The Elbert County tribune., 1913-05-09
AMMOHS SIGNS Bills
LARGER CITIES TO CALL GRAND
JuRiEs TWICE YEARLY.
Governor DIsapproves Measure Re-
curing Corporations to Publish
Full List Of Stockholders.

proved a number of the bills passed
by the Nineteenth General Assembly
by subscribing his name thereto.
One measure was vetoed. This pro-
posed law was s. b. 1923. introduced
by Senator Cornforth. and it related
to the powers of directors of corpora
tions. 1t required the publication Of
full lists of stockholders in connec-
ton with the calling of stockholders
meetings. This would entail immense
expense" said the governor, "inas-
much as some corporations have
thousands of stockholders. If the
bill had provided that a printed list
of names and addresses of stockhold-
ers be sent to each stockholder ]
would have signed the BILL"
Among the bills which by the gov
ernor's approval become laws, the fol.
lowing are worthy of special note:
Revenue measures law, enlarging
power af bank commissioner; county
assessor to collect statistics concern
ing farms and crops; repeating James
Peak tunnel act; vote of electors to
elect United States senators In case
of vacancy, and for appointment Of
state board of optometry.
Following are the revenue bills Of
fered:
.34s-Fixing. a maximum tax levy for
valuation
347-Making ten changes in pres
ent law, the effects of which are to
stop indiscriminate rebating; to com
M ri IN 1aNf m
county commissioners before Novem-
ber 1st; to compel commissioners to
employ sufficient help for the assessor.
etc.
54s-Giving tax commission power
to assess public utilities.
b4s-Changing basis of assessment
Of mining property. so as to increase
the income seventy-five per cent.
36S--Permitting redemption of city
property sold for taxes.
The other bills approved by the
governor follow:
H. B. 23-For constitutional
amendment establishing the pamphlet
form of printing initiated and re-
II. b. 45s-For constitutional
amendment permitting municipalities
fixed being sixty years, with the debt
mourning limit raised from three per
cent. under the present law to ten per
cent of the assessed valuation.
H. b. 606-Giving the state treas
urer control of the finances of all in
stitutions, state departments and bu-
reaus. This carries the savings and
emergency clauses an dis now law.
II. b. Establishing the state
board of horticulture. This goes into
effect Immediately.
II. B. 263-Regulating the importa-
ton OF hogs and to prevent spread of
n "a Sae- -Ccrcarrtrr tssu,pca of
refunding bonds by irrigation dis
H. B. ss1-Empowering farmers as
sociations, at their own expense, to
engage check chemists at sugar facto-
II. B. sse-Rqiating to board of con-
H. b. 475-Changing probate stat
utes SO as to permit personal service
Msepe tha S1 ormsr METHOD S Is
II. b. s9-concerning method of
changing location of county seats
H. b. 550--Giving board power to
improve state lands and power of emil
S. B. 2so.Authorizing county com
missioners to alter or change any es-
tablished road or to lay out new
road when pestSn,ed by ten 1,a freehold ct
road sought to be altered or laid out.
s. B. 2s3-Authorizing county com
missioners to appoint county road su-
pervisor to have supervision of roads
and bridges except in counties In
which the revenue for road purposes
by county commissioners.
s. B. 417-State bank commissioner
given supervision over trust. compa,,,
MES not doing banking business all
powers possessed by the bank commits
sioner in regard to banks given him
in regard to trust companies, but not
session of the affairs or assets of
such trust company
to collect statistics on lands and
crops.
s. b. ss1-Governor to make tempo
rary appointment of United States
to Instruct the secretary of state te
include in notices of next general
election notice that vacancy will be
S. B. 175-Requiring the erection oi
screens or other appliances at or neal
Intake ditches,. canals, fumes: pipes
water from natural streams to prevent
the destruction of fish.
S. B. 169-To provide for apiary in
spectlon. Inspector to work under di-
rection of state entomologist.
s. B. 75-Repealing an aet for tn.
james james Peak Peak which was filed in the Of.
flee of the secretary of state but
which was not signed or disapprovet
s, b. s2-For testing horses ant
mules with mallein for glandors be
foe ~nter'nr the state OF COlorauo.
g. 3. 467-Providing that when
tract of twenty or more acres Is EN-
braced in the corporate limits of {
city or town and being upon or con
tiguous to the border thereof. th'
owner or owners may petition th'
county court to have the same discon
Authorizing the Incorporation of co
operative associations: providing tina
twenty-five persons may form a co
Forbidding publicity of crimina
cases in which children are concerned
making 1t a misdemeanor to publisl
| the picture or name of a child which
shall appear in any such case, an'
| giving the Judge of a juvenile cour
| the right to suppress publication o
| any portion of the evidence when h
| considers IL to be to the best interest
| of the child to do so.
II. b. 1O2-Regulating the practic
of optometry: establishing stat