The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-02-06

tions transatllne business IN the state
are positively prohibited from con
tribuiing io amy campaign fund.
Violation Of THIS provision Is pun.
ishable by fine amounting TO ten
times the SUM contributed. and in case
Of failure 20 pay the iinc the offend
ine corporation IS 10 be placed In the
hands OF q receiver who Is 70 convert
SOS assets into cash and herewith pay
the nne and expenses CO the receiver
ship
Can &c Removed from Office.
Even candidates are not 70 be per.
miticd 70 mako contributions IN their
own behalf except 20 the treasurer on
the omcia committee The penalty
which IS 10 be Visited upon q vlolator
Of This provision IS fine as above
with the added disqualification OF right
10 thereafter hold public Office n snc.
ccssful ~ The election and thereafter
convicted on violation % this provision
OF the law. mo offender IS 10 be re.
moved from Office Candidates are re-
quircd 70 puhlih m lfemIzed state
ment 81 an expenditures made hy them
and also flo snch statement with the
secretary 81 state and county clerk
This requirement applies 20 candl-
dates fof United States senator AS well
Ms all other positions Failure 20 file
and publish he required statements Is
made a felony which carries with Il
disqualification 10 hold public Office IN
,dattg,.. a., a. 80. t,,,,,. .f.,s,, ,,,,,,t a.,
itations are placed on campaign ex-
penditurcs Of candidates as follows:
Personal travelling and living ex-
penses. rental ~ halls for meetings.
distribution ~ hooks. papers and 9TH
er literature. employment 81 speakers
and the legitimate expenses and com
pensation of agents who may be en-
gagged 10 present the claims OF the
candidates or the doctrines OF their
respective parties.
The bill further prohibits any person
engaged in liquor traffic from making
campaign contributions The liquor
dealer who violates this provision will
have his license revoked and shall
thereafter be unable TO secure a IL
cense IN this state.
Amendment 70 Child Labor Law.
Senator Taylor will seek 10 have the
child labor law amended SO as 10 pro-
hibit the employment OF children un-
der sixteen years of age more than
sixty hours per week In any place
where more than three children are
employed The existing Law applies TO
places where ten such children are
employed
The new constitution failed to make
provision for the salary 81 The super
intcndent ~ public instruction The
senate has. after brief discussion
and with but FIVE dissenting votes.
passed the MacKay bill fixing the
salary Al $1,000 per annum. and that
/ OF the deputy superintendent AZ s. 500.
! The bin also creates Tho Office Of su-
! perintendeni nf rural schools With n
salary ~ $4,000 One Of the require
ments OF the bin Is that the superin-
! tcndcnt shall reside ia Lansing and
! give his entire time 10 the Office Preyi-
ously The lncumbenis of this ONCE
have devoted q few DAYS each month
10 the work the salary being only
81 o0o per year
Extra Charge from Passengers.
The conductors and other employees
~ railroad companies are still active
IN their efforts 20 secure the passage
~ bill permitting an extra charge
TO be exacted from passengers who pay
their fare on trains instead ~ pur-
chasing tickets They are Il Is under
stood encounteIing considerable op-
position to their original proposition.
although II is possible that a conces-
sion Of an additional charge of ten
cents may be made On The other
hand the house railroad committee is
expected to introduce. through Chair
man Cramton. bill requiring all
companies IN the state to sell inter-
changeable mileage books at the rate
OF two cents per mile. good over all
lines which are within the two cent
provision OF the statute.
Representative Dickinson has Sc
lected one OF his three anti-cigarette
bills for the test and win pin his fate
10 the bill which Is a copy OF the
Indiana law which has stood the test
OF the courts OF that state. This pro-
hibits the manufacture and sale OF
cigarettes. but does not seek 10 penal