The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-25
Legislative
Calendar
Mem bills introduced:

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s. B. so7. Holmes-Putting Lake county
officials on same salary basis as Marion
county. County and township business.
| 8. B. 300. Pell-Providing method Of
clearing title on real estate after twenty
| years possession. Judiciary B.
S. B. 800. RoWley-Providing for ap-
prevail by county OF engineering expenses
connected with planning county unit roads.
Roads.
S. B. 3to. Rowley-Permitting county
commissions and courts to provide for
perpetual maintenance Of dykes and lsvies.
Swamp lands and drains.
s. B. 81. Walter. Lindley, johnson.
Garrott-Permitting farmers feeding hve-
stock to deduct amount of note covering
purchase Of feeders from assessment rolls.
Taxation.
s. B. 312. Friedley-Permitting state to
entering contract with William A. Ketchum
to represent state in collection of taxes
levied on Manufactured goods. Such con-
tract had been declared unconstitutional
Military affairs.
s. B. 318. Gray-Requiring municipal
water works to pay into general fund an
amount similar to what would be levied
for taxation were the plants privately
owned. Cities and towns.
S. B. 319. Gray:-Permitting appeals
from the tax board decisions to the local
superior and circuit courts. Judiciary B.
Senate bills passed:
S. B. 157. stonex-Permitting state in
dustrial board to determine what oc-
equations are hazardous Of injurious to
minors. Ayes, 80; noes. S.
s. B. 257. Holmes. misunderstanding
for separate enumeration along with gen.
eral school census. of school children re-
tarded three years or more. Ayes. 80;
noes. 3.
s. B. 271. Holmes. Perkins. Gottschalk-
Providing for prequaliications of bidders
on any public works and gives public
boards right to investigate qualifications.
Ayes, So; noes. 2.
S. B. 258 Misunderstanding for issu-
ance of bonds charged against Richmond
electric plant and not against city. Ayes.
Al; noes. o.
s. B. 255. Lindley--Requiring state
board of accounts to check all contracts
and bids entered into or ordered by hold
inb companies doing public work. Ayes,
IS; noes. 0.
Senate resolutions passed:
S. J. r. T. Stonex-Providing for com
mission of three, appointed by superin-
tendent of public instruction, to anves-
tigate problems of establishing and dis
solving consolidated and joint district
schools. Ayes. IS; noes. 6.
Senate bills 7U5thdrdaUn:
S. B. 224. sIenker-Taking repair of
ing such jurisdiction with county drain
age commissioners, or surveyor. where
there are no drainage commissioners.
House bills introduced:
H. B. 456. Brown Extending powers of
state motor police to permit them to
make arrests in any part of the state.
Affairs city of indianapolis.
H. B. 457. Douglass-Donnell-In
from $500 to $500 the amount county
treasurers may spend in providing tenn
porary tax collection Offices.
House bills on third reading:
H. B. 236. Gilbert-Redraft of state in
heritance tax law. Passed: Ayes. 70;
noes, O.
H B. 27s. Donnell and Claycombe--Pro-
viding for appointment of all election Of
ficials by county board of election COM
missionerS on nomination of county chair
men of two major parties. Passed: Ayes,
81: noes, 26.
H. B. 335. Lafuze-Authorizing county
highway commissioners to employ cleri-
cal assistance if needed at salary not to
exceed $1,000 year. Passed: Ayes, 81:
noes, Is.
H. B. 1913. Saunders and Scott-Elimin-
ating property OF non-residents from tax
on inheritances in specified cases. Passed:
Ayes. 70; noes. o.
H. B. 100. Baker-Permitting recov-
cry of wrongfully assessed taxes paid to
city school fund. Failed: Ayes, 10: noes
g.
H. B. 14S. Hawkins of Shelby-Repeals
act of 1927 permitting private corporations
to construct school buildings on publicly
owned sites and lease or sell schools to
private school corporations. Passed:
Ayes. II; noes, 1.
H. B. 248. Kemper-Providing that fees
unclaimed for ten years go to common
school fund. Passed: Ayes, II: noes, 1.
H. B. 253. Brown and King-Defining of
offensive of resisting an officer. Passed:
Ayes, SO; noes. %.
House bills indefinitely post
DOned:
H. g. S93. Trowbridge. Mallott and Free
man Providing for licensing of tobacco
dealers and levying tax on all forms of
tobacco. Action of secocS reading by vote
of So to "a.