Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1897 — Page 7

INDIANA’S NEW LAWS HOUSE BILLS ENACTED. Home Bill No. I—Appropriating 9125,* 000 to defray the expenses of the sixtieth general aeeembly. House BUI No. 10—Providing for at least 12 consecutive weeks of compulsory attendance on school by children between the ages of 8 and 14 years. ■« House Bill No. 15—An act to provide 'a committee to visit penal, benevolent and educational institutions for the purpose of recommending appropriations to the general assembly. The committee is to be nonpartisan, comprised of not more than two members-elect from the house and one from the senate, to servo not more than 80 days out of 45 immediately preceding the meeting of the |. general assembly, their pay to be 93 per I diem and traveling expenses. I House Bill No. 44—An act repealing I the special verdict'law I House Bill No. 49—Appropriating 97,I 012.61 to pay for paving streets in front I of state property in the city of IndiI anapolis. I House Bill No. 76—Providing a tax I on dogs, the listing of same and for the I killing of all unlicensed ones; creating I from the tax fund a “dog fund” for payI ment of damages sustained by owners I of live stock killed or maimed by dogs. I House Bill No. 77 —Prohibiting assesI sors from assessing for taxation against I any propertyholder the real estate occuI pied by any adjacent railroad or any I public highway, and providing plans I lor settlement of disputes. I House Bill No. 87—Repealing Section I 8 of an act to provide for the recording I of wills and orders of courts in certain I cases, approved March 9, 1891. ■ House Bill No. 96—An act amending I the act regulating weights and meas- ■ urea, supplying a supplemental section I thereto, and prescribing a penalty for I violation. I House Bill No. 97—Prohibiting the I killing of quail, ruffled grouse or ■ pinnated grouse, for sale, barter, traffic ■ or removal from the state, and provid- ■ ing a $1 penalty for each fowl so killed. ■ House Bill No 100—An act fixing the ■ time of holding courts in the Twentieth I judicial circuit, the beginning of terms to De the first Monday of April, ■September, November and January. ■Vfiouse Bill No. 103—An act for there■F.ief of Henderson Dunkel, county of ■ Oarroll, directing the governor to issue ■ him a patent for certain real estate and ■ relinquishing the state’s claim. ■ Hduse Bill N.o. 105—An act extending ■ to mayors of cities authority to solemnfl Ize marriage ceremonies. fl l House Bill No. 110—An act legalizing ■ the acts of notaries public whose coin- ■ missions have expired. fl. House Bill No. Ill—Providing for the ■appointment of a labor commission by ■th 5 governor, defining its duties and ■ powers, and providing for arbitration ■ and investigations of labor troubles. ■ There shall be two commissioners, one ■an employer and the other an employe, ■of different political parties, and in ■matters of arbitration the judge of the ■circuit court in the county where the ■question arises shall be the third mem■ber. Commissioners’ compensation is ■to be |lO per diem for time actually em■ployed. ■THouse Bill No. 114—Providing the ■manner of assessing personal property. ■ House Bill No. 115—An act giving ■power to incorporated cities to license ■and tax clairvoyants, fakirs, itinerant ■merchants, vehicles, telephone, tele■graph and electric light and power poles. House Bill No. 120—An act requiring ■wardens of state prisons to provide dis■oharged convicts with railroad ticket. ■|lo in cash and a suit of clothes not to ■exceed in cost 96; a 95 overcoat must Kdso bo provided between Nov 1 and ■March 1. Repealing all laws in conflict. ■T House Bill No. 122—Requiring SIOO to operate socalled “quartshops;” ■making an exception of those who do Kot sell in less quantities than five gal■ons. ■ House Bill No. 127—An act defining ■he Fifth and Seventh judicial cir■iuits; Jefferson and Switzerland coun■ies to be the Fifth and Dearborn and ■jhio the Seventh. ■ House Bill No. 133—Reappropriating ■(8,421 to complete the work of the ludi■in» Chickamauga commission. ■ House Bill No. 138—Fixing the sal■iry of the clerk of the state printing Koard at 91.500. ■ House Bill No. 142—Repealing the ■mle requiring that an answer of justifi■ktion in cases of libel and slander shall proven beyond a reasonable doubt. ■ House Bill No 144—Prescribing the ■juties of county surveyors in the mat■«r of giving notice to land owners for ■he cleaning and repairing of county

House Bill No. 147—Giving trustees ’ incorporated towns power to license id tax bankrupt, fire and assignee ties, vehicles and devices for sport. House Bill No. 157—Permitting rail>ad companies to use any device, regisror indicator in bulletining time of ains, in lieu of blackboard, here tofore •quired. House Bill No. 167—Making jtunlawd to sell or give cigarettes, cigarette rappers, or any substitute for same, to inors. House Bill'No. 171—An act legalizing i© incorporation of the town of Keyone, W ells county. House Bill No. 177—Repealing Secons 217, 218, 21f> and 220 of an act mcerning taxation, approved March 6, 101. / House Bill No. 182—Legalizing the Hcial acts of persons under age acting i deputies to any public officer. .House Bill No.'lß6—An act to declare ulawful and uoid all contracts, agreeients, trusts or combinations made ith a view to lessen free competition i importation, manufacture or sale of rticles of domestic use. (Known as re antitrust bill.) House Bill No. 187—An act to legal;e the incorporation and acts of the iwn boards of the town of Hobart, ake county. [House Bill No. 188—Legalizing the of the town of Irvington id certain official acts. (Allowed to scorne a law without the signature of ie governor. ) House Bill No. 189—Appropriating ,412.88 to pay for cement sidewalks [joining the grounds of the deaf and unb institute. House Bill No. 190—Appropriating ,078.14 for payment of cement sideklks adjoining the Indiana female rermatory- ”77T” House Bill No. 2Q6—An act regulating e employment of women and children manufapturing establishments, and oviding inspectors. The act provides at it shall bo unlawful to employ girls id boys of less age than 18 and 16 years, ipectively, and that such employes Li.-

■hall perform! not more than 60 hours’ work in any one week, and also requires certain conditions for the comfort of employes. Inspector and assistant are to he appointed by the governor and shall be paid a salary of |1,500 and House Bill No. 214—T0 legalize the incorporation of the town of Poneto, Wells county. House Bill No. 226—Regulating the practice of medicine, providing for issuing license : and creating a board of medical registration and examination. House Bill No 230—Appropriating 91,841.95 to pay for cement sidewalks adjoining the grounds of the deaf and dumb institute. House Bill No. 231—An act providing for the taxation of itinerant merchants who shall offer at wholesale or retail stocks of goods in any incorporated town, and providing penalties. House Bill No. 236—Providing for the recording of leases of real estate, where the period of lease is for a period of more than three years. House Bill No. 237—Providing the manner of release of mortgages; that such release shall not be valid unless in addition to release written on the margin of mortgage there shall also be entered a record on the books of county recorder. House Bill No. 245 —Act amending the law providing for the election and qualification of justices of the peace and defining their duties in certain cases. House Bill No. 249—Providing for cutting down and destroying briars, thistles, burrs, docks and other noxious weeds by owners of lands along public highways, allowing such owners 91.25 a day for such work, to be credited on road tax, and providing for supervision of same. House Bill No. 264—Providing for the protection of keepers of hotels, boardinghouses and restaurants against socalled “deadbeats,” prescribing what shall be prima facie evidence of intent to defraud and providing penalties. House Bill No. 275—An amendment to the tax law of 1891 requiring county auditors to place on tax duplicates any omitted property the existence of which may come to their knowledge from a credible source; providing for notice to owner of such property before proceeding, and prescribing penalty for violation by such county auditors. House Bill No. 277 — Authorizing boards of corporations of 1,500 or less population to refuse to elect school trustees and to place the schools of such towns in the care and control of township trustees; provided, the schools in question are at present under control of of township trustees. House Bill No. 290—Providing for purchase of water works plants by incorporated towns. House Bill No. 294—Providing right of way in laying conduits, pipes, etc., and establishing pumping stations. House Bill No. 300—Providing the privilege of change of venue in cases known as Criminal provocation when brought before a justice of the peace. House Bill No. 806 —An act requiring that all clerks of Circuit courts, county auditors and county recorders shall execute papers for the purpose of securing pensions without charge for the service. House Bill No. 312—Legalizing the incorporation of the town of Greenville, Floyd county. House Bill No. 819—For incorporation of class fire insurance companies on the mutual plan. House Bill No. 343—An act requiring the Terre Haute and Richmond railroad company and the Terre Haute and Indianapolis railroad company to furnish the legislature with a correct statement of the amount of expenditures and the amount of profits, after deducting all expenses, from Jan. 26, 1847. to Jan. 17, 1873. House Bill No. 351—T0 legalize the incorporation of the town of Mauckport, Harrison- county.

House Bill No. 366—Compelling own- i ers of mines to make maps of same. House Bill No. 367—Appropriating : $368 to reimburse ex-Governor Matthews for expenses at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military park. House Bill No. 380—Making it a misdemeanor to represent one’s self as the : representative of a fictitious insurance i company. House Bill No. 387—An act to amend i the law concerning the operation of ferries and prescribing punishments for violation. House Bill No. 402 — Authorizing county treasurers to turn over to township trustees any unexpended balance of fund collected by special levy for purchasing gravel roads or constructing railroads. House Bill No. 424—T0 legalize the joint session of the boards of commissioners for Sullivan and Knox counties in the establishment of a drainage sys-\ tem for said counties. House Bill No. 430—T0 legalize the incorporation of the town of Andrews, Huntington county. House Bill No. 433—Legalizing certain bonds issued by the city of Jeffersonville, and permitting the refunding of said bonds. House Bill No. 441—An act fixing the number of senators and representatives and apportioning same among the several counties. House Bill No. 450 — Extending to Feb. 15, 1898, the charter of the Indiana cottonmills of the city of Cannelton, Perry county. House Bill No. 477 —To regulate chattel mortgage sales.House Bill No. 479—Creating a superior court for the counties of Grant and Howard, and providing for one judge. The terms of court in Howard county commence the first Monday of February, fourth Monday of April, third Monday of August and first Monday of November, and continue six weeks, and in Grant county shall commence on the Mondays succeeding the terms of the Howard superior court. House Bill No. 484—Providing for petitioh to circuit or superior courts for the tiling of drains already established. An amendment to the act of Feb. 27, 1898. House Bill No. 487—Concerning the opening of streets by incorporated towns. House Bill No. 495 —Providing for the appointment of the custodian of public buildings and statehouse engineer by the governor, and providing the duties of such officers. House Bill No. 496 —Providing for the distribution and reinvestment of funds belonging to the Indiana State univer*Houße Bill No. 502—Providing for sessions of commissioners in counties of less than 100,000 and more than 55,000 population and fixing time of meeting. House Bill No. 504 —Providing for the consolidation of voluntary associations. House Bill No. 510—Providing for so*

curing right-of-way fofTsw*n tt&m state benevolent and penal institutions. House Bill No. 513—Requiring that persons provide party poll takers with full list of voters and other pertinent information. House Bill No. 520—Providing for the organization and incorporation of life and accident insurance companies on the assessment plan. (Without signature of governor.) House Bill No. 521—Amendment defining powers and duties of insurance companies and requiring sale of real estate, other than used in transaction of business, within five years from date of purchase. , House Bill No. 526—Providing what notice shall be necessary in filing appeals to the supreme and appellate court. House Bill No. 530—Providing the means of impeaching county and state officers. House Bill No. 533—Providing for consolidation of steam or electric railroad companies. House Bill No. 540—An act providing that the county of Jefferson shall constitute the''Fifth judicial circuit, and counties of Dearborn and Ohio the Seventh judicial circuit, and providing for the terms thereof. House Bill No. 542—An act regulating building associations. Section 1 provides for incorporation. Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful for any building and loan association doing business in the state of Indiana to charge or collect from any of the members thereof, or any stock or shares of stock therein, any money or moneys other than membership fees, loan fees, dues on stock, premiums, interest, fines and forfeitures. All’membership fees, loan fees, fines, forfeitures, premiums and interest shall be credited to the earnings of such building and loan association, and all expenses thereof shall be paid out of the earnings collected. And no association shall charge or collect a membership fee of more than 50 cents on each 9100 of stock issued. Such association shall have the right to set aside from the profits a reserve fund to provide against contingent losses: Provided, that the total amount of such fund so set aside shall not at any rim > exceed 5 per centum of the assets of such association. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of every such association to furnish within 30 days after its annual statement to the auditor of state an annual written or printed statement of the condition of such association to each of the stockholders thereof, which said statement shall be delivered personally or mailed to each stockholder. Such statement shall show, separately, amount of membership fees, loan fees, dues, interest, fines, forfeitures, together with all moneys received by it from any source whatever, and a full showing of all payments "bn loans, dividends, salaries and all expenditures, of every character, being a full and complete financial statement of such association during the preceding year. The statement shall be sworn to by the secretary and certified by the directors, or a majority thereof. And each association shall annually cause to be credited on the passbook of each stockholder the amount of earnings due such stockholder, except associations doing business on the terminal or serial plan. Section 4 describes paid up stock and provides for taxation of same. Section 5 provides for full withdrawals, less fines and pro rata shares of losses, together with dividends after one year. The section also provides protective measures for associations. Other sections provide for consolidations of associations, voluntary liquidation, etc. Sec. 9. Every building and loan association hereafter incorporated shall be styled “The Building and Loan association;” according to the name adopted at its organization. No such association hereafter organized shall adopt, take or use, in whole or in part, the name of any other building and loan association organized under the laws of the state at the time of its existance. Neither shall it adopt, take or use any name or part thereof, tending to indicate that it is under the management of the same officers as any other such association, or in any way connected with or related to any such association. And it shall be unlawful for the secretary of state to permit to be filed or to record any articles of incorporation containing any such name or part thereof as herein prohibited. And if any two associations now incorporated snail have similar name, or names, which in his judgment are liable to cause misunderstandings, the secretary of state shall notify, in writing, the association last incorporated to change its name within 30 days from the receipt of said notice, and any association failing to comply with said notice shall be subject to a penalty of 950 per day for each day after said 30 days that it fails and neglects to comply with said notice. Sec. 10. It shall be competent and lawful for the borrower from such association to agree, in writing, upon a given rate of premium in addition to the interest to be paid upon such loan, without bidding. All contracts heretofore made between any borrower and any such association for the payment of any premium, with or without any bidding, are hereby legalized. No premium heretofore contracted for without bidding or to be contracted for under this section shall be deemed usurious. Seo. 11. That where a foreign building and loan association doing business within this state has become insolvents and its affairs are being wound up by a receiver, the failure of such association to have complied with the laws of the state respecting its admission to do business therein shall not affect the right of such receiver to bring any suit necessary to wind up the affairs of such association. Sec. 12. All laws and parts of l/twa in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Sec. 18. This act shall be in force from and after July 1, 1897. House Bill No. 548—Providing that the terms of county treasurers shall begin on Jan.l next following the term of the present incumbent. House Bill No. 544—An repealing the apportionment, law of 1885. (Under this law the last state election was held.) House Bill No. 549—Fixing terms Os court in the Forty-second judicial circuit, composed of Jackson, Washington and Orange counties. House Bill No. 578—T0 provide for the incorporation of railroad companies and their acceptance of an amendment providing for the manner of incorporation. ... XL House Bill No. 580—Amending the tax law so as to provide for payment of taxes on or before the first Mondays in May and November. _ _ •

House Bill No. 581—Legalizing free gravel road bonds where issued for entire cost of such construction. House Bill No 584—An act to legalize the action of county commissioners who may have, in good faith, sold or exchanged any county real estate without having given notice thereof. House Bill No. 586—Abolishing con* , vict labor in prisons, establishing a public account system and providing for the disposition of articles manufactured. House Bill No. 596—An act amending the incorporation of the Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad company, approved Jan. 26, 1847, and providing therein that such amendment shall not lessen, impair or release the liability of the company to the state under its original charter. House Bill No. 597—Providing forap- i portiopinent and distribution of state schodl funds and settlements with county treasurers. House Bill No. 664—Legalizing the incorporation of Flora. Carroll pbunty (Without governor’s signature.) House Bill No. 637—An act authorizing a demand on the Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad company for an accounting with the state, and providing for suits, additional counsel to the attorney general, creating an auditing board, etc., for the enforcement of said claim. The act also authorizes the attorney general to bid upon pay sale of said road and the payment of such bid, and further provides for the operation thereof until the, general assembly shall determine m regard to the disposition thereof. House Bill No. 639—Providing for condemnation proceedings in establishing cemeteries. House Bill No. 640—Providing for a department of public parks in Indianapolis. House Bill No. 603—General and specific appropriations.

SENATE BILLS ENACTED. Senate Bill No 2—Providing a penalty for use of any other than the standard half-bushel furnished by the United States in testing the weight, grade or value of wheat. (Becomes a law without the governor’s signature.) Senate Bill No. 3—Fixing the time of holding court in the Eleventh judicial circuit, beginning of terms thereof to be the first Monday of January, April, August and October, in Gibson county, continuing five weeks, and on the Mondays succeeding the Gibson county terms of court in Posey county. Senate Bill No. s—An act to regulate the arrest and surrender of fugitives from justice in other states and terri-, tories. Senate Bill No. 6—An act authorizing commissioners of counties having a population of not less than 65,000 to jssue and sell bonds, not exceeding llj per centum on assessed valuation of taxable property, for the purpose of raising funds to construct courthouses, provided that this apply only in such cases Sphere construction was determined upon prior to Jan. 12, 1897. (Applies particularly to Allen county.) Senate Bdl No. B—MakingB—Making it an offense to aid in the escape of prisoners, providing fine and imprisonment. Senate Bill No. 13—Giving the street railroad companies right to purchase and hold real estate. Amendment to Section 4,145 Revised Statutes of 1881. Senate Bill No. 16—An act defining the Twenty-sixth judicial circuit and creating and defining the Fifty-eighth judicial circuit, and providing for appointment of judge and prosecutor for the latter. (Known as the J ay-Adams circuit court bill; vetoed by the governor, and passed over veto.) Senate Bill No. 19—Declaring what are partition fences and providing for building, repairing and maintaining same. Senate Bill No. 21—Providing in certain cases for the issuance of bonds for the completion of courthouses already under contract. (Becomes a law without the . overnor’s signature.) Senate Bill No. 24—An act amending the law creating the Indiana Home for disabled and destitute soldiers and sailors, their wives or widows. Senate Bill No. 28—An act fixing the time of holding courts in the Seventeenth judicial circuit (Wayne county), the beginning of terms thereof to be the first Mondays in February, April, September and December. Senate Bill No. 33—An act fixing the time of holding courts in the Fiftyseventh judicial circuit, the beginning of terms thereof to be the first Monday of January, second Monday of March, third Monday of May and* second Monday of October, in Dubois county; the first Monday in February, second Monday in April, third Mondayin June and second Monday in November, in Pike county. Senate Bill No. 34—An act fixing the time of holding courts in the Sixth judicial circuit, the beginning of terms thereof to be the first Monday in February, fourth Monday in April, first Monday in September and third Monday in November, in Ripley county; the fourth Monday succeeding the beginning of courts in the county of Ripley, in Jennings county; the third Monday succeeding the beginning of courts in the county of Jennings, in Scott county. Senate Bill No. 37—An act to prevent the spread of contagious diseases among swine, requiring railroads to-clean cars, stockyards associations to keep pens in proper order, fair associations to properly disinfect pens, and owners to burn to ashes the carcasses of dead swine within 10 hours after death. ' , Senate Bill No. 39—Providing for maintenance of levees and flood gates. Sengto Bill No. 40—Relating to taxes. Semttp Bill No. 43—An act legalizing the incorporation of the town of Lowell. Lake county. Senate Bili'No. 44—An act legalizing the incorporation of the town of Whiting. Lake county? „ Senate Bill No. 48—An act defining the Thirty-second judicial circuit and creating and defining the Sixtieth judicial circuit. The law makes Laporte county the Thirty-second judicial circuit and fixes the beginning of court on the first Mondays of September. December, February and May. Section 2 provides that St. Joseph county shall coi\ stitute the Sixtieth circuit, the terms commencing On the second Monday of September and the first Mondays of November, February and May. Section 3 authorizes the governor to appoint a judge for the Thirty-second circuit anda prosecuting attorney for the Sixtieth circuit. Senate Bill No. 61—An act providing for the expiration of the charter of the Citizens’ Street Railway company in Indianapolis on Jan. 18, 1901, and provividing for the disposal of future franchise to the best bidder. Senate Bill No. 62—Prescribing the

terms of the judges of the appellate court and fixing the term thereof at four years from the first day of January next after their election, and providing that the present judges continue to hold their offices for and during the term of four years from Jan. 1. 1897. Senate Bill No. 63—Fixing the fees of constables. Senate Bill No. 65—Providing for meetings of county commissioners in countUH of less than 50,(XX) population on the «lrst Mondays in March. June, September and December, and making it unlawful to issue warrants except in regular or special session. Senate Bill No. 70—An act authorizing the incorporation of boards or committees of foreign missions of the governing bodies of churches and religious societies, and authorizing such incorporated bodies to take title and hold real estate in any foreign country or state of the United States, for the purpose of establishing and conducting missions, schools, churches, etc. Senate Bill No. 79—An act repealing Section 220 f an act providing for the in. corporation of insurance companies, approved June 17, 1852. Senate Bill No. 89—Providing that all county clerks, auditors, treasurers, sheriffs and recorders draw their salaries quarterly, and providing that if the clerk, sheriff and recorder in their respective counties have not turned into the county treasury out of the fees sufficient sum to equal the total amount of their respective quarterly allowance of salary, then a sum only shall be allowed equalizing the sum turned into such treasury by each respective officer actually earned during his term of office. „ Senate Bill No. 90—Legalizing the acts of county commissioners in making allowance of salaries to county auditors and treasurers. Senate Bill No. 92—An act amending the laws concerning the partition of lands, providing in what manner joint tenants, trustees, executors, etc., may compel the partition to be established. Senate Bill No. 96—An act for the protection of fish, prohibiting the use of other means than hook and line in taking same, an.l providing penalties. Senate Bib No. 97—Fixing duties of fish commissioner, providing 9-300 salary and a fee of 910 in each case of conviction for violation of fish laws. Senate Bill No. 101—Providing that organizations of not less than five members may form associations for the insurance of all classes of livestock against death, accident or theft; risks to be confined to not more than seven contiguous counties, which shall be set forth in articles of incorporation. Senate Bill No. 106 —An act to encourage the erection and operation of water works in towns by incorporated associations, and prescribing the power and privilege of such corporations. Senate Bill No. Ill—Requiring township trustees to post 30-day notice before selling township property. Senate Bill No. 117—An act creating the Indiana reformatory, providing for the appointment of a number of managers and other officers, and authorizing them to prescribe rules and regulations' for its government. Senate Bill No. 119—To prevent receiving United States prisoners at state penitentiaries after expiration of. present contract. Senate Bill No. /120—Providing for intermediate sentence of persons convicted of certain felonies. Senate Bill No. 125—Appropriating 98,245.78 to pay the Warren- Sharf Paving company for asphalting the roadway in front of the deaf and dumb institute. Senate Bill No. 148—Providing an auditing board for the inspection of ac counts of township trustees. Senate Bill No. 154—T0 secure better protection to persons working in coal mines

Senate Bill No. 160—Providing for the incorporations of associations for acquiring real estate and erecting buildings for K. of P. or similar organizations. Senate Bill No. 162—Providing for collection of taxes from trustees, receivers, assignees, etc., in cases where same has been neglected. Senate Bill No. 176—An act authorizing counties, cities, towns and townships to make donations to educational institutions, providing the manner of petitioning for such donations and for the issuance of bonds by county commissioners or boards for the raising of such fund. Senate Bill No. 178—An act providing that county commissioners shall have the power to establish and maintain asylums for the care of dependent, neglected or abandoned orphan children, or to contract with associations organized for the purpose of giving such care. Senate Bill No. 185—An act amending the Australian election law, providing against the appearance of one candidate’s name on the ticket; more than once, changing the style of device at head of tickets, substituting the pencil for the stamp, and making other minor changes in the methods of counting, reporting, etc. Senate Bill No. 190—Providing for survival of damage claims in case of death of claimant pending appeal. Senate Bill No. 195—An amendment to the general mining law, providing for the better protection of workmen therein, and prescribing duties of inspector. Senate Bill No 199—Prohibiting the issuance and sale of warehouse receipts, except when issued by the warehouseman operating the place of storage. Senate Bill No. 204—An act providing that the election of township trustees and assessors shall occur on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1900, and every fourth year thereafter. Senate Bill No. 207 —Providing for. the release of liens on property, deeds to which have been executed on illegal or invalid tax sales. Senate Bill No. 208--Fixing the time of holding court in the Nineteenth judicial circuit (Marion county), the time of beginning thereof to be the first Monday of each calendar mouth, excepting July and Augtlst. Senate Bill No. 221—An act fixing the time of holding jourts in the Third jufacial circuit, the beginning of terms thereof to be the second Mondays of February, May, September and November in Harrison county; the second Mondays of March. June, October and December in Crawford county. Senate Bill No. 227—Fixing the time for holding court in the Fourth judicial circuit, and providing that on and after the first Monday of September, 1897, the terms of court shall begin on thy first Mondays of February, April, September and November. Senate Bill No. 228 — An act fixing the lime of bolding court in the Twenty• ..

■econd judicial circuit (Montgomery county), the time of beginning the terms thereof to be the second Monday in February, first Monday in April, third Monday in September. Senate Bill No. 235 —Providing for bond and responsibilty thereon in cases of re-sale of property once sold by receivers, trustees or assignees in voluntary assignment cases. Senate Bill No. 245—Providing means for collection of delinquent taxes by county commissioners, allowing certain • fees for notice and 6 per cent on colleotions. Household goods to the amount of 9100, as shown by assessment list, are exempt from levy in collecting such taxes. Senate Bill No. 251—Appropriating 9U 18.30 to pay cost of survey in establishing boundary line on Green River island. Senate Bill No. 254—Authorizing educational institutions to admit to membership in its board of trustees persons elected by the alumni of such institutions. Senate Bill No. 256—Appropriating 95,000 to provide for a statue of Oliver P. Morton to be placed in National Statuary hall in thecapitol at Washington. Senate Bill No. 260—Repealing Section 11 of the act of Feb. 28, 1889, prohibiting obstruction of ditches. Senate Bill No. 266—Providing for levy of tax sufficient to meet expense of the care of poor. Senate Bill No. 281 —Providing method under which joint county ditches may be constructed. Senate Bill No. 300—Declaring that all highways which have been or may be hereafter used as such for 20 years or more shall be deemed public highways. Senate Bill No 307—An act legalizing the incorporation of the town of Roann, Wabash county. Senate Bill No. 308 —Providing for examinations of mine bosses, fire bosses and hoisting engineers in coal mines, for issuing certificates of competence, prohibiting employment without certificate and providing penalties. Senate Bill No. 809—Amending the garnishee law. Senate Bill No. 311—Requiring commissioners in counties of not less than 125,000 to meet on the first Monday of each month. Senate Bill No. 312—T0 protect manufacturers and bottlers of soda, beer and other beverages from the theft or sale of bottles and cases. Senate Bill No. 325—Legalizing the records and action of the trustees of the town of Waterloo, Dekalb county, in relation to the construction of a townhall. Senate Bill No. 327 —Legalizing a survey in the town of Shoals. Senate Bill No. 339—Providing an increase of salary for the treasurer of Marion county c a account of custody of city funds. (Becomes a law without the signature of the governor.) Senate Bill No. 340—Amending the Indianapolis city charter to provide for improved means of collecting local improvement assessments. Senate Bill No. 341—Amending the Indianapolis city charter relative to improvement of streets and alleys and making assessments for same. Senate Bill No. 342—Amending the Lake. Porter and Laporte countv superior court bill. Senate Bill No. 357—Providing for determination of right of railroads to cross tracks of another. Senate Bill No. 359—Providing for reorganization of metropolitan police boards in cities of not less than 10.000 nor more than 35.000. (Becomes a law without the signature of the governor.) Senate Bill No. 360—Providing for fine, imprisonment and disfranchisement for selling one’s vote in general, special or primary election or convention. Senate BiH No. 381—Authorizing the Indiana University trustees to dispose of certain real estate and invest the proceeds thereof. Senate Bill No. 385—Fixing the salary of the adjutant general at 91,500 t and the quartermaster general at 91,200. >

Senate Bill No. 390—Amending section 10 of an act to prevent frauds and perjuries in mortgages, approved June 9, 1852. Senate Bill No. 400—Fixing the time of holding court in the Tenth judicial circuit, the beginning of terms thereof to be the first Monday of September, fourth Monday of November, third Monday of February and first Monday of May in Lawrence county, and the second Monday of October, second Monday of January, fourth Monday of March and first Monday of June in Monroe county. Senate Bill No. 401—Providing for a new board of control for Prison North. Senate Bill No. 405—Legalizing the incorporation of the town of Wolcott, White county. (Without governor’s signature.) Senate Bill No, 413 —Granting to street railway companies the privileges of the Barrett assessment law in payment of street improvements. Senate Bill No. 416—Providing for more perfect auditing of money accounts paid by the state. Senate Bill No. 426—Providing for ■<& filling vacancies in election boards. Senate Bill No. 429—An act providing for the orbiting and distribution of acts and documentary journals, prescribing the number thereof, and allowing the secretary of state compensation for superintending same. Senate Bill No. 438—An act concerning the levy of taxes to pay bonds issued in constructing free gravel roads, and declaring as illegal and void such tax levy in cases where made before,an actual bona fide sale of bonds had been made or such road had been constructed. Senate Bill No. 441—Providing the .manner in which evidence may become a part of the record iu case of appeal. Senate Bill No. 442—Providing for a 3-oent street railroad fare iu Indi- . — anapolis. Senate Bill No. 444—Abolishing the boards of control of the state insane hospitals and authorizing the governor to appoint 18 persons as members of such boards, not more than 12 of whom shall be members of one party. Senate Bill No. 458—Amending the voluntary assignment law. Senate Bill No. 471—Providing, for appointment of probate commissioners in counties having 30,000 voting population. Senate Bill No. 461— Authorizing the _ commissioners of Starke county to make sale of courthouse bonds. (Without signature of governor.) Senate Bill No. 568— Authorizing incorporated cities to improve and construct harbors, condemn lands for such purpose, and providing for< Assessment pt benefits and damages. Known as the Hammond harbor bill. (Without signatuseorf govesnoe.)