The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-03-23
TOTAL 1853 BILLS
WERE PASSED
By the Recent General
Assembly.
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT BILL
Was Pas ed-Imp0rtant
Measures Which We're
Passed or Killed.

Thare we're ,53 measures passed
by the General Assembly of Kentucky
which adjourned last Wednesday
morning at 12:4U o'clock.
Only two measures were passd over
the Governors veto. One OF these
was the bill introduced by John w.
Holland, OF Shelby county, and aimed
at the location OF the proposed Lin
coin Institute In Shelbyville, The
other was the bill introduced by w. f.
Klair, of Lexington. providing for the
recording OF names of persons pooling
tobacco or other farm products.
Two bills became laws automati-
cally, they having remained in the
hands Of the Governor ten days with
out his signature having been at
tached. Both these bills were in
troduced by Conn Linn, of Galloway
county. One increases the salaries Of
Circuit Judges 1900 year, and The
other apprOpriates 100000 annually
for use by the State Board Of Health.
Seven more House bills passed the
House and Senate than did Senate
bills.
The House bill No. a., introduced
by P. w. Berkshire, of Daviess coun-
:, ~, changing the time Of holding court
in this 1.-THE SIXTH Judicial district.
was passed by both Houses. The time
limit is March rs, when it will be-
come a law unless vetoed by the Gov
ernor.
Gov. Wilson vetoed the bill allow
ing men summoned as Jurors, but not
accepted for Jury service, to be paid
for the time they were in court.
His reason for vetoing the jurors bill
was that it would cost the State
about 100000 a year and the old
system has worked satisfactorily in
the past He says 1t may work
hardship on some mon to answer
summons for jury service and then
not be paid, but he thinks it is not
a great hardship, and there has been
little complaint in the past.
In sixty days It will be unlawful
for any person to take a drink in a
railroad coach or public carrier of any
kind III this State, except in dining
cars, for the Governor has signed the
bill making it unlawful to drink or
- in IN hn ,suil rood
train or depot or any public convey
ance. The object of the bill is TO
make travelling safer, especially in
the mountains, where two conductors
of trains have been killed by drunk
en- passengers.
Some of the more important bills
which were either passed or killed at
the final session of the Assembly were
as follows:
Ripper Bill killed in Senate by five
Democrats, twelve Republicans and
Lieut. Gov. Cox.
Income Tax Amendment lost in
Senate by the vote killing resolution
to put on passage.
R. H. Atkins bill making it UNI
lawful to tip walters passed by SEN
ate by vote of IS to II, but vetoed
by Governor.
Colson's bill, regulating qualifica
tions of mine foremen passed by
Senate 80 to o.
Bill providing for election of ne
gro visitor to division boards, to have
rights as Trustee to sit on County
Board of Education, passed by Sem.
ate, 25 to g
Bill appropriating $4,000 for State
Fair passed by Senate, 20 to 2.
L. H. Francles oleomargarine bill
passed by Senate.
Senator Cureton's bill legalizing
slave marriages passed by House. 65
to 0.
Bill permitting railroads TO sell per-
ishable freight as soon as they deem
necessary, passed by House, "a to 0.
Senator Graham's bill prohibitingI
third degree" and sweating of
criminals and defining status of evil
dence so obtained, passed by House,
60 to 0.
Bill making 1t unlawful to shoot
fish with steel or copper covered bull
lets in mountain streams, passed by
House, 81 to-
Senator Burnam's bill making
mother equal with father in appoint