Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10
DAY OF ACTIVITY IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

, dance in a divorce case against his. wife
 and was convicted of perjury, failed in
 his attempt to have his forfeited rights restored by the legislature as the com nittee reported, today that it did not believe the situatiorf warranted 1t. The petitioner was given leave to withdraw. The comudttGA also reported unfa- vofably on the petition of AIonz0 c. Doly of East Hartford, who was Convicted of ! a sexual crime. . No appearances. were made before the ford and Thomas Moran of Danbuty and ! the petition were rejected. An important piece of traffic legisia- l ton was adopted by the house of repre- | sentatives today when 1t took from the l calendar and passed the bill providing for | regulation of titneys by the public utilt- | ties commission.
 | The bill reads: 7. | Section l. The term public service
 motor vehicle shall include all motor
 vehicles used for the transportation of passengers. for hire. The term -.jftney" shall include any public service motor | vehicle operated in whole or in part upon
 any street or highway in Such manner | as to afford means of transportation similar to that afforded by a street rails | way company, by indiscriminately re- | | ftiAning on regular route, or over any portion thereof; or between fixed termini.
 Sec 2. Every person. association or I corporation owning or operating a jitney | Is hereby declared a cofifrno1i carrier and
 subject as such to the Jurisdiction of the public utilities c6fnrnission, and. while so operating, to such reasonable rules and regulations as said commission may pre- | scribe. with respect to, routes, fares, e and the convenience and safety of pas-
 sengers and the public. \
 Sec.>S. No person. association or cor pofation shall operate 8 jitney until the owner thereof shall have obtained a cer- tificate from the public utilities commits
 sion specifying the route over which such jitney may operate and the service to be furnished, and that the public conven- fence and necessity require its operation over such route. Such certificate shall be
 issued only after written application for
 the same has been made, and notice of such application has been given to the oush or the first selectffaan of each town
 in or through which the applicant desires
 10 operate, and to any couiriaon carrier
 operating over any portion of such route
 or over route substantially parallel thereto, and public hearing held thereon
 The commission may amend or revoke any certificate
 Sec. 4. The owner or operator of, every jitney shall display in conspicuous place therein such certificate or a, certified copy thereof , Sec. 5. Upon the granting of certif
 cate of necessity and convenience as here ] ihbefore provided for, the commissione
 Of motor vehicles shall have jurisdiction
 over the registration of any jitney ant 7 over the licensing of it's operator, it l lighting, safety and sanitary conditions . Sec. s. Every jitney shall carr! markers to be furnished by the moto : vehicle commissioner. which marker shall indicate that s,tch vehicle is Ii f eensed for jitney service. -
 Sec..7. Any person, association or cor poration asgrieved hy any act or. orle [ of the public utilities commission ma l appeal to the superior court in the sam 2 nahncr and with the same effect as an I ] person, association: or, corporation ma [ appeal from orders relating to street rail
 way corporations. s-
 1 Sec. 8. Any person or. the officers c
 any association or corporation who shaI . violate any order, rule or .regulatio adopted or established under .. the pfe = visions of this act or any provision here l. of, shall be fined not more. than on s hundred dollars or imprisoned not mor : than sixty days or both.
 e Sec. 3. This act shall take effect sixt
 days after its passage. ., ,
 o The house passed today a bill nakfn q the minimum length of the school da I four hours. and kindergarten two ah n one-haif hour1. f- A bill was also passed making u l. school year sS weeks, and raises u n school age from to 6 years.
 l. 11$a fat, u the highway commissioner to build in u .o trunk line the road from Woodruff Hill T. Colebreok to the Massachusetts state lin k The road Is to be included in the etrur E. line at a future time.
 i The house coneurred with the sena 'o in arranging for 8 committee to ee eabo
 the hour of opening after March 27. Il Under suspension of rules. the hou ., passed a bill making the notes of coun AZ commissioners, given for borrowed mo y ey. negotiable instruments.
 ,h Favorable reports were. received on il ;t following bills; Amending charter a a, East Hartford fire district dividing Bra =. ford into voting districts, concerning e .s, ~ hibits by Connecticut Agricultural colle v at agricultural fairs. - On report from. the claims cornr1itts S the house rejected claim of Vincent ,d Dillon for closing of highway in Shelt m curing reRUlr or street; claim of F, { . Conran foh services and ;, expenses ss drawing plans for a state tuberculos s sanatorium on the sound claim of Le f P. Abbe for loss of COWS killed by ord Ia of commissioner of domestic animals a ,r. ter tuberculin test. ~t
 r. Among bills rejected were these: R la duiring free text books to be furnish he by every town in the state; provid .s- closed season on gray squirfels; provi .e- ing closed season on wild duck gee Is- and brart from March 1 providing SC 5,= son of ten days to hunt and kill dee Lte providing for consolidation of trust col lo- panies and savings bangs; making sts ns ferries free to the public; providing
 Econstruction by the state: highway CO d. missioner of roads and highways in sts 'ed institution grounds;. including in tru lot line system of highways read from M ITS -.