NEW PROPOSITIONS.
The following described bills were introduced, read the first time and severally referred to appropriate Committees:
By Mr. FOSTER [S. 259]: to amend Section 24 of the highway supervision act of March 5, 1859.
[So as to prevent farmers from throwing brush or any refuse matter into the public highways, by appropriately inserting these words: "or who shall place, or cause to be placed in or on any public highway any rubbish, brush, trash or refuse."]
By Mr. GARRIGUS [S. 260.]: Concerning Common Schools--powers of Superintendents and makes properly connected therewith.
[It changes Township Institutes (which must now be held on Saturday at least once in each month during which Public Schools are in progress, and maybe two Saturdays), so that they may be held on any day of the week. and that two or more Townships may, in the discretion of the Trustees and County Superintendent, be united for the purpose of holding such Institutes. Now the teachers get no pay for attending such Institutes, and forfeit one day's pay if they don't go! This bill proposes to pay them for prompt attendance and faithful performance of duty thereat, such amounts as in the discretion of the Trustee of the Township wherein he teaches is proper under the rules established by the County Board of Education. The existing law is a gross outrage as to lack of pay and yet penalty. On appeals now the County Superintendent has no power to call witnesses in any case. One party may induce witnesses to attend, while the other may not be able to do so, and thus be deprived of justice, and how can the County Superintendent properly decide without evidence and witnesses? Seeing the lack and knowing the need in practice, this bill proposes to give him the power to summon witnesses before him in appeal cases, that he may hear the facts on both sides, and thus be enabled to do justice.]
By Mr. RAHM [S. 261]: To amend Section 1 of an act amendatory of the Coroner's duty act of May, 1852. [To more particularly define the bodies upon which Coroners shall hold inquests- exempting deaths from casualty where competent physician is in attendance.]
By Mr. TRAYLOR [S. 262]: To amend Section 2 of the misdemeanor act of December 2, 1865. [By striking out the portion making it a crime to "at' tempt to provoke," etc., and by increasing the fine from $20 to $25.]
By Mr. VOYLES, [S. 263]: In relation to the partition of real estate and supplemental to the act of May 20, 1852, concerning the partition of lands. [It provides that no partition of a decedent's real estate among his legal representatives, shall be had, until it is fully ascertained that none of such real estate will be needed by the administrator or executor to be converted into assets to pay the debts of such decedent's estate.]
By Mr. WILSON [S. 264]: For the protection of fish, defining certan misdemeanors and providing penalties for the violation of this act.
By Mr. COMPTON [S. 265]: Exempting certain property from taxation for municipal purposes. [Exempts personal property in the hands of guardians and executors and administrators from corporation tax by towns and cities, when the wards of the guardian live outside of such city, and as to executors and administrators, when the decedent lived and died outside of the city, when the guardian and administrator has no beneficial interest in such property.]
By Mr. DAVIS [S. 266]: To prevent the levy of unnecessary taxes by Township Trustees.
By Mr. SAYRE [S. 267]; To protect bridges, defining misdemeanors, and prescribing punishment therefor.
By Mr. LEEPER [S. 268]: To amend Section 29 of the general city incorporation law, approved March 14, 1867. [So that City Marshals shall be entitled to same fees as Sheriffs and Constables for the same service. A decision of Supreme Court uow cuts off such fees.]
