The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-01
MiSSOuRPS NEW LAWS,

Eject Ninety Days After Adjournment
Measures of General Interest that Affect
the Revenues and Morals Of the State.
The Thirty-seventh general assembly
OF Missouri closed its session at jefferson
City on March y, and under the constitu.
ton of Missouri the laws then passed,
except those that had the emergency
clause attached, 20 into effect ninety
days from the date of adjournment.
Following are the principal laws OF
general interest that did not bear the
emergency clause:
The minimum stat, license tax for keeping q
dram shop is increased from Is to $50 for each
slx months. In tho counties the county court
may NJ their discretion spend the entire rev.
ehue from dram-shop license. which may be ex.
tended to 800 for each six months, for the con-
struction and maintenance of roads.
Private seals in written contracts convey
ances OF real estate. etc. except the seals Of
corporations. are abolished.
One OF the new laws requires every corpora
tion doing business as a bond investment com
pany. or company to place or sell bonds certIf-
lcates or debentur,s on the partial payment
OF lnstallment plan. to deposit with the state
treasurer slOD.OD n cash or securities. to be
approved by him, for the protection OF the in
VeS;ors In such bonds. certificates or deben-
tures. Failure to make this deposit within
thirty days will make 4 forfeiture OF the char
ter OF the company. and a recei 'er shall be ap-
pointed by the circuit court TO wind up its az
fairs An effort to continue in business after
failure 20 make the required deposit is declared
TO be misdemelnor punishable by o fne Of
tlOO to II. CO. and Imprisonment of from thirty
days TO six months the officers, agents or rep
resentatives Of the company being made de-
PENDANTS.
There are several important amendments 10
the criminal laws
The penalty for forciblv or fraudulently de-
eoying or enttcing away child under the age
OF Il years. with intent to deprive II OF its
parents or legal guardians. Is increased from o
maximum OF five years to twenty years.
The penalty for engaging in any gambling
game Is increased from not over ts5 nof less
than sl0' to not exceeding 500 or less than
t25"
To willfully and mali iously poison defle
or in any way corrupt the water OF a we'll,
spring. brook or reservoir. Used for domestic
or municipal purpose. o. to maliCiously divert,
dam up or hold hack from its natural COURSE
any such body OF water may re punished by
fine Of from $50 TO $500 and Imprisonment for
ono year. and civil liability to three times the
actuIl amount OF damage.
The old law prohibiting the sale OF liquor to
Indians Is extended to include "habitual drunk
ards
There was considerable ''tinkerins'' with tho
Australian election law. in order to remedy de-
fects which had become apparent. One pro-
vides for the signing OF the certificates of NOM
ination by the next surviving onicer OF the con-
rention or committee In case OF the death or
inability OF the presiding oficer to perform this
duty A vacancy occurring on Q ticket within
ten days OF the election may be filed by tho
Chairman of the county committee. notifying
the secretary Of stale by telegraph II the emer
gency he great. Partial erasure of q group of
candidates by lines drawn lenQthwIse is to te
taken as rejection OF the whole group.
The corrupt practices act is quite lengthy 10
Is designed to limit the expenses OF candidates Q
and to prescribe tn. duties of candidates. vot-
ing for any consideration Is declared to be
trihery. whether 1t be money or promise Of en-
ployment. the receiver and the giver being
equally guilty and liable to year in jail Can
didateS may not before either primary. convsn-
tion or election provide meat drink or enter
tainment TO any person for the purpose OF inffu-
encing his vote. unless he is willing TO be fined
Ssa for each time he sets them up"
False personation OF u voter at the polls 10
made felony. with penalty Of nve years.
Candidates for congress or other public ono,
arc limited in their expenses to 800 for the
first 5000 voters: for each 100 voters over 5000
and under s5.ooO. ~; for each 100 between 500
and 5000, 81. and for each 100 voters In excess
OF Soon, 80 cents These are but samples OF the
reforms sought to be brought about through
Senator COchran's measure.
The law for the protection and PRESERVATION
OF fish is extended by several sections. new
section especially proscribes the use OF any
cocculus indicus or fish berry. or any poison
Gus subject calculated to poison or injure fish,
or 10 use dynamite. nitro o-glycerine or other ex-
plosive whereby any fish may be killed injured
or destroyed. These articles can only be sold
by dealers on permit of the mayor OF st. Louis
or clerk of a county court and dealers can
onT handle them by signing an agreement not
to sell them to persons having designs upon the
fish Of the state. Half OF the fines collected
for violation OF the fish laws so TO the in
former This law puts a decided check upon
the purchase Of dynamite by irresponsible
persons. such as train wreckcrs and anarchists.
An important law creItss the southeast
Missouri land commission. one member each
from Cape Girardeau. Ballinger. Scott. Mis-
sissippi. Stoddard. New Madrid. Pemiscot.
by the governor. who shall have made n to-
biographical survey OF the swamp lands. with
proposed canals and other schemes for the re-
clamation Of said lands Ten thousand dollars
Ia appropriated.
law of interest to publishers relates to
legal advertising, providing that the contract
ing newspaper shall have a bona fde circula.
tion Of not less than per cent. Of the total
population Of the city in which IL Is published.
Another law requires all druggists and phar-
macistS TO register with the county clerk and
the secretary Of state. under n penalty OF q dne
OF from se5 to sI0o for failure to do So
Farmers will he interested In the law which
makes II misdemeanor and ground for heavy
civil damages for nurseryman or tree dealer
who shall falsely represent the grade or varie-
ty of the goods he offers for sale.
For hve years, under penalty OF fine Of
from 800 to s20O. II will be unlawful 10 ship
state. either quail, grouse prairie chicken.
and railroad and express companies will be
held guilty IL they receive such game for ship
ment.
may loan the moneys Of such estates in the
same manner as other guardians are now re-
Quired by law to loan the money Of their wards
All private grain warehouses. of n capacity OF
b0OO0 bushels or over are henceforth declared
to Re public warehouses and come under the
inspection of the state railroad and warehouse
Another law puts all weigh
masters OF grain In the state under the super
vision Of the commissioners. requires n bond Of
sS.00 and affxes q heavy penalty for false
weighing.
legal rights OF workingmen by their employers
provides for the fine and imprisonment OF Sny
employer or agent who forces an employe un-
der threat OF discharge. to withdraw from any
lawful organization or union OF which he may
be 4 member.
Sureties on the bond OF q notary public NAV
he discharged and released Of all future obllga-
tionS by an appeal in writing TO the circuit
court
Elaborate laws go Into effect for the protection
OF trademarks. labels, etc, OF manufacturers
within the state.
The Missouri exhibit to the Worlds fair Is
loaned to the ST. LOUIS exposition Until the
close Of the year 1895 after which the mineral
display shall be sent to the school of mines At
ROlla. and the remainder 20 the museum OF the
state university at Columbia
To Escape Work
Herman Beyers, about 60 years old,
after a hard days work at Leaven-
worth, Kas-, took dose of Rough on
Rats" and keeled over on the city dump
dead. He left a note saying he had to
work all the time while others did
''noddings."
A Young Murderer.
BERTHE Wagner, the little son of Louis
Wagner, farmer near Howell, n. J.,
was shot and killed by George Wood,
boy employed by Mr.. Wagner. Young
Wood ran away. Wood was IA years
old. and shot the boy in revenge for
having been discharged
Shot Through the II cart.
At a horse race near Belton. Tex,
William Fisher, colored. struck J. NJ.
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