Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
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Jasper. and Benton Counties. The SAL
aries would range as follows:
| Circuits with a population Of less than
1880, S1,5OO; more than 1850 and less
than 10000, 50, 900; 10000 to $4,000, $500;
%. 900 to 10000, SO 900; 10000 to $1,000,
Sc, 800; $4,000 to 10000, $4,000 $4,000 to
60, 900, $4,000; $4,000 to 1000, $1,000.
| The salaries would be paid $500 an
nualIy out of the State treasury and the
| balance out Of the treasures of the coun-
/ ties comprising the circuit. When more
than one county makes up the circuit, the
/ salary is to be borne by the counties In
proportion to population.
F., A bill introduced by Representative
| James B. Filbert of Owen, Greene and
| Sullivan Counties would placed license
tax on all billboards and printed signs
| displayed in public other than on the
premises of the advertiser. Political,
| Federal, State, religious, charitable or
| educational advertisements would be ex-
empt.
Representative Frank ]. Noll Of Marion
| County introduced a bill that would al
! low the director Of the highway cOmmis4>
/ sion to make partial payments to con-
4 tractors up to 90 per cent of the esti-
mated cost Of the undertaking as the
/ work progresses. It also would empower
the director to accept completed road
work in sections of not less than a mile
and to pay the contractor therefor
Two bills were passed III the morning
session. House Bill No. 81, Representa-
tive Wayne S. Tucker of Grant County,
making police pension funds compulsory
in cities Of the fourth class, passed by a
vote of 81 to 3. Representative James
| bill, providing closed season for crop
pies, blue gills, pike, pickerel, salmon
and certain species Of bass, passed, "a
to 8.
| Bills introduced were as follows:
Hilbert, licensing Of bilIboards and
signs. Right and Privileges.
Dean, amending certain sections Of an
act defining motor vehicles and providing
/ for registration and regulation. Roads
Osborn, amending Section % Of an act
relative to construction. alteration and
maintenance Of tenement houses. Ju-
dietary B.
Butler, concerning taxation Of unplat-
| ted farm land. Cities and Towns.
Noll, amending highway commission
act Roads.
Humrichouser, concerning executions
! and exemptions. judiciary A.
Jinett, HUMPHREYS, concerning rate of
| interest on certain road bonds issued,
Tut not sold prior to July 81, 1920. Ju-
/ dietary B.
| Harrison, amending act creating the
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home.
| State Soldiers Home.
! Rich, fixing salaries Of prosecuting at
| torneys in certain judicial districts. Ju-
dietary A.
Beyler amending an act providing for
changing grades Of streets and high
ways in cities having a population Of
$4,000 to $4,000. City and Towns
James, amending section 1 Of act con-
corning public offenses, making it un-
lawful to hunt or kill certain birds.
Natural Resources.
The Ways and Means Committee -
the House will take up the consideration
this afternoon Of the bill proposing
20-cent common school levy. According
to members of the committee, the levy
will be substantially cut and It is ex-
pected that or cents will be recon-
mended. ~
Four bills were passed by the House
! of Representatives Thursday afternoon,
the first to be passed by the lower branch
in this session of the Assembly. They
! Will now go to the Senate.
/ Representative Henry Abrams bill,
providing that the Jurisdiction Of the APP
/ reIlate Court shall be final, except In
certain cases, passed by unanimous vote.
bill introduced by Representative
Claude A Smith Of Gibson County, ex-
empting personal property and land up
/ to 500 acres, owned by any manual labor
school or any technical high school, trade
school or college, incorporated in Indiana,
from taxation. also passed by unani-
nous vote.
I One vote was cast against the bill in
/ troduced by Representative Lawrence
Leer of Elkhart County, making it I'M
| lawful for any person to hold wild game,
game birds or fur bearing animals in
! closed seasons for breeding purposes. The
/ bill passed by a vote of II to l.
! House Bill No. 107, introduced by
! Representative Otto Roy Beyler of st.
Joseph County, authorizing the board Of
works Of South Bend to order the GranGs
Trunk Railroad Company to move its
tracks from Division street to the Lake
Shore right of-way, in order that track
elevation may be carried out, passed
unanimously.