Excerpt from The Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Hartford: With the Amendments and Other Acts Relating to the Charter, in Force January 1, 1884<br><br>In the references, in side and foot notes, the General Statutes of Connecticut have been indicated by the letters R. S. Public laws by the letters P. A.; and private laws by the letters 8. A. Except when otherwise' noted, the reference to the General Statutes has been to the revision Of 1875.<br><br>An extract from the preface to the' Revision of Charter and Ordinances of 1873, containing facts of historical interest, has been reproduced.<br><br>In a work involving a compilation from so many different sources, some errors and omissions have been unavoidable, but the committee submit the result of their labors in the hope that reasonable completeness and accuracy have been attained.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.