Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-01-27
JUDGE ". ". Bolts
SENDS BILLS He
HAS INTRODUCED

Judge W. w. Bolts, a member of
the House Of Representatives at JEFF
ferson City, sends in copy of the
bills which he has introduced. The
bills follow:
Bill No. 48. Prohibits the sale of
exposure for sale or possession of
dice.
Bill No. 49, Making invalid mort
cages and deeds of trust more than
twenty years old. The purpose of this
bill is to avoid the necessity for bring
ing suits to quiet title on account of
old deeds of trust.
Bill No. so. Limits taxes in special
road districts to so cents on the hun
1 dred dollars valuation.
Bill No. 116. Making robbery in
the first degree punishable by death
Lor not less than ten years in the PEN
itentiary. Robbery in the first de-
gree is what is ordinarily known as
highway robbery, committed by hold
/ ing a person up by use of deadly
weapon.
4 Bill No. III. Making burglary in
1.-THE first degree punishable by death
or not less than ten years in the pen
itentiary. Burglary in the first de-
gree is breaking into dwelling house
and carrying a deadly weapon.
Bill No. 118. Bill amending the
law so that railroads can grant re-
duced rates to ministers Of the gos-
pei.
Bill No. 119. Limiting the amount
that the court shall allow an attorney
for bringing partition suits. The
present practice is to allow the attor
ney five per cent of what the lanC
brings. This bill cuts it down abou
one half.
Bill No. 120. Amends the primar,
law so that state officers, judges o
the Supreme Court, and of the court
Of appeal, and United States Sen
ators shall be nominated by a dele
= gate convention, the delegates to b
, chosen at the August primary.
iBll No. 1T. A bill simplifying Il
procedure in levying the inheritant
IS tax and relieving small estates of Il
'e expense Of an appraisement.
ae iBM No. 178. a bill abolishing tel
s- ancy by the courtesy and giving
r widows and widowers the same rig
A. in the deceased husbands and wife
estate. The tenancy Of the courte'
y, gives to tha widower the use of ,
< his deceased wife's property where
as this bill limits him to one third.
"a iBll No. 179. Giving widows t
~ right in all cases to elect to tai
J. a child's part in lieu of dover Al
~ making II Unnecessary for the wide
Z to bring suit in order to protect h
z dover rights.
s- Bill No. 180. Provides for one 4
q praisernent Of the real estate Of a d
ceased person for all purposes inste
n- of three or four appraisements as nj
sometimes necessary.
Bill No. ISL. SimpIifies the 81
ceedure in the sale Of real estate
administrators and giving The probs
courts the right to order the sale
real estate fpr division when desii
by the family.
ng Bin No. so. Provides that cour
courts may provide funds for ro
improvements OF building by bens
assessments against the proper
aAi along and near the line De the 10
ny and provides a method for asserta
ht. ing and assessing the amount Of |
A. benefit to each property owner "a
at providing the amount that each sh
ted pay, shall be In proportio1 to the b
M eft that the proposed improven,
will be to his Property. This il
as; same law that introduced two Vi
zen ago andwas defeated.
Y Constitutional Amendment No.
ex Amends the constitution in regard
aef qualification fol- voters slrovi
de- that Voters either male Or fem
mast he twenty one years aid, full