The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-03-22
NEW LAWS FOR INDIANA

policemen who retire after being in
the service 20 years. $50 a month po-
Z licemen who retire after service of 20
years or more, $50 a month police
mans dependent children. six dollars
a month.
Permitting the building Of a gravel
road to a township line. even though
I il does not join with another gravel
road
Enabling chairmen of farmers insti-
I tute TO draw from county treasury
sum not 10 exceed sl0O TO aid in pay
I ing expenses of such institute.
Making child desertion a felony.
/ Increasing penalty for bank officer
Y or employee who receives deposit
I knowing that bank is insolvent, max
ing the penalty a states prison SEN
tence Of from two TO IA years.
Providing that whoever deserts his
wife except for adultery or whoever
deserts his wife's children leaving
them a charge upon the county or
township shall be deemed guilty Of a
felony
Prohibiting placing OF acid. corrod-
ing or irritating substance upon the
person Of another
Providing that locomotives shall be
equipped with power driving wheel
brakes and that 70 per cent OF cars
in every train shall be equipped with
power or train brakes and regulate
the building OF bridges or viaducts
over railroads
Making ii duty Of county auditor
10 publish in newspaper amount OF
school fund on hand subject to loan
Prohibiting the distribution OF sam
pies OF medicine from house to- house
Prohibiting the throwing Of glass.
glassware and broken glassware on
public highways except in repair of
roads under direction OF township OF
fcials
Providing that judges Of superior
court in Marion county shall be nom
mated and elected by rooms
Creating correctional department at
womans prison for imprisonment of
women from the different counties OF
the state
Repeating law permitting only saw
ings banks to advertise for deposits.
Defining bribery to mean the act OF
any officer or employe OF common
carrier who shall receive money or
any article of value for any service
on behalf of such carrier and in behalf
of any firm or corporation
Declaring the sale of grain and
other farm products on which there Is
a chattel mortgage or a landlords lien
a felony unless purchaser is given no
tice of lien before transaction.
Regulating manner in which direc-
tors OF bonding and surety companies
may declare dividends
Establishing a probate court in Mar
ion county.
Providing that appeals may bc tex
en- from the juvenile court to the ap.
pellate court.
Requiring operators of coal mines
TO erect and maintain washhouses
Providing that title TO sewer not
paid for shall rest with the contractor.
and that the city shall grant the con
tractor a franchise to operate such
sewer. Applying to cities from r.
900 TO 10000.
Fixing amount TO be paid out 81
state treasury for each circuit and su
perior Judge at s. 800 a year
Compelling doctors and other per
births and contagious diseases to the
state board Of health
Providing that persons who sue for
damages on account OF defective
streets or bridges shall give rotice OF
such suit within 80 days after acct
dent
Making the penalty for the crime of
burglary from ten 10 20 years.
Providing that in cases where land /
lying in two townships is enormously |
assessed in two townships the taxes
shall be redistributed among the I
townships.
Authorizing electric light and power I
companies TO purchase and own water 4
power within and without the state
and to merge with hydraulic compan
les incorporated under the laws OF !
the state.
Providing for the examination of I
private banks. authorizing the auditor \
OF state TO make as many examna 1
tions in one year as he deems expedi 4
ent, the bank TO pay for one examna /
tion-placing bank examiners on q
salary instead OF having them paid \
by banks
Blind tiger" law making II unlaw
ful to sell liquor in any quantity with
out a license except that wholesale
liquor dealers may sell to retail liquor
dealers.
Embezzlement Is CHARGED.
LoganspOrt-Forty affdayitg have