Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-29

was committed. or in the county where illegal act was committed.
 If the act presented by Mir. ClaXton Of Torrington. becomes law, there will be no more marriages by town clerks or justices of the peace. The act provides that all judges of city or borough courts, and then only when an immediate marriage is necessary, and ordained or licensed clergyman be- longing to this stats, or any other state, 50 long as they continue iu the ministry, may join persons in mar ria ge. and all marriages attempted 10 be celebrated by any other person shall be void: but all marriages which shal be solenlinized according to the forms and ways of any religious denomination in the state shall be valid.
 Restricts Use of Hearses.
 MT. Klebes, of Sharon, presented an act which reads: It shall be unlaw- ful for any person, firm or corpora ton, either by himself or servant, hay ing either a horse or motor drawn ye- hicle for the purpose of transpor- tation of conveying dead human be- ingS, to use the same vehicle for the transportation or conveying of any sick on tnf1rm person.
 Prohibits Hunting Near Public Parks.
 Mir. Bailey. of Norwich. presented an act which provides that every person who, within 20O0 feet of any public park, shall hunt for game with dog and gun, and every person who with ln said distance of any public park, shall discharge any ream, shall be punished by fine not to exceed $50, or imprisonment for not more than sixty days, or by both Any person having a hunters license, wherever in this state issued, shall. on convic- ton of any provision of this act, for felt such license.
 Taxation of Municipal Corporations.
 An act concerning the taxation of land owned by municipal corporation held for the purpose of a water sup ply, was presented by MT. Bailey of Norwich. It provides that land owned or taken by any municipal corpora furnishing supply of water for the sue shall be exempt from taxation when the inhabitants of the town have the right to use such water supply up- on the same terms as the inhabitants of No. 2 Municipal corporation: but otherwise such land shall be liable to liable to taxation and shall be assess ed in the town in which it is situated to the corporation owning or controu- ing such water supply at 8 valuation which would be fair if such land were used only for pasturage.
 Maintenance of Bridges.
 Mir Hubbell, of Huntington, submit ted nact which provides that the expense of the construction and main- tenance of bridges upon the trunk line highways, shall be borne by the state, excepting where such bridge is crossed by the lines of a street railway company. Such company shall beal such proportion of such expense as that portion occupied and used by 1t bears to the whole bridge
 Transfer of Stock.
 Mir. Back, of Kiuingly. handed in an act providing that the pledge of capital stock in any corporation when such stock is held by it as collateral, shall not be required actually to trans fer such stock so held nor to file 9. copy of the power of attorney to transfer with the corporation. MT Back also presented an act that after July l, 1916, no person shall fish or Alexandria lake, KilIingly, upon any day except Saturday. and that no per son shall catch and take from the lake more than twenty fish a day An other act by MT. Back amends the charter of the Windham County Saw ings bank.
 Uniform Ballots.
 MT Woodward. of Enfield, presented an act which prescribes that all ball. lots used in caucus or primary shall