.

SEC. 4. The act of the general assembly, passed May session, A.D. 1876, and approved June twenty-eighth, A.D. 1876, entitled An act in alteration of an act to revise and amend the charter of the city of Norwich, is hereby repealed. And all provisions relating to the officers of said city, the mode of their election, and their terms of office, in force at the time of the passage of said act, are hereby re-enacted.

SEC. 5. The city court of Norwich shall not have cogniz ance or jurisdiction of any civil cases at law or in equity after the first day of July, A.D. 1877, and all such cases pending in said court, on said first day of July, A.D. 1877, shall be transferred to the court of common pleas for New London county, and entered upon the docket thereof; and the said court of common pleas shall thereupon have jurisdiction of all cases so transferred, in the same manner as if said cases had originally been brought to said court of common pleas. No bonds, recognizances, or attachment liens shall be impaired or invalidated by reason of such transfer, but shall remain in full force, as if no such transfer had been made.

SEC. 6. All votes for appropriations hereafter made or approved, and all votes for taxes laid in city meeting, shall be by ballot. The collector of said city shall be elected by ballot, and

the rate of his compensation shall be fixed in the same man

ner.

SEC. 7. That section fifty-one of An act to revise and amend the charter of the city of Norwich, approved July fifth, 1871, be amended by striking out the following words, to wit: "And shall appear and act as attorney for said city in all cases in which said city is or shall be a party."

SEC. 8. That section eleven (House bill No. 91) of An act in alteration of an act to revise and amend the charter of the city of Norwich, approved June twenty-fourth, A.D. 1874, be amended by striking out, after the words "corporation counsel" in the ninth line, the words "to assist the city attorney," and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "who shall appear and act as attorney for said city;" so that the section, as amended, shall read as follows: "But the court of common council of said city shall have power, from time to time, to appoint a corporation counsel, who shall appear and act as attorney for said city in civil causes to which said city may be a party in

any court," etc.

SEC. 9. That section seven of An act to revise and amend the charter of the city of Norwich, approved July fifth, A.D. 1871, be amended by inserting, after the word "place" in the third line, the words "or places;" so that the section, as amended, will read as follows: "All meetings of said city for the choice of mayor, aldermen, common councilmen, water commissioners, clerk, treasurer, and sheriffs, or of any of said officers, shall be held at such place or places in said city," etc. Also, that section twenty of said act be amended by striking out, in the third and fourth lines, the words "each" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "one;" so that the section, as amended, will read as follows: "No by-law or ordinance passed by the said court of common council, shall take effect and be in force, until the same has been published at least four times in one of the daily newspapers and twice in one of the weekly newspapers published in said city." Also, that section thirty-seven of said act be amended by striking out the word "who" in the twentieth line, and inserting in lieu thereof the following, to wit: "or to any judge of the superior court, and the judge to whom such report is made; " so that the section, as amended, will read as follows: "If any person shall be aggrieved by the estimate, assessment, or appraisal of damages made by freeholders, or by the court of common council, or by a committee of the court of common council, under the provisions of the twenty-sixth, twenty-eighth, or thirty-second sections of this act, or if any person shall be aggrieved by any assessment of benefits made in accordance

with any of the provisions of this act, he may, within six days after notice of such estimate, assessment, or appraisal of damages, or of such assessment of benefits, apply by petition to any judge of the superior court for a re-estimate, re-assessment, or re-appraisal of such damages, or for a re-assessment of such benefits, giving reasonable notice, in writing, to the mayor, clerk, or attorney of said city of the time and place, when and where, and the judge to whom such application will be made: and such judge shall appoint three judicious, disinterested freeholders of said city, to re-estimate, re-assess, or re-appraise the said damages, or re-assess the said benefits; and said freeholders shall re-estimate, re-assess, or re-appraise the said damages, or re-assess the said benefits, under oath, and make report of their doings to the said judge or to any judge of the superior court: and the judge to whom such report is made shall have authority, for any cause which he shall deem sufficient, to set aside said. report, to correct the same, to order another estimate, appraisal, or assessment to be made, as to justice shall appertain. If, upon any such application for a re-estimate or re-appraisal of damages, the said damages shall be increased by said freeholders, the costs of such application which shall be," etc.

SEC. 10. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

Presented to the governor, March 14th, 1877.

[NOTE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE. The foregoing act was presented to the governor of the state for his approval, and, not having been returned by him within the time prescribed by the constitution of the state, has become a law without his approval.]

[Senate Joint Resolution No. 61.]

[102.]

CONCERNING WORKINGMEN'S FIVE CENT SAVINGS BANK.

Resolved by this Assembly: That the bank commissioners be directed to inquire what, if any, legislation is required to prevent the use, without authority, of the names of respectable citizens as incorporators and directors and officers of savings