The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-16

a confession from a person arrested
charged with a crime Is forbidden by
a new law.
A bill was passed which requires
trust companies doing a banking bust
ness to maintain q reserve the same
as banks are now required to do
Under a new law preferred stock
holders in any corporation shall have
the right to vote on any proposition
which affects the assets of the corpo-
ration. Heretofore holders of prefer
red stock have not had any voice in
tho management Of corporation.
In an insurance bill it is provided
that when a loss is incurred under a
policy the insured shall notify the
company at once, and within limit
ed number of days the company must
adjust the loss or refuse to adjust 1t.
Then the company appoints one man
and the insured another, and together
they arbitrate the matter and settle
the amount which the company must
pay. This, it is said, will prevent the
customary delays in the adjustment of
losses.
All state institutions are required
under a new law to purchase from the
Indiana reformatory all supplies which
they need and which are manufactured
there, instead of going into the open
market for them. Thus the state will
be it's own customer and will save
money on the supplies.
County treasurers ere required, un-
der a new law, to deduct from any
money due to any person such sums as
he may owe for delinquent taxes.
OF Lesser Importance.
Other new laws of lesser import.
ance enacted at this session are the
following:
Providing that In cities of the fifth
class where a grade has been estab-
lished no changes can be ordered un-
til all damages are settled.
Placing all county superintendents
on straight salaries rar.eing from $500
In small counties to 81 ,408 a year In
OTHER counties.
Making a few changes In congress
sional districts.
Legalizing the formation of cor
porations to perpetuate the memory
of soldiers and sailors.
Providing for the use by cities Of
lands for park purposes where such
lands are owned by counties and are
within a radius Of one and one-half
miles of the city limits.
h. -
gravel roads by the county commits
sioners.
Requiring wire across railroad
tracks to be not less than 21 feet
above the tracks.
Giving organizations formed to
maintain historic spots at public
parks the right of eminent domain.
Giving railroads the right to con-
denim such additional land as they
may need to construct additional
tracks or make other Improvements
to their lines. This Is intended to
permit the Lake Shore road to build
a four-track line across northern In
diana.
Providing
quired to pay one dollar for license.
Empowering county commissioners
to build tunnels under navigable
streams instead of bridges over them
when they wish to do so.
Creating a miners examination
board in every county in which there
are coal mines, and requiring all per
sons to pass an examination before
being permitted to work In a mine.
The board shall consist Of one miner
and one operator.
Providing for the payment of teach
ers attending Institutes.
Accepting from DR.. Robert W. Long
and wife real estate worth 100000
In Indianapolis to be used In the erec-
ton of a state hospital in connection
with the Indiana University School Of
Medicine. Appropriating $4,000 a
year for maintenance Of the hospital.
To establish levees for the reclama-
ton of swamp lands
To prevent Misrepresentation con-
corning the honesty of employees.
To authorize the maintenance OF
night schols in cities of the second
class.
Gettysburg Anniversary.
To provide for Indiana to partici-
pate In the f1ftieth anniversary of the
battle of Gettysburg.
Making grandchildren Of Civil war
veterans and children of Spanish
American war veterans the right to
enter the Soldiers and Sailors Or.
phans' Home at Knightstown.
Requiring the appointment of pro-
bate commissioners IL counties of
more than 10000 population.
Requiring justice of the peace to
notify the prosecuting attorney of the
time set for the trial of any criminal
case.
Providing that all superior, probate
and Juvenile court judges shall hold
Office until January 1, 1915. their sue
cessors to be elected In 1914.
Giving to townships the delinquent
tax funds collected In the township.
Providing that all life prisoners
shall be sent to the state prison at
Michigan City.
To relieve county auditors from
criminal liability for issuing illegal
warrants when signed In good faith
on orders from county con missioners
Requiring railways to make imme-
date reports to the railroad commits
sion of accidents.
Requiring railroads to equip all
| locomotives with automatic hell ring