The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-17
ACTION ON ELEVEN BILLS
GOVERNOR DURBIN OF
LEGISLATIVE AFTERMATH.
Six Bills Signed, -Four vetoed and
One Lone Measure Allowed
to Become a Law.

Governor Durbin yesterday disposed of
the eleven bills remaining on his desk since
the adjournment of the Legislature. Six
of the bills were signed by the Governor,
one became a law without his signature,
and the other four were vetoed.
House bill No. 90, which was returned to
the secretary of state with the Governors
signature, amends the city charter of In
dianapolis in regard to the Improvement
of streets and alleys. The law permits a
property owner TO appeal from the decision
of the Board of Public Works with re-
gard to property which may be assessed in
excess of it's benefits, to the Circuit or Su-
perior Court, which shall appoint a board
of three freeholders, whose decision shall
be final.
Senate bill No. pa, which was signed by
the Governor, requires foreign corporations
doing business in the State TO file articles
of incorporation, TO pay Incorporation fees
and to nave offices in this State for the
transaction of business.
The Governor also signed House bills Nos.
466, 367, 27S and 80. No. 466 regulates the
sale of convict-made goods, wares and
merchandise, and provides for the labelling
of same.
No. 367 amends Sections 2 and SO of an
act for the incorporation of insurance
companies, defining their powers and pre-
scribing their duties.
No. 27S defines the powers of boards of
public works in cities of more than 10O,0 900
population, i'm regard to the construction,
alteration and maintenance of sewers.
No. 81. provides for the use of voting
machines in this State. and repeats all laws
conflicting Herewith, and declaring an
emergency.
Senate bill No. 444. which became a law
without the Governors signature, author
ICES and empowers the trustees of Albion,
Noble county, to transfer all tuition funds
to the special school fund Of said township,
and declares an emergency.
Senate bills Nos. 253, 322 and All and House
bill No. 29i were vetoed.
Senate bill No. 25S provides for taxation
in cities and towns. The Governor vetoed
the bill, because it was of a revenue-pro-
ducing character and, according TO the
Constitution, such bills should originate in
the House instead of the Senate.
Senate bill No. 322 was vetoed for the
same reason as the preceding bill. 1t
authorizes cities of not less than $4,000 or
more than $4,000 population to levy a spe-
cial tax for sewers and drains.
! Senate bill No. All sought To amend Sec
ton 66 of the fee and salary bill, and pro-
vided for an increase in the salary of the
clerk, auditor, recorder, treasurer and
sheriff of Lake county. The Governor
said in his veto that no reason was shown
why the large increase in some of these
salaries should be made; that the pro-
posed salaries were larger than those paid
such officials in any other county of the
same population. He thought the bill
would be invalid, as neither i'm the bill nor
the body of the act was mention made of
the date of the law which IL sought to
amend.
House bill No. 294 provides that any per-
son against whom any fine or imprisonment
had been adjudged by any justice of the
peace. mayor or police judge, may appeal
TO the Circuit or riminal Court, without
filing a bond for costs, or paying the fine,
but by simply giving a bond for his APP
pearance at the trial. The Governor held
that this would open the way for appeals
in numerous cases simply for the sake OF
delay, permitting the scattering OF witness
es and suffering the guilty to escape.