The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-11
IMPORTANT ACTS
Passed by the Assembly Which Has just
Einlshed Its Lahore,

Passed by the Assembly Which Has just
Finished Its Lahors,
That no electric, cable or horse cars
shall cross steam roads at grade, and
no steam roads shall cross electric,
cable or horse railroad at grade.
Extending the powers and duties of
the bank commissioners, to building
and loan associations,
Repeating section 500 of the general
statutes concerning Judgment justices
of the peace on personal knowledge.
Increasing bonds Of county commits
sioners, from $4,000 to $4,000.
Increasing the bond Of county treas
urerers, from $4,000 to $4,000
Amending an act concerning educa-
tion, no church property to be taken
for school purposes when there is
church or any part of the land without
consent.
In convictions of laws relating to
spirituous and intoxicating liquors,
county treasurer to be given record of
convictions.
Abolishing days of grace.
Amending the establishing of a fund
for the benefit Of disabled and meritori-
Gus policemen. This relates to those
having become prematurely blind.
Concerning rooms and tenements
used for immoral purposes heavy pen
atty for renting them for immoral pur-
poses.
School visitors and town committees
prohibited from being employed as
teachers.
Authorizing selectmen to spend 5000
annually for the detection and prosecu-
ton of crime.
Prohibiting wilful injury to and
abandonment of locomotives and cars
on railroads and street railways or
fraudulent evasion of payment of fare.
Providing alimony to the wife pend
ing the determination of suit for di-
vorce
Raising the age limit for the en-
ployment of children from thirteen to
fourteen.
That mileage and Communication tick
cts shall be good on Sunday trains as
on week days.
Providing for the investigation of
crime and suitable persons to be en-
ployed for the purpose by state at
torneys.
For compulsory education Of children
prior to the age of fourteen.
Making fees of sheriffs S. per day
for actual attendance in court and So
for deputies.
Leaving 1t optional with the governor
to order out the militia for spring pa
rade.
Regulating the employment of con-
victs at the state prison. They shall
not be employed in the manufacture or
preparation of any drugs medicines,
food, tobacco, etc.
That blind male persons, twenty-one
years old, and able to read raised let
tiers, may be made voters
Prohibiting the mutilation Of horses
by docking their stalls.
Providing for the attachment of liquor
licenses for debts.
Exempting soldiers, sailors, and mar
ines from payment Of licenses for buy
ing, selling or vending goods, wares or
merchandise.
Authorizing the granting of long SER
vice medals by the communicating chief
to the Connecticut National Guard.
Regulating maternity hospitals end
the boarding Of infants and providing
for the official record thereof.
That persons convicted of crime dur
ing minority shall not be made voters.
For enlargement Of Soldiers home at
Noroton.
For the establishment Of a state re-
formatory.
For good country roads by which the
state, county and town share the cost.
For the adjustment of narrow tires
on trucks and heavy wagons.
Against the manufacture or sale of
adulterated food products.
To prevent the preparation Ct fraud
upon aliens.
For the inspection Of milk for the
protection Of public health.
Regulating proceedings in writs Of ha-
beas corpus.
Exempting from taxation hospitals
receiving state aid.
For the prevention Of corrupt prac-
tices TN legislation (anti-lobby bilL)
That bounty claims against towns
shall not be barred by the statutes Of
limitations.
That an asylum for incurable chill
dren, ETC., shall not be established in a
town without the assent of the select
men.
For secret ballot vote on the license
question.
ALLOWING the state board of charities
to provide family home for eglected
children.
Requiring hospitals receiving state
aid to make annual reports.
Fixing departmental reports at the
same date except the insurance and the
agricultural reports.
a BRIDGE CONTROVERSY.
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