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every free able bodied white male citizen cf ts stale or resident therein who shall be Of the age oF eighteen and under the age ot ICy five yeaEs. shall be enrolled in the Militia and every such citizen although exempt by law from the performance of military duty shall be enrolled tn the standing company Os i"gAH'ry, within cer iheTeof and shal be included in tho military Te- turns provided that nothing herein contained shall De construed as render any person subject to mil.

 cEy dOsy HSw exempt .6sI?IIO@ 01 Sy 'nw, of company shall make return of the state of his company, ,coTfprehendng all the men belonging there to or required tO he enrolled neEeln' ana all theIF ing officer of the regiment battalion before the first day of June annually.

 Sect. g. That each comman0lng othcer of Tegl- ment or battalion shall make return of the state of his regiment or battalion, to the commanding officer of the brigade on or before the rst day of July annually, and every commanding officer of brigade shall make out duplicate returns Ot the state of his brigade one of which he shall transmit to the commanding of

 cer of the division to which he belongs and the other

 to the aduant general in the month of July annually.

 Sect. 4 When it shall appear to the commanding officer of regiment or battalion that any company within his command is without commissioned olli- cer he shall for the purpose of obtaining the return of such company, reqnre n wGing nd ,ns se'sctmen Sf

 to make out and return to him within ten days list of

 the of all the persons liable by law to duty or to be enrolled therein.

 neelecting to make returns in the and within the time prescribed by this act shall be as follows: Each captain or commanding officer of a company who shall neglect make returns for each instance of such neglect ten dollars each commanding officer of regiment or battalion who shall neglect to make returns for each instance of such neglect twenty-five shall neglect to make returns. for each instance of such neglect fifty dollars; every brigade major and inspector who shall neglect to make the returns re- qured of him by law for each instance of such neg feet fifty dollars the selectmen of any town neglect ing to return list of the men m any company without officers shall for each instance of such neglect forfeit and pay fine of not more than fifty or less than ten on the defendant, which fines and forietures to be prosecuted for by the officer to whom the respect i've returns should be made in any of competent jurisdiction and paid into the Treasury of the State

 rf' VIM. w. ELLSWORTH

 An Act altering the limits of the City of Bridgeport

 Sect. ]. Be t enacted by the Senate aud House of Representatives in General Assembly concened That from and after the passing of tls all that part of tho eastery side of Pequonoc River and Bridgeport Harbor shall cease to be and no longer form part of the city of Bridgeport and that the inhabitants dwell ling within said part thereafter be released from and no longer be subject to the government, laws or regulations of said city; and that all theinha5itants being electors ot this state dwelling within the original

 limits of said city, exclusive Of the said part hereby rate by the name of the Mayor, Aldermen, Common Council and Freemen of the city of Bridgeport, with all the powers, rights and privileges now by law con

  the provisions of this act and no further ts.

 Sect. g. Whereas said City of Bridgeport have here tofore subscribed the capital stock of the Housaton

 in S bs s S os ney for the payment in part of said stock 80 snbscr bed have caused scrip to be issued to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars, payable at future day and bearing interest and iii expected that further scrip will be issued to raise money for the balance of said subscriptions,

 Be t rher enacted, That the inhabitants residing AOstx kom mnd remain liable for the payment to said city their just and rateable share of said sum subscribed to sad stock according to the assessment list of lS togeth. with the interest winch has accrued or which shall hereafter accrue upon their said share, at the same rate of interest payable by said city upon said scrip, at the same times and in such proportional sums as @ ' sn 1s 'e bs ed o and redeem the interest and principal thereof, and

 that the inhabitants of said part so set off as aforesaid shall also be and remain liable to pay to sad city her list aforesaid of all other debts now outstanding against said city; And the County Court for the county of Fairfield is hereby authorized upon the Sp sixty days from the passage of this act to iqndate and ascertain the to be paid by the said ha- bants residing in said part hereby set oil, and when town of Bridgeport for the time beng shall have pow CT, and authority is hereby given to them. and they are hereby directed to assess the sum to be paid by as their proportion of oustandng debts of said city. exclusive of the debts on account of the subscription

 to said stock upon the polls and rateabe estate ef said

 nhnbants and cause warrant to be lssuea % h TOT the and directed the collector of said city for the time being, who shall proceed with and collect said tax, and pay over the same to the Treasurer oi sad clty by said city. And in like manner the sums to be paid by said inhabitants their proportion ot the sum subscribed to the stock of said Housatonc Rail Road upon the polls and rateable estimates, and from time to time collected of said inhabitants as the same shall become payable, according to the provisions of this aforesaid of said inhabitants, shall be assessed upon the lists last perfected before such assess ment shall be made.

 house recently erected by said city, and the stock so subscribed by said city in the Housatonic rail road company shall belong to, and be owned by, said city, ana sad inhabitants residing m the pSI nereCy SC. lists of lSS9 and upon the appIca0n 9i einer party the county court for the county of falreld hereby authorized and fully empowered to divide sad proper " between said parties accordingly. Sect 4. For the purpose of holding, managing, and disposng of said property. said inhabitants residing and to reside in the said part 90 hereby set oi are porate. by the name of East Bridgeport, with power by that name 10 sue and bc sued, plead and be hn- pleaded, defend and be defended m any court oi re- officers, and adopt such regulations. acts and bye laws, as they shall deem necessary tor the manage ment and disposition of said property, or any part thereof t.'lf..1 -. .-. l0 Sect 5. The first meeting of said corporation may be called by either two of the seectmen Of the town of Bridgeport, they causing notice of tho time and place of holding such meeting to be published at least printed in said city of Bridgeport, and at which said meeting the first or senior selectman of said town, at such meeting shall preside and no person meeting of said corporation who shall not be legally qualified to vote in town meeting.

 Sect. 6. Said inhabitants 60 residing in said part hereby set off, shall be at liberty to appropriate said poses of schooling or any other lawful purpose as they see fit. Approved, June 5. lSS9: Whereas i, .rn.,-..o ,h;s Assembly, that two mis-