Litchfield enquirer., 1877-07-19

convened.
 Sec. l. The Comptroller shall annually cause to be printed, at the expense of the State, three thousand coples of the re- port of the. State Board of Agriculture, twelve hundred copies each or the reports of the state board of education, bank com missioner and insurance commissioner, and ono thousond copies each of all other annual reports made to the governor or to the general assembly, and no more than said numbers of such reports shall be printed at the expense of the state.
 Sec. 2 No person other than the comp troller shall authorize or contract for the printing of any reports made to the gov ernor or the general assembly.
 Sec. The comptroller shall annually transmit to the town clerk of each town one copy of every report made to the gov- ernor and general assembly, which shall be kept on file in the office of the town clerk for public use.
 Approved. March 23, 1877.
 House Bill No. 3O8.
 CHAPTER CLnu.
 An Act relating to Savings Banks. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly
 convened:
 Sec. 1. The treasurer of every savings bank in this state shall, on or before the tenth day of July. annually. deliver to the comptroller a sworn statement of the amount of all it's deposits exclusive of surplus on the first day of said month; and every such savings bank shall pay to the state tax on it's corporate franchise equal to fve-eights of one per cent. on the amount of it's deposits exclusive of surplus deducting, however, the amount invested in any bonds issued by this state, or by any town or city in thls state, ln aid of the construction of any railrord, and which by the statutes of this state are exempt from taxation, and also the amount invested in real estate liable to taxation in this state; one-half of said tax to be paid on or before thet wentieth day of said month and one half on or before the twentieth day of January following; and said tax shall be in lieu of all other taxes upon said savings bank, it's deposit and surplus, except upon the real estate own ed by it beyond what is required and used by 1t for the transaction of it's ap. propriate business.
 Sec 2 If any person whose duty it shall be to make and return the statement re- qulred by the proceeding section shall fail so to do within the tune therein limit ed, he shall forfeit to the state five hun dred dollars, and every savings bank which shall fail to make any payment re nHi- gS.i ed by said proceeding section within the state twice the amount required foff such payment.
 Sec 3. The board of equalization shall have the same power in regard to the re- turns required by the first section of this act, as are conferred upon them by section eleven, of chapter five, title twelve of the general statutes of 1875, in regard to the returns therein named.
 Sec. 4. All taxes paid by the savings banks of this State to the United States shgll be proportionately charged by said banks to those depositors upon whose de- posits said taxer are paid.
 Sec. 5. The fourth section of chapter five, title twelve of the General Statutes of A. D. 1875. and sections one and two of chapter forty-six of the public acts of A. D. 1875, relating to savings banks, are hereby repealed
 Approved, March 23, 1877.
 House Bill No. 285.
 CHAPTER CLIv.
 An Act reducing the price to be paid by the State for the Supper of Indigent and Insane Persons.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House
 of Representatives in General Assem-
 bly, convened:
 The sections six, seven, eight and nine of chapter four, title eight of the General Statutes be- and the same are hereby re- pealed. and the following substituted in lien therof:
 Sec. 6. When any pauper in any town may be insane, selectman of such town shall apply to the judge of probate of the district wherein said pauper re- sides, for his admission to sad hospital; and said judge shall appoint a respect able physician. who shall fully investigate the facts of the case, and report to said judge, and, if such physician shall be sat- isfied that said pauper is insane, the judge shall order such selectmen forthwith to take such insane pauper to the hospital, where he shall be kept and supported so long as may be requisite. and two dollars and fifty cents of the expense of his SUD- port shall be paid by the town wherein he resides, and the balance by the State; and when and indigent person, not 8 pauper. IS insane, application may be made Tn his behalf to the judge of probate for the district where he resides, who shall appoint respectable physician, who shall fully investigate tho facts and report to said judge, who if satisfied that such per- son is indigent and insane, shall order him to be taken. by the person make the application, to the hospital, where he shall be kept and supported as long as may be requisite; and the half expense of his sup. on I1 n r e. resides. and half by the person making the application; and when a judge. shall issue an order for the admission of any indigent person to the hospital, he shall record it, and immediately transmit du- plicate to the Governor.
 Sec. '. The trustees may authorize the superintendent to admit patients into the hospital, under special agreements, when there are vacanies.
 Sec. 8. The price for keeping my paup- CT or indigent person shall be fixed by the trustees, and shall not exceed the sum of four dollars and fifty cents per week.. and shall be payable quarterly.
 Sec. g. There shall be taxed monthly, by the Comptroller, two dollars for each weeks board at said hospital, and at the Retreat for the Insane at Hartford, of all insane paupers belonging to towns in this State, and four dollars and fifty cents for each week 8 board of the State insane paupers, and the actual expense of cloth for said State paupers; and the superin- tendent of each of said institutions shall make the bill therefor, and present it to tee Governor, upon whose approval it shall be paid from the State treasury.
 Sec. 10. This act shall take effect July first, 1877.
 Approved, March 23.' 1877.
 House Bill No. 319.l
 CHAPTER CIV. An Act relating to Interest on Deposits by
 Savings Banks.
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