The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-11

railroads and other incorpora tions. Energ-
ency. Approved March Z.
Senate enrolled act No. fixes the number
and compensation of the Senate employees.
Approved March %.
House enrolled act No. s.. is the so-called
regency acl for the soldiers monument.
Vetoed Passed over veto
House enrolled act No. 157 is legislative
apportionment law. Vetoed. Passed over
House enrolled act No. 156 repeats the APP
portionment act Of 1893 on the ground that
constitutional Vetoed. Passed over veto.
e House enrolled act No. Ala provides for
the appointment of boards Of control for the
State prisons, the board to be appointed by
the Governor. Secretary of State, Auditor,
Treasurer and Attorney-generaL Elmer
gency. Vetoed March Z. Passed over veto.
Senate enrolled act No. $50 requires town
ship trustees to keep a register of orders
and warrants issued and an account OF all
indebtedness of townships and publish the
same This act has been charged TO the
Republican editors. but it introduced by
House enrolled act No; 646 authorizes
cities with more than 1900 and less than
market square or piece of land to corpor-
alton which will devote 1t to public pur-.
House enrolled act. No. 1o7 defines fraudu-
lent marriages. 1t provides that any man
who, while under prosecution for seaucti9 IN
escape prosecution and shall desert her or.
treat her cruelty within two years OF the
penalty not less than $500. Approved
March 8.
House enrolled act Nc. 2Ss is an act con-
corning the purchase of toll roads and pro-
viding for the maintenance of the same as
gravel roads It provides that the cost os OF
and further that if the commissioners deem
best one-third can be paid for out OF the
general fund Approved March s.
House enrolled act No. 4t2 fixes the time
o nodng dstret by
itself and courts begin the first Monday OF
March, June, September and December In
Gibson county the term begins the first Mon
day of October, January, April and July
In Posey the courts begin the Monday sue
March 5.
Senate enrolled act No. II requires street
railway companies to SO construct g, their Fir
protected from the inclemency of the wealth
er. Approved March 8.
ing laws relating TO the organization and
perpetuity of voluntary associations 1t
provides for the organization of orphan asy-
1ums, live stock associations secret socie-
ties. Women's exchanges. etc. Emergency.
Senate enrolled act No 1876 amends all
laws authorizing city councils to divide
cities into wards-said wards to contain as
nearly an equal number OF voters as pos
sible and no changes of lines to be made
oftener than once in two years Emergency.
Approved March 3.
Senate enrolled act No. IL authorizes
cities of 10000 population or more to provide
for police matron who shall be not less tnan
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by not less than twenty women and hve
men in writing. This act is not compulsory.
Emergency. Approved March T..
House enrolled act No. 3S4 lays tax
of one-sixth of a mill on every dollar of
taxable property in the State for the sup
port of the Normal School, Purdue and the
State University. The State University gets
one-fifteenth of mill and the other two
one-twentieth each. Emergency. Approved
March 8.
House enrolled act No. 623 authorizes the
County Commissioners of Nigo to add So20
to the salary of the circuit Judge
The following acts legalizing the incor--
poration and acts of towns were passed
with emergency clauses: Wheatland. Jas
per county, approved Jan. 49, Albany, Del
aware county, approved FebJ IS; legalizing
issue of school bonds issued by the town
of Shoals, approved Feb 165 legalizing the
Incorporation of Alton. Crawford county,
approved .Teb. IS; legalizing the incorpora-
ton of the town of Grandview, Spencer
county, approved Feb 25; legalizing the
incorporation of Greenville, Floyd county,
approved Feb. IS; legalizing the town Of
Crandall Harrison county, approved Feb.
%; legaiizing the incorpora ton of the town
of Broad Ripple, approved Feb %; legalize
the incorporation of Ossian, Wells coun-
ty. approved March 5.