(See also Family property, 514; Guardianship, 600; Charities-children, 1121) Marriage 1 Parties. Marriage between first cousins prohibited. C.C.'70, art.95. Amending La. 120, 11 JI 2 License. Clerk issuing marriage license to ascertain if either of parties are divorced. Amending Code '87 $2229. Va. 257, 3 F 3 Solemnization. Record. Persons authorized to perform marriage ceremony may administer oaths; to be entered on back of mar riage certificate. N. J. 137, 23 Mr Divorce 4 Grounds. Amending '87 ch.98 relating to construction of word N. J. 23, 7 Mr "desertion." Support of family. Adoption 5 Parent refusing to support child who is inmate of county or district children's home guilty of felony. Amending R.S.'97 $3140 subdiv. 2. O. p. 105, 6 Ap 6 In divorce suits brought by wife when husband has been directed to 7 Adoption. Wife of a man who has minor child by former wife 8 Any [formerly legitimate] child may be adopted; provision as to Amusements (Relating chiefly to restricted amusements. See also Bicycles, 1027) 9 Gambling. Cities and towns may prohibit gambling houses. Amending Code '97 $704. Ia. 18, 15 Mr 10 Penalty for gaming with thimbles, little joker, dice, crap or other device, imprisonment six months to two years in house of correotion and fine of $100 or both. Amending Code '89 art.27 $129. Md. 848, 7 Ap SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION, 1900 471 11 Agricultural society permitting gambling device or game of chance at fairs forfeits right to public money. Amending '93 ch.338 888. N. Y. 339, 9 Ap 12 Racing. Pen.C. $147 forbidding races within one mile of place where court is sitting not to apply to races at fairs. N. Y. 109, 12 Mr 13 Prize-fighting. Prohibiting boxing contests and sparring matches with or without gloves for a reward at which an admission fee is charged. 14 Sparring exhibitions with gloves prohibited. Ia. 133, 6 Ap Amending Pen.C. N. Y. 270, 2 Ap 15 State prohibition. Unlawful to solicit, or accept orders for intoxicating liquors; salesmen soliciting orders from persons legally authorized to sell or dispense liquor exempt. Amending Code '97 $2382. Ia. 74, 6 Ap 16 Bonds of pharmacists to be approved and recorded by clerk of district or superior court; clerk to preserve petitions and other papers except bonds pertaining to permit to sell liquors. Amending Code '97 $2390, 2393. Ia. 75, 3 Ap 17 Partner not holding permit to sell liquors has same rights and restrictions as clerks; permit-holder responsible for his actions. Amending Code '97 $2401. Ia. 76, 28 F 18 Amending Code '97 $2451, relative the revocation of bar to proceedings against persons selling liquors. Ia. 78, 6. Ap 19 Local option. Druggist's license for sale of intoxicating liquors amended ('96 ch.397 $10). Mass. 106, 23 F N. Y. 367, 10 Ap 20 Amending '96 ch.112 in regard to local option. of directors of state dispensary; dispensary commissioner to be 22 Prescribing form of bond for county dispensers; attorney-general 23 Submitting the question of repeal of art.27 of constitution providing that the manufacture and sale of liquors be under exclusive state control and be conducted by agents paid by salary, not commissioned. Adopted November 1900. S. D. 64, 99 24 Liquor licenses. Freeholders recommending persons for license to keep inns and taverns shall be such as have not recommended other applications that have been granted. Amending R.S.'94 p.1794. N. J. 115, 23 Mr 472 NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY 25 Liquor tax certificates may be granted to foreign corporations acting as common carriers, or operating dining, buffet, parlor, or sleeping cars. Amending '96 ch.112 §23 subdiv.4. N. Y. 80, 7 Mr 26 Amending '96 ch.112 in regard to application for liquor tax certificate, and persons forbidden to traffic in liquors. N. Y. 367, 10 Ap 27 Procedure against liquor sellers when tax has not been paid; penalty. O. p.332, 16 Ap 28 Intention to apply for liquor license must be advertised by posting notice at court house and place where liquor is to be sold 30 days before application; tax for selling malt liquors in towns under 1000, $100 [formerly $40]. Amending '90 ch.244. Va. 1093, 7 Mr 29 Persons to whom sale prohibited. Unlawful in any manner to procure liquors for minor or intoxicated person; penalty $100 for each offense. Amending Code '97 $2403. Ia. 77, 6 Ap 30 Illegal traffic. Selling liquors in violation of law declared a nuisance; leaving writ at place where liquors are sold to be sufficient service in injunction proceedings; court may order liquors seized and violators brought before court. Ga. 73, 19 D 99 31 Enforcement of law requiring liquor license. sold. Miss. 104, 2 Mr unlawfully kept or Miss. 105, 2 Mr 33 Mayors and justices of the peace may take testimony in regard to violation of liquor law. Miss. 106, 12 Mr 34 Inebriates. Private hospitals and sanitariums may receive and treat victims of alcohol, morphine and other drugs; to be subject to inspection of superintendent of state sanitariums and chairman of board of medical examiners. Ga. p.81, 19 D 99 35 Dangerous inebriates to be admitted to state lunatic asylum on payment of two months' board ($41.60) by county. Amending '84 ch.508 $4. S. C. 239, 19 F 36 Tobacco. Misdemeanor to sell cigarettes to minors. La. 98, 10 JI Order. Decency (See also Crimes, 816) 37 Inhumanity. Baiting or killing of baited doves prohibited. Ga. '98 p.107. Unconstitutional. Body of statute contains matter not comprehended in its title. Harris v. State, 36 S. E. 232. 38 Unlawful to employ children under 14 as acrobats, beggars or street musicians. Md. 334, 5 Ap 39 Abandoned animals may be destroyed by officer of society for prevention of cruelty to animals. Md. 456, 7 Ap 40 Any officers of incorporated society for prevention of cruelty to animals may make arrests. Amending '92 ch.340 §2. Md. 462, 7 Ap 41 SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION, 1900 473 Persons arrested without warrant for cruelty to animals not to be kept in custody more than 24 [formerly 6] hours. Amending G.L.'96 ch.114 §5, 11 as amended by '98 ch.548. R. I. 747, 4 My 42 Prostitution. Male living on earnings of prostitution or soliciting for immoral purposes or living in company of prostitute and having no visible means of support a vagrant. N. Y. 281, 5 Ap 43 Bastardy. Amending P.S. ch.85 §2 as to who may make complaint in bastardy cases. Mass. 129, 7 Mr 44 Amending '98 ch.241 $16 relating to payment of costs and expenses and execution of bond in suits for maintenance of bastard children. N. J. 143, 23 Mr 45 When recovery cannot be had on undertaking given by defendant for support of bastard, he may be rearrested and compelled to give a new undertaking. Amending '97 ch.378. N. Y. 713, 1 My 46 Obscenity. Blasphemy. Penalty for using blasphemous or obscene language 30 days imprisonment or $100 fine [formerly or both]. Amending Code '97 $5034. Ia. 132, 2 Mr 47 Slot machines containing immoral pictures forbidden. Amending Pen.C. $317 subdiv.1. N. Y. 731, 1 My 48 Unlawful to use instrument that utters language or exhibits pictures which tend to corrupt youth; penalty. R. I. 745, 4 My 49 Penalty for dealing in obscene literature not exceeding two [formerly one] years imprisonment or fine of $100 to $1000 [formerly $500]. Amending G.L.'96 ch.281 §13. R. I. 752, 4 My 50 Sunday observance. Railroads not running more than 30 [formerly three] miles through state exempt from law relating to running freight trains on Sunday. Amending Code '95 v.3 $420. Ga. p.88, 14 D 99 51 Cities and towns under 50,000 may regulate or prohibit opening of barber shops on Sundays. La. 66, 6 JI 52 Act ('95 ch.434 §2) regulating observance of Lord's day not to prohibit sale of tobacco by licensed innholders, druggists and newsdealers. Mass. 440, 6 JI 53 Disorderly conduct. Penalty for disturbance of peace not less than $1 nor more than $25 and costs; justices of peace to have concurrent jurisdiction with courts having criminal jurisdiction. Amending Code '88 art.27 §67 as amended by '98 ch.351. Md. 285, 5 Ap 54 Boisterous conduct on public highway without just cause or excuse, a misdemeanor. Amending '99 ch.67. S. C. 254, 19 F 55 Forbidding disorderly conduct on railroad and street railway cars. Va. 551, 26 F 56 Fine or imprisonment [formerly both] for disturbing religious meeting. Amending Code '87 $3805. Va. 1000, 7 Mr 474 NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY Education (See also Deaf and dumb, blind, 1132) School organization 57 General. Systems. Codes. State superintendent of public instruction may publish statistical and other information relating to education; visit teachers' associations and inspect institutions; deliver addresses; prepare blanks for school returns; prepare questions for use of county superintendents in teachers' examinations; prepare courses of study for rural and high schools; appoint person to make report on failure of county superintendent to do so. Ia. 94, 4 Ap 58 Creating state superintendent of public education to be appointed by governor; term four years; salary not to exceed $3000 and $500 travelling expenses: to diffuse information, remove county examiners with consent of two-thirds of board of education, receive reports of boards of county school commissioners, and hold annual institute in each county. Md. 428, 7 Ap 59 Revision of laws relating to public instruction. 90p. N.J.96, 23 Mr 60 Meetings. Elections. Board of directors may call special meeting of voters of school corporation [formerly whenever the corporation has lost use of a schoolhouse by fire or otherwise]. Amending Code '97 $2750. Ia. 101, 4 Ap 61 When board of school directors is reduced below a quorum, secretary shall call special election. Amending Code '97 $2771. Ia. 106, 7 Ap Districts 62 Formation. Division. Consolidation. School corporations may be divided into such number of precincts [formerly not more than five] as board of directors shall determine. Amending Code '97 $2755. Ia. 105, 9 F 63 Special school districts in any county shall not exceed one fourth the number of regular districts. Amending '94 ch.66. Miss. 116, 10 Mr 64 Commissioners of each county in which there is territory not organized for school purposes may create districts; school township containing city of 800 may organize exterior territory. N. D. '99 ch.143. Unconstitutional. General laws must have uniform application. Plummer v. Boosheim, 80 N. W. 690. 65 Township treasurer to pay relative portion of surplus money to treasurer of newly created school district. Amending R.S.'97 83946. O. p.64, 22 Mr |