The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-06-14
ElGHTY-E|GHT NEW LAWS
NOW IN OPERATION
Major Part of Work OF Last
Legislature Became Effective
Yesterday. ~

rTdnhIOrl, n.y., Juno i1. hS
major part of the legislation of the
1922 General Assembly will go into
effect tomorrow at the end of the
constitutional ninety-day period.
Eighty-eight bills will become
laws.
Fifty other measures, passed and
approved, or passed over the Cover
nor's veto, already are in effect, for
they carried emergency clauses.
OF all the bills that are to go in
to effect probably two are now up
permost In the minds of the pub
lic-the Minor-Smith measure pro-
viding for general Statewide
registration July 10 and IL and the
Harris bill providing for the es-
tablishment Of two new normal
schools, one in Eastern and one in
Western Kentucky.
Registration Law Under Fire :,
A suit in the Franklin Circuit
Court to test the registration law is
said to be imminent. The Republi-
cans will claim, according to in
formation obtained here, that the
law is unconstitutional for the rea-
son that it was not properly certi-
fed by the clerk after it had been
passed over the veto of Gov. Edwin
P. Morrow.
Heretofore registration in the
rural districts has not been requir-
ed. Under the new law every
voter in the State will have to reg
lister. He or she will be asked vari-
Gus questions. The answers will
be printed on the registration books
for Identification purposes. If one
moves from one precinct to another
he will be required to obtain a
transfer slip from the County Clerk.
The law provides also for the purg-
ing of registration books by pre-
cincts. In addition to the two days
in July there will be regular reg
istration day sixty days prior to the
November election.
Big Task On Both Parties
The registration law imposes a
stupendous task on both the Demo-
cratic and Republican organiza-
tions. For some time past, both in
and out in the State,
political organizers have been hard
at work in an attempt to register as
many of their party as possible.
State leaders are comforting every
little while and are doing every
thing within their realm of possi-
bility to get out full registration.
A ontroversy was raging only
last week between the State Board
Of Education and Judge E. c. o.
Rear, of Frankfort, chairman of
the commission appointed to locate
the two normal schools. The dis
pute was due to a ruling made by
Judge O'Rear relative to what
places would be considered The
law carries an appropriation OF
$4,000 year for two years for
each school, Any community seek
Ing one of the schools must donate
100000 In land and property and
must meet other requirements set
forth in the measure.
Party Enlblems Go
Among the other bills that be-
,ame laws at the expiration of the
ninety days are those which will
abolish party emblems on ballots
ised in municipal elections in Lou
sville; eliminate grade crossings;
.equire motor trucks to be equipped
With mirrors; repeal Of the Louis
'ille housing law, the convict labor
ill. the bill creating summer teach
,r training schools. the bathing suit
ill and bills carrying appropria-
ions for various benevolent In
titutions.
Seator w. a. Ferry, or Louisville,
resident pro tenn and Democrats
eader. is the author OF the party
'mblem bill. The rooster. the log
abin and other party emblems will
70 prohibited IN municipal elections
n Louisville. Voters will be re-
uired to vote separately for nomi-
ees or to vote for groups. Furth-
r, the order of the names will be
hanged every few ballots. In
rging the passage Of this measure,
ir. Perry declared that II would
lake the voters use their brains.
The State Highway Commission
} empowered under, Senate Bill 4
D order the elimination Of grade
rossings. the railroads TO pay the
ost. II
Newspapers Now Manufacturers
In advocacy OF his mirror meas
.