The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-05-27

BY Senator Casey: Empowering Crane
jury TO open ballot boxes in the tnve5ti-
cation OF fraud IN election contests
Libel Suits.
ny Senator Humphreys; Providing mat
newspaper corporations may be suea
only In the county whore they are pub
lishcd or the county where the plaintIn
resides.
by Senator McAllister (reyIslon; To
enable females IS years old to act as eN-
ccuiriN or administrators OF estate aAH
prov ing for revocation OF letters Tor
the failure OF an administrator or exec
utor to make settlements on time.
by Senator MeDuvld trevision)i Pro
vidiRg that judgments quoting titles 70
property shall be recorded within eight
months after such judgment Is rendered
Drainage District Bonds.
Ey Senator oliver: Making drainage
district bonds eligible as investment Tor
the capital stock. surplus or reserve funa
OF insurance companies ana providing
for the purchase Of such bonds by trust
companies.
ny Senator Major (revislon) Author
izing the County Court to appoint three
commissioners to execute and acknowl,
edge n deed for property never conveyed
by deed or where such instrument was
lost. This has an emergency clause.
BY Senator McDavid trevisun): Trans
forrinE TO the reform school minors under
Is years old.
House Bills.
by Mr. Rhodes: RcpeninC Article ?,
Chapter s. r. S. OF Mo, 1898, and enact
/ ing in lieu thereof new sections with an
| emergency clause making It unlawful Il"
| bring into Missouri or perm To run 49,
| large diseased cattle or cattle infected
| with Texas or fever ticks
BY Mr.. Miller Of Saline. Changing
| Section 1892 Of Article OF Chapter Il
| Of X. $ Of Mo- 1899. so MS TO make u
| compulsory upon railroads to furnish
doublc-dcck cars for shipment OF cattle,
| q ooh
/ by Mr. Lloyd Requiring public bids
| on public buildings to cost moro than
| 900. This lin was amended so as 70
| apply only to St Louis
| Hy Mi Muir and Mr.. Brasield: Pro-
| vidlug that the fiscal year OF the state
! shall commence on the FIRST day Of July
/ ana terminate on the 3oth day OF Jun"
each year with an emergency clause.
Py Mr. Moore OF Barton: Requiring
| publication OF notice four weeks prior
| thereto In some newspaper published ana
| circulated In county whore such settle
mcnt is 10 be made, before the final set
tlement OF estates.
| ny Mr.. CalkIus. Creating a bureau OF
dairylng and placing the same under tho
control Of the state Board Of Agriculture
and adopting the United States stand
| ards OF purity.
to appoint three frccholdcrs to mark out
most practicable routes for drains bitches
or levees and assess the damages each
person will sustain through whose land
bitches, drains or lcvees viii pass This
law Is intended to protect the 81. Charles
district from the Missouri river over
flow
By Mr. IIagcnow: Regulating the con-
duct OF drug stores and the sale OF med
clncs and poisons by druggists and phar-
macists; complete revision Of the pres
ent law applying 10 drug stores and phar-
maclsts.
ny Mr. Forth: ForbddIng the working
OF convlcts In the penItentiary longer
than eight hours n day from April Is to
October Is.
nv Mr. Jones: Providing for the estab-
lIshmcnt Of a general state road fund and
the apportlonment Of same among the
several counties and districts ana the
city OF ST Louis. the counties or cities
to pay one fourth, the citizens one-fourtf
and the state onc-half
| by Mr. Moore Of Barton; AuthoriZlnl
the rostornt ton of citizenship to certain
convicts discharged under thrcc-fourth,
rule Mt the expiration OF five years. under
! prescribed conditions.
by Mr.. Silver: Creating commission
to arrange for the exhibition Of re-
sources OF the state Mt the celebration
Of the Tooth anniversary Of the ncor
porntion OF St Louis. and uppropriatinl
$40 600 therefor.
by Mr Sherman. Limiting actions III
damages and contributions In actions II
respect TO the time for commencing sucl
actions.
Limitation" Butter.
BY Mr. Calklns: Revising the law re-
gar!Ing limitation butter" and provid'nr
for the branding or marking of sucl
, packages In the English Language
BY Mr.. Adams Fixing tho timc FOL
holding court and creating tho Thirty
, NTH judicial Circuit, and providing fol
, the appointment Of n judge.
by Mr.. pcmbcrtou: Revising the Law
, relating to conduct and management o
the State University.
Committee substitute: Establishing al
Industrial institution for negro girls an,
appropriations $50 600 therefor.
by MIR Waters: Authorizing any quail
!, flied voter to contest the result Of a loca
! option election.
By Mr.. Miller Of Saline Requiring n
; | rcrtors Of railroads organized under law
, NJ Missouri 10 meet second Tuesday fl
March Of cn n year and CortlhcatlOu q
proceedings and report OF affairs Of com
puny to railroad commissioners, with al
q, emergency clause.
Rv Mir. Griffith: Granting drnnar
districts control over old channels -
slourhs where used for outlet for latcrl
u bitches with an emergency clause.
by MIR Busche, Regulating the hour
i, Of employment Of females In manufnctur
), Ing and mercantile establishments laun
u dries ana restaurants, during ten month
Of the year. limiting the maximum hour
= to Nfty-fOur n week.
Rv Mr. Silver Prohibiting marriage
. between white persons nud Mougoians
u By MIR Wahlhrnk Repeating law pro
hibitiug barh"riug on Sunday ana lH
9 ecSslug penalties therefor This law I'm
u boon declared unconstitutional, and bar
her shops are now closed on Sunda
u through agreement between the employ
= , and j0urucymrn.
y BY MIR Peal; Authorizing supervisor
to divert flow OF river. water course etc
j. in order to effect the drainage. reCluma
u ton and protection from overflow
~ lands.
by Mr. Hawkins Of Dunklln: Rcauir
i ing land owner to keep drainage ditch,
. free from obsoructions on his own land.
"a BY MIR Hawkins: Enlarges scope
bonds available for security for state d,
posits.
W Ey Mr. Conran: Providing for nppoi
n tIoning the cost OF reclamation Of ian'
o in drainage districts
~ by MIR Carter: Permitting the draiT
age OF lands. with the consent of supe
!. visors for agricultural purposes.
,s nv Mr. Sherman; Authorizing corpo
atoms operating street railroads to leas
). consolidate or effect other operating a
,r rangcments with intcrurban railroad
~. and to purchase stocks and bonds M
to guarantee bonds OF such interurbl
T. company.
IN Committee substitute: Providing 4
~ the reinsurance of school certificates 10