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being unlawful of persons Of the

OF secret. ANY woman VINO snail D'
delivered of a mulatlo child, shall b'
deemed prima guilty without furtheI
proof to justify conviction. But nj
man shall be convicted on such (
charge upon the uncorroborated evi
dence of the woman. The act is t
take effect March 81, 1912,
Act 324 gives blacksmiths, wheel
wrights and horseshoers who perform
work or labor for any person o.
credit, an absolute lien upon the
product of their labor and upon al
wagons, carriages and other articles
repaired or horses or other animals
shod by them, for all sums of money
due for such work and materials furn
ished Any person having such a lier
may have such property sold within
80 days for the satisfaction of the
debt.
Act 334 grants to INDECENT ex-Con
federates and ex-Union soldiers resid
ing in this state who make proof oi
having been regularly mustered III
and who are not drawing a pension
exceeding So a month; also all blind
persons having certificate of attend
ance at blind school, the right to en-
gage in what is commonly known as
hawking and peddling, to give exhi.
bitions and entertainments, engage in
real estate or brokerage business,
without being required to pay either
state, county or city tax for the
privilege of so doing.
Act 349 authorizes the Secretary
of State to employ an additional clerk
at a salary of $500 a year.
Act $50 appropriates $4,000 to en-
force the law regulating the sale OF
fertilizers in this state during ,..e
period between April i, 1911 and
March 81, 1918.
Act 1853 requires assessors in the
several counties of the state to make
a full enumeration of all persons re.
siding in their respective communities
who served in the Confederate army
or navy, either as home guards or
regulars. The compensation to be al
lowed is 10 cents for each name md
the work must be finished within IL
months after the passage of the act.
$500 is appropriated to provide blanks
fOr tho antvoo
Act 354 authorizes the Attorney
General, upon his own information,
or upon information furnished by any
reputable tax payer, to bring suit
against corporations for back taxes
claimed to be due any county, in
town or school district.
The governor is given authority to
appoint special attorneys to assist
the attorney general in such suits.
Act 81 prescribes qualification of
voters in primary elections. Only
hose who are members of political
party under winch the primary is al.
Owed to vote. In contests, candidates
ior nominations for state offices shall
'ileI their contests with the state Gen.
-ral committee; or before the district
under whose supervision
the primary was held, if he was
candidate for a district office; and
before the county central committee
If he was a candidate for a county
office. Appeal may be taken to the
state convention from any county dis
Lrict or the state central committee
Act 372 prohibits cities and towns
rom imposing license tax upon the
sale of fruits, vegetables or any prod
lct of the farm, or of meats from do
nestle animals, when same are Of
'ered for sale by the producer or own
er or his bona fide agent.
Act 375 confers upon institutions OF
learning the right to incorporate, own
and confer degrees.
Act 376 confers upon school districts
the right of eminent domain, with
power to condemn land for purposes
'f school houses and play grounds.
Act 3S1 seeks to protect individuals
and property on public highways by
making it misdemeanor to drive cat
lie or other stock along such high
ways, with board or other blindfold
,ver their face to prevent such stock
rom seeing their way. Fine $40.
Act 3S7 appropriates $3,91S to pay
in the fund to defray ex-
Denses of sheriffs in transporting
prisoners to the penitentiary.
Act Ais fixes a uniform date and
penalty for delinquent taxes on real
md personal property. Taxes on real
estate become ue..nQuent after the
10Th day of April the same as on
and the penalty on each is
liked at 10 per cent of the total taxes
assessed against each.
Act AIS requires companies or per-
'ons, operating railroads as common
,arriers in this state after January
|, 1913 to use cabooses on freight
rains, at least "a feet long, seven
eet high, with platform and door at
each end, and equipped with proper
steps, guard rails, grab irons and
steps for the safety of passengers.
Act 423 appropriates all monies
'ealized by the state from the gov
.rnment sale of forest reserve lands
o the common school fund of the
tate, three fourths, and to the road
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