The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-08-12
500 NEW LAWS IN
REVISED STATUTES.
Compilation viii Be in Three
Volumes Instead of Usual
1.-TWO Books.


Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 8.-The
revised laws of Missouri of 1909 viii
be printed in three volumes. In all,
nearly 500 laws were enacted at the
recent session of the Legislature. A
large number of these were acts
amending some old law and some
times repeating an act that previously
had been declared invalid by the Su'
preme Court. Comparing the laws
that were repealed with the new acts
passed, the volume of the statutes
will remain nearly the same. Unless
the Revision Commission adopts q
different method from that now can.
templated, there will be three in place
Of two volumes. In all, 1900 copies
will be printed, and they will be sold
by the Secretary Of State for IS fol-
each complete SET
Judging from the letters received
by the Secretary of State, the Gov
ernor and other State officials, the
greatest public interest centers in two
laws-the game and fish law and the
act imposing severe penalties for car
rying concealed weapons. There
have been more inquiries concerning
the latter than the former, a fact to be
accounted for because the newspa-
pers have time and again explained
the game and fish laws, and there is
no great difference between this law
and the game and fish law enacted in
1905 and repealed in 1907.
The probate laws have undergone
many changes, but these nearly all
relate to shortening the time of wind
ing up estates to one year. More
than twenty bills relating to this sub
iect passed the Legislature which
change the Charter of St. Joseph in
various ways, all of which meet the
hearty approval of that city.
Just how effectively the concealed
weapon law will work remains to be
seen. 1t, like all other strictly new
laws, will become effective August
l6. The amendatory acts will go into
effect November /, about the time
the new statutes will be issued.
Police officers generally consider the
law good one.
1t makes it felony for any person,
other than an official, to carry con-
cealed weapons, and deprives the
Police and Justice courts of jurisdic.
ton in such cases. Offenders will
have to stand trial in the Criminal or
Circuit courts. This bill, together
with companion measure, was in
reduced by State Senator F. M. Will
son, of Platte county. The compan-
on bill forbids the exposure of dead
y weapons in shop windows. It was
Senator Wilson's contention that the
exposure of them frequently suggests
heir use. There was a good deal Of
opposition to both laws, but Senator
Wilson's logic won out.
Highway Engineer Reports.
County Highway Engineer Boron
on Wednesday prepared and forward.
ed to the state highway engineer his
report upon Bates county road and
bridge taxes. The report shows the
Of taxes levied by each town.
ship in Bates county for road and
bridge work for the present year. Oh
the twenty-four townships twenty
levied the constitutional limit, 2s
cents upon the 500 for road and
bridge purposes within the township,
of the remaining four, MtrPleasant
levied Is cents for road purposes and
for bridges, Usage levied II
for roads and 5 for bridges, Summit
made the same levy and Shawnee
levied 10 each for road and bridge
work.
Baby Drowned in Water Barrel
The four year old son of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Clifford Baker living near Tenn
pie, while playing near a rain barre
Saturday afternoon fell in the barre
and was drowned. When the little
fellow was found his feet were stand
ing towards the head of the barre
and his head to the bottom.
It is supposed that the little chile
had climbed to the top Of the barre
to look into it and had lost his balanc,
and fallen in. The funeral was held
Sunday afternoon from the Bakel
home. The remains were buried In