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vided, that such suit shall be brought within one year Limitation of after passing such bill or note: and that the plaintiff shall suit. not have offered to return it to the defendant, before it was taken by, or lodged with, a justice of the peace as aforesaid and provided also, that such suit may be brought, without giving information to the defendant, and making demand of payment, if the plaintiff, at the time of taking out the writ, shall make oath before the authority issuing the same, that he verily believes it is necessary, in order to secure the demand.

SECT. 6. Every person who shall have made satisfac- Party making tion for any such bill or note, taken or delivered up as satisfaction, to aforesaid, to the person to whom he put off the same, shall have like rehave a like remedy against him from whom he received medy over. such bill or note: and justices of the peace, who shall have such bills or notes in their hands, shall, at the cost of the party, convey the same to any court, when necessary, in the trial of a cause.

Power of treasurer and

cashiers to

SECT. 7. When any false and counterfeit coin, made in imitation of any current gold and silver coin, shall be offered to the treasurer of the state, or to the cashier of a bank, seize counterit shall be their duty to seize and deliver the same to feit coin. some justice of the peace, with the name of the person from whom it is taken; and every justice of the peace, who shall see or have knowledge of any such false and counterfeit coin, shall seize and detain the same; and every person who shall discover that he has in his possession any such false and counterfeit coin, shall deliver the same to some justice of the peace; and the same measures shall be pursued to detect the counterfeiters, and the like remedy shall be given to the party aggrieved. as in the case of counterfeit bills and notes.

TITLE 20. Counties.

An Act for stating, limiting, and naming the
Counties in this State.

SECT. 1.

E it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, in General Assembly convened,

That the towns of Hartford, Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, Hartford.
Canton, East-Hartford, East-Windsor, Enfield, Farming-
ton, Glastenbury, Granby, Hartland, Marlborough, Sims-
bury, Southington, Suffield, Wethersfield and Windsor,
shall be and remain one county, by the name of the
County of Hartford.

SECT. 2. The towns of New-Haven, Branford, Chesh- New-Haven. ire, Derby, East-Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Meriden,

Middlebury, Milford, North-Haven, Oxford, Southbury,

New-London.

Fairfield.

Windham.

Litchfield.

Middlesex.

Tolland.

Supreme court of errors constituted.

Wallingford, Waterbury, Wolcott, and Woodbridge, shall be and remain one county, by the name of the County of New-Haven.

SECT. 3. The towns of New-London, Norwich, Bozrah, Colchester, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Lisbon, Lyme, Montville, North-Stonington, Preston, Salem, Stonington, and Waterford, shall be, and remain one county, by the name of the County of New-London.

SECT. 4. The towns of Fairfield, Danbury, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Darien, Greenwich, Huntington, New-Canaan, New-Fairfield, Newtown, Norwalk, Reading, Ridgefield, Sherman, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston and Wilton, shall be and remain one county, by the name of the County of Fairfield.

SECT. 5. The towns of Brooklyn, Ashford, Canterbury, Columbia, Hampton, Killingly, Lebanon, Mansfield, Plainfield, Pomfret, Sterling, Thompson, Voluntown, Windham and Woodstock, shall be, and remain one county, by the name of the County of Windham.

SECT. 6. The towns of Litchfield, Barkhamstead, Bethlehem, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, New-Hartford, New-Milford, Norfolk, Plymouth, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Watertown, Winchester and Woodbury, shall be, and remain one county, by the name of the County of Litchfield.

SECT. 7. The towns of Middletown, Haddam, Chatham, Durham, East-Haddam, Killingworth and Saybrook, shall be, and remain one county, by the name of the County of Middlesex.

SECT. 8. The towns of Tolland, Bolton, Coventry, Ellington, Hebron, Somers, Stafford, Union, Vernon, and Willington, shall be, and remain one county, by the name of the County of Tolland.

TITLE 21. Courts.

An Act for constituting and regulating Courts, and for appointing the times and places of holding the same.

SECT. 1.

E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly convened, That there shall be a supreme court of errors in this state, which shall consist of one chief judge and four associate judges, who shall be appointed for that purpose, from time to time, by the general assembly, any three of

whom, when met for that purpose, agreeably to law, shall constitute a quorum, for doing the business of said court.

Who to be

clerks.

SECT. 2. Every cause that shall be brought to, or re- Causes, where moved for trial, into the supreme court of errors, shall be tried. entered and tried in that county, where such cause, or judgment complained of, was originally entered, tried or rendered in the superior court; and the clerks of the superior courts, in the several counties, shall be clerks of the supreme court of errors, in their respective counties: Provided nevertheless, that the secretary of state is em- Secretary of powered and authorized to give certified copies of the state to certify copies. records of the supreme court of errors, remaining in his

office.

SECT. 3. The supreme court of errors shall have final Jurisdiction of and conclusive jurisdiction of all matters, brought by way supreme court of error, or complaint, from the judgments or decrees of any superior court, in matters of law or equity, wherein the rules of law, or principles of equity, appear from the files, records, or exhibits of said court, to have been mistakenly, or erroneously adjudged and determined; and said supreme court of errors is hereby empowered, authorized and enabled to take cognizance of all such caus- powers. es as shall be brought before them, as aforesaid, and are invested with all the power and authority, necessary for carrying into complete execution, all their judgments, decrees, and determinations, in the matters aforesaid, according to the laws, customs and usages of this state; and their judgments, decrees, and determinations, shall be final and conclusive, on all concerned.

SECT. 4. The supreme court of errors shall, from time To assign to time, as shall be necessary, assign to the judges there- judges of the of, the county or counties, in which they shall re- superior court. spectively hold a superior court, as is hereinafter provided; but the same judge shall not hold a superior court in the same county, at two successive terms thereof.

SECT. 5. The supreme court of errors are hereby empowered to institute such rules of practice, for the regulation of said court, and of the superior courts, in the several counties, as shall be deemed most conducive to the administration of justice.

Institute rules

of practice.

SECT. 6. Whenever, by any casualty, none of the judg- If no judge ates of the supreme court of errors shall attend, on the day, tend, &c. and at the place, appointed by law, for the holding of said the court to be adjourned. court, the sheriff of the county where said court is appointed to be holden, may adjourn the court from day to day, till one or more of said judges do attend, and then such judge, or judges, as may attend, may adjourn said court from day to day, till a quorum be present; or they may, (or if none attend, within twenty-four hours after

Judges to assign reasons.

To appoint a reporter.

Superior

tuted.

Its jurisdiction; criminal; civil.

the time appointed for holding said court, the said sheriff is directed to,) continue the causes there pending. and adjourn accordingly, without day.

SECT. 7. In all causes decided by the supreme court of errors, the judges shall publicly assign the reasons of their judgment, at the term in which the cause shall be decided, or at the next succeeding term.

SECT. 8. The supreme court of errors shall, annually, appoint a reporter of the judicial decisions of said court, who shall receive such compensation for his services, as the general assembly shall, from time to time, direct.

SECT. 9. Be it further enacted, That there shall be a court consti superior court of judicature of this state, to be holden annually, in each of the counties thereof, at the times and places hereafter in this act designated, by one of the judges of the supreme court of errors, assigned for that purpose, as is herein before provided; which court shall have cognizance of all causes, of a criminal nature, as is, or shall be, prescribed by law; and shall also have cognizance of all causes, real, personal, or mixed, of a civil nature, between party and party, which shall be brought before it, by appeal, writ of error, scire-facias, complaint, petition, or otherwise, according to law, and the same to try, by a jury, or otherwise, as the law may direct, and therein to proceed to judgment, and award execution thereon. But in all trials before the said court, when the punishment, in case of conviction, is death, the said superior court shall consist of at least two judges; and the judge who may be assigned to hold the court, where such trials are to be had, shall call to his assistance, one or more of the other judges of the supreme court of er

In capital cases, two judges, at least, to

hold the court.

Equity jurisdiction.

Special superior court may be holden.

rors.

SECT. 10. And the superior courts shall, also, have jurisdiction of all suits for relief in equity, wherein the value of the matter, or thing in demand, exceeds the sum of three hundred and thirty-five dollars, and to enquire into the facts relating to the same, by themselves, or by a committee, and proceed therein to final sentence and decree, and enforce the same, according to the rules of equity; and all suits for relief in equity, against any judgment given, or cause depending at law, in the superior court, shall be brought to the said court.

SECT. 11. The chief judge of the supreme court of errors, or in his absence from the state, or inability to act, any two of the other judges, are hereby empowered to call a special superior court, upon any extraordinary occasion, and to designate the judge or judges, who shall hold the same.

ed to hold the

SECT. 12, When the judge, assigned to hold the supe- When the rior court in any county, shall, by sickness, or other cas- judge, assignualty, be prevented from holding the same, the chief court, is prejudge is hereby authorized and directed to hold the same, vented, or or to designate some other judge for that purpose; and does not apwhenever it shall so happen that the judge assigned to hold pear, how to any superior court. shall be absent, on the day, appointed by law for holding the same, it shall be the duty of the sheriff of the county, where such court is to be holden, to adjourn, by proclamation, the same, to the next day, and from day to day, till a judge shall appear to hold the same.

proceed.

clerk;

SECT. 13. The judges of the superior court are hereby Judges of sufully authorized and directed, to appoint and swear a clerk perior court to of the superior court, in and for each county in this state, appoint a (and, if need be, an assistant clerk,) whose duty it shall be, and he is, hereby, fully empowered to grant execu- his duty and tions on judgments rendered in and by said court, in the power. county in and for which he is appointed, and to do all things proper for him as clerk of said court, in the execution of his office, according to the rules, orders and directions of said court, and according to law; and the records and proceedings of said court, in each county, shall be and remain in the custody of the clerk of said court, appointed in and for such county.

&c.

SECT. 14. The superior court shall have power, at Judges may every session, in all causes pending before them, which order times may require a hearing, or trial, at the next succeeding for pleading, session, to order and direct, all pleas to be entered and closed, ready for trial; and said courts, may, when they deem it necessary, order such pleas to be filed, and entered in the offices of the clerks of said court, at any time during the several vacations.

SECT. 15. It shall be the duty of the superior court, May adjourn a in any county, whenever the state of the business pend- session. ing before the same, shall require it, to adjourn any ses

sion thereof, from time to time, as shall be deemed expe

dient.

SECT. 16. Be it further enacted, That there shall be County courts held and kept in each county in this state, yearly and constituted; every year, at the times and places hereafter, in this act, mentioned, two or more sessions of the county courts, by a chief judge, and two associate judges, appointed and commissioned for that purpose; any two of whom shall their jurisdichave power to hold said courts; which shall have

power

tion;

civil;

to hear, examine, try and determine, by a jury or otherwise, all causes of a civil nature, real, personal, or mixed, and also all criminal matters, which may be regularly criminal; brought before them, according to law; and shall also chancery. have jurisdiction of all suits, for relief in equity, wherein

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