Connecticut western news., 1899-07-20
THE NEW LAWS.

Public Acts of General Interest 10 Peo-
 pie of Litchfield County, Passed by
 General Assembly Of 1899 In Effect
 August l, 1899 Unless Otherwise
 Stated.
 Chapter 84. When person IS con. victed of crime punishable with hne or imprisonment, the court may award conditional sentence, and order fine with or without costs, within limited time and in default, the person to suf- fer imprisonment. If he does not pay, the sheriff shall cause the other part of the sentence to be executed.
 Chapter S6. That if any person, with intent to place attached personal prop erty (sec. 918) beyond control of the officer or creditor, shall destroy or con- ceal the same or aid therein, shall be fined not over $500 or imprisoned not over six months.
 Chapter 1855. Regarding conditional sales, providing that if 8 person re- moves or conceals the property or sells it. without consent of the vendor, or without informing the buyer that the same is subject to conditional sale, shall be fined not more than $lOO or imprisoned not more than six months. or both.
 Chapter Al. Amending chapter 182, laws of 1895, relating to frauds and false pretenses, so that if the value of the thing, leaseh old interest or service obtained exceeds $l00, the guilty per son may be imprisoned in the State prison not exceeding three years. Chapter 2O3. That in working out fines in county iails, the prisoner shall be credited $1 instead of 50 cents per day.
 Chapter. That when water supply is thought impure, local health officers shall send samples to the State Board of Health for analysis. Prohibiting the selling for family, hotel, boarding-house or saloon use, ice from any pond or stream, except river, into which a sewer empties, or from any part of river within two miles below sewer, or ice cut in any water within 200 feet of where house drain enters. Chapter 137. In all towns in which there is no general index of the land records, the selectmen may cause g general index to be made and appoint some competent person to make the same. The expense thereof shall be paid by the town"
 Chapter I19. Amending Section 2265 relating to factory inspection, so as to require that all buildings where ma chinery is used shall be well lighted. Chapter 14O. Amending Section 2, Chapter 174, Acts of 1897, regarding bakeshops, SO as to require proper plumbing No bakery shall hereafter be established in . cellar nor any room less than eight feet high. Any cellar now used, if closed as a bakery shall not again be used for the business. The inspector of factories may allow the use of room, wholly or partly underground, If properly drained, plumbed, lighted and ventilated. Chapter 56 Prohibiting the placing upon or afixing of any inscription, pic ture, design, device, symbol. name, advertisement, words, characters, marks, or notice upon any United States flag, standard, color or ensign, or on the Connecticut State flag, pro- hibiting the display of any flag with such inscription. etc, also prohibiting the mutilation, trampling upon, defac- ing CT defilement of such flags, whether public or private property. The penalty is up to $100 or imprisonment up to six months, or both.
 Chapter 8. Allowing railroad com panies to transport explosives. under regulations by the Railroad Commisi sioners.
 
 Chapter AS. That the Railroad Con- missioners, on application on the ground of public necessity, may authorize the running of mail or other trains between 10 30 and p. m. on Sunday,
 Chapter 63. That no Sunday law re- garding travel, labor, etc. shall apply to prohibit the operation of electric cars on Sunday.