Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1919 — A FEW LEGISLATIVE MEASURES [ARTICLE]

A FEW LEGISLATIVE MEASURES

The bill to legalize contributions and donations of public money to war work organizations on obligations Issued to raise such money, has passed both houses of the legislature and only awaits the governor’s signature to become a law. Representative Wood’s bill to include the tdTm “automobile” in the present statute on arson has passed the house by a vote of 82 to I’. House bill 294 to permit councils of cities of the fifth class, (Rensselaer is in this class), which operate public utilities to pay the city treasurer not to exceed S6OO for his services where the salary does not exceed SSOO, passed the house also by a vote of 83 to 3. The Senate has passed the Ratts bill providing increase to $25 per day in pay of special judges appointed by the governor, by a vote of 40 to 5.. The present rate is $lO per day. Among the bills signed by the governor are:

S. b. 7 —Negley. To legalize transfer to P M C. C, & St. L. railroad of strip of land belonging to Northern State hospital at Logansport for SBOO. / S. B. 124 —Bainum. To legalize acts of notaries public when commissions have expired without their knowledge. S. J. R. 31—To prevent increase in salaries or terms of officials for the terms for which they were elecbed S. j. R. 27—Authorizing the general assembly to prescribe educational qualifications for the practice of law.

S. J. R. 25 —To make the terms of county officers whose terms -are now two years four years and to prevent any person Prom holding such offices more than four years out of any eight. 3. B. 11—Nejdl. An amendment to the law which permits a referendum vote for the creation of a drainage district including Hammond, Gary, East Chicago and Whiting. The amendment fixes the salaries of- the drainage trustees at SSOO a year and provides for the appointment of trustees by judges of the circuit court. H. B. 28 — ; Bida*man>. Providing second superior court for Vigo county.