Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-05-13
LAWS PASSED BY LEGIsLAT-
URE ARE NOW IN EFFECT
General Session Laws not Carrying
Emergency Clauses Are
Now Effective.

There Dechme eHccti'o III ehio o,ato
last Saturday the general session
laws passed by the last. or 18th Ida
no legislature. other than those acts
which carried an emergency clause
and became effective from and after
their approval. There was a total
NJ 624 bills introduced In the two
branches OF the legislature. OF which
number 231 were passed and sent to
the governor who disapproved SO OF
them. leaving standing 1877 new laws. |
Numerous laws are amended: others |
are repealed. Included In the last OF |
laws effective are a number OF i'm
portant acts. The most important
measure, however. that was passed
declares Idaho prohibition territory
or district and does not become ef-
fectiye until on and after Jan. /.
1916.
The new local option law which
passed the legislature as senate bill
No. so is probably the strictest OF Its
kind on the statute books OF any state
In the union. IL Is believed II will
absolutely prohibit bootlegging or
the illegal sale or use OF intoxicating
liquors In counties which are now op-
Grating under the local option laws
and where they have had violations.
while it's term will apply to the state
h. "a do
bition act goes into force and effect.
The Iowa abatement act. which 1t
Is expected will make the bawdy
house and dens OF ill-repute a thing
OF the past In this state. also becomes
effective today. The new law is fill
ed with teeth" This law coins the
expression. moral nuisance" as those
places where acts are committed that
are indecent or offensive or the
conducting OF place for the purpose
OF prostitution. iewdness. OF assigna-
ton" The county attorney or any
resident citizen OF any county may
file a complaint against one who per-
mits his property to be used for such
purposes. Heavy penalties are pro-
yided for violations OF the act or for
permitting property to be so used.
Among the more important laws
effective In this state are the follow
ing
An act prohibiting Illicit traffic in
narcotic drugs. This law makes II
unlawful to sell. to manufacture for
sale. to furnish OF give TO any person
or persons within this state any CO.
caine. alpha or bata ucaine. opium
morphine. heroin. chloral hydrate OF
any sale OF compound OF any OF the
foreign substances.
An act making unlawful the ap
pointment OF relatives by state. coun
ty and city officials.
An act providing for the construc
tion OF dams and booms In the Clear
water river and placing supervision
OF their construction under the pub
lie utilities commission.
An act creating the bureau and di
rector OF farm markets. appropriat
ing $4,000 therefor. the bureau I,
list and assist In the sale OF farm
property. bring new settlers into Ida
no and prevent fraudulent advertise
ment OF lands or promotion OF wild
crat real estate schemes.
Acts reducing the salaries OF res
lister OF the state land board fror
$4,000 to $500. state land commits
sioner from $500 to $4,000. the pub
lie utilities commissioners from 81
900 to $500.
An act authorizing county commi,
sioners to give emergency emplo,
ment to residents OF counties when
need and when they make applicatio
for work.
An act creating the Idaho Techn
cal Institute with two years collee
course at Pocatello, replacing ii
Academy OF Idaho.
An act known as the lazy hu
band" law making wife desertion q
extraditable offense.
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maintenance OF power lines for co
porations' own use without first 5
curing certificate OF convenient
and necessity from the utilities cor
mission.
An act amending the mothers pc
sion law. providing trustees to a
minister pensions and making wiz
whose husbands are confined In fe
BILE minded or insane asylums eligib
for pensions.
An act abolishing private emplo
ment agencies and substituting
lieu thereof municipal employing
agencies.
An act providing for the creati
OF improvement districts In logged
land and swamp sections and placi
Jurisdiction with district courts.
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