The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-07

s.. B. go. (MCElNainl. PToVidin 9
Tor the supervision of fraternal insur.
ance societies by the state insurance
department.
. s. b. 377. (Stewart). Providing
for the appointment of park commits
sioners by The judges of county courts
In townships where there are no park
boards.
s. 3. 3S5, (Henson). Industrial
commission bin for the welfare OF EN-.
ployes in factories, providing for SAM.
tation of workshops and protection of
dangerous machinery.
s. Is. 4l5. tJuuD. Creating a state
art commission of eight to advise on
all works of art and buildings erected
by the state.
s. y. 4l9. daley. Permitting
| library boards to levy on library funds
and taking the power away from NUM-
cipal authorities.
Submerged Lands to Be Sold.
s. b. PAS. Providing for the sale of
the pa acres of land 10 the Illinois
Steel company for $37 ,l57.
s. b. 1896. Providing for the sale OF
| So acres on the south side of the Calu.
| met river to the Iroquois Steel com
pany, for $S.S53.
S. b. 523 Providing for the sale OF
/ l6 acres to the American Smelling and
Refining company, for Sl,675.
S. b. 392. Preventing the removal
of dead body over which the coroner
| has jurisdiction from the county in
which it is lying without first obtain.
| ing permission.
s. b. l2o Allowing fire insurance
| companies 10 invest in stocks or bonds,
and providing that no loans shall be
made on stocks and bonds for more
| than 30 per cent of their market value.
s. 3. 35S Establishing county for
! est preserves district by the appoint.
ment of president and four commits
| sioners to be named by the county
| Judge. The salary of the president is
fixed at 81. 500 per annum and the com
| missioners at $1,000 per annum.
s. b. 2S6. Regulating corporations
organized in Illinois for profit and re-
pealing all the corporation laws In con.
tlct with it. Under the new law there
is no maximum limit of the number
who may form a corporation. The
/ minimum par value of capital stock
of any corporation shall be $1,000
! Meetings of directors may be he'd
within or without the state.
The requirement for the antitrust
~ IL. i
is required an annual statement of as
sets, liabilities and real estate The
fee foe increase Of capital stock or for
the incorporation of new company
with capital stock of $4,000 is reduc.
ed from 81 per $1,000 to 10 cents. An
annual tax of one twentieth Of | Per
cent Of the par value of capital stool;
is made in lieu of AL taxes upon capI.
tai stock and franch SEES of corpora.
tons.
State Bureau of Statistics.
6. +. i56. Creating a state bureau
of statistics of five members. three of
whom shall be manual laborers to col
lect information and labor statistics
for the use OF the state at a salary Of
81 per day for actual service and
$500 per anIum for secretary.
S. 3. $40 Providing that under Ger.
tain circumstances commissioners OF
city may acquire park lands without
petition Of 100 voters.
5, g. 26G. Providing for the restora.
ton Of letters of administration grant.
ed to public administrators in the
event that relatives are found
s p. 26j. Providing that Wills exc.
cuted or published outside of the state
may be admitted to probate in any
county within the state where the ties
tator has personal property.
s. b. 273. Providing for the election
Of a treasurer OF fire departments who
shall receive from the city treasurer
the money paid by foreign companies
as tax for doing business in the city:
one-half to be kept for the pension
fund of the fire department and the
other half 10 be spent for the improve
ment OF the department
s. b. 1876 Providing that a claim
for rent may be Joined to a suit for
eviction
s. r. f5I Providing that county
boards shall pay for the printing and
postage of all county officers.
s b. -. Defining widows award to
he at least $500; cash allowance Of not
more than 5000 for each child to be
paid in quarterly payments.
S. y. Il. Giving circuit courts in
term time and circuit judges in vaca.
lion time concurrent authority with
county courts in matters pertaining to
drainage
s b. 4G3. Provides for the inspec.
tion of home finding institutions by the
state agent of the board of charities
and fixes the agents salary at So 900
per annum
6. p. 173. Validates wills not under
seal. Authorizes courts to determine
heirship to allow appeal to circuit !
court
State Fire Marshal.
s. B. 81. Creating the office of the
state fire marshal at a salary of 81 600
and deputy at $500 and two assist
ants at $500
s p. i97. Providing a ten hour day