AUTHORIZING EXCHANGE OF SCHOOL FUND BOND OF ANDREW W. TRACY, FOR THAT OF MARVIN AND AMELIA T. SMITH.

Resolved by this Assembly, That the Commissioner of the School Fund, be, and he is hereby authorized to receive the bond and mortgage of Marvin Smith and Amelia T. Smith of Vernon, in the county of Tolland, for the bond of Andrew W. Tracy, of said Vernon, for the sum of two thousand dollars.

Provided, That the security be ample and satisfactory to the Commissioner; and further provided, that said Marvin and Amelia pay all expenses incidental on the exchange of the bonds herein authorized.

AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF SCHOOL MONEY TO THE SCHOOL

SOCIETY OF SALISBURY.

Resolved, That the Comptroller of Public Accounts be directed to draw an order on the Treasurer, for the sum of forty dollars and fifty cents, in favor of Roger Averill, for the benefit of the school society of Salisbury; it being the amount or share of twenty seven dollars, omitted in the returns, by mistake, in the eleventh school district of said society.

ACCEPTING RESIGNATION OF HON. SETH P. BEERS, COMMISSIONER OF THE SCHOOL FUND, AND TENDERING THANKS FOR HIS PAST SERVICES.

Resolved by this Assembly, That the thanks of the people of this State be, and they hereby are presented to the Hon. Seth P. Beers, for his long, laborious and faithful labors as Commissioner of the School Fund.

Resolved, That the resignation of Mr. Beers, this day tendered, be accepted, with a sincere desire on the part of this General Assembly, that the residue of his life may be as happy as the past has been useful to the people of this

state.

DIRECTING THE COMMISSIONER OF THE SCHOOL FUND TO REQUIRE BONDS OF AGENTS.

Resolved, That the Commissioner of the School Fund be, and hereby is directed to require bonds to be given to this state, by agents hereafter to be appointed by him, for the management of so much of the school fund, without this state, as may come into their hands, where the amount respectively shall at any time exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars, and also, of such agents as may be already appointed, it shall be his duty to require bonds in like manner, if, in his discretion, the safety of the fund shall demand it.

DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO TRANSMIT PUBLIC DOCUMENTS TO THE TOWN OF ANDOVER.

Resolved by this Assembly, That the Secretary of this State be authorized to forward to the town-clerk of the town of Andover, for the use of said town, one copy each of such publications and statistics as the Secretary has heretofore been authorized to distribute to the various towns in this state. Provided, such publications and statistics remain unappropriated in the Secretary's office.

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DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO TRANSMIT PUBLIC DOCUMENTS TO THE TOWN OF EASTFORD.

Resolved by this Assembly, That the Secretary of this State be authorized to forward to the town-clerk of the town of Eastford, for the use of said town, one copy each of such publications and statistics as the Secretary has heretofore been authorized to distribute to the various towns in this state. Provided, such publications and statistics remain unappropriated in the Secretary's office.

DIRECTING THE SECRETARY TO PROCURE THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ACTS TO BE PRINTED, AND FIXING THE NUMBER OF COPIES.

Resolved, That hereafter there shall be published an edition of fifteen hundred copies of the Public Acts, instead of twelve hundred as heretofore.

Resolved further, That the Secretary of State procure to be printed eleven hundred copies of the Resolves and Private Acts, passed at the present session, except appointments and bills of a merely private nature. And that said copies shall be printed and distributed in manner and form as provided in the seventh section of "An Act relating to certain State Officers and to the Treasury department," for the printing and distribution of the public acts, thereby ordered to be printed by the Secretary of State.

INCORPORATING THE MONTGOMERY BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, OF NEW

HAVEN.

Upon the petition of William Downes, John Harvey, James Reilly, Roger Newman and others, of the city of New

Haven, praying to be incorporated for charitable purposes, for reasons set forth in their petition,-Therefore,

SEC. 1. Resolved by this Assembly, That William Downes, John Harvey, James Reilly, Roger Newman and such other persons as are or may be hereafter associated with them, and their successors, be, and they hereby are made and constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name, style and title of the "Montgomery Benevolent Society of New Haven," and by that name may sue and be sued, and prosecute and defend suits, in all courts in this State; and may have and use a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure; may make contracts; and shall be capable in law of purchasing holding and conveying any real or personal estate for the use and benefit of said society or corporation. Provided, that said corporation shall at no time hold real estate of a greater value than five thousand dollars.

SEC. 2. The funds of said corporation shall be appropriated only toward the support of its sick members, the relief of the widows, orphans and parents of deceased members, for the funeral expenses of its deceased members, and to defray the necessary annual expenses of said society.

SEC. 3. Said corporation shall have power to hold meetings, appoint all needful officers, and enact such by-laws and in such manner as their constitution may prescribe, and make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect their objects. Provided, that such bylaws, rules and regulations be not repugnant to the consti

tution and laws of this State or of the United States.

SEC. 4. This resolve may be amended, altered or re

pealed at the pleasure of the General Assembly.

HIEL H. BOTSFORD.

Resolved by this Assembly, That Hiel H. Botsford, now a convict confined in the State Prison, be, and he is hereby discharged from further confinement in said prison, immediately on the passage of this resolution.

RICHARD HART.

Resolved by this Assembly, That Richard Hart, a convict confined in the Connecticut State Prison, be, and he is hereby discharged from further confinement in said prison, from and after the rising of the General Assembly.

JAMES MAXWELL.

Resolved by this Assembly, That James Maxwell, now a convict confined in the Connecticut State Prison, be, and he is hereby discharged from further confinement in said. prison, from and after the passage of this resolution.

WHEELER MORGAN.

Resolved by this Assembly, That Wheeler Morgan, a convict, now confined in the Connecticut State Prison, be, and he is hereby discharged from further confinement in said prison, from and after the rising of the General Assembly.