Be it enacted by the Governor and Council and
House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, that the Towns
of Fairfield, Norwalk, Weston and Wilton, by their agents appointed
for that purpose, be, and they are hereby authorized to establish
a work-house for said towns; and to ordain such by-laws as they may
judge necessary relative to the persons to be committed to such work-house;
to the manner of their being committed and confined therein; and to
the well ordering and governing said house, and keeping the persons
confined to labor, not contrary to the laws of this State.
Provided, that any by-law made by virtue of
this act, may be repealed by the Superior Court, if on a hearing adjudged
unreasonable or unjust.