The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-21

GENERAL LAWS,
But Legislature Passed Many
Local Measures.

To permit banks or banking companies
to advance money on tobacco.
To give Grand Juries inquisitoria
powers in cases of public drunkenness.
To facilitate trials of cases appealed
from the courts of Justices of the Peace
To amend the school law as to the
duties of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction by authorizing him TO sus
pend county schools to hold Institutes.
10 prohibit nIurderers from inheriting
the property of deceased.
To amend the acts to pleas non est
factum.
To regulate the practice of veterinary
surgeons.
To prohibit betting at race tracks.
To amend the pharmacy act so as to
give Grand Juries inquisitorial powers as
to violations of same.
To amend the pension laws by increas-
ing the pensions for old soldiers and pro
Wiling pensions for the widows of old
soldiers.
To amend the Circuit Court salary
act.
To amend the corporation laws so as to
provide for tine organization Of acetyIene
gas companies.
To allow subordinate lodges knights
Pythias to own property.
To regulate the running of automo-
biles.
To allow corporations to issue preferred
and common stock.
TO appropriate S25 600 per annum 70,
the Peabody College for teachers.
To amend the disposition of the state
surplus act OF 1903. The Toilet school
bill.
To regulate the practice of osteopathy.
To amend the general corporation laws
as to religious organizations.
To provide for the acceptance by the
state of the trust of Mrs. Ann E. Weber.
To amend the exemption laws of 1871
so az to make 10 per cent. of all salaries
of $40 and under subject to garn;sh-
ment.
To require the plugging of abandoned
oil wells.
To require life insurance companies to
stamp or print the character of policy
across the face thereof.
To prevent ticket scalping and require
railroads to redeem unused tickets.
To give employees lien on the stocks
of their employers.
To prohibit persons from purchasing
10 permit County Courts to supply
destroyed tax books.
To amend tho Cnancery practice act of
1903 50 as to give Chancellors increased
powers while sitting 10 chambers.
ToFdesignate and adopt state flag.
To provide for the appointment of a
commission to locate the line between
Tennessee and Georgia.
H.. 4
towns TO refund outstanding bonds
To create tn office of Assistant Attor-
ney General and reporter.
To amend the pure food law so as to
allow the Board of Health to use funds
to have samples anaJzed.
TO regulate the running of traction en-
gines.
To create the office of Entomologist
To authorize construction companies |
to take stocks and bonds in payment for |
work
To make it unlawful to receive deposits |
in an insolvent state bank.
To provide for the registration and pro.
lection of trade marks.
To regulate judgements in replevin |
suits before magistrates.
To extend the time within which land.
lords and furnishers' liens may be en-
forced
To regulate appeals in Chancery cases.
To create the Sixteenth Judicial cir
cult in West Tennessee.
To prohibit the paying out of school
funds for maps, charts, etc, except on
countersigned by the County
Judge.
To create three additional Circuit
Judges in Shelby County.
To regulate the business of loaning
money on salaries, wages and personal
loan shark bill.)
To amend the law regulating the prac
tice of surgery and medicine.
To provide for the regristration of pow
srs of attorney.
To authorize Circuit Judge to adjourn
regular terms of court.
To promote the comfort of public
travel. (Jim Grow bill
To prevent the spread of communi-
cable diseases among domestic amin Is.
To provide for the inspection of ba
keries.
To require retail mercantile establish
nents to provide seats for female en-
ployes
To appropriate $4,000 to pension the
widows of Confederate soldiers.
To prohibit the mortgaging of personal
unless it is in the name of the
To amend the primary election law 30
rs to provide for the election of Ward
and District Chairman.
To authoriz County Court to pay the
expenses of Sheriffs going after prison.
BIS.
To establish a Department of Game,
Fish and Foresty.
To authorize tie Governor to issue
and grants on entries made within three
years prior to April IA, 1903
To regulate fraternal beneficiary as
cations.
An act concerning delinquent children. |
Juvenuille Court law
To prevent courts and Attorney Gen.
,ral from releasing or renting Attor-
fees.
10 amend the road law in counties of j
70. 200 population and under. ,
To provide for the assessment of in
er-urban and street railroads by the ,
Railroad Commission.
To provide for bonds ia appeals from
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