Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-15

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don.
Licensing of Hunters.
On motion of Mr.. Fem Of Wethers-
field the bill passed on Tuesday con-
corning the licensing Of hunters was
taken from the table on motion Of re-
consideration. The bill was then ia
bled and will not go to the calendar.
Employment Of Prisoners.
The house concurred with the SEN
ate in the passage of an act which
provides that the county commission
ers Of any county may, with the con-
sent Of the sheriff of such county,
cause prisoners serving terms in the
jail or workhouse thereof to labor,
in or about the buildings or upon any
public highway or bridge or any prop
erty in such county.
Agricultural Taxation.
An act was passed providing that
the property of any incorporated agri-
cultural society shall not be exempt
from taxation. as provided in section
2315 of the general statutes as amend
ed by chapter Al of the public acts
of 1913, during the four years succeed
ing the declaration or payment of any
dividend to its stockholders or mem
bers.
Public Service Restriction.
The house voted in favor of change
in the law so that no public serevice
company shall directly OF indirectly
merge, consolidate, or make common
stock with any other corporation. or
sell or lease any essential part of its
franchises, plant, equipment or other
property necessary or useful in the
performance of its duty to the pub
lie, until the public utilities commits
sion after a hearing had upon a petit
ton setting forth the purposes of such
merger, consolidation, sale or lease,
and the terms and conditions there,
of, shall approve the same.
Election of SeIectmen.
In the house an act was passed
which specifies that any town having
| a population of ten thousand or more
| shall elect not less than three nor
| more than seven selectmen. and any
town having a population of less than
| ten thousand shall elect not more than
| three selectmen. The provisions OF
the act shall not be construed to af-
feet the election of such officers in
cial act, other provision has been made
| therefor
| Changes in Ballot Law.
| In the house amendment was made
| to the act concerning the preparation,
form and use of ballots, so that the
| eleetor shall either place a cross mark
| TX" within the circle at the head OF
| the party COluII1n, OF pace IL CTOSS
| mark in the voting space at the left
! Of the name of each candidate in such
| column unless voting under the col
| umn headed No Nomination. In any
| case where an elector has made a
| cross mark "X'' in the circle at the
| head Of any party column, and has
also made a cross mark ''X'' in a vot-
| ing space at the left of the name of
any candidate in any column on the
ballot, such ballot shall be counted
for the candidate opposite whose name
such cross mark "X'' shall have been
placed, and for all the candidates in
| the party column at the head Of which
a cross mark "X'' has been placed, ex-
cept any candidate for an office for
1 which the name of a candidate has
been marked in another column; pro-
vided, when more than one candidate
| for the same Office may be voted for
as in the case of selectmen or JUS
| tees Of the peace. an elector who
makes a cross mark "X'' opposite the
name Of anv candidate shall make
| such mark opposite the name of each
| candidate for whom he is entitled to
vote. or his ballot shall be counted only
for each candidate for such office
which has cross mark "X' opposite
his name
No person shall assist or offer tc
assist any elector in the preparation
of his ballot to be used in voting, un-
less appointed for that purpose by the
moderator of the meeting, as here
matter provided. No elector shall re-
ceive such assistance unless he is
physically incapable of preparing his
ballot and the moderator shall be the
sole judge Of such physical disability
In case of such physical disability, the
moderator shall. upon the request Of
the elector, appoint two electors, ont
from each of the dominant parties, and
these persons shall render such as.
sistance as the elector may require IL
the preparation of his ballot