The weekly times-record., 1913-07-03

or place where any tables, cards, dice
or any article or apparatus whatever
useful or intended to be used in play
ing any game of cards, or faro, o
any other game of chance, upol
which property or money is usual,
wagered or where persons resort, o
are permitted to resort for gambling
or any disorderly house. The Law
further provides that when such fac
is established by anx competent cour
an injunction shall issue closing tn,
; building for one year.
Ban on Medicines.
! Hereafter it will be unlawful t,
throw patent medicines Of any kint
on the premises of any person wht
has not requested them. This Is aim
ed at the practice of throwing suc1
medicine on the doorsteps as adver
tising features, and the aim is to pre-
vent the danger arising from children
getting hold of them and eating them
The penalty if $25 to 500 fine anG
IS to 100 days Imprisonment.
Township overseers.
There will be but one road over
seer in each township hereafter in
stead of one for each district of the
township ranging from two to four
Where county superintendent OF
highways are appointed the township
overseers become deputy superintend.
ents for their township. BY another
act, the governor, the state engineer
and one person to be appointed by
the governor are to comprise state
highway commission which shall act
in an advisory compacity.
Care Of Poor.
Under provisions of new law, the
care Of the poor is transferred from
the county commissioners to the town
ship supervisors, each of the latter
being poor overseer. The cost is to
be shared, the county paying Is per
cent.
May Remove Officials.
Officials who neglect their duty may
hereafter be removed by the governor,
subject to appeal to the courts. The
officials subject to this provision are
county commissioners, clerk of court,
county Judge, sheriff, coroner, county
auditor, county treasurer, superinten-
dent Of schools, surveyor, administra.
tor, register of deeds, states attorney,
mayor, chief of police, deputy sheriff
or other police officer or any custo-
dian of public moneys except the state
treasurer. ...
The causes for which officials may
be removed are misconduct, malfeas-
ance. crime in Office, habitual drunk
enness and gross incompetency:
Whenever complaint is filed against
any such official, the governor shall
appoint a commissioner to take evil
dence and shall consider the evidence.
and if he believes it is sufficient, shall
remove the official. The deposed Of
fetal may then appeal to any district
court in the state provided that the
trial be not held in the county in
which he resides. The official may
be suspended by the governor during
the process of the hearing. .
False Advertising.
A new measure aimed at false ad-
vertising provides that any person ad-
vertising in any paper or by other
means must not make false or mis-
leading statements relative to the
goods which they are seeking to sell.
The penalty attached is a fine of from
$40 to 500 for the first offense and
fine of not less than 500 or impri-
sonment for go days for subsequent
offenses. .... s.. ...
Aecountaney Board. =
Under another law, the board Of
trustees of the university are to ap-
point board of accountancy of three
members who shall conduct examina-
tions for candidates for the title Of
certified public accountants.
County Budgets.
Under law introduced by Senator
Williams, county budgets are provid-
ed. Each county officer is required to
file with the county auditor an esti-
mate of the expenditures in his de-
partment for the year. These esti-
mates are then to be turned over to
the board Of county commissioners.