Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1901 — What Some of the Proposed Laws Provide. [ARTICLE]

What Some of the Proposed Laws Provide.

Senator Good wine’s bill amends the school transfer law so as to reduce the rate of tuition. Senator Layman’s fish bill is to protect from pollution tbe waters of the state, prohibits seining, forbids dynamiting, etc. Senator Burn’s anti-cigarette bill prohibits tbe sale of cigarettes in Indiana. The penalty for violation of tbe law is a fine of from $25 to S2OO for each offense. Senator Lambert introduced his bill to create a village of epileptics at Columbus. Senator Lambert also introduced his bill for free school boqks. Senator Whitcomb’s coroner bill provides that no one but a physician shall be eligble to the office of coroner. Senator Guthrie’s bill providesthat the members of tbe county councils and township advisory boards shall be appointed by the judges of the Circuit Court. Senator Keyes’ bill provides for the election of county superintendent of schools by popular vote. Another bill by Senator Keyes provides for medical attention to poor persons outside of poor houses and hospitals. It provides that the poor person oan select his own physician. Senator Gard’s bill amends the law now relating to the repair of free gravel roads. It takes the work out of the hands of the commissioner and places it in the hands of the trustee and advisory board of each township. Senator Purcell’s bill provides that the unlcaned school funds in each county, upon which the State now charges interest whether loaned or not, may be used by such oounties to pay upon any existing debts.

Senator Ball’s bill relating to the fish law (No. 4) amends the present fish law so as to allow hook and line fishing at any time during the year and prohibits seining at all times. A third bill by Senator Wood (No. 55) requires fire insurance companies, in case of total loss by fire to pay the full amount of the policy. A fourth bill by Senator Wood (No. 57) makes it a felony, punishable by imprisonment for one year, for any person to make a false report of property valuation for the purpose of getting credit. A fifth bill by Senator Wood (No. 58) is to amend the law on county business so as to make the county surveyor the oounty engineer, in the construction of all county works. Senator Harrison’s bill (No 20) provides that the death penalty shall be inflicted at the Indiana State prison by electricity, instead of by hanging.