The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-25
THE HOUSE BILLS.
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THE HOUSE BILLS.
House bills had been deposited with the
secretary of state yesterday as follows:
No. l. Appropriated SlO5,0 900 to defray the
bly,. Emergency clause.
No. 6. Takes Benton county from the
Thirtieth judicial circuit and places it IN
the Twenty-frst, to consist of Fountain.
Warren and Benton, and leaving in the
Thirtieth district Newton and Jasper coun-
ties. This bill grew out OF q squabble be-
tween the bench and bar of Benton county
and was urged by the attorneys. It also
provides that in circuits of three, or more
counties, on. petition Of two hundred resi-
dent freeholders, the commissioners may tn-
crease the salary of the judge not TO exceed
$500 a year. Governor Mount failed to ap-
prove this bill, and it became law without
his signature. Emergency clause.
No. Z. Authorizing the bringing of suits
laws of Indiana in any county where there
IS al office or agency for the transaction
of business or in which any person resides
upon whom process may be served Emer-
No. As. Amending the law of 1897 for a
committee to visit penal, benevolent and
educational Institutions so as to provide the
Governor, forty-five days prier to a session
of the General Assembly. shall appoint a
n-onpartisan committee of three members
elect, not more than two from one party,
one from the Senate and two from the
House, whose duty 1t shall be to visit the
various institutions, investigate their needs
and necessities and report to the Legisla-
ture the amount OF appropriations neces-
Sary. The committee is not TO serve more
than thirty days, and Is to receive a per
diem of 50 and travelling expenses. Emerg-
ency clause.
No. IS. Authorizes any county or district
agricultural society which has paid for Its
lands, in which the county has no interest,
hy the vote of a majority of its stockholders,
to convey by deed any or all Of Its grounds
or divide the same among lis stockholders
after payment OF all debts. Emergency
No. GA. Provides that where a .guardiaq
conveys the interest OF his, ward IN real
estate the wife Of such, ward may make a
separate deed as if she had Joined with her
husband. Emergency clause.
No. "A. Prohibits the construction or rail-
road tracks on real estate intended for
cemetery purposes. Emergency clause.
No. los. Requires wardens of prisons to
to any point he may desire to go not farther
away than the place from which he was
not more than IS, and from Nov. / to April
/ a hve-dolIar overcoat. Emergency clause
No. 140. This bill amends the law gov
erning the State Board of Health, broaden
ing its powers and making new regulations
concerning the gathering of statistics. NO
No. f42. Prohibits any person to take or
catch or make any attempt so to do, hsh.
cells or other property about a private hsh
pond without the owners consent on penal-
~ of not less than IS nor more than $lO0
fine, beside Imprisonment OF not more than
one hundred days. ANY person killing nsn
or cells in such pond, using poison, dyna-
mite or other explosive for the purpose. Is
made a felon and may be sent to the peni-
No. Ia. Amends Section CAT of Burns's
Revised Statutes of 1894 so as to provide
in appeals to the Appellate Court. instead
a part of such coparties desiring to appeal
may give notice by publication In SONS
newspaper printed and published in the
State for three weeks successfully. It any
coparties who have been notified Of the
tendency of the appeal personally, or by
publication, decline to join, their names
may be stricken out and they may
hot afterwards appeal. Such parties
shall be regarded as properly Joined and
be liable for their just portion OF the costs.
Emergency clause.
No. us. An act to legalize the incorpora-
gomery county. and of the election Of ali
its officers, surveys, plats, records, etc.
provided that the bill shall not affect any
| pending litigation. Emergency clause.
No. 232. Appropriating $500 to pay ex-
penses incident to the presentation OF span
ish-American war relics to, the state, m
GLIDING battle flag of the battle ship In
diana and the machine gun captured In
Santiago harbor, and providing means Tor
the care and preservation or the relics.
No. $50. Legalizing the incorporation OF
the town Of st. Joe, De Kalb county,
Emergency clause.
No. 272. Legalizing the action OF the
Council of Montpelier for the construction
of the Green-Street sewer, particularly 20
cure doubt as TO the regularity OF some OF
the steps taken. the bill reciting the sewer
was constructed according TO the speclnca-
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No. ESQ. Changing the name Of "The Re-.
form School for Girls and Women's Pris@
on" separating the institution into two
one to be known as THE Indiana Industrial
School for Girls" and the other as THE In
diana Women's Prison" Emergency clause
No. 440. Appropriating $685. to place ventis
lating apparatus in the Fall or the nouse %
Representatives.. The Governor permltted
this to become a law without MS approval
Emergency clause.
No. $50. Legalizes settlements made by
county commissioners during the period be-
tween Nov. q, 1894, and June p 1885. IN
accordance with certain decisions OF the Su-
preme Court that were afterwdru overruleo.
Governor Mount failed to sign this bill, but
as he did not veto it it became a law.
Emergency clause.
1899 (see above S. b. 1881, limiting the. issu-
ing Of road bonds by county commissioners
to 4 per cent. of the taxable value OF prop
erty in the township where the road is to
be constructed, shall not affect the con-
struction of free gravel and macadamized
roads, and the issue and sale of bonds there-
for. where an election has been ordered, held
or been held. and carried for. the construc-
ton of free gravel and macadamized roads,
the bonds for the construction of which have
not been issued or sold prior to the 9th day
House Resolution No. S61. Directing the
Governor to furnish the total cost or man
agement of the soldiers monument up TO
last report; also to furnish the annual cost
of management of the monument.
THE VETOED BILLS.
But two bills have been passed this ses-
sion over the veto of Governor Mount. The
first was House Bill 236, to establish a SUI
perior Court in the counties of Lake, Por-
ter and Laporte. The special act passed two
years ago establishing this court provided
that 1t should sit at Hammond and Michigan
City, and that the expense of providing a
suitable place for the court to sit should be
borne by those cities. The bill was to so
amend the act as to provide that the coun-
ties should bear their proportion Of the ex-
pense.
The second, House bill No. 276. was to au-
thorize Seymour to purchase a water works
plant now in operation there. The bill was
so amended as to include Anderson and
Auburn. AS passed by the House, the first
section limited the operation Of the bill TO
those cities. The second section was general,
as constructed, and authorized any city,
in the State to purchase water works
plants. The second section was amended by
named. 1t was believed at the time of the
passage of the bill by many that It was a
scheme TO get a general bill through under
the guise of q local or specific bill. The
Governor. In his message vetoing the meas
ure, pointed out that the bill attempted TO
evade the constitutional provision prohibit
ing any city from going into debt to exceed
2 per cent. Of the taxable value of its prop
erty.
In addition to the bills mentioned above.
which have been flied in the office Of the
secretary of state, the Governor yesterday
sent messages TO both branches announcing
that he had approved a number of others,
reference to which Is made elsewhere.
These, with those mentioned above. consti-
tute all that have been passed thus far.
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