The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-11
GOVERNOR SIGNS NUMBER0F BILLS
NEW LAW ABoLISHES DEGREES
OF MURDER.
TO Prohibit Hazing, to Put County
Officers on Salaries, to SUBMIT
Initiative and Referendum.

Austin. Textile governor to cate
has signed the following bills, lnciua-
ing several of Importance and interest,"
recently passed by the thirty-thlrd leg
islature. A complete list of those sign
ed:
Senate bill No. So, providing two
additional factory inspectors for the
department of labor statistics; senate
bill No. 179, abolishing the degrees OF
murder: senate joint resolution NO.
&c. submitting a constitutional amend
ment to increase the compensation OF
legislators to $1,000 for the first year
and S. per day for special sessions,
next general election; senate JOINT
resolution No. 4, providing that road
and improvement bonds may be issued
by majority vote if the constitution
al amendment at the next general cleo
ton is adopted; senate bill No. 222,
prohibiting hazing, making it an Of
tense, providing punishment for teach
ers who allow it; senate joint resolu-
ton No. Il, providing for an election
to determine whether or not the inltia-
tive and referendum shall be made
part of the state constitution, submit
ted next general election; senate bill
No. 4SO, appropriating $45O,OOO for the
support and maintenance of the peni-
Tertiary system to August 81, 1913;
senate bill No. 24S, providing for the
purchase of Goliad Park at Goliad for
state park; house bill No. "a, giving
the state superintendent of education
authority to make regulations as to
the lighting, heating and ventilation
of school buildings hereafter con-
structed in the state; house bill No.
1854, placing county officers on more
or less of a salary basis, effective De-
cember 1, 1914; house bill No. 461,
providing for farmers county public
libraries; house bill No. $40, provid-
ing that the powers of sale conferred
by deed of trust and mortgages shall
not be executed after the indebted
ness is barred by limitation and that
liens created thereby shall cease to
exist, the same as to vendors liens;
house bill No. 635, providing me-
chanics and laborers' lien for levee
workers; house bill No. 80, changing
the law effecting settlement OF claims
against the state, providing for notice
by registered mail; house bill No. 252,
providing that county commissioners
may be paid not more than $50 per
month for ex officio duties as road
overseers; house bill No. 23O, provid.
ing for verified pleading and abolish.
ing general denial; house bill No. $50,
making it fine of not more than $500
to obstruct or injure public road or
street; house bill No. 7SS, providing
that in counties of less than 10000
population no common school districts
shall be surveyed whose geographical
center is more than four miles from
it's limits; house bill No. $50, provid
ing for the continuance of the term
of court when the Judge dies; house
bill No. 445, authorizing guardians Of
estates to make mineral leases; house
bill No. 553, indeterminate sentence
law; house bill No. 706, creating Rea
County out of parts of Kerr, Kendall
Edwards and Bandera; house bill No
664, authorizing ice companies to sci
and refrigerate poultry, vegetables ant
other perishable food products; senate
bill No. 44S, prescribing crimina
penalties for violations of the fish ant
oyster protecting laws; senate bill No
321, authorizing appeals being takel
on motions for rehearing, same to cor
stitute the assignments OF error
house bill No. 577, relieving the prisol
commission from the MANAGEMENT an
control of the state railroad: hous
bill No. 144, amending revised civ
statutes relating to library and histor
cal commission by giving authority t
, the commission to exchange state dot
uments with other states and autho
izing the legislature to increase tn
state librarians salary.
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