Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-03
DIGEST OF THE
YEARS LAWS.
s. s. 3. &. 8. .s..ss.

The New York State LiplaiS
suad Its eleventh annual "Conlpala'i,se
Summary and Index Of Leglslatiolno n ~
states" covering the laws passed III loJ ~
The bulletin is prepared by hoDerl
Whitten. Phi. O., sociology librarian anu
+ d;oests and organizes the large announ'
of LEGISLATION enacted by State Leglsia
tnres. An interesting feature OF tue pui.
latin is it's review of the most important
and distinctive legislation of the year, IN
dicating the trend of legislation by refer-
rnce to laws of previous years.
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finder the head of suffrage it IS notea
that a constitutional amendment III w -
Carolina has been adopted by the pe up
and will 90 into effect in July, l9Oz. 1has
amendment has for its purpose, lily con
cealed. the Acknowledgement OF the I'M
crate negroes of the State. 1t IS similar
70 that adopted by Louisiana III 1890
and makes ability to read and write
saotion of the constitution a qualification
for voting.
,rhe bulletin shows that voting ma
chimes are steadily gaining IN faVof. ne
first law permitting the use OF VOTING
machines was passed in New ORR III
1892: during the year Rhode Island mas
created a voting machine COMMISSION 10
examine machines and make provisions
for their use; in Iowa the use or Young
machines has been authorized, and COM
mission has been appointed to make IN
yestigations as to the merits of the ma
chimes now on the market.
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Iowa passed a law providing for the
appointment of tax inquisitors to dis
cover personally omitted from the tax
lists. 1t is similar to the Ohio law on
the same subject. Missouri has adopted
constitutional amendment providing Tor
the exemption Of the amount OF mort
gage in the taxation Of incumbered prop
erty. The nominal owner of the property
is assessed for the amount of the proper
ty less the mortgage, and the owner or
the mortgage is assessed the amount OF
the mortgage. Virginia has provided for
tax of 81 on the seals of all courts and
notaries by means of IN adhesive stamp
to be affixed to the instrument requiring
the seal So far as is known this is the
only instance of State using stamps for
the collection Of taxes. New Jersey has
adopted a franchise tax similar in some
respects to that adopted by New York III
1899. 1t taxes all persons and corpora
tons using highways, streets and public
places, except railroad and canal COM
panies.
Rhode Island has created State COM
mission to build and maintain sidepaths.
A license fee of SO cents to 81 may be
imposed to form a sdepath fund. Mary
Ion oil hos icciO
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Mississippi, South Carolina and Vir-
ginia have revised their laws providing
for pensions for INDECENT Confederate
veterans, and Louisiana has adopted
constitutional amendment increasing an
nual appropriations for pensions
Louisiana will abolish the present sys-
tenn Of leasing convicts as soon as the
present lease expires, which will be
March 3, 1901. A number of States have
provided for the release on probation Of
convicted juvenile offenders. Massachu-
sets, Vermont and New Jersey have ex-
tended this system to adult convicts. A
Kentucky law provides that the board of
prison commissioners may parole conyicts
in the penitentiary for the first time Pa
rolled prisoners are not required to re-
main in the State, but if they do remain
they are required to report their place of
residence and conduct to the board of
prison commissioners, through the county
judge, at least every six months North
Dakota has adopted a constitutional
amendment establishing a board of par
dons, consisting of the Governor Attor
ney General, chief justice of the SUI
preme Court and two persons appointed
by the Governor
South Carolina has decided to make an
experiment in State insurance. The
State will carry its own risks on all State
and county public buildings except school
houses. Beginning with JAM 1, 1901,
half the amount now paid for premiums
on city and county buildings will be paid
to the commissioners of the sinking fund
for an insurance fund. When the insur-
ance fund reaches 100000 no further
premiums will be collected except to
maintain the fund at that amount.
Massachusetts, has provided for the
running Of workingmen's trains in tho
Boston suburban district between certain
hours of the morning and evening. and
for the sale of season tickets, for dis
lance not exceeding fifteen miles at
rate mot exceeding So per mile a year.
and quarterly and weekly tickets at
rate not exceeding 81 mile per quarter.
and good for one ride each way six DAYS.
of the week.
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Missouri passed law designed to pro-
hlblt department stores by imposing high
licenses on stores which carried goods in
more than certain number Of designated
groups OF merchandise. The State SUI
preme Court declared the law unconstitu-
tional. Maryland, Massachusetts. Vir-
GINA, Vermont, New Hampshire and
Rhode Island have prohibited the use Of
trading stamps. The Rhode Island law
has been declared nncnns tutinnau