The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-13

w. IL requires tAat II an ntant mas
inflammed, swollen or redeemed eyes
during the first tive weeks of its exis-
tence the case must be reported to the
health officers.
BLIND ELECTORS,
Blind persons may be made electors
if they can write from dictation or
read in raised print or point characters.
MUST READ IN ENGLISH,
The vexatious question whether it
satisfied the reading qualification for
being made voter to be able to read
the statutes and state constitution In
any language is definitely settled. The
candidate must be able to read them in
English,
NO CUTTING.
1t is a crime to mutilate horses by
cutting the bone of the trail for the
purpose of docking.
LICENSED MATERNITY HOSPI-
TAILS.
Maternity hospitals must be licensed
by mayor or health officer and are sub
ject to inspection.
FOR SELLING OUT THE POOR.
When tenants are elected by legal
process and their property is put out on
the highway, if not removed within
twenty -four hours by the owner the
town authorities are to take charge of
| it and in due time sell 1t, keeping the
| money for the owner after payment of
| expenses,
LIQUOR LICENSES ATTACHABLE.
| Liquor licenses are made subject to
attachment and execution as personal
property and the purchaser upon COM
plying with the statutory requirements
| may carry on the business.
A CERTIFICATE THAT CAN'T BE
REFUSED.
A certificate of qualification from the
state board Of education must be ac-
cepted by school visitors, boards of
education and town committees in lieu
of examination of teachers.
PAiWNBROKERS STRICTLY REGU-
LATED.
| Pawnbrokers are required to take out
licenses costing from $40 to $50 and are
subject to strict regulations.
| CORRECTING ELECTION ERRORS.
| Questions relating to the election of
| state and other officers, such as arose
in 1891, are to be settled in this way.
Any elector may bring complaint to a
judge of the superior court within three
days after a state election alleging error
at the election in his town and a hearing
| speedily had. The judges determine
| ton, forwarded to the secretary of
state, If not appealed from, is conclu-
sive. A method of appeal to the SUI
| perior court and speedy action is pro-
vided for. A similar provision Is made
| for correcting errors in the vote for
presidential electors and representa-
/ tives in congress
NO POLICY PLAYING.
/ A rigid law is enacted to prevent
policy playing or keeping places for that
! purpose, or which are reputed to be SO
| kept.
| KEEP YOUR METAL PURE.
Articles represented to be gold, made
for sale, sold or offered for sale, must
bear stamp indicating fineness. False
representations in this particular are
also punished. Coin and sterling silver
are also defined and penalties provided
for Misrepresentation.
LITTLE DOGS LIABLE.
Dogs becoming four months old dur
ing the license year beginning May
must be licensed for the remainder OF
Ill, he fec ~ he
MARRIED woMEN's FUNERAL Elk
PENsES.
1 The law is changed as to funeral ex-
i penses of married women, and they are
now to be paid out Of their estates, il
they have any, and not by their hus-
bands.
MATTERS OF RECORD.
The law requiring conditional sales
to be recorded in the town of the ven
der exempts from it's provisions house
hold furniture, musical instruments, bi
cycles and property exempt from at
tachment The tail is the principa
part of the dog.
TYPEWRITER EVIDENCE.
Typewriting machines may be used a
the discretion of the court in taking
evidence for preservation in the courts
of common pleas.
NO ADULTERATION.
In addition to the numerous laws
heretofore passed forbidding the adul
teration of certain kinds of food, w
now have a law forbidding the manu-
facture, for sale, selling, or offering TO
SELL of any article of food which i
adulterated or misbranded. 1t apple
to food for horses and cattle as we'll a
man.
AN ARBITRATION BOARD.
A new and most important branch o
legislation is that creating a stat
: board of mediation and arbitration 70
, labor disputes, The board is to investi
gate and offer mediation in all cases Q
ployed, and questions may be submit
f | ted to their adjudication by joint actio,
of both parties.
ABOUT THE LOCATION OF sA
LOOMS.
: Saloons are not to be licensed to q
business in the purely residential O
manufacturing part of town, nor i
close nroyinitU to charitable instifI1