The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24
List of the More Important Legisla-
tive Enactments.
Comprising Those OF y General
Character mud of General In
terest ~ the Public
nj Large.

commercial feriiiizers.
Concerning public offenscs and their pun
iShmcnt
Concerning The tender Of money.
Relating to husband and wife
Concerning public officers and their pun
! ishment.
no regulate the management OF county
asyiums
Providing FOR more uniform mode Of do
| ing township business.
Providing that county auditors shall pro-
vide bulletin boards
To amend an act providing for the OPEN
4 ing OF highways. etc.
Concerning estates and convcyanccs.
Amending an act concerning loan, trust
! and sAfe-depoSit companies
Authorizing boards of county commits
I sionsrs 10 offer and pay rewards.
/ Concerning life insurance in fraternal
ana charitable organizations.
/ To amend section 81 OF an act for the re-
] lief OF the poor
To am nd section OF an act concerning
telephone companies
Permitting Judges OF criminal. superior
or circui; courts 70 appoint hailffs ana X
their compensation not 10 exceed S5 "A
month
Concerning the opening vacaiing and
change Of highways, ana amenling section
5ei6 revised statutes
Directing county troasurers holding un-
expended balances colectf Il by special levy
for purchasing gravel roads 20 pay over
such balances to the township trustees. or
town or city trustees. TO bc applied 10 IN e
township fund or 10 the general fund Of
towns or cities.
Providing for a field Inspection or COM
mercial fertilizers by the state chemist in
stead 81 allowing fertilizers to be sold on
the analysis OF he sample sent from the
factory
Creating county boards Of charity 10 act
~ conjunction with the state board
Prohibiting the Importation Of ce pendent
children into the state without the person
importing thcm Ming bond with the state
hoard OF charities Tor their maintenance
Amending the law concerning telephone
companies
Comforting the veto power on m vors Or
INCORPORATED cities OF less than 30 go in
hahitants
Requiring county auditors 20 post bull
lctins the first ~ each month m their or
fees showing the amount ~ unloaned
school FUNDS IN the county treasury.
Allowing am Incorporated cities ana towns
TO rrovide hy ordinance FOR Keeping streets
and alleys clean and pay for So doing either
out az the general fund or by assessrn.n nj
against the properly owners. 30 emer-
Amending the law concerning the con-
sfruction Of free grsrel roaty OF March 3
Regulating desccnts and the apportion-
mont OF estates 70 render valid convey
ances by children. or their guardians OF de-
ceased husbands who have lefi econd or
subsequent chiilless wives surviving them.
LegalizinE the acts OF notarieE public
whose commissions had expired or Who
were ineligible 10 Office
Authorizing county commissioners 10 ac-
Guire title 10 land which has heon mort
gagged TO secure school fund loans. where
such loans have become delinquent
Compelling township trustees 10 make
affiaavi, 10 county boards OF all moneys re-
ceived and paid out on all accounts
Providing that when the term % office
OF a justice OF the peace shall expire Ne
shall In case there has been 40 sIccs ssor
elected turn over his dockrtsand records 10
the nearest justice. who shall keep them
urttl a successor has been elected ard quail
ihed. In case none IS elected ai thc crd 90
thrte years the records must he deposited
vii d the clerk Of the circuit court
Providing that there shall not be more
than two justices OF the peace In each town
ship and one in addition for each incorpo-
rated town. with another additional one Tor
each city. and that IN Indianapolis there
shall not be more than FIVE.
Making II "a mis1emeanor to tap the wires
~ any electric company
Fixing the fees % justices Of The peace
Compelling notaries public 20 write the
date OF their commissions as part Of each
Making u Illegal for any town or city
clerk 10 allow any claims except those or
dered by the board OF trustees or council.
and requiring claims 10 he itenlizcd and
verified by some person having knowledge
OF he facts
Providing that II shall not be necessary
FOR the plainiiT in any action FOR damages
brought on account OF the aiiege, nrglf-
gence OF any person, firm or corporation
for personal Injuries or death TO prove abb
serce OF contIibutory negligence. however.
such contributory negligence may be
proved by the defendant as part OF his
case.
Amending the election law 50 as TO allow
any political party to have one challenger
and one poll book holder at each voting
place.
Extending the Barret law to Incorporated
towns
Providing FOR the establishment az ,rav-
cling and township libraries. the appoint l
ment OF officers, the levy Of taxes for such I
Libraries, and prescribing how they shall be /
managed
Allowing debtor to make good tender
OF money by paying It into court
Allowing dispositions 10 he taken in pro-
bate cases where witnesses are nonresidents 4
or are unable 10 be present
Making u a misdemeanor TO violate the
provisions Of the law Of 1928 intended 10 pre-
serve the natural gas OF the state
Concerning fertilizers
Allowing building and loan associations
10 so into liquidation at any regular meet
Ing of the directors
Regulating the management OF county
poor asyiums
Providing that when county auditors call
meetings OF county commissioners they
shall state IN the cal what specific business
Is 10 De transacted AT such meeting and
providing that the board must adjourn
when the business for which 1t was called
has been transacted
requiring any person selling leasing or
granting lnanufacturers' licenses to patent |
rights 10 file copy OF the contract with the
clerk or the county In which he resides
The township reform bill prepared by the
reform commission
Amending the road laws so as TO allow
owns or cities to make public streets out
OF Tree gravel roads extending into the cor
pordtions and taking, the control OF such
roads from the hands of the county COM
missiorers
froViuing that when public official has
bc"n convicted OF felony he shall be pro-
hini q from holding Office
TO provide for written contracts between
- Sers and school corporations
10 aa..~ir ;. ih- establishing OF city or