The Detroit times., 1909-01-20
LIQUOR MEASU RE
INTRODUCED BY
CLARkSON
PROVIDES WHEN DEALERS vic-
LATE ANY oF-tiauoR LAWS
THIRD TIME THEY SHALL De
INELIGIBLE FOR LICENSE.
(From a staff Correspondent

(From a STAFF CorresponoenA)
LANSING, Jan. 20.--Thirty minutes
covered the legislatures work yester-
day. The house passed a resolution
giving the capitol postmaster an extra
SIS for services during the organiza-
ton OF the legislature.
Guy Miller, OF Detroit. tried to put
through a resolution, permitting one
member OF the ways and means com
mittee to officially accompany each or
the other regular committees on visits
to the state institutions, but was shut
OF by Morrice, OF Emmett. with mo-
ton TO lay over one day. which carried
promptly. This is the old plan TO irs-
sure all the members junket trip, as
the ways and means committeeman
would, without such authority. be left
out In the cold. but IL is expected 1t
will be adopted eventually.
On motion OF Baker, of Cheboygan.
the speaker is authorized to appoint u
committee of three TO gather data
from the library and other available
sources In relation TO the recording
OF land transfer documents under the
Torrens system for use by the men,
bers when that bill comes up for
action.
strong petition came in from citi-
Zens or Crawford county, asking for
the enactment OF law TO prevent the
killing OF deer in that county for the
next five years.
Seven more bills were added to the
house list. BY Canders, of Ingham,
amending the act relauce To county
1ails. by giving authority to boards OF
supervisors TO require prisoners in
county jails TO work on highways,
roads and bridges or i'm quarries un-
der the supervision of the sheriff who
may be authorized by resolution OF
the board to work prisoners long
distance from the Jail and keep them
outside II deemed best to save ex-
pense of transportation, the sheriff 10
be paid from county funds for these
extra expenses; by Waters, OF Sag
NAV, requiring the labelling OF white
lead. paints, flax seed oil and linseed
. oil manufactured or sold in the state
| by Clarken, of Detroit amending the
liquor law by adding two new Sec
tons the first provides that when
persons engaged in the liquor business
violate any OF the liquor laws OF the
state upon conviction for the third
time they shall be judged ineligible
To ever engage in the liquor business
| in the state, and no municipality or
! civic corporation shall accept the
bonds of any such convicted persons.
! The other section prohibits townships,
cities or villages from accepting bonds
on liquor business 10 a greater num-
Der than exist at the time this amend-
ment takes effect until the pOpula.
ton exceeds 500 persons 10 each sal
loon after this one may be added for
each additional 500 or fraction there
Of He also fathers another bill that
will give liquor dealers fair compensa-
ton IS cases of local option OF
prohibition and by suit in tho
circuit court the liquor dealer
can collect for the value OF
his business from the people who
voted him out OF business by the adop-
tion OF local option. buts such suits
must be started within one year after
the cause OF action has accrued. Ste
venson introduced n bill for the taxa
| ton OF water crafts or the tonnage
basis. making II Is cents per net tom
mage in lieu OF all other taxes and also
one compelling passengers on railroad
trains TO pay one and one-half fare
when they fail TO have a ticket: by
| Henry. OF Calhoun, amending the act
regulating the sale or transfer OF
stocks OF goods in bulk by fixing 1t so
the owners will have 20 make known
only what they owe on the stock or
merchandise instead of their entire
| Indebtedness.
The speaker made the following APP
| pOintments: First assistant sergeant.
alarms. August \. Bush. OF Detroit;
second assistant John j. Holmes. Of
Eaton Rapids. and third assistant,
Harris Smith. OF keweenaw.