, 1900-01-11
STATE LEGISLATION
SUMMARY AND INDEX OF LEGIS-
LATION BY STATES
IN 1899.
Notes on New York State Bulletin
Tenth Annual Summary and Index
Covering Laws Passed in 1899
Bulletin Digests and Organizes
Enormous Annual Output.

Bulletin Digests and Organize.
Enormous Annual Output.
The New York state library has JUS
issued its Tenth annual comparative
summary and index of legislation by
states, covering the laws passed il
1890. This bulletin digests and organ
ICES the enormous annual output OF
legislation so as to render available
with a minimum of labor the most
recent experience of other states. IN
aiding those interested in any specific
law to find readily what states have re-
Gently passed similar laws. An inter-
esting feature of the bulletin is its re-
view of the most important and dis
tinctive legislation of the year. indi-
eating the trend of legislation by ref
erence to laws of previous years, from
which the following notes are taken:
Utah has established a state insti-
tute of art having a governing board
of seven members appointed by the
governor. The object of the institute
is declared to be ito advance the in
terests of the fine arts, develop the in
fiuence of art in education and to fos-
ter the introduction of art in manu-
factures.'' 1t is the duty Of the insti-
tute to make art collections, hold an
nual exhibits and provide annual lee
ture courses.
The plan adopted in Kentucky in
1898 for placing elections in the hands
of a state board elected by the legis-
lature has during the present year
been followed in North Carolina. This
consisting of seven members elected
~biennially by the general assembly.
The state board appoints and has pow
er to remove county boards of three
members, who in turn appoint and
may remove the registration and cleo
ton officers.
Wisconsin has adopted an act regu-
lating lobbying. A public register is
to be kept containing the names of all
lobbyists, the various bills to oppose
and promote which they are employed
I'D tho rouos Of tbe indiv;dra1s or
oornoro+iors nv wbom tbev arc am
ployed. Within 80 days after the ad-
journment of the Legislature persons
-. oaunouo.or. unIoriro 1obh,,ists
1870, .a,. ao.oi1oL ,t,touor. otox
.o.a;.unao T. .ooroorr Of s.o+o
Vermont has enacted that all local
hills for the amendment of city and viii
lase charters must be published in a
newsnaper of The county at least three
weeks pryious TO the session of the leg
islature, This safeguard will doubtless
prevent much hastv local legislation
in tbe interest of priyate individuals.
which is often put through during the
closing hour of the session without
the knowledge of the localities con-
cerned.
,rmhor Of states have nrovided
Gov ,bo roo,,ro,io, and ,ioensing of nri-
,,ota ourIovuon+ ,~,encies but only a
,ou, have DC yet enterad tho 6erd In
uro.i.ion with nr;v.te enternr;sa
n,.i,. 600 ~r,;noi. hos aOtohIisbod
suoo oun,oruo,. ,,apc;es In oit;es os
"a ooo 70 ba oonducted nv oaicers an
no;ntod NV tbo ,overnor and Missouri
hos directed the commissioner of labor
statistics IN free employment
bureaus in cities of 100. 900.
no. odo,+ad ,apera, oar
,oro,ior lou, desi,ned m offer snacia,
a,.aomo. uro.iors 70 ora,
;-a m.1., a., low, 7. ho. rad,cod &c
;noonnoua+ion foo to ffteor oarts for
oaoh ., ooo 80 oo,;.ol vbilo ,bot of
~, 1..ou- % oo, and ~ Nou york
.,oE , honos 20 o+tr,ot many oor-
n,a .h,t would otbaruiso ircor-
norate in New Jersey and other states.
industrial c]ombination which has at
tended IN recent industrial prosperity
has brought about numerous renewed
to cope with the assumed evil.
Nine states have during the present
wear again taken I'D the solution Of the
problem. The laws of Arkansas, Mich
iean. Missouri and Texas are particu-
larlv drastic. Besides the national an
ti-frust act % states and territories