ings assembled at this session, so far as any irregularities in the time fixed for adjournment are concerned, are hereby validated and confirmed. SEC. 2. The acts of the senators and representatives of Windham, Litchfield, Middlesex, and Tolland counties in county meetings assembled at this session, so far as any irregularities in the time of the election of members of the state board of agriculture from each of said counties are concerned, are hereby validated and said elections are ratified and confirmed. Approved, May 15, 1903. [House Joint Resolution No. 319.] AUTHORIZING THE QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL TO ERECT A HEADSTONE OVER THE GRAVE OF ANDREW LOVEJOY. Resolved by this Assembly: That the comptroller be and he hereby is authorized and directed to draw his order on the treasurer for the sum of fifteen dollars in favor of the quartermaster-general for the erection of a headstone over the grave of Andrew Lovejoy of the Fourteenth Connecticut. Approved, May 15, 1903. [Substitute for Senate Joint Resolution No. 70.] [281.] AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONNECTICUT CIVIL OFFICER, EDITION OF 1902. Resolved by this Assembly: SECTION 1. That the comptroller be and he hereby is authorized and directed to purchase a sufficient number of copies of the Connecticut Civil Officer, edition of 1902, at an expense not to exceed four dollars per copy, and to distribute the same as follows: One copy to each town clerk, judge of probate, clerk of each town, city, and borough court, to be deposited in their respective offices and courts for public use, and one copy to the jailer at each county jail. SEC. 2. The sum of thirteen hundred and four dollars is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the provisions of the preceding section. Approved, May 12, 1903. [House Joint Resolution No. 384.] [282.] AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE EAST WINDSOR STREET RAILWAY COMPANY. Resolved by this Assembly: That the corporate office of The East Windsor Street Railway Company, incorporated by the general assembly at its January session, 1901, be hereafter located in the city and town of Hartford, instead of in the towns of East Windsor and South Windsor as provided in its charter. Approved, May 15, 1903. [House Joint Resolution No. 168.] [283.] AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF STAMFORD. Resolved by this Assembly: That, whenever any civil action shall be brought before a justice of the peace in the town of Stamford, upon motion in writing by any defendant in said action before the trial thereof and upon payment to said justice of the peace by the party making such motion of a fee of fifty cents, such justice of the peace shall thereupon transfer said action to the city court of Stamford and file with the clerk of said city court the files therein, with the endorsement thereon, "Transferred to the city court of Stamford," signed by such justice of the peace, and said city court shall proceed with such action in like manner as if the same had been originally made returnable thereto; and no attachment, bond, recognizance, or other security shall be affected by such transfer. Approved, May 15, 1903. [Substitute for House Joint Resolution No. 102.] CONCERNING THE ERECTION OF A STATUE TO JOHN WINTHROP AT Resolved by this Assembly: SECTION 1. That the governor shall appoint three commissioners to procure and cause to be placed upon a suitable pedestal in the town of New London, to be provided by or through the New London County Historical Society, a suitable bronze statue of John Winthrop, governor of the colony of Connecticut from 1657 to 1676. SEC. 2. Said commissioners are hereby authorized to make a contract, in behalf of the state, with some competent artist for making such statue and placing it on said pedestal; provided, that the entire cost to the state of said statue and of placing it on said pedestal shall not exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars. SEC. 3. The sum of ten thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to be expended under the direction of said commissioners, and the comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his order on the treasurer for the cost of said statue and of placing it on said pedestal, not exceeding the amount above specified, on the presentation of vouchers approved by said commissioners. Approved, May 15, 1903. [Substitute for Senate Bill No. 2.] [285.] AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE TOWN COURT OF GRISWOLD. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: SECTION 1. There is hereby established in the town of Griswold a court to be styled and called the Town Court of Griswold, which shall have jurisdiction of all crimes and misdemeanors committed within said town, and of all by-laws and regulations of said town and of the borough of Jewett City within said town, punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in a common jail or workhouse for a term not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment; also for the recovery of all fines, penalties, and forfeitures, for the violation of any of the laws of this state, of which said court has jurisdiction, or of the by-laws or regulations of the town of Griswold, or of the borough of Jewett City within said town, wherein the fine, penalty, or forfeiture does not exceed in amount the sum of two hundred dollars, or imprisonment in a common jail or workhouse for a term not exceeding six months, or both; and shall further have all the jurisdiction, powers, and authority that may belong to justices of the peace within towns in all matters of a criminal form or nature, and concurrently with the prosecuting agent for New London county shall have jurisdiction over all proceedings under the liquor laws of this state arising within the corporate limits of said town; and said court shall have power to proceed to trial, render judgment, and grant warrant of execution to carry into effect and to enforce any order or judgment of said court; and may commit boys to the Connecticut School for Boys, and girls to the Connecticut Industrial School for Girls, under the same provisions and limitations as justices of the peace in the several towns, and may commit children to temporary homes for dependent and neglected children, as provided in section 2795 of the general statutes of Connecticut; provided, however, that the accused in all cases may appeal to the next session of the court of common pleas for New London county having criminal jurisdiction, and upon such appeal he shall give a recognizance with surety to the state, conditioned that he shall appear before said criminal court of common pleas to answer to the complaint and abide the order and judgment of said court thereon, and on his failure to enter into said recognizance said court shall order him to be committed to the county jail in said county until the next session of said criminal court of common pleas, there to answer to said complaint and abide the order and judgment of said criminal court of common pleas thereon. SEC. 2. Said town court shall take cognizance of and hear all complaints for criminal offenses committed within said town of Griswold which shall be brought before said town court, and in all cases in which punishment may be greater or less than a fine of two hundred dollars. and an imprisonment in a common jail or workhouse for six months, said town court may try the same, and if, in the opinion of the judge of said court, no greater punishment ought to be imposed, it may render judgment therein for a fine of not more than two hundred dollars and an imprisonment for not more than six months, as aforesaid; but in all cases in which, in the opinion of the judge of said town court, such offense is of so aggravated a nature as to require a greater punishment than is within the jurisdiction of said court, and in all cases which are beyond the jurisdiction of said town court and in which probable cause is found by said town court for the support of the complaint, said town court shall, if the offense be bailable, order the accused to enter into a recognizance, with surety to the state, in such sum as said town court shall determine, conditioned that said accused shall appear before the next criminal term of the superior court to be holden in New London county to answer to the complaint and abide the order and judgment of said superior court thereon; and on the failure of the accused to enter into such recognizance, or if the offense complained of be not bailable, said accused shall be committed by said town court to the county jail in and for said county until the next criminal session of said superior court and until he be discharged by due course of law. SEC. 3. Said town court shall be held to be a police court, and said town court and the judge thereof shall have all the powers in cases within its jurisdiction and cognizance, as aforesaid, by law conferred upon police courts and the judges thereof. SEC. 4. No grand juror shall make complaint, either to said court or to a justice of the peace, of any criminal matter arising within the town of Griswold, nor shall any justice of the peace in said town take cognizance of any criminal action or complaint arising within the town of Griswold, except as hereinafter provided. SEC. 5. Said town court shall proceed in all cases without a jury, except in actions of summary process; may issue subpoenas and warrants of capias for witnesses, warrants of arrest upon complaints made to it of crimes, and all other criminal process, and administer justice in all criminal matters whereof this act gives jurisdiction, according to law, and may hold the accused for trial in the superior court for New London county in cases beyond the jurisdiction of said town court, or in cases where, in the opinion of the judge of said court, the offense charged against the accused is of so aggravated a character as to require a greater punishment than said town court can impose. Said court may adjourn any case to a future time, and require a recognizance for the appearance of the accused, or, in default thereof, may commit him to jail to await the time of trial; when the court may have final jurisdiction of the case, the recognizance shall be to the town of Griswold, and in all other cases except for violations of any by-law or ordinance of the borough of Jewett City, when the bond shall be to the borough, and upon appeals and binding over to the superior court the recognizance shall be to the state. SEC. 6. All causes of action at law wherein the matter in demand does not exceed the sum of three hundred dollars, between parties one of whom is a resident or is located within said town of Griswold, or has estate in said town which is attached in said action, may be heard and determined by said town court, subject to the right of appeal to the court of common pleas for New London county, except in actions of summary process, as is now provided by law for appeals from justices of the peace. If any answer shall be filed in any action pending before said town court, wherein the defendant claims judgment in his favor for a sum exceeding that fixed as the highest pecuniary limit of the jurisdiction of said town court, or wherein equitable relief shall be demanded, or an equitable defense interposed, and a sufficient bond, with surety, to the adverse party is offered by such defendant filing such answer, conditioned for the transfer of such action as hereinafter provided, and that he shall prosecute his said answer to effect and pay all costs in case he fail to make his plea good, the said town court shall, without proceeding further in said action, take such recognizance, and thereupon copies of the files and records in said action shall be by the clerk of said court transmitted to the court of common pleas or superior court next to be held within and for said county, which would have original cognizance of an action brought to recover the demand or relief claimed in said answer; and said copies being filed with the clerk of said court to which they may be transmitted, and said clerk having entered said case upon the docket of said court, the same shall operate as a transfer of said action to said court of common pleas or superior court, which shall thereupon have full jurisdiction to hear and determine it in the same manner as if it were or might have been brought before it by original process or appeal; and any bonds, attachments, or other security in favor of either party shall not be impaired by such transfer; but if the defendant does not offer or furnish such recognizance, or withdraw said answer, he shall be deemed to have waived any claim for any greater sum or any other relief than said town court has jurisdiction to award, and said town. court may thereupon proceed to take cognizance of the claim set up in said answer, and may render judgment in favor of the defendant if the same be established, for a sum not exceeding that fixed as the highest pecuniary limit of its jurisdiction; and such judgment shall |