Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-08

on payment Of arrearages.
House Bill 337-Amends the law fol
the satisfaction of mortgages in one
respect. 1t makes it the duty of the
holder of the mortgage covering rea
property in which the mortgagor holds
no interest to cancel the mortgage Of
record on demand within sixty days.
House Bill 439-Makes valid defect
i've releases and assignments of mort
cages that have been of record five
years or more preceding the passage
of this act.
House Bill 126-Provides that when
a demurrer is sustained because of the
misJoinder of causes of action the
court shall allow the plaintiff, with
or without cost, to file new petitions
in the case.
House Bill S54-Provides for the
date of examinations for common
school diplomas. In rural schools
these examinations shall be held on
the first and second Saturdays in
April; graded schools the first Fri.
day in May.
House Bill 395-Codifies, amends
and systematizes the law governing
the certification of teachers.
House Bill 1OS3-Allows mine own
ers to install cloak rooms instead of
separate lockers in the bath houses
required by the law of 1913, and also
contains provision that the law not
apply to the mines in Usage nor Leav-
enworth counties. Burton.
Help Them "eeat Back"
House Bill 514-Makes it a misde-
meanor for any person maliciously to
communicate any information about
any paroled or discharged convict that
may hurt the convict's chances of get
ting job or of his reformation.
House Bill 1043-Prohibits the hir-
ing of hacks, automobiles, carriages
or other vehicles by any candidate
or organization for the purpose of
hauling voters to the polls, either at
the primaries, city or general cleo
tions.
House Bill 631-Reorganize the de-
partment of the state superintendent
of public instruction. Committee on
eduation.
House Bill 930-Provides for the
sale of islands in abandoned beds OF
navigable streams. Pettijohn.
House Bill 927-Furnishes a set of
Kansas reports to the Leavenworth
city library. Endres.
House Bill 2G2-Allows counties of
more than $4,000 population to levy
a tax for the payment of premiums
at agricultural fairs. Bird
Senate Bill 451-Transfers the
broom plant from the reformatory at
Hutchinson to the school for the blind
at Kansas City.
Senate Bill Poor roads to public
highway from land completely sur
rounded by property of other persons.
Bowman.
Senate Bill 527-Prohibits the cut
ting of fruit and shade trees in pub
lie highways without the consent of
both the adjacent property owner and
the city or township officials. Carey.
House Bill 1106-Makes an addi-
tional appropriation of $4,000 to pay
the expenses of the>iegislature.
House Bill 1O94-Appropriates $1O,-
900 to convey prisoners to the peniten.
tiary.
House Bill 1056-Makes an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the G. A. R.
Senate Bill S26-Provides for the
payment of miscellaneous claims
against the state.
Senate Bill S25-Appropriate money
to pay the cost of the board of con-
troll investigation.
Senate Bill 529-Makes an appro-
priation for tutors for blind persons
attending Kansas colleges. Shouse.
Senate Bill 25S-Makes an appro-
priation to pension Harry Parks, an
injured militiaman of Wichita. highs
wonger
Anti-Liquor Legislation.
Senate Bill 491-Makes property
owners liable for damages done by in
toXicated persons. Clark.
Senate Bill 492-Makes cities liable
for damages done by intoxicated per
sons. Clark.
Senate Bill 5O-Requiring convicted
persons to give bond against repeat
ing offense pending appeals to SUI
preme court. Troutman.
House Bill 24-Providing for double
election boards. Gilman.
House Bill 643-Providing for free
dental inspection in the public schools
of cities of more than 100000 popUla
ton. Holbrook.
Affecting Railroads.
House Bill 2S-Providing for rail
road maintenance of crossings and
approaches to crossings at not more
than per cent grade. Hendricks.
Senate Bill 233-Allows cities tc
grant franchises to interurban rail
ways for 80 years instead of 80 years
Klein
House Bill 958-Requires railroads
to erect platforms and stop trains
leaving the state within reasonable
distance of the state line Carter