Terms of court. Proviso. cases on trial, return of writs already issued, and declaring an emergency," passed over the Governor's veto March 1, 1897, be amended to read as follows: Section 4. The terms of said court shall be held in the county of Jay on the first Monday of March, May, September and December in each year, and shall continue so long as the business thereof shall require: Provided, That the term of said court beginning the first Monday in May of each year, shall be limited and expire on the last Saturday of the month of June in each year. Aot amended. Exempt from taxation. CHAPTER CLVIII. AN ACT to amend Section two of an act entitled "An act ceding jurisdiction of this State over certain lands owned and to be owned and held by the United States, and declaring an emergency," approved January 25th, 1883. [S. 396. APPROVED MARCH 9, 1901.] SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That Section two of the above entitled act be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 2. The lands aforesaid, when so acquired, shall forever be exempt from all taxes so long as the same shall remain the property of the United States. Lights at crossings. CHAPTER CLIX. AN ACT prescribing duties and powers of towns in relation to requiring railroad companies to keep and maintain lights in streets and railroad crossings in towns, and declaring an emergency. [S. 407. APPROVED MARCH 9, 1901.] SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That the Board of Trustees of all towns in this State shall have the power and authority is. hereby given them to provide by ordinance or resolution for the security and safety of the citizens and other persons from the running of trains through any town by requiring the railroad companies running and operating a railroad through any town to keep and maintain lights on all nights that the Board of Trustees may direct at such points where the railroad tracks cross a street in any town, and such Board of Trustees may in such ordinance or resolution provide what kind of lights the railroad company shall maintain and the manner of enforcing compliance with the resolution or ordinance by the railroad company, and for that purpose shall have the power to pass and enforce a penal ordinance: Provided, That no town shall have the authority under this act to pass any resolution or ordinance to require any railroad company to maintain any different kind of lights than that maintained by the town. SEC. 2. An emergency is hereby declared to exist for Emergency. the immediate taking effect of this act, therefore the same shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. CHAPTER CLX. AN ACT fixing the time for holding court in the 50th Judicial Circuit of the State of Indiana, prescribing the length of terms thereof, repealing all laws in conflict therewith, and declaring an emergency. [S. 443. APPROVED MARCH 9, 1901.] court in Judicial SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Terms of the State of Indiana, That the terms of court in the Fif-Fiftieth tieth Judicial Circuit of Indiana, consisting of the county Circuit. of Madison, shall be held as follows: On the first Mondays of January, April and October of each year, and shall continue so long as the business thereof shall require, and said courts may adjourn in any term thereof from time to time as the Judge thereof may determine and order. returnable. SEC. 2. All writs, summonses, subpoenas, recogni- Writs zances, bonds, rules of order, publications, notice of process of any name or kind already issued or pending, to be issued or served in said county and made returnable or operative to the Circuit Court of said county to any other dates than herein fixed, shall be deemed and held returned and valid to the first day of any term of court to be held under this act, and all cases and questions now held under advisement by the Judge of said court may be decided or determined by him at any term of court to be held under this act, and the term of said court now in session shall continue without interruption until the April term provided for in this act as though this act had not been passed. Acts repealed. Emergency. SEC. 3. All statutory provisions which are directly in conflict with the provisions of this act as to time and length of term of the Circuit Court in said county are hereby repealed. SEC. 4. Whereas, an emergency exists for the taking effect of this act, it shall be in force from and after its passage. Board of may issue bonds. CHAPTER CLXI. AN ACT to authorize the Board of School Trustees in incorporated towns of a certain population to negotiate and sell the bonds of school towns to procure means with which to complete unfinished school buildings by and with the consent of the Board of Trustees of any incorporated town in which such school town is located, and authorizing the levy and collection of an additional [s]pecial school tax and the application of surplus special school revenue for the payment of such bonds, and repealing all laws in conflict herewith, and declaring an emergency. SECTION 1. [S. 456. APPROVED MARCH 9, 1901.] Be it enacted by the General Assembly of school trustees the State of Indiana, That the Board of School Trustees of any incorporated town having a population of not less than 1994 nor more than 2020 as shown by the last preceding United States census which shall have commenced the erection or repair of any building or buildings for school purposes, or which shall have contracted any debts. for the erection or repair of such building or buildings, and which shall not have the necessary means with which to complete such building or buildings or repair thereof, or to pay such debt, may, on the filing of a report, under oath, with the Board of Trustees of the incorporated town in which school corporation is located, showing the actual or estimated amount required to complete such erection or repair of such building or buildings, or the amount of such debt, on the passage of a resolution approving the same by the Board of Trustees of such town, may issue the bonds of such school town to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in denomination not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, and payable at any place that may be designated in such bonds, the principal in not less than one year nor more Maximum amount. than fifteen years from the date of such bonds, and the interest annually or semi-annually as may be therein provided not to exceed five per cent. per annum to provide means to complete the erection or repair of such building or buildings, or to pay such debt. Such Board of School Bale of bonds. Trustees may from time to time negotiate and sell as many of such bonds as may be necessary for such purpose in any place and for the best price that can be obtained therefor in cash: Provided, That such bonds shall not be sold for Proviso. less than their par value. refunded. SEC. 2. In all cases where bonds have been issued for Bonds any of the purposes stated in Section one of this act by any incorporated town in this State, the Board of School Trustees of the school town, located in such incorporated town, are hereby authorized and empowered to refund said bonds by issuing in lieu thereof the bonds of such school town: Provided, That the consent of the Board of Proviso. Trustees of such incorporated town shall be first given thereto by resolution. Such refunding bonds shall be issued and sold on the same terms and subject to the same restrictions as herein provided for the issue of other bonds. by trustees. SEC. 3. Before any Board of School Trustees shall sell Bond given any of the bonds provided for in section[s] one and two of this act, such Board of School Trustees shall file with the County Auditor a bond payable to the State of Indiana in a sum not less than the face value of the bonds so to be sold, with security to be approved by the Auditor, conditional for the faithful and honest application of such money to the purpose for which the same is provided, and such Board of School Trustees and their sureties shall be liable to a suit on such bond for any waste, misappropriation or loss of such money, as is now provided for waste or loss of school revenue. applied. SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the Boards of School Surplus Trustees of the incorporated towns in this State to apply any surplus special school revenue in their hands not necessary to meet current expenses for the payment of the interest or principal, or both, of any indebtedness incurred under the provisions of this act. SEC. 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the Laws, provisions of this act are hereby repealed. repealed. SEC. 6. Whereas an emergency exists for the immedi- Emergency. ate taking effect of this act, the same shall be in force from and after its passage. Penalty for kidnaping for ransom. Laws not affected or repealed. Emergency. CHAPTER CLXII. AN ACT concerning and defining kidnaping for the purpose of ransom, prescribing the punishment therefor, and declaring an emergency. [H. 51. APPROVED MARCH 11, 1901.] en SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That whoever kidnaps, takes or carries away any person of any age, or decoys or entices such person away from any place in this State for the purpose of or with the intent of receiving or securing from any one any money, means, property or thing of value as a ransom, reward or price for the return of the person so kidnaped, taken, carried, decoyed or ticed away, as aforesaid, or whoever shall imprison, detain or hold any person of any age at any place in this State for the purpose or with the intent of receiving or securing from any one any money, means, property or thing of value as a ransom, reward or price for the return, liberation or surrender of the person so imprisoned, detained or held, shall be deemed to be guilty of the crime of kidnaping for the purpose of ransom, and upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the State prison during life, or for any determinate period not less than ten years. SEC. 2. This act shall not be held or deemed to repeal or affect in any manner sections 14 and 15 of an act entitled "An act concerning public offenses and their punishment," approved April 14, 1881, sections 1915 and 1916, R. S. 1881. SEC. 3. An emergency is hereby declared for the immediate taking effect of this act, therefore the same shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. CHAPTER CLXIII. AN ACT to authorize cities and towns to survey, plat and record SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That wherever there may be found |