Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-21
SOME LAWS THAT GO
into EFFECT TODAY
Local Measures, But
These Are the More In
pOrtant Of the New Grist


Of tle i3l laws passed by the 1917
legislature and now known as the 1917
session laws, 352 60 into effect today.
Between 75 and so carried the emerg.
eney clause which put them into effect
on signatures Of the governor. while
TWO are held in allegiance by the refer.
sndum petitions until the election of
November, 1918, when they will he
voted ON by the people. These bills
are Jhe Rogue river fishing measure and
the willamette river fishing bill. some
OF the bills 20 into effect TODAY while
Others have certain specified time for
taking effect.
Some Of the important measures ara
as follows:
An act TO require any new public util.
lty to secure certificate of publie
necessity from the public service com.
mission before it can commence work in
competition with an already established
uulity, with the exception of municipal
plants.
All navigable streams of the state arc
declared common carriers and placed
under the jurisdiction of the public
service commission, and no one can en-.
gage in the business of booming logs
without a license.
The public service commission is also
given added jurisdiction over the estab.
lishment of warning signs and signals
at grade crossings and also OF the
elimination of grade crossings.
County Tubercular Sanatoriums.
General laws supplementary to the
road code that went into effect some
time ago are effective today:
A law extending the minimum school
term from six to eight months, the recall
of school directors, and the reducing of
the term of school directors from five to
three years in districts of the first
class.
An act making a "small claims
court" an adjunct of the justice of the
peace's office, the claims not to exceed
500.
An act creating the county "tubercu,
lar sanatoriums where tubercular pa.
tients of the county are to be kept, and
designating the state tuberculosis sana'
torium as a place where patients learn
the principles of self-care.
An act regulating the handling Of
dairy products, requiring pasteruriza
tion of butter, butter inspections, etc
A law restricting the sale of revolvers
and requiring registration of pur
chasers.
New Mothers Pension Law.
Amendment of the mothers pension
law, limiting the distribution Of mon
ey to bona fide cases.
A law making changes in the irriga
ton code, and allowing the formation
of irrigation districts.
A law creating the state lime bOarC
to dispose of lime to farmers at cost.
A law placing grain inspection undeI
the supervision of the public service
commission.
An act granting counties the right t'
appoint an apiary inspector.
1t is now a misdemeanor to overdrav
an account at the bank, according to al
act that goes into effect today.
Provisions in the prison laws reduc
ing the number of members of the pa
role board, amending the indeterminat'
sentence, and making the minimum
sentence optional with the court.
The Lazy Husband Law.
A change has been made in the IN
heritance tax, increasing it consider
ably.
The state industrial accident commits
sion has been given greater leeway IL
expenditure OF its funds.
Administration of department o
weights and measures given create
force by new regulations.
An act creating a new insurance code
An act making it a felony for a hus
band not to support his wife. -,
Protection given to illegitimate chll
dren by making the father supper
them until they are Is years old.
Changes made in the military cod'
of the state. .no+;n,
Changes made in the Administrative
mart of the election laws.
Enlargement of the motor vehicl
laws. ,. no,ot
Besides many other minor laws fela'
ing to local portions of the state.