The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-18

a vote Of 10 10 "a Tho bill vas not
expected TO come up for action IN the
assembly until next week or lu.cr.
New Mexico. however. passed a lov
providing Tor the appointment Of
state Institutions In the discretion Of
the governor. North Carolina en"
acted a bill making women eiiglble
TO become notaries In the state aud
giving them the right o. petiiion IN
certain instances. Women may be-
come n%ortaries by a law passed also
In Tennessee and serve In that state
on school boards.
Pensions for mothers came up for
consideration In eighteen states. In
efght-Kansas, Montana, Nevada'
New Hampshire. New York. Okia-
homa, Tennessee and Wyomine les
~lslation for this purpose was enacted
for the first time. In two-Texas and
West NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pension
measures were Killed. In the rest
the present laws were amended or
amplifled.
The new Kansas statute likes the
maximum grant To needy mothers AZ
s25 "A month 10 be paid at the discre-
lion OF county commissions. n
New Hampshire law limits payment
10 gfO a month for "A dependent
mother having one child under IS
years and IS for each additional
child. The legislature appropriated
$4,000 for the first two years OF the
laws operation.
The New York statute applies TO
! widows with a child or children un-
der is who will be allowed the samc
amount as II would cost the state :"
support them. The Montana law an
plies 20 mothers with children uhoc.
~ and whose husbands are cpniin.u
To a state institution or are pnyAleni,y
incompenet; the Nevada law To via
ows only. In Oklahoma, noth wa
ows and mothers whose husbands ere
insane or prisoners are eligible TO .hc
benefits Of the law. the compensation
being $40 "A month for chila uh-
der IL and So a month for eaeH "lol'
tionai. The Wyoming iaw 10 siniilA'
The law in Tennessee applies In coun,
ties OF $4,000 population or more ana
having juvenile courts. ne act W.
moi made mandatory. sixteen " ths
age limit and $40 andS5 the coiapen'
satlon. Washington passed a oi'
making her mothers pension pr"'i'
sions somewhat less liberal.
California, Colorado, C~chrcctlrut
North Carolina. Nevada and Wcs'
Virginia acted on divorce tcH
fornia amplified hers 80 that judge
we're granted power 10 call IN th'
district attorney where lIaud OF 81
fusion are suspected Coior'u'
amended hers 80 that "a decree shAi
NOT be issued until six months al'e'
the divorce has been granted. Ton
pecticut added incurable insanity u
the list Of grounds for divorce heiof'
the courts. Previously this cssust nag
In he taken Ia the Legislature. Nor'i
| Carolina passed a measure chanRi"'
for mten 10 two years the per."d re
auired To establish desertion. bu' IN"
ac, met such a storm Of protest tha'
!, ,,as repealed the next day. NeNal'
returned 10 her law the six montN'
-r.sidence clause. West virginia ere
o,ea in each county the office OF 'nl
voree commissioner with power ''
Nnvestigate divorce suits, appear ~
trials. examine witnesses ana neie"'
the interests Of the state 10 pteNe"
fraud and collision.
The senate of Indiana passed F" Gu
.genic marriage measure but II wa
4 defeated I'm the house. LesiA"'iol
10 healthy marriages am
check the social evil was enacted y
Vermont. The law requires all phs
, s,c,ans 10 report cases of social DIS
eases To the state board at hsai,'
. which is empowered TO prescfio
Quarantine regulations.
Labor laws for women we're eh"'',
p In Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts an
J wyomIng Maine wrote INTO ne
statutes u nny-four our a Wee
t law for both women and boys unae
is working In mills. factories an
= jaundrIea II stipuln'es hat suot
q employees shall not work more tina
r. nine hours a day unless for the sol
Z purpose Of permitting a shorie
r schedule for one day In the weel
r massachusetts lcgislatcd To prohib
the working Of women and childre
a overtime for the purpose OF makih
up for the time lost on a legal hoi
% day. wyoming enacted for ne
working m an S-hour day an
both maximum hour and minimum
wage laws for women were passe