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Fort Havoc (Wallace Hale)

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CAP. XXVII.

An ACT to erect into a separate Parish all the Lands in Queen's County, in the rear of the Parishes of Wickham and Waterborough.

Passed the 16th of March, 1816.

Parish of Brunswick etected.

I. BE it enacted by the President, Council, and Assembly, That all that tract of Land in Queen's County, situate in the rear of the Towns or Parishes of Wickham and Waterborough, be one distinct Town or Parish, distinguished by the name of the Town or Parish of Brunswick.

Justices empowered to appoint Parish Officers.
Justices may appoint Officers for the present year, at a Special Session.

II. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Peace for the said County, shall and may have power to appoint annually from time to time, officers for the said Town or Parish of Brunswick, in the same manner as for the other Towns or Parishes within the said County, and also that the said Justices may at a special Session for that purpose to be holden, have power and authority to appoint such officers for the present year, which officers shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties respectively, and be liable to the like penalty for not accepting of their respective offices, or neglecting or refusing to perform the duties of their several offices as any other Town or Parish Officers within the said County.

Inhabitants of New Canaan to be considered as belonging to the Parish of Brunswick.

And whereas the boundary lines of the said County have not yet been run out, and doubts may exist whether the whole of the Inhabitants forming the Settlement commonly called the New-Canaan Settlement, will be within the limits of the above named Town or Parish of Brunswick; for remedy whereof,

III. Be it further enacted, That until the said boundary lines shall be run out by some person duly authorized for that purpose, the whole of the said inhabitants forming the said Settlement, shall be deemed and taken to belong to the said Town or Parish of Brunswick; any thing to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.

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C. 27. Anno LVI. Geo. III. A. D. 1816.

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Parish of Brunswick etected.		I. BE it enacted by the President, Council, and Assembly, That all that tract of Land in Queen's County, situate in the rear of the Towns or Parishes of Wickham and Waterborough, be one distinct Town or Parish, distinguished by the name of the Town or Parish of Brunswick.
Justices empowered to appoint Parish Officers. Justices may appoint Officers for the present year, at a Special Session.		II. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Peace for the said County, shall and may have power to appoint annually from time to time, officers for the said Town or Parish of Brunswick, in the same manner as for the other Towns or Parishes within the said County, and also that the said Justices may at a special Session for that purpose to be holden, have power and authority to appoint such officers for the present year, which officers shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties respectively, and be liable to the like penalty for not accepting of their respective offices, or neglecting or refusing to perform the duties of their several offices as any other Town or Parish Officers within the said County.
Inhabitants of New Canaan to be considered as belonging to the Parish of Brunswick.		And whereas the boundary lines of the said County have not yet been run out, and doubts may exist whether the whole of the Inhabitants forming the Settlement commonly called the New-Canaan Settlement, will be within the limits of the above named Town or Parish of Brunswick; for remedy whereof,
		III. Be it further enacted, That until the said boundary lines shall be run out by some person duly authorized for that purpose, the whole of the said inhabitants forming the said Settlement, shall be deemed and taken to belong to the said Town or Parish of Brunswick; any thing to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.