The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-30
Maximum Penalty for Bigamy
Made Twenty Years.
LIABILITY BILL PASSED UPON
Appropriations for State Institutions Fa-
vorabIy Acted Upon---Fsrtilizer
Bills Discussed.

laws make him appear and increased
the maximum penalty for this crime
TO twenty years. The minimum re-
mains at two years. Under the pres
emit law the maximum punishment is
Imprisonment for four years.
The senate voted down the bill to
increase the salaries of judges of the
court Of appeals from $4,000 to $4,000. |
The effort TO have the senate recon
slider its former vote on the bigamy
bill called forth an earnest and elo-
ouent plea from Senator Burwen in
behalf Of Georgia women and the
sanctity OF the home.
The bill Of Senator Rutherford, in
creaeIng the powers of the state bank
examiner and providing more strin-
gent regulations for state banks, was
reported favorably by the committee
on banking and surrency, with some
amendments. The original bill re-
aulred the payment in full of capital
stock of all chartered banks, the
minimum capital allowed being $25,
600. An amendment was added by
the committee, which leaves this mat
ter within the discretion of the state
treasurer.
The committee on railroads reported
favorably the house bill allowing free
rides on street cars to policemen and
firemen, and, by unanimous consent,
1t was passed to second reading.
The senate passed the bill.
BY Senators Price and McCurry, to
REQUIRE assessment insurance compa-
niles In this state to submit, upon the
notice of deaths of insured, or loss,
the number of parties composing the
division in which death occurred, and
TO provide penalty.
In the house, the employers liabll-
ity bill was fayorably acted upon by
the general judiciary committee and
the measure was reported by substi
tute with the recommendation that it |
do pass.
This action by the committee came
after many vigorous arguments had
been made against the bill by counsel
for railroads operating In Georgia and
after vigorous attack upon the meas
ure by Hon. Joe Hill Hall, chairman
OF the committee.
The bill provides that in case the
employee has contributed to his own
injury he may recover damages, but
the amount Of such recovery shall be
reduced in proportion to the degree
Of his negligence.
The general judiciary committee
also agreed to report favorably the'l
following bills:
A bill to prohibit the publication in
periodicals or the sending over the
telegraph wires the name of any wom-
an upon whom a criminal assault was
committed or AttemOted
The railroad committee OF the house
voted to kill the bill requiring all
railroads In this state to stop all pas
senger trains at all county seats.
They also voted down a bill to pro-
vide for the examination of firemen
and other railway employees by al
board OF examiners.
Several representatives of fertilizer
manufacturers and other persons APP
peared before the house committee on
general agriculture to oppose any
change in the present law affecting
the marking, branding and sale Of
commercial fertilizers.
Those opposing the bills introduced
by Mr. McMichael of Marion andssMr
Edwards of Walton to change Exist
ing laws, were Harry G. Fisher OF
Atlanta; Harry Hodgson of Athens,
Mayor Robert F. Maddox of Atlanta
and others.
The present law prescrihes how fer
tilizers shall be marked, branded and
registered with the composition and
weight of the package and other facts
The McMichael law proposes to add a
provision requiring the manufacturer
TO state from what the potash is made
and also the source of the filler.
1t Is provided in the bill that if al
farmer finds that fertilizers sold him
have been misbranded, and loss to his
crops results from the use Of such fer
tllizer, he may recover from the man.
ufRcturer for the loss of the crops.
The Edwards bill prohibits the use
Of any artificial filler.
The senate committee on agricul-
ture heard comprehensive argument
from Captain r. r. Wright of the
state agricultural department, in be-
halt OF an appropriation OF $4,000 to
tight the cattle tick; and an appropri-l
alton Of $4,000 to employ state vet
erinarian.
The following appropriations for the
maintenance Of state institutions were
favorably acted upon: For state sani-
tarium at Mtledgeville, for 1910, s4s4,-
622: for 1911, $3.50, 1892, an increase OF
$4,000; for the University of Georgia,
ct Athens, $37 800, an increase OF So
900; for Georgia School OF Technol-
osy, $4,000, an increase $4,000
or the Georgia Normal and Industrial
College at Milledgewlle. $42, 500. an
Increase Of $500; for North Georgia
Agricultural College, S21,500, no in
crease; for State Normal College at
Athens $4,000, an increase OF $4,000:
fer State Agricultural College at Ath-
ems $4,000, an increase Of $4,000.
which was appropriated with the I'm.
derstanding that this amount is to
be used in holding farmers institutes