Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-11
JanrulaI allS Garrisr.
Thursday Morning, August ii. 1881.
Local News.
County Conmissio ners.


 Most Of fhe counties i'm the State Repre-
 sented at a Meeting in this City-Din-
 ner at the Forbes House.
 A meeting of the County Commissioners of the State was held in this city yesterday. The commissioners met in the room of the Court of Common Pleas at 1o:3o a m. Fhad- deus M. Spencer, of Hartford county, was called to the chair, and Nathan M. Belden, of Fairfield county, acted as secretary. The first matter considered was that of revoca- tion of licenses, called up by MT. Perkins, of New Haven county. This question was con sidered at length. MT. Russell, of Hartford county, said they had refused licenses in that county after parties had been recommended by the selectmen.
 MT. Goodrich said more trouble turned up in his county about the bonds than anything else. His county had not been particular enough as to the character of bondsmen The practice had been among liquor dealers to get their bonds signed outside. They got an idea that it was a mere matter of form His colleagues had decided that in case of new licenses in November they would insist that the bonds should be signed in presence of the commissioners, and they must have certificates under oath that the bondsmen were worth what they represented. All should be done under oath, so that if h- cense should be revoked the bond could be sued up. This might be inconvenient for some parties, but the same rules should be enforced as in giving bonds in the Superior Court. This was the only material point on which they proposed to change their mode of business. He liked the New Haven way of filing the bonds.
 Marcus E. Baldwin also spoke upon the matter. He didn't believe in these arbitrary rules. If he knew the principal and the man who was on the bond, and that the man on the bond was good for the amount thereon, he wouldn't think it necessary for such men to appear before the board, and he would &C., cept bond of that kind just the same as 8 cashier accepts check in Q bank.
 MT. Alvord, of Holland, wanted information on the revocation of licenses. They had two cases of Sunday selling, in which there was one conviction. The other party ran away. There had been no suit commenced by the commissioners against the bondsmen.
 MT. Calhoun of Litchfeld, thought record of conviction vas sufficient ground for re- voking of the license.
 The question came up as to whether, in case appeals were taken to higher courts in cases of conviction, the commissioners, be- fore acting on the petition for revocation of licenses, should wait until the final deter imitation of cases in the higher courts should be rendered It appeared to be settled that Ab WdS AO psAIL O1 t10 COu1u14b6AOucEb Ouby GO argue constitutional questions. A simple record of conviction under the law should be sufficient.
 Mir. Goodrich offered the following: Voted, That all persons receiving license shall be present with their bondsmen and have the bonds executed in the presence of the county commissioners
 MT. Terrell offered an amendment as fol lows; it was accepted by the mover of the original resolution and the resolution as amended passed: Except that the bondsman may sign the bond before 8 justice of the peace or any other proper oficer.'
 It was decided after discussion that there ' could be no pro rata charge under the law for beer licenses, but the full fee of not less than \ $50 must be charged whether it be for g year OF month. About 1 o clock the barge Nightingale was | brought into requisition and the commission \ CTS embarked for the Forbes House. where | they enjoyed fine sea food dinner gotten up \ in Landlord Buelps best style. On the return, | about o'clock, the commissioners held 2 ! brief session and then adjourned.