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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1927
Page
4
Last week the state health department logged twenty eight infantile paralysis cases and additional figures for diphtheria scarlet fever typhoid fever and small pox. The report cites Dr I D Wilings as health director and outlines several house bills on professional schooling landlord liens and municipal service provisions.
A 1913 bill discussion sets a 5 percent maximum annual interest on funds borrowed for constructing coliseums. It also amends the dog licensing act to require county treasurers to distribute excess licensing funds above 3000 dollars each September to townships or road districts proportionate to their contributions.
House Bill 866 amends the 1903 Mechanics Lien Law to require liens for supplies furnished to state contracts to be filed with the State Treasurer Auditor of Public Accounts Director of Finance and the director of the letting department rather than the officer who pays the contractor.
The text details House Bill 367 by Fekete allowing fraternal beneficiary societies to make cash loans on insurance policies. House Bill 368 by Green updates corporate law to permit series of preferred stock with up to 8 percent dividends, redeemable at board set prices, with filing to the Secretary of State. Directors face limited liability if the company remains a going concern despite indebtedness.
Legislation adjusts terms for the Court of Claims chief justice and judges, raises aid taxes for mothers and children in smaller counties, exempts parks and boulevards taxes from certain Juul Law extensions, and adds $9,000 to the Lakes to the Gulf Commission. Smithsonian weather station project noted in Africa with solar study plans.
A nobleman was arrested amid accusations of marrying fifteen women and amassing a million dollars in money and jewelry from them. The report notes social ambivalence toward trust in men and hints at broader themes of wealth, marriage, and virtue.
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