1921.] DISTRIBUTION OF ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS BY THE STATE LIBRARIAN. visions of the general statutes, for two years from the following thirtieth day of June. All appropriation bills shall specify the particular purpose for which appropriation is made, and shall be itemized as far as practicable. SEC. 3. Section 60 of the general statutes as amended by Repeal. chapter 290 of the public acts of 1919 is repealed. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from its passage. 3041 CHAP. 3 [Senate Bill No. 175.] CHAPTER 3. An Act providing for Distribution of Acts and Resolutions by Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in directed to distribute SECTION 1. The state librarian is authorized and direct- State librarian ed to distribute copies of the files of each act and resolution files of acts favorably reported by any committee of the general assembly and resolutions. and printed in the files, to each high school and university in the state, upon request. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved, February 24, 1921. [Substitute for Senate Bill No. 421.] CHAPTER 4. An Act making Certain Unexpended Appropriations Available The board of control is authorized to use any unexpended balance of the appropriation made under the provisions of an act making an appropriation to the board of control for separation allowances, approved March 27, 1919, in carrying out the povisions of chapter 336 of the public acts of 1919. Approved, February 24, 1921. CHAP. 5 An Act validating the Filing of the Abstract of the Tax Lists by the Assesors of the Town and City of Hartford. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in SECTION 1. The filing of the abstract of the tax lists of the town and city of Hartford for the year 1920 in the office of the town clerk of said town by the assessors of said town after the thirty-first day of January, 1921, is hereby validated and made of the same effect as though said abstract had been filed in said office on or before said thirty-first day of January, SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved, February 24, 1921. An Act concerning a Uniform System of Accounting by Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in SECTION 1. The comptroller is directed to investigate the advantage to the state of installing a uniform system of accounting by the several institutions supported by or receiving support in part from the state, in so far as the same is feasible, the state may thereby be facilitated. The sum of three thou- sand dollars is appropriated for the purpose of making said investigation and for the employment of necessary assistants and for all other necessary expenses that may be incurred in the performance of the duties imposed by this act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in SECTION 1. The provisions of section 199 of the general statutes, providing that two county auditors shall be appointed who shall not be selected from the same political party, shall not apply to the auditors appointed for New London county. The provisions of this act shall not be in effect after the con- vening of the general assembly at its January session, 1923. An Act concerning a Temporary Loan by the State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in The treasurer is hereby authorized, subject to the approval of the board of control, to borrow such funds, from time to time as may be necessary, and to issue the obligations of the state therefor, signed by him as treasurer, which obligations shall be binding on the state, and shall be redeemed by the treasurer whenever there shall be funds in the treasury avail- An Act regulating Ferry Rates Across the New London and Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in SECTION 1. The rate of toll or charges to be made for travel upon the ferry across the Thames river between the city of New London and the town of Groton and the service to be furnished at said ferry shall be such as may be from time to time established by the board of ferry and wharf commissioners СНАР. 6 Repeal. of said city, provided such toll or charges and the service to be furnished shall at all times be under the control of the public utilities commission in the manner provided by sections 3635 and 3636 of the general statutes. SEC. 2. An act regulating ferriage rates at the New London and Groton ferry, appoved April 21, 1885, and an act concerning the New London and Groton ferry, approved May 26, 1897, are repealed. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its passage. Sessions of registrars Form of list in certain cities and towns. [House Bill No. 513.] CHAPTER 10. An Act amending an Act Concerning Sessions of Registrars. SECTION 1. Section 548 of the general statutes as amended by chapter 53 of the public acts of 1919 and by chapter 19 of the public acts of the special session of 1920, is amended to read as follows: Said registrars shall be in session for the purpose of perfecting such list on the fifth Monday preceding the day of said electors' meeting, continuously from nine o'clock in the forenoon until five o'clock in the afternoon, at some suitable place in their respective districts or towns, of which notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper, if any is published in said town, or by posting upon a sign-post therein, at least five days before such session. In the cities of Hartford, New Haven, New Britain, Bridgeport and Meriden, in the town, city and center school districts of Waterbury, and in the towns of Orange and West Hartford, the registrars shall enter the names on the official lists by the street and number of the house, when the houses are numbered, and not alphabetically, so that there shall be entered on the list, first, the street, avenue, road or alley; second, the number of the house or residence, in numerical order; and third, the resident electors in such house or residence in alphabetical order, and those electors, if any who cannot be so registered shall be registered alphabetically. Except in said cities, districts and towns, the names on such lists shall be arranged alphabetically. Such lists shall be completed, certified to by said registrars and deposited in the town clerk's office at least twenty-seven days before the electors' meeting, for public inspection; and a certified copy of the list for each district, where there are voting districts, shall on the same day, be posted by them at the place in such district where the registrars meet; and in towns where SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. СНАР. 11 Registrars to give places held for revision and notice of times and correction. [Senate Bill No. 368.] CHAPTER 11. An Act concerning a Compilation of Laws and Rules Relating to Process and Procedure in Civil Actions. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in process and actions, authorized. SECTION 1. The judges of the superior court, or a com- compilation of mittee thereof appointed for that purpose, shall make a com- law and rules of pilation of the laws and rules concerning process and proced- procedure in civil ure in civil actions, forms of procedure and all orders, rules and forms thereunder or relating thereto, and such other matter as may be appropriate to the general subject, together with the general rules of practice of the supreme court of errors and of the superior court, and all such laws, rules, orders and forms shall be those in force on the first day of August, 1921, and shall be annotated by reference to cases in which they have been considered and construed, and the whole shall be properly indexed. SEC. 2. The secretary is authorized and directed to cause to be published under the supervision and direction of a committee of the judges of the superior court and at the expense of the state, a sufficient number, not exceeding seven thousand five hundred copies of such compilation, in a book form to be entitled "Connecticut Practice Book." Secretary directed to publish "Connecti cut Practice Book." SEC. 3. The secretary shall cause such compilation to be Distribution of book. distributed to the courts of record, attorneys-at-law, and all law libraries and public libraries within the state, and to such other persons as the secretary shall determine. Copies of such compilation shall be kept on sale in the office of the secretary at |