Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-12
(From the Eugene Guard)

State wide prohibition, the steriliza
tion law, provision for the support and
maintenance of illegitimate children,
provision for allowing time for good
behavior to prisoners in the county
iails and the taking of finger prints of
prisoners by sheriffs, and the statute
making it misdemeanor to threaten to
expose any person who has been con
victed of felony with intent to de-
prive him of employment, are some of
the important changes made in the
criminal laws of the state by the 1917
session of the legislature, as revealed
by list compiled by County Attorney
L. L. Ray.
Mr.. Rays list of the more important
laws placed on the statute books is as
| follows:
Chapter %, amending Section 1870
L. O. L.: Permits a person in possession
of enclosed land in any county west OF
the Cascade mountains, whose sheep,
goats OF other domestic animals are be-
| ing killed, injured or harassed by wild
or domestic animals, to put out poison
upon such premises between sunset and
sunrise of any day.
Bars Booze from Chauffeurs.
Chapter 30: Makes it a misdemeanor
for any person to operate or drive an
automobile, motorcycle or other motor
vehicle, who is intoxicated while so en-
gagged or operating such machine, and
prohibiting the employment of a person
addicted to drunkenness to drive any
automobile, motorcycle or other motor
vehicle, and makes it felony for a
person who is driving any motor
vehicle while in an intoxicated condl-
ton to cause any bodily injury to any
person.
Chapter 4S: Provides for the support
and maintenance of illegitimatc chill,
dren; defines the rights, duties and
oblipations of the father and mother
of such children and fixing the right of
inheritance.
Chapter 40: Bone dry prohibition
law
Chapter SO: Allowing time for good
henavior to prisoners in county pals,
Chapter 9l Prohibiting untrue de-
ceptive and misleading assertions, ms
representations or statements of fact III
advertisements, and providing penal
ty for the violation thereof.
Chapter 81: Providing punishment
for any person drawing a check OF
draft upon any bank or other deposl-
torv. knowing at the time of making
such check or drawing such draft that
the maker or drawer has not sutflclent
funds in, or credit with, such BANK,
for the payment Of such check OF draft;
Chapter 9S, amending Section OF
Chapter 81 of the Laws of 1913: Per
hitting plants owned or operated by
municipaiities of less than one thous'
and inhabitants to permit their men TO
labor seven days in the week IN the
operation or repair of such plants
Protects Ex-Convicts.
\ cbapter 100: Makes it misdemean'
or 70 threaten to expose any person who
has been convicted of felony, with IN
tent to deprive such person OF employ
ment. or to prevent him from securing
4 the same.
Il Chapter 141: Provides for search anc
seizure. without warrant of vehlcies
boats. and other places where intoxicat
inc liouors are being carried and trans
ported unlawfully g.
Chapter 1856: Provides a penalty fol
the crime of larceny committed by the
stealing of any wheat, barley rye, oats
or other grain, after the same has beer
harvested and threshed.
Chapter I'll. Prohibiting the doing oi
certain acts and the making OF fals'
representations by notaries pupiic; pre