The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-08-22
new STATE LAWS.
Acts Of the Special Session Are
Now in Effect-What
They Are.

mostimportant among these are the
Humphrey drsmshop law and the
Cooper law for the removal Of dere-
lict officers.
The enabling act gives the cities OF
the state the power to regulate the
charges Of public service corpora
tions. The rate is to be fixed by the
city council. 1t is to be reasonable
and is not to bechanged oftener than
once In two years. A city council
may, II II desires, select q commission
to examine the books and estimate
the earning capacity Of the corpora
tion sought to be regulated and re-
port its findings to the council. Then
after the council has acted on the
report and fixed the rate the compa.
ny has the right to appeal to the
courts II 1t regards the rates fixed as
too low and confscatory.
The drsmshop law is q general
measure, Involving the entire dram
shop business OF the state. 1t pre-
vents the brewers from holding dram
shop licenses, but allows them to be
bondsmen for saloon keepers. All
applications for saloon licenses must
be on blanks prepared by the attor.
ney general and furnished by the
secretary Of the state In order that
they may be uniform. The amount
OF bond each saloon keeper must give
is $4,000 and must be signed by per-
sons who qualify for the entire
amount above all statutory exemp-
tions. The bond issubject to attack
by any two citizen taxpayers living
near the saloon, who can sue to col
lect damages on the bond for viola.
tions OF the law.
The law for the removal OF derelict
officials provides that when any tax
payer files q complaint against any
county, city or township official
charging him with neglect OF official
duty, the prosecuting attorney shall
institute removal proceedings In the
circuit court against the official. The
governor is authorized to direct the
attorney general to assist the prose-
cutting officer In the proceeding
Should the complaint be against the
prosecuting attorney or the sheriff
the circuit Judge shall appoint spec
ial officers to fill those places pending
the determination Of the proceeding.
The trial shall be by Jury, and upon
conviction the officer shall be remov-
ed. The official so removed has the
right Of appeal to the supreme court
as is now provided in civil cases.
The Kenney state factory inspec-
tion law, passed an the special ses-
sion, isalso important. 1t extends
state inspection to factories in all
cities having 10000 inhabitants.
The purpose of this law is to aid In
the enforcement oi the child labor
law enacted at the last regular ses-
sion:
Another law OF Importance is the
miners's fellow servant act which sp.
plies to mine operators. The law
does not apply to work above the
ground, such as constructing or op-
Grating concentrating mills, fumes
or tramways.
The Pemberton dramshop law is
important to Columbia and Boone
county, as 1t prohibits the licensing
Of saloons within Eve miles Of the
state university. The wording Of
the law is that no saloon shall be
licensed to be conducted within Eve
miles oia state institution having
an enrolment OF $500 or more stu.
dents. The law will be contested by
the saloon keepersin that locality on
the ground that II cannot apply on
the date when It takes effect because
only the summer school IL In session
at the university with only Q few
hundred students enrolled.
Another dramshop regulation law
vss passed. II was introduced by
Polk Of Iron county, and makes V q
misdemsanor TO place the name Of
any person TO . petition for . ~
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