The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-06-25

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chapter "a, providing for instruction
in humane treatment OF animals. and
chapter rs. accepting the vocational
training cooperative fund.
Under chapter 1852, certificate OF
normal physical development must be
presented with an application for a
labor permit for a youth under l6.
Many Health Laws.
4 Health laws include Chapter 100, re-
organizing the Public Health DEPART
ment by placing under the State
Board of Health bureaus on housing.
sanitary engineering, tuberculosis,
trachoma, veneral diseases, child wei
fare. maternity centers, regulation Of
midwives and public health nursing,
and authorizing the department TO CO.
1 operate with the Federal Government
in graduating trachoma and veneral
diseases.
l Chapter ia regulates renovation
| and manufacturing of mattresses. pro-
hibits use of materials from hospitals
] unless sterillzed, stuffing OF mattresses
with shoddy, jute. old comforts and
pads and second hand material. A
Linen strip attached TO each mattress
must state the character of material
and whether new or seceHd hand.
Chapter q increase annual fee of
licensed nurses TO two years; allows
secretary of the board $500 and IL
censinS without examination for
nurses in religious institutions of ten
years experience.
/ Chapter 81 provides for the licensing
of chiropractors, optomeGists and
81
SO authorizes county hospitals IN
counties containing second and third
class cities.
Revenue measures include: Chapter
10. charging racetracks $4,000 daily
license fees; chapter 90, limiting tax
on tobacco stored in warehouses TO
40 cents for the State and 10 cents for
city or county; exempting twenty-five
chickens to each family and limiting
the tax on domestic fowls to 10 cents
for State purposes; chapters 81 and
95 providing the State budgets for
I920-21 and 1921-22: chapter ~, re-
quiring County Tax Commissioner TO
view property of each taxpayer: chap
ter IS, giving State Tax Commission
Jurisdiction over Inheritance taxes.
Chapter 1853, omnibus occupational
license tax, so cents for each hotel
room, $3.50 on trading stamp concerns,
$50 on cigarette jobbers, $50 on pool
rooms with S. a table additional $50
on bOttling houses. $40 on cleo manu-
facturers, $50 on patent medicine vend-
ors. 10 or restaurants. $40 on real
estate agencies. IS on shooting CALLER
les, s. on soft drinks 20 cents a seat
on theaters and Sl50 on loan concerns;
chapter 147, regulating equalization
after reassessInent has been ordered
by the State Tax Commission; chapter
IS, requiring storage warehousemen 70
report TO County Tax Commissioner;
capter SO, permitting appeal from an
order OF reassessment of a county by
State Tax Commission.
Criminal laws include chapter s.
anti handbook law; chapter Al, pro-
viding for removal and reinstatement
Of peace officer who surrenders a
prisoner TO a mob; chapter so, anti
trust law: chapter 81, prohibition en-
forcement act in conformity with Vol
stead law, chapter 100. prohibiting
criminal syndicalism, making it pun
ishable offense TO speak, as well as
commit, overt act against Govern
ment, giving peace officers summary
authority to close premises whore
meetings are held and arrest on sus-
picion: chapter I1O, fixing penalty at
one year Imprisonment for erasing
serial number on an automobile: chap
ter $50. giving prisoner credit for
time spent in jail without bond, pend
ing appeal; chapter l63, providing for
hanging in the county where the crime
was committed persons convicted Of
assault
Changes in Fire MarshaPs Office.
Chapter 16 reduces the premium tax
on fire insurance policies from ] TO
Il cent and makes State Auditor. Fire
Marshal. II allows him an office. man
and three field deputies. makes Sher-
if and fire chiefs deputy fire mar
shaIs. requiring report of every fire.
1t abolishes the superintendent OF
rating, which office win be consoli-
dated with that of actuary for the de-
partment.
Chapter 81 increases maximum COM
pensation under the workmen's com
Densation law for death or permanen.
total disability TO $4,000 at a maximum
of SIS weekly, an daIlOws members OF
the board S. daily expenses while
travelling.
Chapter 81 provides for payment of
premiums on the official bonds of cleo
tive State officers. Chapter 1872 pro-
vides for payment OF salaries of depu
ties in the office of the Clerk OF the !
Court OF Appeals out of the State |
treasury.
Chapter 155 creates the State Attn !
letic Board OF Control under whose
auspices clubs may hold twelve-round |
boxing contests. Chapters 2, 3, 105 |
and isl change the time for holding |
courts in the Fifth. Nineteenth. First. |
Twenty third. Twenty fourth. Thirty !
second. Thirty third and Thirty-sixth /
judicial districts.
Chapter allows court reporters in /
courts of continuous session $1,000 TO
81 500 annually Chapter 40 gives Cir
cult Courts concurrent jurisdiction
with County Courts over juvenile ,
cases. Chapter 1872 provides that the i
status of legally adopted child shall
not be changed by order Of the Juve
nile Court. Chapter 1O5 permits Coun-
~ Judges OF practice in cases in which
they Were retained before their cleo
ton.
Municipal Legislation.
Municipal legislation includes: