[Senate Joint Resolution No. 189.] [70.] AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE WILLIMANTIC GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY. Resolved by this Assembly: That the Willimantic Gas and Electric Light Company, a corporation chartered by the general assembly at its January session, A.D. 1899, be and it is hereby authorized and empowered to increase its issue of bonds to an amount not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars, bearing interest at a rate not greater than five per centum per annum, and to make and to execute a mortgage of and upon its franchises, real estate, and other property, or any part thereof, to secure said bonds, or any portion thereof, as its directors may determine, the proceeds of said bonds to be used for the purposes authorized by its charter and the laws of this state. Approved, April 3, 1903. [House Joint Resolution No. 265.] CHANGING THE NAME OF CHARLES BROMLEY OF NEW BRITAIN. Resolved by this Assembly: That the name of Charles Bromley of New Britain be and it is hereby changed to Charles Henry Bromley; provided, however, that the said Charles Bromley shall file in the office of the town clerk of New Britain a written acceptance of this change on or before the first day of August, 1903. Approved, April 3, 1903. [House Joint Resolution No. 232.] AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE PUTNAM LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY. Resolved by this Assembly: SECTION 1. That the charter of The Putnam Light and Power Company, approved March 10, 1886, and various amendments thereto, are hereby so extended and enlarged as to enable said corporation to carry on the business specified in said charter and amendments thereto within the limits of the town of Thompson. SEC. 2. All provisions of said charter and amendments shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the town of Thompson, and to all action had and proceedings taken in said town. SEC. 3. Said corporation is hereby authorized and empowered to increase its capital stock, from time to time, to an amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars. Approved, April 3, 1903. [Senate Joint Resolution No. 132.] [73.] EXTENDING THE TIME FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE LEDYARD GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY. Resolved by this Assembly: That the time for accepting the charter of The Ledyard Gas and Electric Light Company, approved April 9, 1901, and the time within which said company may be organized, is hereby extended for the term of two years from the ninth day of April, 1903. Approved, April 3, 1903. [House Joint Resolution No. 375.] AUTHORIZING THE NEW HAVEN CLOCK COMPANY TO INCREASE ITS CAPITAL STOCK. Resolved by this Assembly: That the New Haven Clock Company be and it is hereby empowered to increase its capital stock to an amount not exceeding the sum of one million dollars, provided, however, that said increased capital stock shall be paid for in cash, except that the exchange of four thousand four hundred shares of reduced preferred stock of a par value of one hundred and ten thousand dollars for twelve thousand shares of common stock of the par value of three hundred thousand dollars is hereby authorized. Approved, April 2, 1903. [House Joint Resolution No. 288.] EXTENDING THE TIME FOR ORGANIZING THE WINDSOR LOCKS TRUST AND SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY. Resolved by this Assembly: That the time for organizing the Windsor Locks Trust and Safe Deposit Company and of certifying such organization is hereby extended until the rising of the general assembly at its January session, 1905. Approved, April 3, 1903. [Senate Joint Resolution No. 106.] AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE MIDDLETOWN WHEEL CLUB BY CHANGING ITS NAME TO THE COLONIAL CLUB. Resolved by this Assembly: That the charter of the Middletown Wheel Club, approved March 4, 1887, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out in section one thereof the words "Middle town Wheel Club" and substituting in lieu thereof the words "Colonial Club." Approved, April 3, 1903. [House Joint Resolution No. 97.] [77.] AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE LITCHFIELD ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY. Resolved by this Assembly: That the corporate powers of The Litchfield Electric Light and Power Company be and they are hereby so extended as to include the limits of the town of Morris, with full power to exercise all its corporate rights within the limits of the town. of Morris, as fully and amply as said corporation may now do within the limits of the town of Litchfield. Approved, April 3, 1903. [House Joint Resolution No. 226.] EXTENDING THE TIME FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE PYNCHON LAND AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. Resolved by this Assembly: SECTION 1. That the time for the organization of The Pynchon Land and Construction Company be and it is hereby extended until July 1, 1905. SEC. 2. That the time within which The Pynchon Land and Construction Company may accept the amendment to its charter, approved June 17, 1901, and file an attested copy of such acceptance in the office of the secretary of the state, is hereby extended to the first day of July, 1905. SEC. 3. Upon the acceptance of said amendment and the filing of an attested copy of said acceptance with the secretary of the state within the time limited by section two of this resolution, said amendment shall be operative and have full force and effect as an amendment to the charter of The Pynchon Land and Construction Company. Approved, April 14, 1903. [House Bill No. 436.] AN ACT CONCERNING ACTIONS OF SUMMARY PROCESS IN THE TOWN OF WATERBURY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Actions of summary process of which justices of the peace in the town of Waterbury have jurisdiction may hereafter be brought to the city court of Waterbury. Approved, April 14, 1903. [House Joint Resolution No. 357.] [80.] CONCERNING BONDS OF THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT OF HARTFORD. Resolved by this Assembly: SECTION 1. That the Washington School District of the town of Hartford, by the name aforesaid, in addition to any and all power heretofore granted to issue bonds, be and the said district is hereby authorized to issue its bonds to an amount not exceeding the sum of twenty thousand dollars, bearing interest at no greater rate than four per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, the principal of said bonds to be payable at some certain time or times not exceeding twenty-five years from the date thereof. The proceeds of said bonds shall be used and expended for the purposes of said district. SEC. 2. Said Washington School District, at a meeting to be specially warned and held for that purpose, or at its first annual meeting after the passage of this resolution, shall prescribe and determine, subject to the foregoing limitations, the several and aggregate amounts of such bonds, the form, conditions, and reservations of the same, the rate of interest to be paid on the same, not exceeding the amount aforesaid, the times and places of paying said interest and principal, the time and manner in which said bonds may be called in and redeemed and interest thereon made to terminate, the person or persons who shall execute the same for and on behalf of said district; and such bonds when executed in the manner so prescribed and issued and delivered by said district, or by its officer or officers, agent or agents, duly appointed by said district, shall be obligatory upon said district, and upon the inhabitants thereof, according to the tenor and purport of the same. Approved, April 14, 1903. [Senate Joint Resolution No. 77.] AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE GROTON WATER COMPANY. Resolved by this Assembly: SECTION 1. That section one of the resolution incorporating The Groton Water Company, approved June 11, 1889, is hereby amended by striking out the words "village of Groton Bank" in the fourth line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the words "second and third voting districts." SEC. 2. Section two of said resolution is hereby amended by striking out the word "fifty " in the second line of said section and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "one hundred." SEC. 3. Section seven of said resolution is hereby amended by striking out all of said section after the word "Groton" in the tenth line thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " and said com pany, for the purpose of constructing reservoirs, laying pipes, flowing lands, providing a water supply, and any other purposes authorized by this resolution, may, in case it cannot obtain the same by agreement with the parties interested therein, take such lands, easements, waters, and streams as may be necessary or desirable by the exercise of the right of eminent domain. The damages arising from such taking shall be estimated by three appraisers, to be appointed by a judge of the superior court, who shall make return of their appraisal to the clerk of the superior court for New London county. The procedure to be adopted in the appointment of appraisers, the manner of the performance of their duties, the record and effect of the appraisal, and the rights and obligations accruing thereunder, shall be the same as provided in section 3687 of the general statutes for the taking of lands by railroad companies." Approved, April 14, 1903. [Senate Joint Resolution No. 76.] AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE GROTON ELECTRIC COMPANY. Resolved by this Assembly: SECTION 1. That section two of the resolution incorporating The Groton Electric Company, approved March 24, 1897, is hereby amended by inserting in the third line of said section between the words "apparatus" and "for" the words "and gas." SEC. 2. Section three of said resolution is hereby amended by inserting in the third line of said section between the word "town. and the word " and " the words " and to lay and maintain pipes for gas under the same." Approved, April 14, 1903. [Senate Joint Resolution No. 190.] AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE WATERBURY GAS LIGHT COMPANY. Resolved by this Assembly: SECTION 1. That The Waterbury Gas Light Company is hereby authorized to issue its bonds to an amount not exceeding sixty-five thousand dollars, payable at such time and bearing such rate of interest as the board of directors may determine. SEC. 2. The proceeds to be derived from the sale of said bonds shall be used only and exclusively for taking up and redeeming a like amount of outstanding bonds authorized by a resolution, approved March 5, 1884, which become due and payable April 1, 1904; and said company is hereby authorized to secure the same by a mortgage upon all its lands, buildings, gas holders, and gas pipes already or hereafter |