JANUARY SESSION, 1917 At a General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, in said State, on the Wednesday following the first Monday of January, being the third day of said month, and continued until the final adjournment thereof on the Seventeenth day of May next following, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen. [Senate Bill No. 1.] CHAPTER 1. An Act concerning Transportation of Members of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: to furnish Assembly while the same is in SECTION 1. The comptroller, whenever requested by any The Comptrolle member or member-elect of the general assembly so to do, shall transportation procure from such railroad or railway company or companies as to the members may be necessary, a ticket or tickets entitling such member to of the General transportation by the most convenient route between Hartford and his home station, or otherwise provide for such transpor- session. tation, during the session of the general assembly next to be holden, or then current. The comptroller shall pay for tickets so procured by him the lowest sum or sums for which they can be obtained of the railroad companies. No railroad company shall issue to any member or member-elect of the general assembly any ticket or other token entitling him to transportation to and from Hartford, during any session of the general assembly, except as herein provided, unless such ticket be issued upon the same terms and at the same price as tickets are ordinarily issued by said company entitling the holder to an equivalent amount of travel. SEC. 2. Sections 53 and 142 of the general statutes are Repeal. hereby repealed. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its passage. 2220 ENGROSSING CLERK TO EMPLOY CLERICAL ASSISTANCE. [Jan., CHAP. 2 [Senate Bill No. 65.] An Act authorizing the Clerk of Bills and the Engrossing Clerk to employ Clerical Assistance. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in The clerk of bills and the engrossing clerk are authorized to procure such clerical assistance as may be necessary to properly transact the business of their offices. The comptroller shall An Act providing for Payment of Members of the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in: SECTION 1. During each regular session of the general assembly, each member thereof shall be entitled to receive from the treasurer of the state compensation as follow: The sum of sixty dollars within the first ten days of February, and thereafter the further sum of sixty dollars within the first ten days of each succeeding month until the sum of three hundred dollars is paid SEC. 2. At final adjournment the balance remaining of said sum of three hundred dollars, if any, shall be due and SEC. 3. Chapter 3 of the public acts of 1913 is hereby SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved, February 20, 1917. CHAP. for military purposes. men and materials available for use in the event of war, and the and inventory information thereby secured shall be placed at the service of both of the state the state and federal government. SEC. 2. In the preparation of such census and inventory, Duties of public it shall be the duty of every public official in the state to furnish to the governor whatever information and assistance he may require. SEC. 3. The comptroller is directed, upon the request of the governor, to draw his orders on the treasurer for all necessary expenses incurred in carrying into effect the provisions of this act. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from its passage. officials in relamilitary census tion to the and inventory. Payment of the expend in making the census, expenses in and inventory. [House Bill No. 1020.] CHAPTER 5. An Act authorizing the Appointment of an Assistant. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in assistant treasurer in ing the inability of the treasurer SECTION 1. When the treasurer of the town of Manchester Appointing an shall be unable to discharge the duties of his office, the board of selectmen of said town may appoint an assistant town treasurer Manchester durof said town who, having been duly sworn and having given a bond with surety to the acceptance of said board of selectmen, to act. conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of said office, shall perform the duties of treasurer of said town of Manchester. during the inability of said treasurer to perform said duties, or until a treasurer of said town is legally appointed or elected. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved, February 8, 1917. [Senate Bill No. 25.] CHAPTER 6. An Act concerning Lascivious Carriage. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: carriage or Section 1315 of the general statutes is amended to read as Fornication. follows: Every person who shall be guilty of fornication or lascivious lascivious carriage or behavior, shall be fined not more than one behavior, hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or Penalty. both. Approved, March 1, 1917. |