The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-26

the statute 2oks makes IL unlaw ful for
any corporation, firm or person 10 sell,
iarter furnish or give away. directly or
indirectly 10 any minor. any cigarette.
cigarette wrappers. or substitute for either,
or TO procure for. or persuade. acvise,
OF y 10 smoke cigarette. A violation OF
the act Is TO be punished by fine OF from
wv 70 800. and second offense may be
ined not more than $500. to which may
be added Imprisonment IN the county jail
Tor not more than ~ DAYS
Pure-Food Inv.
Another measure was the pure food law,
which declares all authorizations OF food
products, can goods. provisions etc, I'M
lawful and fixes penalty for such adultora-
tlon and for exposing such authorizations
Tor sale. II does not permit health officers.
however, 20 open cans and examine goods
al VIII. The measure also applies 10 the
adulteraticn Of drugs.
Legislative Apportionment.
The most important political legislation
was tho passage Of a legislative apportiOn-
ment act huilt upon the lines laid down
by the supreme court IN It's decisions. II
apnortions the senator's and representatives
as follows, each OF the districts named be-
ing entitled TO one unless otherwise noted :
Senatorial ts-Posey-Gibson. Van
derburg, Nanderburg- Warrick- Pike, Spen-
characterization. Dubois Daviess, Har-
rison- Floyd, MashingtOn-JaCkson Clark
Scott Jennings, Jefferson Ripley Switzer-
land. Franklin-Dtarhorn-oh BarthOlo-
new Decatur Greene, MOnroe-iirown,
III,
Nigo, Nigo-Parke-N ermillion, clay-Owen
Putna M Montgomery. Hendricks Boone,
Marion 'Q, Marion. Morgan, Johnson Shel-
by Madison. Observation-Disclosures Rush,
Henry -Fayette-tniou. Wayne. Randolph
Jay Delaware. llamltOn-Tipton, Grant.
Grant l5lackford- Wells. Alen. Allen
Adams, Huntington Whitley. Wabash Full
ton, ami-Howard, ClintOn-carroll. Tip
pecauoe. Fountain Warren benton, New
ton-J a sper-W hite. Cass- Pula ski, Iake-Por-
ter I.apOrte-Starke. ST. Joseph. Marshall
In ut.f AT..1.l.
Steubenvile- pcKalb
Representative districts--Posey. Wander
burg 90. Gibson, Knox. Vanaerburg-
ford Harrison. Floyd. Clark. Floyd Clark
Washington. Scott Jennings, jefferson.
Ohio Switzerland. Dearborn. Ripley, Jack
son, Lawrence Martin-Orangr Dubois
Pike. Daviess. Sullivan, Greene Monroe
Brown. bartholomew, Decatur. Franklin
Union. Rush, Shelby. johnson, Morgan,
Ion parke. Putnam, Hendricks, Marion
C0. Narion-H Hancock. Henry, Wayne
Wayne-fayette, Randolph, Jay. Randolph
JAY ISlackford. Delaware (2b. Madison (2),
Hamilton, Roone. Montgomery, Madison
llamilton-Boone-NO Montgomery, Fountain.
Tippecanoe. Clinton, Clinton Tippecanoe
Carroll, Grant t2, Howard, Miami Wa
bash. Huntington. Grant-Howard- Miami
Waba h-Huntington, Wells. Adams, AL
len 80. Kosciusko. kosciusko-W Whitley.
Newton. Lake, l.ake-Jasper, Porter. La
porte. Laporte-Starke, Marshall. ST. Jo-
seph (9, EllShart (2). Noble. Dekalb, La
Grange-Sfeuhen.
Another apportionment act passed Is an
act repeating the appcrtionment law OF
1855. which was the only one left standing
by the decisions Of the supreme court.
BALLOT Law Amendments.
Next in importance In political legisla ton
is the act amending the ballot law. The
device at the top Of each list Of names
on the ballot. instead of being inclosed In
= square. Is to be surrounded by a circle
t..It 7u. .rat. 60 fer1f I~ft
make an X within one circle and not else
where" There will be small square at
the left of each name on tire ballot, and
mixed ticket viii be voted 10y making n
cross opposite the name OF each person
voted for. But instead Of using "A rubber
stamp and ink. the voter VIII mark his
ticket with q blue pencil that viii be
furnished by the election officers. The ar
rarcement OF the tickets OF the several
political parties l. not changed. The law
also provides that no candidates name
once and requires that any candidate NOM
mated by more than one political party
shan make and NE with the proper .iec-
tion commissioners his election IN writing,
properly signed and acknowledged. stating
which nomination he accepts. Unless he
files this election before the time arrives
for printing he ballOts, the election COM
missiDncrs shall choose for him on which
ticket his name shall he placed. Any candi-
date wishing 10 resign shall file his res
ignatiOn in writing with the officer with
whom the certificate OF his nomination was
He'd within three days after the filirg Of
such certificate, and at least 20 days IL the
nomination be for a state Office or Is days
II for county office. before the election. Ii
is made an offense punishable by q fine OF
from 81 10 500 ard imprisonment in the
county Jail for not more than 90 days for
any member Of an election board 10 per-
NUT voter 10 prepare his ballot IN a booth
on which the screen has not been so ar
ranged as to shield the preparation OF the
ballot from observation. A supplementary
act was passed further amending the law
so that II ~ possible for the township
trustee to appoint election officers from
without the precinct in case one of the
parties entitled TO representation had not
sufficient men within the precinct to COM
)lete "A list OF election officers.
Boards of Control.
Another political measure restores the
appointment of the directors of the state
prison to the governor. another restores
% him the appointment OF the statchouse
engineer. ami another bill changes the
method OF selecting boards for the state
institutions and provides for
Their government by boards Of three. APP
two members Of any one board being OF
the same political party.
other Political bills.
one bill requires that in taking a poll |
The person questioned must answer truth |
fully how many male persons inhabit fiie |
premises. whether or not they are OF yot- |
me age and how long they have resided |
IN that particular place. but they need not |
Another bill reOrganizes the metropolitan |
police boards ia eleven cities. It, main |
Effect was TO Gust the existing police boards |
n tlkhart. South Bend. Muncie, Anderson |
rerre liaute. Richmond, New Albany. JEFF |
'ersonville. Lafayette. LOgansport and |
Michigan City and require the governor |
% appoint new boards with no more than |
wo from the same political party.
The last OF the political legislation was |
he Fort Wayne charter hill, so amending |
he charter OF that city that all council |
men shall be elected from the wards instead |
II having a portion Of them elected at large |
Prison Reform.
The legislature passed FIVE bills for the 1
,etter treatment OF prisoners. The most !
important OF these Is the law converting |
what was formerly the Prison South into |
he Indiana reformatory. TO be managed |
~ board of four. with q superintendent |
nd other officers. IL will he a refuge for |
prisoners between the ages OF IL and 30 |
ears. The board OF managers is required /
O estab lish common schools and trade
chools. In which the prisoners may be |
aught the common branches and be given
he means of earning an honest living. |
When a prisoner has established his right |
o do so. by n compliance with the rules
u the institution, he may be allowed TO
cave on parole and work outside the |
'rison Tor one year, at the end OF which /
ime. IL he has given sufficient evidence
hat he VIII no longer be a dangerous mem
'er Of society. he may be DISCHARGED II |
> made the duty OF the managers to know
hat each pri soner has a chance 10 earn 1
IN honest living for at least six months