The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-05-01

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women as voters have accom-
plished nothing, we print the
following for their edifcation,
clipped from the Richmond,
VA Journal:
In view of the following list
of statutes enacted into law IN
California, it appears strange
to note now and again state
ments in unfriendly newspap-
ers that women of that state
have already tired of the priv
lege of voting.
Indications are, however, that
they WELD a powerful influence
in politics in the Golden West,
and in California were instru-
mental in passing a number OF
important bills in the legisla-
ture at it's recent session. The
list follows:
Assembly Bill 363-An act
providing for the abatement OF
houses of prostitution. making
houses of prohibition a nul-
, sance, and providing for en-
joining persons who conduct
or maintain such a house, and
the owner, lessee or agent OF a
building where such nuisance
is maintained.
Assembly Bill l99-E q u a !
guardianship act, providing
that the father and mother OF a
legitimate unmarried minor
child are equally entitled to it's
custody, service and earnings.
Assembly Bill 795-The bast-
ard act, requiring fathers to
support their illegitimate child
rem.
Assembly Bill 1251-Minim-
UNI wage act. regulating the
employment of women and
children, establishing an in
dustrial welfare commission to
investigate and deal with such
employment. The commits
sion has power to fix a mini
mum wage.
Senate Bill 466-An act limit
ing the hours of. labor of wo-
men. This act increases the
scope of the eight-hour law,
which provides that women
shall not be employed more
than forty Height hours in one
week, nor more than six days
in one week. A determined
opposition to this bill arose
over applying the eight-hour to
student nurses.
Senate Bill 1O34-Regulating
the employment Of childreha
providing that no minor under
eighteen years shall be en-
ployed more than eight hours
in one day, and no minor un-
der the age of twelve and fif-
teen shall be employed for
wages or profit. Exceptions
are made.
Senate Bill 1O-Detines crime
of rape. This act raises the
age of consent to eighteen
years.
Senate Bill 55-Raises the
penalty for the crime of rape;
minimum ten years imprison-
ment; maximum fifty years.
Formerly minimum was five
and maximum ten years.
Senate Bill 46-Established a
state training school for delin-
quent girls, end appropriates
$500, 600 therefor. by agree
ment to the session of the legis-
lature, the organized women
of the state asked for no other
act carrying an appropriation
Assembly Bill 16--Provides
for the free use of all public
schoolhouses and property, and
for establishing a civic center
at each and every public school
house in the state.
Assembly Bill SO3-Provide
for the support of public kin
dergarten, making kindergar-
tens a part. of public school
system.
Assembly Bill 1858 Provides
for the payment of pensions to
public school teachers, and
creates a public teachers pen
sion fund.
Senate Bill 562-Provided for
the state registration of nurses.
These measures, which were
the one ones endorsed by the
women voters of California,
were all passed, showing that
the women of California not
only WELD a strong influence,
but are active and alive to
creating laws looking to their
Own welfare.