Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-04
IN THE HOUSE.
Law Concerning Voting Machines
 Amended-Orciinance for Towns.
Especial to The Bulletin

Especial to The BulIetin)
 Hartford, May 3.-It was made plain that the innovation of sessions on Mon day is not popular, for at the opening there were only g of the 258 members present, but as the session progressed there were 107 members in their places or 2 less than a quorum. But the question of attendance was not raised and matters that would have disclosed no quorum present had they been sub mitted for action were carefully avoid ed. Considerable business was trans acted and legislative matters either disposed of or advanced one day tow ards final disposition.
 New Office Created.
 An act concerning the collection of money due the state was taken from the calendar and passed which provides that the judge of probate committing any person not a pauper to any state hospital for the insane, pursuant to amendment of public acts, 1905, shall forthwith notify the comptroller of such commitment. The comptroller shall investigate the financial ability and standing of such indigent person and report his findings thereon to the attorney general.
 Sec. 2. Whenever the state shall have expended money for the support CT care of any pauper or indigent per son, either within or without any pub lie institution, and has not been reim- bursed therefor, such person, or his estate, or any person or the estate of any person lawfully chargeab1e for the support or care of such pauper or indi- gent person, shall pay to the state such amount as may have been expended by it on account of said pauper or indi- gent person, and such amount may be recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the state.
 Sec. 3. The attorney general may appoint an assistant who, subject to the direction of the attorney general, shall investigate and collect any such claims, and may represent the state, the tax commissioner or the state treasurer in any matter pertaining to the determination and collection Of in debtedness on succession taxes or other taxes of moneys due the state. Such assistant for the purposes of this act shall have all the powers of the attor- ney general and shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the attorney general, not exceeding, in cluding expenses, S3,0O0 a year.
 Voting Machine Law.
 Section of chapter 262 of the public acts of 1909, concerning voting ma chimes, was amended to read as fol- lows:
 That portion of cardboard, paper or other material placed in the front Of the machine, containing the names of the candidates, or a statement of a proposed constitutional amendment, or other question or proposition to be voted on, shall be known in this act as a ballot label. Ballot labels shall be printed in black ink, in plain clear type, and on clear white material of such size as will fit the machine, and shall be furnished by the town clerk. Such ballot labels shall contain the names of the offices and the names of the candidates arranged thereon. The names of the candidates of the various political parties shall be approved and accepted by the town clerk not less than five days prior to the election. Three complete sets of each of such ballot labels printed on cardboard shall be furnished by the town clerk for each machine to be used in the cleo ton. The names of the political par ties shall be arranged on the machine, either in columns or horizontal rows. in the following order as determined by the number of votes received by each party in the last general election. The name of the political party polling the largest number of votes for gover- nor shal! be first and the party polling the next largest number of votes for the same office shall be second, and so on. Where two or more candidates are to be elected to the same office, the ballot label shall be printed in such manner as to indicate that the voter
 
 number as he may be entitled to vote for
 Ordinances for Towns.
 An act taken from the calendar and passed provides that any town may adopt ordinances or bylaws for the promotion of the public health, and to prevent contamination of any public or private water supply; to improve the sanitary condition of dwellings, out buildings and premises connected herewith; 10 prevent fires: to regu- late the disposal of sewage. and the collection of garbage, and may fix a penalty not exceeding S25 for the vio- lation of any such bylaw. Section 1908 of the general statutes is re- pealed.
 Judges May Fire.
 An act was passed which provides that any court messenger appointed by the judges or the superior court at their annual meeting, or appointed by any judge to fill a vacancy, may be removed by said judges, or any Of them, for cause.
 Commission to Investigate.
 The highway commissioner is direct ed by an act passed to investigate the condition of all bridges on trunk line highways of a greater span than p feet and to estimate the cost of re- building such bridges as public safety may require, such estimate to include
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