CHAP. 11 under regula SEC. 47. Subject to the approval of the governor, the adju- National guard tant general shall make and publish regulations for the reserve to be government of the national guard reserve in accordance with the laws of the state or of the United States. SEC. 48. When an officer of the Connecticut national guard, in good standing, has served ten years as officer and soldier, active or reserve, or both, of which he shall have served not less than three years as a commissioned officer or in the naval militia as a commissioned officer or warrant officer, or enlisted man, he may, if he make application therefor to the governor, be retired from active service and placed upon the retired list. tions made by the adjutant general. when an officer of the national guard may be retired. retired. SEC. 49. Any person in good standing, who has served in when a member the Connecticut national guard ten years as officer and soldier, of of the national which he shall have served not less than three years as a commis- guard may be sioned officer since 1865, and has been honorably discharged, may be placed upon the retired list by making application, through the commanding officer of the organization in which he last served and intermediate channels, to the governor. no pay. SEC. 50. Officers on the retired list shall serve thereon Retired officers without pay; they shall be withdrawn from command and from to receive line of promotion; they shall continue to be borne on the register of the military forces of the state, and shall be entitled to wear the uniform of the rank on which they may be retired. They shall, at all times, be subject to the rules and regulations governing the military forces of the state. They may, with their They may, with their officer resumes consent, be detailed from the retired list and placed upon active service he shall duty at any time when ordered by the governor, and when on such duty they shall be entitled to the pay and allowances of officers of a similar grade on the active list. When retired receive pay. "separation SEC. 51. A "dependent" within the meaning of this act, Defining the means a blood relative of a Connecticut soldier or the wife of a words "deConnecticut soldier, who, at the time of the calling of such soldier pendent" and into active military service, is actually and solely dependent upon allowance". such soldier for support and maintenance. A "separation allowance" means a sum of money to be paid to the dependent or dependents of a soldier whenever he is taken from his regular employment by which he earns his livelihood and supports those dependent upon him and placed in active military service either by the state or by the United States. provided for. SEC. 52. Whenever the national guard, naval militia or Separation volunteer troops in this state shall be called into active military allowances service in time of war, reasonable apprehension thereof, riot or rebellion, the state of Connecticut shall pay separation allowances weekly to actual and bona-fide dependents of any members of the national guard, naval militia or volunteer forces so called into active service. 2238 CONCERNING THE MILITIA. [Jan., CHAP. 11 Creation of SEC. 53. The governor, the state treasurer, the state secreboard to provide tary and state comptroller are constituted a board to administer and pay the allowances provided for herein, and to enforce the provisions of this act. separation allowances. Fixing the amount of separation allowances. To whom payable Additional dependents provided for. Limitation on Members of the SEC. 54. Separation allowances for such dependents shall be paid on a basis of not more than twenty dollars per month to the wife of such soldier, and not more than six dollars month per for each minor child under sixteen years of age of such soldier; provided, if such soldier of the state of Connecticut shall have neither a wife nor a child, but shall have actually and solely dependent upon him for support, a father or brother who is unable to support himself by his own labors, or a mother or sister, so solely and actually dependent, or, if such soldier shall have such father or brother or mother or sister actually and solely dependent upon him in addition to a wife or child or children or both, it shall be within the discretion of said board to pay to such dependent or dependents, separation allowance or allowances on the same basis that it would pay separation allowance or allowances to wife or children, or both, under this act, provided no separation allowances paid to all the dependents of one soldier amount payable. under the terms of this act shall amount in the aggregate toʻmore than fifty dollars per month; and provided no person shall receive a separation allowance as a dependent of more than one soldier. SEC. 55. Whenever a man shall enlist in the military national guard service of the state, either in the national guard or volunteer forces, he shall certify to the enlistment officer the name, sex and age of each person who, in the event of his being called upon to do active military service in the field, will be a dependent upon him within the meaning of this act. Such information shall be filed with the commander of the unit to which such soldier is assigned and with the adjutant general of the state, to be made a part of the state military records. Commanders of all units of the national guard shall secure such information from men now enlisted and shall file it with the adjutant general and maintain it with their company records. When any member of the national List of depen- guard or Connecticut volunteer forces shall become responsible for the care of more dependents than have been previously certified to by him he shall give notice to the commander of the unit of the state forces to which he is attached and such commander shall inform the adjutant general and also certify to the same in his own company records. All records of persons entitled to receive separation allowances under this act shall be based upon such information filed by Connecticut soldiers with company commanders and with the adjutant general as herein described and separation allowances shall be paid to other persons only if in the opinion of said board an injustice will be done the bonafide dependents of Connecticut soldiers if they are not so paid. to file list of dependents. dents may be added to. Allowances to be based on list filed. CHAP. to be paid if t pays the sam SEC. 56. This act shall be inoperative whenever the United Allowances n States shall pay to dependents of Connecticut soldiers such sepa- United States ration allowances as are herein described and whenever such allowance by the United States shall be equal to or larger in amount. amount than the allowances provided under this act. Whenever the United States shall pay to dependents of Connecticut soldiers such allowances and the amount shall be less than the amount provided for in this act, the state of Connecticut, under this act, shall pay to such dependents an amount equal only to the difference between the amount of the allowance paid by the United States and the amount which would be paid under the terms of this act if no allowance were paid by the United States. granted to th board to borr money to pay allowances. Board to certi expenditures. SEC. 57. Whenever this act shall become operative through Authority the calling of the national guard or Connecticut volunteer forces into active service the board to which is entrusted its administration shall pay such allowances as are to be paid, out of any funds which the state may have available for such purposes, and if no funds are available such board shall be authorized to borrow, in the name of the state, on notes, such funds as are to the general necessary to administer this act. In either case said board, assembly the through the governor as chairman, shall certify to the general amount of its assembly at its next regular session the amount expended, or if the act shall, at that time, be operative, shall certify to the amount expended under it up to and including the first Wednes- General assen day of December preceding the convening of the general bly to make assembly, and in either case said general assembly shall appro- appropriation priate sufficient funds to cover the expenditures of said board; and in the event of the existence of a state of war making the of the act. act still operative, said general assembly shall appropriate and place at the disposal of said board such funds as the board shall estimate to be necesary for the continued administration of the act until such time as it shall no longer be operative. for carrying o the purposes militia laws. SEC. 58. Sections 2988 to 3069, inclusive, of the general Repeal of pri statutes, chapters 24 and 110 of the public acts of 1903, sections one to fourteen, inclusive, of chapter 227 of the public acts of 1905, chapter 34 of the public acts of 1907, sections one to fifty-one, inclusive, of chapter 69 of the public acts of 1909, sections one to six, inclusive, of chapter 246 of the public acts of 1911, chapters 39, 45 and 107 of the public acts of 1913 and chapters 107 and 141 and section one of chapter 299 of the public acts of 1915, are repealed. SEC. 59. This act shall take effect from its passage. 2240 CHAP. 12 EXEMPTION OF PROPERTY FROM TAXATION. [Jan., Exempting state municipalities and certain institutions. [Senate Bill No. 330.] CHAPTER 12. An Act amending an Act concerning Exemption of Property from Taxation. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in SECTION 1. Section 2315 of the general statutes as amended by chapter 44 of the public acts of 1913 and by section one of chapter 340 of the public acts of 1915, is amended to read as follows: The following property shall be exempt from taxation: All property belonging to the United States, or this state; buildings, with their appurtenances, belonging to any county, town, city or borough; buildings or portions of buildings exclusively occupied as colleges, academies, churches, public schoolhouses or infirmaries, with the land appurtenant to such infirmaries; parsonages of any ecclesiastical society to the value of five thousand dollars, while used solely as such; non-incomeproducing buildings and land on which they stand, to the value of one thousand dollars, owned by any church in this state and located on land owned by any incorporated camp meeting association; buildings belonging to and used exclusively for scientific, literary, benevolent or ecclesiastical societies, not including any real estate conveyed by any ecclesiastical society or public or charitable institution without reserving an annual income or rent or by a conveyance intended to be a perpetual alienation, and not including any real estate of any educational, benevolent, or ecclesiastical corporation or association, whether held in the name of such corporation or association or by any person or persons in trust for such corporation or association, which is leased or used for other purposes than the specific purposes of such corporation or association, nor including lands granted and given for the maintenance of the ministry of the gospel, while leased; all lands used exclusively for cemetery purposes; the property to the amount of three thousand dollars of any pensioned soldier, sailor or marine of the United States, who, while in service, lost a leg sailors, marines, Or arm, or suffered disabilities which, by the rules of the United States pension office, are considered equivalent to such loss; the property to the amount of three thousand dollars of any person who, by reason of blindness, is unable by his labor to support himself and family; the property to the amount of one thousand dollars of every resident of this state who has served in the army, navy, marine corps or revenue marine service of the United States in time of war, and received an honorable discharge therefrom; or, lacking such amount of property in his own name, so much of the property of the wife of any such person as shall be necessary to equal said amount; and property to the amount of one thousand dollars of the widow resident of this state, or, if Exempting property of disabled soldiers, and blind persons. CHAP. 12 certain classes of personal property. there be no such widow, of the widowed mother resident of this state, of every person who has so served and has died either during his term of service or after receiving honorable discharge from said service; the property to the amount of one thousand dollars of every resident of this state who has served in the army, navy, marine corps or revenue marine service of the United States in time of war and received an honorable discharge therefrom, or who, being a veteran of any war and retired from the navy, marine corps or revenue marine service after thirty years of service on account of having reached the age limit prescribed by law or from mental or physical disability; and property to the amount of one thousand dollars of pensioned widows, fathers and mothers, resident of this state, of soldiers, sailors and marines who served in the army, navy or marine corps, or revenue marine service of the United States; wearing apparel of every person ar.d family, not including watches and jewelry of any kind excceding Exempting twenty-five dollars in value; household furniture, used by and belonging to any family, to the value of five hundred dollars; farming tools, actually and exclusively used in the business of farming upon any farm, not exceeding in value two hundred dollars; the produce of a farm, while owned and held by the producer, actually grown, growing or produced during the season next preceding the time of listing, including colts, calves and lambs; fuel and provisions for the use of any family; swine to the value of fifty dollars; poultry to the value of twenty-five dollars; sheep and Angora goats owned and kept in this state to the value of one hundred dollars; cash not exceeding five hundred dollars; private libraries and books, not exceeding two hundred dollars in value, and all public libraries; all musical instruments, not exceeding in value twenty-five dollars; all musical instruments used exclusively by churches; all fire engines, and other implements, used for the extinguishment of fires, with the buildings used exclusively for the safe-keeping thereof; the tools of a mechanic, actually used by himself in his trade, to the value of two hundred dollars; any horse used on parade in the performance of military service by the owner, his son, ward or apprentice; all fishing apparatus, actually used by any person or company, to the value of two hundred dollars; the stock or property of every incorporated agricultural society, except as provided by chapter 171 of the public acts of 1915; the stock or securities issued by any ecclesiastical society, to raise funds for the erection, alteration or repair of any church edifice, but only to the amount of the actual cost of such erection, alteration or repair; all property of any hospital society which is supported wholly or in part by state appropriations; all moneys or funds received and accumulated by grand army posts in the state of Connecticut, from donations, bequests and collections for charitable purposes, or which may hereafter be received by grand army posts for charitable purposes; bonds of the state of Connecticut |