The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-11

No employee shall in any case be held to
have assumed the risk involved in such
violation. Signed March S.
II. b. eos. Amends Section 5 of the travel-
ing library act of 1893 by appropriating $1,000
to be expended under the direction OF the
commission for clerical assistance 10 the
state librarian and other expenses OF the
commission made necessary by the act. in
Guiding travelling expenses OF the MEMBERS
of the commission In the discharge OF their
duties. Signed March s.
H.. 3. 527. Provides that i'm cities of less
than 1900 and more than 1880 (Anderson)
where the Common Council has heretofore
contracted with any person, firm or cor
poration for supplying said city with pure
water for fire protection or other purposes
places with electric lights said Council Is
authorized to levy and collect an annual
special tax for Paying said contract price
Tor water or electric lights not exceeding
So cents on the 500 of taxables. Emergency.
Signed March s..
II. b. 1913. Changes the name OF the town
of Fayetteville, in the county of Fayette.
TO Orange in order to make the name OF the
town correspond with the name OF the post
office. Emergency. Signed March s.
II. B. SIS. Legalizes Incorporation of
the town of Knox, in Starke county, and
the election and qualification OF each and
all of it's officers and boards OF trustees
and each and all of the acts OF said officers
and boards. Emergency. Signed March s.
H. Il. 1893. Provides that on the trial OF
any appeal from a survey and perpetuation
by a county surveyor OF any boundary line
between adjoining lands and the corners
thereof IL the court finds against such sur
vey so appealed from IL shall find and de-
termine the true boundary line between
such adjoining lands and the corners
thereof and order the county surveyor to
locate and perpetuate such line and corners
according to such finding by depositing In
the proper places. below freezing point. a
stone or other durable material and marx
and make entry thereof In his field notes
as required by law. Signed March 8
II. b. SOL. Authorizes the State Board OF
Tax Commissioners 10 call an annual meet
ing of county assessors or the state, such
meeting TO continue not longer than three
days. Each assessor outside of the county
in which the meeting is held shall be al
lowed 50 per day for his services in attend
ing, 50 per day for his subsistence and 5
cents per mile each way between his home
and the place of meeting estimated by the
shortest and most practicable railroad
route. none of these items 20 be for a longer
paid b. county commissioners on certi1cate
of the secretary Of the State Board OF Tax
Commissioners accompanied by afficavit or
assessor as to number of miles Travelled py
him. Emergency. Signed March S.
ANTITRUST LAW.
III. 3. AS. This is the antitrust bill (Coo-
peri. Provides that all arrangements.
agreements, trusts or combinations. or any
agreements or arrangements that are made
whereby a party or corporation refuses to
furnish any article of merchandise. when
the party or corporation can furnish the
same. or by charging more than the regu-
lar and ordinary price for the same. or do
ing or refusing to do any act or acts that
would cause such party 10 cease To manu-
facture such article or hinder such person
or corporation from so doing, ana that all
arrangements, contracts or acts done or
performed between any person or corpora
ton, made for the purpose of compelling
any person or corporation engaged IN the
business of manufacturing any article OF
merchandise to cease manufacturing any
such article, or compelling the same TO
close down or go out OF business, Is hereby
declared to be against public policy. un-
lawful and void. Any corporation char
tered under laws of Indiana violating pro-
visions OF the act shall forfeit it's charter
and corporate existence. and foreign cor
porations guilty OF violations shall be de-
MED the right 70 do business I'm Indiana
Attorney general required TO enforce provf-
sions OF the act. Violations of the act are
declared 10 be destructive OF full and free
competition and a conspiracy against trade.
and persons engaged in such conspiracy are
liable 70 a fine Of from 500 10 5000 and
by Imprisonment for not less than one
nor more than ten years in the peniten-
tiary. or by either the fine or imprison-
ment. Persons or corporations injured by
violations Of the act may bring suit in
courts OF competent jurisdiction against the
person, persons or corporations operating
such trust or combination and recover the
full consideration or sum paid by him or
them for any goods. wares or merchandise
or article the sale OF which Is controlled
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Signed March 5.
II. r.. aS. Legalizes proceedings of Board
of Commissioners Of Owen county, Indiana.
concerning the construction OF a gravel
or macadamized road I'm Marion township
IN said county, authorizing the sale OF
bonds and levy of tax therefor and repeal
ing conflicting laws. Emergency. Signed
March 3.
VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS.
H. B. Dos. Provides for the organization
of voluntary associations for the following
purposes: To establish and maintain hor-
ticultural and agricultural associations; for
dredging and deepening channels OF rivers
and creeks and for Improvement OF har-
bors: or for constructing. operating and
maintaining sewers and for constructing.
operating and maintaining a system OF
drainage for private and public property,
10 establish and maintain schools upon
plans 10 be set forth In the articles OF as
sOciation; TO establish and maintain asy-
lums for orphan children and aged females
and asylulns for crippled persons. 10 pur-
chase and hold burial grounds with power
or ornamenting and protecting the same:
10 organize lodges or temperance or charl-
table associations. TO organize churches.
including the high and subordinate courts
thereof, also societies for prey ontion OF
cruelty 10 animals or children: end to
organize n State grange and subordinate
oranges; 10 organize military and Gre COM
panies: companies 10 erect suitable build
inRs for public meetings and 10 Dfa1s ant