Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-13
Special to The Bulletin.l

Hartford. March F. - Wednesday vas another work-dav in the house. ana there was anoCher general clean up of matters on the calendar, the only effective way to reach an early adjournment which is now fixed in ! the minds of the prognostic legislators as April l5. Among the matters taken rom the calender and passed were the following:
 The selectmen of Southington are authorized to contract with Edwin s. l todd, trustee under the will of Elm ma |. Newell, for the proper care and l support of Edward Merriman, q lega- tee under said will. during his life. 1 Felix 0. Rustand is authorized to | construct and maintain a drawbridge i for foot passengers. subject to the ] strIctlons and limitations. ii any may Dc imposed, of the federal authorities. i over Morris creek in the town of East ] Haven
 The name of Frederick William Proctor Hoeninghaus of Greenwich is changed to Frederick William Proc
 tor. Section 6671 of the general statutes concerning probation officers is amend cd to read as follows: In cases within
 its jurisdiction except in cases of
 commitment to the state prison. any criminal court before commitment, or except in case of commitment to the
 state reformatory, any court or the
 judge holding such court may. during
 or after the adjournment of the term.
 after hearing, adjourn the case or sIls-
 pend sentence and commit the, accused } 1 to the custody of a probation officer l CT to the custody of a probation off
 cer pro tempOre to he appointed by slch judge. for such time not exceed niS one year as the court may fix. If : tl:e sentence is to pay q fine and to 3 stand committed until the same shall
 be paid, the fine may be paid to the : probation officer at any time during l the period of probation whereupon l the order of commit2~ ant 5haIs be void. Q Such officer shall give a receipt for
 all moneys received by him, shall keep . record Of the same and shall pay r all mQneyS so received to the clerk of f the court. except in cases in the su- I perior court or court of common pleas
 and in such courts payment shall be . made to the states attorney ar the = prosecuting attorney of such court be- g. | fore the expiration of the quarter in s which such fine is collected. and shall
 keep on file the prosecuting attorney s n receipt therefor
 For preservation of health and to q prevent the spread of glanders and :, farcy, the commissioner nn domestic n animals shall make orders and regu- ;I ldtlons in regard to eXamina ton, quar- Il antine. and disposal of animals infect
 ed with either of these diseases. Any e person having knowledge of the ex. $ fistence of glanders or farcy and whC ie fails to give notice is liable to fin,
 of $50.
 1T The commissioner of domestic ani- r mals shall have plenary power to dea It with any outbreak of the contagious
 disease in domestic animals known a.
 anthrax or charbon. and he may pro.
 vide for the vaccination or immuni. G zation of cattle or horses kept or V lands known or suspected to be in l. feCted with germs or spores of an. le thraX. or kept on lands adjacent tC l. such infected lands. and he may pro
 vide for the vaccination and fmmu :; nizatiou of animals which may havt SC been directly exposed to said disease 3. at the expense of the state. The com
 missioner may make and enforce sucl f. rules, orders and quarantines as in hi
 judgment may be necessary for tn s+ control of said disease. Any persol
 who viC<1tes any provision Of this sec
 ton or any rule or order of said com
 missioner authorized hereby or wh r. iEterferes with or obstructs the com
 missioner or any assistant empIoye se by him in the discharge of his dutie y as herein provided shall be fined no
 more than S100 or imprisoned not nor in than thirty days or both
 Act for protection of worknnen em ployed on buildings is amended. s
 as to provide that every person em aS ploying another to perform labor ( o any kind in erecting. repairing, alter 'o ing or painting any building or othe 4 structure who shall provide or fur u ,II nish for the performance of such Ia yt Dor, any rigging such as ropes, block ol U ladders, blanks. trestles, brackets, ( i other forms of supports. shall use ( 'AS allow to be used ropes where acid . or may come in contact with th | same, any swinging scafford or stae
 to be used on the exterior of sue ~" building or other structure al a grea' :, CT height than thirty-fv feet froI IIir the ground, shall. except as hereina- NJ ter provided, equip such Scaffold "' staging with a guard rail to be st
 cured by some suitable material q
 tached to such scaffold or staging ,or a height not less than thirty fol '- inches above the floor thereof, to ! secured and braced, and to extet '9 9a along the entire length of the 1CtSiC ,- of such scaffold or staging When 5 '9 extension ladder or several ladders a
 used for bed stage there shall be
 fall at each intersection and SuCn il
 tersections tied together; there sh5 SEE be no more than three men on 2 tw, ih- fall stage, and where the falls a Iu- more than fifteen feet apart q thi In- fall shall be used When not in Il red rigging shall be housed or sultan to covered and protected from the we .iaI ther and it shall be the duty Of u iucnactAr o1, ri hpr nffi oar- ;ar any. city t0--,r t.~-~-.~ll CI1arc, lad with the enforcement of the bu an- laws, at any LI...~ ,- ,-yI complain rth to inspect rigging, and when such ri m- ging is found to be unsafe the bull to ing inspector or other officer sh; es- give immediate written notice to { lse employer thereof, drawing his ate
 ton to it's unsafe condition and su
 rigging shall not again be used un
 it is made safe by the employer in a - cordance with the directions of t eS building inspector provided sdch I P0. Guirement shall not apply to any SC" ac- folding or staging exclusively used i ght the purpose of rivetia@, or 10 q the scaffolding or staging less than fo lnt. feet in length.
 ons Every person who shall steal 8 iH- motor vehicle slall f0r the first fense be imprisoned not more th hef ten years; and for l subsequent
 fence not more than fifteen years. [
 cry person who shall remove, defa
 obliterate or chango any manufi ON turer's number motor number or otf as means or mark of identification
 any motor vehicle with intent 10 h
 Ger or prevent the owner thereof fir , is obtaining possession ausl use Of sl sc ch vehicle. shall for thH first offense on imprisoned not more than tcn Eca nEI