Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-01
NEW STATE LAWS NOW IN EFFECT
Important Enactments of Last General Assembly Become Operative August 1-Ne More Free Lunches at Saloons and No More Hasty Marriages Vehicles Must Garry Lights

read. lying within the state bears te the entire length eff the road: The tax Is te be laid on the basis eff valua- tion made and corrected by the beard of equalization.
 Conduct of FraternaI Organizations. he conduct of fraternal benefit se cieties is minutely regulated by chap ter 1855 of the public acts The law exempts the fraternal societies from all provisions of the insurance laws, except as provided in this act. The law sets the age at which old age benefits may be paid at 70 years and declares to whom death benefits may be paid. The societies are permitted to create emergency or surplus funds. No benefits may be paid until the so- cfety has secured bona ide applica- tions for death benefit certificates up- on at least 500 lives for at least $1 900 each. All such societies are to be licensed by and under the supervision of the insurance commissioner. The law repeals chapter 209 of the general statutes, which has heretofore regu- lated the conduct of fraternal insur- anee organizations.
 Separates Eggs Into Glasses.
 An act that is intended to accelerate the progress of eggs from the hen to the consumer forbfds the selling of eggs that have been in cold sterage 
 been incubated fer more than 24 hours or have been preserved by any. artifi- cial process, unless the container in which they are sold is conspicuously marked storage eggs, preserved eggs" or "ineubated eggs" The dairy and food commissioner is invested with the same powers in respect to eggs as he has in regard to the sale of other food products
 Fire Escapes on Schools.
 Chapter 40 of the public acts pre- vides that every twe-story scheolheuse shall have at least one adequate fire escape, of iron or other non combusti- ble material, fer each 250 pupils. The fire escapes must be wide enough te accommodate tive adult persons walk in abreast. The effect of the act Is somewhat limited by the provision that the chief of the fire department of any town or if there is no such chief the superintendent or principal of the schools or school, may, with the ap- proval of any agent of the state board of education, exempt any school build ing which has two or more ways of egress by stairways on the inside of the building, from the provisions of the act. The enforcement of the law lies with the chiefs of the fire departments in the various towns and cities of the state and the state board of education. The penalty is the condemnation of the building for school purposes. This act went into effect from its passage.
 State Civil Service.
 A law that affects a large number of the employees of the state is chapter 232, which creates a state civil service commission, composed of three mem bers. holding office for two, four and six years, respectively. No more than two members of the commission shall L, 1IS hN civil service is divided into unclassified, exempt and classified service. The un- classified service includes elective Off1- cers, officials appointed by the gover- nor with or without the advice and consent of the legislature, and un- skilled laborerS. The commission may, at it's discretion. exempt from test and competition the deputy or first assist ant of a principal executive officer, one secretary or clerk of each depart ment or board, and one private secre- tary clerk or stenographer to each principal executive officer. The com mission shall, after Jan l. classify all other officers and places of employ ment in the state service and institute a system of examinations. Nc tests shall be required of persons who have bec3 !n the stata service for more than six months.
 Investigation of Labor Conditions.
 Chapter 233 of the acts, Whlch IS misIeadingly headed An Act Concern ing the Creation of an Industrial Com missien," empowers the labor com missioner to make an investigation of the wages, hours of labor and work ing conditions of the women and girls employed in stores, hotels, domestic service, dressmaking establishments and the like The investigation is to be made by a. woman trained for such work, and S3,000 is appropriated to cover the cost of the investigation. The results are to be reported to the gen. eral assembly not later than Jan 15, 1915.
 Lights on Vehicles.
 All vehicles having springs or rubber tires will require a light after dusk this evening and henceforth. A light showing in both directions for a dis tance of 200 feet will fill the require- ments.