Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-15
STATE MINE
MEASURE STICKS.
IN COMMITTEE
continued From Pare one.l

administration "cure-an brn," which
would legalize the taxation increase as
Nessment orders Of the state board Of tax
commissioners which were declared
illegal by the state supreme court.
The bill as it now stands has been
amended by the ways and means com
mittee to provide a refund of excessive
assessments which have ben paid follow
ing the action of ex officio members OF
the board of reviews ordering the coun-
ty treasurer to refund the excess.
The bill originally stipulated that the
county commissioners should have the
power to hear petitions of taxpayers who
claim they have been operassessed as the
result of the illegal assessments Of the
state board Of tax commissioners.
The house has adopted the majority
report of the ways and means commit
tee containing the amendment.
Speaker Eschbach declared the lower
house in session at % today, which
gave It a late start.
Roll call showed eighty-nine present
and ten absent.
Judiciary B committee recommended
that a bill providing for issuance Of
bonds by township trustees for erection
q new school buildings, as introduced
by Representative Hansell, be passed.
The report Of the committee was
adopted
An itemized account of the mileage of
each member of the lower house by the
committee on mileage and accounts was
adopted.
The committee on state medicine recon-
mended that bill No. 56s introduced by
Representative Smith, permitting vet
orans of the world war to practice med
iclne without meeting requirements of
present state board, be Indefinitely post
Doned
Members of the house voted TO adopt
the recommendation.
Passage Of bill No. 524, by Repre-
sentative Craig. requiring that health
eaFtifcates be issued by physicians be
fore marriag licenses can be obtained,
wac recommended by the committee on
State medicine, and the report was
adopted by the house.
OTHER BILLS Up
FOR PASSAGE.
The ways and means committee recon-
ports, all of which we're adopted:
Bill No. 80, by Representative
Symqns. providing for the appropriation
Of $4,000 for the purchase of a Wilbur
Wright memorial in Henry county.
Bill No. $50. by Representative Givan,
permitting payment Of an assistant TO
Aarion county assessor for 500 days in
stead Of a fiat 81 600 limit, meaning an
Increase Of $500
Bill No. 81, by Representative Covalt,
correcting law covering salaries of GER
tain township assessors.
The house. also adopted the recon-
mendation Of the ways and means com
mittee that Bill No. 532. introduced by
Representative Scott, reimbursing George
Lambert Of Clinton in the sum OF
s2T3-22 out Of the state hydrophobia
fund, be indefinitely postponed.
First reading OF senate bills No. 3j3,
BY Senator Brown, legalizing the action
OF the Hammond school board in pur-
chasing buildings for temporary school
purposes. and No. 1913, By Senator Netdl
amending 1913 county and city war me-
mortal acts to permit donations OF war
memorial buildings and grounds by
private citizens, were heard and referred
to the committee on cities and towns
etor Strobe, was unanimously passed by
the lower house today
The senate passed the bill yesterday.
and it now goes to Gov. Goodrich.
MAKES AMENDMENT
FOR FLOOD PREVENTION.
The bill, as passed. provides for
amendment Of an act to protect cities
Of the fifth class having a population
Of from 10000 to 1900, and adjacent
towns, lands, highways and other prop
critics within a radius Of four miles from
foods and inundations
The bill gives the circuit courts OF
cities in the fourth and fifth classes the
right to establish flood control districts
for the purpose Of protecting property
from food waters and also preventing
foods.
Suchfan action Of the circuit court can
be brought about by the fling Of a
petition by 30 freeholders in the pro-
posed food district.
The city affected may also sign the
petition as a petitioning freebooter.
A decree Of court ordering the crea-
ton Of food districts following a hear
ing Of the petitions makes the order
binding upon the real property within
the district unless an appeal is taken.
The act provides for board Of com
missiOners for controlling the food dis
.trict. to be appointed by the court
Passage Of the bill I'm the lower
house was made under suspended rules.
This bill is the first having state wide
effect TO be passed by both houses.
The only other measure which has
been formally passed Is the appropriation
Of $4,000 to defray the expenses of the
legislature.
Before the Peru food bill was handed
down from the senate for first reading
IN the house and referred to the com
mittee on rivers and waters, Bill No. 81
was read the second time and amended
with several clarifying clauses
THIS bin provides for amendments to
ten sections Of tile act concerning the
establishment, opening, widening. re-
pairing, construction and maintenance
OF highways. culverts and bridges
throughout the county and upon county
lines, and providing for their super
vision and control, approved March Is,
1919.
On motion Of two representatives
from Marion county the bill was made
a special order OF business for O'Clock
today.
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