The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-10
Governor Proclaims it Law
Along With 293
Other Acts.
GETS LAST RECEIPTS.
Final Arrivals of Acknowledgements
From County Clerks Signal to
Hanly to Proceed.
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indianapolis, Ind, April 10.-Hence-
forth two cents a mile will be the pre-
vailing price that will be paid for rail-
road fares. This IS the rate from to-
day on, for today the laws were pub
lished as proclaimed by proclamation
by the governor. All laws which
have not gone into effect through
emergency clauses went into effect to-
day, unless they set a time specifically
for their effectiveness
The last of the receipts from the
county clerks came to the office of
Fred Simms, secretary Of state, today.
This fact was certified to by the secre-
tary of state, and this eertifcation was
sent to the governor. who Immediately
issued the proclamation publishing the
laws of the general assembly Of 1907
In all 294 laws are contained in the
book of acts. Perhaps most import
ant among those published, from the
standpoint OF the general public, is
the two cent fare law, which provides
that when a ticket is bought the fare
shall be two cents mile. When the
passenger pays his fare on the train,
he is penalized by paying one-haIf
fare is refunded to him at any station
of the road. The railroads have al
ready made arrangements for this
change. AS Ohio has similar law
it is now possible for residents of
Indiana to travel to the eastern border
of that state for this fare.
Much Railroad Legislation.
other important railroad laws be-
come effective today, also, with the
publication of the acts:
The So called shippers bill is one.
This is the bill drawn up by the diff
ferent shipping interests OF the state
for the protection Of the shippers.
Outside of the fact that the reciprocal
demurrage section OF the bill was
eliminated. it stands practically as 1t
was introduced in the house 1t pro-
vides for a car movement of at least
fifty miles a day, for the proper pro-
rating of cars in case of shortage, for
penalties for failure to deliver cars,
and authorizes the railroad commission
to apply for an operating receiver of
any road that fails or refuses to com
ply with its demands. The bill
strengthening the present railroad
commission law becomes effective, also.
Then the sixteen hour law, the full
train crew, the safety equipment law
and the baggage law all became eff
fective with the publication of the
acts. From an examination of the
statutes 1t seems as if the Indiana leg
islature did its share towards the
railroad situation
Important school bills became effect
I've, also. One raises the levy for
school purposes from 11.6 cents on the
500 TO 1876 cents. the increase being
necessary because OF the fact that an
other bill increasing the basis OF COM
pensation for school teachers becomes
effective, too. A normal school bill is
third of these laws to become effect
I've and one providing that the dealers
in each town are to handle the text
books.
Net TIE December.
The public depository bill will be-
come effective Dec. l. as will also the
bill regulating the private banks.
These are the only two bills Of i'm
portance whose effectiveness is post
poned under the specific provisions of
the bills themselves.
A stringent antitrust bill which
centralizes power in the hands of the
attorney general, IS not to be disre-
garded; further regulation OF automo-
bile owners, new ditch bill. a public
health law-these are now in operation
also.
The law aimed at bucket shops is
another that is included; this is sup
posed TO be strong enough to act as a
complete prohibition for bucket shops;
this is one OF the many laws that will
be contested.
Primary election law-compulsory in
Allen, Marion, Vigo and Vanderburg
counties and in other counties of the
state optional and applying to local
candidates, not state candidates; ster-
inzation law. applying to the idiots ant
criminal insane; the law against sun
day barbering, which includes the op
tionaI Jail sentences the law authoriz
ing the state to issue bonds to the ex
tent of $4,000 to pay the Vincenne:
claim the law creating a state boarC
of optometry, and one adding an addi
tional member to each of the doZeI
state institutional boards; and the on'
creating the tuberculosis hospital com
mission-all these bills, with the pure
food and sanitary inspection and 20'
other laws become effective today, will
the publication of the acts.
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