The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-14
SESSION LAWS
Over 200 New Statutes in Ell
feet Next May.
Will Be Printed Unusually Ear
Iy This Time.

Many new laws will go into effect in
Kansas with the publication of the
1913 session laws early in May. OF the
| 343 laws passed by the recent session
| of the legislature, all but about 100 OF
| them will become effective when pub
lished in the statute books. The other
new laws have already gone into opera
| ton upon their publication in the Off
| cial state paper.
Only measures which were considered
| as emergency acts We're published IN
| the official state paper For that rea-
son some of the more important OF the
new Kansas laws will not begin opera
| ton until early in May.
| Among the more important measures
which become effective on their pub
LEGATION in the statute book are:
| The Mahin law which preScr1beS that
every common carrier must file a
| statement with the county clerk OF all
shipments of liquor delivered by it in
| that county.
! New Kansas law providing that all
| applicants for marriage license must
furnish to the probate judge a GER
| tificate of health before license can
| be issued.
Automobile registration act, which
requires that all automobiles in the
state must pay an annual license OF
s. and motorcycle owners license OF 81.
This money is to be spent for road
I
the motor cars and pop pop machines
are owned.
Amendments to the fish and game
law; an important feature of which is
the complete protection of quail IN
Kansas for term of five years.
Creation of a small debtors court.
Under the terms of this law each city
or county may appoint a judge who
shall serve without pay to hear con-
troversies over small debts. Both sides
! % he u n
the law provides that lawyers shall
not appear in the trial of any case and
that witnesses shall appear without
pay.
Act requiring that all stock foods
offered for sale in Kansas must be
registered and that the registration rec
ord shall show the ingredients of such
preparations.
Nonpartisan judi .iary ballot. At
future Kansas elections, candidates for
judges will run on a non-partisan ticket
on which there will be no party affllla-
tions designated.
CORPORATION tax law, which goes into
effect January 1, 1914, and prescribes
that all corporations doing business in
the state must pay an annual tax
based on their capital stock.
Law providing for the appointment
of hotel inspector, who shall inspect
all hotels. apartment houses, rooming
houses and restaurants as to SANTA
ton. ventilation safety appliances; and
enforce all other laws now existing
which affect public eating and room
ing houses in Kansas.
An act exempting women from jury
service. The assessor under this law
must inquire of women whether they
wish to be exempted from jury service
Women who desire to be exempted,
shall not have their name placed on
the list from which the jurors are
drawn.
The law which provides that the
county attorney shall act as proctor
in all divorce cases in his county
Law creating BARRIERS commission
board and providing that all BARRIERS
must secure a permit from the board
before being allowed to follow their
trade in this state.
New tuberculosis hospital bill, pro-
vitling for reloca ton of tuberculosis
hospital and defining that the new in
stitution must be situated somewhere
in the Sixth congressional district.
Law providing for uniform course of
study in all rural schools of the state.
New act permitting counties to erect,
equip and maintain county hospitals.
Osteopathic and chiropractic laws,
providing manner of practice of these
professions.
There are many other new laws
which go into effect next month, but
these are principal new laws to be-
come operative as soon as the new
session laws are published.