Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
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THE DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL

Some of the More important Matters
 in Which our Readers are Interested
 A Personal Tax of 2.Oo-Close
 Season for Trout in Litchfield County
 The following County Commissioners for Ltchfield county have been named, Herbert Case and Howard Guernsey.
 The following bills were introduced; Providing for personal tax of $2, for every male person between the ages of 21 and 70, for town and state taxes ill lieu of poll and communication tax Ju, dietary.
 Providing that any one personally in jured by dog may recover damages for all expenses for surgical and medical treatment and for loss of time, in the same manner as provided for damages to sheep or other property. If person is bitten by dog believed to be suffer ing from rabies he may upon affidavit ofareputable physician, given to select man, take the Pasteur treatment at the towns expense. The heirs of person dying from injuries received by a dog may recover S1 ,000 from the town in which such injury was received. Public health and safety. .
 Providing a state pension of $100 for every blind person who has established legal residence in any town of the state. Humane institutions.
 Providing that deer may be lawfully killed on the first Monday in December and on tho Wednesday and Friday fol lowing said Monday. Nonresident hunters on these days must secure per- init from the commissioners on fisheries and pay fee of $5, Fisheries and game.
 A bill allowing land owners or their authorized agents to kill deer regardless of the close season law. Fisheries and game.
 Providing that "every person who, prior to October l. 1911, shall sell or have in his possession with intent to sell or exchange any quail, woodcock, or any rufied grouse called partridge, shall, for each of such birds sold or exchanged or kept for sale, be fined $50, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. Fish cries and game.
 A bill restricting the speed of motor vehicles to not more than twelve miles an hour within the limits of any city or borough or the thickly settled or business part of town and to not more than twenty-five miles an hour outside.
 Among the bills introduced in the house last week were the following:
 MT. Harris of Sharon-Maling close season for trout, other than lake trout, in Litchfield county from August 1st to April 30th, inclusive. Fisheries and game.
 Mir. Jewell of New Hartford-Pro- viding for expense of stenographer of court of common pleas in Litchfield county. Judiciary.
 MT. Canfield of Thomaston-Allowi five days for appeals from police courts in criminal cases. Judiciary.
 The resolutions introduced included the following. ....
 Mr. Garfield of Allowing $500 yearly for expenses of each judge of common pleas. Judiciary.
 Mir. Futile of Torrington-Appropriat- ing 1000 to enable the John Brown association of Torrington to provide home for caretaker of the John Brown homestead. Appropriations
 MT. Langley of New Hartford has been appointed n teller for the house.
 A bill was introduced providing that whoever intimidates person or persons to do an unlawful act or shall injure or threaten to injure his property with in- tent to intimidate him, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisonment not more than six months. Judiciary.
 Another bill provides that "every per son who shall trespass on any yard. garden. enclosure, posted land, etc., or shall take or destroy any fruit or pro- duce of any such enclosure, or iniure any | tree, shrub or plant therein. shall be fined not more than $7 or imprisoned | not more than thirty days, or both" Judiciary.