Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-17


 CTS of barbers.
 National Guard Law.
 An act adopted making changes in the act concerning the Connecticut National Guard. The changes were in the wording of the present law that are now obsolete, and to simplify the language of the statute an to con- form to the federal laws.
 n Police Benefit Fund.
 The act concerning the police ben eft fund in cities, was changed so like privileges by formal acceptance of the act.
 Minor Calendar Matters.
 These matters were taken from the calendar and passed: Act amending charter of the New Milford Water company; concerning sidewalks in the Wethersfield Fire district: act creat- ing board of estimate and appor- tionment in the town of Guilford; concerning property of the State Cemetery in Hamden; authodizing American School at Hartford for the Deaf and Dumb to release a cer- tain mortgage; authorizing the city of Waterbury to issue short time notes or other certificates of indebted ness; authorizing the city of Water bury to issue bonds; amending charter of Hartford Steam Boiler and Inspec- tion and Insurance company; incor- porating The Travellers Fire Insur- ance company.
 Fare For Fair Week.
 The railroad committee reported unfavorably upon the proposition to prohibit the Derby and Bethel Street Railway company from changing the during the session of the Danbury fair. It was explained that this same proposition had been previously re- jected by the public utilities and by the legislature of 1913. Representa- tives German and Taylor of Danbury, opposed to this reduction of fair dur ing fair week, as they deemed it un- just and was in reality a hold-up of the visitors to the town during fair week. The report was accepted and bill rejected.
 Favorable Reports.
 The committee of the judiciary on notices of assessors, board of relief and tax collectors; amending the char ter of the city of Danbury concerning the salary of judge; fees of executive and administrators; amending act es- tablishlng town court of Huntington; act relating to deficiency judgments; act concerning printing and distribu- tion of the Register and Manual; con- corning city court of Waterbury,: con- cerning tax and other liens, which makes lien invalid after fifteen years of record.
 Damages for Death,
 Section 399 of the general statutes was amended in coTycurrence with the house, concerning the distribution of moneys recovered as damages for causing death, as follows: "Al1 dam ages recovered under section 1094 after payment of the costs and expense of CII1 nd o1 ,,,I I,s and the expense of administration, shall be distributed as by law provided for the distribution of intestate es- tates.
 Claims Against the Dead.
 The act concerning notice of limita- ton of time for presenting claims against estates of deceased persons was amended so that when a right of action shall accrue after the death of the deceased, 1t shall be exhibited, within four months after such right of action shall accrue, and shall be the payment of the debts exhibited within the time limited.
 Pauper Property.
 An act was passed in concurrence with the senate concerning the sale Of property of deceased paupers, which provides that when any person SUD- ported at the expense of the state shall die leaving personal estate not exceeding $50 in value, the comptroller of the state may sell it for the use of the state, unless some person inter- ested in such estate shall take out ad- ministration thereon within 90 days after such death.
 Parole of Prisoners.
 The act concerning parole of prts- oners was amended so that "any per- son so sentenced to the state prison, after having been in confinement un- der sentence for a period not less than said minimum term, may be allowed to go at large on parole in the discre- tion ow majority of the board Of directors of said prison and the war den thereof acting as board of parole if in their judgment said prisoner will lead an orderly life if set at liberty.
 Palmer Memorial Association.
 The following act was taken from the calendar and passed in the house in concurrence with the senate:
 Section 1. Ralph H. Melcer, Howard Palmer, William H. Reeves and Fred erick P. Latimer, and such other per sons as may be associated with them and their successors and assigns, are hereby created a body polite and cor porate, under the name of The Palmer M Memorial association and by that name shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, plead and be i'm pleadeu, Tn all courts or this state and elsewhere may adopt a common seal. and use and alter the same; may take by purchase. gift, devise, bequest, and otherwise, and have. hold, and enjoy, to themselves and their successors, real and personal estate, and may sell. grant, alien. invest, use and dispose of the same and the income thereof as they may deem appropriate for the purposes hereinafter set forth.
 Sec. 2. The purpose for which said corporation is hereby created is to promote, establish and maintain free public instruction in literature, science, manual training, domestic economy, music and art, or any of these, and in it's discretion to establish and main tain a reading room or public library, for the benefit of the inhabitants, espe- cially the children of the public schools, of the town of Montvil1e Said corporation may also extend such ad- vantages to other persons living near by.
 Sec. 3. The incorporators, or a ma jority of them, named herein shall call the first meeting of said corporation and they may adopt, alter. and amend bylaws, rules. and regulations for its government, and far carrying into ef- feet the provisions of this act.
 Sec. 4. Such corporation shall be located in the town of Montville, but I--1T A