The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-07-01
new LAWS
in EFFECT.
Many Important Changes
Made by Legislature.
List Given for Benefit Of Our Citi-
zens Who Must be Gov !.
erned Thereby


islature having expired.
The new laws that stand out promi-
nenf1y are those known as the prison
reform measure, which completely re-
volutionize the conduc. of the state
penal institu ions, providing as they
do for the undetermined sentence of
convicted persons, the extension of the
parole system and the conversion of
one of the state penitentiaries inc
a state reformatory for convicts un-
der thirty years OF age.
Another radical law now in effect DIS
the act changing the method of in
flicting thee death penalty from hang
ing, which has been the means en-
ployed since the birth of the state,
to electrocution in the state peniten-
tiay.
The last Legislature created a new
legal holiday, columbus day." which
will be celebrated October u, next,
and every year thereafter.
Act creating County Text Book
Commission to adopt for use in the
common schools Of each county in
this Commonwealth a uniform series
of text books, regulating the price
thereof, defining the powers and du-
ties of said commission and the meth
DDS of selection of such text books
and their distribution, and prescribing
penalties for violation.
Act fixing fine and Impeachment
for any persons drinking Intoxicating
liquors or being drunk or disorderly
on trains, or about any depot.
Act repeating the State BARRIERS
Examination Board Law.
Act making mother co-equaa with
father as guardian.
Act fixing electrocution as the mean
of inflicting the death sentence.
Act appropriating $4,000 to provide
for life-saving apparatus for the In
spector of Mines and assistants.
Act fixing qualifications of mine
foremen and regulating their employ
ment.
Act providing thai, if a defendant
be in custody or on bail, when the in
dictment is found, or be summoned or
arrested three days before the time
fixed for trial, the trial may take
place at the same term of court.
Act increasing the fee of Jailers
from fifty cents to seventy-five cents
a~day for di.eing prisoners.
Act making County Treasures dis
bursting officers for road funds.
Act amending mechanics and ma
terial mems lien law, so that written
notification is necessary before such
lien shall be valid.
Act increasing salaries of Assistant
Nine Inspectors from $1,000 10 $500
annually.
Act to promote and compel the at
tendance of children in schools, TO
prevent truancy in cities of the first,
second, third and fourth class.
Act allowing deeds executed by mar
ried women to be admitted to record
in this state, and amending the law
relating to conveyances-
Act amending and increasing the
scope of the child labor law and fix
ing penalties for violation.
Act fixing Sherff's bond in defi-
mite penal sum instead of double the
amounr. of taxes.
Act fixing bonds of officers in defi-
mite penal sum.
Act relating to weights, measures
and balances, and providing for the
appointment of an Inspector of Meas
ares in each county, and fixing pen
allies for the use OF false weights and
measures.
Act allowing the sale Of colored
oleomargarine, butterine or kindred
compounds when properly and plianly
branded.
Act amending libel laws by provtd-
fng that where newspaper or publi-
cation makes retract1on, correction,
explanation or rectifica.ion of the ar
ticIe complained of the same shah be
a bar to punitive damages.
Act making it lawful for the grow
ers OF any kind OF farm produce to
agree TO abstain from growing any
kind of crops for any given period
or season. LegAizes cutting out Of
crops.
Act amanding the exemption laws
by making 10 per cent OF persons earn
ing SIS or more monthly subject to
execution for debt.
Act providing that eight hours shall
constitute a day for laborers and