The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25
Some New LAVA.

some new LAWS.
The late General Assembly of the State of
Illinois passed about hundred general laws
some Of which are of interest to all the people
These new laws go into force the first day O
July next The following are synopses of {
few of the more important:
THE REVENUE LAW.
The most important change made in the
revenue law was by the passage of S. b. 1913
the Needles BILL the main feature of which is
that it provides tor a return to the old system
of annual assessments of real estate. This acl
puts the revenue law back to the shape II
stood in before being amended in 1879, except
that sections 1876, 1913 and 226, which relate to
forfeited land and were then repealed, are not
reenacted. 1t has been expected that this
measure would be passed with the emergency
clause III time to govern the assessment OF
1881 but it met with opposition and its pas
sage was delayed too long. AS 1t provides for
an assessment to be made May l, 1881, though
that time had gone by, it WAS feared that the
bill might affect tins years assessment. The
Governor investigated the matter carefully,
and finally concluded that the act could not
affect this years assessment He therefore ap.
proved the bill, which will be in force July l.
THE DOG TAX.
Amends Sec. 3 of the act to indemnify the
owners of sheep in cases of damage committed
10y Cogs. 1t provides that the license fund
shall he distributed among those who have
made proof of loss before the first Monday Of
April, instead of March, as the law now stands
The only other change made is toprovide that
the balance of the license fund, If any, shall be
turned into the current county funds, IN coun
ties not unchr township organization, instead
of to the county superintendent.
THE DRUGGISTS.
Bills to regulate the practice of pharmacy
were introduced in both Houses at the request
of the Illinois State Pharmaceutical Assocla.
ton, and the one presented III the Senate fin.
ally became law and will be in force July | =.
This law makes it unlawful for any person
other than registered pharmacist, to retail,
compound or dispense drugs, medicines or
posons or to conduct a store for that purpose,
unless such person is in the employ Of a reg.
istered pharmacist, or shall put one in charge.
The qualifications required for registration are
that the person shall be either graduate in
pharmacy or medicine, or shall at the time
the act takes effect be engaged IN the drug bus
mess on his own account or shall be llcenti
ate In pharmacy. The Governor is to appoint
a Board, composed of five competent pharma-
ciSts This Board Is TO examine all appliCa-
tons for registration, TO grant certificates and
enforce the law. Persons claiming the right
for registration must by Oct. forward to the
Board satisfactory proof that he was engaged
IN the drug business on his own account and
a fee of So The same fee must be paid by
graduates in pharmacy, graduates IN medicine,
and llcentiates of other boards who desire to
be registered, while those examined must pay
s.. Penalties are provided for refusal to com
ply with the act. Also, for the adultelation of
drugs and the sale of adulterated medicines,
and for the sale of Dosons by any but register
ed pharmacists.
DENTAL PRACTICE ACT,
To regulate the practice of dentistry, by pro-
vlding that it shall be unlawful for any one to
practice in this State without diploma from
some reputable college OF this or other of the
United States, or of some foreign country, eX-
ceptng those removing to this state that have
practlced for ten years previous TO such remov-
al, and also any regular practIciDg physician
or surgeon from extracting teeth. 1t establish
les board OF examiners, to consist OF five praC-
ticng dentists, to enforce the provisions of the
act, and to be appointed by the Governor and
to hold their office for five years, one member
to go out each year. All dentists practiCing
in this State are required to register with the
examining board, and in case they so register
within six months from the passage of this
act, the provisions of the act do not apply to
them If not registered within that time, they
can not lawfully practice without license
from the Board. 1t provides penalty of not
less than S25 nor more than $50, for each and
every violation, to be paid into the common
school fund. The board of examiners to
charge a fee of 81, to those holding diplomas
for license to practice, and 81 TO those whom
they examine, and out of such fees to receive
50 per day tor each day actually spent in such
work and the balance to pay their office eX-
penses and create special fund for their gen.
eral expenses. All persons licensed must reg
lister same with county clerk of county where
in they practice, for which registry the clerk
may charge fee of twenty-five cents, and any
neglect or refusal to register such license,
shall work forfeiture of the same and it can
not be restored without payment to the exam
liners of fee Of S25, as penalty for such ne
glect.
DEADLY WEAPONS
II. B. 6, Acknowledgements the tratacc In
deadly weapons by prescribing certain regula-
tons for their sale and prohibits their sale to
minors. 1t is made a mlsdemeanor for any
one to have, sell, or give away any slung shot,
metallic knuckles, or similar deadly weapons. |
Also to sell, loan or give TO any minor pistol,
bowie knife, dirk or similar deadly weapon.
A tine of from $25 to $500 is provided
as penalty for carrying a concealed weapon
OF the kind specified, or razor, or tiourshing
any deadly weapon in a boisterous or threaten
ening manner.
ADULTERATIOS OF FOOD, MEDICINE, ETC.
One OF the good laws passed was that to
punish men who adul,crate merchantable com.
modites with foreign substances.
Section one provides that no person shall
mix, color stain or powder, or order or permit
any other person in his or her employ to mix, /
color, stain or powder any article Of food with
any Ingredient or material. so as to render the
article injurious TO health or dcpreciate the
value thereof, with intent that the same may
be soid and no person shall sell or offer for
sale any such article 50 mixed. colored stained