Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-31
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

class, Cook county, being the third
class, allows the appointment of as
sistants and fixes the maximum COM
pensation which may be paid.
Children in Fiats.-Declares unlaw-
full and against public policy for land
lord 10 make as condition precedent
to the leasing of flats a prohibition
against children under IA years of age
or to write in leases a provision ter
minating the lease if the lessee has
children under that age.
Dieting of Prisoners.-Takes the diet
ing privileges from the sheriff of Cook
county commissioners shall purchase
and distribute all supplies necessary
for dieting the prisoners confined in
the Jail of Cook county. To be effect
i've when the sheriff next elected takes
Office and not to apply to the present
ed to $1,000 year.
Employment Ct Women.-Provides
that no woman shall be employed in
any mechanical establishment or fac
tory. or laundry in this state more than
10 hours in any one day. A fine of not
less than $25 nor more than 500 is
| fixed for violation, and the state depart
ment of factory inspection is charged
with enforcement of the act. Il was
presented as copy of the. Oregon law,
upheld in the United States supreme
court, and as substitute for the EN-
Iployment bill previously introduced by
Jones.
Fire Insurance Rates.-Making an
appropriation of $4,000 for the services
and expenses of a commission to OBJ
tain information and report TO the gen
eral assembly its judgment as to the
advisability of enacting a law regula
ting fire insurance rates.
Observation-Disclosures the juriS
diction of probate courts and county
courts having probate jurisdiction 81
ton of teState estates. 1t gives sucl
courts full chancery jurisdiction to SUI
Ipervise all testamentary trusts will
the proviso that nothing in the ac
shall be construed as repeating any o
the provisions of the Torrens act.
Observation-Disclosures the provis
ions for the exemption of propert.
from taxation by substituting al
property of schools" for "ali publ
houses, all property of institutions O
learning" and by making the secon
paragraph in the section of exemption
read: "All property used exclusivel
for religious purposes or used eXclu
, sively for schools and religious pun
poses and not leased or otherwise use
with a view to profit"
: Notwithstanding double pee
, alties for second and subsequent viol;
tons of the provisions and making pre-
: visions to protect the legibility of tn
Identification numbers.
Il Roads and Bridges.-Amending th
, road and bridge act to provide how an
under what circumstances county al
U may be given a town in the buildin
4 of bridges; providing that the count
board, on petition from highway con
: missiOners, shall elect three member
to investigate and the county boar
lmay appropriate from the county trea
Jury sum sufficient to meet one-ha
of the cost, provided that the boar
shall not be required to make any sue
appropriation when the necessities
the county require for county purpose
the full amount of IS cents on the $1(
or where there is an existing indebte
ness for which it is necessary to pr
vide by anticipation warranty.
lnsurance.-Gives the superintendel
lof insurance supervision over
Glasses of fidelity or surety bonds al
requires such companies to file vii
the insurance department schedules
rates; allows the superintendent to
reasonable rate under certain conc
tions; prohibits discrimination.
MISUNDERSTANDING that fire
surance companies may invest the
capital in approved stocks and bon,
and real mortgages, but that no col
pany shall participate in the undo
WRITING of any purchase or sale of s
curities or enter into any agreeme
to withhold from sale any of it's Pre-
erty.
Observation-Disclosures the act regu
ting county fire insurance compani
so as to allow the election or appoil
ment of a person, not a member of t
Organization as it's treasurer
Insurance.-Extensio of county fl
insurance companies. Permits COT
ty fire insurance company to eXte
its operations outside of it's county
adding thereto any number of politi,
or congressional townships, not
ceeding 10, continuous to the county
lnsurance.-To authorize assessme
accident insurance companies to anne
their certificates of Incorporation SO
to include among their corporate pc
ers the authority to insure against
ability resulting from sickness or d
ease and to provide funeral benz
for their members.
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