The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-11

| will prevent many abuses, that have &C.
casiOnally been practiced.
A very important bill, by Mr.. Moon,
amending the ditch cleaning law, was
passed. Under existing law it is impossi-
BILE to maintain bitches, established by
the county commissioners, in order.
Mr. Themes bill TO prevent the sale of
cigarettes was opposed by Messrs Claypool
J and Voigt. Mr.. Clsypool insinuated that
the bill was in the interest of cigar-makers
of the state and not for the protection
of the youth of the state, but Mr.. Themes
was equal to the statesman from Fayette
! He came back at him with statistics
which showed that the Marion county
lawmaker understood the question he had
charge of He said that the cigarette
manufacturers were in trust, and that
970,000,000 cigarettes were sold last year
Messrs Troy, Trimble, Gent and Faulk-
ner supported the bill. Mr.. Themes
closed up the argument and the bill
passed by vote of ~ TO z.
After some discussion Mr.. Fippen's bill
| to prevent the sinking of gas wells nearer
than coo feet of the line of any tract of
land was indefinitely postponed.
With the exception of Mr. Cents wife
whipping bill, the remainder of the day
was devoted to the passage Of bills and
! the explanation of their provisions by
[
mittees reporting them.
The following bills passed the house
Tuesday:
H. r. $50. by Mr.. Oppenheim-To
amend Sec. 90 of the decedent's estate act
to read as follows:
Whenever the circuit court shall be satisfied
| that it would be for the advantage of such
tate TO sell any part of the personal property
! at private sale. such court may authorize the
! executor or administrator to thus sell the same;
but such property shall in no case be sold for
less than its appraised value; nor shall such
| executor administrator become the pur-
| chaser thereof; and a return of such sale shall
be made within the time prescribed by the
court, not to extend beyond three months. and
| cash or notes shall be taken for the purchase
| money, as in case OF public sale OF the personal
| property OF the deceased. Provided, however,
| that the court shall find upon inquiry that in
any particular cases it is to the interest of the
! estate TO make such sale upon q credit OF more
than twelve months. it shall so direct an order
and fix such terms OF credit as to il shall seem
| fl and proper.
Passed under suspension OF the rules.
] II. r. SO, by Mr.. Short-Amending the
incest act. Under existing law brother
and sister cannot be prosecuted for the
! crime OF incest unless both are above the
age of sixteen. Mr.. Shorts bill provides
that the brother shall be prosecuted, no
matter what the age of the sister. Also,
relieves the sister from prosecution.
II. Il. %, by Mountaineering sections
and of the ditch cleaning act of 1889.
| Every ditch allotment to be cleaned be-
tween tho first days OF August and No
vember of each year, and in the order and
| within the timo fixed by the township
trustee. For failing to do so each owner
or railroad shall be liable TO penalty OF
81 for each and every day such work re-
mains unfinished after the expiration
fixed by the trustee, to be recovered by
| the trustee in suit before any justice of
the peace of the township in which the
delinquent owner resides or through
which such railroad runs. The
penalty, when recovered. to 90 into the
general township fund; provided that no
penalty shall be recovered from any per-
son unless all the allotments between his
own and the mouth of said ditch shall
have been completed within the time fixed
| by the trustee as provided.
Sec. Z is amended so as to make it the
duty of the trustee to procure transcript
! from of the Surveyors record of allot-
m. nts OF bitches in his township. Before
| Aug. l OF each year he shall fix time
i,hin which allotment on every ditch
| shall be compet q. In fixing such
allotment nearest the mouth of any ditch
/ ami proceed in regular succession up
stream 10 the beginning of the ditch
The trustee shall keep records OF allOt-
! ments notify owners of land. When time
( for cleaning is up and allotment not COM
plete the trustee shall have the same
done and have the cost thereof certified to
the auditor. who shall cause the same to be
! placed on the tax duplicate as other taxes
and when collected to be paid over to the
] township trustee.
HI $50, by Mr.. Beasley-Providin
I for the disposition of garbage, condemned
property, etc, belonging to state institu-
tionS. Prevents officers and employees
from purchasing the same.
III. r. 296 by Mr.. Claypool-To compel
! superintendent, wardens, etc, of insane
hospitals, state prisons and other state in
! stitutions to purchase native live stock
| for food consumption.
H. r. l64, by Mr.. Nolan-To pay ex-
| Representative Convert SG6.95 for expenses
/ incurred in examining the convict labor
| system OF Missouri.
H. r. 152, by Mr. Morris of Henry-"That
no article supporting to be sorghum mo-
! lasses shall be sold or offered for sale
within the state of Indiana other than
that manufactured from pure, unadulter-
ated juice of the sorghum cane. That all
mixed mo!asses or syrups containing
glucose or other authorizations shall be
/ plainly branded on the barrels, cans, casks,
! Jugs or any other vessel or vessels con-
tanning such mixed molasses, with the
name thereof; also stating the proportion
OF each and every article entering into the
composition thereof, and it shall be sold
/ by its true name.
ANY person violating the provisions of
this act shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
fined in any sum not exceeding S25 and
for each and every subsequent offense
shall be fined in an amount double the
maximum limit of the above named sum,
to which may be added imprisonment in
the county Jail for any term not exceed
ing thirty days"
ii. II. %, by Mr. Zoercher-To author
ize counties to fund their indebtednesses
when the same aggregate to or exceed
per cent. upon the total of the taxables
upon the county tax duplicate of the cur
rent fiscal year.
II. X. $50, by Mr.. Glessner-To amend
Secs. 2,545 and 2,546 of the revised stat
utes, to read as follows:
! (2,545.) Whenever any person shall, by
statement In writing, represent to the
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