Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-09


group the monuments to Illinois soldiers
on the battlefields Of Chickamauga,
Lookout mountain and Missionary
ridge.
Amending the law In regard to cleo
ton Judges by providing that the super
visor only shall be Judge ex-oflicio.
Providing for the establishment Of
manual training departments in high
schools on an Affirmative vote Of the
people OF the district, the petition Of
nifty voters being sufhcient to call an
election to vote on the proposition.
Providing for q June term Of the
county court Of Henderson county.
PROBATE COURT Laws
Unlawful for the Judge to Act - Attorney
in Certain Cascs.
Making It unlawful for a county or
probate Judge to act as attorney In
settlement of estates in cases pending
in the court over which he presides as
Judge. and fixing the penalty for viola
ton at fine Of $50 to 81 900 and remov-
al from Office.
Providing that before any will shall
be prObated. the person seeking to have
1t probated shall file petition with the
court stating the time and place Of tes-
tator's death, his last residence and the
names Of all the heirs and legatees with
residence Of each, and making II the
duty Of the clerk Of the court to notify
by letter. II possible. all the heirs Of the
intention to probate the will. In case
no petition is filed. the court shall pro-
coed to probate the will. first having
given due notice Of the intention in the
public print.
Increasing salary Of election commits
doners Of Chicago to $500 per annum
and salary Of clerk to $4,000.
Empowering the Joliet school board to
lease or purchase school property.
Enabling cities and villages to levy
an emergency tax in excess Of per
cent. to build or strengthen levees when
threatened with inundation.
Authorizing the insurance commits
sicner to publish Insurance statements
in weekly as well as daily papers.
Revising the law relating to the deten-
ton and commitment Of lunaticsL
Revising the entire building and loan
law.
Permitting manufacturing and mining
companies to enter into combinations
for the express purpose Of maintaining
or increasing wages.
Providing that cities or villages under
special charter may retain existing pro-
hibitory clauses when they reorganize
under the general law.
Education OF Children.
Requiring that every child between
the ages Of and II years. who Is able,
shall attend q public or private school
for sixteen weeks each year. twelve Of
which shall be consecutive. Equivalent
Instruction Of the child at home or out
SIDE any regular school is considered as
meeting the requirements Of the law.
The qualifying words English" and
day school, are omitted from the law.
thereby obviating the objections made
to the Edwards law. Neglect to COM
Ely with the law Is punishable by for
felt of not less than 81 nor more than IS
to the school fund. The duty Of enforc-
ing the law Is imposed upon truant on
GERS to be chosen by boards Of education
or school directors.
Revising the entire military and nav
al code of the state. 1t provides for an
adjutant for each battalion. an engineer
ing department and signal department.
It divorces the medical department from
each battalion and regiment, except on
assignment by the surgeon general on
order Of the commander Of the regi-
ment.
Amending the law relating to country
fire Insurance companies and specifying
the method of adjusting claims for loses.
Fixing salaries Of members - board
OF managers OF the state reformatory at
81 200 a year.
Increasing the number Of Lincoln PARK
commissioners from five to seven.
Providing that farm drainage bitches
no ont for tt.a
Of water.
Authorizing election commissioners of
Cock county to deputixe I'VE clerks to
administer the oath Of ONCE to judges Of
election.
App0rtlonment Bl1la.
The judicial apportionment law re-
apportions the state outside OF Cook
county into seventeen circuits instead
Of thirteen. The law has been declared
constitutional. The new circuits are
made up as follows:
First circuit-Pulaslki, Massac, Pope.
johnson. Hardin. Union. jackson. VIII
hanson and Saline counties.
Second circuit-Gallatin. White. Ham,
nton. Franklin. Wabash. Edwards.
Wayne. Jefferson, Richard, Lawrence
and Crawford.
Third circuit-Randolph. Monroe, 81.
Clair. Madison. Bond. Washington ana
Perry.
Fourth circuit-Clinton, Marion. Clay,
Fayette. bingham. Jasper. Montgom-
cry. Shelby and Christian.
Fifth circuit - vermilion, Edear,
Clark, Cumberland and Coles.
Sixth circuit-Champaign. DouGiaa,
Moultrie. Macon. Dewitt and Piatt.
Seventh circuit-Sangamon. Macou-
pin. Morgan. Scott. Greene and jersey.
Eighth circuit-Adsms. Schuyler. Ma
son. Cas-. Brown. Pike. Calhoun AMI
Menard.
Ninth circuit-Knox. Warren. Hender-
con. Hancock. McDonough and Fulton.
Tenth circuit-Peoria. Marshall, Put.
nam. Stark and Taxeweil.
Eleventh circuit-McIean. Livingstou.
Logan. Ford and Woodford.
Twelfth circuit-wili. Kankalee ana
IroQuois.
Thirteenth circuit-Bureau, LASsIle
and Grundy.
Fourteenth circuit-Rock Island. Ner.