Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-06-22
NEW LAWS.
Went Into Effect Last Friday
Women's Hats--NO Liquor to
Minors.

Avn w ulNCCu l0uio navy oO
many important new laws taken
effect in Missouri in one day as
became effective last Friday. I'm.
der the Missouri constitution all
laws, except those having the
emergency clause passed by two
thirds majority are effective ninety
days afterthe dlte of adjournment.
The last legislature was work
ing body. Though the two houses
were under control Of opposite
parties politically they were indus
trious and made many laws, most
of them recognized by the public
as good ones. But as a result of
their efforts things that were illegal
| a week are e al to-
day. A few examples of the more
important changes are here given:
1t was lawful last week to sell
pools on races at tracks, licensed
by the state. 1t is penitentiary Of
fense, today, and state licenses for
pool selling will not exist.
Last week a merchant might
sell the plumage of any bird as an
ornament to a woman's hat. To-
day he will run a risk of prOsecu-
ton if he offers for sale any part
of a game bird that a woman
would wear on her hat. Owls,
hawks, crows, English sparrows
and domestic fowls are not includ-
ed in these prohibitions.
Last week it was lawful for sa-
loon keeper to sell liquor to min
or with the consent of the minor S
parents. Today ii will be a cause
for revoking the saloon mans IL
cense.
Last week it was unlawful TO
make baking powder that contains
alum in Missouri. Today it is
lawful.
A complete new law of negotia.
bic instruments is also effective.
TROUBLE FOR USURERS.
In addition to their other trOub-
les usurers, beginning last Friday,
can be made to return all money
unlawfully collected to the payol
or his heirs.
A new freight rate law greatly
reducing rates for shipments or
railroads is now effective unless re,
strained by the courts.
Last week there was no compul
sorry education law effective il
Missouri, nor has there ever beer
one. Today the parent who neg
lects to educate his children will bt
Liable to fine or prisOnment.
Last week it was unlawful tC
use in a school, outside of thu
three large cities, any school book
not selected by the state text book
commission. After last Friday eacl
district may select its own schoQ
books.
Hereafter railroad companies
will not be allowed to cOmpe
trainmen to work more than six
teen hours cOnsecutively withou
eight hours for rest.
1t is unlawful for any person I,
catch fish by any means except b.
the hook line method. (NO provi
sion is made for catching fish b.
hand as e. M. Beamer of Mexlct
says he can do if he gets time to g.
TO the creek 1t is specified tina
no trout, or crOppie less than eigh
inches long and no pike, jack sal
mon nor bass less than clever
inches in length shall be offere,
for sale.
There shall be a game aud fsl
warden appointed by the governor
for a term of four years and tn
enforcement of the sections of thi
law are the duties of him and hi
deputies, of which he may emplO
as many as he thinks is absOlutel!
necessary. All county clerk
of the state and the license collec
tor of st. Louis shall on the re
ceipt of one dollar issue license t.
fish and hunt in this state, this Ii
cense to expire one year after is
J sued. This does not entitle, tn
the holder 10 violate any of tn
provisions of this law.
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Slandered Vandalia.