Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-11
Bill Passes lohibits
the .''|ng Of Deer
Proposed State Referendum on
Il Prohibition Order of Day
in House Next Wednesday.
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IOLllOillOn OTOcI Cl Lay
in House Next Wednesday. I
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Hartford, April 1b.-As the end Of
| the session draws near there seems
| to be more careful consideration given
| to all matters before the legislature,
yet there is no letup in the effort for
an early adjournment. Under suspen-
sion OF the rules all matters adopted
| in the house on Thursday were or
dered to be Immediately transmitted
| to the senate. thereby preventing re-
| consideration of any of these matters
on the part of the house. Leader
King announced that there would be
but one bill on the calendar ready for
action on Friday. and. therefore on his
motion, the house adjourned to next
Tuesday at 1l.15 in the morning.
The committee on claims reported
favorably the claim Of Doyle and Muir
ply, contractors, of Willimanttc, for
| losses sustained in the erection of the
state buildings at Mansfield. The
amount to be paid the firm is $11,450.
| An act was passed in concurrence
/ with the senate, to prevent the sale
of aduIterated or inferior products as
gasoline. The bill requires the vendor
who has for sale the adulterated arti-
ticIe is adulterated.
| The house concurred with the SEN
9! ate in the passage of the resolution
for recognition of the Jewish nation,
though the peace conference, and that
the resolution be forwarded by the Sc
cretary of state to the president of the
United States.
Representatives Thompson Of Som
lers and Ney OF Harrington were ap-
pointed a committee on the part of the
house, to recall from the office of sec
surance reserves.
The report of the state prison COM
mission was rejected and with accom-
panying bills, ordered on file in the Of
fee of the secretary of state.
The house concurred in reconmittal
of the boxing bill to the Judiciary
committee. The cat bill was tabled for
calendar.
The prohibition constitutional
amendment was taken from the table
and made the order of the day for
next Wednesday at noon.
| Favorable report was made on an
act to pay certain towns for losses
sustained by reason of the operation
of the act concerning the support OF
schools.
!. The bill for the support of trade
schools was favorably repoted and
referred to the committee on appro-
priations, which provides that the to-
} tai estimated expenses annually
!; chargeable to the state on account OF
all schols, under statute provisions
hall not exceed 100000 for the fisca
year. ...
The railroad committee reported un-
, favorably on the petitions of the Wa
| terbury and Bristol Tramway com
pany, the Waterbury and Milldalt
Tramway company. the Connecticu
4 company to operate in Dixwell ave
nue., New Haven. and the Connection
rcompany in regard to Bridgeport lines
: All were ordered on file in the office O.
the secretary of state.
The act concerning the killing O.
wild deer, when reached on the cal.
endar, created a lengthy debate, sew
eral amendments being offered. Under
an amendment there would have beer
an open season for the killing of deer
including doe and faWn. Mr.. Minel
of plymouth, said if there were al
open season, the farmers might a!
well move out, of the state and tax,
their stock with them as it would b.
> useless to be in the farming section
: During the debate it was stated tha
since 1915 there were 2645 deer off
cially reported killed in the state. TIL
bill as passed by the house reads:
Section l. No person shall hunt
pursue. wound or kill any wild deer o
sell or offer for sale. or have in hi
: possession for the purpose of selling
:, the flesh of any deer captured or kill
ed in this state, except that the owne
: or lessee of land used solely for agri
l cultural purposes, or any member o
his family or his employe may xii
{ with a shot gun any wild deer foun'
destroying or injuring any fruit tire
or growing crop other than gras
: gowing on uncultivated land. An
deer killed by authority of the provis
S ions of this section shall be the prop
= erty of the owner or lessee of the Ian
e upon which the same is killed, but tn
= person by whom or under whose di
r rection deer was SO wounded o
s killed, within twelve hours thereafter
Y shall report all facts relative to sue
: wounding or killing, in writing signe
/, by him. or shall report the same b
: telephone or telegraph to a fish an
S game warden or special protector c
= the county wherein such deer wa
: killed or wounded. Such report sha
e state the time and place of woundin
:. or killing the same and the amount c
f growing crop or number and kind c
: fruit trees SO injured or destroyed b
= such deer. Any fish and game war
den or special protector receiving no
o tice as required by the provisions c
: this section shall forthwith notify tn
+ superintendent of fisheries and gam
> and said superintendent may orde
: such warden or special protector t
investigate the circumstances of sue
, killing for the purpose of ascertainin
!, whether such deer was wounded c
: killed in violation of the provision
of this section.
Sec. ?. No person shall make, Sc
, or use any trap, salt-licl1 or other de
# vice for the purpose of taking, injur
q ing or killing deer.
: Sec. 8, Section 314S of the geners
y statutes is repealed.
i Sec. 4. Any person who shall vic
= late any provision OF this act shall b
n fined not more than one hundred do
d lars or imprisoned not more than thin
ty days or both.
The house concurred in the passac
of the act which specifies that Ii
q property, land and building, includin
. any additions thereto. of the SeasiG