Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-10

Hartford, Feb. 9.-The senate was
called to order at 1890 by Lieutenant
Governor Weeks. Prayer by Chaplain
Sexton.
Fishing in Thames River.
Bill by Senator Bradford-Prohibit-
ing fishing in the Thames river for
anything except shad with nets of an
inch and a quarter mesh. Fisheries
and game.
Hunters Licenses.
BY Senator Fenn-Requiring per-
sons taking out hunters licenses to
take them out in the towns in which
they reside. Fisheries and game.
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
By Senator Heineman-For the ap-
pointment of a commissioner of motor
vehicles for the state The governor
shall appoint the commissioner with
the consent of the senate. He shall
give a bond of $1,000. He shall hold
public examinations, in the different
cities of the state. He shall issue Ii
censes for the operating of motor We
hicles and the license fee shall be So.
He shall have the power of revoking
licenses. Every person who operates
motor vehicle without a license shall
be fined 800. The salary Of the COM
missioner is to be $4,000 a year and ex-
penses. Roads, bridges and rivers.
Lights on Vehicles.
Senator hamberlin-Amendng Sec
tion 2063 of the general statutes so as
to read as follows: "All vehicles while
in use of the public streets and high
ways shall show, from one hour after
sunset until one hour before sunrise
a light or lights SO placed as to be
seen in all directions, except that no
lights shall be REQUIRED on vehicles
between the hours OF O'clock in the
morning and 7 o'clock in the evening.
Such lights shall be of sufficient illum-
ltlatlES power to- be visible "a. dis
lance of two hundred feet. Any per-
son driving or directing any vehicle
upon public street or highway be-
tween. the hours aforesaid. without a
light, 'as hereinbefore described. shall
be fined not more than 81. The court
before whom the accused is tried may
suspend judgment or remit the penalty
provided herein whenever in its juds-
ment the circumstances will warrant
such action. Any driver or drivers
of vehicle whose light has become
eXtinguished and cannot be relighted,
or who is necessarily absent from his
home without a light. may proceed to
his destination provided he travels at
a pace not exceeding six miles an
hour and gives an audible signal as
often as 500 feet are passed over.
Roads, bridges and rivers.
Attachment of Property.
BY Senator hamberlin-PNoviding
that the attachment OF property and
the placing of an officer in charge
shall be prominently advertised upon
the place of business and for the pub
lication in a daily newspaper published
in the town where the business is con-
Quoted, or If there be none, in some
newspaper having a circulation in the
town. Failure to comply with this
law shall vitiate the attachment as
between the attaching creditor and
other creditors of the owner Of the
business. Judiciary.
Taxation Exem ption.
BY Senator Brooks Cby request)-
Exempting soldiers and sailors from
taxation to the amount of $4,000.
Finance
Day yKimbaI Hospital.
BY Senator Searls-Appropriat
$1,000 to the Day -Kimball hospital Of
WLndham county il addition to any
other amount that may be appropriat-
ed for the coming two fiscal years.
Appropriations.
Resolutions.
By Senator Allyn-Appointing Cos
tello Lippitt, Clinton E. Stark, Edwin
S. Greeley and George c. Waldo trus-
tees Of the Norwich hospital for the
insane. Senate appointments.
BY Senator Latimer-Appointing
Charles Head of Groton trustee Of
Storrs Agricultural college. Senate ap-
pointments.
Adjourned to Wednesday.