Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-02-02
MANY BILLS OF LOCAL INTEREST
PENDING In THE MISSOURI
LEGISLATURE.
EFFORT TO CUT FAT SALARIES.
Compulsory Education 70 Be Looked
After The Reform school Band
Reception st the MANSION
Capt. Aliens Letter.


In 1900, amendments to the State Con-
stitution, viz:
One to allow County Courts to levy
an additional tax Of 25 cents for road
and bridge purposes.
One to amend Section 2S, Article 2,
by allowing q two-thIrds majority
verdict in inferior courts and three
fourths majority verdict in courts Of
record In all cases except in criminal
cases in which the death penalty may
be inflicted.
One to annul Section ~, Article 2,
by abolishing indictments in misde-
meanor cases and requiring all such
cases to be prosecuted BY information.
The following bills Of Importance to
Audrain people are pending in the
House, viz:
To reduce railroad passenger fare to
cents per mile on main lines and 8
cents on branch lines.
To repeal Section 7450, Revision
Statutes, and enact new section, Civ
ing the Recorder OF Deeds in counties
Of $1,000 to $1,000 population s1,7OO,
and in counties of %, 900 to $1,000 pop
ulation $1,000; no deputy's salary;
surplus fees to 60 to the county treas
ury as part of Jury fund; the popula-
tion to be determined by multiplying
by ave the total number OF votes cast at
last presidential election.
To require all mortgages and deeds
OF trust upon real estate, wherein the
amount secured exceeds s100, to be
foreclosed and sold only BY decree OF
Circuit Court.
To establish State Board OF Medi-
cal Examiners, who are empowered to
look Into the qualifications of all who
attempt to practice medicine or surg
cry In this State and supervise che
registration Of all practitioners Of
medicine.
To annul Section 49Os, which now
requires the Judge to instruct the jury
In criminal cases on the whole case,
and his failure so to do shall be cause
for q new trial, so as to make the judges
failure to 90 instruct acause for grant
ing new trial only when the de-
fendant's attorney requests in writing
an instruction.
To dispense with proof OF loss by
fire when insured by any ire insur-
ance policy as condition precedent
to a recovery, no matter what the
terms OF the policy may be.
To cut down the Tax Collectors
compensation. In the big counties
like Audrsin that pays taxes, all COM
bined about $780, 900, the Collector is
allowed per cent on amount collect
ed.
To reduce the contract rate OF inter-
est to six per cent.
To define stock yards and the duties
of persons operating them; to regu-
late charges, &C. This is an impor-
tant bill to the people Of Audrain, who
ship thousands of cattle and hogs, &C.,
to market. 1t requires license, not
less than e1o0 nor more than $500 per
year, to be fixed by the County Court
or City Council. II allows for water
ing, yarding and Weighing cattle II
cents per head; calves, 10 cents; hogs
and sheep, cents, and only one yard
age to be charged on same stock. II
forbids sale of hay, corn, &C., to stoch
owners at price greater than double
the Wholesale price of said hay, corn
sc. It fixes the charges for buying ol
selling stock at 90 per car load fol
single deck car load Of sheep or hogs
e5 per car load for double decks Of
same; % cents per head or SO per car
load for cattle; e5 per car load oI
calves or is cents per head; cent?
per head for sheep or hogs in lesI
than car load lots, but when in car
load lots o. per car. Heavy penalties
are provided for violations, &c.
To declare unlawful all trusts ant
combines, SC. This also is an impor'
tant bill. The main features are: Il
declares unlawful, against public pol
icy and void, all contracts, agreements
trusts, combinations, in the form of I
corporation, association, joint stocl
company, made for the purpose o
lesssning free and full competition Il
the sale Of any article OF merchan
disc, product, sc or OF controlling o.
regulating, or tending to control ol
regulate, the manufacture or produc
tion or sale of any product or com
modify, or of regulating, controlling
, the price or the cost Of any product o
commodity, and any corporation do
ing business under Missouri charter
violating this act, shall forfeit its char
ter, and every foreign corporation
violating any OF the provisions Of thi
act shall be denied the right to do bus
inees In this State. Any violation o
this law is declared a "conspirac.
against trade" and all persons en-
gagged In It shall, on conviction, b
punished by fine not less than 500 o
more than 81 loco, and by imPrison
ment in the peniteuiiary not less thai
two or more than Eve years. II goe
further and provides that any persol
or persons Injured or damaged b.
such trust, combination, SO, may eu
any person or persons who violates
this law for the full consideration o
sum paid by him or them tor an
goods, wares or commodity, and u
such suits the prouf that defendan
has violated any provision Of this la'
shall be sufficient evidence Of damag
to entitle plaintiff to recover. IL pro
vides futher that any purchase OF an
product, COMMODITY, &C., from any
, one doing business contrary TO this lA'
shall not be liable for the price there
Of and may plead this law as bis de
. fense. This bill inoIndes Ore and life an
. accident insurance companies and q