Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-02

business, and in relation thereto, whicl the Bank Commissioner now, by law. ex
 ercises over the presidents of trust com panies. and over trust companies and thei
 business, or in relation theratn E
 Approved. Juis If. 1873 l l5enaie Bill No 4sI cHaPTER Lxxx.
 An act in alteration and amendment o
 'An act for the Protection of Sheel Culture"
 Be it enacted by the Senate and Hnu>e ef Repre l stntativee m GeiI,ral Assembly, convened: Section It shall be the duty of the assessors of the several towns of thi. state to cause all dogs three months olt and upwards, to be entered on the assess ment list of persons owning snch dog. and such dogs shall be presumed to bt owned by the keeper or occupier of the premises where such dogs are kept.
 Sec 2 The owner or owners of all dog. aforesaid, shall pay an annual tax into thu treasury of the town where such dogs ars kept, to be levied and collected with and in the same manner as the ordinary town taxes, for one dollar for every male dog and three dollars for every female dog as against the person liable to pay the 1 same.
 1 Sec Whenever any claim shall be presented to the selectmen of any town for damage done by dogs to sheep ol lambs the same shall be paid by sad 1 town, provided said damages shall be l proved to the satisfaction of majority oi l the board of seletmen of said town to have been committed within the limits oi said town by any dog or dogs and said selectmen shall draw an order on the l treasurer for the amount of said damages. Section f. Ali acts and parts of acts incORsist- ent with this act are hereby repealed. Approved July II, 1873. House Bill No s5l-cHaprER Lxxxr.
 An act in addition to an act and in alter
 ation of an act entitled 'tan act for the preservation of Game, and to prevent
 the destruction of certain small birds 5 Be it enacted by the Senate and House
 of Representatives in General Assembly
 convened:
 Section 1 No person shall, with intent so to do, between the first day of January and the fourth day of July, in any year, kill, destroy, take or capture, or have in his or possession, any of that species of game called woodcock. No person shall, between the first day of January and the first day of October, in any year, kill, destroy. capture, or have in his or her possession, any of that species of game called quail, ,or partridge, or ruffed grouse; and no person shall, at any time, with in tent so to do, take or destroy the nests, or the eggs, of any of the game birds in this section mentioned. Any person of lending against any of the provisions of this section shall forfeit and pay for eve ry woodcock, partridge, ruffed grouse or quail taken, killed or destroyed contrary to the prov -sions of this act, the sum. of twenty-five dollars to any person who shall sue therefore and prosecute his suit to effect.
 Sec No person shall, except on their own land, or on the land of another with out the written permission of the owner of sand land, between the first day of Jan nary and the first day of October, with intent so to do, take, capture, kill, ,or de- strOy by means of traps, snares, nets, or other similar devices, any of that species of game called woodcock, partridge, ruff ed grouse or quail Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall forfeit and pay for every woodcock, partridge, ruffed grouse or quail taken or captured contrary to the provisions of this section, the sum of twenty-five dollars to the person who shall sue therefor and prosecute his suit to effect.
 Sec 3 Every person who shall sell, ex- pose for sale, purchase or have in his or her possession, any of the game birds mentioned in the first section of this net taken contrary to the provisions of this act, shall forfeit and pay, for every wood cock, partridge, ruffed grouse or quail so sold, exposed for sale, purchased. or had in possession, the sum of ten dollars to him who shall sue therefore and prosecute his suit to effect.
 Sec Allacts and parts of acts incon- sistent herewith are hereby repealed.
 Sec This act shall take effect from and after it's passage.
 Approved July II, 1873. -.- -. -s
 House Bill No. l1.lcHApTER Lxxxn An Act to establish Bureau of Labor
 Statistics.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
 sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 Section 1. That the Governor of the State is hereby authorized to appoint. with the power of removal at his discre- ton, as soon after the passage of this act as may be, and thereafter biennially, in the month of May. some suitable person to act as chief, and some suitable person to act as deputy, which said chief and deputy shall constitute Bureau of Labor Statistics.
 Sec. 2. The duties of said Bureau shall be to collect, assort, systematize and present, in annual reports to the General Assembly, on or before the twentieth day of May, in each year, statistical details relating to all departments of labor in the State, especially in it's relations to the commercial, industrial and sanitary con dition of the laboring classes.
 Sec. 8. The said Bureau shall have power to send for persons and papers, to examine witnesses under oath, to take dispositions, and cause them to be taken by others by law authorized to take depo- sitions, and said Bureau may depute any indifferent person to serve subpenas mp on witnesses, who may be paid the same fees as witnesses before the Superior Court. s ss zss1-.s- r
 Sec. 4. There shall be paid to the chief of said Bureau the sum of eighteen hundred dollars per year, and to the dep uty, the sum of twelve hundred dollars per year, and there shall be allowed an additional sum of one thousand dollars per year for office rent, office futures, blank books, printing, stationery, post age, expense of witnesses, dispositions and travelling expenses.
 Sec. s. The compensation to the said chief and deputy shall be paid quarterly, and the Comptroller is hereby authorized to draw an order on the Treasury for the amount of compensation so found to be due. 1sse1sa 'a sa .a Sec. 6. The expenses of said Bureau shall be paid semi-annually, and the Comptroller is hereby authorized to draw an order on the Treasurer for the amount so found to be due; provided that the bills of expenses aforesaid be duly sworn to by the chief of said Bureau as correct and just. according to his best knowledge and belief. aat sa e..ass Approved July 10. 1873. asf IHouse Bill No l5sI sIcHApTER Lxxxr1. An act in addition Co can act for encouraging and regulating Fisheries." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-