Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01
WORK OF LEGISLATORS.
Nearly Twelve Hundred Bills
Passed Through the Hopper.
synopsis OF the Grist Ground Out BY the
Missouri Legislative Mill During
the Recent Session-Many
Bills Killed.

The Thirty-ninth general assembly
put about 1000 bills through the legis-
1ative hopper. the great majority of
which did not get beyond the commit
tee stage.
Following is complete list of the
bills which have passed both houses, a
majority of which, through the sheer
lack of time, had not up to adjourn
ment sine die, received the governors
signature.
An act to define the liabilities Of railroad cor
porations in relation to damages sustained by
their employees and to define who are fellow
servants and who are not fellow-Servants and
to prohibit contracts limiting liability under
this act. February 81
An act to appropriate money for the payment
of interest on the bonded debt of the state and
the certificates of Indebtedness issued and held
in trust by the state for the school and SEM
mary funds during the years 1897 ard 1898 (Feb-
ruary 81
sinking fund to be used in the redemption or
purchase of bonds. February 81
An act to amend article 2 of chapter AZ of the
revised statutes Of Missouri of 1898 by adding 3
new section to be known section 2592, regu-
1ating freight charges for melons and berries
grown in Missouri. February 49,
An act to amend an act entitled AN act to re-
district the state into judicial circuits and TO
fix tn, the terms OF court therein; OF extra session
Of" Approved 1893 and to enact two new Sec
tions in lieu thereof. February 49,
An act to amend article of chapter 49,
Revised Statutes of Missouri 1889, entitled
Municipal townships for road purposes, by
adding thereto one section, to be numbered
An act amending AN act creating and es-
tablishing the Thirtieth judicial circuit of Mis-
souri, and designating the time of holding court
therein and providing for the appointment of o
judge thereof" February %
An act to appropriate money for the cost Of
the assessing and collecting of the revenues for
the years 1897 90, including contingent expenses
24.)
An act to provide for the payment of state
and county school funds apportioned to school
districts formed of cities, towns and villages,
and of territory adjacent thereto, to the treas
urer Of such district. february pa
An act authorizing boards of school directors
in counties having, or hereafter adopting, town
ship organization, to loan sinking funds. Feb-
An act to provide punishment of owners or
custodians of aged and otherwise infrm ami
mails, who refuse to restrain the same from run
ming at large. February pa
An act to increase the number of terms of
court in the county of Benton, etc. February
An act to prevent the exhibition of deformed
persons and animals. February "a
An act authorizing the holding of four terms of
the county court OF Montgomery county, etc.
February pa
An act to provide for the establishment and
maintenance of q home for disabled and indi-
gent honorably discharged federal and Mexican
soldiers of Missouri and their wives, etc.
An act declaring the confederate home at
Higginsville, Mo-, to be an eleemosynary insti-
tuition of the state of Missouri. ETC. (March 10Y
An act to amend section of an act entitled
Criminal Court of Buchanan County, ETC."
(March 16.)
An act providing that only citizens of the
United States may solemnize marriage
An act defining the duty of secretary of state
as to bondS-adding new section to chapter
lis March -
An act to repeal chapter 1879 of the Revised
Statutes of 1889 of the state of Missouri, enti-
tied Migrants" CMarch ~
An act to appropriate money for the support
of the public schools of the state. March ~
An act to amend section 42f, chapter 6, of the
Revised Statutes of 1889. relating to assign
ments, appraisers. March ~
An act declaring the treatment of diseases of
the human body by the system known as osteop-
athy not to be the practice of medicine, etc.
March ~
An act to amend sector 6O59, chapter 9S. Gen
eral Statutes, 1889, relating to grand and petit
jurors. March ~
The new primary election: QMarch So
An act providing for holding two terms Of the
Lewis county circuit court, etc. (March 81
An act to enable the county court of Andrew
county to pay Jacob Schell the amount of money
expended by him during the years 1891. 1892, 1893
| and 1894, ETC. March 81
An act empowering the county clerk of any
forthwith for the purpose of passing upon the
sanity of an apprehended poor person supposed
to be insane. March 81
An act requiring persons, associations and
corporations owning or operating to provide for
the well-being and protection of employes-the
Vestibule bill. March 81
An act affecting the time of holding court in
the Thirty-fourtl and Thirty-ffth judicial dis
An act to amend an article of chapter 4S of the
Revised Statutes of 1889, relating the require
ment by railroad corporations OF connecting
| lines outside the state March So
An act to amend article l. chapter 50, of the
Revised Statutes of 1899 of the state of Missouri
| to remove the insurance department to Jefer-
An act to amend an act entitled IAN act
creating board of election commissioners in
cities having 100 900 inhabitants keeping polls
| open until seven o'clock. (afarch 81
An act to amend section ga Of chapter II Of
| the Revised Statutes of 1889, entitled "Attor-
| neyS at law, graduates of universities, Wash
| ington university and Kansas City school Of
law, admitted to practice law on diploma IS
| (March g.
An act to entitle cities, towns and villages
| operating under special charter and containing
| 1000 inhabitants or less To levy and collect a
| license tax sundry businesses. employments,
| agencies. amusements and sundry other sub
| iects, With emergency clause. (March o. Not
| approved.
! the insurance department fund to the state rev.
enue fund. (March 81
| An act to amend section Of an act entitled
| can act relating to manufacturing mechanical,
| mercantile and other establishments and places,
and the employment, safety, health and work
hours OF employees" approved April 70. 1891.
An act to add to chapter SO, article 5, Revised
| Statutes of 1882 entitled Insurance; general
provisions" six new sections, to be numbered
respectively SOFA, 5912B 59I2C, 5912D, 5o12E and
591zF. (March III
of paying the salaries OF civil officers for the
/ years 1897 and 1898 commencing June l. 1897, and
| ending December 81, 1885, March III Not ap-
An act to amend section 1876, article 1, of
titled Municipal bonds by striking out said
section SS5 and enacting new section in lieu
thereof. March H.
| Statutes Of 1889, concerning union depots and
! union depot corporations. (March III Not ap-
| An act to provide for the more uniform as
sessment and taxation of street railroads in
| cities of this state. March IL Not approved
An act to repeal sections 3749. 2752 1888 and
| 1853 Revised Statutes 1885, and amendments
| thereto. and to enact new sections, to be known
sections 3749 1882 35.S and 27S9 in lieu there
| An act to amend section 1899 of article Of
chapter 80 of an act entitled ''Cities of the
rnd class of the Revised Statutes for the wear
| 1889. CMarch l5.)
| An act to amend sections 75i7 and 1919 Of ar
! ticle OF chapter 1873, entitled Taxation and
| equalization, of the Revised Statutes of the
State of Missouri for the year 1889. (March 49,
| An act authorizing the railroad and warehouse
! commissioners to require railroad companies to
| make connection and interchange cars (March
| Isl Not approved.
An act TO repeal an act entitled IAN act to re-
peal section AZ of an act approved April :, 1892
entitled An act to redistrict the state into fu-
dicial circuits and fix the terms Of courts there
/ in. and to enact in lieu thereof a new section
| fixing the terms OF court in the Nineteenth iu-
| dicial circuit, approved March 9. 1888 and to
| enact new classification of conyicts y
| (sdarch 15.l Not approved.
An act to amend section 1882 of article /
chapter l25. OF the Revised Statutes of Missouri
of 1889, entitled Penitentiary classifications of
! convicts-' - March 15) Not approved
An act to amend section OF an act entitled
An act establishing the office of marshal of
| jackson county and defining his powers and du-
ties, approved February i. 1871 (AIareh 49, Not
| An act to amend section 1928. chapter I4s. ar
/ ticle !. Revised Statutes Of Missouri 1889 emit
! tied schools" March I5).
Hin act to exempt farmers mutual hail insur-
ance companies from the provisions of chapter