The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-15

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ward for having given or withheld any vote,
opinion or judgment. or having done or wrong
/ fully omitted to do any act The punishment
| fixed for the infraetion OF this law is a fine Of
not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, and by
| Imprisonment for not less than one year nor
more than seven years. in the penitentiary at
hard labor. This act also specifically applies
to legislators. This is what is known as this
Eckstein bribery law.
An act providing that the time allowed any
county from which taxes are due the state on
any levies made previous 20 the year 1854 shall
be extended until July Is. 1895, wherein to claim
any credit allowed by law.
An act providing that the commissioners Of
all counties lying west OF the line drawn north
and south along the east lines OF Phillips,
Rocks. Ellis. Rush, Pawnee. Edwards. Kiowa
and Comanche counties shall assess tax to
be paid in cash or labor to prevent the incur
sion Of prairie fire. This tax is to be known as a
on fire tax and not to exceed two mills eachyear
all taxable property within their counties. The
makes it the duty OF the road overseer to law
cause to be plowed along the outside lines Of his
district.two strips Of three burrows each.one on
/ the line OF said district. the other at least six
rods inside OF said line where there Is open
prairie, The grass between such strips Of
blowing is required te be burned each year in
September or October.
The New state Onicer.
The legislature this year provided for one
additional state Of1cer. to be known as state
accountant The dnty OF the state accountant.
who is to be appointed by the governor. is to
examine the accounts Of all state charitable
institutions every quarter
NO More state Veterinarian.
The ofice OF the state veterinarian. which
was created in 1887. was abolished The law
abolishing this office provides that the state
sanitary board when they deem the services OF
| the veterinarian necessary call upon the
veterinarian Of the state agricultural college
! for such professional service as may be needed
ProhIbItOry Law Made Stronger.
One Of the important measures passed by the
session just closed was that which amends the
prOhibitOry law to make 1t stronger than here
tOfore and stops another lOophole by which the
vendors Of rum have been enabled to evade the
law in the past.
The amendment provides that in all prosecu-
eutiOns brought for the violation Of the pro-
hibitOry law the fact that United States gov
eminent liquor license has been issued to the
defendant shall be prima faeie evidence that
such defendant is engaged in the selling Of in
tOxicating liquors at the place and during the
entire time mentioned in such license; and IL
such Judgment be rendered against the Defend
ant in any such prosecution, such Judgment
shall include an order perpetually enjoining
and restraining the defendant from selling in
tOxieating liquors in violation OF the laws OF
this state.
No Congressional Apportionment.
Since 1890. Kansas has been entitled to a rep
resentation OF eight congressman in the ma
| tional house OF representatives, but the state
has not yet been apportiOned for that repre-
Sentation. Only seven congressional districts
are provided for in the state consequently one
cougressman-at-large has been elected since
the general election OF 1892 An effort was
made two years ago to apportion the state into
eight districts, but the bill failed to pass the
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the blair bill" was passed by the lower house
again this year. but it did not come up for con-
sideration in the senate because OF the time
limitation for the consideration Of general bills
This will be one OF the important measures TO
consider at the extra session next year.
Following Is list OF senate and house bills
of general nature passed, emitting local and
private bills:
No. Creating two appellate courts
Substitute for senate bills No. 13,I27 and 81
| for the protection OF fish
No. 81 Substitute for) appropriation to
complete cottage, Industrial school for girls at
Beloit.
No. Ss Appropriation for Industrial school
for girls, Beloit.
No. 50. Appropriation, state agricultural COL
lege.
No. 80. Fixing terms of court
No So To prevent gambling
No. 49,. Recovering cholera fund into state
| treasury.
No. I45. Legislative appropriation.
No. 1885, Amending statutes.
| No. 1s7. Appropriation for state university.
No. 1ss. Appropriation for chinch bug ex-
| perimental station, state university.
No. 2Iz. Appropriation for state printing 1925.
No. 2sa Appropriation for soldiers orphans
| home, Atchison.
| No. 2ss. Appropriation for Hutchinson re-
formatory.
No. Sl3 Granting corporations the power to
issue preferred stock.
No. 3l6 Granting pension to Erwin Covey,
injured during legislative struggle, 1898
| No. $50. An act for the government Of cities
OF the first class.
No. S65 Establishing Grand Army Of the Re-
public museum.
No. 4Ot Exenpting proper ty Of the Grand
| Army Of the Republic from taxation.
No. 40j Authorizing annual elections OF on
GERS OF corporations.
No. 435. Appropriating money for repairing
and cleaning representative hall and senate
chamber.
No SIS Repeating section 2.OOl. general
statutes OF 1889.
No. SIS. Appropriation for state penitentiary.
No. 545. Appropriating money to pay sugar
bounty.
No. SOL Conference committee report-ap-
pellate court bill
No. 59s. Regulating terms OF court
Substitute for senate bill Is. 4s. I5s, 256 and
ga An act removing the political disabilities
| OF persons therein named:
No. 1853. Fixing the salary Of the Kansas
state agent at Washington.
House Bills.
No. 1. Prohibiting lotteries.
p Gambling.
8 Gambling.
T. Pool selling
Z. Appropriations for coal, western Kansas.
90. Authorizing secretary Of state and assist.
ant to administer oaths-
1s7. Making Washington's birthday a legal
holiday.
ia. Eckstein bribery law.
1888. Appropriation, state normal school
2O1. Monument for Kansas soldiers, Chicka.
manga
pa Regulating term OF court, Fourth judicial
district
29i. Appropriation for forestry stations
1885, Providing for safety Of mines.
405. Amending statutes.
<36. Vscating Woodsdsle, Stevens county.
500 Appropriation for electrical engineering
department, state university.
$50. Appropriation for Winfield asylum.
$40. Appropriation for Osawatomie insane
asylum.
s4i. Appropriation for seed grain, western
Kansas
S7S Legislative appropriation
76a Appropriation for irrigation
500 Giving corporations IN cities OF the first
class authority to build bridges jointly with
city government
$40. Retaining overlooked land
s45. Voting OF bonds in cities Of frst-class,
authorized.
s62. Appropriation for coal, western Kansas
No. g. Appropriation for state house.
No. 81. Authorizing cities Of second class to
vote water works bonds.
No. II. Amending statutes.
No. 1O6 Providing for election Of city attor-
ney, city clerk, and city treasurer In cities Of