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1784 267 (1784)

handle is hein.ssl/ssct0316 and id is 1 raw text is: dCqT AIArD LiW S. Superior Court. ACTS AND LAWS, Made and paffed by the General Court or Af- fernblyofthe Governor and Companyofthe State of Connellicut, in America; holden at Hartford, (in faid State) on the fecond Thurfday of May, Anno Domini, 1784. An A& for regulating the Appointment of the Superi- or Court Eit enafed by the Governor, Council, and Reprefentatives in General court affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That no Perfon fhall hereafter be capable of holding the Office of Governor, Lieutenant- Governor, Affif'ant, or Member of the Hloufe of Reprefentatives of this State, or of Delegate in the congress of the United States, or either of them, and the Office of Judge of the Superior Court, at the I'ame Time. And be it further enaf/ed ly the Authority aforefaid, That the Judges of the Superior Court, ffiall liereafter hold their Offices during the Pleafure of the General Affermbly. Provided neverthelefs, That nothing in this A& fhall be conftrued to prevent any Judge of the Superior Court appointed at this Affembly, from holding for the Term of one Year fiom the firft Day of the Seffion of the prefent Affembly, any other Office which he now holds or to which he now ftands ele&ed. Be it further ena fed by the Authority aforefaid, That the Lieutenant- Governor and Council of this State for the Time being, fliall be the Supreme Court of Errors in this State, and fliall be the denier Refort of all Matters brought by way of'Error or Complaint, from the Judgment or Decree of the Superior Court, in Matters of Law or Equity, wherein the Rules of Law or the Principles of Equity appear from the Files, Records and Exhibits of faid Court, to have been erroncoufly or mittakenly adjudged and determined. And faid Supreme Court are hereby impowered, authorifed and enabled to take Cognizance of all fuch Caulis that fhall be brought before them as aforefaid, and fliall be invefted with all the Powers, Authorities and Jurif- dilions neceffary and requifite fbr carrying into complete Execution all L I their 267 Judges of Sup. Court incapable, &c. To hold their offices dur- ing pleafure. Provifo. Supreme Court of Er. ror conflitut- ed. Dernier re- fort in mat- ters of error in law and equity, &c. Their pow- er.