Democratic banner., 1849-08-06
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ACTS OF Missouri LEGISLATURES

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ADHIHIsrRATIoN.-Pror to lS45, upoutta
Iof a member Of Partnership firm, the sur,.S
had the legal right 70 close The business a the ~
neDhip. In the revision Of that yeaf, q bvoyis+
was inserted In the administration act, -reon;.;N
administration to be granted ulnn the eslateef a.
deceased partner, ss In other cases, teservii n.
right to the surviving paRner to Tetsin tosssEe
of the whole partnership effects, BY his execua..
q bond as required BY law. Ifthe surviving mer
Der Of the firm refuse to give the bond, the Dr..
|~istrator Is authorized to take into his possession =
the partnership estate. The act Of the last sesk1
vests tbs Probate Court with power to permit -
Surviving members Of the firm TO wind up ths t.
estate without giving the bond, II injustice 3 ~
done TO other parties, at the sams time that 80
serves to the Courtthe control and superintendaes
of the surviving partner. The bond required toE
executed by the administrator, may be executedk
any county In the State, and certified to the Coz
having Jurisdiction Of the estate. -
Another act ameDdatory Of the administratn
law, requires the Court to appoint an agent to mas
age real estate belonging to absent heirs or lerts.
tees, after q final settlement Of the estate. sTha'
agent Is placed under bonds, for the faithful per.
Torrance Of his duties.
APPoRrtoNhENr.-At the next general electiou
st. Louis win elect ten members Of the House Of
Representatives; Boone and Platte three eash,-I
Andrew, Buchanan, Galloway, Cape Girardean
SAoy VSPGSS = 0AOCA3 OnOADoE1
Lafayette, Lincoln, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Ray
st. Charles and WashipEton two each; and all oa3
er cotntiea one each. ] believe we have now oaa
hundred counties, which with the above represen.
tation win give US 1872 members in the next egis.A
latuTe In The lowef Hooses. 'i 0'9s
The Senate is composed Of SO Sshssors from So
st. Louis county being entitled 10 sur
Senators. and each of the, others to one each.
CiRc6Ir ArroRNEfs.-fhe election for these d.
6csfs is fixed at the same time with the Pfesiden.s
HAL election. This act was made necessary by thsa
leeislation of Congress, requiring the Presidential
election to be held the same day in the whole I'm
lob. .
CoNvIcrs-The Chaplain Of the Penitshtiaryi
authorized to purchase books for the use Of the an.
inmates, to tho amount Of two hundred
dollars, to be paid out Of the state Treasury. This
looks like carrying out the original idea Of . Peni-
lentiary-0 plaee for rSpentonce, and not merely IL
confinement and il Is to be hoped will be produc-
Of good results.
BoArs AND TEssELs.-This Gcs attempts to defns
he duties and liabilities Of steamboatmeD and con-
of freight. It provides that if freightis de-
on the whsrf Of An Incorporated city %
own, and notice be given to the consiguee one
3 deposited at the wharf, it shall constitute q suf-
icient delivery. Part owners Of q steamboat can
,etition the Circuit Courts for IN order of sale Of
he boat, for the purpose Of partition, and after
lotice to the other party in interest, the Sheriff
nay be authorized to make sale of the boat, and
lfter repayment Of the debts due by the boat, the pro-
leeds divided sceerding to the respective Tights Of
hose interested. This law only applies to part
whose interests are equal and where neith-
" has a controlling interest.
Clock PEDLARs.-In lieu Of twenty-five dollars
license heretofore charged, the amount 10 fixed at
I've dollars for SIX months.
CoRfoRATroHG-This 10 IN important act, and
hall not attempt to give It's provisions in detail, for
ne reason that i ought to be read TO be under
TODD, and should mud . place In the Banner at
ome convenient season. It authorizes any three
Z more persons, who may desire to form . compa-
y for the purpose of carrying on any kind Of
manufacturing, mining, mechanical, or chemical
uslness, to sign and acknowledge before . COM
etent officer, and file in the office Of the Clerk Of
be Circuit Court Of the county in which the busi-
.ess shall be carried on, and a duplicate thereof in
'rit.ng, setting forth the corporate maine Of the
ompany, amount Of capital, stock, character Of
usiness, sc. This law seems to have been copied
rom the New York statutes. SO closely in some
ections as to be inapplicable to Missouri. Thus
Dr. example, suits for any penalty inflicted upon
ne offlcers OF the company are to be prosecuted
y the district attorney, in the name Of the people
the State. But whatever may be the merits or
emerltS OF this law in one aspect, il il worthy Of
eing initiated in our subsequent legislation.
The last legislature passed q number of acts Tor
Pening State roads, and for the incorporation Of
and Seminariss Of Learning and other
urposes. Why may we aot have q general law
q all these subjects, and thus save the necessity
this petty, trifing legislstion-expensive to the
tate and troublesome to the Legislature? A gen.
law for establishing State roads(?) could be
asily framed, and would save the people in one
ession a hundred times more than all these 50
oiled State roads are worth. Hnothing else win
cmpel our lawmakers 10 adopt this mode Of leg !
'lation, the sixty day Limit and one dollar q day 2
Hereafter, will of necessity produce this much de-
ired result. A,
CALrFoRNIANs MAssAcRED.-The Trait
f June 80, says-A company Of Americans,
migrating by land to California, under the
ommand of Major Barry, were attacked
pom the route BY a large body Of indians,