The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-02-23
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neapolis has bill that will protect
all pheasants in the State from the
hunters until January l, 1915. The
varieties of pheasants named in the
bill are: Mongolian, English, Golden
Reeves, Japanese, Tenmincks, Ira
gopas and Ringneck or China Tor
quatus. A fine of from 1926 to S1OO is
imposed for each bird killed, or i'm
prisonment for not more than sixty
days. The bill passed the house un-
der suspension of the rules.
Another ''game'' bill is one by Sen
ator McNamee which will make it
State prison offense to shoot person
mistaken for. a deer.
Representative Bouck has intro
duced bill allowing hunter to
shoot moose regardless of sex.
Representative G.. Krostue's bill,
allowing townships to increase the
poor tax levy from two to five mills,
has been recommended for passage
by the house committee on taxes and
tax laws.
The committee also recommended
for passage the bill by Representative
Carl Wallace, providing for the pay
ing of taxes under protest, action to
invalidate the tax to be brought with
in sixty days. A provision was added
to the bill stating that no technical
errors in the levy of the tax shall per-
NIT refundment, even if the tax is
paid under protest.
Another inheritance tax bill has
made it's appearance. It remained
for Representative Stone of Stevens
county to introduce the bill at this
session of the legislature. It is pract-
ically duplicate of the bill that was
before the legislature two years ago.
Representative Ofsthun of Glenwood
and A. J. Rockne of Zumbrota have
a bill that will make any conspiracy
in restraint of trade in this State a
felony. The bill requires that all cor
porations doing business in this State
after June 80, 1905, shall file state
ment OF the amount of stock, it's mar
ket value, the names of all officers,
the amount of stock owned in other
corporations, it's dividends. They
must also file an acceptance of the
provisions of this antitrust act before
being permitted to do business. One
OF the principal features is clause
making it unlawful to offer, give, So
llclt or accept any rebate, concession
or service for transportation by any
common carrier, whereby property is
transported at less rate than that
named in the published tariffs.
The bill by Senator Laybourne of
Duluth to abolish grand juries has
been reported to the senate without
recommendation, and hard fight will
probably be made both in favor and
against the bill.
Representative E. e. Adams of Fer
gus Falls has introduced in the house
bill repeating all acts providing for
bounty for the arrest and conviction
of horse thieves.
A bill by Representative Jefferson
has been introduced which provides
for the repeal of that provision of the
statutes limiting the time in which the
State can institute suit for timber
trespass.
Representative Jacobson of Hills
would have the railroads of the State
keep all grade crossings clear of all
buildings and distractions that may
hinder anyone on the highway from
seeing trains for distance of 300 feet
in each direction. Railroad COM
panles are given the right of eminent
domain to acquire such land as would
enable them to comply with the law
and these tracts with the right-of-way
must be kept free of trees or other OBJ
structions.
Representative Flower has bill in
the house compelling the State board
of control to make all bids for any
material to be furnished any of the
State institutions under the board free
and open to the public. All bids re-
ceived whether they are accepted or
not must be deposited with the secre-
tary of State.
Representative Swanson of Moose
Lake would have peddlers and timer
ant merchants obtain a license from
the auditor in the county in which they
are working. The license fee is<placed
at SIS for foot peddlers, $40 for carts
with horse, SIS for two-horse carts
and 500 for vehicles with more than
two horses. Any peddler not supplied
with license for the county in which
he is working may be punished by a.
fine up to $50 or Imprisonment up to
thirty days.
The house has passed the following
bills: H. F. No. l10-To prevent care