Penalty for refusing to have boil

or, if said inspectors are of opinion that said boiler is utterly worthless, or that its use will endanger the public safety, they shall forbid the use of the same.

SECT. 37. If any person shall neglect or refuse to have the ers inspected, &c. boiler, or boilers used by him, inspected, or shall suffer said boiler or boilers to carry a greater pressure of steam, than is allowed by said certificate, he shall pay a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars; and if any person shall use any boiler, the use or which has been forbidden by the inspectors, he shall pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or suffer imprisonment in a common jail not exceeding six months, or shall be punished by such fine and imprisonment both.

Fees of inspect

ors, to be paid by

SECT. 38. The fees of said inspectors shall be three dollars for owners of boilers, each boiler so inspected, which sum shall, in all cases, be paid by the owner or lessee of the boiler or boilers inspected; but the provisions of the four preceding sections of this act shall not be in operation in any city or town, having a system of boiler inspection of its own, unless such city or town shall in regular meeting accept the same.

TITLE XXXV.

AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE NUMBER OF JURYMEN.

Prescribing the

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly convened:

SECTION 1. That the several towns in this state shall be entitled number of jury- to select, in the manner prescribed in the act for the regulation of civil actions, and for the purposes therein mentioned, the number of jurymen to each town, here annexed, to wit:

men, for the several towns in

Hartford Co.

Hartford, forty-seven; Avon, six; Berlin, ten; Bloomfield, eight; Bristol, fifteen; Burlington, six; Canton, ten; East Granby, six; East Hartford, thirteen; East Windsor, fourteen; Enfield, twenty; Farmington, fourteen; Glastenbury, seventeen; Granby, thirteen; Hartland, six; Manchester, thirteen; Marlborough, five; New Britain, sixteen; Rocky Hill, six; Simsbury, fourteen; Southington, eleven; South Windsor, nine; Suffield, fifteen; West Hartford, eight; Wethersfield, thirteen; Windsor, ten; Windsor Locks, six.

SECT. 2. New Haven, fifty-six ; Bethany, seven; Branford, eight; New Haven Co. Cheshire, twelve; Derby, eighteen; East Haven, nine; Guilford, fourteen; Hamden, eleven; Madison, eleven; Meriden, seventeen; Middlebury, five; Milford, fourteen; Naugatuck, nine; North Branford, six; North Haven, eight; Orange, nine; Oxford, ten; Prospect, five; Seymour, ten; Southbury, ten; Wallingford, fourteen; Waterbury, twenty-two; Wolcott, six; Woodbridge, seven.

SECT. 3. New London, thirty; Norwich, thirty-three; Bozrah, New London Co. five; Colchester, thirteen; East Lyme, seven; Franklin, five; Griswold, eleven; Groton, twenty-one; Lebanon, thirteen; Ledyard, ten; Lisbon, five; Lyme, seven; Montville, ten; North Stonington, eleven; Old Lyme, seven; Preston, ten; Salem, five; Sprague, seven; Stonington, twenty-two; Waterford, twelve.

SECT. 4. Danbury, seventeen; Bridgeport, twenty-seven; Bethel, Fairfield Co. seven; Brookfield, seven; Darien, eight; Easton, eight; Fairfield, eighteen; Greenwich, twenty-one; Huntington, seven; Monroe, eight; New Canaan, fourteen; New Fairfield, five; Newtown, seventeen; Norwalk, twenty; Redding, nine; Ridgefield, twelve; Sherman, five; Stamford, twenty-one; Stratford, eleven; Trumbull, seven; Weston, six; Westport, fourteen; Wilton, eleven.

SECT. 5. Brooklyn, ten; Ashford, eight; Canterbury, ten; Chap- Windham Co. lin, six; Eastford, seven; Hampton, six; Killingly, twenty; Plainfield, fifteen; Pomfret, ten; Putnam, eight; Scotland, five; Sterling, six; Thompson, twenty; Voluntown, six; Windham, twenty; Woodstock, seventeen.

SECT. 6. Litchfield, twenty-one; Barkhamsted, eight; Bethlehem, Litchfield Co. five; Bridgewater, five; Canaan, fourteen; Colebrook, seven; Cornwall, eleven; Goshen, eight; Harwinton, seven; Kent, ten; Morris, five; New Hartford, fourteen; New Milford, twenty; Norfolk, nine; North Canaan, seven; Plymouth, thirteen; Roxbury, six; Salisbury, sixteen; Sharon, thirteen; Torrington, ten; Warren, five; Washington, ten; Watertown, eight; Winchester, twelve; Woodbury, eleven.

SECT. 7. Middletown, thirty-two; Haddam, fourteen; Chatham, Middlesex Co. nine; Chester, six; Clinton, eight; Cromwell, eight; Durham, seven; East Haddam, sixteen; Essex, eight; Killingworth, seven; Old Saybrook, six; Portland, eighteen; Saybrook, seven; Westbrook, eight.

SECT. 8. Tolland, twelve; Andover, six; Bolton, six; Columbia, Tolland Co. six; Coventry, fifteen; Ellington, nine; Hebron, eleven; Mansfield, sixteen; Somers, ten; Stafford, nineteen; Union, six; Vernon, eighteen; Willington, ten.

TITLE XXXVI.

AN ACT TO ENCOURAGE THE IMPORTATION OF

LABORERS.

1965.

pledge their

cases.

nors.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly convened:

SECTION 1.

That all contracts entered into, in any foreign counImmigrants may try, by which any person, emigrating to this country, shall agree to wages in certain labor in this state for any person or corporation who shall advance, in whole or in part, the expenses of his emigration, and of his transportation to his place of employment, and shall pledge the wages of his labor for the re-payment of such advances, by an application thereto of a part, not exceeding one-half of his weekly, or monthly, wages, shall be valid and binding, to the same extent, and in the same manner, as if made within this state; and any such contract, Contracts by mi- made by any minor, under the age of twenty-one years, but of the age of seventeen years or over, shall be binding upon him in the same manner as if he was of full age; but the assent of the father, or, if he have no father, of the mother, of such minor, shall be given to such contract and certified thereon, in all cases where such minor shall have a father or mother, and shall be living at the time with such father or mother; and any such contract, made by any married married women. woman, shall be binding on her in the same manner as if she were a feme sole; but the assent of her husband, if she be living with him, shall be given to such contract and certified thereon, and the husband shall not be personally liable on such contract, unless he expressly so agrees. And all contracts, entered into by immigrants after their arrival in this country, by which they shall, in the same manner, pledge the wages of their labor to repay the expenses of their transportation to the place of employment within this state, shall be valid.

Contracts by

Advances made

be a lien on

grant, when.

SECT. 2. If any immigrant, who shall by any such contract have for expenses to pledged the wages of his labor, for the expenses of his emigration wages of immi- or transportation, shall fail to enter into the service of the person or corporation, so advancing such expenses, or shall, without the consent of such employer, leave such service before he shall have repaid the full amount so advanced for him, the amount so due to such employer shall constitute a lien upon all the wages of such immigrant, wherever earned, or from whomsoever due, until the same be repaid; but no person, employing such immigrant, shall be

affected by such lien, until he has received written notice of the same from such employer, and any payment made before such notice shall be valid; and where any immigrant, so breaking his contract, shall enter into the service of any other employer, such new employer, on receiving written notice from the original employer, shall be bound, if he shall elect to retain such laborer, to pay to such original employer the amount so due him from such laborer, and shall have the right to charge the same to such laborer, and deduct the amount from his wages; and such new employer shall have the same rights and remedies, with regard to the amount so paid by him, as are given by this act to the original employer.

vances may be

SECT. 3. Where any employer shall have established a lien, upon How Hien upon the wages of any immigrant so leaving his service, or shall have wages or adbecome entitled to the re-payment of his advances by any new em-recovered. ployer of such immigrant, under the preceding section, the amount so due may be recovered by an action brought on this statute; and in such action, notice shall be given, either at the time of the service of the writ, or afterwards, by order of the court, to such immigrant, if he shall reside within this state, and his place of abode shall be known, and he shall have a right to appear and defend in the suit. SECT. 4. Where any other state of the United States has passed, Employers in or shall pass, an act of the same general character, and for the same enforce contracts general purposes as this act, and any immigrant, bound to an em- in this state, ployer in such state for the re-payment of the expenses of his emigration, or transportation, by his labor, under a contract valid in such state, shall leave the service of such employer, in violation of his contract, before such advances are repaid, such employer shall have the same lien within this state, and the same rights and remedies for the enforcement of the same, and for the recovery of such advances, as are given by this act to employers residing in this state.

other states may

when.

TITLE XXXVII.

AN ACT CONCERNING LANDS.

CHAPTER I.

OF TITLE.

Fee simple an ab

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General
Assembly convened:

SECTION 1. That whereas, by the establishment of the indesolute property. pendence of the United States, the citizens of this state became vested with an allodial title to their lands, therefore, every propri etor, in fee simple, of lands, has an absolute and direct dominion and property in the same.

Patents from

of the colony, valid.

SECT. 2. The patents of grants of lands to the several towns, general assembly and to individuals, from the general assembly of the colony of Connecticut, pursuant to the charter of Charles II, shall be sufficient evidence for such towns and individuals to hold the same, to them, their heirs, successors and assigns, forever.

Lands given to

public uses, to remain to such uses.

Limitation to prevent perpetuities.

SECT. 3. All lands, tenements, or other estates, that have been, or shall be, given or granted by the general assembly, or any town, or particular person, for the maintenance of the ministry of the gos pel, or of schools of learning, or for the relief of the poor, or for any other public and charitable use, shall forever remain to the uses to which they have been, or shall be, given or granted, according to the true intent and meaning of the grantor, and to no other use whatever.*

SECT. 4. No estate in fee simple, fee tail, or any less estate, shall be given by deed, or will, to any person or persons, but such as are

Who are capable of taking under this section, and what_evidence is admissible to identify devisees. Judd v. Woodruff, 2 Root, 298; Green v. Dennis, 6 C. R. 292; Chatham v. Brainard, 11 C. R. 59; Brewster v. McCall's devisees, 15 Č. R. 274; Ayres v. Weed, 16 C. R. 291.

When land given to pious uses, is exempt from taxation. Osborne v. Humphrey, 7 C. R. 335; Parker v. Redfield, 10 ̊C. R. 490; Landon v. Litchfield, 11 C. R. 251; Hart v. Cornwall, 14 C. R. 228. This section construed strictly. Land given will not be exempt from taxation unless the express terms of the grant impress upon the land a perpetual sequestration for the pious or charitable use. Seymour v. Hartford, 21 C. R. 481. A lease for 999 years is for all practical purposes a conveyance in fee simple, and land liable to taxation. Brainard v. Colchester, 31 C. R. 407. When land is given for pious uses, such a lease is in fraud of the statute. Same.

How equity regards a bequest to an unincorporated charitable institution. American Bible Society v. Wetmore, 17 C. R. 181.