OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, JULY, 1855. STAMFORD LIBRARY HARTFORD: THOMAS M. DAY, STATE PRINTER, 1855. NEW HAVEN: RE-PRINTED BY BABCOCK & SIZER, 1858. PUBLIC ACTS. CHAPTER I. An Act in addition to an Act for the regulation of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: made and dis That in all trials to the jury, the parties may Request of request the court in writing to charge the jury spe- court to charge cifically upon questions of law arising upon the trial; jury, how to be and the charge of the court upon questions of law so posed of. presented, shall be in writing; and such charge in writing together with such written request shall, upon the rendition of the verdict in such cause, be filed and lodged with the clerk. Approved June 29, 1855. CHAPTER II. An Act for the amendment of " An Act for the regu lation of Civil Actions. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened : Whenever a judgment or decree shall be reversed Costs, how by the supreme court of errors, and the cause shall taxed on reverbe remanded to the superior court, the party prevail-sal of a judging in the supreme court of errors, shall be entitled by supreme to have his costs in said court last mentioned, taxed court of errors. ment or decree 4 in his favor, in the same manner as if said cause had Approved June 20, 1855. Removal of ac tice of the CHAPTER III. An Act in addition to "An Act for the Regulation of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the 71st section of the act entitled "An Act tions from jus- for the regulation of Civil Actions," relating to the repeace, on plea moval of actions from justices of the peace on plea of of title, repeal- title, be and the same is hereby repealed, provided, that nothing herein contained shall affect any suit now pending. ed. Approved June 20, 1855. Joinder of CHAPTER IV. An Act in alteration of "An Act for the Regulation of Civil Actions." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: SEC. 1. One or more counts in assumpsit or debt counts in civil may be joined with one or more counts in covenant, actions when all of said counts are for the same cause of action. Amendment counts, when SEC. 2. In all actions of assumpsit, debt or coveby adding new nant, the plaintiff within the first three days of the term of the court to which his writ is returnable, may, without costs, amend his writ or declaration, by the addition of new counts in either assumpsit, debt, or covenant, when all his counts are for the same cause of action, and he may at any time afterwards, make such amendment, on the payment of costs at the discretion of the court: provided, the defendant shall have reasonable time to answer the same. SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. Approved June 12, 1855. CHAPTER V. An Act in addition to an Act entitled "An Act in alteration of an Act for the regulation of Civil Actions.". Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That nothing contained in said act, relating to the Pending suits joinder of one or more counts in assumpsit or debt, foregoing act. with one or more counts in covenant for the same not affected by CHAPTER VI. An Act in addition to an "An Act for the regulation of Civil Actions." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Petitions, &c., ways must be That all petitions for the discontinuance of highways shall in addition to the service now required by for discontinu law, be published by advertisement in some weekly ance of highnewspaper published in the county in which said published and petition is pending, or if there be no newspaper pub- posted, how. lished in said county then in a newspaper published in an adjoining county, at least three weeks before |