The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-25

visions Of many Of the new laws, and
especially in the laws creating live
stock sanitary board, providing for the
eradication of tuberculosis in cattle,
and authorizing the incorporation OF
county farmers mutual insurance COM
panies.
Senate enrolled act No. 1876 author
ICES the incorporation Of county far
mers' mutual insurance companies" to
insure loss by nre or lightning. Not
less than twenty persons may incor-
porate in any one county or in three
adjoining counties. The articles Of in
corporation, bylaws and forms of ap-
plication and policy must be submitted
to the state commissioner Of insurance
for approval. The company must hold
at least fifty applications for total
insurance of 100000 before It can Is
sue any policy. The applications must
be submitted to the state commission
er before authority to issue policies Is
obtained.
Policies may be issued on farm
dwellings and other farm buildings, in.
Guiding silos and the contents OF such
buildings, farm machinery. automo.
biles, farm products, live stock and
country churches and schoolhouses
and on detached risks" on ground
with Incorporated cities and towns
used for farm or gardening purposes.
The company cannot insure any
building or group OF buildings subject
to destruction by a single fire for more
than $4,000 until 1t has $1,oO0,000 or
more insurance in force, nor shall it
at any time insure any building or
group for sum more than one-ffth
Of per cent. Of the insurance in force.
Extension Of Operation.
II a company has not less than $780,
600 OF insurance in force, it may ex-
tend it's operations into ten adjoining
counties. Members are liable to pay
assessments levied, but bylaws may
limit the contingent liability in any
one year to 3 per cent of the insur-
ance carried. The state commissioner
OF insurance may order a levy il he
finds the company Is not paying it's
losses.
The act Is to take effect September
30, 1919. Any company organized prior
to 1870 need not come under the pro-
visions of this act unless 1t chooses
to do so. No other company doing a
farm insurance business except
company doing a tornado or wind
storm business, can continue after
1925, unless 1t elects to come under
this act or under the provisions of
Chapter 140 of the acts Of 1915.
House enrolled act No. Ill amends
Sections 4, II and IL of the act of
1913 in regard to the spread Of hog
cholera and other diseases and in re-
gard to the disposition of dead ant
mails. The amendments provide that
the bulldog where dead animals are to
be disposed Of shall be properly
equipped with steel tanks. enclosed
dryers and condensers," and that moth
ing in the act shall prohibit the far
mer owning the animal at the time Of
the death of such animal from skin
ming the body in the open air on his
own premises, provided the same is
done without annoyance to any citi-
zen of the state ofIndiana"
Dropped Out Of New Act
The amendment to Section II broad
ems the definition of those in the bust
ness of disposing Of dead animals to
include any person or firm or corpora
ton that advertises that he is engaged
in such business. The following in
Section IL of the law of 1913 is drop
ped out OF the new act:
Provided that nothing in this act
shall interfere with the original owner
disposing of carcasses of dead anil
mails upon his own premises
The 1913 law says all carcasses OF
animals dying from disease or acct
dent shall be disposed of within "a
hours. The 1919 law says within
reasonable time"
Senate enrolled act No. 33 creates a
live stock sanitary board and veter-
mary examining board, provides for
the appointment of state veterina-
rian and abolishes the state board of
veterinary medical examiners.
The board is to consist of four mem
bers, two or them veterinarians who
are graduates Of recognized veterin-
airy colleges of good repute. with three
years experience in the practice, and
two of them successful live stock men.
The governor appoints the board and
the board appoints a state veterin-
arian, who shall be graduate OF
recognized veterinary college and
shall have had not less than five years
experience as practitioner.
The veterinarian shall be secretary
and executive officer of the state live
stock sanitary board. and secretary of
the veterinary examining board. The
salaries Of the veterinarian and his as
sistant and deputies are to be fixed
by the board with the approval OF the
governor.
Sanitary Board
The live stock sanitary board is en-
powered to make rules and regulations
with the force of law, to control and
prevent annual disease and to pre-
scribe the construction OF rendering
plants to dispose of dead animals.
Penalties for violation of regulations
prescribed by the board are fines OF
from $40 to $780, and imprisonment in
county jails from 80 to 60 days.
The two veterinary members OF the
state live stock sanitary board are to
constitute a veterinary examining
board.
To pay expenses until September 30,
1919, an appropriation Of $4,000 is
made. Beginning with October I, 1919,
the annual appropriation is $4,000.
Senate enrolled bill No. 227 grants
the owners and operators of thrashing
machines a lien on grain or seed
thrashed or hulled. Notice of lien
must be fled IN the county recorders
office within ten days after the thrash
ing or milling. Any person who has
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