The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-21
INDIANA'S new LAWS

Empowering county commissioners to
require owners of vehicles to equip such
vehicles with rub locks.
Regulating police pension fund of In
dianapolis. providing that policemen who
retire on account of disability shall re-
ceive from so to $50 a month; police
men who retire after being in the service
twenty years, $50 month; policemen
who retire after service of twenty-five
years or more, $50 month policeman's
widow, $50 month; policeman's Deepen
dent children, So a month.
Permitting the building OF a gravel
road to township line, even though il
does not join with another gravel road
Enabling chairmen of farmers insti-
tute to draw from county treasury sum
not to exceed 500 to aid in paying ex-
penses of such institute.
Making child desertion felony.
Increasing penalty for bank officer or
e.nploye who receives deposit knowing
that bank is insolvent, making penalty a
| States prison sentence of from two to
fourteen years
Providing that whoever deserts his wife
except for adultery or whoever deserts
his or his wife's children leaving them
a charge upon the county or township
shall be deemed guilty of a felony.
Prohibiting placing of acid, corroding
or irritating substance upon the person of
| another
Providing that locomotives shall be
equipped with power driving wheel brakes
hQf Of In,
train shall be equipped with power or
| train brakes and regulate the building Of
bridges or viaducts over railroads.
Making it duty of county auditor to
publish in newspaper amount of school
fund on hand subject to loan.
! Prohibiting the distribution of samples
of medicine from house to house.
Prohibiting the throwing of glass,
glassware and broken glassware on public
highways except in repair of roads I'M
der direction of township officials
Providing that judges of Superior
Court in Marion county shall be nomi-
mated and elected by rooms.
Creating correctional department at
Woman's prison for Imprisonment of
women from the different counties of the
State.
Repeating law permitting only savings
banks to advertise for deposits.
defining bribery to mean the act Of any
officer or employee 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 cor
poration.
Declaring the sale of grain and other
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mortgage or landlords lien felony un-
less purchaser is given notice of lien be-
fore transaction.
Regulating manner in which directors
of bonding and surety companies may de-
clare dividends.
Establishing a probate court in Marion
county.
Providing that appeals may be taken
from the Juvenile court TO the Appellate
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 contractor
a franchise TO operate such sewer. APP
plying to cities from 10000 to 10000.
Fixing amount to be paid out of State
treasury for each Circuit and Superior
judge at $500 a year.
Compelling doctors and other persons
to furnish records of Deaths 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 notice of suit with
T. Al IL Sc
Making the penalty for the crime Of
burglary from ten 10 twenty years.
Providing that in cases where land ~
ing in two townships is enormously as
sessed in two townships the taxes shall
be redistributed among the townships.
Authorizing electric light and power
companies to purchase and own water
power within and without the State and
to merge with hydraulic companies incor-
porated under the laws of the State
Providing for the examination of pri-
vate banks, authorizing the auditor Of
State to make as many examinati tons in
one year as he deems expedient, the bank
to pay for one examination-placing hank
examiners on salary instead of having
them paid by banks.
"Blind Tiger" Jaw making it unlawful
to sell liquor in any quantity without q
license except that wholesale liquor deal
ers may sell to retail liquor dealers.