Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-06-25
MISSOURl'S NEW LAWS.
Acts Passed by the Late Legislature Which
Go Into Effect Ninety Days After Adj
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Information

Go Into Effect Ninety Days After Adj
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Information.
The laws passed by the Thirty sixth
general assembly. which began its ses-
sion January, must go into effect June
21, the constitution providing that all
laws without emergency clauses shall
be effective ninety days after the date
of adjournment. The assembly adj
journed on March "a. The bills passed
which amend old laws and create new
conditions may be summarized as fol-
lows:
An industrial school on the lines of the
manual training branch of the st. Louis
Washington university is established in con-
nection with the Lincoln Institute" at JEFF
ferson City. This is the state institution fot
the manual" education of colored teachers
for colored schools of the state. The sum of
S25O0o is appropriated for the erection of
buildings, purchase of tools and machinery,
ETC. The intent on Is to give the colored
youth of Missouri a chance to get into the
trades and be something else than BARRIERS,
walters, bootblacks and school teachers.
An appropriation of $4,000 goes into effect
in aid OF the state militia, to be devoted to
the payment of the rent of armories and
drill rooms and the expenses of annual en-
equipments when ordered by the governor
Creating the Missouri schOol-boOk COM
mission The governor appoints four cti-
zens "who shall be chosen with special
references to their literary and business
qualification" The state superintendent is
ex- officio president of the commission.
This commission shall. within twenty days
of its formation, receive bids from pub
fishers of school books. and from the sam
pies sent in with the bids select a course of
study. No other books be used in the
public schools of Missouri after the commits
sion has made its award.
The law transferring to the state unIver-
|,
Missouri in aid of the suppression of the re-
bellion, and refunded by act of congress last
March 10 the state.
Creating the Missouri commission for the
Worlds Columbian exposition.
The boulevard law. applicable to st. Louis
Requiring every foreign corporation doing
business in this state to have public office
| or place in the state at which to transact its
business, subjecting 1t to certain conditions,
and requiring it to file its articles or charter
| of incorporation with the secretary of state.
| and taxing them the same as home incor-
poration.
Taxing the personal property of manu-
| featuring and business corporations, where
ever situated.
Establishing in st. Louis public market
for the exclusive use of producers of fruits.
| vegetables and OF her farm dairy products.
| Requiring incorporated companies other
| than railroad and insurance companies to
| make an annual report TO the secretary OF
| state, showing their actual financial condi.
| ton.
Requiring railroad companies to fill or
| block all switches, frogs and guard rails.
Permitting the formation of police relief
| Ociations
| Authorizing the incorporation of savings
and safe deposit institutions or banks.
| Permitting street railways to engage in
| the business of transporting United States
| mail.
| Giving the circuit courts jurisd lotion in
| cases of contested city elections
| Providing for the temporary appointment
| of circuit judges by the governor.
Making it a misdemeanor, punishable by
| fine and Imprisonment, for any railroad to
| ''black-list" any of its employees.
| Providing for the punishment of city off,
| GERS who may be interested in city contracts,
| or in furnishing supplies to the city. This
| law drawn with special reference to st.
| Louis couclmen. 1t is follows
| If any city officer shall be directly in
| directly interested in any contract under the
| city, or in any work done by the city, or IN
| its institutions, he shall be deemed guilty of
| misdemeanor; and any appointed officer
| becoming interested shall be dismissed
from Office Immediately by the mayor; and
| upon the mayor becoming satisfied that any
| elective officer is SO interested, he shall i'm
| mediately suspend such officer, and report
the facts to the council, whereupon the
| council, as soon as practcable, shall be con.
vened to hear and determine the same; and
! if by twothirds vote of the council, he be
| found so Interested, he shall be Immediately
| Making the dissemination of immoral pub
locations felony.
| An improved law Furnishing option deal
| ing.
Furnishing railroad spoilers" for making
false reports about employees.
| Extending the Australian system of voting
to all voting precincts in the state.
| Giving the recorder of voters of st. Louis
| the same powers in primary elections as in
| general elections.
| Bill for the protection Of hotel keepers
| from dead beats.
| Creating the Office of factory Inspector in
cities of 5000 inhabitants and over, to be
paid by the city.
| Limiting the agreed rate of interest on
| loans to per cent.
Providing that usury may be pleaded as a
| defense in civil actions. and that usurious
interest may be applied in payment of the
principal debt, and that proof of the exac-
ton of usurious rates of interest shall i'm
| validate and render illegal any lien, mort
gage, or pledge of personal property made
to secure such indebtedness. This is known
AS the money shark BILL"
Limiting the number of justices of the
| peace in st. Louis to nine; providing for
their election in November, 1894 providing
for a salary of S2,5' o, also providing for con-
stables at $3.50 per month, deputies at SIS and
| a clerk at each court at 500. All expenses
of the courts are to be paid by the city. All
fees collec ted are to be paid into the city
treasury.
Requiring persons corporations en-
ploying females to provide suitable seats
for them and permit their use.
| AbolishinR the office of state register of
| lands after 1892.
Requiring mining operators to pay en-
ployes twice each month.
Providing for the pensiOnfng of disabled
policemen at half pay, and the pensioning at
hRif pay of widows of officers killed in the
line of duty; and for the retirement of po-
| licemen at half pay after twenty years faith
| full service.
| Providing for the punishment of pools,
trusts and conspracies to control prices.
Assessing and taxing the personal prop
erty of corporations as the property of indi-
yiduals.
| Authorizing the sheriff of st. Louis to en-
ploy an attorney at 81, 900 per annum.
Prohibiting book-making pool-seling
upon any trial, contest of skill, speed, power
or endurance of man or beast, which is to
take place beyond the limits of this state.
Some of the laws applicable to st.
Louis were greatly needed. The law
providing FOR punishment of city Of
ficials interested in city contracts will
be handy thing to have around.
| Some Missouri Post Offices.
| The post office department has Just
completed the annual read iu stment Oh
salaries Of postmasters appointed to
offices of the second class. The follow
ing changes weres made in Missouri:
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