Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-18
WOULD CLOSE SAL0ONS DURING vVAR|
Petition Presented in the House, Signed by Number of Leg
 islators Was Referred to the Excise Committee-Sen-
 ate Tabled the Bill Providing for Closins Saloons Me norial Day-Other Matters of General Interest.

town or borough. The act also pro vides that the state superintendent. or his deputy as inspectors at his direc- ton. shall at least once in two years inspect the work of the local sealers throughout the state and shall have power to inspect and ascertain the cor rectness of all weights. scales, beams, measurers, instruments or mechanical pliances or accessories connected with any such instrument or measure kept, offered or exposed for sale. sold. used or employed by any proprietor. agent, lessee or employe in proving the size, quantity, extent, area or measurement of quantities, things, produce or aru-7 cles for distribution or consumption. offered or submitted by such person or shall from time to time. weigh or measure packages or amounts Of commodities of any kind kept for the purpose of sale. offered for sale or sold, or in the process of delivery. In order to determine whether the same contain the amounts represented, and whether they be offered for sale or sold in accordance with law. They may for such purpose. and in the general performance of their ofhcial duties, en- ter without warrant, into or upon any stand, place, building or premises, or stop any vendor. peddler, junk dealer, driver of any coal wagon, ice wagon or delivery wagon. or any dealer and re- quire him. if necessary, to proceed to some place which they may specify, for the purpose of making the proper tests. The state superintendent or his deputy or inspectors may seal such weighing or measuring instru- ments or apparatus as is found to be correct and may seize and destroy in- correct weights, measures or weigh ing or measuring instruments.
 Penalty For Trespass.
 An act amending an act concerning trespass on lard used for storing ex- plosives, passed in the house. pro- vides that every person who, with out permission of the power or person nj charge. shall enter upon the enclos- ed land of another used for the stor- age Of gunpowder or other explosive shall be fined not more than $1o0 or in1rrisoned not more than sixe months. or Iboth-
 This act shall take effect from its passage.
 Bank and Trust Companies.
 An act passed in the house, speci- fies that nine more persons may organize a state bank or trust com pany. The persons organizing such company shall. under their hands and seals. execute and acknowledge an organization certificate in duplicate. one of which shall within sixty days after it's acknowledgements be filed in the office Of the town clerk of the town wherein such bank or trust compan-'
 
 filed in the offie of the secretary of the state
 No person. except a stockholder O record owning at least five shares as director. An amendment to strike out the five shares clause was carried by a vote of 79 to 67-
 Fishing in the Housatonic.
 The act concerning the fishing in Housatonic river was taken from the foot of the calendar. on motion of Mir. Keeney of Somers- He said thae the proposed bill meant the close of fishing in the river from Derby to the Massa- chusetts line. distance of fifty miles, during the months of April, May, and June. He said the bill was intended to protect a bass here and there in the river.
 Mir. Hall. of New Milford. spoke ik favor of the bill which he claimed would conserve the fish in the Housa- tonic, and said that nowadays the black. bass are taken in violation of the law, but if the proposed bill becomes law, not only will the black bass be protected. but you'd every other fish in the Housatonic.
 the report of the committee and in fa- vor of the bill for a close season for fishing, during the breeding season.
 The report was accepted and bill re- jected.
 Danieison- -WiIIimantic.
 MT. Enc. of Simsbury. called from the table the act incorporating the Danielson and Willimantic Street Railway and offered amendment to the effect that the company be not permitted to distribute electricity ex- cept for its own use as carrier of per sons and freight. The amendment with the bill was tabled.
 The house adjourned to Il o'clock Wednesday morning.
 Labor Legislation. Clerk Kenealy read the letter of Secretary of War Baker to Governor Holcomb in relation to national de- fense as applied to labor legislation. The communication was referred to the committee on judiciary.
 Chief Clerks Salary. The committee on appropriations favorably on a bill making 1 the annual salaries of the chief clerk i in the secretary of states office and the comptroller's office $2.o00 each.