The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
Legislative
Calendar
House bills introduced:

H B. 4o6. Scott OF F1oyd-Defining oper
alton OF or participation in q public dance
on Sunday as a miSdeameanor, punishable
by fine Of $40 to $500. Public morals.
| H. B. 4O7. Scott OF Floyd-Prohibitinl
pool playing on Sunday and providing mt
Of from $40 to $500 for conviction. Pub
| lie morals.
| H. B 40s Evans-Requiring written con
sent OF landowners before hunting OF
their farms. Natural resources.
H B. 400. Evans-Appropriating $500
for the relief Of Russell Camplin, injured
at Indiana state reformatory when
hosting derrick broke. Ways and means
H. B. 40 Freeman. Lowry-InoludinE
among intangibles exempt from taxation
shares Of stock in foreign corporations ane
contracts with options to purchase where
ever the rental may be applied to purchase
price of the property. Ways and means.
II. B. Ali. Babcock, Brewster-By re-
questl-Permitting public notices in con-
nection with public construction work tc
| be published in trade journals in addition
to required newspapers. Printing.
H. B. 412 Babcock-Providing that
municipal as we'll as state taxes shall be
paid to county treasurer in all counties
Ways and Means.
H. B. Alb. Misunderstanding from tax
alton Indiana-owned corporate stocks ia
an amount equal to assessed valuation OF
property owned by the corporation in In
diana. Judiciary A.
H. B. 4l4 Harris-Eliminating require
ment that superintendent of state bureau
of criminal identification and investigation
shall be a fngerprint expert, but re-
uuiring five years police experience
authorizing superintendent to appoint
deputy investigators. Judiciary A.
| H. B. AIS. Hiatt. Woriey, Fisher-Giv-
| ing city courts in fourth-class cities, not
county seats. limited criminal Jurisdiction
cities and towns.
H. B. 416 Denton, Bouchard, Babcock
| Jones' Requiring township trustees to
include itemized list Of salaries paid teach
ers, janitors and others in annual pub
hshed report.
H. B. AIT. Denton-Requiring the
state highway commission to pave and
maintain any unimproved street in in
| corporated towns when such street is a
part of state highway route, upon petit
| ton OF 81 per cent of property holders on
the street. requiring highway commission
! to oil any unimproved street in incorporat-
/ ed towns when such street is part OF
state highway route. Roads.
H. B. 418. Hawkins of Shelby-Proyid-
ing that teachers institutes may be held
monthly. Education.
H. B. 41e. Douglas-Placing stop and
| go signals on state highways within cities
| and towns under regulation by state
highway commission. Roads.
Senate bills introduced:
S. B. 26s. Lindley. Cooper, walter
Raising mortage exemption from 81 900 to
| $4,000. Agriculture.
S. B. 269. Garrott-Permitting cities
from 10000 to $4,000 population to have
policeman for every 500 inhabitants.
Present law requires 1,o0o. Cities and
towns.
S. B. 27o. Notwithstanding the 1927
meander land sales law to new meander
land in Lake county. Swamp lands and
drains.
IS. B. 271. Holmes, Perkins, Gottschalk-
Permitting public officials to inquire into
qualifications Of bidders on public con-
Struction. County and township business.
S. B. 272. Understanding highway Of
f1cials to keep weeds cut on right-of-way
Roads.
S. B. 273. Notwithstanding emergency
expenditures for water intake and sewer at
Michigan City. Cities and towns.
S. B. 274. Sims-Making failure to paw
hotel bill crime punishable by fines to
$3.50 and imprisonment to one rear.
Judiciary B.
S. B. 275. Sims-Permitting lease and
nf h,,i1d
poses by school corporations upon request
OF fifty school patrons. Education.
S. B. 276. Cooper-Creating commission
to study state manufacturing Of cement by
prison labor. Judiciary B.
S. B. pit. Walter-Calling for a five
year closed season on red and gray fox.
County and township business.
S. B. 278. Walter-Placing responsibility
OF naming deSpositories for estate funds
with courts rather than administrators.
Banks.
S. B. 279. Cooper. Gray-Making good
the records on a worthless check paid nv
a mayor Of Petersburg to Pike county
treasurer for the school fund Judiciary B.
Senate bills passed:
p B. 144. Notwithstanding 25-cent
license from all car drivers with method
Of forfeiture. Ayes. 35: noes. l.
s. B. 1873. Niblack-Giving Marion county
library books and documents to the
state libarary. Ayes. 80; noes. O.
S. B. 237. notwithstanding a superior
court In Monroe county. Ayes, SO; noes 10
5. B. 165. Beckett-Creating johnson
circuit court and placing Brown with
jackson for another circuit. Ayes "a.
noes, 6. '' W.
.. b. q. notwithstanding rotation
OF names on voting machines at the
primaries. Ayes, Al: noes. o..
D B. 3. Cooper-Requiring posting NJ
BOND or not driving car until accident
judgment is settled. Ayes, "a; noes. 7.
D. B. 152. Cravens-Legalizing bonds
issued by holding company in Jefferson
county Tor construction of Madison high
schools. Ayes. SO: noes. o.
House blllS passed by senate:
H. B. 4. Dentlinger-Authorizin state
highway department to construct bridge
over Whitewater canal on state road
near Connersville, and recover costs from
owners of canal If they refuse to build
bridge. Ayes, 40: noes. 0.
H. 3. z. Devastating terms of
superior court judges on Jan. l, succeed
ing election, instead of miscellaneous
dates Ayes. As: noes. o.
H. B. rs. Chamberlain. McKesson, Claw
combe-Providing for verdict in civil
cases by f1ye-sixth1 jury. Ayes, %;
noes. 20.
House bills on third. reading:
H. B. SO. Bosom and street-Recodifv-
ing state corporation laws. Passed: Ayes.