either of said cases the selectmen shall forthwith appoint another registrar by a writing signed by them and filed with the town clerk; but the person so appointed shall be a member of a political party other than that to which the other registrar belongs. Approved, March 28, 1917. CHAP. 66 [Senate Bill No. 47.] CHAPTER 66. An Act amending an Act concerning Damages for Injuries received upon Defective Roads or Bridges. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: by defective roads or bridges. SECTION 1. Section 2020 of the general statutes as Damages for amended by chapter 168 of the public acts of 1909 is amended injuries caused to read as follows: Any person injured in person or property by means of a defective road or bridge may recover damages from the party bound to keep it in repair; but no action for any such injury shall be maintained against any town, city, corporation or borough, unless written notice of such injury and a Notice of general description of the same, and of the cause thereof and of injuries. the time and place of its occurrence shall, within sixty days thereafter, or, if such defect consists of snow or ice, or both, within ten days thereafter, be given to a selectman of such town, or to the clerk of such city or borough, or to the secretary or treasurer of such corporation, unless the action shall be commenced by complaint setting forth the injury and a general description of the same, and of the cause thereof and of the time and place of its occurrence, within the time limited for the giving of such notice; and when the injury is caused by a structure legally placed on such road by a railroad company, it, and not the party bound to keep the road in repair, shall be liable therefor. No notice given under the provisions of this section shall be held invalid or insufficient by reason of an inaccuracy in invalid when. describing the injury, or in stating the time, place or cause of its occurrence if it appear that there was no intention to mislead or that such town, city, corporation or borough was not in fact misled thereby. SEC. 2. This act shall apply to pending cases and take effect upon its passage. Approved, March 28, 1917. Notice not held 2278 CHAP. 67 PRESERVATION OF LAND RECORDS. [Jan., Anual examination of land records. General index to be made. Penalty. [Substitute for House Bill No. 793.] CHAPTER 67. An Act amending an Act concerning Preservation of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in as SECTION 1. Section 1837 of the general statutes SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its passage. Procedure on issue of. [House Bill No. 405.] CHAPTER 68. An Act amending an Act concerning Search Warrants for Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in SECTION 1. Section 1496 of the general statutes as police court, within the town where the buildings hereinafter mentioned shall be located, or any judge of either of said courts, or any justice of the peace, upon the complaint of any proper informing officer, or upon the sworn complaint of any two credible persons within such town, alleging that they suspect or have cause to suspect that any tables, tickets, slips, papers, tokens, lottery tickets, books, records, registers, printing presses, instruments, apparatus, appliances, slot machines or any money or valuable prize, for the purpose of gaming, policy playing or carrying on lotteries, or for the purpose of violating any of the criminal laws of this state, are manufactured, kept, deposited, stored, sold or used in any building, or part of any building, may issue a warrant commanding any proper officer to enter into such building, or part thereof, and search the same, and take into his custody all such tables, tickets, slips, papers, tokens, lottery tickets, books, records, registers, printing presses, instruments, apparatus, appliances or slot machines or any money or valuable prize which he may find therein, and keep the same securely until final action be had thereon. CHAP. 69 SEC. 2. When any money or valuable prize shall have been Division of seized upon such warrant and condemned under the provisions property taken. of section 1498 of the general statutes, such money or valuable prize shall be divided equally between the state and the town in which such seizure was made. Approved, March 28, 1917. [Substitute for Senate Bill No. 23.] CHAPTER 69. An Act concerning Junk Dealers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Section one of chapter 227 of the public acts of 1909 as License for amended by chapter 252 of the public acts of 1911 as amended junk dealers. by chapter 310 of the public acts of 1915 is amended to read as follows: Any person desiring to engage in business as a dealer and trader in second hand bicycles, junk, metals or other second hand articles in any town, city or borough, shall make application to the selectmen of such town, the mayor or chief of police of such city, or the warden of such borough, as the case may be, for a license to transact such business within the limits of such town, city or borough, and the selectmen of such town, the mayor or chief of police of such city, or the warden of such borough shall issue such licenses to such suitable persons as may apply therefor, and may revoke any such license for cause; but the selectmen shall not grant any such license for the carrying on of such business within the limits of any city or borough, and the 2280 CHAP. 70 Dealer to keep record and make weekly reports. Date when annual reports shall be made. Returns and payment of taxes for six TAXATION OF RAILROAD, ETC., CORPORATIONS. [Jan., persons so licensed shall pay, for the benefit of any such town, city or borough, to the authority granting the license, not less than two nor more than ten dollars therefor, to be determined by the authority granting the license. Every license granted under the provisions of this section shall designate the place where such business is to be carried on, and shall continue for one year, unless sooner revoked. Every such dealer shall keep a book in which shall be written in English a description of such articles, the name, residence and a general description of the person from whom, and the time and hour when, such property was received; and such book, and the place where such business is carried on. and all articles of property mentioned therein, may be examined at any time by the selectmen of the town, or any person designated by them, and in any city or borough by the chief of police of such city or borough, or any person by him designated. Every such dealer shall make, weekly, sworn statements of all his transactions under such license, describing the goods received and setting forth the name, residence and a description of the person from whom such goods were received, to the chief of police in the case of cities or boroughs, and in other cases to the town clerk of the town in which said junk dealer resides, and shall keep all goods at least five days after the filing of such statement. Approved, March 28, 1917. [House Bill No. 1035.] An Act amending an Act concerning Taxation of Railroad, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in SECTION 1. Chapter 292 of the public acts of 1915 is amended in sections two, three, four, five, six, eight, eleven, twelve and thirteen by striking out the words "thirtieth day of June," or "June thirtieth" wherever they may appear and inserting in lieu thereof the words "thirty-first day of December;" in sections two and eleven by striking out the words "thirtieth day of September," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "thirty-first day of March;" in sections four, eight and thirteen by striking out the word "October" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "April;" in sections five and fourteen by striking out the word "November" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "May." SEC. 2. Within thirty days after the passage of this act, return shall be made to the tax commissioner by every company or corporation subject to the tax provided for in part one or part thirty-first, 1916. two of chapter 292 of the public acts of 1915 of its gross earn months ending December ings for the six months' period ended on the thirty-first day of SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its passage. [House Bill No. 796.] CHAPTER 71. An Act concerning Allegations in Criminal Cases. Whenever any indictment, information or complaint shall be pending before any court, a conviction may be had for any offense sufficiently alleged therein, or for an attempt to commit such offense, and the accused may be convicted or said court may accept a plea of guilty for any of said offenses. Approved, March 28, 1917. [Substitute for House Bill No. 402.] CHAPTER 72. An Act authorizing Selectmen to adopt By-Laws concerning the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in SECTION 1. The selectmen of any town not having an incorporated city within its limits, are authorized to pass by-laws prohibiting the throwing or placing of waste materials and paper in the highways of such town and regulating the disposal of the same and providing a penalty not exceeding ten dollars for violation of the provisions of such by-laws. CHAP. 71 sufficiency of allegations in criminal cases. Selectmen may adopt by-laws disposal of waste materials. concerning the posted. SEC. 2. Before such by-laws shall become effective the By-laws to be selectmen shall cause a copy thereof to be placed on the public published and signpost in such town, and a like copy shall be published for three weeks, successively, in some newspaper having a circulation in such town. Approved, March 28, 1917. |