Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-04-30

that Il was TOO sweeping IN its terms.
as It prohibited any II from acting
as business manager for an undertake
ing concern or as an assistant without
obtaining a license. 1t was so broad
as to prohibit any officer of an under
taking corporation who is not licensed
from accompanying a body to the
grave. A license could only be OBJ
tanned by passing an examination be
fore the board of u~ndertakers and EN-
balmers.
Passed Il the closing hours of the
Legislature the bill for the special cleo.
ton ON constitutional. amendments Is
found to contain errors. The chief
amendment 10 be passed upon in the
balloting ON Oct. 10 Is that providing
for equal suffrage. When the advo-
Gates heard that the measure had con
ficting sentences In 1t they were great
~ alarmed lest the law be declared In
valid. ,lne part of the bill directs that
the ballot be signed for by the secre-
tary OF state. and another portion d1'
reefs that this shall be done by the
county clerk. Governor Fielder no.
ticed the discrepancy. but signed the
bill to prevent it from dying because
OF inaction on his part. The mistake
is not regarded as a serious one, as the
Judgment of the courts In past cases
has been that the Legislature would
not willingly pass an absurdity
has directed that the usual procedure
be followed in cases where questions
have arisen. AS the senate may be re-
called. however. to pass upon more
appointments by tine governor. the
house may be brought back at the
same time to correct the mistake.
One OF the chief joint resolutions to
receive approval from the governor
was thnt introduced by Senator Rath-
bun, 1t provides for the appointment
of a commission of four persons to in
vestigate the question Of the desira-
bility and practicability Of establish
ing a system for pensioning retiring
state and municipal officers and EN-
ployees. Another joint resolution
which was signed calls for the naming
of a commission of three persons to
orange modify. simplify and CONSOLE
date the primary and election laws.
A committee of senators and assem-
blymen is also to sit during the sum-
mer TO investigate the state road de-
partment and report to the 1916 legis-
under a resolution by Mr.. Grant.
OF the bills passed by the legislature
over the veto of the governor one Is to
prevent the opening of branch banks,
and another is to permit of the con-
Of the state department of
and the bureau of statistics.
Among the bills introduced In the
senate which have been made into
by the signature of the governor
are the following:
s. II Edge.-Economy and efficiency
measure creating n department of con-
seryation and development. Consoli-
the water supply commission.
the board of forest park reservation
commissioners, the state geological
survey. etc.
S. 2. Edge. Economy and efficiency
measure creating a department of com
and n~ayigati d. Consolldates in
II the boar OF riparian commissioners.
the department of inland waterways.
eta.
s. 4. Edge. Makes 1t mar datory upon
the board of health of each municipal
ity to enforce the provisions of the
pure food act relative to the sale of
foods and drugs.
S. 9, Edge.-Economy and efficiency
establishing a board of tax
and assessments. Consolidates the
board of equalization of taxes and the
board of assessors.
S. Z. Edge.-Economy and efficiency
establishing a department of
shell fisheries and consolidating in it
the different oyster commissions.
S. s, Edge.-Economy and efficiency
bill. Creates a department of health
and gives it all the powers now exer-
cised by the state board of health.
S. 10. Contemporaries $4,000
to reimburse the commission on tuber-
in animals for the amount *
pended in the slaughter of cattle suffer
ing from the hoof and mouth disease.
S. IS. Rathbun.-Gives Jurors $3.50
a day and mileage Of ? cents per mile.
S. IL, Rathbun.-Amends the descent
act by permitting the mother to share
equally with the father in the descent
of real estate.
S. 20, Rathbun.-Prevents candidate
defeated at the primary from having
his name placed on the regular cleo
ton ballot by petition.
s. 80. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cities
to erect and acquire public markets.
S. 36, Hutchinson.-Amends the act
for the transfer of causes from the
supreme court to chancery by permit
ting the same practice to be followed
on appeal.
S. 80. Ramsay.-Permits townships
to make internal improvements.
S. 48, Mathis.-Permits reinstatement
fund on resuming work In schools.