New Britain herald., 1921-01-26
ONE CENT A GALLON
 TAX ON GASOLINE
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Opposes Sunday Movies

Senator Brown offered bill to re- peal the law under which moving pic ture shows are given on Sundays. The military reorganization bill proba bly, will go in tomorrow. A corporation bill by Senator Sey. mour would permit corporations which have Connecticut charters tc issue capital stock without nominal or par value.
 Senator Trumbull proposed a bill to lay one cent tax per gallon or gasoline sold, for the benefit of the state treasury, and he also is sponsor for bill for $60O,000 for new build ings and maintenance of the Con. necticut Childrens Aid society at Newington, of which he is a director Senator Covert proposes to make towns responsible for damage done to bridges by motor trucks.
 Senator Hall offered an appropria- tion bill to cover all the sanatoria of the state tuberculosis commission.
 Automobile Bills.
 Among Senator MacDonald's auto mobile bills were these: ENempting war veterans and active war workers from examination by the commission CT of motor vehicles; giving to puni- cipalities the right to make their own traffic routes for motor vehicles and to fix fares and terminals; requiring every motor vehicle owner to file surety bonds; to declare jitneyS com mon carriers; requiring jitneys and taxicabs to carry schedules of fares; requiring owners of jitneys to obtain certificates of inspection from the commissioner. and prohibiting the sale of adulterated gasoline. 4Among other bills offered in the senate were these:
 Other Measures.
 Bv Clark--Authorizing Waterbury to issue park, street improvement and drainage bonds, and concerning sew CTS.
 By McCahey--Providing paths for pedestrians shall be built by the highway commissioner along state highways.
 By Dc Laney--Providing for sen tence of 15 years or under for first offense of stealing a motor vehicle and 20 years for subsequent convic- tions; to give local courts Jurisdiction over violations Of the motors laws; providing for heavy penalties for carrying dangerous weapons, and de- fining conditions under which per son may carry q weapon for protec- ton; providing for home rule in cities. towns and boroughS; provid- ing that no motor vehicle shall be registered unless it shall have an iden- tification mark placed on it by the factory which made it.
 By Challenger ~- Providing that owners of buildings or employees shall live up to contract as to furnishing T., far fan lessees with S100 fine as a penalty for failur/ to do so.
 By Potter-Authorizing the East ern Connecticut Power Co. at Norwich to increase it's capital stock 10 S10.- 100000.
 Mir. Hall-Creatinc 9 department ot mounted state police. "ndor :I su- perintendent to be appointed by the governor.
 By Drew-Authorizing Ansoni1 and Derby to contract toget'ier to dispose of sewage.
 S95.OOO for Pier.
 By-r Costello-Providing fo- Q lay out of approaches to the state pier at New London; tc provide S9".G00 for use on the state pier at New Lon don: to establish q s,atc commission Of foreign and domestic commerce: to regulate fares on tle New London and Groton ferry; to incorporat0 the Groton -Lonc Point association.
 Million for Isoads.
 My Macdonald O: Putnanl--Provid- ing for q fine when a pedestrian ia found guilty O. negligence or reck- lessness on :: highway: for an appro- priation ot s1.000,000 for extension of the trunk line highway system in cooperation with the federal govern ment. and another million dollars for extension of the system of state aid highways.
 By De Laney-To pension stata em-. ployes when reaching the ago of R w who have had 30 yeni .lf nnnnI11.