Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-02-17
CANDIDATE FOR REELECTION
Claude L. Rev of Harrisburg, Saline County, An
nounces His Candidacy for Legislature

for those two counties. He fougth
equally hard for Saline, Hamilton
and Johnson. He was granted conces-
sions and received many favors
something entirely Unusual for leg
islator during his first term. Among
rhe bills that he offered during his
first term were the following:
House Bill No. 66.--A bill for a
Uniform System of all county books
and an annual auditing thereof, saw
ing thousands of dollars each year of
The taxpayers money.
House Bill No. 408.-A bill to pre-
vent collection of rentals of personal
property by unscrupulous persons, in
the way of advance payments. This
bill makes it law that where q de-
posit is required on the rental of q
pice of personal property, that de-
post must be kept in bank or trust
company in the county the party
making the agreement lives in and
in event of failure to carry out the
contract the person making the ad-
vance payment may go to his bank
and release his advance payment.
This became law and went into
full effect and force July /, 1921.
House Bill No. 409-Provided that
each person operating an aGtomo--
bile should be furnished with card
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made harder for automobile rob-
bers to operate.
House Bill No. 590-The collective
bargaining bib that was introduced
at the instance of organized labor.
House Bill No. 647-A bill to IN
stall limestone crushers in the south
ern end Of Illinois to furnish lime
scone for ferterlizing purposes to the
farmers at the actual cost of pro-
duction.
TINS bill was delayed on account Of
the unusual amount Of appropr.ia-
tions that were being asked for, bat
will come up again at the next ses-
-si3A.
House Bill No. Regulates the
use of electricity in mines. Provides
that all mines using alternating cur
rent underground snail maintain fire.
proof rooms in which to install trans.
formers which shall be constructed
.yith automatic cutouts. Also pro-.
vivdes for the proper insulation of all
electrical wires. Became law July
|, 1921.
House Bill No. S15-Amends Sec
tion 2 of the 1907 shot firers' act.
Provides that all shot frers shall be
citizens of the United States and
shall be able to speak and under
stand the English language. Became
a law July /, 1921.
Fostered Senate Bill No. 222 in
the house, amending sections j, 2, 3,
5, T, 8, l2. ii, 10 and 25 df the
rkmen's Compensation Act, in
creasing the maximum limit of COM
pensation in fatal cases $250.00; al
so fixes limit OF non-fatal cases per
week for children under 16 years of
age.
There is no necessity to say any
thing relative to Mr.. Rev as public
citizen. He embraces every quality
so requisite in valuable resident.
II is in the general insurance and
real estate business in Harrisburg
and stands high in Masonic circles.
Religiously, he affiliates with the
Methodist church, and is in every
way the kind Of man that benefits
any community. His candidacy for
| denomination is appealing TO ever
voter vino is familiar with local con-
ditions. He is deserving of renom-
ination and reelection. He has
memrited ii and viii be given a tre-
mendous vote at the pprimary elec.
tion on the 1lth of next April.