Litchfield enquirer., 1874-09-17

i 025 .aaiEa2aE S'1oQ1Rh towns have aright to vote at said meetpgs and tho nam4s of those voting shall be checked in the aA1aS manner and the lists with ., the marks or S1sc. auired by law at town and electors mesensss E cA.@
 Sec 8 This act shall takeefect from itg passage3i
 Approved July A. 1874, 1ap enoH t'srdi1A
 House Bill No. 2sslmCHApTER xcvu. a3JR An Act authorizing the 2 aPpoin;nsnr @ 1nFpeet0ts Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RspgsenAl
 tiyes in General Assembly convened; rH sLg,S.I shall be his duty to appoint some pefsc1 residne either in the city of Hartford New HRyen, an tnS said inspectoreeneral shall hold his oe for the term of three years pTouided, that the person ep pointed during the present year shall nSld ns oIncs Monday of July, 1874, and his successor shall De t pointed every three years from and after the nfss when the same may be filled for the unexpired time by appointment by the governor of this state. Said nspectorgeneral may, and shall be his duty to Ap- point deputy in every town city where there are gas works established when requested by the proper authorities thereof Prooided suitable person can be obtained, and said inspector-generA shall nave exclusive Jurisdiction in all cases arising under this act the town where he resides; every deputy ap- pointed by said nspecorgeneral shall have exclusive urisdict1on in all arising under this act in the town where he resides. It shall be the duty of sad inspector-genera and of his deputies when required do, hereinafter provided, to inspect, prove and ascertain the accuracy of and all gas meters used for measuring the quantity of illuminating gss where said inspector-genera or his deputies may sde and when found correct, to seSI stamp or marx all such meters with some suitable device, with h@5 and the date of such inspection, and said in- sector-general his deputies shall receive for ther services for performing the duties required Of them by the provisions of this ac the fees hereinafter pre- vided. '- '3.l'4.--
 Sec 2. The standard or unit of measure for the - sale of Illuminating gas by meter shall be the cnplc foot containing sixty-two and three hundred and twenty-one one thousandths 62 32l-10o0 pounds avoirdupos weight of distilled or rain water wegnen n air of the temperature of sxtytwo degrees kenren heit. the barometer being at twenty-ntne ana one
 Sec B Said nsuector-general or his deputies shall be paid fee of one dollar for each meter examined and tested by them together with the cost Of moving and replacing said meter, not exceeding the sum o fifty cents If upon testing the same any meter small be found to be incorrect said fee and said cost shall be paid by the manufacturer furnishing the gas but If said meter shall be found to be correct, then the person applying for the inspection shall pay the said fee and cost procded, meter shall be held to De incorrect unless it shall vary more than two per cen from the standard herein established.
 Sec 4. Meters in shall be tested by said inspee torgenera or his deputies at the request o the gas consumers, or of the manufacturer furnishing the gas such tests shah be made for Q temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit and at the average pressure at which gas is supplied in the city or town where
 Sec B. Illuminated gas shall not be merchantabo which has minimum value of less than twelve can dies that ts standard argand burner, consuming i've cubic feet per hour, shall give Q light as meas ured by the phOtometc apparatus in ordinary use, of less than twelve standard sperm candles each con suming one hundred and twenty grains per hour said inspector-general,o his deputies, shall inspect the quality and purity of the Illuminating gas fur nished and sold in the city, borough or town for which he is appointed, Ill each calender month, if so requested by the authorities of said city, town or borough and shall report to the mayor of such city, or to the warden of such borough the select men of such town, the result of such inspectons for which said inspector shall be paid the sum of i've dollars for each inspection, by the town city or bor- ough requesting the same when the gas furnished by any manufacturer shall be found, upon sseh inspec. tSs Standard T % % reoure by bs act. then sneh msnu facturer shall not collect from the consumer thereof the price charged or contracted to be charged and paid tor gas of the legal value, but shall make de- auction from the bills rendered. in proportion to the inferiorty of the gas reported by said inspector
 Approved July "A, 1874. ..
 House Bill No. 236.l-cHAPTER xCvm.
 An Act Relating to the Issue of State Bonds -.'N Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Represents
 .tives in General Assembly convened .-.t.t1 ..H
 SECTION l. That the treasurer of the state is hereby authorized procure registered bonds of this state in sums of one thousand dollars and five thousand dollars each, and to exchange the same for bonds of this state, under he same provisions as authorized by the second section of chapter thrtynne of the pnb acts of 1867.
 Approved July 24, 1874. .-
 House Bill No. 1S6.l-cHAPTER xc1.x
 An Act Amending Chapter CI. of Public Acts of 1s67 Be it enacted by the Senate and House Uf Represena
 lives in the General Assembly convened: SECTION l. That Chapter CI of Public acts 1866 be amended by erasing from the second line the words last day of October and the first day of May" and substituting therefor the words rst day January and first day of July" -. '
 Approved July 24, 1874.
 House Bill No. 1O6l--cHAPTER c.
 An Act for the Regulation of Civil Actlons ,- Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
 tives in General Assembly convened: s-tt.t
 SECTION l. That the act approved June 25, A. D. 1873 being chapter XVI of the Public acts passed at the May session of the general assembly, A. D. 1s73bs and the same is herby repealed.
 Approved July 24, 1874. 1-,.f -l .n
 House Bill No. 4Gl-cBAPTER CT. ,...
 An act in addition to act creating and establish ing the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield county. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
 tives in General Assembly convened . ....e.strr ,. pleas for the county of Fairfield shall be legally dis qualified to act judge in any action pending before his court, or whenever such judge shall be unable to sit upon any case either through sickness absenee OF any other cause whenever such judge shall have any matter depending before him. which for any reas- on he may consider it improper that he should try dispose o then such shall have power to call nths judge o deputy judge or deputy judge of the city court of the city court of the city o Bridgeport to hear deputy judge of said city court while acting judge the said court of common pleas shall have and ercise all powers and jurisdictions hereafter conferred upon said court of common pleas. .,
 Sec. 2. Whenever said judge or assistant judge of said court shall act in the place of the said judge of the court of common pleas he shall be paid ten dollars for each day that he is actually engaged in the bushes of sheriff of Fairfield county and said sheriG shall be e titled to have the same taxed ill the bills of the , court.
 sec.ss This act shall take effect from and after passage.
 Approved July 24, 1874. ga. rt u
 House Bill No. 241.l--cHAPTE1 GIT. .r 1.-i An Act in amendment of chapter LxxxvH of public
 acts of 1868. .- Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tive in the General Assembly convened:
 Sec <. That chapter LxxYvIH of the public acts oG 1868, be amended by adding thereto after the word "request the swords of any corporation, city, bor ough, private individual or" t.s~l. r1.Ha. tI s Approved July "A, 1874 s.F. ... rg. -....-. ...- House Bill No. 20LcHAp4ER CHI 43-. An Act in addition to, and in amendment of an Act entitled "An act in relation to the manner of printing Bills for Public Acts, Resolutions and other Public Documents" .-.-s .sse.--r rT ts.r 5ryF to sf lives in the General Assembly convened: sguf 'B
 SECTION l. The words 'State of Connecticut" shall be printed at the head of every public document prfn ted by order of the General Assembly, and when any such document has title page cover, the words Estate of Connecticut shall be printed on the title page cover also. SECTION g. The bills for public acts and joint reso tutons relating to matters of public nature, the cal- endar of the Senate and of the House of tiyes printed during any session of the General Assembly Tha be printed at one, and the same print ing establishment and it shall be the duty of the comp troIler of public accounts to designate the establish rnent where the same shall be printed .-r.y ,r,.E
 Sec. g. All bills for public acts and joints resolutions ppumbered by the printer With file number. in tRS order in which they printed and without referen to whether they are bills for public acts resoI  the house of representatives and said "le number. shall be printed eonspicpsly at the head of each bill and joint resolution, When bill joint resolution is described in the printed calendar of either house shall be described by the file number" ito be inserted by the print er) well as by it's appropriate title and required by sections two and three of the act entitled An Act in relation to the manner of printing bills for public acts joint resolution and other public documents" !" approved August I, 1872.
 Approved July 24, 1874. ,E--.1-. 's.' md. . House Bill No. 229. l-CHApTER CIV. lta ea-t An Act to provide for the survey of the State. . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represer-
 tatives in General Assembly convened: lffe r-g. .. SECTION l. EThal the governor be, and he hereby is authorized to procure the accurate determination by means of triangulation of the prominent natural and artificial objects in the state, form the basis for typographical maps: pr0Uided he can make ar- rangements to have the work done with the assistance o the officers of the coast survey and pvOUfded that the points in the state already determined, by the coast survey snail be used the basis of the survey hereby authorized end proutded further, that ths pense of such survey shall not exceed the part of the state, the of ten thousand dolsis which is hereby appropriated for the purpose. E. - .s -..fs AsEFoved June 24, 1874. r t.'-..
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