The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-03-30
VOL. XVIII.
BECKHAM PUTS
PEN TO BILLS,

General Assembly tow ards the close of
the session, used the axe freely Oh
some and allowed others to become
laws without his approval. The
other bills that have been signed by
the Governor have been published
in previous issues of the News
Only those that are of local interest
and of general importance are given
II. B. No. no. by R. W. Miller
Authorizing the condemnation of a
passwsy through private. property
when necessary for the ingress or
egress of persons who otherwise would
be cut off from passway to their
property.
Ii. b. No. 116, by F. A. Lochrey-
Requiring livery stable keepers to
Keen q record of all vehicles used, Sc
curing the signature of the patron
and requiring him to state how long
he wishes to use the horse or con-
veyance and how far he intends to go.
Any violations of the law are declared
to be a misdemeanor, the penalty
being fine or Imprisonment or both.
The giving of fictitious name also
comes under the ban of this law.
s. B. No. go, by Henry George
Making it unlawful to sell liquor by
wholesale in local option district,
except that manufacturers may sell
their own make. The exception is
made In order that distilleries may not
ba driven out of local option districts
S. B. No 1s9, Authorizing counties
to issue bonds for the construction of
turnpikes and gravel roads. Upon
petition of Is per cent. of the voters
the County Judge is required to call
an election to decide whether or not
bonds shall be issued for that purpose.
S. B. No. AZ, by ]. Embry Allen
Appropriating SIS, $50 for improve
ments at the Eastern Kentucky Asy-
lum at Lexington. The original bill
called for an appropriation of Sl33, 800
for the same purpose.
s. B. No. 1874, by G. w. Richardson
Assessing tax of 80 cents barrel
on rectified whisky and 25 cents on
portions of barrels.
S. B. No. 1877, by R. H. Fleming
allows trust companies to organize in
counties of less than $4,000 popula-
tion with from $4,000 to $25, 900 cap
ital stock.
a. B. No 10, by j. 9. Summers
Providing that on each package of
fer tilizer there shall be tag bearing
the date of inspection, the ingredients
and the weight of the package the
object being to prevent the defraud-
ing of farmers byeimposng upon
them worthless fertilizers.
ii. b. No. %, by Carl Day--This
act prohibits the coeducation Of
the races, and affects only Bere a
College, in Madison county. This
institution has existed for almost
half a century, and is said to be the
only coeducatIonal institution of the
kind in the South. Under the Day
law Berea College cannot exist after
July of this year unless it provides a
separate school either for the whites
or the blacks at distance of not less
than twenty-five miles from the seat
of Berea College
H. B. No. 459, by Charles E. Day
Authorizing fourth-class towns to
levy a tax of rs cents, instead of %
cents, as provided in the present law,
for public school purposes.
2 a. B. No. 249, by r. W. Miller -
Prohibiting the sale or transportation
of wild turkeys, pheasants, grouse,
partridge and quail within the State
of Kentucky. Makes 1t unlawful for
a common carrier to carry game, ex-
cept in possession of the hunter who
lawfully killed it. Each bird or fowl
is made separate offense, and the
penalty Is from $40 to $50 for the first
offense, and from $50 to $50 for any
subsequent offense.
a. B. No 265, by E. K. Renaker-
Requiring that the records of the
survey made by the county survey
ors shall be preserved. There has been
some carelessness in the preserva-
tion of these surveys, thus losing
some valuable records which citizens
often have occasion to refer to.
W s. B. No. 80, by J. Embry Allen =
Appropriating $751; annually Vin
addition to the present allowance
meeting the regular expenses of TIN
state A. and M. College at Lexing-
ton.
S. B. No. 1853, by W. A. Byron
Appropriati1g $40, 900 to place a statue
4 of Goebel In or in front of the new
State Capitol
s. B. No 70. by s. E. Dehaven =
4 Providing that automobiles shall not
move at greater rate of speed than
fifteen miles an hour on the highway,