Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-05
PROPOSE CHANGE IN
COMMISSION FORM
PETITION FILING.
SENATOR CARLSON WOULD MAKE
CANDIDATES ANNOUNCE WHAT
/ DEPARTMENT THEY DESIRE TO
: HEAD.

hEHO.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 5.-Here are
some of the bills recently introduced
in the house and senate of the gen
eral assembly:
House
BY Representative Rice-Provides
for the appointment of commits
sioner with assistants to enforce the
liquor laws Of the state. The senate
has a similar bill.
Igoe-Amends the tax law by max.
file a just tax schedule. This is the
legislation Mayor Thompson of Chi
cago has asked for.
Dahlberg-Provides any person who
parks an automobile in the street or
public highway shall lock it.
Thon-Amends the parole law by
paroling prisoners outside of the state.
embellishments the conspiracy
act by making the punishment in the
penitentiary for a term of not less
one year or more than two years i'm
prisonment in the county Jail or peni-
tentiary. The senate has a similar
bill
Hoaday-Amends the child aban
donment act by providing when a
child is abandoned by either of the
parents such parent shall be guilty Of
a felony.
.Abbey-Repeals the state fire mar
shat law, but does not abolish that Of
flee, and places the investigation Of
fires in the state under the state de-
partment of trade and commerce. The
senate has a similar bill
Cares che--Amends the habeas cor
pus act by providing habeas corpus
writs may be served throughout the
state, and that such writ may be
served and executed throughout the
state by the sheriff of the county in
which the original writ was issued.
Holaday--Amends the act to pun
ish wrongs to children by providing
The term of Imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary shall be not less than one
year and not over two years. The
present law reads a term of two
years,
Scanlan-Provides anyone sending
through the mails any paper or docu
ment stimulating or tending to slim
ulate a summons, complaint, writ or
other court process Of any kind shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and pun
ished by a fine of not less than $40
nor more than $500. or Imprisonment
not more than six months or both
Tice-Proyides the township super
visor shall be ex officio treasurer of
the road and bridge fund and that the
road and bridge act shall not be con.
strued to authorize the election of
commissioner of highways or district
clerk in cities and villages in counties
not under township organization that
are created road districts, nor shall
the highway commissioners have any
power or jurisdiction over the streets
and alleys of cities or Incorporated
towns and villages.
Senate
BY Senator Carlson Creates a com
mission on ventilation for the protec.
tim of the public against tuberculosis,
influenza and similar diseases. Com
mission to be appointed by the gov
ernor, and defines their duties relative
to yentilating regulations in public
buildings.
Carlson-Amends the law in rela.
ton to filing of petitions Of candidates
under the commission form of govern
ment. Must specify to what depart.
1nent of city affairs they aspire.
s 4Hull-Proyides for the establish
lnent and setting apart OF an annuity
and benefit fund for widows, parents
and children of public employees Of
@the state
Z Sadler- Provides a penalty of 800
or fifty days in Jail for violation of
sthe Illinois motor vehicle law with
especial reference TO speeding
Sadler-Proyides a penalty of one
year in jail for the abandonment Of
Echild under one year old