PASSED AT THE REGULAR SESSION OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WHICH WAS
BEGUN IN THE CITY OF FRANKFORT,
KENTUCKY, ON TUESDAY, JANUARY THE
FOURTH, 1916, AND ENDED ON TUESDAY,
MARCH THE FOURTEENTH, 1916.

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An Act to make it unlawful for any common

carrier of passengers in this State to issue

or give, and for any person to accept or

use, or attempt to use, except as provided

in this Act, any free pass or free trans-

portation; and requiring such carriers to

file in the office of the Attorney General

verified reports of free passes or free trans-

portation issued, and prescribing penalties

for violations of its provisions. S. B. 17—

Stricklett

Chapter 2. An Act authorizing the fiscal court in each

county having therein a city of the second

class to acquire a law library and to pro-

vide for the maintenance and operation of

same. H. B. 22-Hobbs.......

Chapter 3.

An Act to amend the Kentucky Statutes,

chapter 89, section 2920A by adding there-

to section 2928B. Creating the office of

Court Matron for the police court of cities

of the first class and prescribing her

rights, duties and compensation. S. B.

49-Ryans

Chapter 4. An Act changing the time for holding the

sessions of circuit courts of the Twenty-

first Circuit Court District of Kentucky.

H. B. 75-Pieratt....

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Chapter 5. An Act to amend section 965 Kentucky Stat-

utes, relating to Circuit Courts in the Sixth

Judicial District. S. B. 13-Overstreet.......... 11

Chapter 6.

An Act to declare the wilful desertion of indi-

gent children under the age of sixteen

years by parents a felony and to provide

punishment therefor and to empower Cir-

cuit Courts in the Commonwealth to put

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said parents before or after conviction upon

probation during good behavior, and power

to ultimately set aside any judgment or to

continue any indictment or other proceed-

ing against said parents at any time within

five years from the finding of said indict-

ment or the return of any verdict of convic-

tion under this act in the sound judicial

discretion of said courts. S. B. 78-Combs 12

Chapter 7. An Act to amend an Act entitled, "An Act

concerning the State Inspector and Exam-

iner," approved January 13, 1893. S. B.

103-Knight

Chapter 8. An Act to amend and re-enact sub-sections 5

and 14 of section 4421a Kentucky Statutes,

edition 1915, which are sections 5 and 14

of the law enacted in 1914, known as the

State Text Book Commission Law. S. B.

111-Rogers

Chapter 9.

Chapter 10.

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An Act creating a State Board of Accountancy

prescribing its powers and, duties, provid-

ing for examinations and issuing certificates

to qualified public accountants, and provid-

ing for penalties for violation of the pro-

visions of this Act. H. B. 83-Durham.... 20

An Act to amend and re-enact sections three

thousand four hundred and forty-nine, three

thousand, four hundred and fifty, three

thousand, four hundred and fifty-one, three

thousand, four hundred and fifty-two, three

thousand, four hundred and fifty-three, three

thousand, four hundred and fifty-four,

three thousand, four hundred and fifty-five,

three thousand, four hundred and fifty-six,

three thousand, four hundred and fifty-

seven, three thousand, four hundred and

fifty-eight, three thousand, four hundred and

fifty-nine of the Kentucky Statutes relat-

ing to the control and improvement of Pub-

lic streets, alleys, sidewalks, roads, lanes,

avenues, highways, and thoroughfores in

cities of the third class. H. B. 61-Meyers 28