The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22

s25 a month to be paid at the discre-
ton Of county commissions. the
New Hampshire law limits payment
to $40 a month for a dependent moth
err having one child under 16 years
and IS for each additional child. The
legislature appropriated $4,000 Tor
the first two years Of the laws opera
ton. !
The New York statute applies to
widow with a child or children under
sixteen who will be allowed the same
amount as it would cost the State to
supper them The Montana law ap-
plies to mothers with children under
fourteen and whose husbands are con-
fined to a State institution or are ply
sically incompetent; the Nevada law
to widows only. In Oklahoma. both
widows and mothers whose husbands
the benefits Of the law, the compensa-
ton being $40 a month for one child
under fourteen and SIS a month for
each additional. The Wyoming law is
similar. The law in Tennessee applies
in counties of $4,000 population OF
more and having juvenile courts. The
act was not made mandatory. Sixteen
is the age limit and $40 and IS the
compensation. Washington passed a
bill making her mothers pension pro-
visions somewhat less liberal.
Divorce Laws.
California, Colorado, Connecticut,
North Carolina, Nevada and West Vir-
| ginia acted on divorce laws, California
amplified hers SO that judges were
| granted power to call in the district
| attorney where fraud or collision are
| suspected. Colorado amended hers
| so that a decree shall not be issued
It'll c;O ~onrfhC oftor tho 6ivOrao
has been granted. Connecticut added
incurable insanity to the list OF
grounds for divorce before the courts.
! Previously this cause had to be taken
| to the legislature. North Carolina
passed a measure changing from ten
| to two years the period required to
| establish desertion, out the act met
such a storm Of protest that it was
repealed the next day. Nevada re-
turned to her law the six months
residence clause. West Virginia ere
ated in each county the office Of "di-
vorce commissioner" with power to
investigate divorce suits, appeal to
trials, examine witnesses and de-
fend the interests of the State to pre-
vent fraud and collision.
The Senate of Indiana passed a
eugenic marriage measure, but it was
defeated in the House. Legislation
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check the social evil was enacted III
Vermont. The law requires all physi'
clans to report cases of social dis
eases to the State Board of Health
which is empowered to prescribe quar-
antine regulations.
Labor Laws.
1 Labor laws for women were enact
ed in Kansas, Maine, Massachusett
and Wyoming. Maine wrote into he
1 ctot,,too n 6ffxyfNy~ hnI1ro q xyool
law for both women and boys unde
sixteen working in mills, factories an
l~aundries. It s%tipulates that sue
, employees shall not work more thai
!, nine hours a day unless for the sol
! purpose Of permitting a shorter sche
: dule for n day in the week. Massa
: chusetts legislated to prohibit tn
: working Of ONE and children over
. . time for the purpose Of making u
wyoming enacted for her workin
women an eight-hour day: and bot
: maximum hour and minimum wac
laws for women were passed KaI
sas. A commission to Investigate
= proposed minimum wage law #
women was created by Idaho.
bill providing for minimum wage *
ekNomen in Michigan was killed j
= committee, although the commissio
Years ago to investigate the subjec
t returned a strong report IN favor
the enactment of such a law.
nj New Mexico passed an act increa
ing the property right Of the wi
and Wyoming and Idaho in this pa
ucular placed wife and husband {
,e an equal footing. New jersey autho
to ICED the appointment Of women polio
II nnen. Oregon forbade discriminate
as between male and female publ
a. school teachers in the payment
n salaries. An attempt in Californ
re to enact a law to forbid women
shake dice for money o. prizes W
defeated. So was a bill provide
a for women Jurors.
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