turned by him to the selectmen of the town wherein the services
were rendered and expenses incurred, and upon' approval by the
selectmen said bills shall be paid by the town treasurer.
When-
efer a fire warden, either alone or with assistants, engages in ex-
tinguishing a fire in a town adjoining his own, he shall prepare
his bill against the town in which such services were rendered,
and, if correct, it shall, after being submitted to the state forest
fire warden and approved by the selectmen, be paid by the
treasurer of the town in which the fire occurred. A copy of
each bill so paid by the treasurer of any town, under the pro-
visions of this section, shall be sent by said treasurer to the
county commissioners of the county in which the town is situated,
and the commissioners shall thereupon draw their order on the
county treasurer in favor of said town for one-fourth of the
amount of such bill. A statement, upon blanks furnished by
the comptroller, with duplicate bills, showing the amount paid
by such town as aforesaid during the preceding year, shall be
sent by the town treasurer to the comptroller on the first day of
June, annually, who shall thereupon draw his order on the state
treasurer in favor of such town for one-half of said amount.
towns having a consolidated town and city government, in which
the boundaries and limits of said town and city are coterminous,
the mayor and treasurer of the city shall perform all the acts
required by this section of selectmen and treasurers of towns.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage.

Approved, April 10, 1917.

In

CHAP. 21

State to reim

burse the town

for one-half of its payments.

[Substitute for Senate Bill No. 87.]

CHAPTER 21.

An Act, concerning the Custody of Children after Removal of
Guardian by Probate Court.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in

General Assembly convened:

Section 216 of the general statutes as amended by section Classification one of chapter 130 of the public acts of 1911 and by chapter 97 of guardians. of the public acts of 1913 is amended to read as follows: Guardians referred to in this chapter are of three kinds, namely, guardians of the person, guardians of the estate, and guardians ad litem. The father and mother of every legitimate child under twenty-one years of age are constituted joint guardians of the person of such minor, and the powers, rights and duties of both the father and mother in regard to such minor shall be equal. Upon the death of either father or mother the surviving parent of such child shall become the sole guardian of the person of such child. Upon the application of a selectman of the town in which any such minor resides, or of a relative of any such minor, praying for the removal, as guardian, of one or both of

2248 CHAP. 21.

Probate court may remove guardians.

CUSTODY OF CHILDREN AFTER REMOVAL OF GUARDIAN.

[Jan.,

the parents of such child, the court of probate for the district in
which such child resides shall set a time and place for a hearing
on said application and shall order notice thereof to be given, by
registered mail or otherwise, to the parents of such child, at least
five days before the time set for said hearing, unless a written.
waiver of such notice, signed by the parent to be affected thereby,
is lodged in said court, or unless the court shall find that said
minor has no parent in the United States.
If it shall appear
that the location or address of a parent of such child is unknown,
notice to him or her may be given by publication in some news-
paper having a circulation in the last known place of abode of
such parent at least five days before the time of said hearing.
If said court shall find that notice to the parent or parents has
been duly given as directed in such order, or that a waiver has
been filed as hereinbefore provided, and that either or both are
unfit persons to have charge of such child or have abandoned or
neglected to make suitable provision for the support or education
of such child, or are not residents of the United States, it may
remove as guardian the parent or parents so found not to be
residents of the United States, or to be unfit, or to have aban-
doned or neglected such child. If, of two parents, only one shall
be so removed, the other parent shall thereupon become sole
guardian of the person of such minor. If both parents or the
sole living parent shall be so removed, said court shall thereupon
appoint a guardian of the person of such minor unless it shall
appear that such minor is fourteen years of age or over, in which
case such minor shall be given an opportunity to choose his
guardian as hereinafter provided. Any guardian of the person
of a minor so appointed may be removed by the court of probate
making such appointment and another person appointed guar-
dian of the person if the court of probate making such appoint-
ment shall, after like notice to such guardian and hearing, find
such removal and the appointment of a new guardian to be for
the best interests of such child. This section shall not affect the
order or decree of any court heretofore made as to the custody
of any minor. When application shall have been made as afore-
said for the removal of one or both parents as natural guardian
or for the removal of the guardian of the person of such child, the
court of probate to which such proceeding is brought may, if
deemed necessary, cause the custody of said child to be given to
some proper person, pending the determination of the matter,
and may, if either or both parents be removed as natural guar-
dians or if the guardian of the person be removed, enforce its
decree awarding the custody of the child to the person or persons
entitled thereto, by a warrant directed to the proper officer com-
manding him to take possession of the child and to deliver said
child into the care and custody of the person entitled thereto.
Said officer shall make return to said court of his doings there-
under.

Approved April 13, 1917.

An Act amending an Act concerning the Suppression of Gypsy
Moths and Brown Tail Moths.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in
General Assembly convened:

penses, how paid.

Section three of chapter 267 of the public acts of 1915 is Fees and examended to read as follows: The state entomologist shall receive no additional compensation for services performed under the provisions of this act. The salaries of the assistants or deputies appointed by the board of control of the Connecticut agricultural experiment station shall be fixed by said board and, with the expenses of the state entomologist and of such assistants or deputies, shall be paid by the comptroller in semi-monthly installments, upon vouchers approved by the state entomologist. The state entomologist, subject to the approval of said board, may procure such equipment, apparatus and supplies, as may be necessary for the performance of his duties under the provisions of this act, upon vouchers approved by the state entomologist, and the cost thereof shall be paid by the treasurer upon order of the comptroller. Each agent shall receive compensation to be fixed by the selectmen of the town, the warden of the borough or the mayor of the city, subject to the approyal of the state entomologist, which compensation shall not exceed three dollars per day while engaged in the extermination or suppression of such moths. Any person employed by such agent to assist in such work shall, on approval of the state entomologist, receive such compensation from the town as may be determined by the selectmen, the warden or mayor, as the case may be. Such agent shall render to the selectmen a statement of the services rendered by him and his employees and of his and their necessary expenses on the first day of each month for the month preceding. Such statement shall show in detail the amount and character of the services performed, the duration thereof, and the disbursements, charges and expenses incurred by him during such period. A copy of such statement shall be forwarded to the state entomologist and, when approved by him, the selectmen of the town wherein such services were rendered and expenses incurred, or the warden or mayor, as the case may be, shall draw an order on the treasurer of such municipality for the amount thereof. The supplies used in any town by the state entomologist, his deputy or assistant, or by any town agent shall be furnished by the state. All accounts which have been paid by any municipality within thirty days of the approval thereof by the state entomologist, shall be certified by the treasurer of such municipality to the comptroller during the first ten days of January, April, July and October in each year, and one-half the amount thereof expended during the quarter next preceding shall be paid by the

2250 CHAP. 23

CONTROL OF PLANT PESTS.

Jan.,

state, and the comptroller shall draw his order on the treasurer in favor of the treasurer of such municipality for such amount, provided the amount which the state may expend in any year, including the compensation of the assistants or deputies and other expenses, and the expenses of the state entomologist, with the cost of apparatus and equipment, shall not exceed the sum appropriated for the suppression of the gypsy and brown tail moth for any year, and provided the portion of the expense for which any municipality shall be liable in any year under the provisions of this act shall not exceed seven hundred and fifty dollars.

Approved, March 21, 1917.

Control of plant pests.

Rules and regulations to be made.

Jurisdiction conferred.

Penalty.

[Senate Bill No. 189.]

CHAPTER 23.

An Act concerning the Control of Plant Pests.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in
General Assembly convened:

SECTION 1. The director of the Connecticut agricultural
experiment station at New Haven shall have charge of all mat-
ters pertaining to official control, suppression or extermination
of insects or diseases which are, or threaten to become, serious
pests of plants of economic importance.
He shall receive no
additional compensation for such work, and may designate mem-
bers of the station staff to carry out certain lines thereof and may
employ such other assistance as may be required.

SEC. 2. Said director may make rules and orders, subject to the approval of the governor, regarding the destruction or treatment of infested plants; may prohibit or regulate the transpcrtation of plants and plant materials liable to carry dangerous pests; and may designate certain areas or districts wherein all such plants may be destroyed. For the purposes of this act, he may establish and maintain quarantines against other states; and against any premises, district, town or group of towns in this state, provided, before any quarantine be established within the state, a public hearing shall be held, of which a five days' notice shall be given to the parties affected, either by mail or by publishing such notice in two newspapers having a circulation in the part of the state affected by the quarantine.

SEC. 3. Said director, or any person authorized by him to enforce the provisions of this act, may at any time enter any public or private premises in the performance of his duty, and any person interfering with the performance of such duty shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars.

Approved, March 21, 1917.

CHAP. 2

[Substitute for House Bill No. 822.]

CHAPTER 24.

An Act concerning the Use of Depositions in Civil Actions.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in

General Assembly convened:

The

evidence.

SECTION 1. The testimony of any witness, taken by Admission of deposition, in any civil action, may be used in another civil depositions as action between the same parties, or their executors or administrators and upon the same cause of action, to the same extent and as fully as though originally taken for use in such cause. original deposition, when the authenticity of the same is established, or a copy thereof, certified by the clerk of the court to which the original action was brought, shall be admitted in evidence as though originally taken for use in such cause. act shall apply to depositions heretofore taken.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved, March 21, 1917.

This

[House Bill No. 59.]

CHAPTER 25.

An Act concerning Payments for the Support of the Law
Library Association of Middlesex County.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in

General Assembly convened:

county to the law library

SECTION 1. The treasurer of Middlesex county shall, on Appropriation or before the first day of July, 1917, pay to the law library by Middlesex association of Middlesex county the sum of two hundred dollars to be used by it to enlarge such library, said payment to be in addition to the annual sum hereinafter provided.

year

SEC. 2. The county commissioners of Middlesex county shall, annually, in the month of January, beginning with the 1918, draw their order on the county treasurer, payable to the law library association of Middlesex county, for the sum of eight hundred dollars, the same to be applied to maintain and enlarge such library.

association of

said county.

Annual appro

priation by
Middlesex

county to the
law library
association of

said county.

SEC. 3. So much of section 4621 of the general statutes as Repeal.
amended by chapter 122 of the public acts of 1909 as is incon-
sistent herewith is hereby repealed.

SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved, March 21, 1917.