Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-03-28
IMPORTANT MEASURES
CREATE INTEREST
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trustees, was passed in the l) 80
Wednesday, SIS to s. At present !. Q
trustees are elected every two years.
The measure goes to the senate.
"Black PIauge" Measure.
Eugencies in marriage is the ala: O!
the Coakley "black plague" bill which
makes a felony punishable by impris-
onment in the penitentiaty for three
years Of the act of transmitting any
venereal disease. The measure is ver'
drastic and even takes cognizance OF
the marriage relation. 1t would CON-
pei physicians to disclose the diseased
condition of minors to their parents.
Physicians, under the law, also W .uld
be compelled to testify to their pa
tient's condition of the case came Into
court. The bill has passed the house.
Sherlffs Get More Fees
The bill by Senator LATER allowing
sheriffs Is cents for meals for prison.
ers instead of IL 1-2 cents for lodg-
ing prisoners and increasing mileage
from s to 10 cents is now a law, duly
signed by the Governor and effective
July 1st.
New Dow Law.
The bill by Anderson of Davis, re-
quiring dogs to be housed or chained
between sunset and sunrise was sign
ed by the Governor Monday and will
operative July LIST. The sheepmen OF
the state were united for the law. The
measure provides that any dog run
ming at large after shutdown may be
shot by anyone. In addition to re-
straint all dogs must be registered and
fee OF fifty cents is required for this
Z purpose.
Goods Made by Convict Labor.
Labor organizations have been in
sistent upon having all prision made
goods labeled as such. The claim is
made that goods made in penitentiar-
fes in several of the states are sold in
the open market in competition to
goods made by free labor. Randall OF
Cedar Rapids, introduced bill to re-
quire labelling but it was defeated in
the house and his bill forbidding the |
manufacture of brooms in the Iowa |
penitentiaries was also defeated
Code Of Revision in Sight
One of the really important fea-
lures before the general assembly is
the matter of cod revision. 1t is ad-
mitted on all sides that such move
is urgent A bill has been drafted
that it is believed will pass both !
houses with but little opposition. To
Weaver Epps and Harrington was
committed the work The bill pro-
vides for commission OF three men.
named by the governor, who are to
revise and recodify the laws and re-
port to the general assembly and the
governor by Dec. l. 1t is believed that
an extra session of the Legislature
early next year will be called hat the
revision, may be siegaiiy made
three men to revise the cod will re-
ceive s25 per day. It is proposed that
the commission hay np0wer mot only
to re-arrange laws, sbut to rewrite sec
lions in certain instances, to discard
all laws o; temporary character or
that now are obsolete, and to draft
model sections for submission to the
legislature, covering large subjects
now treated by a great number OF
different statues.
W0rkmen's Compensation Law
Amended.
Amendments to the present Iowa
workmen's compensation law, includ-
ing an increase in the amount of week.
ly benefit in cases Of ,industriab iin-is
juries, were passed by the house by2a q