Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-20
EQUALIZATION
OF 1919 TAXES.

trustee and advisory board may proceed
to borrow the necessary money and Is
sue bonds in any amount sufficient TO
defray the expenses, not exceeding in
the aggregate the , per cent constitu-
tional limit.
No EFFECT on
PENDING CASES.
The act will not e1fecvt pending lit
igation.
Nothing in the law viii apply to any
school building. hereafter condemned Dy
the state board Of health.
House bill No. SIS. by Representative
Daley, to amend an act regarding the
department Of public parks in cities OF
first and second classes, denning It's
powers and duties, and providing for Ger
tain other legal phases connected with
city park systems.
Provisions are made in the bill for the
board of park commissioners to bring
suit to recover damages for the breech
Of an agreement relating to the improve
ment or management OF the parks, streets,
drivewavs or bOulevards under its con-
troll. and for penalties for any violation
of an ordinance. and for injury TO any
Of the park estate.
The bill gives the right to the com
missioners to levy a tax Of from to
cents on each 500 worth Of taxable prop
ertv in cities OF first class, and a tax
Of from 5 to 10 cents in cities OF the sec
ond class, for the use Of the park.
Further provisions are made that gifts
or donations may be placed in the park
fund, with certain Provisions, and that
the council may borrow money for park
improvement purposes and issue bonds.
WHAT CANT
CROSS PARK.
No railways or telephone, telegraph,
pipe or conduit lines can cross the park
under the control OF the commission, Is
provided.
House bill No 574, by Representatives
Grayson and Southland, provides that the
soldiers and sailors OF the world war and
their widows and orphans. or Of the war
with Spain, or Of war in the Philippine
Islands or in the regular service of the
United States, are to receive the privileges
now held by those Of the Civil war.
House bill No. 517, by Representative
McMaster, provides that indianapolis may
appropriate $4,000 to defray expenses OF
Army OF the Republic.
The appropriation viii be made by an
ordinance passed by the council
House bin No. 541, by Representative
Butler, provides for the payment of sals-
RES for clerical help In the Office Of the
county auditor
Maximum appropriations are fixed as
follows: In counties having a popula-
ton of less than 10000, $500; from 10000
to 10000 population, $3.50; from 10000
to $4,000 population, 81 go. and from
$4,000 to 10000 population, $4,000
PROHIBITION ON
WHOLESALERS
House bill No $40 by Representative
Mckinley, prohibits wholesale dealers
selling articles, supplies. materials and
commodities regularly dealt in by them
- cooperative companies at a higher
price than the prevailing prices charged
by other retail dealers.
The enforcement is referred to the at
torney general
Violation Of the law is punishable by
fine of from $50 to $1,000, to which
may be added Imprisonment Of not more
than one year in the county jail
House Joint resolution No /, by Rep
resentative Leer, has provisions that a
commission to prepare a bill relative to
the fees and salaries Of county officials
and the members of the legislature Is
created, consisting of two members of the
house, appointed, by the speaker, and
two holdover so&itors, appointed by the
acknowledgements.
The members Of the commission shall
work without compensation and shall CO.
operate with the state board Of accounts
in preparing the schedules of salaries and
fees.
The committee will report its program
at the next session Of the general as
sembly.