Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-21
House Bill No. 53. l


 An Act concerning Annual Meetings of
 the County Representatives. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly
 convened.
 Sec. 1. The representatives in the serer- al counties, chosen to the General Assem- ply. shall meet annually on the third Tuesday of January, at two o'clock in the afternoon, at suitable places in the State capitol, to be designated for that purpose by the speaker of House, for the purposes provided in this act At such meetings they shall be called to order by that rep resentative who is the senior in years, and they shall then choose a chairman and clerk, and they may adjourn said meeting from time to time, provided that they shall not hold an adjourned meeting after the rising of the General Assembly.
 Sec 2. Section four, chapter two. title three, page twenty-three of the General Statutes is hereby amended by substitu. ting the word December" for the word April" and the words "thirtieth day of November''f the words "thirty first day of March," so that the annual returns of the county commissioners shall be made up to the 3Oth day of November in each year. and filed with the clerk of the Supe- rior Court on or before the 20th day of December. The county Commissioners shall also furnish duplicates of said re- turns to the Secretary of State on or be- tore the first day of January, for the use of the respective county representatives. Sec. 3. The county representatives at their said meetings shall appoint from their own number auditors who shall examine and audit the accounts of the county com- missioners, county treasurer, and jailer for the proceeding year.
 Sec. 4. At said meetings the. county representatives may make specific apprO. priations for any of the items of county expenditure for the ensuing year, or fol the repairs and alterations of the jail or county houses or county courthouses, and they may lay any tax upon the towns oi their respective counties for any bounty poses in the manner now provided by law.
 Sec. 5. The representatives shall not be allowed any compensation for their sev' ices at such meetings held during the sessions of the General Assembly. Approved, March 20, 1877. | House Bill No. 297.
 CHAPTER Cxxn.
 An Act relating to County Commission CTS.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House o
 Representatives in General Assembly | convened: Sec. 1. The County Commissioner shall keep 8 record of the number of days they are in session for the performance oi any public duty, ,and of the nature of tho services rendered on each day, and they shall render a bill of all such items monthly to the County Treasurer, specify l ing the days and the services rendered, anG no bill of the County Commissioners fol services or mileage shall be paid by tn, County Treasurer until such bill of item has been furnished. Such bill of item shall be preserved by the County Treas urer. and be examined by the Auditor annually.
 Sec. 2 The County Commissioner il the respective counties shall purchas' supplies of coal. provisions. or other arti cles by system of public advertisement for proposals or bids. whenever they ar' so directed by the County Representa- tives, subject to the power of rejecting al proposals or bids for sufficient cause.
 Approved March 23, 1877.