Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-03-27
few OF MEASURES
INTRODUCED PASS
SENATE PUT 500 BILLS IN HOP.
PER, WHILE HOUSE MEMBERS
OFFERED es5.
ONLY MINETY-FOUR PASS
Enrolling Clerks Were Overwhelmed
With Work During Final Hours Of
the Long Night Grind.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Frankfort, Ky.-Ninety-four bills
we're passed by the Kentucky leglsla
ture Of 1918.
Two OF the most important bills
passed provide for the punishment OF
any person making derogatory state
ments about banks or financial insti
tutlons and the Hamilton reinsurance
bill. The latter measure permits the
fre insurance companies OF this state
to reinsure their risks. The bill pro
vidlng that one poll tax may be col
lected in counties containing third
class cities was signed and will be
come a law.
OF the bills passed IS OF them origi
mated In the senate and 4S In the
house. The bills passed formed but q
small percentage of those offered, for
members OF the senate placed In the
hopper 1863 measures, while the house
members were even more eager to
hand In bills, having offred 635.
The bills which passed both houses
are as follows:
Senate Bills Passed.
To create a commission to admins
ter . fund for erecting and equipping
county buildings.
To require graded school districts
TO maintain high schools.
To deprive persons convicted of car
rying concealed deadly weapons of cit
izenship and making second offense a
felony.
To extend circuit court terms in
Bell and Harlan counties.
The workmen's compensation act
with state insurance feature.
To license plumbers in first and sec
ond class cities.
To abolish lump appropriations to
public institutions and require officers
to report monthly to auditor with
vouchers.
Providing that no appeal may be
had In civil actions unless controversy
Involves $500.
To create deputy coroner of Jeffer-
son county.
Bosworth bill, to revise road law,
providing state aid.
Amendment providing for working
convicts on public roads.
Creating Office of commissioner OF
Confederate pensions, with two assist.
ants.
Giving consent to acquisition OF ma
tional reforest reserve in Kentucky.
Permitting third class cities to adopt
commission government.
People To Elect Senators.
Providing for election OF United
States senators by popular vote.
Giving state banks authority to own
stock in federal reserve.
Preventing employment by railroad,
telegraph, telephone or companies OF
boys under Fl years old before a. m.
or after 9 p. m.
Preventing children under 10 years
old being committed to house of re-
form and providing counties must pay
expense OF conveying children under |
1S to house of reform unless convicted |
Of felony.
Amending county unit law to provide
that 20 per cent of the voters of the |
whole county may call a local option |
election.
Permitting life and casualty cooper
alive insurance companies to amend
their bylaws and regulating them.
Exemptlng state warrants from taxa
ton.
Giving county judges and magis-
rates exclusive jurisdiction Of penal
cases in which the limit OF fine is $40,
and giving county judges Jurisdiction
IN penal cases In which fine limit is
100, and all sentences not exceeding
80 days. and jurisdiction in all mis-
iemeanor cases.
Changing time OF holding court In
he Twenty-ninth judicial district.
Creating illiteracy commission.
Providing for oiling streets In third
lass cities.
Requiring FIRE drill and teaching
Ire prevention In schools, and requir-
ng fire marshals TO regulate storage
Il infiammable material.
To prohibit sale OF tobacco TO mi.
Tors.
convIets To Work Land.
Authorizing leasing OF land for pris- {
IN farm.
Amending charter OF Twelve Mile I
Co. in Campbell county.
Permitting State capitol commission
D sell old executive mansion and APP s
ly proceeds to debt on new. 1
Amending banking act. requiring
ling OF incorporation articles OF state I
snks with banking commissioner. and
royiding for additional examiner. S
Fixing time OF holding court In u
wenty-third district. s
To require submission OF monthly
counts OF house OF refuge to prison 3
oard and approval OF governor for an r