Capt. John Mead, Mr. Amos Mead, for Greenwich.
Mr. Hezekiah Sanford, for Redding.

Colo. Philip B. Bradley, Mr. Samuel Olmsted, for Ridgfield.
Capt. Jabez Huntington, Mr. Jacob Simons, for Windham.
Colo. William Williams, Mr. Beriah Southworth, for Lebanon.
Mr. Samuel Gordon, Mr. Samuel Stewart, for Voluntown.
Capt. Ebenezer Kingsbury, Mr. Phineas Strong, for Coventry.
Capt. John Douglass, Capt. Isaac Coit, for Plainfield.
Colo. Jabez Fitch, Mr. David Payne, for Canterbury.
Mr. Constant Southworth, Mr. Edward Freeman, for Mans-
field.

Capt. Elisha Child, Mr. Jedediah Morse, for Woodstock.
Mr. Ezra Smith, Capt. Jedediah Fay, for Ashford.

Colo. Ebenez' Williams, Mr. Thomas Williams, for Pomfret.
Mr. Bryant Brown, Mr. Edward Adams, for Killingley.
Capt. John Marsh, Mr. Jedediah Strong, for Litchfield.
Mr. Daniel Sherman, Capt. Increase Mosely, for Woodbury.
Colo. Bushnel Bostwick, Capt. Samuel Canfield, for New
Milford.

Colo. John Williams, Mr. Simeon Smith, for Sharon.
Mr. Ephraim Hubbel jr., Capt. Justus Sackett, for Kent.
[151] Capt. Ebenezer Norton, Capt. Edmund Beach, for
Goshen.

Mr. John Cook, Mr. Ephraim Bancroft, for Torrington.
Mr. Joshua Porter, Capt. James Landon, for Salisbury.
Mr. Heman Swift, Capt. Thomas Porter, for Cornwall.
Mr. Elisha Baker, Capt. John Ensign, for Canaan.
Maj Abijah Catlin, Mr. Ashbel Skinner, for Harwington.
Capt. Abel Merrells, Mr. Seth Smith, for New Hartford.

Jabez Hamlin, Esq', Speaker, of the House of
William Williams, Esq', Clerk, (Representatives.

An Act in Addition to the Law of this Colony entituled An Act for forming and regulating the Militia and for the Encouragement of Military Skill for the better Defence of this Colony.

Be it enacted by the Governor, Council and Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That all and every warrant or warrants that shall hereafter be issued and granted out against any person or persons, for any fine or fines for neglecting or not attending military duty, shall be issued against the body of such delinquent as well as against his personal estate; and the body or bodies of such delinquent or delinquents shall and may be by force of such warrant committed to and held in goal until such delinquent shall pay and satisfy such fine or fines, as in cases of execution for debt.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That, for the future, no person shall be compelled to serve as a private

centinel in the militia after he has arrived to the age of fortyfive years.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the two last paragraphs of the law of this Colony entituled An act for explanation and alteration of the law of this Colony entituled An act for forming and regulating the militia and for the encouragement of military skill for the better defence of this Colony,* be repealed, and the same are hereby repealed and made null and void.

An Act for preventing and punishing the Stealing of Horses.

Be it enacted by the Governor, Council and Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That whoever shall steal any horse within this Colony, and be thereof duly convicted, shall pay and satisfy to the owner of such horse treble the value thereof, and also pay as a fine to the Colony treasury the sum of ten pounds, and be further punished by being publickly whipped on the naked body not exceeding fifteen stripes, and be confined in a work-house or house of correction, not exceeding three months; there to be kept at hard labour, and be further whipped on the first Monday of each month, not exceeding ten stripes each time; and for want of estate wherewith to pay and satisfy such damages and fine, the court before whom such conviction is had may assign such delinquent in service, so long as they shall judge proper, to the party injured or his assigns, if he or they will accept thereof, or otherwise to any of his Majesty's subjects. And, to encourage the detecting such offenders:

Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall [152] be paid out of the Colony treasury to the person detecting and prosecuting such thief to effect in any county court or superior court in this Colony his costs expended in such prosecution, not exceeding six pounds.

An Act for preventing Vessels passing through the Rope Ferry (so called) in New London, in the Night Season.

Whereas travellers are frequently much retarded in their business by the ferry rope over the said ferry being carried. away and the boat going adrift, by vessels passing through said ferry in the night season: Which to prevent,

Be it enacted by the Governor, Council and Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That no sloop or other vessel shall pass either up or down said river through said ferry place from six o'clock afternoon until six o'clock in the morning, between the first of October and the first of March annually; nor from nine o'clock in the evening until five o'clock in the morning, between the

* Passed October session, 1755, Vol. x, 410–11.

first of March and the first of October annually, without giving notice to the ferryman one hour at least before such vessels shall attempt to pass through said ferry.

Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any master or other commander of any sloop or other vessel shall be guilty of a breach of this act, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of forty shillings for every such offence: one-half to the owner or proprietor of said ferry, the other half to the town treasury of New London.

Whereas there is strong reason to suspect that an atrocious murther has been committed at Saybrook in the county of New London, upon the body of one James Johnson, a transient person, by one James Sheelds or Sheels also a transient person: Resolved by this Assembly, that his Hon' the Governor be desired, and he is hereby desired, to issue a proclamation offering a reward of thirty pounds for the apprehending the said Sheilds or Sheels, the said supposed murtherer, that he may be brought to justice.

This Assembly do hereby authorize and impower Colo. Strong of Farmington, to make sale of two pieces of land situate in Farmington, belonging to this Colony, whereof he is to render an account to the Assembly in May next, and to make and execute deed or deeds for the passing said lands, which shall be good and authentick in law.

Whereas there are sufficient funds provided for drawing in and discharging all the outstanding bills of credit of this Colony at the respective periods fixed for that purpose: Resolved by this Assembly, that the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, ordered and directed, to receive any of the bills of credit of this Colony in payment of the Colony rates, and to pay out any of the monies in the treasury in exchange for any of said bills that are become due.

This Assembly do appoint William Samuel Johnson, Esq', to be a Judge of the Superior Court of this Colony in the room of the late Robert Walker, Esq', deceased.

*

Whereas report hath been made to this Assembly that there is a debt due to the Governor and Company of this Colony from the estate of Moses Mansfield, late of New Haven, deceas'd, which is accepted: Resolved by this Assembly, that James Abraham Hilhouse and Samuel Bishop, jun', Esqrs, both of New Haven, be and they are hereby authorized and impowered, to recover the said debt for the use of this

*Mr. Walker was stricken with apoplexy, while at breakfast at his home in Stratford, on Monday, July 13th, 1772, and expired in about fifteen minutes. He was in his 69th year. Courant, No. 395.

Colony, and to commence and prosecute any legal suit for that purpose.

[153] This Assembly appoints Joshua Porter, Esq', to be a Justice of Quorum in and for the county of Litchfield until the first day of June next.

This Assembly appoints David Burr, Esq', to be Licutenant Colonel of the fourth regiment of militia in this Colony.

This Assembly appoints William Samuel Johnson, Esq', to be Major of the fourth regiment of militia in this Colony. This Assembly do establish Nathan Hine to be Lieutenant of the first company or trainband in the town of Woodbury. This Assembly do establish John Smith to be Lieutenant of the 11th company or trainband in the seventh regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish Richard Johnson to be Ensign of the 11th company or trainband in the seventh regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish Samuel Lane to be Captain of the first company or trainband in the town of Salisbury.

This Assembly do establish Ebenezer Fletcher to be Lieutenant of the first company or trainband in the town of Salisbury.

This Assembly do establish Joshua Stanton to be Ensign of the first company or trainband in the town of Salisbury.

This Assembly do establish Nathaniel Johnson to be Captain of the fourth company or trainband in the second regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish Oliver Curtiss to be Lieutenant of the fourth company or trainband in the second regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish Nathan Pierson to be Ensign of the fourth company or trainband in the second regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish Benjamin Birdseye to be Cornet of the troop of horse in the sixth regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish Ozias Wilcox to be QuarterMaster of the troop of horse in the sixth regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish Oliver Johnson to be Captain of the 18th company or trainband in the sixth regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish David Tryon to be Lieutenant

of the 18th company or trainband in the sixth regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish Ebenezer Sumner to be Ensign of the 18th company or trainband in the sixth regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish Jacob Hazzin to be Captain of the seventh company or trainband in the town of Norwich.

This Assembly do establish Samuel Griswold to be Ensign of the seventh company or trainband in the town of

Norwich.

This Assembly do establish Zacheus Gillet to be Captain of the third company or trainband in the town of Symsbury. This Assembly do establish Joseph Cornish to be Lieutenant of the third company or trainband in the town of Symsbury.

This Assembly do establish Charles Bulkley to be Lieutenant of the troop of horse in the sixth regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish John Birge to be Captain of the second company or trainband in the town of Torrington. This Assembly do establish John Strong to be Lieutenant of the second company or trainband in the town of Torrington.

[154] This Assembly do establish Noah Fowler to be Captain of the second company or trainband in the seventh regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish Ebenezer Hopson to be Lieutenant of the second company or trainband in the seventh regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish Increase Pendleton to be Ensign of the second company or trainband in the seventh regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish William Warner to be Lieutenant of the first company or trainband in the fifth regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish Hezekiah Bissell to be Ensign. of the first company or trainband in the fifth regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish James Fuller to be Captain of the 18th company or trainband in the 11th regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish Samuel Chandler to be Lieutenant of the 18th company or trainband in the 11th regiment in this Colony.

This Assembly do establish Mark Elwell to be Ensign of