The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-21
ACTIVITY "a AZ
Some Curious Statutes Have Baen
Passed by the Legislatures
Of war5ous states.

A Georgia statute makes it unlawful
for anyone to fire a gun or a pistol on
Sunday in the Cracker state. A statute
Of Colorado makes it unlawful b dock
a horses tail. A Florida statute makes
the manufacture and sale Of cigarettes
a misdemeanor unless they are filled
with Cuban or Florida tobacco. AMas-
sachusetts law makes it a misdemeanor
for the period of three years following
the adoption OF the statute to shoot an
eagle in that state and Michigan has
adopted q system for the state regpla-
ton of barber shops by creating a board
Of BARRIERS and making obligatory an
Official certificate for BARRIERS. The
state Of Pennsylvania has a statute
regulating the use of secondhand bot
tles, Missouri has a statute for the IN
spection Of malt liquors, Oregon has a
Law as to the composition of and the
ingredients that may be used in candy
and Illinois has a law as to gold and sill
yer plating, prescribing what may be
done and what is prohibited in respect
to the sale and display Of plated ware in
that state.
These are but a few Of the statutes
adopted by state legislatures within the
period of a year and are a fair sample
of the solicitude which is at times
shown by legislators in various states
in their effort to protect public health,
morals and good order, provide against
the guile Of Unrighteous persons and
secure to the people of their respective
states the full enjoyment of their "life,
liberty and pursuit of happiness The
last WISCONSIN legislature adopted a
statute regulating lobbying. A public
register is to be kept containing the
names of all lobbyists, the various bills
tooppose or promote which they are EN-
ployed and the names of the individuals
or corporations by whom they are EN-
ployed. Within 80 days after the adj
journment of the legislature persons OF
corporations employing lobbyists must
make a detailed statement of expendi-
lures to the secretary of state at Madi-
son.
North Carolina has a law relating to
the lease of turpentine orchards which
provides that leases shall expire in Jan.
uary instead of April, as was formerly
the case. California has a statute regu-
the sale of what is called official.
ly renovated butter and the state of
Washington has a law which requires
the capacity of milk cansto be stamped
upon the outside Of each by the town
auditor. Missouri, now the great pouI-
try state, has a state poultry associa-
tion, and Indiana has a statute making
it larceny to steal a dog listed for taxes.
Vermont has a new bounty law proviC
ing for the payment Of five dollars for
each lynx, one dollar for each rattle
snake and go cents for each fox killed in
the state. Missouri has adopted a law
requiring miners to have certificates
of competence, Washington has pro-
vided for the establishment of boards
of examiners of horseshoers in cities
of more than 10000 inhabitants and
Delaware has adopted astatute of some
what pfOsaic character which requires
gypsies to pay a license fee in that
state.
Indiana has adopted a law to prevent
lynchlng. Inc penalty for actively aid
ing or abetting is fixed at life imprison-
ment or death. If any person is taken
from the custody of an officer and
the fact is made prima facie
evidence of a failure on the part of the
officer to perform his duty and it there
upon becomes the duty of the prosecut-
ing attorney and the attorney general
to institute impeachment proceedings
against him. Minnesota has a law
which makes the building of a fence
more than six feet high a nuisance if
objected to and the same state has
adopted statutes exempting watches
and bicycles from execution. Ten
nessee has adopted a statute which
makes it a felony ito keep a place for
playing craps" and Wyoming a statute
prescribing a fine for wearing a hat at,I
a theater or other indoor amusement.
Wyoming is the pioneer state in the
adoption of woma suffrage.-N. Y,
Sun.