The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-01-08
nine new LAWS
MUST BE ObEYED
They Went Into Effect The
First Of The New
Year
PASSED AT THE LAST SESSION
All Stae Employees Now Only
Work Eight Hours a
Day

Minnesota people have got
just nine new laws to obey this
year which went into effect on
January LIST.
Seven of these laws are acts
of the regular session of the Leg
islature last winter, the other
two were passed at the special
session in September.
Perhaps the most important
of these is that limiting all
state employees to eight hours
work a day which means three
shifts of nurses and attendants
at state hospitals and means 275
additional employees to the
state.
The new additions to the sta
tutes are as follows:
Chapter Admitting all state en-
which requires three shifts of nurses
and attendants at the state hopitals
and means 275 additional state en-
ployes.
Chapter 56-Providing for dismissal
of actions in district court that have
been pending without trial for five
years.
Chapter S4-Enacting special rules
for safety and sanitation in foundries.
Chapter 69-Limiting time within
which notice Of expiration of redemp-
Gates.
Chapter 193-Amending definition OF
the crime of fornication.
Chapter 293-Fixing salaries Of pro-
bate judges in several counties Of q
specified area, population and assesses
valuation.
Chapter 4S3-Requiring employment
of regular elevator operator for an
elevator serving more than one office.
store or manufacturing establishment.
Two acts of the special session
which go into effect with the new year
are:
Chapter 39-Providing for license
and regulation of livestock commits
sion merchants by the railroad ana
warehouse commission.
Chapter 40-Requiring the weighing
Of livestock delivered at terminal
markets within the state, under super
vision of the railroad and warehouse
commission.
Three of the new acts have an I'M
portant bearing upon labor, while the
two passed at the extra session are OF.
interest to farmers and livestock deal
ers. The other new laws are OF minor
Importance.
Nearly al the $50 acts of the regu-
lar session and the IS laws passed at
the extra session are in effect Already
Acts of the extra session include the
500 600 900 soldiers bonus bill, ratlh'
cation of federal suffrage amendment
the state board Of relief act WHOM
makes $500. 900 available for emergen-1
cies such as forest fires. and the act
giving the commissioner of agriculture
full power to investigate living costs
and publish findings as to prohteer-
ing charges. An important food con
troll act also is an extra session re-
suit.
Acts Of the regular session which
have gone into effect during the year
are &
Federal prohibition amendment RAJ
titled.
Presidential suffrage for women
granted by statute.
RabcocI, plan for 500 miles of hard
for bonus issues to be paid by automo-
bile taxes. s.
Prohibition enforcement law.
Income fax amendment rs state com
stitution submitted.
state department of agriculture cre--
ated. )
State board of education created to
aarainie+ar cnrr-non school system.
Teaching IN English LANGUAGE res
u,,s-ed in alI cornnon schools.
Tan war husISinr proora-, for rynf-
vers'+v of Minnesota. calling for s5.-
100000 started.
r,a-a and Lakes Attraction Board
created.
New game and fish code
Revised banking laws to. curb rro-
moters.
More stringent narcotic drug law.
state fund of 100000 created to rrs-
vide tuition for returned service uen.
Revised laws governing cooperative
associations of farmers.
! s1.s50.oo0 provided FOR relief OF for
est fires sufferers.
i End of state fiscal wear changed
from July 81 to June 80.
state war records commission Gre
ated.
Rnshel tax on grain elevators dou-
bled.