Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-06
Connecticut
 Legislature
BILL CONCERNING SALE OF TROUT
 PASSED.
AUTOMOBILE BILL SUBSTITUTE
Bill in Relation to Certificates of
 Inspector for City of Norwich.

Inspector for City of Norwich. Hartford, May 5.-The senate was l called to order at 11.15 by President pro tenn. Banks. Prayer by Chap lain Countryman of the house.
 Petition.
 By Senator Peck-From Mrs. Elsie Sands ct al., in favor of house bill No. 533, for the prohibition of the liquor traffic by referendum vote of the people. Excise.
 Substitute Automobile Bill.
 The committee on roads, bridges and rivers reported a substitute automobile bill. The original bill. which was re- committed to the committee, is changed in some particulars. The term 'liVeryman" is further defined by in- cluding every person, whether engaged in buying, selling, or exchanging mo- tor vehicles or not, who maintains for hire more than two motor vehicles. The following addition is made: No recovery shall be had in the courts of the state by the owner, operator or passenger of a motor vehicle which has not been registered in accordance with section or section of this act, for any injury to person or property received by reason of the operation of said motor vehicle in or upon the public highways of this state, unless said motor vehicle is the property of a nonresident and is within the pro- visions of section 10 of this act. Nor shall such recovery be had if the mo- tor vehicle be registered but is being operated by an unlicensed person in violation of section of this act" Calendar
 Calendar.
 Passed-Increasing the capital stock of the East Lyme Power company from $10,000 to $25,00O and authoriz- ing the company to issue bonds to the amount of three-fourths of the capital stock: concerning the care and protection of trees in highways and public grounds as amended, by pro viding that appeals from the action or tree WardenS may be taken to the county commissioners instead of to the superior court, and that the tree war den must first obtain the consent of local authorities before trimming the trees: extending the time in which the Willimantic and Stafford Street Railway company may construct it's road; authorizing the courts of pro- hate to require executors and trustees to give bonds even when the testator states in his will that they may not.
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 Senator Arnold explained the follow ing bill and it was passed:
 Section l. The assessors of every town shall, on or before the date re- quired for the filing of their abstract with the town clerk, comencing with the year 1910, and every fourth year thereafter make an inventory and valuation of all of the property exempt from taxation, but which would be subject to taxation irr such towns except for such exemption, and shall make and file an abstract of such property with the town clerk Oh the date now provided for filing such abstract; and the town clerk shall On or before the first day of July 1910, and every fourth year thereafter, re- turn to the tax commissioners a cor rect copy of such abstract of property exempt from taxation, stating sepa- rately the total value of such property belonging to educational, benevolent, Or ecclesiastical societies, municipali- ties, and other corporations and per sons, such statement to be made upon printed blanks to be prepared and furnished by the tax commissioner at least ninety days before the date pre- scribed for the filing of said statement. The tax commissioner shall publish such returns, and send a copy thereof lO LuC lONn tl6Ih OI every IOWn, ana to each member of the general as- sembly next following the date of such publication.
 Sec. ?. Every such officer who shall fail to make and return such statement at the time and in the form required shall forfeit to the state one hundred dollars.
 Sale of Trout.
 Senator Fenn explained the bill concerning the sale of trout and it was passed. The bill is as follows:
 Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to buy sell, or offer for sale any brook trout taken from the waters of this state, except as provid. ed in section 9,142 of the general statutes.
 Sec. 2. Every person who violates the provisions of section 1 of this act shall be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar or more than fifty dollars, and the buying, selling or of- fering for sale of each fish shall be deemed separate offense.
 Certificates of Teachers.
 Senator Middleton offered an amendment to the bill in relation to the certificates of teachers, striking out the provision which entities teach CTS of three years standing to obtain SNi NAIANdlCS. anu SlNSS all lSdcilcISs re- gardless of the time they may be teaching when the bill is passed. the right to certificates. The amendment was accepted by Senator Luther, and the bill as amended was passed.
 Appropriation Bill $1e6,760.
 On the motion of Senator Blakeslee. the senate passed an appropriation bill amounting to $1S6.760, for the secre- tary's office and for the Connecticut School for Boys.
 Adjourned to Thursday