The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-02
NEW COAL.
LEGISLATION
IMPORTANT
Blue Sky Law Stands Out As
One of SimOn'S MASt
Notable Acts
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. August Al
though there were ifty-tour bills tnat
passed the second special sess lon OF the
legislature and are now either IN the
hands Of the Governor cr have been
signed. there we're only eighteen meas
ures that are OF state wide or general
interest enacted into law,
ALL DoPEsTERs WRONG
AL the dopsters on the duration OF
the session and the matters "AlcA
would be considered proved 10 oe
wrong. There was one set who pre-
dicted that the session would not last
Z week and that only few OF the mere
Important administration bills would
receive consideration. Another set
not so optomistlc. declared that the ses-
sion would be wide-open a. tar as plI
Introduction was concerned ana lhat q
nood Of laws would result from ses-
son pulled out TO the limit OF fcFS
days set by the constitution.
AFFECT CERTAIN LOCALITIES
Outside Of the eighteen measures OF
O. general nature the remainder o. the
bills passed are special acts ahectihs
particular localities or the salaries OF
Il-cal Officials.
Of course the outstanding measures
,,.6itsa 20 the special session are the
Etper-Tuthill curative tax bill and the
home rule tax bill. which vitally chans
es the 1919 tax Law because # returns
Il, local communities complete control
over bend Issues and tax levles
CONTROL OVER COAL
Probably the most important lesisla-
.tor n the session. as far as the av-
erays householderSfs concerned. is the
.stsbltshrnent of control over the coal
.,s,4strv If this act is sisend by the
Governor and is not overthrown by the
o.yrts 1t is reasonable 10 expect lnat
every home in Indiana VIII be pro
,.i5ed with sufficienS ccal this winter
and at reasonable price
IMPORTANT TO INVESTORS
To the investors and to banking ana
bond houses the blue sky law VIII prog
oht,, stand out as the most notable act
~ The session This measure which IS
10 effect ali securities issued after AUS
1oan will become effective with the
bublfcation of the acts of the spec1ai
session The act viii be administer
81 through the office Of the secretary
Of state.
STATE MEMORIAL MEASURE
me state var memorial measure was
another bill that has attracted state
vide attention the app'c Id e'O !
nassed by the Assembly Is far short OF
he amount advocated as the state Is
~ give only $4,000 600. Yet 1t is re-
rarded al a start and from this oeglh-
rtrg the sponsors of the plan believe
that eventually Indiana viii have war
memorial that will be cnc Of the great
est ,ieces Of architecture in the world
NEW REGIsTR ALTON HOURS
other important legislation are the
arendments to the election laws en-
ab1vinE women to vote IN November
The anpropriatle-n biz Of nearly $1,000
ooo ~ aid the state institutions in com
,7ottnp this fiscal year and the act
onol{sbfnr the employment commission
snd transferring the duties of thi.
,oard TO the Industrial board. Ancth-
er imnortant act is the amendment o
the registration law so that registra-
+,on piaces will be open from s a. N
"a .. m. and also permitting perscn.
- register on prepared blanks instead
~ going 10 the registration places II
person
OTHER BILLS OF INTEREST
The othe~ bills of wide interest are
Increasing interest rate on schco
bonds to s per cent.
Compelling two platoons in Are de
psrtments in all cities having NOR
than 1900 population.
Amendments to the county unit high
vay law.
Empowering the public service com
mission TO regulate the transportation
of r-al to state institutions.
EstabI shment O. $500 as minimum
>ainrv for teachers ard increasing o
teacners' salaries 80 per cent.
SURVEYORS RELIEF BILL
Compelling motor trucks TO use mir
rors when rear view IS obstructed.
Permitting interurbans 10 haul liv
r~cclz. through incorporated cities
Granting to veterans OF the werl'
.- the same privileges Of civil an,
Snanish war veterans.
The surveyors relief bill will enabl
tno county to pay for preliminary roai