The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-02-19
Legislative Hi-Lights

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Legislative Hi-Lights
Creation of a commission to study
the states taxation system and de.
termine if, by consolidation of ac-
tlVltles or by any other means the
states tax burden may be lowered
was approved by the house in COM
mlttee of the whole. The commission
would study the operation of all tax
ing agencies.
A bill which would prohibit pub
nc officer from appointing to pub
nc position any person related to him
in the fourth degree or closer bv
blood or marriage was introduced in
the house by Morris of Deer Lodge.
The penaly would be loss of the ap-
pointive power.
FRIDAY of last week was the closing
day for the introduction of bills and
as customary whirlwind of measures
went into the hopper before the end
OF the day. The legislature will soon
be III the last week of the session and
1t has mass of important work to do
Bills must be transmitted from the
house of origin to the other house
not later than the 50th day, which
is February %. The rules must be
suspended to transmit bills later than
that. The exception is usually made
with the appropriation bills.
Because of the length of the house
committees bill to recodify the high
school laws, it may go through large
~ on the reports and recommendations
of committees. The bill contains we'll
over hundred sections.
Representative Pappin of Great
Falls has introduced the bill advocat-
ed by the contractors of the state, a
measure which woul require all con-
tractors to be licensed.
Measures to enact closed primary
law and repeal the absent voters act
are sponsored by Senators Survant
and Larson.
The enactment of legislation to mod
ernlze our laws governing corporations
is provided for in seven measures
introduced in the house by the floor
leaders, Leavitt of Custer, Republican.
and Dellwo of Lake, Democrat. They
are intended to induce persons to orr
ganize and incorporate their bust
nesses in Montana where they now in
corporate in Delaware, New JERSEY
or some other state, and ask permits
sion to do business in this state. Lea
witt explained the proposals would
modernize existing laws, which have
not been materially altered for 80
years.
One measure introduced in the
house appropriates for use of the state
highway commission all probable re-
eeipts of the commission, roughly es- {
5lmated by the appropriations commit
Tee at S9,5OO,000. The bill would mere {
y empower the commission to Use '
hose funds. The sources of revenue
include federal aid allotments. state
activities, particularly the operation
II the 5-cent gasoline tax law. and
county or other contributions. '
Night sessions for the house of rem
'esentatives will continue until the
louse docket is in better condition :
This may mean until the end of the q
ession. +
The drivers license bill as affirmed I
y the house provides fee of 25 cents .
very two years for drivers and 50 a !,
ear for professional chaufers. If q
yould revoke licenses for any of the y
reasons: Manslaughter from
peration of car; driving while drunk h
r drugged; perjury in application for b
cense; conviction of felony under mo- :,
Or vehicle laws or any other felony
with a car; conviction or
of bail upon two charges of
eckless driving within IL months.
it-run driving. n
Having seen his bill barring mar b
ed women from employment in pub W
C offices go down to defeat, Senator D
auline of Flathead, secured passage !,
a resolution urging every state Of -
Ger, board, commission and agency W
state government that after JULY II
next, no married woman having an Ii
husband who is earning or
lpable of earning, or is financially
'le to support his wife, be employed
public offices. None of those who v
'gued the constitutionality of the L
auline bill, or expressed fears of dis ),
matrimony, raised his voice :,
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