Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-03-27

Home rule for ST. Louis.
Creating pardon board.
| Drastic loan shark law.
| State auditor to audit counties and |
state institutions.
Complete system for advancement
| OF education.
Complete revision Of road laws and
adopting system for permanent road
system.
Abo!iohlne railroad and warehouse
commission.
Complete revision of drainage and
| Icyee laws of state.
JeCLIUu Iuuu, nom the SINKING runu
for the state capitol bonds and from
the fees arising from automobile and
grain inspection.
The bills passed by the legislature
are:
Constitutional Amendments.
Ratifying the amendment to the federal
constitution providing for tho direct cleo
tion of United States senator.
Providing for the payment of men,
rate of $1,000 annually.
Authorizing a bond issue in ST. Louis
to construct subway.
Authorizing a tax of 10 cents on the
800 for the construction of roads in
the state.
Excluding taxation question from the
measures which can be submitted to the
people under the initiative; constitution
al amandment to be submitted to the
people
Authorizing special tax in special road
districts for road purposes.
Giving general assembly power to PEN
sion worthy blind.
Liquor Legislation.
Providing that counties, in voting
whether or not there shall be an exclu-
sion of the sale OF liquor, shall vote as
unit
Prohibiting the serving of free lunche,
Corporation Legislation.
Creating a public service commission
tions. doing a public service business
and to regulate the rates charged by
them.
Requiring shippers of freight to pay
storage only where the Shipments have
Providing for the collection of a So fee
from all corporations doing business in
Missouri. If reporting to the secretary of
state before June 80. and $40 Il after
that and until Oct. /, creating additional
clerks under the secretary Of state.
Fixing penalty for failure to prompt
ly transport shipments of watermelonS,
cantaloupes and other similar fruits.
Requiring all railroad engines to be
equipped with an ELECTRIC headlight.
against railroad companies for failure
to transport live stock promptly shall lie
with the railroad
Providing regulations for the con-
struction of railroad crossings in towns
and villages.
Railroads shall construct stations where
roads cross.
Requiring street car companies to
furnish stools for motOrmen and cOnduc-
tors for at least % per cent of the trip.
Recurring railroads to equip all en-
Prohibiting employers of labor in
silica, plate glass or smelling business
to work employees more than eight hours
| a day.
Authorizing a foreign corporation
which has been ousted from the state
| by the supreme court to remain in
Missouri by paying treble the usual
Establishment of regulations for the
| Incorporation of mutual indemnity asso-
| Citations.
Increasing the tav against express
companies from $l,.a on each 500 of
gross receipts to $50.
Bulk sales law, .elu.ring seven days
notice to all creditors before sale can
| be accomplished
| Compelling railroad companies tc
| furnish water ana sanitary drinkins
cups in stations and ON trains.
Compelling railroad companies to keeI
| ice water ana sanitary drinking cups on
all trains in Missouri.
| Blue Sky law, requiring corporations
| dealing in stocks and bonds shall sccur,
IA license from the bank commissioner.
Increasing the limit of the number OF
! members of board of directors of cor
porations from 13 to y.
! Defining the powers of boards of di'
rectors whose number was increased
Prohibiting any railroad. street oil
steam, from carrying freight or pas
sengrrs until they have secured a char
ter under the laws Of Missouri.
Bill prohibiting the establishment OF
any business for the purpose of destroy
ing competition.
Educational Bills.
Authorizing elites of the second anC
third class to purchase homes for or
phan children, and children of indigen
parents.
Establishing rule for the Industrial
| Home for negro girls.
Affecting the taN levy for maintain
ing schools.
Providing for course of instructions
for teachers in high schools, and provid
ing for state aid.
An act providing :or. the organization
of consolidated hish schools.
Providing state mid for high schools
graduated from $500 to $500.
Providing for state 0ib IN schools o
the state, and compelling eight months
of school each year,
Bill reducing the minimum school ag
from TO yc0rg. and removing tn
maximum age at which scholars ma,
attend; optional with school boards.
Authorizing school boards upon two
thirds vote of the voters of the distric
to purchase adjoining sites for play
grounds or park purposes.
Establishing the rllCs for. school
boards where two school districts haV
, been consolidated.
Giving boards of education the righ
to condemn property for schoolhouses
libraries, Fairgrounds and paIS purposes
Authorizing the governor to seleC
election commissioners N 81, Louis, ON
from his own party and one from an
, other party.
ProhibHing the collection Of "A 5O-ccf
fee from prisoners for the benefit Of th
police relief association.
Providing for the nomination and elee
tion of a nonpartisan circuit court
, st. Louis.
Act creating public reservation distriC