Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS FtBRUY9 Iwt PAGES
cHArrLE MORTGAGE LAW.


Topeka. Kan. Feb 8-The HOUSE
passed q new chattel mortgage law o.
interest TO all business men OF the
state. and more especially the imple'
inent dealers The bill was introduced
by Heeney. Of Doniphan, and it was
Endorsed by the implement dealers Of
the southwest The bill is as follows;
That any morteagor Of personal property who
shall injure destroy or conceal any morlgaRed
| property or shall sell or dispose Of such prop
erty or any part thereof with intent TO detraud
the mortgage, his heirs and assigns, without
the written consent Of the MORTGAGE or his or
her assigns shall be deemed guilty OF larceny.
and on conviction thereof shall be punished as
follows:
For selling. destroying. concealng or dis
posing Of such property Of the value OF 20 and
under, in which the MORTGAGE has lien to
the amount Of 70 or less as Is now provided In
he cases Of petty larceny; for selling, inju :
ing DESTROYING, c0nceaing or disposing OF
such property Of the value OF % and over in
which the mOrtgagee has lien to the amount
OF over 10, rs Is now provided for In cases OF
grand larceny; provided. that In any case where
usury Is charged or collected this act shall be
imperative and void.
Grafton, OF Mcpherson, introduced d
bill in the house providing that funds
placed in banks by city, township,
county, school district or secret order
shall be kept as special deposits, un.
less written consent is obtained from
the corporation or order to put the
funds in as general deposit. Viola
ton of the act by banker is made
punishable by fine or Imprisonment,
or both.
The house committee on cities OF the
first class recommended the passage of
a bill, which, II 1t becomes law, will
prevent large number of tax dodgers
in cities of the first class from evading
the payment of their share of taxes for
public improvements. The proposed
law provides that petition for the
improvement OF a street which con-
tains majority Of the resident prop
erty owners names cannot be attacked
in the courts after the expiration Of 50
days from the time it is filed with the
city council.
Seaton's bill giving Atchison author.
ity to issue bonds to build city hall
and market house was killed by the
house judiciary committee.
The house adopted a concurrent res
0lution extending a vote Of thanks to
Senators Baker and Harris for their
action in voting for the ratification Of
the peace treaty.
The judiciary committee Of the house
introduced joint resolution amend
ing the constitution and providing for
seven judges. Of the supreme court
Four judges, the resolution provides.
are to be appointed in 1901, and after
that time two judges are to be elected
every two years.
A bill was introduced in the house
to compel patent medicine companies
in selling goods in the state to attach
formulas to each label giving the in
gradients contained in the medicine.
Senator Shaffer, of Bourbon, intro
duced bill requiring physicians and
surgeons to write all Of their prescrip-
tions for the compromising of medi-
cines lin the English language.
''The object Of this" says Senator
SIS to break the medical trust,
II possible. by writing prescriptions
in Latin, the people can be charged
sxorbitaut prices for inexpensive med
cines."
The senate in committee of the
whole recommended the following
bills for PASSAGE: To remove the dis.
abilities OF all ex.confederates; en-.
the Woman's Relief corps
n the maintenance Of the Mother
home and hospital at Ellis.
worth and making appropriation for
he support Of the institution; COM
'elling railway companies to employ
1t least one porter or brakeman on
Zach train, exclusive Of the conductor.