New Britain herald., 1925-01-21
PASSES
 ITS FIRST MEASURE
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N"tCipuly S-'VV Illedi IOOt lH- stead of $3.
 By Senator Rolbins-Bills to change the territorial limits of Nor wich so as to include six tracts of land taken for park purposes; and to permit profits of the gas and | electric department of Norwich to be set aside. To incorporate the Bozrah Electric Co.,: amending charter of Manchester Water Co.,; to pay Rhode Island hospital Trust Co. $ll,4cS.29 as trustee of the Emma Pendleton Home for Grip pied Children at Providence in re-, imbursement for money paid this state. By Senator Robbins approv- ing that town, city or borough selling gas may sell gas appliances, communities selling electricity may similarly sSll appliances, etc.
 The joint convention held by the general assembly this noon to re- ceive q message from Governor John II. TrumbuIl vas presided over by acting Lieut.. Governor J. E. Brain- ard. Prayer was offered by senate Chaplain Aver. The committee to wait on the governor consisted of Senator Cronin of the 18th district, and Representative filling of New Britain and MT. Bransfcld (demo- craD, of Portland. The message read by the governor was frequently applauded.
 House Resolutions.
 The attendance of house members today was practically it's full list. A chart had been prepared showing where each member will sit. The aisle seats are taken by the commit tee chairman and Judiciary row. remains where it has been for many years. Judgeship resolutions came in for the following; R. l.. Munger, judge, and B. C. lsbell, deputy, at Ansonia: Judge Shapiro, judge and J. II. Sinsabaugh deputy at shelton. C. C. Costello, judge and c. Tyler Landphere, deputy at Groton; Guy r. Bushnell, judge and C. J. Fowler, deputy at Enfield.
 The secretary of state sent In a petition that Manchester selcctmen be given more power. Another pe- tition was to give Manchester the title of "city" instead of town with out altering its status as a town. These measures were read; that lhe first school district in Groton issue $102,000 in col. Ledyard school bonds; exempting wives of eX-sol- diers from the personal tax; making the state tax on towns, $1,000, 0,00O;' several bills relating to the shell fisheries for a s25,0O0 fish hatchway at Burlington: s90,00o for Griffin hospital at Derby and $40,000 for a new building there.
 The speaker appointed Mir. Hol- man of Durham to the state prison committee, vice MT. Hutchins, de- ceased
 Marriage Revision Law.
 
 MT. Peck of Bristol offered his bill to revise the state marriage laws, a bill drafted in behalf of the Connect cut federation of churches, the Ro- man Catholic diocesan bureau of so- cial service, the New Haven organ ized charities, the Bridgeport charity organization society and other well fare organizations. In its final draft, completed task, changes in marriage laws would be: requiring five days publication of an application for marriage license: requiring that bride and groom shall sign and swear to required facts when license is issued but not necessarily when applied for; provision for a hear ing before the probate court if ob- iection is made that the proposed marriage will be illegal; eliminating the present provision that marriages performed by unauthorized persons are void enabling even the guilty party to repudiate the marriage and rendering children illegitimate, sub stituting for 1t provision declaring such marriage void only after trial and preserving property rights of the innocent party and legitimacy of children born of such marriages.