The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-17
LAWS ARE NOW In FORCE
GOVERNOR DURBIN ISSUES HIS
PROCLAMATION.
The Receipt of the Marion County
CLrk the Last to he Received
-23,O0 Volumes.

The laws passed by the Legislature of
1901 became operative at 4 O'Clock yester-
Gay afternoon. with the fling Of the quota
for Marion county with County Clerk Geo.
b. Elliott and tine taking of his receipt
therefor. Secretary of State Hunt at once
sent to Governor Durbin official ~notifca-
ton that the clerks of the ninety-two coun-
ties of the State had received copies of the
acts. This notification was in the following
language:
Hon. Winfield T. Durbin. Governor of
Indiana:
Sir have the honor to inform YOU that
i have caused To be printed and distributed
to the ntnety-two counties of this State,
the Jaws. joint and concurrent resolutions
passed by the last General Assembly, IN
session from Jan. 10. 1901, TO March IL. 1871,
In accordance with the provisions of an
act concerning the distribution of session
acts. approved March 2. 1891, and acts
amendatory thereof and supplementary
thereto. and have on file in my office re-
ceipts from the clerks of the ninety-two
counties, showing that the acts have been
received IN each county for distribution.
The last receipt bears date May 10. 1901.
UNION b. HUNT.
Secretary of State
Upon receipt of this official rma
the Governor Immediately promulgated mis-
formal proclamation, declaring the acts liz
tull force and effect. as follows:
Indianapolis. Ind. May 16. 1901.
Whereas, The clerks of the several Cir
cult Courts in this State have transmitted
to the secretary of state their respective
certificates. stating the time when the laws
OF The State of Indiana, passed at the
sIxty-second regular session OF the General
Assembly, were received. and
Whereas, BY the aforesaid certihcations
Il appears that the latest filing of such
laws took place on the 10th day of May, 1901,
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. IN the office
OF the clerk of the Circuit Court OF Marion
county;
Governor of the State of Indiana. in ac-
cordance with the foregoing facts and in
conformity with tine provisions OF the Con-
StitutiOn and the requirements of the
statutes I'm such cases made and provided,
do hereby make proclamation announcing
the above date and time, to-wit, the 10th
day OF May, 1901. at 4 o'clock i'm the after
noon. as the cate at which the latest filing
OF said laws took place with said several
clerks OF said circuit courts, and declaring
all such laws published and circulated IN
the several counties of the State by proper
authority 10 be now in full force and effect
from the time and date of last filing, as
hereinhefOre mentioned.
In witness whereof / have hereunto set
my hand and caused TO be affixed the great
seal of Indiana. at the Capitol. i'm the
city OF Indianapolis. this 10th day of May.
in the year OF our Lord nineteen hundred
and one. of the State the eighty-hfth. ana
twenty-fifth.
WINFIELD T. DURBIN. Governor.
UNION b. HUNT. Secretary OK State"
The acts OF the Legislature OF 1899 were
enec;ive April - of that year. about three
weeks earlier than this year. but condi-
tons differed greatly at that time. The
laLe Legislature transacted business very
slowly early in the session. with the result
that the greater bulk of the laws were not
enacted until near the end of the session.
This inevitably delayed the printing of the
acts. Secretary Hunt says that II his depu-
ties and clerks had not been unusually ELI
Gent the acts would not have been in effect
for several weeks TO come. The Legislature
OF 1901 provided that 5000 volumes OF the
laws should be printed. as against 100
published two years ago.