The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
.0GG BILL FAvORs
CITY REGULATION
Offers Amendment To General Liquor
Law-snell Bill for woman's
Suffrage.
tFrom a stan Correspondent,


LANSING, Mich, Jan. 13.--R1p-
Ogg, OF Detroit thinks that when ..
city attains the size of $4,000 II IL
capable OF regulating its own hours
and days OF allowing places where
liquor Is sold to remain open. He In
troduced an amendment TO the gen
eral liquor law yesterday, containing
the provision that In cities OF that size
and over, the days and hours for open
ing and closing shall be determined BY
city ordinances.
Rep. Walker introduced a bill to re-
emburse the state treasurer for the
amounts expended for the support
OF the state patients In the several
asylums and other institutions for the
mentally infirm for the year ending
June 30, 1909. The amount was $685.
9S1, OF which the Wayne county asy-|
lum receives s65,150. For the succeed
ing year, the amount was $1,139, ,254,
Of which the Wayne county asylum re-
ceives $8S,751
Rep. A. Ward Copley introduced q
bill providing thaA where the state
bank examiner fpas the capital OF q
bank has been impaired he shall call
upon the stockholders to make good
the capital rather than place the bank
In q receivers hands, and cause con-
sternation among the depositors.
Rep. Rankin introduced a bill pro-
viding $15O,000 for a new building for
the Ypsilanti Normal school.
Rep. Ball introduced one forbidding
the sale OF toy pistols and blank car
tridges and kindred Independence Day
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fire crackers containing acid to the
size OF two inches by three-eighths OF
an inch. Some latitude Is given 10
eliminating fireworks for use after z
o'clock in the evening.
A bill intended TO do away with
sociological conditions now existing
through inadequate marriage laws was
introduced by Rep. Ball. II requires
both man and woman TO undergo
stringest examination.
Rep. John Kalmbach, of Chelsea,
is the latest one TO try to solve the
mortgage tax puzzle. Rep. Kalmbach
introduced bill yesterday for the
separate taxation Of the mortgaged
and unmortgaged portions OF real
estate. Wherever the mortgagor,
wishes 1t the property shall be %.
divided on the tax roll, and assessed
separately. II the property is sold at
tax sale, and redeemed by the
|mortgagor, the proportion. or the ,re-
demption price which applies to the.
mortgaged portion may be applied 80
an OF set on the mortgage.
Senator Kline introduced bill.
the purpose of which Is to make all
war veterans exempt from taxation.
regardless of the value OF their prop
erty. Formerly, all veterans who
owned property valued at more than
81 200 were not exempt A bill
amending the law under which the
county drain commissioners are elect
ed was also presented by Kline. On
der the present law, the drain COM
missioners are elected every two
years, their regular term Of office be
Ing four years. Kline's bill provides
that they should hold office only two
years. These are senate bills No. 80
and "a. respectively.
Senator Walters introduced a bill.
asking for an appropriation OF $1,000
for the Northern Michigan Asylum
for Insane. The fund Is wanted for
the erection OF a cold storage plant.
Senator Smell introduced a bill to
amend the laws SO that women will
have power to vote.
civil service bill, providing for
the appointment OF civil service
commission, and an annual appropric-
ton OF not more than $4,000 for its
maintenance was introduced by SEN
ator Mapes. The bill proides that all
officers OF trust in the employment OF
the state, whether they be mechanics.
artesians. laborees or laborers, shall
be appointed only according TO merit
and fitness, their qualifications to be
ascertained by means OF examina-
tions, which shall be competitive. so
far as is practical. II the bill Is
passed IL will take effect in state de-
partments six months after the date
OF it's passage. In cases where coun-
ties OF cities adopt il, il becomes ef-
tective 80 days after passage.
The bill gives the governor power
to appoint three men TO compose the
civil service commission. one to
serve six years, the second to servo
four, and the third, two.
SANFORD