The sun., 1909-02-04
MORE NEW BILLS AT ALBANY
ONE REQUIRES OWNERS OF AU-
TOMOBILES TO BE INSURED.
Makes the Insurance Company Liable for
All Damages 10 Property and Persons
Injured In crease OF Salary for
District Attorney OF This County

| InJured-hncrease or salary Tor
District Attorney OF This County
ALBANY, Feb. s.--Assemblyman Marks
OF New York city to-day introduced a bill
requiring every person who owns or
operates an automobile to be insured for
at least $4,000 against losses for acoi-
dents caused by the operating Of his
machine. The insurance company is
made liable TO pay all damage to prop
erty and persons injured. not including
the occupants OF themachine.
Notice Of the accident must be filed with
the company within a month thereafter.
and the company must pay on proof that
the damage or injury was caused by an ac-
oident In the operation Of the automobile
without regard to any negligence on the
part OF the party injured or the person
operating the machine.
For the injury Of one person In any one
accident the policy Is liable for 5000 and
for injury to several persons in one acci-
dent for $4,000. but the recovery OF such
money does not take away from the in
jured person the right Of further recovery
against the owner Of the machine in a
court action.
All hired chauffeurs also must be in
sured to the amount Of 5000. which is
TO insure the owner for damage to the
machine outside Of the natural wear and
tear and for excess Of the $4,000 In case
Of accident. The chauffeur must also
pay the Secretary Of State license fee
Of 81 yearly.
The bill fixes the amount Of the yearly
l. ~ - a.
by owners as follows: For a machine Of
ten horse power or less. IS; between ten
and thirty horse power. $40 between
than sixty horse power, s25.
Assemblyman Marks has another pro-
viding that no person who observes as q
Sabbath or day OF rest any other day OF
the week than the first. and actually re-
frains from secular business and labor
on such other day. or from sundown
Friday to sundown Saturday, shall be
liable to prosecution for carrying on
secular business or performing labor on
the first day. provided public worship Is
not thereby disturbed This is substi-
tuted for the present provision that IL is a
sufficient defence to a prosecution for
work or labor on the first day Of the week
that the defendant uniformly keeps an
other day Of the week as holy time and
does not labor on that day. and that the
labor complained Of was done In such
manner as not to interrupt or disturb
other persons in observing the first day
Of the week as holy time.
A bill of Assemblyman Baum aims
provides that laundries may receive
washing only when confined in a cloth
bag. properly tied. and must sub iect the
contents Of the bag to heating fumiga-
ton Of not less than 2i2 degrees for not
less than twenty m inutes before emptying
the bag.
Senator Frawley wants wages up to S25
a week instead Of Sl2 a week, as now. TO
he unattachable under the garnishee law
The manufacture and sale Of cigarettes
is prohibited by bill OF Senator Hartes
Of Queens.
The salary Of the New York County
District Attorney ia increased from sl2,
900 to $4,000 under bill OF Senator
Grady's.
Senator Hewitt Of Auburn, who is in
the coal business has introduced bill
requiring common carriers transporting
coal to weigh the coal In the presence OF
the consgnee upon his request. and TO
deliver n statement Of the amount deliv-
cred according TO such weighing in cities
and villages having population Of 10000
or more. Accurate scales must be pro-
vided by the carrier for the purpose.
Senator Stilwell. n Democratic lawyer
of The Bronx. has a bill authorizing the
Park Commissioner Of the Borough Of
The Bronx to lease such portion Of Pelham !
Bay Park as he may deem nece sssry TO
any athletic or boat club or association
for the establishment of q public recrea- |
tion ground for outdoor athletics and the |
erection of suitable buildings for boat |
houses dressing rooms lavatories and !
public comfort stations