Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-23


board Of health or to the local health
officer the duties provided for in this
act
Gas Pipes in Willirn antic.
Act was passed in the house which
provides that the acting adjutant gen.
eral is authorized to enter into and
execute an agreement in writing with
the Rockville-W illimantic Lighting
company and the S<llimantic Gas and
Electric Light company, corporations
located in Wil1imantic, or with either
of them, permitting said companies, or
either OF them, to lay and maintain a
gas pipe six inches in diameter through
and under land belonging to the state,
located in Willimantic, being the land
upon which the state armory is To-
Gated. The location of said pipe line
shall be than designated by the acting
quarterma ster-gene and said agree
inert shall contain description of
said location, a provision that said
agreement may be terminated at Gny
time by the acting quartermaster-gen
eral, and any and all other limitations
and conditions deemed by saidSacting
BILE for the purpose Of properly pro-
tecting the interests of the state in
said land.
Filing Of Certificates.
There was passed in the house an
act providing that any corporation
organized prior to January l., 1915, I'M
der the general laws of this state, and
which before said date was actually
engaged in carrying on the business
authorized by its articles of incorpor-
alton. hut which has failed to file a
certificate Of organization, within the
time prescribed by law, may file such
certificate on or before January 1,
1916, and all contracts made by such
corporation, and all acts of such cor
poratio otherwise valid, are hereby
validated.
Compilation of Corporations.
An act was passed which provides
that the secretary of state on or be-
fore the first day Of April, 1917, and
quadiennially thereafter, shall COM
pile a list Of all corporations organic
ed and existing under the general laws
of this state. the location of the prin-
cipal place Of business, the authoriz-
ed capitalization, and the amount paid
in of each such corporation and sub
nit same to general assembly.
Liquor License Forfeiture.
The provisions of section 2677 of the
general statutes as amended by chap
ter SO of the public acts of 1903 was
ply to second conviction for loiter-
ing in a saloon by minor or the sale
of liquor to a minor if more than
three years have elapsed between the
time of the first conviction and the
second conviction, provided the provi-
sions OF said section as amended shall
apply to any subsequent conviction.
Sale of Bottled Water.
The act amending an act concerning
the bottling and sale of drinking water
was amended by the house, in concur
renee with the senate to read, that
any person engaged in the business of
bottling or selling drinking water
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for a license stating the location of
the spring or other source from which
water is to be taken and sold, and the
location of the premises where such
business Is to be conducted. Said
board shall cause an examination of
the same to be free from contamina-
ton and the premises where bottling
| is to be done in q. sanitary condition,
| with the proper facilities for cleansing
and sterilizing all bottles to be filed,
| it may grant a license for one year to
| the person making such application,
upon payment of license fee of $40.
Such license may be renewed annually
upon payment of SIS. Said board may
| revoke such license at any time when.
upon examination, water sold by such
| license is shown to be polluted, or the
| premises where such water is bottled
| to be in an insanitary condition.
l
| Section of chapter 115 of the Pub
| lie acts og 1913 was amended in the
house to read as follows: The compen-
| sat1on of assessors, boards of relief,
| and auditors Of town accounts, except
| in such towns as have an incorporated
| city within their limits, the boundaries
| OF which city are coterminus with the
| boundaries of said town, and wherein
| the compensation of such assessors,
| boards of relief, and auditors of town
| accounts is fixed by a charter provi-
sion of such city. may be established
/ by any town at any annual town
! meeting, and when SO established shall
| remain the same until altered by the
1 town If any town shall neglect to fix
| such compensation, the selectment of
| such town shall fix the amount thereof
until established by such meeting, but
| such compensation for each assessor
and member board of relief IN any
| town or city in which he gives less
than his whole time to the perform
| ance of the duties of assessor, shall
| be at the rate Of not less than two
dollars and fifty cents a day for every
day in which he is employed in such
service.
Mo Wire in Cattle Feed.
An act was taken from the calen-
dar providing that no dealer in grain
or feed for horses or cattle shall sell
or offer for sale. any package of feed
or grain having attached thereto by
| means of a wire or metal fastener, any
label or tag. ANY dealer in such feed
or grain who shall violate any provi.
sion of this act shall be fined moi
more than ten dollars. This act shall
take effSct January l. 1916. After this
subject was discussed for half an hour
it was voted that the matter be passed
and retain it's place on the calendar
/ Oyster Police Bill.
A bill on the calendar which pro.
vided for the adjustment Of the oyster
police. and save an expense of $500
to the state. was adopted. 1t being ex.
planned that another bill was to b,
presented which would provide for tn,
policing of oyster beds.
i Quorum Was Present.
Il When the act regulating the manu-
facture and transmission and sale O
electricity was called from the calen
dar, Mr.. Devine, of Waterbury, mad,
motion that it be passed and retain
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