The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-02-05
LEGISLATIVE.

We copy below, IN addition TO what we
have already published, the substance ofthe
pricipal acts passed by the last Legislature
We copy from the Sentinel:
The revenue bill, TO carry out the provis
ions of the act for The settlement OF the pub
lie debt, provides for taxation of % cents
on the one hundred dollars valuation ofprop-
erty and IS cents on polls-ihis is the high
est point to which it is said taxation is oblig
ed to be raised to carry out the provisions Of
the above BILL This is an increase of Cts
on the hundred dollars valuation of property
and 25 cts, on polls, over the taxation of The
past few years.
A bill has passed both Houses providing
for compensation Of one dollar per day to
grand and petit jurors, with power, in the
hands oil the different county boards, 10 in
crease the compensation 10 one dollar and
twenty-five cents or reduce it TO seyenty-fve
cents.
An important bill has passed both Houses
providing for REGULATION of taxable proper
ly in the State, during the present year. By
this law, it is made the duty of the county
commissioners of the several counties, al
their March term, 1916, 10 appoint assessors
whose duty it shall be, 10 appraise all the
real estate subject TO taxation, which ap
praisement shall stand and remain in force
until altered by the Legislaiure-lo be gov
erned by the Revised Statutes, in their du
ties, except so far as the same may contra
vene the provisions of this act. The assess
ment in Owen county TO take place by town
ship assessors. Other counties 10 have the
privilege of appointing county assessors
provided, that where any of the counties
have no assessor, the county board shall ap-
point The appraiser. In the counties ofScott,
Crawford, Putnam, Monroe, Morgan, Dubois,
Dearborn, Hendricks, Washington, Randolph,
Switzerland, Knox, and Boone, the apprais-
ers of personal property shall be the aPprais-
ers of real estate. II is made the duty Of
the several county auditors TO make out and
deliver TO The appraisers, on demand list OF
all taxable lands situate within their respect
i've counties, on or before the tenth of March
1916, together with the name or names ofthe
owners thereof.
Another important principle, showing the
progress of the age, has been partially adopt
ed, at the present session. We mean the
passage of law giving discretionary power
TO Jurors in all cases of murder in the first
degree, either TO punish capi;ally, or by i'm
prisionment for life in the State Prison. I'm
der this law few, if any, executions will take
place. There will be more convictions than
under the old law, and punishment will more
certainly follow crime.
An act has passed giving FIVE years addi-
tional time to borrowers of the various trust
funds, interest being punctually paid, where
The officers of suchiunds deem the securities
sufficient.
An act has passed giving printers the same
fees for publishing delinquent lists % are al
lowed for the publication of SherifHs sales,
making il their duty to insert them in as com
pact manner as possible.
A bill has passed both Houses, providing
that vote shall be taken, at the August
election, for or against calling Coven-
ton TO amend the Constitution of the State.
An ACT has passed, providing for the purI
chase of moi exceeding thirty acres of land,
adjoining or near indianapolis, for site for
The erection Of building for the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum, at price not exceeding
three thousand dollars--the purchase TO be
made by the trustees of that institution.
An act has also passed, auihorislng the
erection of splendid building, on the site
purchased last summer OF N. Bolton, two
miles from this city, 10 be known as the ''ln-
diana Hospital for the Insane"-,he building
to cost some thrifty or forty thousand dollars.
The building is TO be four stories high, and
the basement story will be erected by next
fall, in order that the foundation may settle,
during the next winter. A tax of one cent
on the hundred dollars has been levied for
the coming year, for this purpose; also, five