Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-29
MIssouRPs NEW LAWS.

MIssouRPS NEW LAWS.
Acts Of the General Assembly, Bearing ne
emergency Clause. Which Went Into
Eifect Ninety Days After Adjournment
A.easures OF General Interest that Affect
the Revenues and Morals of tho State
The Thirty-seventh general assembly
OF Missouri closed its session at jefferson
City on March q, and under the constitu-
elon OF Missouri the laws then passed,
except those that had the emergency
clause attached, go 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 state license tax tor keeping q
Dram shop Is increased from as to $50 for each
SIX months In the counties the county court
H;ay at their discretion spend the entire rev.
enue from dram-shop license. which may be ex-
Tended to 500 for each six months for the con.
structlon 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 esse7; cospora-
tloa doing business as o bond iuTess ment com
pany, or company to place sell bonds. certif-
1cates or debentureS the sartlal payment
or lnstaiiment plan. to deposit with the state
sASASA SAoooSV III CASH or securities, TO Do
approved by him, for the protection Of the in
vesiors In such bonds. certificates or deben-
lures Failure to make this deposit within
thirty days will make forfeiture of the char
ter OF the company, and recei ,er shall be ap-
pointed by the circuit court to wind up its at
IairS- An effort to continue in business after
failure to make the required deposit is declared
70 De misdemeanor. punishable by a fine of
slo0 to s1t00. and Imprisonment of from thirty
Gays to six months, the officers. agents or rep
resentatives OF the company being made de-
PENDANTS.
There are several important amendments to
the criminal laws.
The penalty for forciblv or frauduIently de-
coying or enticingaEay q child under the age
OF Il years, with intent to deprive 1t of its
parents or legal guardians, is increased from q
maximum of five years to twenty years.
The enalty for engaging in any gambling
game Is increased from mot over SIS nor less
than s1O'' to mot exceeding $50 or less than
S25''
To willfully and manciously poison, defle
or in any way corrupt the water Of . WELL
spring. brook or reservoir. used for domestic
Or municipal purpose, or to maliciously divert,
dam up or hold back from it's natural course
any such body OF water may be punished by a
me OF from $50 to $500 and Imprisonment for
one year, and civil liability to three times the
actual amount of damage.
The old law prohibiting the sale OF liquor to
Indians is extended to include "habitual drunk
ards.''
There was considerable .stinkeringr with the
Australian election law. in order to remedy de-
fects which had become apparent. One pro-
v1des for the signing of the certificates of
1nation by the next surviving officer of the con-
vention or committee. in case of the death or
inability of the presiding officer to perform this
duty. vacancy occurring on q ticket within
ten days Of the election may be fled by the
chairman of the county committee notifying
the secretary Of state by telegraph if the emer-
gency be great. Partial erasure of a group of
candidates by lines drawn lengthwise is to tie
taken as rejection OF the whole group.
The corrupt practices act is quite lengthy. It
is designed to limit the expenses OF candidate .
and to prescribe the duties Of candidates Vot-
ing for any consideration is declared to be
bribery whether 1t be money promise of en-
ployElent, the receiver and the giver being
equally guilty and liable to year in Jail. Can
didates may not before either primary, conven-
ton or election provide meat. drink enter
tainment to any person for the purpose of infu-
enclng his vote. unless ne is willing to be fined
81 for each time he sets them up
False personation Of a voter at the polls Is
made a felony, with penalty Of five years.
Candidates for congress otheK public once
are limited in their expenses to 500 for the
first 5000 voters for each 100 voters over 5000
and under % 000 g. for each 100 between 3. 600
and $1,000. 81. and for each 100 voters in excess
of $1,000 so 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. A new
section especially proscrioes the use OF any
coeculus indicuS fish berry, any poison
Gus subject calculated to poison or injure fish.
CT to use dynamite. nitro-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
only handle them by signing agreement not
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FISH OF the state. Half OF the fines collected
for violation OF the fish laws go to the in
former. This law puts q decided check upon
the purchase OF dynamite by irresponsible
persons. such as train wreckers and anarchists
An important law creates the southeast
Missouri land commission. one member each
from Cape Girardeau. Bauinger. Scott, Mis-
sissippi. Stoddard, New Madrid, Pemiscot,
Dunklin, Butler and Wayne, to be appointed
by the governor, who shall have made to-
biographical survey of the swamp lands, with
proposed canals and other schemes for the re-
clamation of said lands. Ten thousand dollars
Is appropriated.
law of interest to publishers relates to
legal advertising. providing that the contract
ing newspaper shall have a bona fide circula-
tion of not less than 5 per cent. of the total
population OF the city in which it is published.
Another law requires all druggists and phar.
rnacists to register with the county clerk and
the secretary Of state, under penalty of a fine
of from SIS to 500 for failure to do So
makes it a misdemeanor and ground for heavy
civil damages for a nurseryman or tree dealer
who shall falsely represent the grade or varie-
ty of the goods he offers for sale.
For Eve years. under penalty Of a fine of
| from S100 to $500. it will be unlawful to ship
from one county to another, out of this
state. either quail. grouse or prairie chicken,
and railroad and express companies will be
held guilty II they receive such game for ship
Eent.
| Guardians and curators of insane persons
| MAY loan the moneys OF such estates in the
mo lS liar rppx
| Quired by law to loan the money of their wards
All private grain warehouses, of a capacity Of
$1,000 bushels or over. are henceforth declared
inspection OF the state railroad and warehouse
| commissioners, Another law puts all weigh
| masters of grain in the state under the super
| vision OF the commissioners. requires a bond Of
| $500 and af1xes q heavy penalty for false
weighing.
The act to prevent the abridsnent o, the
| legal rights of workingmen by their employers
provides for the fine and Imprisonment OF any
| employer or agent who forces an employee. un-
| der threat OF discharge. to withdraw from any
| lawful organization or union OF which he may
! he member.
| Srreties or the bond of a notary public may
be discharged and released OF all future ohliga-
| tons by An appeal in writing to the circuit
court.
| 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 to the museum Of the
state university at Columbia
| To Escape Work.
Herman Beyers, about 90 years old,
| after a hard days work at Leaven-
worth. Kas.. took a dose Of Rough on