The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-29

regular election.
Provision is made for the organiza
tion of land mortgage associations.
Counties are permitted, under the
Bissette law, to appropriate money for
the clearing of lands that arc agricul.
tural in character.
A. resolution passed by both the
House and Senate provides that I'm.
less the desired changes in the federal
grain standards be granted by the Blu.
reau of Markets at Washington, the
State Board of Grain Appeals is re-
quired to re-establish Minnesota grades
based upon the standards in vogue
prior to the passage of the Federal
Grain Standards act.
Highway Legislation.
The state road tax on motor vehicles
was fixed at Q per cent of the list price
of car. The House originally fixed
the tax at 1.S per cent, and the Sen
ate at 2.25 per cent. The per cent
tax was the compromise. This tax law
provides for tax of Q per cent of the
list price Of a car for the first three
years. The tax for the fourth and
fifth years in the life of a car is fixed
list price. After the fifth year the
value of a car is figured at one-half OF
the list price. The minimum tax I'M
der this law is $12 and, it is said, that
the average tax will be approximately
$18.
Under the terms of the third big bill
in the highway program counties
which had the foresight to develop the
trunk highways included in the Bah
cock system will be reimbursed out OF
the highway fund. Approximately
$23,000,00O was spent in this manner
by % counties.
Workmen's Compensation.
A series of laws was, passed covering
this whole subject. The main one pro
yides for the creation Of an industrial
commission, made up of three mem.
bers, which will not only administer
the compensation insurance law, but
will take over supervision of the La,
Dor department and all its branches.
Pre-Primary Conventions.
A law was passed dun ing the session
permitting political parties to hold pre-.
primary conventions, for the purpose
of endorsing candidates for state and
congressional offices.
Only 'one other law affecting cleo
lions was passed. 1t prohibits can.
didate defeated at the primaries from
filing again for the same office as an
independent.
Public Utilities.
Street railway systems in Minnesota
are placed under control OF the State
Railroad and Warehouse commission
so far as the making of rates and val
uations are concerned.
The law gives to city councils COM
plete control over service, extentions,
and routing, and makes the local gov
erning bodies parties to the valuation
proceedings before the state commits.
sion. The state commission, however,
is given exclusive and initial right to
regulate rates, subject to appeal to the
courts.
Taxing Telephone Earnings.
Gross earnings of telephone com
N70ies, now taxed at 8 per cent, Will,
re taxed at 4 per cent under the law.
Wamen Jurors.
Three bills, having for their purpose
the making of women eligible as jurors
were passed. The first amends the
law, specifying the qualifications for
jurors to include the words "men or
women, or both" The second gives
the district court the power to excuse
women from jury service at it's .discre-
ton. The third provides for Che ap-
pointment of women bailiffs in all
cases where there are women on juries.
Maternity Hospitals.
A bill permitting cities to take adj
vantage of the so-called Shepard
Towner bill appropriating money for
maternity and infancy work was
passed
Street Trades Law.
The so-called street trades bill, af-
fecting newsboys, was sponsored by
women's organizations, particularly
the League of Women Voters, so Il can
be included under the general head of
women's bills.
Soldiers Bonus.
Amendments to the soldiers bonus
act were passed. making it possible for
certain aliens who did not claim ex-
emption on the grounds of alienage to
participate in the bonus Increases in
the bonus fund were also made.
Tax Commissions.
Both House and Senate authorized
the appointment of interim commits
sions to study the whole question of
taxation and revenues in Minnesota.
City Measures.
Two laws having to do with the
charter were passed. The first, termed
the charter enabling act, was practic-
ally repassage of the original charter
bill, in order to cure all possible de.
fects. The second, known as the char
ter curative act, defines more clearly
the purposes of the charter. 1t spe-
officially includes all special and gen.
eral laws as being included under the
purposes of the charter. 1t also in
cludes all moneys and credits in the
city valuation on which bonded indebt-
edness may be made to the amount of
10 per cent.
An additional Judge for Hennepin
county was provided for in another
law.
A law originally sponsored by the
Duluth delegation, but also affecting