New Britain herald., 1923-02-09
Gives Chief Executive Right to Declare an Emergency, Then Put Provisions of Statute Into Effect at Once
Penalty for Violation of Provisions May Be Sl,000 7 Fine, Six Months in Jail
 or Both-Statc Police and
 Fire Marshals in Charge.

Hartford, Feb. 9.---A fuel bill as requested by Governor Templeton was adopted by the general assembly this noon. AS he approved Of it, 1t Is cx- pected to become law at once. The bill is as follows;
 Defines Proiiteering.
 Section 1-The term emergency" as used in this act shall mean the existence in any community of gen- eral distress because of a shortage Of fuel or threatened distress because of possible shortage of fuel, which public proclamation to that effect shall be made by the governor. The term
 hoard" as used in the act shall mean
 the withholding of fuel from sale or delivery at a reasonable price during an emergency, by any person, firm, or corporation dealing in the same. The term "profteer" as used in this act shall mean the holding for sale or selling of fuel for an excessive profit
 or the charging of an excessive rate or placing of unreasonable restriction
 or condition upon the sale. Delivery
 or transportation of fuel.
 Governor Is Judge.
 Section 2---Whenever the governor
 shall by public proclamation declare that an emergency exists the provi-
 sions of this act may be enforced
 from the date of such proclamation until in like manner he shall declare the emergency at an end.
 Section 3-During such emergency
 no person. firm or corporation and no employe of any person, firm or cor
 poration shall hoard or profitcer in fuel or hinder or obstruct or in any way interfere with it's proper or sfrompt sale or. distribution or trans, portation.
 Must Keep Recarde.
 Section 4.-Evef% peFa6n. firm or corporation dealing in fuel shall make and keep accurate and complete writ 1 ten records of all transactions con cerning the same showing as to each | purchase and sale the date, time, auAntity, price, name and address of ! thdAEender and the vendee and the idenfN of the agencies of delivery.
 Section 5-No person. firm or cor poration shall knowingly give any ; ealsc, decaying or misleading infor- i SnAion or Knowingly engage in any transaction that is calculated to ere ate false, deceiving or misleading i'm formation or knowingly incorporate or. permit to remain on his or it's books accounts or other printed or sud t,,fA ,ofi ion of | is calculated to withhold information essential to the entertainment of the facts concerning his or it's dealings and profits in fuel.
 Enforcement Powers.
 Section 6.--During any emergency the superintendent of state police, any member of the state police under his direction and any fire marshal shall F have and exercise in the enforcement of this act. the same powers of in- vestigation so far as applicable as are conferred on local fire marshas un- der the provisions of section 22S2 of the general statutes: and the super intendent of the state police in the { enforcement of this act shall have and exercise the same powers as far as applicable as are conferred on him by section 22S2 of the general sta tutes. 1.
 Section Any person, firm or cor poration violating any of the provi- !, sions of this act shall be fined not more than s1,000 or imprisoned not !, more than six months, or both. 7
 Section s.-This act shall take ef- I feet from it's passage. a
 First Friday Session. V
 The first Friday session of the leg islature since the closing of intro- T duction of new business saw only sprinkling of members in the house but a senate Of nearly full member ship. Business was not taken up un- til after a meeting of the judiciary fl committee which had discussed tho f, fuel bill r,
 Will Honor Lincoln. u
 In the senate as the legislature will f, not sit on Lincoln's birthday next tf Chaplain Campbell referred r to the martyred president in his f, prayer concudling with these words: n
 God give Us this day men of bin rolns measure for the world leader- : ship" C
 The legislative committee on banks to the senate that it was opposed to establishment of branches by mutual savings banks. and then reported in bill forbidding any "mu- tual savings bank or building and oan association" to establish a al branch office or agency thereof or h, .nploy any agent or person to make .. oans or discounts at any other place ,' han its banking house. They change M would be by amending section 1920 ei If the public acts. The bill. spon- oi Iored by a savings bank which start al .d brahch bank in Bridgeport, un- avorably reported. was rejected and