Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-03
BILL PROVIDES
FOR PERMANENT
VOTING RECORD
Registration Books of 1922 to
Be Preserved and Corrected
Before Elections.
AUDITOR IS CUSTODIAN

IN 1922 registr4 lion records viii be the
permanent records in the State under
the terms of bin which has passed both
Senate and House. The bill provides
however. tuaU IN any county where 800
or more resident freehold voters shall nle
a petition registrations shall be held In
each precinct twice before election day.
This was an administration measure.
Otherwise, the registration books would
be kept in the office Of the county au-
ditor and would be opened in each pre-
cinct on the twenty ninth day before each
election, at which time voters who have
moved into the precinct or have come of
voting age may register and the names
of persons who have moved out Of the
precinct or have died may be stricken
from the books. The bill provides that
on affidavit OF three voters and after
due investigation by the registration
board, showing that a voter is dead or
has moved from the precinct, his name
shall be stricken from the books. 1t
also provides that on action brought in
Circuit Court by three voters a name
may be stricken of after the books are
closed and before election day If the
court finds the person is deceased or has
moved from the precinct
APPORTIONNIENT
BILL PASSES.
Under suspension Of rules the legisla
tive apportionment bill, applying to the
Senate, was passed by a straight party
vote, 81 to 9. The only change affecting
Marion County is that giving 1t joint
Senator with johnson County. johnson
County is Democratic ordinarily and the
present joint Senator, William E. Eng
lish, who represents Marion. Hamilton
and Hendricks Counties, objected strenu-
ously to this change in committee and
voted "no" on the motion for indefinite
po@ponement but voted for the bill.
Action was taken on the following
other bills:
II. B. 176-Providing higher salaries
for court stenegraphers on agreem me-.
with county commissioners; passed, 50
to 1.
H. B. 1o-Providing for the care and
maintenance of cemeteries; indefinitely
H. B. 842-Providing for recount Of
votes at the request of any candidate ten
days after an election; passed, Al to 0.
TAX EXEMPTION
FOR SALVAGE CORPS.
H. B. 160-Providing for exemption
from taxation the property OF the Indi-
annapolis Salvage Corps; passed. Il to 2
H B. 129-Authorizing a -four mill to
dam up the waters of any public ditch
in order to obtain power; passed n to
h. B. 30-Providing that township
trustees shall appbrtion emergency draI u
age funds for which there is no further
need among persons from whom they
were collected; passed. 80 to 0.
H B. S2-To repeal 4 section concern
ing procedure in civil cases; passed, SO
Fl r. 1T7-Providing the county tuber-
eulosis hospitals may accept legacies
passed 80 to o.
Fl. B. 91-Legalizing certain bonds and
notes of townships and towns; passed.
30 to l.
n. B. ALTERNATING the board of
trustees Of the Indiana Soldiers Home
to spend unexpended balances Of funds
Of deceased soldiers in identifying the
home cemetery; passed, 50 to 0.
r. E. 43-Proyiding that engineers and
lard surveyors shall be licensed, and
creating a State board of five members TO
be appointed by the Governor who shall
examine applicants and issue licenses
passed 20 to s.
H b. l59-AmeRding a law concerning
procedure in civil cases; passed, 26 to 10.
II 2. 201-Amending the law so as to
permit the repair or reconstruction of
tenement houses with ceilings as low as
eight feet; passed, 80 to 8.
s. 3. 362-Amending the TT Wayne
track elevation law so as 20 allow for the
growth Of the city; passed, 30 to 0.