Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-13
SALE OF LIQUOR IN SUMMER HOTELS
Committee the Judiciary Reports Adversely Bill to Re-
 peal the Right to Sell

never convicted of an offense which may be punished by imprisonment in state prison, who are convicted of an offense which may be punished by a maximum Imprisonment of less than one year, but not less than six months in jail.
 Women on Guard. An act in regard to attendants for females committed to reformatory or correctional institutions was amend ed so as to provide that whenever any female shall be committed to those in stitutions, not including county jails, unless accompanied by a member of her own family, the court shall direct some responsible female to accompany her. The expense shall be taxed and allowed by the court as costs in such action.
 Commissioners to Appoint. The act appointing janitors and as- sistant ianitors of county court house so amended that the county commits siOners and not the sheriff shall ap- point all janitors and assistants and otherwise fixed by statute, subject to a judge of the superior court, was starred for action, but retained place on calendar.
 New London Included.
 The act concerning return of process in civil applications. applicable to the court of common pleas of New Haven Waterbury, was amended to include the court of common pleas of New London county.
 Assignment of Mortgages.
 An act was passed that whenever any debt or other obligation secured by mortgage shall be assigned by in strument in writing containing a sufh-  gage as security for such debt, the title held by virtue of such comrtage shall vest in the assignee.
 Eastern Stars Shine.
 An act was passed amending the charter of the Masonic Charity Found ation of Connecticut, which provides that the corporation shall be conduct ed by board of twelve managers, the three additional members of the board, authorized by the act, shall be members in good standing of the organization known as the Order of the Eastern Star, and shall be chosen annually by the members of said cor pUrauon present at it's annual meet ing. The provisions hereof shall not be construded to affect the compensa- tion, method of choosing, or term of tenure of office of any member of the board of managers of said corporation in office at the time of the passage of this act
 The Fund For Ministers.
 The house concurred with the senate action on passing the act amending the charter of the trustees of the Fund for Ministers and gives authority to hold real and personal estate without limitation as to amounts, amends the charter as follows: The General Con- ference of the Congregational Church. es of Connecticut shall annually ap- int 4HA ~f of the Fund for Ministers who shall hold office from their first meeting un- til the first meeting of their success ors. The corDoratorS so chosen shall be at least fifteen in number and at least one-thiro of them shall be lay in this state The trustees appointed by the General Conference in 1914, shall constitute the members of said corporation until the first meeting of the corporators apointed as aforesaid in 1915. This act shall take effect up- on acceptance by said General Con- ference at it's annual meeting in 1915.
 lnsoIvent Estate Creditors.
 By action taken in the house Friday the general statutes in regard to mo- tice to creditors of insolvent estates, is amended, so that any creditor hav- ing any security for his claim against
 
 claim to the mmissioners of the es- tate, and they shall inquire into the cash value of such security and re- port the same to the court of probate i; and if they allow such claim the exc cutor, administrator or trustee shall. within six days after the return of the commissioners report, notify such creditor by registered mail of the amount allowed, and such value as reported by the commissioners; and unless such creditor shall, within fifteen days after the giving or mail ing of such notice, lodge with said court Q certificate of his election to lelinquish such security, he shall be entitled to a dividend from such es- tate only upon the excess of his claim above the value of said security. If any claim against any insolvent estate shall be disaliowed in whole or in part by the commissioners, the exc cutor, administrator, or trustee there of shall cause notice to be given to the claimant within the time and in the manner hereirbefore provided. -
 Summer Hotels Favored.
 The committee on judiciary made unfavorable report on the bill to re- peal the act giving summer hotels the right to sell liquor under certain restrictions, and the report was ac- cepted and the bill to repeal rejected The law therefore remains as at pres ent and reads as follows:
 Section1, Chapter 181 of the Public Acts of 1911 is hereby amended to read as follows: The county commits sioners in any county may issue a license to the manager of any estab- iished summer hotel in any town in such county for the sale of intoxicat- ing liquors for a period not exceed ing four months, from the first day