Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 March 1891 — Page 7

ANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAROrt 11. 1891-TWELYE PAGE&

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A NEW TAX LAW. low tb lC-vnt. VTU1 lie Killed In tli Future. The general tax law, known as the "Op cnheim-Huidrcd" tax bill, is a coding

ion of the existing a3C-6ffmcnt laws will everal very import ;ut new irovisions. Iarly in the session several bills wen ntroduced on the subject of taxation ur.' Jreferred to tlio wavs and means commiite n the bouse, and ia the senate thetinanc Committee. Senator ifapee, chairman o the latter coanmittee and Mr. OppenLtini jbairrcnn ot the ways and means com mittee ia the house, jointly prepared the eneral . tax bid which now law. incorporating Mr. Cu'lop's bill to tax corporations, Mr. Ecasley'abill creating etate tax commissioners and county assessors, Mr. Oppenheim's bill b" tax railroads for the eupport of the state government, and .Senator Howard's general assessment bid. The bill was in troduced in the bouse by Mr. Opienheia and in the senato by Senator Howard. The bill passed the house first with amendments and was agreed to in the senate with minor amendments. In the house the provision which required ad taxes collected from tailroads to turned over to the state trea?ury was Etricken cut. The law goes into eiiect at once and 50,WX) copies have been ordered printed. In assessors will lecm to assess on the first Monday in April as usual. The new provisions of the rssessment law are as follows: The present town ship assessors will continue in olEce until the expiration of their teneg, the first Monday m April lb'.M, but thev will be ineligible for a oecond term. Their successors will be elected at the township election on the first Monday ia April 1804, and -will not be eligible for re-election. All assessors and deputies must take an oa'h that they will assess all property at its true cash value, and when they make their returna they will also file an oath with the county auditor that they Lave assessed property at true cash value. A deputy assessor must make bis re turns to the assessor appointing him. I he nret nses3ment ct real estate under this act will be made theri 3"enr and every four years thereafter. The oihee of county assessor is created w ho shall bold bis office for iour yean and ehall not be eligible for re-election. He shall be elected at , the general election in but Oil the first Monday in April, 1S01, the iioaru oi county commissioners will nil the vacancy, lie must be a resident free holder of the county for not less than live years before tho date ot audi election; must Eive lond to the amount of S" 000: compensation ? per day for time actual'y employed. The auditor shall turn to the county as sessor ail returns of real and r-ers-onul property made by the township assessors. Tha county assessor than make a careful examination of the tax duplicates and al.o ci all the records and papers of the au ditor, treasurer, recorder, clerk, sheriff and snrvevor and to lit and assess at the true cash value upon the proper township cfssessor's books, and to the proier person, ail omitted assessable property of every kind and nature, including tax certificates, mortgage dbta, judgments, claims and allowances of court and legacies and property in the hands of bdministratora,' xecuiora, guarui;i, afitii.tne neeJ receittrs. trustees b irks.J a lowtishi' ind per"-'-" 1 ue to .

secretary. Boarl oi review nhail met for a&4i'9sinent, review nnd equalization of

Toners in tho court houso on tho rst Monday after tho 4th day of July, nnua ly. Two weeks' previous notico of i .he limn, place and purpose ct euch meetling shall bo given by the county auditor in sorno newspaper of general circulation ' printed and published in tho county; I or, if no newspaper bo pubFbhed m the county, then by posting up notices in threo public p'aces in each township in the county. Such board phall have tho power to lcr.r couir'hitds oi any owner of personal property, except "railroad track' aud "rolling stock" of railroad, to ejualirc tho valuation of property and taxahlca made subsequent to the preceding 1st day of April, and to correct any lint of valuation as the' deem proper. It phall also have power to equalize the valuation made by ti e assessors, either by adding to or deducting therefrom their valuations such sums as are necessary to fix the assessment at the truo cash value. The duration of the se; ion of the board of revenue phall not exceed eighteen days. pper.ld may hj taken from the county board oi review to the state board of tax commissioners. A state board of ' tax commissioners is created to consist ot the auditor of state, secretury, goctnor aud two tax commissioners appointed by tbo governor. The two tax commissioners ura to receive $2,000 as salary and 000 Tor traveling expenses each. The etMto board of tax commissioners replaces the o d ptate board of equalisation and add.tional powers are granted th new board. It ehall bo tho duty of tho two tax commissioners to especially look after corporations, and pee that nono escape taxation. They shall "review tho county assessment and have the power to examino the books cf corporations and eond for pcraoca and papers, Tor tho purpose of properly listing and assessing property for taxation and equalising knd Coilectine taxes, tho townbbio assessor, county asse.sor, county auditor, auditor of state, boards of review, and board of tax commissioners shad each hae tbo right to inspect and examine, the records cf all public otfic -s, aud tho books and papers of all corporations and tax-payers in this state, without charges ; and they shall also have power to administer "all necessary oaths or affirmations in the discharge oi their duties; and it shall le tho duty all assessors aud all other officers charped with the duty of listing property for taxation, or charged with the duty of collecting taxes, to give in writing all information they may acquire in reference to the concealment of property from taxation by any person or corporation beioro mentioned t) the county auditor, aaditor of state, or to the boards t f review of equalization aforesaid. All property roust be assessed at full cash value, in determining and settling such aluation the assessor shall be eoverned by what is the true cash value, such being the market or usuid selling price ar the place where th property s.vll be .--.L the time ot its liability to nssessment, und, if there is no market value, then the actual value. No more agrictiUural statistical infor mation hn ivf f '' TV' iv.iiiroa i ii-.iioi wav juuu u. as real estate, described as a strip of lend extendine on each tide of euch track, together with stations and improiement. All personal properly of any railroad, except that specifically taxed, and including the tool? and maUvial for repairs, fixtures and stationary encir.es, shall be listed ard assessed in the county, township, city or town, wherever the same may be on the first day of April of each year. liuildin, loan fund and savir associations shall bo bsted and assessed in tb o following manner: Ilefore the 1st day of June of each year the pecretary of every building, loan and pavings association shall tile with the- auditor of the county in which btich association was organized, p. duplicate statement verified by said secretary, showing the amount paid into Mid association by shareholders upon shares of stock issued by it up to the lirst day of April preceding and then outstanding and a'f-o the .vr.'Otint loaned up to B.iid date, to shareholders, anil soured by morisie upon real estate, notes or othtr ere Jits listed for taxation. And tho auditor shall deliver said ptatement to the proper assessor who shall proceed to assess paid association for taxation with the amount shown to have been paid into said association up to said 1st day of April upon outstanding shares cf stock, less the amount show n by the statement to have been loaned to shareholders upon paid mortgage nnd other securities eo listed for taxation ; and thither said association nor the shareholders therein shall be iable to other taxation upon such shares of stock. CITIES. A Large Number ot Chnncei In ExUtlog Law. Senate oO, by Francis, permits tho trustees or count il of any incorporated tov.-n to condemn for park purposes any lands within such town or within vo miles of the limits thereof. Senate 72, by McIIuh, permits cities incoiporated under the general law to redistrict the ward?, by ordinance of common council, not oftener than once in ten 3'ars ; cnerrency. House 8G, by Voigt, permits common councils ta fid vacancies by electin2 mayor, clerk or councilman, who u?!iIl hold office till the next general election. tfen-tto 212, by Jones, abolishes botrds of weter works trustees in towns of 5.000 or less, and authorizes the common council nrlrustees to control i-uch works; all conflicting acts repealed. sJenate'Jld, by Smith, permits city council to condemn the rizht of way or other lands of taiy railroad company or corporation passim through bucIi city, for street or alley purposes, whether such land ho occupied and used or not, upon paytneit of damage?; emergency. Ilou-e 500, by Erwin, imposes a fire of on me county recon-ir lor nung any lat oi ' lots not approved by the m'ma council or board cf trustees, y te 5i:i, by l ippen, tuthorizca in-'vn:r-u it railroad trades at .permit councils iVnhrokinz; t'. i : n $10 nor -ii.c.

nchools and to levy ft special tax of 5 cents on the $100 for each purpose ; emeri geney. j House 21, by Leydcn, it shall bo tho ' duty of sinking fuud commissioners of

cities to poy the interest on bond of such citiot as the Mm become due out of tho fund for that purpose. No part of tho fund collected lor tno payn enioi in terest aha 1 b used for tho payment of principal and no part of tho fund for the redemption of tho principal shad bo nsed for the payment of the interest, provided that wiien tho sutn lor me payment of principal shall amount to $5,000, the commis.-ion'rs shull purchase sueh bonds ft the best cash price not in access of tho market price; but no such purchase shall be made without the appioval of the common council and no premium shall be paid out of the interest fund or redemption fund ; commissioners shad b Mablo on their bend for the misapplied an of any money in their hands. llouso .:5.'V, by MeCullouph, provides that no town sluiil incur indebtedness except by petition ot a majority of the ownera of taxable real estate of aid town ; tho trustees shall add to the tax dupliento a levy sufficient to pay the annual interest, ana not less than 5 cents on tho 100 for a sinking fund; emergency. Senate 170, by Hudson, authorizes tho isue of bonds not in excess of i l W.CKK) by any county hating a population of 10,UOO to build a county jiil; such bonds to run for six years at a ft per cent, and be sold to the hiphest bidder, but in no caso at more t'in 3 oer cent discount. A npecial tax of 5 ceuts on the Si CO fchall be levied for five yeam to pay this indebtedness, nnd if the amount collected eh ill exceed the amount needed, it shall be applied to other indebtedness of tho county ; emergency. House ill, by Fow'er, repeals tho act permitting land within city limits to be taxed as farm property. llouso .""7, by Curtis, provides for vacating cemeteitt s. THE INSANE HOSPITALS. Improvement at th Southern Tiuita Fenate Vh0, bv Howard, forbids the hiring out of the pupils of benevolent institutions of the ptatc. These institutions 6hall establish industrial echools with a view to making the pupils aelf-supporting. Kx1ensoM of these industrial tchools shall e piid out of the nainienancc. Artic'es manufactured nay be sold at tho market price and shall furnish n far as possible to euch other state institutions aa can make use of them, the gross proceeds to bo turned into the general f and of tho st.:. After putting this act into effect Si 3,(i00 is appropriated; .OOOfor the deaf nnd dumb, S l.OiK) for trie blind, and 2,000 for the feeble-minded school. This act ehall not abrogate any contract now existing, but shall take efTect at the termination of B'JCh contract; einerpenry. enate 377, by , removes tho trustees cf the eastern hospital for the insane nnd provides for the appointment of aiiew board; emergency. !hvLjo joint resolution 5 removes tho trustees of the easlTn insane hospital. Senate 14, ly Holland, repeals that portion of the laws relating to the care of the insane which provides that where an insane person is possessed of an estate such estate shall beheld for the maintenance of such insaneperson in flats inetitutions. Hennte, 207, by Pyrd, amends tho law establishing boards of children's p. aardions so as to apply to all counties having 73,000 population. In counties havincno boineb for chi dren th-j board feiia.ll have power to establish them. Hous.e 32i, by loa-'ey, prohibits an officer of a state institution from the purchase or sale or disposition of the riphts, peruicitcs or immunities of any state institution, penalty from two to fourteen years imprisonment and such dLti'ranciii.sement us the court may direct. House 532, by Callicott, imposes a tax of 0 cents on $100 during the years IS'U and 18!2 for the fenefit of the benevolent ana reformatory institutions; emergency. CORPORATIONS. Important Xtestrirtlonn 31 ad and Prlv'.Ieja OrnuteJ. House luO, by Lindemuth, reqnires all corporatiAiis now doinp business in the state and not incorporated therein to file articles of incorporation or certificates thereof, the same as new corporations; and until they do so they will not bo Icpally held to bo incorporated. Senato 6, by Hubbell, provides for tho acceptance by the state of th.j moii'-y approoiiated to it by the direct tax bill. Houe. 402, bv Fickhardt, amends tho act concerninu corporations to provide that a corprat'on may increase its capital or extend the term of its existence not to ex-ctc-d 0 vears from its first organ izat ion by a vote of the stockholders at any annual meetinpand such capital stock phaU Ikj divided into shares of not more than SltX) each. A certificate and record of these proceedings mubt be filed with the Etcretary of state. House 530, by Oppenheim, provides that corporations may purchase stock of other coipomtions upon the written consent of all the stockholders of the company desiring to purchase said stock, and also the written eonst of ail the storkholders of tde corjoration in which the stock is sought to be nurcLasou; emergency. fente201, by Bvrd. authenzesa ccupnrtition to .idopt a new name b vcic ot i3 board of director.. It may bo .v.ied un ir the old or new name; emergency. Senate 271, by Kopelke, is for the benefit of th Hammond stock yards ptoject, jrivinp it power to conduct its business, hoid property, operate, railroads, electric lipht plants water works, etc., improve harbors, diz canals, fctc, and construct tenement houses, on tho improvement plan. , llouso 40", by CLnypccl, amends the law regard np voluntary association, provided th?.t any number of persons niHV form themselves into an association for horticultural or opricu'tural purposes or to promote the mechanical arts, or for literary or scientific purposes, or the deepening of riven and creekq or for tho improvement of harbors; to establish school and maintain aaylemj fur orphan children under B!.tteen yoars of aee or to establish homes for the aped or the enpnted, or to maintain cem teries, organizations, lodpes of majfini, odd fellows, kniphts of honor, Vniphts and ladies of honor and ot'ur Eerni-social organizations; military or fire conpnnif, eafo deposit and lonn companies, building or conducting a hotel; buying and selling real estate, operating mineral springs and summer resorts, boring oil and gas weds, importing or registering live dock, buying and telling merchandise, dispensing charities, insuring titles to real eftote. making abstracts, etc., in connection therewith. Senate 71, bv Mount, provides that roembrs of anti-horsethiei association may pursue thiews and other crin" thrbusrh any part of Vho Ftate, n"' i aben"e of warrant f1 arrest and NMd S ' r ?nt for" 7

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the remaining hooka not heretofore contraeted for; for changing tho standard of physiology from Halton'a to Hutchinson's ekmentcry and HutchinS'.u's adva;nei physio'oiet , for raising the -ric on h.?tory from 50 to (V) cents; that the standard of the spelicrs and grammars remain tho same as cow; that tho trustees shall order books for each year's school on the fir.it Monday in June and that intermediat: orders may be made if ::.or books are needed; that irunu-e; eaull gather as much information a possible beforo ordering books and to order only such number as peems actually needed; that trustees shall furnish all i uoi or indigent children with books wh aro eo poor that they cannot get the tcnelits of the public schoos; that all books hereafter furnished iball bo shipped to the nearest railroad station to the corporation w here the books are to be used; that all b;oks furnished shall be securely w rapped in substantial paper in packages of five or ten books, and that each package idiall be plainly marked on the outside what kind of hooks it contains and how many ; that when the books are received by the trustee, they shall be carefully kept In the original packages and that no package shall be opened until all heretofore opened have been k11; that trustees shall be allowed to pay for the book uher, received out of anv bchool funds which are not then needed for other current or epecific purposes, aside from the common school or tuition funds; that where such payment h made, the fund out of which the advancement was made phall be immediately reimbursed as Boon or hh fast as the books are sold; that whon biK'ks ore settled for in this way the trustees shall shall not be required to make settlements with the contractors every three months, but imtnd they shall only b required to HCttle with the county commissioners and the county superintendent once a year, and that set'tlenrent shall be on the firt Monday of Aug'ist; that the adopted books ha!l be uniformly used throughout ate; that in caso trustees do not Fttle for books when received, they shall bo required to continue making settlements every three months, as the law now provid ': that this act shall bo supplemental to in former lav.' on tho subject and thut no obligation or contract

heretofore r..ade shall be impaired or interfered with. PROTECTION TO TRADE MARKS. Severe Penalties for Counterfeiting or Using Counterfoil. House 42, by Thienes, gives protection to owners of trade marks, labels, stamps or wrappers, who shall have all common l .v action against infringers for damages. It protects union labels. Anyone counterfeiting any label, etc., c-hall be subject to imprisonment for from one to three years, or fine of from $1,000 to $2,000, and any perpon making a close representation of any label, etc., with intent to deceive, phall be imprisoned for from one to five years or fined from SI, 000 to S?,C0o, or both. An rone selling goods wih a fpurioss trade mark, ete., phall be fined from $.V) to 200, or imprisoned in the count v jail for six months, or boih. In order to se cure this protection the owner of the trade mark, etc., must file with the secrjtary of Ftate a description of eueh trade mark, etc., with a t'aitile of same and a ftateinent of the time it has been used, with a declaration that the person so filing has the Bole riht to the same. Fee, $' A trad 4 mark, label, brand, stamp or wrapper shall remain in force so long as it is used continuously ; after a disuse of six mouths it shall be deputed out of existence. Such trade mark, label, brand. stamp or wrapper may be soi 1 orasigned or pa3 to personal retreeentatives bv will, or become assets of an estate. In anv :ae wl.rt ownership changes of such trade mark, lab 'I, brand, 6tainn or wrap per, belore it rau e used by tle successor in tit la a statement ot much change, ot own ership shad be filed with the secretary of state. THE BARRiTT LAW. Iiat Few Slight ('h:i;n Made in ThU Most Kxcel.ent 51en'ire. Senate 122, by T. E. Howard, amends the Barrett ten-year improvement law so as to permit the proper culhorities to is sue bonds at any time after the letting o! the contract, such louds not to exceed in amount the contrac t prichee;: interest, if any, paid on bonds by a city prior to the date of making the final assessment for the work, shall be assessed as a part of the t'.-tal cost of work, and on the collection of the assessments tho city shall be reimbursed for interest eo advanced; emergency. INSURANCE. Live Stock Compantrs Perraltted-O'.her Provlntone. House 4Cx1, Ilench, gives actuaries of mutual lira insurance companies tho ri;:ht to administer oaths to persoDg testifying as to the cause of lires ; emergency. House Oo9, by Leyden, provides that tbo state auditor may make an examination of any mutual life insurance association upon" petition of ten of its members ; emergency. Hovse n'3, by Sleeper, makes it unlawful for any insurance company to place any poliey in any company outside the state of Indiana tinder penalty of being debarred from business in this.etate for a period of not less than ninety days, and shall not be allowed to resume bc.dneM until the penalties, taxes and expenses are paid. Any company refusing to show its books to the au btorof state shall be deemed gui'ty of violation of this act. The auditor shall receive traveling expenses and $10 per diem for enforcing this act. Senate 2;5, by Ewinj;, provide that live stock insurance companies may incorporate with from 100.000 to $1,000,000 capital to insure live stock aairct death, accident or theft anywhere in t!ie United States; but the principal offices ehall be in Indiana. LABOR. Tho First Monday in September A Legal House 207, by Thienes, makes labor day alefff l holiday, but notes, morf gages, contracts, etc., made on that day shall be held valid; emergency. House 2o2, by Thienes, puts material men on the same footing as mechanics or contractors in relation to mechanics' liens ; emergency. N&turat Oaa. Senate 112, by Smith, provides that natural gas companies may transport ' Bf.rne through wrought or cast iron cr testAJ to 403 pounds pressure, but ransportea at moio tmv sun, isut no one.sr' Vnp or other devi "Vura! flow o! v en

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possessed by natnral gas companies; emergency. Houe 274, by Fowler, prohibits the change, alteration or extension of ges pipes or attachments and prohibits the enlargement of the mixers; prohibit tho

cue of gas except through mixers; prohi t its any one from making connection or reconncction or turning on cr off the gas cr m any way interfering with any valvo or plant without procuring a w ritten per mit irorn tho company or person lurni-n-ing the coa; prohibits the retention or ealo of any mixtr by tho consumer; pro hibits any one from setting on Uro any gas escaping from wrlls, broken mains, etc., or in wav interfering with the mains of the company; peua ty, a line of not less than $. and not more than ; n. House fill, by Carroll, relieves Thomas Wilson, fortutr trustee of Madison township, Montgomery county, and his bondsmen frotn the payment of tho judgment eccured against Mia for $17G.t7 ; emer gency. gehools. Honee .W, by Zoercher, provides that the proceeds of the sales of public lands after expenses have been paid shall be turned over to the tchool fund; emergency. Senate 23, by Harden, fixea tho salary of the superintendent of the school for fhe feeble minded at $l,.r00, the principal at i-750 and the matron :?oW; emergency. House!! 13, by IMgler, declares that no property, real or personal, which any university, college or seminary of learning, incorporated under the general law of the state, may obtain or become the owner of, by gift, device or grant lor tho purpose of an endowment, f hall l? ued, mortgaged, pledged, or In any other way disponed oi fur the current expenses, but the increase, routs, interest, or p routs of such property may be ued for that putpose. The number of directors may be increased to thirty-live; emergency. Hecate 27, byllolfand, exempts om6tory churches and school-houses irom tho law requiring doors of public buildings to swing outwardly; emergency. Houbc 5 IS, 1-e, amends the law so as to provide that the bUperintcndent of public instruction shnll in his next apportionment of school revenues deduct $1.",000 and semi-annually thereafter deduct the same amount, which shall be net apart and known as the Normal school fund and only be drawn by the bonrd of trustees of paid Normal school ; emergency. Danhs and rtaoklng. Senate 0, by Kerth, amends the savings bank law, to provide that trustees of a bank may vote compensation to any officer of the bank by a majority vote of "the trustees, provided that if the person to whom aach compensation is voted be a trustee, his vote shall not make the majority, end a record of such vote ehall benled with the state auditor. When deposits of a savings bank shall reach 5150,000, the trustees may, with the approval of tho auditor of state, allow the president not to exceed Jl.ixK) per vear, each member of the finance conimitt.'e (not more than three members ), .X) ; if deposits exceed SoOO.000 these salaries may bo rafoel to $d ,501) and :?750 resjectively, and if doposits rre ,u00 to t2,i0 and 1,000. Hon e ISf., hy Jtobbin?, makes it embezzlement for a banker to receive deposits within thirty d;;y preceding his failure; penalty, a fine twice the amount emlezz'.ed, to which may be added a term of from one to three year? in tho penitentiary. Senate 1.13, by Shockney, provide s that no person be't'g an officer in any corporation or association, or in any bank posEeesed cf any banking powers, shad act as a notary public in the business of any such bank, corporation or association. aing tho Grand Airay. IIou? 62, by Faulkner, imposes a penalty of $20 on "any terson not authorized to do so for wearing a G. A. R., Ixval Iegton, Union oteran or hons ot eteran badge. It would seem as if there was a crying emergency for the law, but none is so stated in tho art. Houe i.8, by J. Carroll, maks it unlawful for any person not a member of a secret society or other nrgan;zation incorporated or doing business in this tate, to wear the badge, uniform or emb'em of anv secret society or other organization, such as baa been adopted by the regula tions of Raid societies, or organizations; penal ty, u0. Houe Hi, by Robbins, exempts honorably discharged union soldiers from work on public highways; emeiirencv. Houee 531, by Kf.rn, permits county commissioners to erect memorial halls in place of monuments to union soldiers ; emergency. House .V.S, bv Hess, by request, appro priates 6457.30 to pay fr a?es in the state museum containing Indiana's battle flags; emergency. Iloads nnd Highways. Senate 175, by Chandler, permits the omission oi the viewer.-' reiwrt from the published notice oi county eommiionerfl to construct a jrravel road; emergency. Senate 213. by McGregor, amends lha gravel road lw to provide that road com panies may borrow money at the legal rate of interest for the purpose of purchasins real estate, erectinjr rjuiiaings ana pknts, and carry the improvements and operation', and may issue its bonds or promissory notes therefor secured by mort gage on its franchise, real estate, income, and all other property remergeucv House 2'J0, by Fippen, authorizes audi tors to enter patisfaetorv assessments for gravel roadj when the owner of tho land presents an affidavit by a reputable citizen, makes affidavit with the land owner that the same has been paid ; emergency !vnate 45, by liyrd, makes the term of road supervisors ionr years instead oi two; al.o.vs them fl.50 per day for not mora than :-0 days' Service each year, and 51 per day lor each term not to exceed 10 days service; emergency Miscellaneous. House 4'J3 authorizes the Anderson fair association to sell its grounds and wind up its auairs; emerkrenev. House l(Jf, by Haggard, reluces the bond o the treasurer of 1'urdue univer sity from $300,O(H) to $50,000. House 70, by Fippen, permits a deputy to pei form any service performed by . county purveyor, provided such work is approved by his superior. Ilcuse442, by Curtis, accepts on the part of the state the donation of the Hendricks monument and provides for iU protection ; emergency House !0--fcs,--vides that if eith" hid share of may after ns'uip trusthereot the of

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Deeedents' i:tttes. Houe ST2, by Oppenheim, amends the law governing decedents' estate s so as to permit courts to order the salo of personal property at not less thin ifs aj praised value. Tho a In inistrator cannot purchase, and the court may fix terra of sale; emergency. llouso l:!o, bv ipien, re rnres that no tice of an administrator's de-ire ti sed real estate shall bo serve 1 personnlly cr by publication ten days !eforo such petition is heard; emergency. Senate 17t', by Chandler, provides that where the appraised value oi real estate in the hands of a guardian docs pot exceed $1,003 the court may order its sd with out notice, nnd sales ot real e-tate hereto fore made in this manner are legalized; emergency. House yS, bv Inman, rc-pnres a Immn trators to report any of ilece lent's landnot utilized in paying l is debts cr devises witnin forty-live dajs after t'nal set tlement, which report slall be fpre:nl upon the records together with the names of those to whom the land goes by de scent. Senate SO, by Hayes, provides that whero an executive or administrator of an estate of a decedent Iihs been discharged and where there are still assets of tho estate that have not been admhiiMered, th court may, upon application, appoint an administrator de bonis non, who shall relond by such laws and perform such duties as are required of other administrators or ex cutives ; emergency. Senate 1S", by llntke, nmnd- the law regarding decedent estates so that a widower may elect to take under his wife's will, if euch election ma hi within ninety days after tho is admitted to probate; this applies equally to real e6tate and personal property ; emergency. I'rlTnt U lis. Senate 243, by Hanley, orders Warren county to pay ex-Treasurer James Anderson $1,410.37, the amount lost by the failure of the IUnk of Williamsport in July, 18S0; emertrency. Houe 4s, authorizes Clar county to pay ex-Treasurer John W. White 61,300 lost in the Commercial bank of Jrazil which failed in July. 1SS I ; emergency. Senate 3(3, by Vary an, releases exTreasurer Samuel Wiliiams of cw Garden township, Va)ne count v, from liability for the loss of funds deposited in the lYichmond national bank; emertrency. llouso 124, by Fippen is to perhct the title of L. II. Mott to certain swamp lauds; emergency. Senate 572, by Shockney, relieves Isaac V. D. Ii. Johnson, treasurer of Randolph county, for the lo?s of 62,0"0 in the failure of C. L. Lewis k Co. at Winchester; emergency. House 618, by Mops, relieves tho bondsmen and the estate of Kdward Iloach, "deceased, treasurer of the school town of Carbon, Clay county, for money lot in the failure of the comra rcial bank Julv 2Vt18S. The loB Tbi, Senate 1S2, by Smith, requires ownere of dogs to register the. ii with the township trustee under penalty of a line of 65. Any one may kill an unregistered dog. Male dogs shall pay a license of 61 for the first ami 62 for each additional; females, 52 for the lirst an 1 $5 for each additional. Any one stealing or injuring a reeisttred dog shall be subject to ani;iimu.u tine of $10'3. All moneys derived from the registration of dogs, and all fines under this act, shall constitute a fun I known as the do fund. which fchall be for trie p iyment of damages sustained by the owners of swine, cattle, horsrs and sheen killed, maimed or damaged by dogs within such township.' Registered dojr.s fdiall not bo otherwioo taxed; emergency. County Ini1Vt- lni. House T5, by Zoercher, amends the law so that any county, instead of those having a voting population of 20,0m iu 170, having a debt of more than 1 per cent, cf its taxables, may refund such indebtedness in G per cent, bonds, without regard to the time when the debt was incurred; emergency. House 484. by ITarrell, permits counties which aro building court houses and have exhausb-d the proceeds of the bonc!i issued to the amount of 1 per centum cf the taxable value of pror erty heretofore allowed to issue further bonds to the amount of an additional 1 per centum of the assessed valuation of taxable property in such counties ; emergency. Church. Senate 25oVby Kopelke, amends the law permitting the protestantepiscopal church to dispose of property or mortgages for the benefit of a bishop ard to aid itinerant and supetannuated ministers and their families; emergency. Senate 25i , by Kopelke, provides that no conveyance or mortgage by n church vestry shall be valid unless it shall have the consent or approval of the 1 i?hep of the dioce.e, and of at least a, majority of the standing committee of the diocese, expressed in writing", .utlier indorsed upon the deed or mortgitre to be recorded with it, or by a separate instrument to be acknowledged and recorded in the same manner as the deed or mortg ige; emergency. Public Offenses. llouso C7, by Brown of Senben, provides that the mortgage owner of personal property who sells cr levies the same from the county shad be fined, not exceeding SoOO, to which maybe added imprisonment for not more than six months in ths county jail. Senate 206, bv Ellison, provides a penalty from 6 to f "0 fine for shooting on in closed land, but no prosecution shall be instituted except upon the consent of tho owner of the land. Senate 109 by Fwin j, defines argon to include the firing of any thresher, piow, reaper, or other farm implement of the value of 620; emergency. I'ub! tout lon. House 550, by Voigt, legalizes sa!es of property by sheriffs, etc., which pinca March 11, 18Sl. have been advertised in weekly instead of daily .papers; emergency. Senate 147. by Mcfluch, provides that where it is provided by Jaw that publication shall be made in newspapers of general circulation, published within a city or incorporated town, and where no newspapers are published in srKh-T,fyr incorporated town, it shall' f" jmake mi h publication, in a Vublished in the countr. j R.tl Senate 74, by R. roads to miiv''

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