Litchfield enquirer., 1872-10-03
CHAPTER LxxxYu.

 An act in relation to the manner of printing
 bills for public acts, resolutions, and other
 public documents
 Be it enacted by the senate and house of rep
 resenatives. in general assembly conven- ed ::
 Sec. l. The words state of Connecticut shaIl be printed at the head of every bill for public act and resolution, and other public documents printed by order of either house of the general assembly, whether the same be detltlon, report of a committee, report of any officer of the state, or communication from such officer
 Sec, ?. Every bill and joInt resolution in- | troduced tor the consideration of the general | assembly and first presented to the senate, ''senate bill" or senate joint resolution" as the case may be- Each senate bill shall be | numbered by the clerk of the senale. in the regular numerical order in which it is pre- sented, and i'll like manner shall each senate 1 joint resoiutioTr be 14~1rs.1crrd. ------a---- Sec. 4. Every bill for public act and joint | resolution first introduced in the house of | representatives 'house bill, 'or ''house joint | resolution, As the case may be. Each house 1 shall be numbered by the clerk of the house l of representatives, in the regular numerical | order in which 1t is presented, and in like | mannea each house joint resolution shall bs numbered.
 | Sec. 3. The provisions of the foregoing sections shall apply to all bills for public acts 1 and resolutions. whether introduced by motion for leave by order of either house, or | by the report of n committee. Sec. f. Whenever bill for public act or joint resolution IS reported as substitute for one already presented, it shall bear an en- | dorsement, showing, by, its number, what | bill or joint resolution 1t is substitute for | anb, unless it Is ordered to be printed> before | it is referred every bill for a public act and 1 joint resolution shall, before it is printed, | bear an endorsement which shall exhibit, | l. The date when it was introduced g. The | name of the senator or representative who 1 introduced it 5. The committee to which it was referred 4 The date of the reference The final action of the committee thereon. l and The date of such final action. These endorsements, together with the designation of the bill or resolution Senate Bill No ---- l Senate Joint resolution No, House Bill Mo-, or House Joint Resolution No.-,) shall appear in brackets on the face of every copy of bill for public act of joint reaolu ton which shall be printed for the use of the general assembly and whenever bill or joint resolution is accompanied with report of committee (other than @ recommendation
 that it ought or ought not to pass, it shall
 then have an additional endorsement US fol-
 lows Accompanied with report No"
 Sec G. There shall be four hundred copies printed of every bill or joint resolution re. ported fovorbly by committee to either house of the general assembly. Twenty-Five copies of every bill or joint resolution shall | be deposited by the officer of the senate or house of representatives having charge of the printed matter in the office of the Secretary of state, and shall be preserved by said secre. tary till the close of the session of each gen. eral assembly, when the same shall be bound in separate volumes for future reference. | Five copies of the volumes thus bound shall be deposited with the state librarian, and five copies shall be deposited with the Connecti- cut historical society.
 Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the officer of | the senate and the house of represep atives having chorge of the printed matter. to deliv- CT to the comptroller daily all printed copies l of bills resolutions and other documents not distributed to members of the general assem- | bly,; and the said comptroller shall take charge of and keep in pigeon holes properly numbered for such purposes, all such undis. tributed printed matter and he shall deliver 0 copy of any printed bill, resolution or other printed document in his possession to any senator or representative upon hisapplication therefor
 Sec. &, The foregoing provisions. of this acts shall be applicable to all bills or joint resolution for acts or incorporation, and to 1 all bills or joint resolutions in amendment of acts or resolutions of incorporation, and to all bills for private acts or joint resolutions of whatever nature which may be presented for the consideration ofthe general assembly; and ne bill for an act of incorporation, or in l amendment of an act of incorporation, nor any bill for private act or joint resolution of any nature, shall be regarded as printed for the use of the general assembly unless the same shall have been printed with it's proper designation. number and endorsements, as prescribed in sections one to five of this | act.
 Sec. g. Whenever any. bill for an act or | joint resolution which has been passed and become a law, shal be printed as one of the laws or resolutions of the general assembly, there shall be printed at the head of the same inrbreckets. it's proper number aud designa- tion, as follows: [Sehate Bill No, | House Bill No.-1. [Senate Joint Resolu- ton No.-l, or House Joint Resolution 1 No.--.1
 | Approved, August l, 1872