Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-08
SENATE.

The committee on the judiciary re-
ported favorably on a bill empowering
the commissioners of rivers, harbors
and bridges to dispose of the steam
ship terminals and Improvements at
New London, Waterford and Groton
to the United States. The money re-
ceiVed by the commissioners shall re-
main available for their authorized
use, and they are empowered to eX-
pend it in the construction of addi-
tional terminals, piers or improve
1nents at New London, Waterford and
Groton. Calendar.
/ Local option on the question of
permitting moving picture shows on
| Sunday evening is provided for in a
measure, known as the Senator Fox
| bill by the legislative judiciary COM
mittee
! The bill. which is a substitute for
! several recently rejected on recon-
mendation o. the judiciary committee,
reads, in part:
Section J. The selectmen of any
/ town, the mayor and aldermen or
/ common council Of any city, or the
/ warden ana burgesses of any borough
J or any town, cNy or borough at :;
! meeting legally warned and held for
! that purpose may by vote authorize
moving picture exhibitions or Sun
/ days between the hours Of I and 1059
o'clock p. m: provided action -aHe1
I by any such meeting ON said question
shall supersede and render void any
action by the officials aforesaid
Section 2. Any persen licensed un~
der the provisions of any vote, by
law or ordinance passed pursuant to
the provisions of this act who shall
keep open or operate any moving pic
ture exhibition in violation of such
vote. bylaw or ordinance, shall be
fined not less than 500 nor more than
$500.
The bill was tabled for the calendar.
substitute bill to amend the law
relating to the practice Of optometry
=, vas reported by the committee on
public health and safety 1t provides
rate of compensation of SO a da
, for members Of the board of examin-
ers, that persons practicing optome-
, | try shall pay an annual license fee of
, 81, etc. Calendar.
The committee on the judiciary re-
ported favorably on a substitute bill
empowering clerks of courts to issue
/ order of notice to creditors in cases
t of equitable relief. Calendar.
The bill increasing the salaries of
t states attorneys was referred to the
committee on appropriations on the
7 recommendation of the committee on
the judiciary.
: The committee on interpretations
I reported favorabiy on a substitute bill
l requiring corporations to Adequately
: designate their names and locations
so that they may not conflict with 9th
e er corporations. Every name shall
S be in the English language and shall
9 begin with the" and end with com
D pany'' or evaporation" or have the
3 word incorporated" Immediately after
e or under the name. Every corpora
: ton shall be located in some town in
0 this state. Calendar.
The committee on education report.
L ed favorably on bill eliminating ths
= limit of $500 per annum for the edu.
cation of a blind person and leaving
. it to the state board of education O
e the blind to state the amount to bt
= paid. Calendar.
The committee on executive nomi
nations reported favorably on tn,
> nomination by the governor of Isaa,
: Wolfe of New Haven to be Judge o
y the superior court for eight year
u from Aug. 8. 1920, and nominating
Il Samuel E. Hoyt and Jacob Caplan t.
Il be judges of the city court of New
{ Haven both for two years from Jul,
e l, 1919. Calendar.
Il Dill establishing q close SeaSoI
n for partridges or ruffed grouse to Oc
- tCber s. 1920. was reported to tn
n committee on fisheries and game. tn
n penalty for violation is a fine of no
70 less than $25 nor more than $50 or i'm
n prisoned not more than thirty day
a or both. Calendar.
On the motion of Senator Klett tn
n senator reconsiGered its action in re
,f jecting the bill to prevent the sale O
70 Intoxicating liquors to soldiers an
"a sailors in uniform, and on the sena
n tors motion the matter was tabled.
/ The committee on the judiciary re
10 ported favorably on a bill to proyid
,e that when a person gives a bond 70
in the maintenance of his family an
is neglects to comply with It the select
IS men shall furnish support to the fam
,e lily to an amount equal TO the bono
4e Calendar.
e These calendar matters were pass
st ed: Concerning the dissolution of at
re tachment by substituting a bon
It. where the damages do not exceed $50
IS by providing that the application fc
re the bond may be brought to a tow
le city or borough court or to Judge ,
le a court in which the action is Dend
Id ing: that section S51 of the gener;
l. statutes relating to the number {
is weeks which schools shall be mair
< tanned in order to receive state al
IN shall not apply to schools which rra.