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

superintendent, OF public instruction from
S3.oo0 TO $500.
s. 3. 81. Provides for written contracts
for the payment OF commissions for the
procuring by one person OF a purchaser Tor
the real estate OF another. Emergency.
Signed March o.
5. b. q. Amends Sections ] and 4 Of the
act relating TO printing. inGeXing and bind
ing OF session acts. Emergency signed
S. b. &c. Regulates the construction Of
telegraph, telephone. electric light or other
wires over the tracks OF steam raliroaos.
5 b. 49,. Fixes the time when the terms
OF Office Of attorney general. CLERK OF the
Supreme and Appellate courts, state geolo-
gist and chief Of Bureau Of statistics slall
begin. This IS Jan. l after the election.
Signed March s.
FORT WAYNE CHARTER.
s. b. rz. This IS the act commonly
known as the Fort Wayne charter amend
ments. 1t is practically a new charter for
that city. It's chief provisions are that
the Governor shall appoint the members Of
the board Of safety. who shall control
the police and fire deartments; the mayors
salary Is reduced TO 1900 and the trial OF
o1enses against the city taken out or MS
hands and given TO a city Judge created
for that purpose, who IS TO be appointed
by the Governor for the term from the
9Th of May. 1901. TO the 9th Of May, 1905,
and thereafter elected by the people Ine
board OF safety Is To be strictly nOnpartl-
san. The mayor is charged viii response
bility OF appointment OF the COMMISSION
ers Of the departments OF pubic works
and public health and the heads or All
departments. except the commissioned OF
the department of public safety, also with
filling unexpired terms OF all elective Of
fees. except that OF municipal judge.
Emergency. Signed March 2.
s. y. a.. Amends the act Of March 8,
1893. concerning the incorporation and gov
eminent OF cities not having more than
5000 and less than 1900 population, Dy
ChanpfpU the nnnHlntian limits TO more
than 1900 and less than 5000 Emergen-
cy. Signed March g..
;. y. 155. This Is Senator Osborn's reap
portionment bill. Signed March 8. Under
Its provisions the following congressional
districts are made: First, Gibson, Pfke,
POsey. Warrick, Spencer; Second, Knox,
Davies. Martin. Lawrence. Monroe, owen,
Greene. Sullivan: Third. Dubois. Perry,
Crawford. Harrison, Floyd. Clark Scott.
Washington. Orange; Fourth, Brown, Bar
tholomew. Jackson. Jennings. Ripley, Dear
born. Ohio. Switzerland, Jefferson, Johnson
Fifth, Vigo. Clay. Morgan, Hendricks, Put
nam, Parke. VermiIlion: Sixth. Shelby, De-
catur. Franklin. Fayette. Union, Wayne.
Henry, Hancock. Rush; Seventh, Marlon;
Eighth, Wells, Adams. Jay, Blackford. Del
aware. Randolph. Ninth, Clinton, Boone,
Hamilton. Upton. Howard, Carroll, Foun-
tain. Montgomery; Tenth, Lake, Porter,
Newton. Benton. Warren. IippecanGe'
White, Jasper: Eleventh. Cass, Miami, wa
bash. Huntington, Grant. Blackford;
Twelfth. Noble. Lagrange, Steuben, De
KaIb. Allen, Whitley; Thirteenth, Laporte,
II Joseph, ElkUdfls oldl me- 0hSAi
Pulaski. Fulton. Kosciusko.
S. b. 159. Authorizes boards of park COM
missioners TO construct and maintain pup
lie paths or wheelways, and provides pen
alties for violations of rules governing use
OF such paths and wheelways. Apples NJ
present only to Indianapolis. Signed
s. b. 81. Makes it unlawful for any per-
son TO make a false written statement OF
his property valuation in order 10 obtain
credit. Signed March 6.
. n 22I Relates to descents and appor-
tionment of estates. Signed March g.
s. Il. 10. Relates TO the furnishing OF
rations. to be paid for by consumers by
meter measurement. making certain pro-
hibitions. providing penalties Emergency
s. b. To-. Provides for sinking funds in
cities of more than fifty thousand and less
than one hundred thousand inhabitants.
Applies 10 Evansville only. Signed March g..
$. b.. 426. Provides for the reimburse
ment of Royal r. Purcell former treas
urer OF School Board of the city OF Vim
cennes. Signed March 8.
S. b. 101. Forbids county superintendent
from conducting county normal schools.
Emergency. Signed March 6.
s. Il. 267. Prohibits discharge of waste
water and refuse of manufacturing COM
ranies into streams of water. Emergency
Signed March 8. This is the bill that al
lows the State Board OF Health TO decide
what kind OF refuse matter may be
cmptied into streams and when this may
S. b. l2s. Provides that if a township or
county assessor has good reason to believe
that any person. firm or corporation with
I'm his jurisdiction has omitted TO return for
taxation any taxable property, such OIL
csal NAV file his affidavit I'm the Circuit
Court OF the county or with the judge in
vacation. setting forth his belief that a
certain other person, firm or corporation
has such property in his or its possession.
and that thereupon a writ may issue
against such other person, firm or corpor-
etfor, requiring him or it to produce for
inspection any books or papers named in
said writ that may show the unlawful
omission of taxable property complained OF
fin the affidavit. Like writ may also be
issued on filing of similar affidavit by a
county auditor. the auditor of State, any
member OF the County Board OF Review or
any member of the State Board. OF Tax
Commissioners. The costs of such proceed
ing shall be taxed against the county IN
which II is held, except in case the person,
firm or corporation is found guilty of un-
lawfully failing to return property for taxa