Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-08

x NAIL WA 7 Ar INST ES tStN
} -(Railroad committee) Providing
for the state inspection of safety ap
pliances on railroad cars and loco
motives and creating a state inspec
tor for such work. Bill drawn in the
interest of the Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen.
NUMBER OF POLLING PLACES
Providing for as many polling places
4 as may be necessary in school dis
tricts at elections for school officers.
j. Present law only provides for one in
each district. Applies only 10 cities
II of over 900 population.
\ DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS - Re
i quiring domestic corporations TO file
with the secretary of state the names
1 of directors. copy of charter, and 9th
i er detailed information of use to the
t secretary's Office. Violation of the
act punishable by revocation of IL
cense and fine of from $1,000 to $780,
| 600
MAYORS AND ALDERMEN TERMS
| Makes terms of Chicago city Off
Gals four years Municipal ownership
| features amended out by senate and
licensing of trades feature cut out by
house
NURSE COMMUNICATIONS Els
| tablishng a state board of eXamin-
ers for nurses. Prohibits others than
registered nurses from advertising as
such. Gives board authority TO reg
ulate the course of instruction in
training schools. Does not prevent
any one from nursing. Board to re-
ceive So a day for actual service, to
be paid from fees for registration.
NEW ARMORY-(Juul.) Giving the
Chicago division of the Illinois Naval
Reserve authority to acquire site for
and construct d new armOry outside
of the inner breakwater in the Chi
cago harbor Appropriation cut out.
AUTOMOBILES - Humphrey. . Re-
qures state registration of motor We
hicles. and prohibits cities. towns
and villages from making laws re-
gardng autos in conflict with this
measure. Limits the speed in the
country TO 20 miles an hour. and
makes numerous other regulations.
POLLING PLACES-(Austin) Pro
vides that in cities, towns and viii
lagos in counties of the third class
the polls shall be open from o'clock
in the morning till o'clock in the
afternoon. Went into effect March Is.
MINE INSPECTORS Drew In
, creases the number of state mine in
spectOrs from seven TO ten.
MINE DlSTRiCTS-(D Drew Increas-
es the number of mine inspection
districts from seven to ten.
HISTORY EXAMINATION-(Coyle.)
Requires an examination in the his
tory of Illinois and civics for those
who want teachers certificates.
CHARTER COMMISSION - Provides
| for municipal and branches in Chi
cagO.
CHILD MINE LAsOR-FetzerD Pro
vides that no boy under 1G years of
age shall be employed in a mine.
Makes law conform with child labor
act.
TILE MANUFACTURE-(GOod roads
committee.) Providing for the man
ufactuTe of thing and other hard road
material by the convicts of the Ches-
ter penitentiaTy. Part of the good
roads" plan.
| BOARDS OF REVIEW -. (Hearn.)
Fixes time of meeting of boards of
review as the third Monday in June
and of the state board of equaliZa-
ton as first Tuesday after Sept 10,
with the final meeting of the latter
on the first Monday in September
To hasten delayed reports from
counties TO the state board Emer-
gency clause.
FISH SHIPMENTS - Montgomery }
Prohibits transportation companies
from shipping seined fish during the
closed season. and making posses
sion of such fish prima facie evidence
of a violation of the law. Allows five
days after the season closes in which
to dispose of such fish
SUPREME COURT SALARIES-In.
creasing the salaries of the supreme
court justices from $1,000 TO $40 900
Act will apply to the new judges as
they are elected
FOREIGN CORPORATION - Re.
quires foreign corporations doing
business in this state TO file with the
secretary of state a statement of the
amount of capital names of direc-
tors. etc.
DENTAL EXAMINERS - Creating a
board of dental examiners. Requires
dentists to be licensed in the same
manner as physicians. Examination
fee, So; board members receive $40 a
day
PUMPING PLANTS daley Pro
vided that trustees of levee or drain
age district may build pumping
plants and use money from bonds al
ready issued for that purpose Emer-
gency clause.
SCHOLARSHIPS UindIy.) Provided
one scholarship in the University of
Illinois from each county and one for
each member of the general assem-
bly, each year. making 500 in all
Scholarships from counties to be by
competitive examination. Does not
apply TO professional schools
PUBLIC LAND FUNDS (Schaefer.l
Provided that all moneys received
under the act of congress relating TO
moneys received from tho caYa 90