The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-06-01
EPITOME OF NEW LAWS.
A Valuable Summary Prepared by Lead
ing Lawyer.

InlS Drlel WAS prepared IOf inc lnt0f-
nation of the president of the Ameri-
can Bar Association. Among the laws
included in this is the negotiable in
strument act, which Judge Ingersoll
believes is one Of the most important
laws enacted by the legislature. He be-
lieves it is an act of perhaps greater in
terest to the people generally than any
other past.
The epitome includes twenty fea-
lures, as follows;
1. Enacted the uniform negotiable
instrument law, recommended by this
association.
2. Bill to regulate the practice of os-
teopathy.
3. To provide for appointment Of
shop and factory inspector and pre-
scribe his duty.
4. Requiring conditional sales with
title reserved for security of price to be
in writing.
5. Forbidding monopoly of narrow
mountain pass by single railroad, and
authorizing, when necessary, condem-
nation by rival line.
G. Placing craps on level with keno
and faro, by directing its insertion be-
tween keno and faro in a penal statute.
Z. Forbidding stock to run at large
in counties having over $4,000 popula-
ton.
s. Requiring written consent of pa
rent or guardian to marriage of person
under 16 years of age.
0. Amending exemption law, so as to
exempt $50 wages to all employees Of
whatever character.
10. Exempting Retiring partner from
further liability, after four weeks no.
tice of retirement published in local
paper.
II. Making second Friday in May,
known as memorial day, or Confeder-
ate Decoration day, public holiday.
70. Requiring fire escapes on all ho-
tells over two stories high; rope escapes
for three-story and iron balcony and
ladder for all stories above third.
10. Repeating the statutes on cham
perty and maintenance.
IA. Requiring the adoption of uni
form text books for public schools, and
providing commission for that pur-
pose.
Is. Forbidding foreign insurance
company to issue fire or marine poll
cies on any property within the state
except through local agent.
IS. Authorizing counties to establish
central high school. and levy county tax
to support same.
II. To prevent news monopoly, by
requiring agencies to sell news to all
newspapers and publishers at the same
price.
1S. Requiring counties to work coun-
ty prisoners on the public roads.
10. Authorizing superintendents OF
state and county hospitals, in counties
having over $4,000 population, to give
unclaimed bodies of deceased patients
to medical colleges, for anatomical de-
monstration.
20, Divers bills repeating acts, some
special and portions of general acts, es.
tablishing certain law, chancery and
criminal courts, which we're integral
portions Of the judicial system of the
state.
Speaking of the negotiable instru-
ment law Judge Ingersoll said:
"The American Bar Association, COM
posed of lawyers from every state in
the union, meeting annually, seeks,
among other things, to bring about
uniform legislation in the various states
on general subjects which are beyond
the jurisdiction Of congress. Chief
among these are divorce laws, CONNER
cial laws and acknowledgment or pro-
bate laws. Public Inconvenience and
scandal are the result of lack of uni
formity of laws on these subjects in the
various states. For five years past the
American Bar Assertion has been Civ
ing special attention to law upon the
subject of negotiable instruments,
which should bring about uniform
rules with regard to them in the vari-
Gus states of the union. In order to
insure not only uniform legislation, but
the best law possible upon the subject,
the association enlisted the services of
John J. Crawford, of the New York
bar, who has made a study of CONNER
cial paper. His draft was submitted to
a committee of association in 1896, ap-
proved by that committee adopted by
the association, and recommended to
the Legislators of the various states as a
model code upon this subject. It has
been adopted by several states of the
union, including New York, Virginia,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Illinois and
other western states. Before its enact
ment by our legislature it had met the
approval of the chambers of commerce
in Memphis, Nashville and Chattanoo-
ga. Though not acted upon formally
by the Knoxville Chamber of Com
merce, it is understood to have the ap-
proval of many of its active members,