The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-04-17

mittee. The bill, which has already
passed the house, is framed after
the Michigan law and has stood the
test of the courts in that state.
Practically all the roads in the
state will come under the law.
The new senate tax valuation bill
provides as follows: Glass One-Al]
household goods and furniture. in
Guiding clocks, musical instruments,
sewing machines, wearing apparel OF
members of the family and all per-
sonal property actually used by the
owner for personal and domestic pur.
poses, or for the furnishing or equip.
ment of the family residence, shall
constitute class one and shall be
valued and assessed at Is per cent OF
| the full and true value thereof.
Glass TWo-All lands used or suitable
for agriculture, live stock, poultry,
all agricultural products, stocks OF
merchandise of all sorts, together
with the furniture and fixtures used
Herewith, manufacturers materials
and manufactured articles and all
tools, implements and machinery
whether fixtures or otherwise, shall
constitute class two and shall be val
ued at 80 l-3 per cent of the true and
full value thereof. Glass Three-Al]
property not included in the two
preceding classes shall constitute
class three and shall be valued and
assessed at 40 per cent of the full and
true value thereof.
The nonpartisan election bill,
which came up in the house on
special order Tuesday, embraces the
following features: All judges,
county officers and members of the
legislature shall be nonpartisan, leav-
ing none on the partisan ballots but
state officers and members of con-
gress: the bull moose party to be
recognized: filing by petition after
the primaries to be prohibited in
nonpartisan elections, and the pri-
maries to be held on the third Tues
day in June.
A report recommending the sale
of Virginia bonds of face value of
81, AS, 900, held by the state school
fund, has been filed with the house by
the public accounts committee. The
sale Of these bonds is opposed by
r. G. Dunn and State Auditor Iver-
son upon the grounds that they
would have to be disposed Of at a
loss to the state. ~
Complete readjustment of salaries
in state departments and elimina-
tion of fee offices is provided in a
bill agreed on by the joint committee
on appropriations.
The three omnibus appropriation
bills, providing money for the state
institutions and departments for the
next two years. with total of SIT,
S67, 1000, were introduced in both
houses of the legislature on Tuesday
and were made a special order for
next Saturday morning.
Following one of the most stubborn
contents during the entire session the
senate committee of the whole on
Tuesday recommended for passage a
house bill amending the antitrust
law to allow the Creamery Package
company of Mankato to continue
operating it's factory on payment OF
a fine. The Creamery Package COM
pany for several years has been fight,
ing an custer Judgment and final de.
cision of the case is now in the
United States supreme court.
A modified "blue sky' law relat.
ing only to sale of stock and promo.
tion of insurance companies has beer
passed by the senate. The bill gives
the insurance commissioner control
over all insurance promotion schemes.
Under terms of the bill all companies
selling insurance stocks in the state
must first file with the insurance
department a statement of assets
and liabilities.