from the place of purchase, a delivery ticket, showing the actual number of pounds delivered, shall be given to the purchaser or his agent, at the time of delivery. Any person who shall violate any provision of this act shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Approved, September 12, 1911. of execution ex cept upon order of trial judge. [Substitute for Senate Bill No. 246.] CHAPTER 249. An Act concerning Stay of Execution in Appeals in Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Appeal or petition SECTION 1. Whenever a defendant in a criminal prosecunot to act as stay tion in the superior court, criminal court of common pleas, or district court of Waterbury shall be convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment, and shall, within one week after such conviction, file with the clerk of the court wherein such conviction was had an appeal to the supreme court of errors, or notice of an appeal to said court, or of a petition for a new trial, such appeal or such notice shall not operate as a stay of execution pending the final determination of the case unless the judge before whom such criminal prosecution is tried, upon motion, order such stay. SEC. 2. Chapter 240 of the public acts of 1909 is hereby repealed. Approved, September 12, 1911. [Substitute for House Bill No. 213.] CHAPTER 250. An Act concerning the Board of Equalization. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in ization constitu cuties of. SECTION 1. The treasurer, comptroller, and tax commis- Board of equalsioner shall constitute a board of equalization, and shall meet tion, powers and annually, on the second Tuesday of April, and equalize and adjust the assessment list of each town by adding to or deducting from its list, or any part thereof, such amount as in their judgment may be necessary to raise or lower the list of any town to the actual cash value of the property therein contained. When said board proposes to increase the list, or any part thereof, of any town the tax commissioner shall give notice, by mail, to the first selectman of such town, of such proposed increase and the amount thereof, fixing a time, not less than one week after the time of mailing such notice, when and place where appearance may be had on behalf of such town, to be heard concerning such increase or the amount thereof; and said increase shall not be finally made until after such hearing, or, if no appearance be had, the time fixed for such hearing. Such lists, after they have been so equalized and adjusted, shall constitute the general list of the state upon which state and county taxes shall be imposed. The deputy treasurer shall be, ex officio, the clerk of said board. SEC. 2. Section 2359 of the general statutes and chapter Repeal. 269 of the public acts of 1905 are hereby repealed. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved, September 12, 1911. State aid to cer tain small towns. When comptroller favor of town for schools. [Substitute for House Bill No. 18.] CHAPTER 251. An Act amending an Act concerning the Support of Schools. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in SECTION 1. Section one of chapter 242 of the public acts of 1909 is hereby amended to read as follows: Every town having a valuation of not more than two million five hundred thousand dollars, as determined by the state board of equalization, may receive annually from the treasurer of the state upon the order of the comptroller a sum which will enable the town to expend annually for the support of public schools twenty-five dollars for each child in average attendance, as determined by the attested register for the school year ending July fourteenth in each year; provided, that payments of principal and interest on indebtedness, the expense of new buildings, sites, and permanent improvements shall not be included in obtaining the cost of each scholar in average attendance; and provided, that such state grant shall be expended only for teachers' wages. SEC. 2. Section two of chapter 242 of the public acts of to draw order in 1909 is hereby amended to read as follows: The comptroller support of shall not draw an order in favor of a town under the provisions of this act unless the town, in the year for which such average attendance grant is made, shall have made and collected a tax on its grand list for the support of schools and shall have expended the same as follows: every town having a valuation of not more than five hundred thousand dollars, as determined by the state board of equalization, a tax of two and one-half mills; every town having a valuation of more than five hundred thousand dollars and not more than one million dollars, as determined by the state board of equalization, a tax of three mills; every town having a valuation of more than one million dollars and not more than one million five hundred thousand dollars, as determined by the state board of equalization, a tax of three and one-half mills; every town having a valuation of more than one million five hundred thousand dollars and not more than two million dollars, as determined by the state board of equalization, a tax of four and one-half mills; and every town having a valuation of more than two million dollars and not more than two million five hundred thousand dollars, as determined by the state board of equalization, a tax of six mills. act. SEC. 3. The provisions of this act shall apply during Application of the school year ending July 14, 1911, and thereafter. Approved, September 12, 1911. [House Bill No. 909.] CHAPTER 252. An Act amending an Act concerning Junk Dealers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in dealers. SECTION 1. Section one of chapter 227 of the public acts License for junk of 1909 is hereby amended to read as follows: The selectmen of any town, the warden and burgesses of any borough, and the mayor or chief of police of any city may grant licenses to suitable persons to be dealers and traders in second-hand bicycles, junk, old metals, and other second-hand articles, in such town, borough, or city, respectively, 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 persons so licensed shall pay, for the benefit of any such city, borough, or town, 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 Dealer to keep article, the name, residence, and a general description of the weekly reports. 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 of his transactions under such record and make license, describing the goods received, and setting forth the SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. Penalty for sale of "renovated butter." [House Bill No. 352.] CHAPTER 253. An Act amending an Act concerning the Selling of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Section three of chapter 65 of the public acts of 1903 is hereby amended by striking out the word "fifty" in the second line and inserting in lieu thereof the word "ten”, so that said section as amended shall read as follows: Every person who shall violate the provisions of this act shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars. Approved, September 12, 1911. duties of deputy [House Bill No. 904.] CHAPTER 254. An Act concerning the Appointment of a Deputy by the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Appointment and SECTION 1. The commissioner on domestic animals may commissioner of appoint and remove a deputy, who shall be a graduate of a domestic animals. veterinary college of recognized standing and of at least five |