Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-07
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ticular case and under existing condi-
lions he was opposed. The amendment
was lost.
Change Of reference was made from
the Judiciary to the committee on ap-
preparations concerning salary of state
attorney for Litchfield county which
provides for a salary of $4,000 a year.
From the finance to the appropriations
committee, act to authorize the Fort
Griswold tract commission to purchase
land.
Acts reported unfavorabIy were:
Compelling boards of relief and asses
sors who fail to do their full duty be
fined not less than $40 nor more than
$780, to change the act concerning
performance of marriage ceremony
which provided that no official issuing
marriage licenses could perform the
ceremony; to double the fee for re-
cording of deeds of real estate; to con-
solidate sales andto make uniform the
laws relating thereto; fraudulent con-
veyance and to make uniform the laws
relating thereto; informal court pro-
cedure in small claims; providing for
pension for state police after fifteen
years of continuous and active ser
vice; concerning blacklisting of en-
ployes; furnishing copies of public
acts to town clerks; amending act for
support of paupers; amendment to
constitution for election of judges; for
release of joint tort feasors; rewards
for detection of thefts of poultry;
amending act concerning preparation,
form and use of ballots; the issuing of
death certificates; amending act con-
corning tax collectors bonds; violation
of labor laws; concerning cooperative
associations; Incorporating The Gard
ner Hall, Jr., Co. of Wilmington; con-
corning agricultural exhibitions, to
have use of state armories; appoint
ment of assistant clerk of court of
common pleas for Litchfield county;
amending an act concerning the dispo-
sition of fees of the commission of
pharmacy; repeating act concerning
the reopening of commitments to GER
tain state institutions; concerning tax
liens; the probation service of the
state; tax liens; petition for a re-
vision of the general corporation laws;
proceedings after appeal to supreme
court of errors; accidental failure of
suits; proceedings after appeal of su-
preme court of errors; petition for a
revision Of the general corporation
laws.
The unfavorable report relative to
the appointment of an assistant clerk
of the court of common pleas for
Litchfield county was recommitted to
the judiciary committee.
The house concurred with senate in
the suspension of the rules and in the
passage of resolutions appointing
Mahlon H. Geissler judge and Archi-
bald Macdonald, Jr., deputy judge of
city court of Putnam.
The committee on TObljc health and
safety reported favorably a bill to fix
the salary of commissioner of health
at $4,000 a year and actual expenses
incurred in performance of official du-
ties. Referred to appropriation COM
mittee.
The committee on judiciary reported
faVorably an amendatory act relating
to theft Of motor vehicles which pro-
vides penalty for first offense impris-
onment not more than ten years; sec
ond, not more than fifteen; and
change of numbers or marks of iden-
LITIGATION, first offense Imprisonment
not more than ten years and for sec
ond offense not more than fifteen.
Amendment was reported favorably
to the dog law which provides that for
registering a spayed dog as an I'M
spayed female dog shall be fined not
more than 81 or be imprisoned for
thirty udSS OF DOIn. Amendment "
charter of Shelton. amending charter
Of city of Bridgeport.
These matters were taken from the
calendar and passed: Amending the
charter of the city of Derby. with
special reference to the duties of the
city clerk. for the appointment of a
fire commissioner by the mayor, and
also a fire warden. and matters per
fol n ha nf ha
rartment. Amendments also prov ide
for the appointment Of several city
officers by the mayor.
The Derby matter created opposing
| discussion by Representatives, Molloy
and Tracy of Derby and the former
| won. Amendments offered by Tracy
including referendum were defeated.
The act concerning electors, passed
in concurrence with the senate, pro
vides that registrars shall complete
voting lists twenty-seven days before
! electors meetings to be held on the
! Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember In another election act, the
! board of registration shall examine
qualifications of electors, on Friday
| of the fourth week before any cleo
tors meeting. Still another act pro
vides that registrars shall be in ses-
| sion for the purpose of perfecting
voting lists on the fifth Monday pre-
| ceding the day of electors meeting.
| In concurrence with senate, an act
which provides that any person who
shall carry or display a red dag as g
! symbol calculated to or which may
! incite people to disorder OF breaches
OF the law, shall be fined not more
than two hundred dollars or impris-
I
| both, was amended The measure
inents ordered printed in the journal
of the house.
Any city, town, borough, or fire dis
| trict may locate, according to act
passed, use, man and operate fire sta
tons, fire apparatus, fire-alarm boxes
and the electrical equipment apper-
tainin gthereto, in any other city
town. borough or fire district, upon
such terms respecting the location
use, management and operation as
may be agreed upon between the
boards of fire commissioners or othe,
agencies having the management ant
control of the fire departments of such
municipalities.
The making of new voters act was
amended, on currence with the sen.
ate to provide that the board of reg
istration shall hold a session to or
ganize those who may be found quail
fed on Saturday of the third weel
before the annual town meeting, from
9 a. m. to p. m.
Acts were passed Incorporating thu
Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall cor.
!. poration, and amending the charter O
the Hartford Orphan Asylum in re
gard to election of board of mana.
gers. Amending charter of Wads
worth Atheneum, which authorized
the acceptance of exhibits on loans, tt
become the property of the atheneun
on death of JooDar