IV. commissioners. P. A., 1872, p. 4. how designated. SECTION 1. That the mayor of said City of Hartford shall, Appointment of by and with the advice and consent of the board of aldermen of said city appoint the members of the several boards of water commissioners, street commissioners, police commissioners, fire commissioners, and park commissioners, of said city, and when members of any of said boards of commissioners are to be appointed for different terms, the term for Terms of office of, which each member is to serve shall be designated by the mayor at the time of making the appointments as aforesaid. SEC. 2. The appointment of the members of the said Political composiseveral boards of commissioners as aforesaid shall be made in such a manner as to divide the membership of each of said boards as nearly as may be equally between the two leading political parties for the time being. tion of boards. filled. SEC. 3. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in any of said Vacancies, how several boards of commissioners it shall be filled in the man ner provided aforesaid for the appointment of members. bers. SEC. 4. The mayor of said City of Hartford, by and with Removal of mem the advice and consent of any four members of the board of aldermen, may remove any member of either of said boards of commissioners for cause. continue. SEC. 5. The members of either of said boards of commis- Members in office to sioners now in office shall retain their positions during the term for which they were elected, subject to removal in the manner provided for in the fourth section of this act. SEC. 6. So much of the charter and ordinances of said Repeal. City of Hartford as is inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed. SEC. 7. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Charter and various amendments confirmed and re-enacted. S. A., vol. 6, p. 441. Ordinances and votes confirmed. To affect no suits pending. CHARTER AND AMENDMENTS CONFIRMED. SECTION 1. The charter of the City of Hartford as contained in the resolution of the General Assembly, entitled "An Act to alter the Charter of the City of Hartford and to combine sundry public statutes relating thereto;" approved June 24, A. D. 1859, and in the supplement to said resolution, approved June 23, A. D. 1859, and in the several resolutions in amendment and addition to said resolutions, to wit: The resolution approved July 3, A. D. 1861; the resolution approved July 1, A. D. 1863; the resolution approved July 21, A. D. 1865; the resolution approved June 20, A. D. 1860; the resolutions approved July 3, A. D. 1861; the resolution approved June 25, A. D. 1861; the resolution approved June 29, A. D. 1862; the resolution approved June 24, A. D, 1863; the resolution approved June 10, A. D. 1863; the resolution approved July 1, A. D. 1863; the resolution approved July 7, A. D. 1865; the resolution approved June 20, A. D. 1866; the resolution approved July 24, A. D. 1867; the resolution approved July 12, A. D. 1867; and the resolution approved July 26, A. D. 1867, is hereby confirmed and enacted word for word as contained in said several resolutions. SEC. 2. All ordinances and votes passed, and all acts of every kind whatsoever, done in pursuance of and under the authority of said resolutions are hereby confirmed and ratified, and declared to be lawful as fully and to the same extent as if each of said resolutions had been enacted under the style of this act. And the duties, powers and authority and all other matters prescribed and contained in said resolutions confirmed and enacted in the preceding section are to be construed in the same manner as if each of said resolutions had been originally passed under the style of this act. Provided, that nothing herein contained shall affect any suit or proceeding in law now pending, in which the validity of any of said resolutions or matters therein contained, has been questioned. Approved, July 24, 1868. CONNECTICUT RIVER. I. sels regulated. If any steamboat or other vessel propelled by steam shall Speed of steam vesapproach at a greater rate of speed than six miles an hour any wharf, pier or dock in the City of Hartford between the bridge over Connecticut river and the southern limits of said city, or the Long wharf and pier in New Haven harbor when any vessel shall be lying thercat at any berth below the north end of the platform on the east side of the wharf, or the wharf or pier in Bridgeport harbor, known as "Mather's Dock," or any dock, pier, or wharf in New London harbor within two hundred feet of the same, or any wharf on either side of the Mystic river between Mystic bridge and a point two hundred yards south of the wharf of Joseph S. Avery, or any wharf, pier or marine railway in Norwalk harbor, or any wharf in the city of Middletown when covered with water, the person in command of such vessel shall forfeit one hundred dollars, half to him who shall prosecute and half to the treasury of the county in which the offence is committed, and shall also be liable to pay three-fold damages to him whose property shall be injured thereby. II. Hartford to pay tolls to the port warden. K. S., p. 251, § 11-15. SECTION 1. The person in charge of every vessel of a draft Vessels arriving at of more than six feet, and of over fifty tons burden, carrying cargoes to the City of Hartford from any port or place beyond the mouth of Connecticut river, and of every steamer engaged in towing on said river, shall report to the port warden of the City of Hartford within twenty-four hours after every arrival at said city, stating the name and registered tonnage of the same, and pay to him for every vessel carrying cargoes, and for every steamer engaged in towing, a toll of two cents a ton upon its registered tonnage, except that where the actual weight of cargo can be determined by Person in charge liable for toll. Port warden to keep a record and account monthly with city treasurer. its bills of lading, said toll shall be imposed on said actual tonnage, at the rate of one cent a ton; and the Hartford and New York Steamboat Company shall, on the first day of June in each year, pay to said port warden one thousand dollars, in lieu of all tolls imposed by this section. SEC. 2. The person in charge of any such vessel, and the owner, shall be jointly and severally liable for such toll; and if the person in charge of any such vessel shall neglect so to report, and to pay toll, after demand by said port warden, he and the owner of such vessel shall be jointly and severally liable to pay double the amount of toll hereby imposed, to the City of Hartford; and the City Court of said city shall have jurisdiction of all suits instituted for the recovery thereof. SEC. 3. The port warden shall keep a record of all vessels, paying or liable to pay such toll, and the amount of toll collected from each, and render an account monthly to the treasurer of the City of Hartford, of all moneys received by him for toll, and pay over the same to said treasurer; and the Court of Common Council of said city shall cause all moneys so received, and any other moneys they may appropriate for To be expended for the purpose, except as hereinafter provided, to be expended improving channel of the river. Annual report. Compensation of port warden. for the improvement of the navigation of Connecticut river between Hartford and Middletown, under the direction of a committee to be appointed by said Court of Common Council; and said committee shall, from time to time, render accounts with vouchers for all moneys expended by them to said treasurer, which shall be audited and adjusted as other accounts of said city, and annually report to the General Assembly, stating particularly the amount of money received from tolls, and expended by them, the purpose for which, and the manner in which, the same was expended, and the condition of the channel of said river between said towns. SEC. 4. Said port warden shall receive such compensation as said Court of Common Council may prescribe, not exceeding two hundred dollars a year, to be paid from said tolls; and, before entering upon the performance of said duties, he shall give a bond to said city with surety, to be approved by the mayor, of not less than one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the same. approve these pro SEC. 5. The four preceding sections shall not take effect, Common Council to until accepted and approved by said Court of Common visions. Council. CORONER. powers. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith, including Repeal of coroner's chapter twenty-three of title thirteen of the general statutes (page 181), and part one of chapter two, title sixteen of said statutes (page 205), and section thirty-one of chapter twelve, title twenty of said statutes (page 529), and chapter thirtynine of the public acts of 1882 (page 139), and the provisions of all special acts giving authority to hold inquests on dead bodies, or perform any of the duties assigned to coroners and medical examiners by this act, are hereby repealed. Approved, May 1, 1883. |