Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-05-16
MANY new STATE LAWS
MEASURES PASSED AT RECENT
SESSION IN EFFECT SATURDAY.
Among Them Banking Act, Child
Labor Bills and Inheritance
Tax Act.

include all but the few on which
emergency clauses were placed at the
last session of the legislature and
those on which it is planned to in
yoke the referendum. Tire law pre-
scrbes that bills shall. become effect
i've 80 days after the adjournment of
the legislature, unless an emergency
/ clause is attached and the referendum
is used
There will be few new laws of any
i great Importance. The one heading
list, the public utility act seems des-
tined to be held up by the referen-
DUN, AYERS the Portland Journal. The
same may happen to the appropria-
tions for the educational institutions.
The new state banking act probably
is of more general Importance than
any of the Others inasmuch as it is
designed to protect all depositors 1t
was drawn up by VIII Wright, state
bank examiner. and is modelled to
large extent after the federal banking
act 1t prescribes the amount of cap
| ital bank must have beofre it can
organize, and these stipulations are
graded according to the size of the
towns or cities where the organiza-
ton is effected.
Protects Dep0sistors
In Portland it will prevent the in
corporation of any more banks with
in two miles of the postoffice unless
their capital is at least $4,000.
Branch banks, excepting those al
ready existing, are also prohibited,
unless they have capital stock This
will obviate the danger which would
follow the establishment of numerous
branches by one bank, which had only
comparatively small capital. There
are various other important provis-
ions in the act which are regarded
generally as meritorous.
In Pendleton, the date of May 20
will be regarded as important, be-
cause work may then proceed on the
Eastern Oregon branch of the state
insane asylum. Preparations for this,
however, have been going on since
the adjournment of the Legislature.
Buildings will be erected under the
supervision of DIR. r. r. Lee Steiner of
the state asylum, and other improve
ments will be made upon the land
which has been acquired.
Salem will profit by the erection OF
a capitol annex to cost $1,000 in
order to give room for state depart
ments
The supreme court, the state library
o,.t,1 fc ha
in the new building. This will relieve
the cramped condition ofthe present
state house Land on which to erect
the new building has been acquired
across the street from the capitol
building grounds.
Accurate Train Schedules.
Travellers will find interest in the
date because the law compelling rail-
road agents to correctly announce
the arrival and departure of trains
becomes effective. 1t has been charg-
ed that the agents have been in the
habit of marking up most any time FOR
trains, or neglecting this convenience
entirely. In the new law penalty Isl
provided for the failure to give accu-
rate information.
Several laws of particular local i'm
portance are included in the list of
new ones. One of these provides for
the reorganization of the Oregon ma
val militia and the election of a new
commanding officer.
The state board of health will OBJ
tain $4,000 to guard against an inva-
sion of the bubonic plague into Ore
gon. The board may use this money
in the best manner in which it sees fit.
Rotation on Ballot.
Oregon will have an assistant secre-
tary of state after May 20. He will
have the authority to discharge the
duties of the secretary of state when
ever his chief is unable to attend to
the work.
In the future names of candidates
will rotate on the ballot. Under the
new law the alphabetical system Will
disappear and every man seeking office
will have his name appear at the top
of the ballot as often as his oppon-
ents. His name will be printed an
equal number of times in each posi-
tion.
A state parole board is also created
by one of the new laws. The govern
or. secretary of state and superintend-
ent of the penitentiary will have au-
thority to parole convicts whom they
regard as deserving of clemency.
The Office of state immigration
agent is also created. lie win have
the authority to send out with the Of
fetal approval of the state of oregon
literature designed to attract home
seekers. This bill carries a $4,000
appropriation. but in order to save 1t
from the veto Of the governor. c. c.
Chapman. publicity manager of the
Portland Commercial club, agreed not
to use any state funds in the Official
nromotion work.