The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-15
NEW LAWS In DEMAND
SECRETARY of STATE BEsIEGED
FOR COPIES OF THEM.
Successful Senate Bills and Time
They Take Effect-Measures Com
corning Roads.


sioners all over the State and as the boards
have a great deal to do with the roads
of the counties they have a great inter-
est in knowing what laws have been passed
and which have an emergency clause at
tached to them. 1t is almost impossible
for the Secretary's Office force to answer
all the queries Immediately and the list
below viii furnish some of the informa-
ton sought. The Secretary has not yet
secured available copies of the bills for use
by the stenographers. Among the inquirers
also are many of the railroad companies
affected by certain acts.
Senate Act POS, relating to gravel roads,
provides that on petition of fifty free hold
ers in a township representing contiguous
land, including Incorporated towns or cities
of less than thirty thousand population,
the County Commissioners shall submit at
a regular or spring fall cleo
ton or at any special election a PROPOSE
ton to the legal voters for the improve
n1ent of any road with gravel, stone or mac
adam. The notice must be given within
twenty days and before the time of the
election the proposed road for improve
ments must be viewed and a profile prepared
by surveyor civil engineer, or both
showing the width of the road, the depth
or gravel the bridges, etc, and the >es-
timated cost. The law provides for, the
payment of damages to those injured for
the public good. The electors may vote on
two petitions for different roads, or may
roadskor parts of, roads. The commissioners
are authorized to issue bonds for the pay
menI OF the improvements in denominations
or $50, payable in ten equal annual INSTALL
ments. Preference in hiring the labor for
the construction of the roads must be CIV
en- to those who have the taxes to pay
and certificates of a certain amount of
work shall be accepted by the county treas
as part or whole payment of the tax
shall
free from charges for toll
The following, is a complete. list of the
NO. soldiers Home. Approved Feb. %.
Emergency.
proved March 8. Emergency.
No 6-Senate employees Approved Feb. q.
No 1O-Legalizing act Benton county APP
proved Jan. 10. Emergency.
No. Ito protect motormen. Approved
March Z. No emergency.
No. 13-Allen County Commissioners. APP
proved March H. Emergency.
No. 15-Relief of Joel s. Davis Approved
No. 1s-Concurrent resolution. swamp land
report Approved March /. No emergency.
Approved Feb. q. No emergency.
No. 21-one-hundredth anniversary. APP
No 22-Gravel-road law Approved Feb
%. Emergency.
and loan committee. Approved March II.
No. 29--Railroads and street crossings. APP
proved March IL. Emergency.
No. 3S-LegaliZing sheriffs sale real es
tate. Approved March IL. No emergency.
Approved March i. Emergency
No. 4S-Indianapolis police judge. APP
proved March 2. Emergency.
ton act. Approved March s. Emergency.
No. 54-Legalzing sales of real eitate by
No 5s-Madison Superior Court. Approved
Feb. q. Emergency.
No; 59-Proyiding for money wllied to be-
nevolent institutions. Approved March Ill.
No. si-Legalizing Greenville. Approved
No. s2-Iegalizing Albany. Approved Feb.
10. Emergency.
No. 97-Providing for meridian marks. APP
proved March IL. No emergency.
No. 104-City commissioners Approved
No. ioe-Legaiizing appointment of trus-
tees when predecessors were of unsOund
mind. Approved Feb. 2S. Emergency.
No. 11S-Concerning proceedings in civil
cases. Approved March II. No emergency.
No. 119-Jackson county seat. Passed over
Governors veto March 8. Emergency
No. 120-Prohbiting railroads from run
ming through cemeteries! Approved Feb. Is.
No. 124-Changing the name of Mutual
Life Endowment Association. Approved
March z. Emergency
No. 125-Exempting cemeteries from taxa
ton. Approved Feb. 90 Emergency.
No. 12S-Authorizing towns to fund their
Indebtedness. Approved March ?. Elmer
No. 12a-Amending the Barrett law as to
sewers. Approved March 2; Emergency.
No. 136-Authorizng cities to redistrict.
Approved March s. Emergency
No -Authorizing employment of clerks
3 Emergency
No 14s-Construction of water works.
Approved harch L. NO od smsFge nc neade
without license. March IL. No emergency.
No. 1853 -coliability bill. Approved March
No. 15s-Relating to county assessors
Passed March 8 over Governors veto.
No. 161-Police matron. Approved March
No. l6s-school enumeration. APPROVED
March ). No emergency.
No. T7-Relating to foreclosure of liens.
Appprov,eedd March II. No emergency ner .,. -
report. Approved March Z. No emergency
No. 1Sl-Authorizing dispositions to probate
WIS marf frstees p from highway
work. Approved March 3. Emergency. :
No. 1893 shorthand court reporters. Ap-
No 195-Appropriation for Robert T. Over
man. Approved March 9. Emergency.
No. 204-Legalizing Alton. Approved Feb.
No. 205-Concerning gravel roads. APP
proved March Z. Emergency.
.. No emergency.
No 209-Legalizing Grandview. Approved
No. 211-Relating to water works trustees
i'm towns of less than five thousand APP
proved March l. Emergency.
No. 21S-Evansville charter. Approved
March II. Emergency.
No. 215-Appropriation for T. Sheehan APP
proved March 2. Emergency
No 226-Provides for record of persons re-
ceiving aid. Approved March IL. No emer-
No 2ss-Providing for changes of venue
from Justices. Approved March g. No emer-
gency.
No. 250-Township library. Approved
March IL. No emergency.
No, 252-Regulating the incorporation OF
insurance companies. Approved March 2.
Emergency.
No. a5f-Legalizing Lebanon. Approved
No. 2s2--Board of Agriculture appropria-
ton Approved March z. Emergency.
No 266-Fort Wayne street construction.
Approved March IL. Emergency.
No. 269-Township bridge repairs. APP
proved March g. Emergency.
No 276-Jury commissioners Approved
March IL. Emergency.
No 2e2-Purdue University trustees. APP
proved March 9. Emergency.
No 2o7-For the protection of fish. APP
proved March IL. Emergency.
No. 3os--Roby law. Approved March s.
Emergency.
No 327-State Library Board. Approved
March H. No emergency.
No 33l--To prevent black1iSting. Ap-
proved March H. Emergency.
Ne. 37-Guardians for insane persons. APP
proved March O. No emergency.
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