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The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
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sRequ@9edg ieB ssiidsabSa$e delegaA
ton of Democrats led by W. W. Da-
Iyies and JudgsdI. #. TIhppggmap, Of
Springfield TO remove the State Text
.bdox Commission and three members
of the STATE Board of Control, after
they presented to him what they 1he-
lieved sufficient authority for such
Coy, Black Monday night
refused to take the action recon-
mended. ," ''"2 '7' ~ 'o'll2'q
/ The delegation had gone to the
capital withTai ]istsof ten, educators
of the highest type and three other
names suggested for vacancies on the
Board of Control, and these it pre-
sented to the Governor. " The delega-
ton styled itself as composed of eds
interested Democrats" 1t included
supporters of buth- Judge John D.
Carroll and Gov. Black in their race
for the nomination for Governor, it
was said,s SOS
Besides having the names of men
to take the places of those to be let
out, the committee was armed with
the declarations of a number of Dem
ocrats from various, parts Of the
State which were to be filed. These
we're styled high class men" and
were said to be supporters Of both
caAdidates95fob the s-gdbernatOrial
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28

Kaiser Bill and Crown Prince, two
German dogs that were SO christened
by Private Robinson Cleve and Daniel
Nelson of the Five Hundred and Thir-
ty-ninth- engineers and Three Hundred
and Seventy-second infantry, who cap
tured these dogs from the Germans.
Both these lcolored soldiers were
wounded in action and returned to
this country aboard the transport
George Washington.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
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GoVERN,R, DECLINED TO TRADE
Writ PEOPLE WfTH AXES q"
moo 9s1 d4tg ---s35lu%uI bGs
TO GRIND, t -,
NOT cA9JeHfNAPfiNG BYiTAEM
syia OF sEds ns9d,r svs zrd
Trims Down T. Rlesy of "DislnteFsssed
Democrat 'nFFt oT House ot

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aGi:Y3 ---s:lsss -L.SGG a. basil 81
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Died In Italx.

Mrs. Susan Preston Draper, widow
of Gen. William F. Draper, formerly
Minister to Italy, is. dead at Rome.
Mrs. Draper was sister of Mrs.
George M. -Davie, of Louisville, and
the late Mrs, John Mason Brown.
She was native Of Lexington, and
daughter of the late Gen. William
Preston.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
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IN Use For Over 30 Years
81 &c. ir. Z. IS ! J MH4zzs<
Git BROUGHT Punishment M

a young woman employed In tbe Of.
dee of Kobe shipping house received
from her, millionaire employer. o. sum
Of money as present on New Years
day. The girl took her fat wad OF
notes home.g She'w4s promptly thrash
ed by her mother for stealing them and
dragged to the Office to apologize foI
the theft. Explanations were made,
but when they got home she was I'd.
monished once more for not stating
her case more clearly.-Japan Chron,
tplo
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28

Two men had a fight in Louisville
because one of them slapped the oth4
er5on a pet boil he was nursing Ion
the back of bis mech. AlNmen have
n'tItt6BeI patigp4ff eIpfI5ob. VI / hhj'rlEI ii
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28

Surely Net Bump of knowledge.

Surely Net Bump of knowledge.
O'Brien met Flanagan and noticed
ne had a big lump on his forehead
Hello" said O'Brien, us that buml
Of knowledgeY' Indeed, it's not" sait
Flanagan. SFIt's a bump of ignoranct
Of knowing nothing about boxing"
- .aalFTm &
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
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The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
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When He Weakened. - s.s
g iIAsee Newpop atthe club quite OF
fen since his baby came, i thought
egwas anchored to a honealife He
was, but at theSfirst .sQuaH he began
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-04-10

ct to Regulate the En- ployment of
islative Counsel or Agents and to
vide a Legislative Docket i'll Seq
ry of States Office Open to Public
)ectiOns Disclosing lnforna zion III
alton to such Employment.
i Any person or persons accept
Employment TO act as legisla tive,
el or agent to promote or oppose,
ly or indirectly, legislation by the
iture shall within forty-eight hours
such employment cause his or their
or names TO be entered upon a
{ as hereinafter provided and all
yers of such legislative counsel or
shall also within the same time
their names to be entered upon
me docket as hereinafter provided.
2 The secretary of state shall
re and keep a docket for the regis
of legislative counsel or agents
IF their employers, which docket
be open to public inspection dur
ne office hours of said secretary of
and shall contain the names of
alive counsel and agents and of
employers, the addresses of each,
ate and subject matter of the en-
lent, and, by appropriate words, j
nation of whether such employ
is as counsel or agent or both.
docket shall be SO arranged and
ed that under the name of each
yer shall appear the names of all
alive counsel or agents employed
n and that the name or names of
employer represented by any coun-
r agent shall appear under the
of such counsel or agent.
3. No person shall be employed
legislative counsel or agent for
snsation dependent upon a con-
icy.
T. Whoever violates any pro-
/ of this act shall be punished by
of not less than one hundred dol
or more than five hundred dollars,
the, attorney general shall cause
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An Act to Amend serfio, o,o -
napier Ninety-SiN of the Revised
u'es' Relating 20 the Recording
o. Chattel Mortgages.
section ono of chap;cr rfpaf,l-i,,
IN cr9 revised statutes is hereby amend.
80 ny striking out the word zen" IN
me seventh, eleventh and twentVl
T;;i sS,, =, mes thereof and inserting in
t 49, y tlettol thc word twenty. SO that
follows: al S'u do
sec. |. No mortgage of personal
property executed aud delivered affl
or me third day of July, nineteen hun
uteu ana ilfteen. shall be valid against
a, = estfe III bankruptcy or an assignee
IN insolvency Of the mortgagor, or
against an assignee under d general as
oIsHiheht Tor the benefit OF the credit
ofs 81 the mortgagor, or agalrSt
any person other than the mort
sagor, unless and until posses
sion of such property is delivered to
me mortgagee within twenty DAYS
from the date written in said mort
cage, Or when undated then from
NE date of execution and delivery Of
!lle same ana unless such possession
IS retained ~ the mortgage, or I'M
ieSS ana until the mortgage is record
Cd within the said period of twenty
uaSs IN the Office of the clerk of the
city. town or plantation organized for
any purpose. in which the mortgagor
resides when the mortgage is eivcn.
or registry of deeds as hereiEafter
provided When all mortgagors reside
without the state. the mortgage shall
be so recorded i'll the Office of the reg
lister OF deeds in the registry district
where the property is when the mort
gage is made: but if a part of tho
mortgagors reside i'll the state. then in
the cites, towns or plantations so or
gained in which such mortgagors re-
side when the mortgage is given If
any mortGagor resides in an unorgan-
ized place. the mortgage shall be so
recorded in the office of the register
of deeds for the registry district in
which such unincorporated place is
located. A mortgage made by a cor
poration shall be SO recorded in the
city. town or plantation where ii has
its established place of business, and,
IT said corporation has no established
place of business in the state, or said
place of business is in an unorganized
place in the state. then in the office
of the register of deeds for the regis
try district i'll which such property is
when the mortgage is made Such
chattel mortgages need not be ac-
knowledged for presentation for re-
cord. If possession is taken or said
mortgage recorded subsequent to said
period of twenty days, it shall be valid
against mortgages. assignments and
bills of sale executed and delivered
subsequent to the making of said rec
ord, and also against attachments
made subsequent thereto. based upon
causes of action arising subsequent
thereto. and also against trustees in
bankruptcy and common law as
signees, so far as relates to claims &C.
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CHAPTER l1S.

An Act to Amend Section Six of Chap
ter Sixty-six of the Public Laws OF
Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen. as
Amended by Chapter Two Hundre
and Fortyfour of the Public Laws -
Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen, Re-
lating to Nonresident Fishing Lii
censes.
Section six of chapter sixty-six of the
public laws of nineteen hundred and
seventeen, as amended by chap two
hundred and forty-four of the public
laws of nineteen hundred and seventeen,
is hereby amended by striking out all
or said section and by substituting
therefor the following section:
Sec, s: All license fees collected by
virtue of this act shall be paid by the
commissioner of inland fisheries and
game 10 the State treasurer, and shalt
be credited to the appropriation for the
operation of fish hatCherIes and feed
ing stations for fish. for the protection
of ilSh. game and birds, and for print
ing the report of the commissioner of
inland fisheries and game, and other
expenses incident to the administration
OF the department of inland fisheries
and game. and shall be expended by
said commissioner for the propagation
and protection of inland fish in this
state, and said commissioner is hereby
authorized to receive and expend SAID
moneys in the manner and for the nur.
poses as herein specified. provided. how
ever, that If any license fees are not
expended during the year in which thcv
are collected the mtexpended balance
shall not lapse but shall be available for
the purposes herein specified until tx.
pended. Improved March 80
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CHAPTER ia.

An Act TO Amend Section Fifty-two OF
Chapter Four of ths Revised Statutes,
as Amended by Chapter Fifty-ninc of
the Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
and Seventeen, Relating 10 Certih-
Gates for Reimbursement of Towns
for Burial Expenses of Ilonorably
DISCHARGED Soldiers and Sailors.
section fiftT-tWo of chapter four of
the revised statutes, IS amended by
chapter iifty-nine Of the public laws Of
nineteen hundred and seventeen, is here
by further amended by striking out all
of said section beginning with the words
said proof III the eleventh line there
of, and adding in place thereof the fol-
lowing; said proof saall contain Ger
uhcate from he adjutant general OF
the state to the effect that such person
was an honorably discharged soldier or
saiior. or the widow of an hoporabIt
discharged soldier or sailor so that
said section. Is amended, shall read as
follows.
Sec. 52 Tie municipal officers of the
cty or town in which such decea sen
resided d the time OF his dea tn. shat
ra y the expenses of his burial gud if ia,
die in an unincorpora ted place, the town
charged with the support of palyers
IN such unincorporatcd place, shall pay
SUCH expenses, and III either case upor
satisfactory proof by such town or city
10 tie governor and council of tho
fact of such death aud payment. the
governor shall authorize the treasurer
of state 10 refund said town Or CITY the
amount so paid, provided. however, that
the person whose burial expenses are
pad in accordance with the provis ons
OF this section and the preceding section
shall not be constituted d pauper there
by; said proof shall contain n certifi-
cate from the adtutant general Of the
state 20 the effect that such persnn
WAS an honorabiy discharged soldier N,
sailor, or the widow of an honorably
discharged soldier or sailor -tApprovel
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CHAPTER liz,
An Act Defining Prostitution, I.ewdness
and Asslgnation and Providing Pun

An Act Defining Prostitution, I,ewdness
and Assignation and Providing Pun
ishments Therefor.
Whereas. owing to the necessity or
preserving the public health in gen
eral, the enactment of more stringent
laws prohibiting prostitution, lewdness
and designation, and providing punish
mentS therefor is an emergency meas
ure Immediately necessary for the pres
ervation of the public peace. health or
safety, now. therefore,
Sec 1. That from and after the pas
sage of this act it shall be unlawful;
(a) To occupy any place, structure,
building or conveyance for the purpose
of prostitution, lewdness or designation
or for any person to permit any place,
structure. building or conveyance owned
by him or under his control to be used
ness or aSsignation with knowledge or
reasonable cause to know that the same
is, or is to be- used for such purpose;
(b) To receive or to offer or agree to
receive any person into any place.
structure, building or conveyance for
the purpose OF prostitution, lewdness or
designation, or to permit any person
to remain there for such purpose;
(c) To direct, take or transport or 10
offer or agree to take or transport, any
person TO any place, structure or build
ing, or to any other person with knowl-
edge or reasonable cause to know that
the purpose OF Sucn OlFectlnS, taklnf, or
transporting is prostitution, leWdness Of
designation;
(d) To procure or solicit or to offe-
to procure or solicit, for the purpose of
prostitution, lewdness or designation;
(e) To reside in, enter or remain IN
any place, structure or building, or to
enter or remain in any conveyance for
the purpose of prostitution, lewdness or
designation;
G) To engage in prostitution, lewd-
ness or designation or to aid or abet
prostitution. lewdness or designation by
any means whatsoever.
Sec 2. That the term "prostitution"
shall be construed to include the offer
ing or receiving Of the body for sexual
intercourse for hire. and, shall also be
construed to include the Offering or re-
ceiving of the body for indiscriminate
sexual intercourse without hire. That
the term "lewdness" shall be construed
to include any indecent or obscene act.
That the term "assigna ton" shall be
construed to include the making of any
appointment or engagement for prosti-
tuition or lewdness or any act in further
ance Of such appointment or engage
Sec. 8. That in the trial of any per-
son charged with a violation OF any of
the provisions Of section one of this
act. the record Of prior conviction or
testimony concerning the reputation, Of
any place, structure or building, and
of the person or persons who reside m
or frequent the same shall be admissible
In evidence In support of the charge.
Sec. 1. (a) That any person who vio-
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CHAPTEE ITO,

An Act to Amend Sections One and
Two of Chapter One Hundred and
Forty-eight of the Revised Statutes.
Relating to state Pensions.
Sec t. Section one of chapter one
hundred and forty-eight of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by strk-
ing out in the eighteenth line thereof
the word eight" and substituting in
place thereof the word twelve. so
that said section. as amended. shall
read as follows:
Sec. /. Any person who has served
by enlistment III the army or navy of
the United States in the war of eight
cen hundred and sixty-one, on the
on the quota of Maine. who has served
i'm the army or navy of the United
States in said war, and who was q
resident of this state at date of enlist
ment, and at time of making applica-
ton for pension shall have been a resi-
dent of the state at least five years;
also any person who has served by en-
listmcnt in the army or navy of the
on the quota of Maine, and any person
whether on or not on the quota of
Maine, who has served in the army or
navy of the United States in the war
with Spain or the Philippine Insured
day of July, nineteen hundred and two.
and who was a resident of this state
at date of enlistment. and at time of
making application for pension shall
have been a resident of the state at
least five years, and who has been dis
abled by disease. wounds or other in
juries contracted or received in said
service, and who is unable from his
own resources and the United States
pension to obtain livelihood for him
self and those dependent upon him.
shall be entitled to a pension from the
state, not exceeding twelve dollars a
month, provided. he has been honor
col In
such pension shall be paid by this
state to persons residing in other
states.
Sec 2. Section two Of chapter one
hundred and forty-eight of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by strik-
ing out in the sixth line thereof the
word eight" and substituting In place
thereof the word 'tweive'. 10 that said
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CHATTER LIE.


An 'NCt TO Amend section Thrty-uine.
"t nd pier flttN-hNe Of the Revised
statutes, Relating TO Increase or De-
.rea$e or Capital stock, Of Stock,
FOND or Scrip Dividend,
Section thirtS-n'ne 81 chapter city
I'VE OF the revised statutes ~ hereby
amended lF adding the following para
graph 'Any public utility organized
Nnder special act Of the Ieglslat ure or
under general Laws Of the state NAV
increase its capital stock to an amount
approval Of the commission. The public
htliity voting to increase its capital
stock shall, within fifteen days after
such action tile notice of the proposed
increase with the commission. If such
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CHAPTER 100.
An Act Granting TO Women the Right

An Act Granting to Women the Right 20
Vote for Presidential Electors
Sec. l.. Every female citizen of the
United States, of the age of twenty
one years and upwards, excepting nan
perS, persons under guardianship. ana
Indians not taxed, who, not being pre-
vented by physical disability from so
doing, is able to read the constitptian
OF the state in the English Language,
IN such manner as to show that she is
neither prompted nor reciting fro,
memory, and to write her name. ana
shall have her residence established ~
this state for the term of three months
next preceding any national election.
snail be allowed to vote at sucn cleo
ton IN the CITY, town, or plantation
where her residence is so established
Tor presidential electors. provided that
the name of such female shall have
such CITY, town, or plantation in the
same manner as provided for male ynt-
ers under the provisions of chapter tvo
of the revised statutes of Maine and
all amendments thereof. entitled "T-hn
Qualification and Registration of Vol
crS, ana PROVIDED that no female Gill
zen of foreign birth shall bc .ut;ttsd
to vote is aforesaid unless she Las r..
sided III the United States for at least
five years.
sec. : Boards Of registration. r7,Inir-
ipal offcfrs, selertnIen. and assessor
authorized under the provisions nf C1,r,
Ter I'VE Or the revised statutes Of Name
- prepare voting list. shall enter
tnereon me names of al female votere
qu3llhed under the provisi0ns of CO.,
ton one Of this act in The ssr,,e 175a,,,or
as male oterS.--(Approved March *
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CaAPTLB. 50

Ct 70 Provide for Co3perat ton be-
en- the United States Department
Agriculture and the n aine Depart
It of Agriculture in the Collection
Publication Of Statistics.
} commissioner of agriculture is
y authorized to enter into an
1nent with the United States De-
tent Of Agriculture for cooperative
in the collection and publication
;ricultural statistics, such agrea~
TO be subject TO the approval Of
Governor and coUncl--(Apprwea
n 81
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CHAPTER l16.

An Act to Amend Section One of Chap
ter One Hundred and Forty-iive of the
Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred and
Seventeen, Relating to Automatic Sig
nails.
Section one of chapter one hundred
and forty-five of the public laws of
nineteen hundred and seventeen is hero
by amended by substituting for the last
sentence in said section the following:
Wherever the term Signal or AUTO
matte signal is used in this act, same
shall be construed to be an appliance
which gives warning of the approach
of d train and which is either audible
and visible by day and by night, or audi
Bile or visible, am may be determined by
the commission so that said section,
as amended, shall read as follows
Sec. l. The public utilities commits
sion is hereby given authority to re-
quire each steam railroad company OPP
Grating within this state to install, OPP
crate and maintain an automatic signal
at any highway crossing within this
state, where, after reasonable notice
and hearing, said commission shall de-
eide that public safety requires such
signal as a proper measure of protec-
ton. The expense of installing, operat-
ing and maintaining any such signal
shall be borne by the corporation oper-
ating the railroad passing over the
crossing to be protected. Wherever the
term signal" or Automatic signal II:
used in this act. same shall be construed
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CHAPTER. lC3,

An Act to Amend Section Eighty-slx of
Chapter sixteen of the Revised Stat
uteS, Relating TO Returns from Towns
Showing Expenditure for High School
Tuition.
Section eighty-six of chapter sixteen
of the revised statutes is hereby amend
ed by striking out the words super
intending school cc.lmittee' in the sec
ond line thereof and substituting there
fer the words superintendent of
schools, so that said section, when
amended, shall read as follows:
sec. 81. When any town shall nave
been required to pay and has paid tut
uon as aforesaid, the superintendent If
schools of such town shall make a re-
turn under oath to the state superin-
tendent of public schools before the first
day Of September for the preceding
school year, sta ting the name of each
youth, for whom tuition has been paid
the amount paid for each. and the name
and location OF the school which eacn
has attended, and thereupon shall bs
PAID, annually in the month of Decen-
Der, from the state treasury out of the
appropriation for the support of free
nigh schools, to each town paving tut
tloh and ma king return as aforesaid. a
sum equal TO two-thirds of the amour:
thus paid by such town. not exceeding
I'VE hundred dollars, (Appro, ed
March 2s)
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. Payment by the stats of the
lr1sl Expenses of Honoranly Dis

4. Payment by the stats of the
aI1sl Expenses of Hcnorahly Dis
arged Soldiers and Sailors.
ictfon nfty-ons of chapter four of
revised statutes, as amended by
ION one of chapter tifty-nine of the
DO laws of nineteen hundred and
nteen, is hereby further amended
.triking out the word "thirty-five"
ae eleventh line thereof, and insert
in place thereof the word sixty
aat said section, as amended, shall
as follows:
&C. 81. Whenever any person who
served IN the army, navy or ma
corps of the United States and was
srably discharged therefrofn. shall
Ibeing at the time of his death a
lent of this state and in destitute
instances, the state shall pay the
ssary expenses of his burial: or
never the widow of any person
served in the army, navy or ma
corps of the United States and was
.rably discharged therefrom shall
being at the time of her death a res
OF this state and being in destitute
instances and having no kindred
z within this state and of suf1ioient
ty legally liable for her support,
state shall pay. the necessary ex-
es of her burial; such expenses
not exceed the sum of sixty dol
IN any case. and the burial shall
I some cemetery not used exclu-
for the burial of the pauper
-(ApprOved March 21.)