Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-11-07
NEW LAWS IN EFFECT.

a
eral Assembly of Missouri Which are
Cow in ERect-Provisions and Penalties
Which 1t Will Pay to Peruse Lest One
Unwittingly Offends.
Such statutes of the last General AS
sembly as were not hurried into effect
by emergency clauses become operative
November 1. The one that has been
| most generally discussed by the masses
in the larger cities is the Newberry law,
which, in effect, prohibits all forms of
amusement heretofore practiced in con-
nection with saloons or dramshops.
Cards, dice, games of chance, pool and
billiards, bowling, boxing, athletic and
musical performances are all included
within it's text.
The Anti-Grain Gambling law, prohib-
iting fictitious and gambling transac-
tions in any agricultural product, is an
other statute, the operation of which is
involved in doubt.
The new law regulating primary cleo
tions, and providing for the punishment
of persons voting illegally thereat, is
one of general interest.
A strict law to prevent and punish
| authorizations of milk and cream is one
of the popular new measures that is
backed up in st. Louis by an ordinance
of almost exactly similar import
The importation into the State by
railroad corporations and others of
armed bodies of men who are to exer-
else the functions of officers of the law
is, by the latest enactments, made
felony, punishable by imprisonment
hard labor and heavy fines. This Law
received strong support from labor Or
CARNATIONS, and before passage was
known as the Anti-Pinkerton act.
The use of poisonous coloring matter
in CONNECTIONS is made misdemeanor,
punishable by maximum fine of $500
and maximum imprisonment of six
months in Jail. The law is aimed at the
Italian candy trade.
1t is now unlawful for any person to
use vessel that held lard, butter, or
preserved fruit as a receptacle for other
human food without first carefully
cleansing it. Penalty, IS to $50 fine.
The formation of any pool, trust,
agreement, combination, confederation
or understanding by any individual or
association of individuals with any other
individual or association of such, for the
quantity of any article, commodity or
merchandise to be manufactured, mined,
produced or sold in this State, is de-
clared to be, after this date. conspiracy
to defraud, punishable by a fine of $500
to $4,000 and a maximum Jail imprison-
ment of one year. This is known as the
Antitrust or Anti-Pool law.
Any clerk or deputy of any court who
hereafter buys witness or juror fees at a
discount will be liable to pay fine of
not less than 500 and to forfeit his Of
flee.
No memberOf the State Legislature
or State government may hereafter
legally accept free passes on railroads.
The Australian system for the print
ing and distribution of ballots and the
conduct of elections has become eff
fective.
Any duly incorporated humane society
of this State may hereafter stand as
guardian to any ill-treated and friend
less child or children, and be clothed by
the Probate Court with all the powers of
guardians for children under fourteen
years of age.
The premium heretofore paid by the
SCdGo lOF Gue ueSCFuCt1OH Ol ROpueFS anu
grasshoppers is now Withdrawn.
The new Grain Inspection law becomes
of force.
The unauthorized cutting of timber
from State, school, seminary, saline or
swamp lands hereafter will be punished
as a felony by imprisonment in jail or
penitentiary, or minimum fine of $500.
The code of practice in civil cases has
been subjected to revision in numerous
points. The statues controlling the or
ganization, maintenance and govern
ment of district schools have been like
wise copiously revised.
Hereafter no fees will be allowed the
Adjutant-Genera1 and Acting Quarter
master-Genera1 for the inspection of
militia.
In seizures of property under civil
process claims for labor to the amount OF
800 to each employee of the person
whose property is seized will constitute
a prior lien, and must be paid before all
other claims, after proper proof of in
debtedness is furnished.
The State Superintendent of Schools
is now forbidden to act as agent for any
firm dealing in text books.
The number of notaries public for ST.
Louis, formerly limited to 100, is now
without limit.
The State Commissioner of Labor is
now empowered to create boards of ar
bitration of labor differences, such
boards to consist of two employers and
two employees. 1t authorizes the State
Commissioner to make these differences
public, but has no compulsory features.
The attendance of any co1ored child in
the white schools of the State is now nm