Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-04
NEW STATE LAWS WENT f
 INTO EEEENT If

NEW STATE E IAWSrWENT- -.st INTO EFFECT JULY
 A number of the. laws passed at the
 last session of the general assembly
 became effective Tuesday, July 41st.s A Large percentage of the enactments of the session became law oIl4 thefr pas
 sage. so that already the people of the
 state have had practical |experierlce satisfactory or otherwise. of the legis- 'lzrive wisdom of 1919.
 The appropriations provided in the
 budget for the two fiscal years begin
 ing July l became effective on Tues
 day These appropriations. with the
 sums stated in separate bills, amount
 to about sI 900, 900 for the biennial
 legislation relating to the increase in
 the average attendance grant for schools. the appropriations made at the
 last session would be S1.500,000 more. It
 was the intention of the legislators in
 increasing the amount of this grant to
 help the towns in the state to pay the they have beep receiving. but they were in so much Of a hurry to bring the session to a close that they over
 looked the necessity of making an ap-
 the increased grant would call for ! They created the expense but did not provide the appropriation
 Transfer of Pauper Department.
 On Tuesday the department of state paupers was transferred from the
 comptroner's office to the treasurer's where ir was placed in charge of Col. Robert O. Eaton. who is the treasurerss agent in the administration of the widows pension law The latter law has been in effect for some time, it having gone into operation on its pas sage
 The measure relating to theatres will be Of special interest to many theatre goers- One law gives the superinten- dent or the state police the power to determine the area in theatre to be allowed for standing room only and another law permits moving picture theatres to be open on Sunday even tngs with the permission of local au- thorities-
 There were important changes in the statute governing the operation of mo Tor vehicles In the future the owners Of Jlrleys will be required to give a bond to the state, the purpose being dents for which they may be to blame. l The motor vehicle commissioner is 1 given considerably increased powers 1 under the amendments to the law One Of the changes gives him power to | make regulations that will eliminate the danger from the glare of lamps on l cars The first act passed at the ses- l sion was that which allows returned i soldiers and sailors to have their driv- 1 CTS licenses renewed without having their applications considered de novo 1
 Raise for Stenosraphers.
 Beginning Tuesday, the stencgra- E--NAS 0A the EOuElS VIII De Da1u at the | rate of SIP a day instead of $1O as for | meriy and in addition will be allowed | 70 cents a page for transcript of testl-| mony- The general increase in the sal l aries Of officials and clerks which was ] made on the recommendation of the committee on appropriations went | into effect July l. In some instance;1 me committee did not wait for the of ncials to ask for the increase
 The state has adopted a general pen- slon poll-y for its employees and enact ed law to give it effect This law became operative July l. It provides that every empIoye of the state shaH De entitled 10 a pension after 30 years service and that the amount. shall be o1e-haf the average amount of com | penszrior received annually during the nFe years previous to the time of the | em ploye's retirement
 The legislature also enacted a law to make the statute governing the tea chers retirement allowance more advantageous to the annuitants Ry the provision of the new law the state a1 the end of Is years will have fund -@Ige enough to produce a revenue that VIII meet the retirement allowance without making any other provision.
 New Fish and Game Laws.
 Superintendent Crampton of the fish ana game commission says that the legislature made al general provision changes in the laws governfrg it which VII enable the department to do more 70 increase the fish supply of the state No more than 20 trout can be caught in a day In thef future the shad fish errnen will have 10 pay license fee of $-- The law enacted at the last session " as Tn force during the shad season of this year Other fish and game laws Fl also went into effect July l. Thomas Hol-- the pure food commissioner was gwen extended powers He had a con ference Friday afternoon with the ice cream manu1a cturers Of the state on 1 the subject of the new law relating to ft their products dt
 The sale of gasoline will in the ft= I lure be controlled by a license and the , licensing will be in charge of the a1i- f -oUobile department Comnissfofer Stceckel has opened a separate off7ee ( Tor the adrninistra ton of the law on { .he serOnc floor of the capitol t
 Higher Fees for Jurors t
 The important changes made in the ! z~ relating to loans went into effect , tuesday Tn the future jurors will be , paid higher fee for service in the : sourts than they have been paid, as : vel as a mileage. and consta bIes in : Attendance on courts will be allowed , ! "A a day.
 There were changes made in the Eor1men's compensation law, Isrinci- ally in relation to the minimum. com sensation A charge was also made in s he law governing boycotRing which ] Tiu make the interpretation of the tarure conform to the decisions of the ourts- The attorney general was in- tructed to prepare a bill for the ses- F ion of 1921 on the matter f