The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1912-04-06

| Relative Bank Examiners
Some Measures Excel
ent. Others ''Freakish. I"
| The majority of the bills introduces
during the session of the Legislature
recently adjourned, failed to becom'
laws. Some of these were of consider
able interest; in fact, those bills o
greatest importance Clearing upon reve
nue. matters) were not passed. Among
them were the following Important ant
otherwise:
Amending the Code so as to make
liable all officers, employees or agents
of bank receiving deposits when th'
bank is insolvent.
Prohibiting the sale of the politica
influence of newspapers.
Requiring hanks to publish names o.
depositors who permit deposits to re-
main idle twelve months.
Repeating the act of 1912, which ere.
ated the Office of prosecuting attorney
Creating the Office of state bank ex-
aminers.
Regulating the employment of chill.
dren in factories and fixing ages.
| Providing that candidates shall file
statement of campaign expenses.
Imposing $40 privilege tax on physi-
clans,
Calling a constitutional convention.
Exempting from taxation all grain
harvesters, feed crushers, grist, rice and
Touring mills run by steam or gasoline
Levying tax on dogs.
| Exempting dealers in coffins from tax
alton.
Prohibiting bulls and boars running
at large.
Placing the bills in public schools.
Abolishing the preparatory depart
ments of the state colleges.
Regulating the tare on cotton.
Building sample roads in the several
lcounlies.
Creating a fund for state road i'm
provement from convict labor.
Providing that nine jurors may return
verdiets.
Creating a bureau of public roads.
Requiring hotel keepers to provide
means of escape.
Increasing pay of county tax asses
sors.
Strengthening the game laws.
For the protection of employees of
corporations.
Providing for working county convicts
on public roads.
Qreatipg 2 county court in each
county.
Providing that trustees shall elect all
employees of the penitentiary FARMS
Preventing the adulteration of ice
cream and cold drinks.
Prohibiting netting for fish during
spawning ssase4s
Requiring banks to publish names Of
depositors with average monthly ball
ances.
Requiring railroads to put on extra
trains when regular trains are late.
Increasing the penalty for profanity
and drunkenness in a public place.
Providing for practical agriculture
demonstrations in rural schools.
Requiring judges of the supreme court
to submit written opinions in all cases
| decided.
Providing for elections of county exc.
cutive committees.
Requiring trustees of penitentiarie;
to purchase and Install hQlti9g mills fol
flour and meal and canned vegetables.
| Requiring railroads and other corpo.
rations to pay their employees semi
monthly.
| Providing for insurance of state prop
Ierty.
/, Increasing the road Communication ia,
| from So to 80,
| Requiring preliminary edueataona
qualifications and degree for applicant
TO practice medicine.
i Providing a road commissioner il
each county.
| Eliminating surety bonds as state de
Ipository security.
Making void deeds to foreign corpo
rations unless they dem eslicsle.
i Providing for supervision of domesti
industrial insurance companies.
Providing for juvenile reformatory
Amending the fellow-servant law j
sptaons for injuries.
!. Giving assessors authority to chang
assessments.
) To definitely define slander and Il
punishment.
Requiring students applying for ad
mission to state colleges to have com
!, pleted ten grades in high school.
D Creating court Of appeals.
l Allowing two years for redemption 3
: land sold under mortgage.
Giving to electors right to select the
own assistant In marking ballot.
i Placing state convicts on public road
Changing the age Of consent fro
I twelve years.
Fixing the liability Of stockholders