The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-13
THE STATE BLUE BOOK
SOME THINGS THE LEGISLATIVE
SOLONS DID.

Many Laws for Many People-Laws on
Great Variety of subjects-An Interesting
Summary.
The Norwich Bulletin has summar-
ized the laws passed by the last legisla-
ture and as it is of interest to every
resident of Connecticut we give it in
full:
The "Blue Book" as it is called. con-
tanning the public acts passed at the
recent session of the general assembly,
is at hand and proves to be most in
teresting document. Nearly every law
in the revised statutes SENS to have
been tinkered WITH and many new
subjects of legislation have been dis
cussed.
PISCATORIAL REGULATIONS.
Connecticuts vast piscatorial inter-
ests-as measured by the legislation
devoted to them-have not been neg
lected: North and South Spectacle
ponds, Salmon river, Black Hawk har-
Dor, Cedar Swamp pond, Grupe reser-
voir; escallops, Holsters, lampreys, and
wall-eyed pike are all duly regulated.
APPEALS, ASSESSMENTS, ETC.
Among the other subjects which re-
ceive most attention, as determined by
the number of separate acts relating to
them, are these: Appeals, appropria-
lions. assessment of taxes, boroughs,
building and loan associations, corpora
tions, cities, towns, steam and street
railways, courts, elections, bribery, fees
and salaries, and intoxicating liquors.
Among those acts of especial inter-
est, because of their far-reaching eff
.fects, their novelty, or their reversal of
former legislation, emitting some which
have been previously noticed, are the
following:
SELECTMEN MUST BE SWORN.
The selectmen, who have so long been
exempt from the requirement as a quail
ification for office imposed upon public
officials from governor to grand juror,
are exempt no longer, but are required
to be sworn.
JUSTICES SHORN OF THEIR
EoW Lin.
The law coming down from early
times, and quite out of keeping with
modern legislation, empowering JUS
tice Of the peace to convict on view
and without having evidence, for
drunkenness, profane swearing, ours
ing and Sabbath breaking, has been
erased from the statute book. It's twin
brother, forbidding appeal in such cas-
es, had deceased previously.
COUNTIES sUABLE.
In immunity from suits counties have
heretofore been classed with sovereign
states, but henceforth they may sue
and be sued like towns cities and other
corporations.
A SIDEWALK LAW.
The first act has been passed dis
tinctly authorizing towns to build and
maintain sidewalks. Such expense is
limited to fifteen per cent. of the
amount expended on highways.
PERMANENT BOUNDS.
Towns bounds formerly were stone
heaps or bitches, as provided by law,
but the new act requires bounds of
iron pipes or rods projecting six inches
above local permanent rocks, or stone
pillars three feet in the ground and
one foot above.
NEGOTIABLE PAPER-NO DAYS
OF GRACE.
Negotiable paper falling due on a le-
gal holiday is made payable on the day
following instead of that preceding, as
formerly. Days of grace are abolished
and one new holiday has been added
making the present number seven.
ABOND FOR A LIEN.
Mechanics liens can be removed now
by giving bond instead.
WAVING FLAGS.
The display of flags has been regulat.
ed. The comptroller is now required tt
cause the American national flag tt
be displayed from the capitol building
in Hartford every day in the year, ant
the display of the flag or emblem OF
any foreign country upon the outside o.
any state, county, city or town building
or public school house is to be punished
by fine of not less than twenty-five
except upon proclamation of the gov
ernor in honor of some distinguished
visitor
CAN'T TEACH.
School visitors and town committee
are debarred from teaching in their owl
towns.
DON'T PAY THOSE FEES.
The well known practice of politica
town committees in paying the clerl
fees for naturalization papers is at al
end. Any person who pays such fee 70
another is to be punished by fine, ant
the clerk who receives such paymen
loses his Office.
THE RED EYED BABY.
Chapter LXXVII is certainly novel
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