Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-01


the registration laws by providing that
every voter shall have a hearing be.
fore his name is erased from the regis.
tration lists and making false state
ment on suspect notice perjury.
H. B. As. (Grace). For the protec-
ion of roads by fixing the width of the
tires as follows: Load 1920 pounds, 3
inches; load 3,700 pounds, 4 inches;
load, 1850 pounds, 5 inches. This bill
applies only to country roads.
H. B. SO. (Burgett. Fixing the
term of Office OF town clerks, collectors
and assessors at two years, instead of
one year. Does not 2pply to Cool,
county.
Veterans Exempt From Taxation.
II. B. los. tPeryioc) Providing that
a county fire insurance company may
increase the territory covered by it by
not to exceed ten contiguous town.
ships.
II. B. 243. (CampbelD. Amending
assessment laws. by exempting from
taxation $500 of the taxable property
of Mexican or Civil War veterans or
their widows, in cases where such
property amounts to less than $4,000.
H. B. Ourfee.) Fixing the
amount of fees for the filing of papers
in county and probate courts and for
| certifying instruments.
S. b. 479. (Brown). Providing that
when a chu1cE organization, for two
consecutive years fails to hold serv-
| ices once Il month for nine months in
the year its property shall revert to
| the parent body.
S. B. 242. Humphrey, Amending
| the act for construction of sewers in
| cities of 100000 so as to make-the act
applicable to all villages and incor.
porated towns or cities.
S. B. 1876. (Funll. Permitting tho
board OF directors of the Illinois
Farmers institute to print $4,000 cloth
bound copies of their report at Is
| cents per volume.
| S. B. 442. (Potter). Pure food
commission bill. establishing legal
standards for dairy products, maple
| sugar, honey, cloves, black pepper
1 lemon and vanilla extracts, olives and
all vinegars.
S. B. sc. Uandee). Bill of the edu
cational commission codifying existing
school laws without material change.
| S. B. 375. CHelm). For the appoint
ment by the state library board of a
travelling library commission of three
members.
Auto Owners 20 Pay Annually.
II. B. Cos. (Shanahan. by request)
Providing for a certificate for motor
car owners annually at a 50 fee and
the issuance of licenses as registered
chauffeurs
II. B. 719. appropriation commit
tee bilD. Establishing a commission
to revise the mining laws and appro
| priating $4,000 to defray it's expenses
H. B. COZ. Committee bilD. Pro
viding for the pay of election commits
sioners in counties of all classes.
H. B. SO. (ChiperfieldD. Allowing
conductors on railroad trains and cap
tains on passenger steamers to veal
police stars.
II. B. 142 (McMackin). Providing
for an oath to be taken by administra
tors of estates.
| Fl. B. ISL. Parker). Providing thai
repairs On school property shall come
out of the building fund leaving the
educational fund for salary purposes.
II. B. AIS. CAP Madoc). Barring the
disclosure of confidential statements t
clcrgymen, attorneys and physicians.
II. b. 633 (Lane). Prohibiting the
official photoeraphing of prisoners no
convicted of criminal offense.
Fl. B. go. (CliTe). Exempting from
taxation real estate and all property
used for religious or school purposes
i H. B. COZ. (Crawford). Authoriz
ing the appointment of assistant state
attorneys in counties of the first ant
second class.
H. B. 65S. Committee bi1D. Pro
hibiting the batting or feeding of wild
fowl: the use of swivel guns; barrin.
the killing of snipe and plover for tn,
market; protecting wood ducks and al
lowing a hunter to kill in one day fit
teen duck, and ten geese, and makins
a regulation concerning hunters
licenses.
/ II. r. 5S7. (Stearns). Prohibitin,
legal notices by publication from bein;
printed in newspapers which have no
been published continuously for ST
months.
II. B. 629 (Wheelan). Providin;
: for the donation of bridges and road
outside of villages. cities or towns b.
such municipalities to the county Il
which they are situated.
II. B. FOL. (Behrens). Makin
: township high school districts AM
high school districts formed from on
: or more common school districts sepa
rate and distinct from such common
school district and giving to sue
school districts the powers which CON
mon school districts now enjoy.
S. B. q. Hearn). Appropriatin
$1,000 for portrait of Patrick Henri,
S. B. 56. (Hurbhrgh). ~Emergenc
appropriation of s15.n90 for returnin
fugitives from justice.
S. B. 6S. ;Hay). Appropriatin
$1,000 year for two years to the I'll
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