Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-09

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Farmer and labor union influences
were said to have killed the meas
ure.
Frankfort, KY, March "a ma
terial increase in the motor vehicle
tax in Kentucky is imminent, if the
Senate approves the bill of Repre-
sentative Roth, which was passed by
the House Monday, regulating traffic
on public highways.
Motorcycle license fees are estab-
lished at $40 and automobile fees at
go cents for each horse power.
The registration fees on trucks are
proposed to $22 for 1000 pounds or
less, $33 for more than 1000 pounds
less than 1000 pounds, $40 for more
than 1000 pounds and less than
5000 pounds, $50 for more than 5000
pounds and less than 1000 pounds,
$50 for more than 1000 pounds and
less than 5000 pounds, $40 for more
than 5000 pounds and less than 5000
pounds, $50 for more than 5000
pounds and less than 1000 pounds
$100 for more than 1000 pounds and
less than 5000 pounds, $130 for more
than 5000 and less than 5000 pounds
$3.50 for more than 5000 pounds and
less than 10000 pounds, more than
10000 pounds, $3.50, and $50 for each
additional ton.
The amendment of Representative
Thompson, limiting the load to be
hauled by truck to six tons, was
adopted.
The bill allows County Clerks fee
of 40 cents for issuing automobile
licenses, the fee to be deducted from
the license collected.
The bill of Representative Lew
renee, to provide for setting aside
$3.50 in money or personal property
for infant children, passed without a
dissenting vote.
The bill of Representative Thomp-
son, to make Paris a center of con-
struction in the state highway sys-
tenn, anaepded, to include Paintsvjllc,
Sandy sHsoll3an Louisa as ,centers Of
construction was passed unanimous
iy. Ro,o rqad sGG .s,g al'fd eaT
The '.Heuset: cencurreds in Senate,
amendments rt9 air Representative
Mason'se bill to abolish the office of
Confederate. Pension Commissioner,
and passed the bill by vote of 81 to
2. The amendment increases the pen
sions from $12 to $15 month. Pea.
The bill to provide for a referen-
dunn on a bond issue of $1,000,000 to
build college of arts and sciences at
the University of Louisville, was
passed, Sc to 0.
Senator Harlan's bill to regulate
mob violence provides for the re-
moval from Office of any official who
surrenders his prisoner to a mob.
passed 49 to Q.
The bill of Representative Haynes
to require hotels and innkeepcrs to-
display. rates in all hotel rooms
passed. .63 to 0. .:........
Representative Hamilton's bill te
provide that prisoners convicted of
criminal assault shall be ha1'ged in the
county where the crime was commit
ted received its first reading.
The bill of Senator Moss to provide
acts, legislative journals and reports
to county officers where the court
houses Ehave been destroyed by fire
passed, % to 0.
Senator Brooks bill to designate
dates between which it is lawful to
kill game birds and animals and estab-
fishing closed seasons on elk and deer
for five years and on wild turkeys and
Hungarian partridges for four years
passed, 80 to 0.
An appropriation of $4,000 to de-
fray the expenses of sending a rep
resentative to England to obtain the
return to Kentucky of the flag captur-
ed from Kentucky regiment by the
British at the River Raisin passed, 80
to 0. ~
Banks are allowed minimum
charge of 81 a loan under the bill of
Representative Shannon, which passed
25 tod.
The bill of Senator Simmons to re-
vive the act requiring 36 hours weekly
to be employed in useful occupation
by males between the ages of 16 and
60 passedi 81 to 6.
The bill of Senator Early to permit
County Judges to practice law on be-
half of clients by whom they were en-
ployed before election to the judiciary
passed, 81 to 0.
Senator Swinford's bill to allow
prisoners in penitentiaries to be cred
tied for time spent in Jail without
bond until trial in the ircuit Court was
amended to apply only to misdemean-
OF cases and passed, 81 to O.