NEW PROPOSITIONS.
The following described bills w re introduced, read the first lime, and severally referred to appropriate Committees, unless otherwise stated:
By Mr. BUNDY [S. 227] to amend Sections 3. 4 and 12 of an act concerning drainage, approved April 8, 1681.
By Mr. JOHNSON [S. 228] for the incorporation of Mercantile and Commercial Companies. [Wholesale or retail or both ]
By Mr. HILLIGAS [S. 229] regulating the business of Express Companies in this State in the transportation of gold or silver coin or paper currency. Shall ascertain by actual count the amount and enter in a book the sum, and execute to the consignor a receipt specifying the exact amount, etc., etc.
By Mr. MAGEE [S. 230] to amend 4 025 of the Revised Statutes of l88i, concerning the killing of stock by railroads, action to be commenced within six mouths from time of killing.
By Mr. SMITH [S. 231] to amend Sections 1 and 2 of an act concerning the purchase by County Boards of free roads, of April 9, 188[?], being Sections 5 107 and 5,108 of the Revised Statutes of 1881.
By Mr. SAYRE [S. 232] concerning the fees of Clerks in decedent estate claims.
By Mr. BELL [S. 233] to provide for holding terms or parts of terms of the Circuit Court where the Judge is sick or by any unavoidable cause incapacitated. [The Judge may appoint in writing a Judge pro tem.]
By Mr. BENZ [S 234] changing the Second Judicial Circuit attaching Perry County to the Third Judicial Circuit-Crawford, Harrison and Perry; the Second Circuit-Spencer and Warrick from and after the first Monday in next month.
By Mr. FOULKE [S. 235] to authorize Boards of County Commissioners in each County to construct a Jail for f ma^ie prisoners.
By Mr. HOOVER [S. 236] fixing commutations of terms of sentence, on account of good behaviour, of persons confined in State's Prisons.
By Mr. MACARTNEY [S. 237] to provide for transfer and reading of wills where title of real estate is changed by will.
By Mr. MAGEE; [S. 238] to amend Section 2 of the act authorizing cities and towns to construct and maintain water works of November 25, 1879 being Section 3,266 of the Revised Statutes of 1881. He said the only thing in it was to authorize the Condemnation of property after the works are erected. It affected no other city in the State but Logansport
By Mr. NULL [S. 239] to repeal Section 3 of an act concerning aliens, of April 18, 1881-being Section 2,967 of the Revised Statutes of 1881. [A similar bill has been reported favorably by the Judiciary Committee.]
By Mr. VOYLES [S. 240] to amend Section 23 of an act concerning elections, of April 21, 1881, and the contest thereof. [All ballots shall be printed on plain white paper, without distinguishing marks, to be used in envelopes of plain white, sealed, 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches.
By Mr. BELL [S. 241] to prevent speculating in human lives under the guise of insurance.
By Mr. HILLIGASS [S. 242] to fix the term of city officers four years, to begin in ten days after election.
By Mr. BUNDY [S. 243] to prohibit diseased animals from being led, driven or rode into any public place
By Mr. VAN VORHIS [S. 244] to legalize certain records m the offices of Town Recorders in all cities of 50,COO and over by the last census [where a system of making and maintaining indexes of records of instruments required to be recorded has been adopted and pursued continuously for thirty years, shall be legal and continued in force.]
By Mr. FOULKE [S. 245] concerning the sale of intoxicating liquors. [The owners of buildings to be liable severally or jointly with the seller or giver for damages resulting from liquors obtained therein, with the knowledge that intoxicating liquors are to be sold therein; and unlawful sale page: 162[View Page 162] or giving away of intoxicating liquors shall work a forfeiture of all rights of the lessee or tenant under any lease or contract for the renting of said property.]
