Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-21
NEW LAWS NOW IN EFFECT
Acts of Last Legislature Which Became Operative This Month-Concerns Bob Veal, Liquor, Motor Boats, Adulteration and Billiard and Pool Rooms.

The acts passed by the general as sembly of 1911 became effective on Nov. l, but because of the delay in getting copies of the acts before the prosecuting officers and the Iawyerc Of the state many of th-. statutes are rot eneral1y-understood as yet, though h they are assumed to be in force
 The Iegisla ton regarding the sale of liquor was not of especial importance, except that act which permits the licensing of summer hotels for a few months in each year. even if the town has voted no-1icenSe- provided a ma jority of the registered voters of the town petition for it. There is, how everi one regarding the sale of liquor upon orders, which is intended to re- strict that business further, as it pro- vides that the agent who delivers liquor upon order shall keep the orders on file and shall upon demand offer them for inspection to any state police officer, deputy sheriff, grand juror, constable or policeman, and any failure to nroduce the orders properly made out shall subject the agent to prose cution. The law providing for the prosecution of dealer for selling to a minor or to one to whom the sale of liquor has been forbidden is amended SC that the minor or posted person shall not be excused from testifying in trial on the ground that the evidence might incriminate him. but it is pro- vided that no testimony so given shall be used against the person giving it.
 Motor boats on. inland waters are required to carry signal lights, re- quired by the federal government upon waters under its jurisdiction.
 The law regarding the adulteration of milk is made more drastic, a stan Gard being set for it. as it is required to contain not more than 8S IA per cent of Watery fluid and not less than II 34 per cent of milk solids, 1-2 per cent of solids not fat. and not less than 1-2 per cent. of milk fats. No milk below standard, none diluted with water or aduIterated with any foreign substance shall be sold of standard quality. Skinned milk must be labeled as such, as milk cans. jars and bottles must be used only for their original purposes Incidentally. any housewife who can count over 10000 900 bacteria per cubic centimeter in the mornings milk can prosecute the dealer from whom she bought it.
 In the interests of public health, pre- sumably. all hotels must furnish indi- vIduaI towels for guests, under penalty of fine of not less than S10 nor more than s100. This interesting act comes iE the same page with that ca which the state board Of health is ordered to banish all public drinking cups. Per sons of full age may be adopted under the provisions of chapter 19S. which is a new thing for this state.
 The chief of police in any city. the seIectman of any town are 10 issue permits for billiard and pool rooms and IT ay, upon cause, revoke such permits thus putting some restriction on these places of amusement These rooms. however. provided liquor is not solo. in connection with them may remain open until 1 o'clock in the morning. thus having an hours advantage over she saloons.
 Effort was made to change the law