The Dickinson press., 1911-11-11

P0sCuS " ICSIl1y lOT Ut against c6C0
other when either one is a party in an
action Of law?
Neither husband nor wife can testify
against each other without the other
consent, except in a civil action by
one against the other, or in a criminal
action for a crime committed by one
against the other.
19. May a wife make contracts OF
enter partnerships without her husband
consent?
Yes.
20. Are the public schools from the
lowest grade to the State University,
open to girls on the same terms as to
boys? Are women represented on the
Boards of Control of these various
| schools?
Yes.
ri. Are women employed in the
higher positions in these schools?
Yes.
p. Do the salaries paid the women
average as high as the salaries paid
the men If not. what ratio do they bear
to the salaries paid men?
|. Yes.
%. Are any of the County Superin.
tendents of Schools women? Has any
state superintendent been a woman?
(a) Yes. co. Yes.
"a. For what school officers may
women vote? How many others are
there?
Women may vote for all school off.
GERS.
Is. Are the professional schools open
10 women?
Yes.
26. Are women admitted to the Bar!
Yes.
To what elective offices are women
eligible through special enactment, and
to what because of lawmakers omission
of words male or men? Are these
positions salaried?
(a) To. Offices under school laws by
special enactment. (b) Yes.
%. May the apparent equal justice
of your civil service laws be evaded if
a head department prefers a man rather
than a woman who may have had higher
marks?
No civil service laws.
%. Are any women on the Boards
of Control of State Charitable institu-
tions?
Yes.
30. Must woven matrons. keepers,
physicians, or nurses be employed in the
State. County and City institutions hav-
ing the custody of m and girls?
Women are SC employed in state in
stitutions. No special provisions in
regard to county or city. Larger counties
and cities have women keepers etc. for
women and girls. ~
81. Are women physicians received
as jurors in insanity cases where the
statute may provide that one of the
jurors shall be a physician?
They are not usually appointed but
there is no provision against their ap-
pointment.
81. Does your law prohibit night
work for women and girls.
No. Law merely limits number of
hours women may work. Law prohibits
night work by girls.
80. Does your law provide sanitary
regulations for factories and shops where
women are employed, or prescribe hours
of labor?
Yes.
"a. What is the ''age of consent?
Sixteen years.
IS. What is the minimum punish
ment for rape?
Rape in the first degree, not less than
five years in the p%enitentiary, second
degree. from one to fifteen years.
Sc. What is the punishment for
bastardy?
Judgment in bastardy cases is within
the discretion of trial judge. Defendant
may be imprisoned and compelled to
support child.
81. Is seduction counted a crime OF
misdemeanor? If mar is over twenty
one and woman under twenty. it is fell
ony.
SO. Is there any adequate law against
taking indecent liberties with young
girls?
Yes.
80. What is the punishment for pan
dering?
Jail sentence not to exceed one year.
Imprisonment in the p~enitentiary f0r
not to exceed five years; fine not to ex-
coed one thousand dollars, or both such
fine and Imprisonment.
40. What classes of persons are dis
franchised? May lapse of time or effortt
of the disfranchised enable them to be.
come eligible3
(a) Persons who are citizens Of the
United States. Men who have not re-
sided within the state one year and sis