The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-25
NEW LAWS UP TO DATE
SUMMARY OF THOSE FILED IN SEC
RETARY OF STATES OFFICE.
where Emergency Clauses Were At
tached the Acts Are Already
I'm Effect.


tached the Acts Are Already
I'm Eject.
While a large number Of bills have al
ready been approved by the Governor and
deposited with the secretary Of state there
are many yet in his hands and it will keep
him working night and day until the end
Of the session to make some sort of a dis
position Of all of them. The bills that are
already laws cover a variety of subjects.
running from the usual $685. 600 appropria-
ton for the expenditures of the General
Assembly-aiways House bill No. Ito rules
concerning the discharge of convicts, con-
corning the contract labor system in pris-
ons, etc. In a large majority of cases the
bills embrace emergency clauses, 50 that
they are already laws. Every day Secre-
tary of State Hunt receives requests for
certified copies Of the new laws, which has
necessitated the employment Of additional
clerical help. One of the important meas
ures has been the new insurance law and
several companies have already incorpor-
ated under it. Below is a complete list of
all Senate bills that had been deposited in
the secretary's office yesterday afternoon,
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features of such measures. The words "em-
Urgency clause added, indicate that the
bills are already in force. A few have be-
come law without the Governors approval.
Those containing no emergency clause will
not be operative until after the acts are
published. Following are the Senate bills
passed by both houses, and filed as new
laws:
No. 3-Concerning the employment of con-
victs in the State Prison. The board OF
control is required to institute Instructors
of an educational and technical nature, and
is authorized to contract for the laDoF OF
four hundred c~onvicts and 30 per cent; OF
the number of convtctS in excess or elgnI
hundred. The prisoners are to be employed
at such trades as the board may direct,
not more than one hundred at any one
trade. The piece price system is authorize6
and the board is to have full control OF
convicts' labor. The board may lease lands
for farm products to be used in the prison.
the surplus raised to be sold in the open
market. All prisoners not engaged IN 1He
prison may be employed on the farms. NO
contracts for prison labor can run longer
than Oct. /, 1904. Contracts are 70 pc let
to the highest bidders. Not more than elght
hours shall constitute a days Work, me
warden, with the consent Of the board OF
control, is to appoint AL officers, guards;
superintendents of industries and employees
required for the operation OF the prison
under contract or state account systems,
after rigid examinations as TO education'
knowledge of the trades, moral character
etc. Inc DOdIu 10 " uCtN1 AAAAC NS -
pensation of officers and other employees.
The warden is to assign c~onvicts to such
work as they may be adaptea 70 ana Is Z
tools, supplies, etc, are necessary. quarter
" accounts of the supply department are
required from the warden. section 4 reaoS:
eli is the intention of this act that all work
done by the prisoners of the Indiana State
Prison under the state account system suail
be HAND work as far as practicable and re-
numerative to the State" Accounts are 10
be kept and from the profits OF labor ana
farm products salaries are to be PAID ana
any balance that may remain Is 70 De COW
cred into the state treasury. Inc Dill
carries with it an appropriation OF @l1o,uV
to purchase materials, tools, machinery,
etc of which S35 900 is to be available each
year. Emergency clause.
FEES IN CHANGE OF VENUE.
No. 80. Concerns the allowances of at
torneys' fees in criminal cases, and provides
when a change of venue is taken the judge
of the court from which the case IS taken
shall appoint and fix the fees of counsel Tor
the defendant. When a case comes 10 one
court from another the former cannot ap-
noint counsel or tax fees to the county from
which the change of venue was taken
Emergency clause.
NEW LIFE INSURANCE ACT.
No. SO. Concerns the Incorporation of life
insurance companies on either the stock or
mutual plan, and authorizes ten or more
/ citizens of the State to incorporate Inc
law is very broad in its scope, containing
thirty-two sections. The full scope or the
bill is set forth in Section /, which states
the purposes for which companies may or
ganize to be: ITO make Insurance., either
upon the stock or mutual principle, upon
the lives of individuals, and every Insurance.
| spnertaining thereto or connected Herewith,
and to grant and Ppurena Is ,e aanG s10e 600
subscribed, 50 per cent. of which must De
paid up and invested In safe securltles'
SIS, 600 of which securities are 10 Dc ug-
posted with the auditor Of state, and evil
derce furnished that 100000 Is all sub
| scribed in good faith. The remainder must
be paid in eighteen months. No part of the
80 per cent. required to be invested can De
loaned to eny officer or stockholder ana a
rated in the act. To incorporate on the
mutual plan, companies must have at least
go applications for policies of not less than
81, 600, and a list of such applicants mas 10
be filed with the auditor of state, with a
deposit equal to three-hfths OF tne nrst an
usually required concerning insurance COM
panies are embraced in the law. Emergency
No. 80. BY this act the State Of Indiana
accepts jurisdiction to lands in Grant county
| ceded by Congress for the purpose of a
branch home of the National Home for Dis
abled Volunteer Soldiers. Emergency
No "a. This act amends the law creating
the Appellate Court by providing that the
period of existence of said court shall be
1897. and no longer, at the end of which
term the Supreme Court shall assume juris-
diction of all causes pending IN and other
business Of said Appellate Court, as If this
act had never been passed. Emergency
clause.
SchooIbook Commissioners to advertise for
textbooks for use in the common schools of
the State by appropriating $1,000. Emer-
gency clause.
GRAVEL ROAD BONDS.
No. 1873. This act prevents county com
missioners from issuing bonds for paying
for gravel or macadam roads in excess Of
4 per cent. of the total assessed taxable
value of the property in the township where
the road is located. Emergency clause.
No. $50. The time for holding court in the
Forty-frst judicial circuit, Marshall and
Fulton counties. is fixed by this law. No
emergency clause.
No. 1872. Fixes the time for holding court
In the Forty-hrst judicial circuit, consisting
Of Marshall and Fulton counties.
No. 200. A law applying to any city OF not
less than 500 and more than $500 inhabit-
ants, by which the provision ef the Indian