Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-15
House Passes Act for Appropriation Notwithstanding
1t Was Unfavoraby Reported by Committee
$4,000 VOTED FOR ARMORY AT WATERBURY.
Senate Votes Transfer School for Imbeces From
to Mansfield CarrieseWith 1t an Approximation Of
Additional Appropriations of $4,000 to the
Tax Commissioner and $48 500 to the State Reforma
tory and $4,000 for Backus Hospital Were Voted.

tain, Dawson of Bethany. Osborne or
stamford, spoke IN favor of the an
preparation and against the report ~
the committee.
MT Hyde of Manchester moved the
previous question, which prevajIed n
ctoslng Mr. Jones said that already the
SeaSe was receiving SIC, 900 from fhe
Ieuerai government for this burmese
ana that it would be increased ~
S15,5OO, whether the bill was nos.eS
or not. On motion of Mr. Tvds Sso 81
report OF the committee was Rejected
and the bill accepted.
Power Charters Denied.
The committee on Interpretations "a.
ported unfaVorably on these 1natterz
ana the reports were accepted ana NJ
Toners given leave to withdraw: The
cooperative Power COMPANY Tbe D.
Power company and The Brideavaa1teen,. a1en
Power company.
East Haddam Light.
The act amending the charte,. ne -
East Haddam Light COMPANY was
passed. giving authority for the exten.
sion of territory.
Cavalry Gets Money Back.
An act was passed to reimburse
Troop +. OF West Hartford, for S2o 11G
IN IN part payment for money expended
| the armory. ~ Ifoh oI
The amendment of the charter ~
Mer1den and consolidatinp the 49, -
and city of Meriden was passed
Commission Bill Killed,
The bill to authoriae the con4;r,,a-
t1on or the commission to consider a.,
consolidation of state corurnissjons e-,S
tue investigation of health laws. passe5
IN the senate and indefinitely most
poned in the house, resulted ~ q.
| sistence on the part of the senata ~.
mouse adhering to it's action, and death
| OF the bill is the result. VI
Metal Tag Fasteners.
Fhe act concerning metal tag fas-
| Ieners IN bags containing foodstuffa
LOT horses and cattle, was adopted in
! concurrence with senate action
| through a committee of confe-e,9<,e. II
IS now illegal to use the metal fasfen-
ers: 1t was alleged that several cows
nad oeen killed by swallowing the wire
| fasteners
Finance Committee Paid.
| A resolution was passed authorizing
the payment of $3.50 to the finance
committee for expenses incurred.
Liquor Licenses.
The act concerning the granting of
liquor licenses in certain pIaces was
amended SO that no license except the
| renewal or transfer of a. license shall
pc granted in the limits prescribed bv
law. The only addition to the existing
law is the word renewal
Winn Winner.
| The payment of $500 to John j. wfnn
| ror compiling a completed list OF bills
was authorized by the house. This is
an addltlon to $500 appropriated to Mr.
W1nn Tor compiling The Legislative
ttn Bulietln. He also received another
| 5000 for preparing the list of bills.
Ruled Out of Order,
| A resolution to appoint a commit
tee OF recall to recall from the ONCE
| OF the secretary Of state a rejected
bill to restire forfeited rights to James
Bright. The speaker ruled the resolu-
| ton out of order.
Audit of Savings Banks.
The act amending an act concerning
| savings banks passed in the senate
was adopted in the house. Friday. 1t
provides that section six of chapter
1877 OF the public acts of 1918 is here
| by amended to read as follows: The
officers, directors. or trustees of every
| savings bank shall annually appoint
| not less than two competent, exper-
| fenced and trustworthy persons as
auditors, neither Of whom shall be an
| officer, director, or trustee Of such
bank, who shall thoroughly examine
| the books, accounts, and securities
belonging to such bank and make, un-
der oath, a statement in duplicate
showing the true conditio nof suck
/ bank on the first day Of October in
each year and that the books, ac-
counts and securities belonging to
such bank have been correctly kept
| one of which statements shall be kept
| on file in the Office of such bank and
| one forwarded to the bank commits
| Sioner or or before the first day OF
November in each year. At the time
| of such examination such auditors
| shall require such bank to exhibit the
| last trial balance of the depositor's
| ledger and shall verify the same with
| the controlling account in the general
| ledger, and shall report forthwith any
variance in such accounts to the bank
| commissioner. Such auditors shall
| make like examinations and state
| mentS upon request of the officers, di-
rectors, trustees of such bank, one
| of which statements shall be kept on
| file in such bank and one forwarded
| to the bank commissioner.
| The directors or trustees Of such
| bank shall not be personally liable for
any loss sucered by such bank through
] the wrongdoing or negligence of any
| oficer or employee, which wrongdo-
| ing or negligence should have been
| discovered by such auditors in the
| performance of their duties, provided
| such directors or trustees have exer-
| ciSed due care to procure thorough
and substantial audits by such audi
| tors.
Responsibility of Trustees.
Mr.. Martin, of Orange, opposed the
report of the committee, as the act
relieved the responsibility Of bank di-
| rectors from wrongdotng as the part of
employees. provided the negligence is
not discovered by the auditors.
Mr.. Isbell, of Ansonia, said that aft
er trustees of a savings bank had
| done their best to detect fraud, they
should not be held responsible, es-
| pecially as trustees served without
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