, 1900-01-11
quiring the signature Of the author 10
articles charging immortality.

curing the signature Of the author tc
articles charging immortality.
Indiana has adopted a strong law to
prevent lynching. The penalty for aC-
tivity aiding or abetting Is fixed at
life Imprisonment or death and the at
torney general may conduct the prose
%cution. If any person is taken from
the custody of the officer and lynched
it is made prima facie evidence of fail
ure on the part of the officer to per
form his duty II it thereupon be-
comes the duty Of the prosecuting at
torney and attorney general to insti-
tute impeachment proceedings.
A commission has been appointed in
Pennsylvania to investigate the sub
ject of good roads and report to the
legislature of 1901. In Vermont the
office Of state highway commissioner
has been created, while in Rhode Isl
and the office of state commissioner Of
highways has been abolished and the
act granting state aid to towns repeal
ed. Wisconsin has referred to the
next Legislature a constitutional
amendment authorizing state taxation
to improve highways.
To obviate the Inconvenience caused
by the dissimilar bicycle regulations
of the various municipalities of til.
state, New York has prescribed "A set of
ordinances and regulations for the use
of bicycles hat must be adopted by
cities, towns and villages wishing to
have any regulations whatever. New
York and Oregon have passed genera
laws for the construction of ~sidepaths
by counties. y Pennsylvania law pro
vides for the construction of s~idepaths
by townships, and in Washington cities
have been authorized to construct
paths. Florida. Illinois, Massachu-
sets, Michigan, Minnesota and Penn
~sylvania have passed laws to protect
sidepaLhs from injury.
The indiscriminate imprisonment Of
show serious pathOlogic symptoms or
not is responsible for making many
confirmed criminals, just as dosing a
"e"NN' P'tsoH WIN neu'''ne may
nan Il pei i"'"Il"' M"S9"'hu-
''''' ""''o''Neu "' "Ppolh'IHeHI VI
probation officers in 1891 and Yer
mont has now followed her example in
III a't p'o'iulns 10y the appointment
l.. .~,l -. At q
Ill e'." 'ouhts ny Vhe county court Oh
ii p''o"|'on ohi'er VINO may recommend
t""' pe'''ns oe leie"Seu on proOalIoh'
may eNpenu nlones ioI temporary sup
Foi' anu transportation ana must re
pun moh'hIs " lhe PRISON EohImlS-
sion' minus anu MIhneSola nave pro
'lu'u y p'ooa'loH oniceIS LOT JuNeh-
'e oneiueis' NO S"'e mas yet had
suilcIehI confluence IN the cFlmlhoIo-
s's'S " auopt d real inuetermlhate sen
'eH'" law. crime Is the result Oh a dis
eaSeu OF uelec'''e social nature ana
Tue OH! sclehIlllc way 10 deal with II
10 u Neep 'he ciiLnlnal uhuer treatment
VII culeu' Al present II Is NIdeht that
states are aoop'ihg maximum and
minimum sentence parole ana good
TIME laws "lthlh the present year
in"Aiihunn anu minimum sentence laws
vermont ana the provisions OF the In
u'aha Id" nave Deeh greatly extended.
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, 0'N''tns Vi 'n'ee
was ."' an" s'''h
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'oinp"n'eS III
:, ''"'' nay un"io
appear anu may VI
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o'e
'Nu MAN
'oiiiniSS'oh
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" p'0p'''' "'"'"' u"e
law
Ne'aua mas enacted that county com
hisslohers may puy or construct teIe