The Ely miner., 1915-05-14
LAW CHANGES
Last Legislature Did Considerable
Work


readers the newly passed laws in
supplement form. The last legis-
lature did considerable work and
produced some excellent changes
in the laws. The new acts are en-
compassed in the following:
Passed county option law.
Provided for a budget system of
making appropriation estimates
before legislature meets.
Passed Minnette bill giving state
railroad and warehouse commission
power to regulate telephone rates
and service.
Created women's reformatory as
a new state institution.
Passed road house" bill pro-
hibiting issuance of saloon licenses
outside cities and villages.
Repealed the Elwell road law
applying to roads outside cities.
Amended workmen's compensa-
tion law as agreed to between
representatives of capital and labor.
Amended Dunn road law in
minor particulars.
Required public service corpora
tions to pay employees semi
monthly.
Passed enabling act permitting
negotiations for a new Minneapolis
street railway franchise.
Submitted initiative and referen-
dunn amendment to the voters
again.
Resubmitting revolving fund.-
amendmedt to state constitution.
Gave insurance commissioner
supervision of fire insurance rating
bureaus and right to change rates
found unfair or discriminatory,
Passed statewide teachers pen
sion law.
Abolished second choice" feat
ure of primary election law.
Amended presidential preference
primary law to give direct vote on
candidates for president.
Revised schedule for state aid to
public schools.
Created game and fish commits
sioner with full power over depart
ment. superseding former commits
sion of five.
Submitted amendment increasing
supreme court to seven members.
Passed stringent law governing
the sale of narcotics.
Abolished fees for inspection of
weights and measures by state.
Amended eastman distance
tariff law, making Twin Cities one
terminal.
Created an interim commission
on efficiency and economy.
Reduced the state tax levy.
Appropriated $17.91O,OOO for
various purposes.
Eliminated supreme court from
new historical society building and
permitted selection of new site.
Legalized ten-round boxing con-
tests under supervision of a state
athletic commission.
Measures that fell by the way
side were the following among
which also several meritorious
measures appear:
Efficiency and economy commits
sion's bill reorganizing state civil
administration.
Woman suffrage amendment to
the state constitution.
Prohibition, statuary and con-
stitutional.
Restoration of capital punish
ment at first degree murder
penalty.
State census.
Saint Louis county division into
two counties.
Constitutional convention to re-
wise organic law.
Recall amendment to the state
constitution.
Blue sky" legislation to regu-
late sale of securities.
Bill aimed at trading in grain
futures" in Minnesota.
Legalizing party conventions to
recommend can d d ates for
primaries.
Bill amending the Minneapolis
union station act passed by 1913
legislature.
Abolishing state tuberculosis
sanitorium commission.
Abolishing state fire marshal
office.
Abolishing the oil inspection
department of the state govern.
ment.
Placing care of capitol buildings
under the state board of control.
Bill to prohibit linking of univer-
sity medical school with Mayo
foundation.
Repeal of Minneapolis civil ser
vice law, killed in senate.
Amendment of Minneapolis civil
service law. lost in house.
Minneapolis housing act, desired
by civic and commerce association
Abolishing hotel inspection de-
partment. (Vetoed.)
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