The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-30
NEW LAWS
Enacted by the Late Legislative session.
SOME RADICAL CHANGES
That 1t Will Be We'll to Note
 Carefully.

Qn& hundred plii6 ana twenty ght feSolu~ tions and memorials constitute the work of the recent general assembly. A large per cent of the bills passed were of focal nature, possess ing no general interest beyond the localities affected; these we have not space at present to publish, but may do so later on.
 Here are some of the more important enact- ments:
 Senate bill No. y2 (the separate- coach bFll1 provide separate coaches for whites and blacks. The act goes into effect six months after February B, 1891.
 Senate bill No amends section 4742 of Mansield's Digest so that hereafter ail mort gages, real or personal property, shall be pro . ven and acknowledged Tn the same manner that deeds are now required to be acknewl- edged. proven and recorded.
 senate bill No 15 amends sections 3g47. 334S, 335s. ss55 and 3a6i of Manshsld's Digest, in tainer. ssd e.-nsis the provisions thereof and .-seiares proceedings in such cases
 Senate bill No 2S provides that shares of stock in any state corporation may be sold as any other personal property.
 Senate bill No. 103 makes express companies and all other common carriers the agents of the seller when they carry intoxicating liquors in C. O. D. packages and renders the place of delivery the place 1s sale. The act provides that all C. 0. D. packages of liquors shall be label ed by the shipper: ssThis package con- misdeneanor upon failure to comply with the law. and il xes the penalty at not less than sl0 DOT more than $i00 The act went into ef- feet thirty days after its passage, March IT. Senate bill No. "A provides that \ judgment in the supreme, chancery or circuit court of tho state or in the federal court shall be a lien on real estate owned by defendant from the date of its rendition, provided. however, that such Judgment shall not he lien on lands of defendant In any other county than that in which the judgment was endered. The lien authorized by this act shall continue Tn force for three years from the date of the judgm ent and may be served when filed in other counties. and shall have the same effect as the judgment of revivor has in the county in which 1t Is rem dered.
 Senate bill No. S4 xes the liability of sure ties on bonds, and decreases the value of such bonds to the extent of the names erassd or withdrawn only. It is not tho intent of the act to affect the names unerased or withdrawn. senate bill No. 72 amends the first subdiyis- ion of section 5190 of the Revised Statutes and provides that an attorney may be appointed at least thirty days before judgment Is render cd to defend defendant, and that the attor- nev may be appointed by the clerk of the court where the warning order is made, and such attorney shall receive a nominal recompense for his services, to be paid by the piaintiG, and taxed in the costs in such cases. Senate bill No. 46 requiring notaries public to state the expiration of their commission on instruments signed by them. The act takes effect in sixty days from March 4. 1891. Senate bill No. 19 requires all fire, life or ac- eident insurance companies to execute bend of $2, 900 before doing business in the otate, the
 
 takes effect ninety days after March6. Senate bill No. 61 makes valid all conveyance es and acknowledgements where defects ara found, except in cases where the suit in qnes- tiou is evolved in any suit pending. Senate bill No. 55 repeals section 3796 of Mans fields Digest in regard to the sale or lease of property of persons Of unsound mind, and gives ths county court the power to dispose of property to the best advantage.
 Senat te bill No. 2l establishes a state board of pharmacy. and prescribes the power and of al A r0 m 09p 9pD of i've experienced pharmacists, and regulates the traffic of medicines. drugs aud poisons by nonc but regular graduates of chemistry. The penalty for violation Of this act is not less than s nor more than $100.
 senate bill No. 100 punishes and prevents prize lighting in this state, with or without gloves. The penalty is Imprisonment for a period of not less than one nor more than three years.
 Senate bill No. 16 allows jury commissioners the sum of s per day.
 Senate bill No 206 requires insurance com pauies to file bond with the secretary of state.
 Senate bill No. no amends an act of isS2 in the game law. 80 that 1t shall not be unlawful to export beavers, opossums, hare or rabbits, woop-cocks, raccoons. squirrel. snipe or plo- yer, In their season.
 Senate bill No. 14S provides for the careful handling of exprcss packages and baggage by railroads in this state, and iu cases of injury or damage the railroad is held liable for such
 Senate bill No. 80 lsgalizes marriage where ministers or priests have failed to record their licenses as such. as provided by section 46O0 of Mansfeld's Digest
 Senate bill No. 9a amends section 6159 of Mansfeld's Digest, and changes the dates of pro rata apportionment from the first Monday in January and July to the same day in Aug ust and February.
 Senate bill No. 2l6 gives police and mayors ourts the same power to prescribe penalties for offsnses as other courts have by the stat utes.
 Sen ate bill No. 12l amends section 2592 of Mansneld's Digest, so as to give to the wife in fee one half the estate where there are no chill drsn, also one-half real estate absolutely, pro v ided if the resl estate of the husband be an ancestral estate, she shall be endowed in a life estate of onc-half as against collateral heirs, and one-t third against creditors.
 Senate bill No. CT regulates the jury system, so that jurors may not be required to serve more than four weeks at any single term of court and are ineligible to serve at the sue ceeding term of the circuit court.
 Senate bill 6s provides that whenever action at law or in equity is instituted on a policy of insurance on the life of any person against any fratcrnal society such as Knights of Honor and Knights of Pytbias or like societies. service Of process on the chief officer or in case of his ab sence, the secretary of the subordinate lodge or society through which the policy was issued shall be good and valid service. All laws in conflict with this act are repealed.
 Senate bill No. T3 amends section 337 of the Revised Statutes, and provides that when de- fendant, before judgment, causes a bond to be executed to the plaintiff the judgment shall property taken under it. or the proceeds there- of provided. however, that the bond shall not preclude defendants right to controvert the existence of the groun stated by the plaintiff for the order of attachment
 Section 600 was amended, making the pun ishment for burglary three years, anu an at tempt to burglarize one year.