The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-06-25
NEW STATEACTS
THAT BECAME
LAWS JUNE IS
LEGISLATION OF 1920 GENERAL
ASSEMBLY EFFECTIVE ON
NINETIETH DAY FOLLOW.
ING ADJOURNMENT.

Acts OF the 1920 General Assembly,
: not carrying emergency clauses, nor
deferred to a specific date, went into
eject Tuesday, June 18th, ninety days
after adjournment. The published acts
nlready are being distributed from the
State Library. The index this year
contain a new feature, introduced by
Attorney General Charles i. Dawson's
force, a reference of acts and statutes
ameAded by the measures. One hun
dred and thirty-six sections OF the
statutes and five of the civil code as
well as two sections of the Constitu-
lion, are on the amended list. The
oldest act referred to dates back to
1854. +.
Important features embodied in the
new legislation are: The rules OF the
road or traffic laws, educational acts
covering salaries and increased facili-
ties, additions to the present health
laws, revenue tax measures, sriminal
code changes, with particular regard
TO the new handbook law. numer-
Gus municipal chapters, the new suf-
frage measures, and the acts affecting
trade and commerce, most important
OF which is the BLUE Sky" low regu-
lating sale OF securities.
Travellers en- the public highway
must remember that the new traffic
law is now in effect, with the excep-
ton of the provision that County
Clerks shall issue automobile licenses.
That becomes operative December 2.
The law includes the wide tire pro-
vision, limiting the load TO 500 pounds
the inch OF width for iron, and 10 500
pounds for rubber. The speed limit is
fifteen miles an hour in business sec
tions twenty miles in less densely
populated sections and thirty miles on
the rural highways, giving munich
palities the right to further regulate
speed and traffic.
Keep to the right" is the rule of
the road. Vehicles travelling state
highways have the right OF way at
intersections, otherwise vehicles APP
preaching from the right. Conven
tional signals for turning or stopping.
use of lights and complete control at
whatever speed at curves and inter-
sections are required. Turning to the
right, keep TO the right of the center,
and turning TO the left of the center
of the intersecting roads, is another
rule. Leaking containers, repairing a
vehicle in the middle of the road and
recklessness in passing other vehicles
or approaching horses are prohibited,
an well as running with open exhausts.
60 Cents Horsepower Tax.
This law carries the so cents horse
power tax for passenger vehicles, and
a graduated capacity tax on CONNER
cial trucks.
Accompanying the rule of the road
law are; Chapter 113. providing for
erection of guide boards at intersec-
tons Of inteBounty seat highways;
chapter /. prohibiting advertising
signs Stimulating in form and design
railroad crossing warnings, and chap
ter $40, recognizing the State high
way department.
This last section abolishes the inter-
county seat State aid plan, and sub
stitutes State highway system of
designated projects. entirely under
control OF the State department to be
constructed and maintained with State
and Federal funds. Instead of an en-
gineer commissioner, there is bipar-
tisan commission of four. who appoint
the State Highway Engineer.
Incidentally the convict labor law
is amended in chapter 1853. so as to
make practically all convict labor
available for working roads in sea
SON
The educational suite includes
chapter 6, which establishes s75 min
imum salary foE rural school teach
ers: chapter 43, providing for county
attendance officer; chapter q. provvid-
ing for teaching thrift in public
schools: chapter AZ, requiring normal
school instruction in physical educa-
ton, and making it optional in pub
lie schools under a Federal co-opera-
tive fund; chapter 40. allowing bond
issue for consolidated schools; chap
ter 46. creating independent console
dated graded and high schools; chap
ter 81, granting scholarships TO SOL
diers and sailors in educational insti-
fdtions supported by the State; chap
ter IL, reor ganizing Department of
Education with an annual payroll Of
81, 600. so that the State Superinten-