The Newtown bee., 1878-06-27
[HouSu Bill No. 103.1
CHAPTER CII.
An Act in Amendment of an Act relating to Elect
 uIs and iIrrti uS

An Act in Amendment of an Act relating to Elect
 urs and Eiucti ns.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
 scutaycs in General Assembly convened
 Section l. Any person claiming to have been elected srcctman, clerk. tryasurer, collector oi taxes, assessor. grand jror constable rcgistrar of voters or registrar of births death all uIarancS of any town, or mayor, clerk, treasurer auditor collector of taxes, alderman or councilman uI any city, but not so declared, may. witiiu siXty days after the time of holding tine elections bring his petition toany judge of the superior court alltgilt, the facts on which such claim is founded. which shall b. served upon the party against whom the claim is malr lt laaSt six days before tlr return day, and retunalle hot more than sixty-thr.c days after the day of such election, and such judge shall thereUpon hear and determine said petition and his decision thereon shall be conclusive lu l if in favor ot inc petitioner his cerif ate to that effect under thcseal of te court shall cntite the petitioner to hold anl exercise the duties and powers of surE office And said judge may i necessary, issue is writ Of man janus rcquifin Z the adverse party and those under him 10 deliver to the petitioner the appurtcuances of such office and shall cause his finding and decree to be entered ill the records of said court in the proper county
 Sec. }. Section thirty-six of chapter one hum dred and Ory-sX of the p1.blic acts passed at the JannIly session. lS77, is hereby repealed
 Approved March T, 1878.
 House Bill No. AL
 #s @ .~ CHAPTER CHI.
 All Act concerning Connecticut Hospital for the
 Insane.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
 sentatiVes ill General Assembly Convened
 Section l. When any pauper in any town may be insane selcctman of such town shall apply to the judge of probate of the Gistrirt whrretu said pauper resides for his admission to said hospital and said judge shall appoint a respectable puysi- fatts Of n |. case and report to said judge and ifsuah physician shall be satisfied that said pauper is insane, the judge shall order sllh selectman forthwith to take such insane paupcr to the hospital where he shall be kept aud supported so long as may be ertquisitc and two dollars and nifty cents per week of the expense of his support shall be paid by the town legally chargeablG with his support and the balance by the state and when any iu,ijgcnt person not pauper is insane application may be made ill his behalf to the judge of probate for the district where he resides, who shall appoint respectable physician and il selectnan of the town where said indigent person re3ides who shall fully invasti- gate the facts and rrp0rt to said judge, who if satisfied that such person is iIdigent and insane shall order him to be taken by the person making the application to the hospital where he shall be kept and supported as long as may be requ si e, and half of the expense of his support shall be paid by the town to which he would be chargeable if q pauper and half by tine person making the appli- cation; and when judge shall issue all ord, T for the admission of any pauper or indigcnt person to the hospital he shall record it and immediately transmit duplicate to the governor. Sec. 3. The trustees may authorize the superin- tendent to admit patients into the hospital under special agreements when there are yGcancies Sec. 5. The price for keeping any pauper or IDdgent person shall be fixed by tine trustees and shall not exceed the sum of four dollars per week. and shall be payable quarterly. Sec 1. There shall be taxed monthly by the | comptroller one dollar and fifty cents for each week board at said hospital and two dollars for each weeks board tt any hospital or asylum for the insane Of all insane paupers belonging to towns in this state, committed ill pursuance of the first section of this act and the superintendent of each of said institutions shall make the bill therefor and present it to the governor, upon whose | approval it shall be paid from the state treasury. Sec 3. Sections six, seven, eight nine and ten | of chapter four title eight of the general statutes and an act passed January session, A. D. 1877, | entitled An act reducing the price to be paid by the state for the support of indigent and insane persons be and the same arc hereby repealed. Sec.6 This act shall take effect from it's pas sage. Approved, March %. 1878