The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-07-15
IMPORTANT NEW LAWS
Some OF the naaaeS hade in Criminal
Code By Last LEGISLATURE.

Ninety days having elapsed since
the adjournment of the twenty-ninth
legislature in regular session, laws
passed without the emergency clause
or with less than a two-thirds vote of
both houses, became effective yester-
day July 14). Among these are
most of the acts amending the Grim
inal code, as we'll as other important
laws.
Among the other laws amending
the criminal code are the following:
Imposing a jail penalty for pistol
toting
Making 1t felony to steal a sheep
or goat. This puts the sheep and
! goat on parity with the hog.
| Making it an offense to be the
! proprietor or manager or controller
| in any way of public gaming house
Permitting the prosecution of per
sons 8 years of age for perjury un-
der certain conditions
Prohibiting minors from entering
billiard, pool and bowling rooms
where liquors are sold.
Providing for injunctions to pre-
vent the use of buildings for gamb-
ling.
Providing for the probation of iu-
venile offenders. This was passed in
lieu of the Juvenile court bill"
Prohibiting the selling of pools on
horse races, except within the in
closure where the races are run and
upon the day of the races.
Levying an annual occupation tax
of IS 900 upon persons who make a
business of loaning money upon the
assignment of future wages The
purpose Of this law is to put the
Shylocks out of business
Prescribing punishment for per
sons who assist in the escape of
persons convicted of misdemeanors |
Limiting the number of squirrels
or fish which any person may take /
for tn market in a week
Among the other acts of the legis- !
latu-e which became effective are
the following The state, county /
and city depository law which makes |
ii the duty of certain officials to des- /
ignate such banks as shall offer to !
pay the highest rate Of interest on /
daily balances and give proper Sc
curity, as state, county and CITY de- (
pOsitor.es. respectively wherein the
funds Of tina state. counties and cities (
RESPECT valy shall be kept Th4 act F..
is -DH operative as t1 the counties /
and oitias but will not become oDer- /
atiYe as % the state until after
the election of the next state treas 4
urer
The pure feed Law" regulates The
sale ard Inspection 1s the various .
mill products which 1r4 soli Tor
stock feed
Another bill regulates -he weights
ami brands of siou- AMI otta- mill (.
products
Railroads are required to bum
lights and provide de--al switches
at all main line switches.
The &C. creating The Sxty-Ftfth /
District Court IN Hill county be-
came effective, and the governor !.
will appoint Judge
The Hicks public utility bill re- Il
qutres corporations operating public Il
utilities under franchise from cities
70 MAKE annual reports showingNtheir II
capitalization income ana axpeudi-
lures
The Robertson public utility bill II
provides method whereby district
courts may regulate the charges Of
public utility corporations
ne assumed risk Dill restricts the
defense Of assumed risk and con
tributary negligence
Jurors may D. selected ~ civil h.,
-Ases aithour reference % fhs pay I
nsn- ~ D0H clN
Sa.A~ta~ - it-'-iet Judges ara -ais-
Fl tz=I 3 500 - 900 The raise
does do. become operative until
Iaura-. A. 1905
P-py sion i. made f.- .la pAymer
10. -Alarta- .- t,.--f.- .1u-t stau9-
gvaph@rs
The Aft ~ .4- .s-aty y-atEhtu .egis.
4'uv- prohibiting rh@ payment nf
ampl3Ese IN merchandise ea@rks IA
g amended sa ~ to eHrnnats All -N-
rRrs grs -aR~afrDm