Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-24
BILL REQUIRES
REGISTRATION
OF AUTO TITLE
House Measure Calls for
Certificate From Secre-
tary of State.
BOTH BRANCHES ON JOB

When both houses OF the General As
sembIv convened this afternoon at
o'clock, after adjournment since Frld1y
<~sftsrnoon several bills weres scheduled
for the hopper and a number of others
were I'D for final passage in the Senate.
A 1oint meeting of the Ways and Means
Committee of the House and the Finance
Committee Of the Senate was scheduled.
The committees expected to 20 over the
bin providing more than $7,0OO,OoO in ap-
propriatfons and to endeavor to reach an
agreement so that it may be reported out
as soon as possible.
A bill regulating the establishment and
transfer of title to automobiles was ex-
pected to be introduced in the House Dy
Representative Frank J. NOll Of indian
apOIis 1t is designed to check automo-
bile thefts.
The bill provides that certificates OF
title be issued TO all automobile owners
by the Secretary Of State with a Zee OF
81 each. and that when cars are sold the
titles Of ownership must be transferred
nv the Secretary of State 1t provides
that registration receipts be carried IN
cars.
Under the proposed law it would be
unlawful for any one to own car with
out an engine number or with mutilated
engine number aud the bill provides that
the Secretary of State shall designate
numbers for such cars
SECRETARY TO
EMPLOY DEPUTIES.
The bill would give the Secretary OF
State the power TO employ deputies to
arrest thieves and recover stolen cars
and it provides that under his direction
a peace officer may arrest automobile
thieves outside his own county. A
daily report Of stolen cars and recovered
cars would be made to the Secretary of
State under the bill.
A similar bill has been passed IN Ken
lucky and others have been introduced in
Ohio, Michigan and Illinois
Support Of aged and infrm parents bv
their children would be compulsory l.y
the terms Of q bill being prepared ny
Representative Abrams Of MarOn County.
Under the bill only those whose ohl-
dren were unable to provide support
= would 60 to county infrmaries.
Use Of benzoate Of soda as q preserva
tive would be permitted in Indiana un-
der a bill to be introduced by Represen-
tative Charles c. Dean of Jefferson and
Scott Counties. Only two States in the
Union, including Indiana, now have laws
against the use Of benzOate Of soda and
the pure food department has declared
that It Is not dangerous.
The bill will directly affect makers oil
cider, according to Mr.. Dean. It is i'm
possible to make cider and keep Il from
fermenting unless bonzoate Of soda is
used, he said, and under the YOlstead act,
shippers Of "hard" cider are liable to
prosecution. The drug also could be
used IN catsup and other bottled goods
TECHNICAL ERRORS
TO BE CORRECTED.
Defeat Of justice through technicalities
would be prevented by a bill to clarity
of mistakes In pleadings in civil eases.
which is to be introduced by Representa-
tive Lee L. Osborn of La Porte and
starke Counties.
Representative Eph P. Daley Of Allen
County will introduce a bin to increase
the board of school commissioners of TT.
Wayne from three to seven members.
The special act now applying 10 the Ft.
Wayne schools has been OutgrOwn, Mr..
Daley said.
Representative Oscar A Ah.gren Of
Lake County will have a bill providing
that all contracts containing stipulattons
that no mechanics liens are to be fled
against property for materials. etc, shall
be recorded with the county recorder
within five days after their execution.
SIX bills were on the Senate calendar
ready for third reading and passage.
great stir. One provides for a change in
the manner OF appointing members Of the
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