70 Condition of receiving aid. Certificate to be made by secre school visitors. SALE OF LIQUORS BY DRUGGISTS BY PRESCRIPTION. [Jan., SEC. 2. The comptroller shall not draw an order in favor of a town under the provisions of this act unless the town, in the year for which said average attendance grant is made, shall have laid and collected a tax of not less than four mills on its grand list for the support of schools and shall have expended the same. SEC. 3. The secretary of the board of school visitors or tary of board of town school committee of every town entitled to a grant under the provisions of section one of this act shall, on or before the fourteenth day of July, 1904, and annually thereafter, certify under oath to the state board of education upon blanks to be furnished by said board, the average attendance in each school in said town, and shall also certify that the schools of the town have been kept for the period required by law during the year ending the fourteenth day of July, by teachers legally examined and found qualified, and that the amount raised by tax as provided by section two of this act has been expended for the support of public schools, and that the state grant authorized by section one of this act has been expended for teachers' wages and for no other purpose. The comptroller shall, on application of said board, draw an order on the treasurer in favor of the town for the amount provided in section one of this act. Approved, May 15, 1903. Sale by druggists upon prescription. Penalties. [House Bill No. 258.] CHAPTER 103. An Act concerning the Sale of Liquors by Druggists upon Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Section 2665 of the general statutes is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the words "Every physician or person who shall violate the provisions of this act shall be subject to the penalties of section 2712 of the general statutes," so that said section when amended shall read as follows: No druggist, licensed to sell spirituous and intoxicating liquors upon the prescription of a practicing physician, and no servant or agent of any such druggist, shall sell or deliver spirituous or intoxicating liquors upon such prescription unless it shall specify the time when and place where it is given, the kind and quantity of liquor prescribed, the name and residence, permanent or temporary, of the person for whom it is prescribed, and that such liquor is needed by such person for medicinal or mechanical uses, and shall be signed with the name written in full by the physician issuing such prescription, who shall be known to such druggist as a reputable practicing physician residing in this state and who has no pecuniary interest in the sale for Approved, May 15, 1903. [Substitute for House Bill No. 213.] CHAPTER 104. An Act concerning Payments by County Commissioners to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: county and ers. Section 2649 of the general statutes is hereby amended by Payments to striking out the word "five" in each of the second and eighth town treasur lines thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the word "ten" in each line, so that said section when amended shall read as follows: The county commissioners in each county shall pay to the treasurer of such county ten per centum of all moneys received by them for licenses issued for the sale of spirituous and intoxicating liquors, the same to be used for defraying the county expenses. The county commissioners of the several counties shall pay to the treasurers of the several towns in their respective counties, on the first day of each month, all moneys received for licenses from persons licensed in the said several towns during the month preceding, less the ten per centum ordered to be paid to the treasurer of said county; except that the county commissioners of New Haven county shall reserve five per centum from such payment to the treasurer of the city of New Haven, and pay said reserve sum to the treasurer of the reserve fund Statement of In case of loss, state to reim to certain extent. of the New Haven police department of the city of New Haven; [Substitute for Senate Bill No. 85.] CHAPTER 105. An Act concerning the Ferry between the Towns of Old Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in SECTION 1. The selectmen of the towns of Old Saybrook and Old Lyme shall, on or before the tenth day of December, 1903, and on or before the tenth day of December in each year thereafter, file with the comptroller of the state sworn accounts of the receipts of said towns respectively from, and disbursements made on account of, the operation and maintenance of the ferry across the Connecticut river, for the year ending the first day of December previous thereto. SEC. 2. In case said accounts show losses accruing to said burse the towns towns from the maintenance and operation of said ferry, the comptroller shall, in case he finds the accounts correct and approves the disbursements aforesaid, draw an order on the treasurer in favor of each town for the amount of its said loss, not exceeding the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars to each town, and the treasurer shall pay the same from the state treasury. Death penalty inflicted for attempt to kill president or ambassador. Approved, May 15, 1903. [Substitute for House Bill No. 100.] CHAPTER 106. An Act concerning Attempts to Kill the President or Foreign Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Every person who shall wilfully and maliciously attempt to cause the death of the president of the United States or any foreign ambassador accredited to the United States shall suffer death. Approved, May 15, 1903. [Substitute for House Bill No. 175.] CHAPTER 107. An Act concerning the Registration and Numbering of Automobiles and Motor Vehicles. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in secretary. filed by owner. SECTION 1. No automobile or motor vehicle shall be used No automobile to be operated or operated upon the public highways of this state after July 1, after July 1, 1903, without 1903, unless the owner thereof has complied with the require- certificate of ments of sections two, four, and five of this act. SEC. 2. The owner of every automobile or motor vehicle Statement to be shall file in the office of the secretary of the state a statement of his name and address, together with a brief description of every such vehicle owned by him, on a blank furnished by the said secretary for the purpose, and shall obtain from said secretary a numbered certificate for each of such vehicles, which certificate shall state the name of the owner of such vehicle and that he has registered in accordance with the provisions of this act. SEC. 3. The secretary of the state shall keep a record of all Secretary to such statements and of all certificates issued by him, which rec- statements and ord shall be open to the inspection of any interested party at issued. all reasonable times. keep record of certificates of state. SEC. 4. Every such automobile or motor vehicle shall have Automobile to the initial letter of this state and the number of the certificate and initial letter display number issued for such vehicle displayed upon the back thereof in a conspicuous place and manner, the letter and figures of such name and number respectively to be at least three inches high. SEC. 5. A fee of one dollar shall be paid to the secretary Fee. of the state for each certificate issued by him in accordance with the provisions of section two of this act. except such as this act. SEC. 6. No license, permit, or registration shall be re- No restrictions quired of the owner or operator of any automobile or motor are required by vehicle as a condition of operating such vehicle, except in accordance with the provisions of this act, nor shall any such vehicle be required to be marked in any way except in accordance with the provisions of this act. But nothing in this section contained shall apply to such automobiles or motor vehicles as are offered to the general public for hire. vehicles owned ers or dealers SEC. 7. The provisions of sections one, two, four, and five Not to apply to of this act shall not apply to such automobiles or motor vehicles by manufacturas are owned by manufacturers of or dealers in such vehicles except when and are not employed in the private business or for the private use. use of such manufacturers or dealers. kept for private Certain automo biles owned in other states exempted from the foregoing provisions. Penalty. SEC. 8. The provisions of this act shall not apply to automobiles or motor vehicles, or to the owners thereof, provided that such owners shall have complied with the law of any other state or territory of the United States which shall have in effect a law similar in all respects to sections one, two, three, four, six, seven, and eight of this act, except that in such event such owners shall display the initial letter of such state or territory in place of the initial letter of this state. SEC. 9. The penalty for violating any of the provisions of this act shall not be less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars. SEC. 10. This act shall take effect from its passage. [Substitute for House Bill No. 173.] CHAPTER 108. An Act regulating the Speed of Motor Vehicles. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Section 2089 of the general statutes is hereby amended to read as follows: No motor vehicle shall be run on any highway or public place at a rate of speed dangerous to life and property, or on any highway or public place outside the limits of a city or borough at a rate of speed to exceed fifteen miles an hour, or on any highway or public place within the limits of any city or borough at a rate of speed to exceed twelve miles an hour. Upon approaching a crossing of intersecting streets or roads, the person having charge of the power of such vehicle shall have such vehicle under control, and shall reduce the speed of such vehicle until said crossing of such street or road shall have been passed. Upon meeting or passing any vehicle drawn by a horse, the person having charge of the power of such motor vehicle shall reduce its speed, and if the horse drawing said vehicle appears to be frightened, the person in charge of said motor vehicle shall cause said motor vehicle to come to a stop. Wherever the term "motor vehicle" is used in this section, it shall include all vehicles propelled by any power other than muscular, excepting the cars of electric and steam railways and other motor vehicles running only upon rails or tracks. No city, town, or borough shall have any power to make any ordinance, by-law, or resolution respecting the speed of motor vehicles, and no ordinance, by-law, or resolution heretofore or hereafter made by any city, town, or borough in respect to motor vehicles shall have any force or effect; provided, however, that |