Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-06
MANY STATE
LAWS BECOME
EF f c I " I
ALL PASSES ARE RELOCATED TO
THE WASTE BASKET AND THE
TWo-cENT FARE MEASURE
GOES INTO PRACTICE.

Des Moines July 4-Look sharp or
you may get tripped on some of the
half hundred new laws that go into
effect with the celebration of Inde-
pendence day.
There is the 2-cent fare law, for in
stance. II you are caught paying 8
cents mile to ride on railroad-ex-
cept those that are testing the law in
the federal court-you may not be sent
to Jail, but there are institutions at
Clarinda and other places for such
people.
But the anti-pass law goes into eff.
rect, too and you won't be permitted
to break that law. The railroads will
carefully see to it that you do not.
They have sent out fine little billet
doux in which they have explained the
necessity of retiring all passes. 1t is
thought that more free street car, in
terurban and raiload tickets were used
yesterday in celebration of the event,
than ever before in single day in the
history of rapid transit.
Divorce Law Effective.
Speaking Of morals. the divorce law
goes into effect today, also. 1t pre-
vents persons divorced from remarry-
ing within year unless the judges
decree DEGREES that they may marry
sooner. That prohibition does not APP
ply TO their marrying one another over
again.
Scores OF other important measures
go into effect with the celebration to-
day. Many regret that John Offil's fire
cracker law is not among them. 1t
doesn't become effective until January
l, and that was not because the author
wanted it that way, but was in fairness
to dealers who want to get rid of a
large quantity of supplies, and because
it was difficult to engineer the bill
through the legislature without that
evidence of fairness about it.
Among the new laws effective to
day, and not mentioned In the forego
ing are these:
Fixing the salaries of the county at
torneys on basis depending on popu
lation of the counties served
Putting justices of the peace on {
salary basis irrespective Of fees
earned.
Uniform fire insurance policy law.
Limiting fire insurance policy law.
| Limiting the life OF insurance prox
les to two months.
Establishing fraternal congress rate.
for fraternal insurance concerns
Fixing filing and registration of auto
mobiles at IS.
Giving the secretary of state ant
attorney general power to pass on ar
ticles of Incorporation offered for fl
| ing and to reject same.
Prohibiting false representation a
| to value of stock in corporations, max
ing it felony punishable by $500 fine
or one year in prison or six months il
jail as the maximum.
Giving cities the power to regulat
1 and license dance halls. skating Kinks
fortune tellers, palmists and clairvoy
ants, Or prohibit same.
Giving cities the power to regulat
and license construction and Location
of bill boards.
i Giving cities power to issue bond
and certificates and levy tax for cor
struction of bridges.
4 Requiring all street cars to have er
closed vestibules.
Putting the parks under the cit
council and allowing it to IKE the sa
aries of park commissioners.
Permit use of county land for monl
ments, fountains, ornamental or al
purposes.
Prescribe forms for use Of count
auditors, treasurers and clerks {
courts, through a commission name
J by the auditor of state
Giving state railroad commiss,o
power to regulate express rates.
Nurses state commission act.
Enbalmers' state license law.
Warehouse receipt law.
Prohibiting corrupt influence {
agents, representatives, employees {
private corporation or public officer
in any business transaction.
Prohibiting grain Or elevator con
binations.
Pure seed law.