Legislation Law of legislative powers. In F. N. Thorpe. Essentials of American constitutional law, p 18-50 '17 Legislation and efficiency in government; with discussion. T: I. Parkinson. In Pan American scientific congress. Proceedings, 1915, v 7, p 469-75 '17 New York (state)-Legislation. Gen Fed M 2:31 D '17 Pennsylvania-Legislation as an instrument of progress. In S: B. Scott. State government in Pennsylvania, p 56-66 '17 Standards of American legislation. Ernst Freund. 327p *$1.50 '17 Univ. of Chicago press A search for a "system of positive principles that should guide and control the making of statutes and give a more definite meaning and content to the concept of due process of law." See also Agricultural legislation; Cooperative legislation, Comparative; Drug legislation; Industrial legislation; Labor legislation; Legislatures-Sessions; Municipal legislation; School legislation; Social legislation; Statutes; Uniform legislation; War legislation; also subhead Legislation under various subjects Governors' messages, 1918 New York (state)-Gov. Whitman urges that the most careful consideration be given to all proposed legislation in order that unwise legislation enacted seemingly in the name of patriotism may be avoided. Indexes Indexing of legislation. W. H. McClenon. Yale Law J 27:448-52 F '18 Official index to state legislation: report of joint committee on a National legislative information service. G: S. Godard, chm. A L A Bul 11:396-7 J1 '17 Presented to the National association of state libraries, Louisville, Ky., June 22-26, 1917. Lists and summaries, 1917 • American bar assn. Report of the committee on noteworthy changes in statute law for the year 1917. 71p 17 George Whitelock, sec., Munsey bldg., Baltimore Presented at the meeting at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.; Sept. 4-6, 1917. Illinois. Leg. ref. bur. Legislative digest: action on all bills and resolutions to final adjournment [of the 50th General assembly]; June 29, 1917. 313p '17 Illinois Bills passed by the fiftieth General assembly. il In Illinois. Sec. of state. Blue book of the state of Illinois, 1917-1918, p 233-80 '17 Iowa-Legislation of the 37th General assembly tables la J History and Pol 15:503-70 O '17 National retail hardware assn. Leg. com. Digest of the principal legislative problems of the year. E. E. Mitchell. 5p (Typew.) '17 M. L. Corey, sec., Argos, Ind. New South Wales. Premier's dept. Legislative digest: summary of principal bills introduced into the Parliaments of Australia during 1917. 30p '18 Obtained thru P. A. I. S. New York (city)-Report of the committee on legislation of the Citizens union for the regular session, of 1917. 56p tables '17 41 Park Row New York (state)-Chief New York state legislation in 1917. In World 1918 almanac and encyclopedia, p 765 '17 1917 state laws. Nat Wholesale Grocers' Assn Bul 2:28-32 S '17 Summaries of laws of interest to the asso Report of legislative committee: a digest of the principal legislative problems of the year. E. E. Mitchell. Nat Hardware Bul 17: 87-9 JI '17 Report of new laws, 1917. Nat Wholesale Grocers' Assn Bul 3:52-60 Ja '18 Summary of laws of special interest to members of the National wholesale grocers' association. Review of American legislation of 1917. In World 1918 almanac and encyclopedia, p 693703 '17 Summary of the report of the Committee on noteworthy changes in statute law, presented at the meeting of the American bar association, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Sept. 4-6, 1917. List and summaries, 1918 City-State-Nation, information bulletin for voters, is a weekly summary, without editorial comment, of the most important proceedings and proposed bills in the New York city governing boards, the New York state legislature, Congress and the various federal divisions of the war administration. New York state woman suffrage party, Americanization and education committees, 303 5th av, N. Y. Georgia. Lib. Syllabus of legislation, 1918 General assembly. 9p (Typew. 45c) '18 Obtained only thru P.A.I.S. Legislative. Grant Hamilton. Am Federationist 25:485-8 Je '18 Manitoba-New legislation. Credit Men's J 4: 415-19 My '18 Maryland. Dept. of leg. ref. Synopsis of laws enacted by the state of Maryland, legislative session, 1918. H. E. Flack, comp. 56p '18 Baltimore A brief statement is given of the subject matter of the bills of the House and Senate which were passed and presented to the governor, together with the chapter numbers assigned these bills. Resolutions which were passed are also included. Maryland-Bills passed and signed. Town 3: 6-7 My 25 '18 Massachusetts-Legislature of 1918. Boston Evening Transcript pt 1 p 4 My 25 '18 New Brunswick, Can.-Provincial parliament passed at the last session the following: An act to establish a system of vocational training throughout the province; an act to provide a system of workmen's compensation; an act to establish a department of public health in the provincial government; acts to continue in force the laws against the export of pulp wood cut on Crown lands, with special reference to mill waste and "tops,' of the export of which a section of the house was in favor; to provide funds for the construction of permanent highways; to provide funds for the purchase of sheep; and to provide for the registration of stallions. New Jersey. State lib. Descriptive list of laws and joint resolutions enacted by the state 1918. of New Jersey, legislative session J: P. Dullard, comp. 20p '18 New Jersey-Descriptive list of laws and joint resolutions affecting municipalities, en acted by the state of New Jersey in the 1918 session of its legislature. J: P. Dullard, comp. N J Munic 2:110-12 Ap '18 of New York (city)-New laws summarized by the legislative bureau: bills passed at the recent session of the legislature are converted into statutes by the signature Governor Whitman. Greater N Y 7:9-10, 7-8, 9. 27-9, 7, 7 Ap 29-My 27, Je 3 '18 New York (state)-Legislature ends session for year. N Y Times Ap 14 '18 p 18 New York (state)-New laws for New York passed by 1918 legislature. NY Evening Post J1 27 '18 p 10-11 New York bills in the 1918 legislative session: fate of measures upon which the Merchants' association took action. Greater N Y 7:9-11 Ap 22 '18 [Résumé of the laws enacted during 1918 session, of interest to members of the association.] In Nat. wholesale grocers' assn. of the U.S. Proceedings, 1918, p 215-25 '18 Legislation-Lists and summaries, 1918-Cont. † South Carolina. House of representatives. Review of legislation and abstracts of the acts, 1918 session South Carolina General assembly, alphabetically arranged under classified headings. 44p 50c '18 Clerk of the House ar † South Carolina-Review of legislation and abstracts of the acts, 1918 session South Carolina General assembly, alphabetically ranged under classified headings. J. W. Gibbes, comp. 44p 50c '18 State company, Columbia Texas-Recent legislation. Woman Citizen 2: 496 My 18 '18 Legislation, Comparative [Review of legislation enacted in 1915 thruout the British Empire, Denmark, France, Italy, Sweden, and the United States.] Soc Comp Leg J v 17 pt 2 236p 6s Jl '17 Legislation, Cooperative. See Cooperative legislation Legislation, Proposed California-Measures to be submitted at the 1918 election. J. H. Quire. N Notes of Cal Lib 13:165-8 Ap '18 New York (state)-Concurrent resolutions, amendments and propositions to be voted on November 5th, 1918. Civil Service Chronicle no 37 p 7-8 S 6 '18 New York (state)-This association commends or condemns new bills; Commercial bills are approved or condemned. Greater N Y 7:1215, 16 Mr 18 '18 Governors' messages, 1918 Maryland-Gov. Harrington recommends the enactment of a law requiring each department to report to the governor thirty days before the meeting of every General sembly the new legislation the department deems necessary for the more efficient prosecution of its work. Opinions as Legislative apportionment Massachusetts. Comm. to compile information and data for the constitutional convention. Basis of the apportionment of representation in the several states. (Bul. no. 29) 28p '17 Legislative bills a New York (state). Lib. Leg. ref. sect. Bills introduced into legislature, having as part of their provisions the naming of specific individuals or administrators. James Hodgson, comp. 1p table Ag '17 (Typew. 10c) Obtained only thru P. A. I. S. Wisconsin-Stages of a bill. In Wisconsin. Chief clerk of the Assembly. Assembly manual, Wisconsin legislature, 1917, p 199201 '17 Comparative information New York (state). Lib. Leg. ref. sect. Number of bills introduced in regular sessions of state legislatures, 1911-1916. 1 sheet table D '16 (Typew. 10c) Obtained only thru P. A. I. S. Iowa. Legislature. Index and history of Senate by governor; List of important state officers; Senate committees, members of; Assembly committees, members of; Members of legislative, names and addresses. Price upon request. Legislative index publishing company, 25 Washington st, Albany. N.Y. • Pennsylvania. Chief clerk of the House. History of House bills, also Senate bills in the House, with index, session of 1917. 176p Mr 26 '17 Pennsylvania. Sec. of senate. History of Senate bills, also House bills in the Senate, with index, session of 1917. 237p My 21 '17 Legislative committees Connecticut-Committees. In Connecticut. Sec. of state. Register and manual, 1917, p 98-107 '17 History of legislative methods in the period before 1825. R. V. Harlow. (Yale univ. pub. misc. v. 5) 269p bibl *$2.25 '17 Yale univ. press It is the purpose of this work to trace the growth of the committee systems in the lawmaking bodies of the colonies and states from about 1750 to 1790, and in the federal House of representatives from the beginning to 1825. Directories Pennsylvania-Standing committees of the Senate of Pennsylvania, session of 1917; Standing committees of the House of representatives, session of 1917. In Pennsylvania. Sec. of state. Smull's legislative handbook, 1917, p 1157-64, 1178-94 '17 Legislative employees Legislation Wisconsin-Statutory provisions relating to legislative employes. In Wisconsin. Chief clerk of the Assembly. Assembly manual, Wisconsin legislature, 1917, p 221-7 '17 Legislative manuals. See State manuals Legislative procedure Connecticut-Rules to regulate the proceedings of the Senate; Rules of the House of representatives; Joint rules of the Senate and House of representatives; Rulings of the presiding officers of the Senate and House of representatives; Parliamentary practice and precedents. In Conecticut. Sec. of state. Register and manual, 1917, p 108-24, 129-49 '17 History of legislative methods in the period before 1825. R. V. Harlow. (Yale univ. pub. misc. v. 5) 269p bibl *$2.25 '17 Yale univ. press It is the purpose of this work to trace the growth of the committee systems in the lawmaking bodies of the colonies and states from about 1750 to 1790, and in the federal House of representatives from the beginning to 1825. Indiana-Standing rules and orders for the government of the House of representatives for the regular session, 1917, together with the constitution of the state of Indiana. 72p '17 Bur. of leg. information (Ed. exhausted) Michigan-Joint rules of the Senate and House of representatives. In Michigan. Sec. of state. Michigan official directory and legislative manual, 1917-1918, p 638-45 '18 Nebraska-Reform of legislative procedure. A. E. Sheldon. Am Pol Sci R 12:261-5 My '18 New Jersey-Senate rules adopted 1918; House of assembly rules adopted 1918. In New Jersey. Legislature. Manual of the legislature of New Jersey, 1918, p 614-36 '18 Pennsylvania-Joint rules of the Senate and House of representatives of Pennsylvania; Rules of the Senate of Pennsylvania; Rules of the House of representatives; Legislative practice and proceedings in the General assembly of Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania. Sec. of state. Smull's legislative handbook, 1917, p 1059, 1063-7, 1086-93, 1116-22 '17 • Philippine Islands. Senate. Reglamento del senado. 59p postage 4c '17 Philippine lib. and museum, leg. ref. lib., Manila Text in Spanish. Furnished only on exchange accounts. Legislative procedure-Continued Procedure in state legislatures. H. W. Dodds. Ann Am Acad Sup v 77 112p My '18 Includes: Legislature's inherent powers in matters of procedure; Organization of the Houses; Introduction of bills; Committees; Passage of bills; Legislative leadership. Contested elections * New York (state). Lib. Leg. ref. sect. Laws and procedure in contesting election of members of the legislature and House of representatives in Congress. W: E. Hannan. 158p (Typew. $7.90) Contains nine pages of digest. Obtained only thru P. A. I. S. Publication Legislation, Comparative Rhode Island. Lib. Leg. ref. bur. Certain provisions in state laws relative to the publication of the Journals of the Proceedings of the General Assembly. G. M. Sherwood and H. F. C. Wilcox, comps. 4p (Typew. 20c) F 14 '18 Obtained only thru P.A.I.S. Legislative publications Connecticut senate journal, special session, 1916. 21p '16 State lib. Philippine Islands. Journal of the Philippine commission in legislative session in nonChristian jurisdiction and in executive session for the recess period February 25, 1916, to October 15, 1916, inclusive. 143p postage 14c '17 Leg. ref. lib., Manila Furnished only on exchange accounts. Legislative reference work Law and legislative reference as parts of a state library. M. B. Cobb. Law Lib J 10: 52-4 O '17 Law and legislative reference as parts of the state library. M. B. Cobb. A L A Bul 11:3657 JI '17 Read before the National association of state libraries, Louisville, Ky., June 22-26, 1917. New Jersey-Legislative service of the bureau of the New Jersey state league of municipalities. C. H. Anderson. N J Munic 2:7-10 Ja '18 Pennsylvania-Legislative reference bureau; commissions. In S: B. Scott. State government in Philadelphia, p 67-75 '17 Pennsylvania-Work in the Pennsylvania legislative reference bureau. I. A. Watts. Law Lib J 9:139-46 Ja '17 University of the state of N.Y. [Partial list of questions that were submitted to the legislative reference section of the state library and upon which investigations were conducted and data prepared for various members of the legislative session of 1917.] 8p Ja 28 '18 State lib., Leg. ref. sect. See also Municipal reference work Reflections about state legislatures. H. S. Bl-cameral Single house legislature. J. H. Quire, comp. bibl Univ of Cal Ext Div Bul n s v 2 no 21 18p 10c My '17 State manager plan. R: S. Childs. chart Nat Munic R 6:659-63 N '17 Cost Illinois. Auditor of pub, accounts. Statement of expenses of the 50th General assembly, regular session. 17p tables '17 Leg. ref. bur. Directories State and territorial legislatures: number, term of office, salaries and time of meeting. In Michigan. Sec. of state. Michigan official directory and legislative manual, 1917-1918, p 744-5 '18 West Virginia-Former legislatures. In West Virginia. Clerk of the Senate. West Vir ginia legislative hand book and manual and official register, 1917, p 344-76 '17 Finance Governors' messages, 1918 Maryland-Gov. Harrington recommends that the legislature keep its expenses within the sum of $130,000 appropriated for it by the 1916 legislature. Members In Illinois--List of members by districts. Illinois. Sec. of state. Blue book of the state of Illinois, 1917-1918, p 440-7 '17 Illinois-Members of the General assembly, 1818 to 1918 inclusive. In Illinois. Sec. of state. Blue book of the state of Illinois, 1917-1918, p 448-511 '17 Michigan-Members of Michigan legislatures from 1835 to 1916, inclusive. In Michigan. Sec. of state. Michigan official directory and legislative manual, 1917-1918, p 126-221 '18 Michigan legislature, 49th. In Michigan. Sec. of state. Michigan official directory and legislative manual, 1917-1918, p 681-93 '18 Pennsylvania-Members of the Senate and House of representatives of Pennsylvania, 1870 to 1917. In Pennsylvania. Sec. of state. Smull's legislative handbook, 1917, p 869-904 '17 Pennsylvania-Members of the Senate of Pennsylvania, 1917; Members of the House of representatives, 1917. In Pennsylvania. Sec. of state. Smull's legislative handbook, 1917, p 1150-3, 1165-8 '17 • Vermont. Clerk of the House. Hand book of the House of representatives, 1917. H. A. Black, comp. 66p '17 Wisconsin-Directory of the Assembly and Senate. In Wisconsin. Chief clerk of the Assembly. Assembly manual, Wisconsin legislature, 1917, p 5-33 '17 Powers Back to the constitution. Walter Clark. 15p '18 Walter Clark, Supreme court of N.C.. Raleigh Reprinted from Virginia Law Review, v. 3, no. 3. Law of limitations. In F. N. Thorpe. Essentials of American constitutional law, p 164-90 '17 Sessions Massachusetts. Comm. to compile information and data for the constitutional convention. Biennial elections and sessions of the legislature. (Bul. no. 9) 15p '17 Massachusetts-Against biennials. R. L. Bridgman. Civic Ailiance Bul v 4 no 5 4p Je '17 Governors' messages, 1918 New Jersey-Gov. Edge emphasizes the imperative necessity of a brief, accurate legislative session. Business like law-making is the essence of business government. Legislatures-Sessions-Continued Special sessions Colorado-Legislature in special session, July, 1917, passed a state constabulary act, providing a semi-military force to take the place of the state guard while it is in national service; appropriated $50,000 to be used under the direction of the governor in carrying on the various phases of the work conducted under the supervision of the war council, including the mobilization and direction of the entire resources of the state to further production, conservation and distribution of the state's products to meet problems arising from the war; appropriated a sum to aid the fight against the alfalfa weevil, that production may be increased as a war measure; enacted a law making it an offense punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, for anyone to destroy food products to aid in keeping up prices. Montana-Gov. Stewart called an extra session of the legislature for Feb. 14, 1918 to amend the state seed grain law, to aid the farmers in obtaining seed for spring sowing, and to consider the national prohibition amendment. Phillipp called a Wisconsin-Gov. special session of the legislature for Feb. 19, 1918, for the purpose of taking up the problem caused by the death of United States senator Paul O. Hustig, involving the choice of a successor and a test of strength between the loyal forces and the La Follete-proGerman organization. Legislation New South Wales-Amendment to defamation bill repealing section 31 of defamation act of 1912, which made the machinery on which a newspaper containing libel was printed liable to seizure, no matter who the owner might be. Present act provides that the goods of publisher of libel will now be liable to seizure and not the goods of someone who may have loaned machinery on which libel was printed. (Passed Assembly O 22 Council O 25 '17) Liberty loans. See War loans Liberty of speech. See Freedom of speech Great librarian, M. A. Hoover. il Social Progress 2:80-3 F '18 Sketch of Henry W. Legler. What is a librarian? I. M. Cooper. Assn Col Alumnae J 11:294-6 Ja '18 Cooperation between a public library and civic organizations. W. D. Johnston. il Am City 16:357-8 Ap '17 t-Same. Reprinted. (Am. City pam. no. 159) il 10c Civic press Grand Rapids, Mich.-How a city library can co-operate with the schools. Can Munic J 13: 474-5 N '17 Librarian: the library and the education of In Pan Amerthe people. L. E. Stearns. ican scientific congress. Proceedings, 1915, v 5, p 327-30 '17 Libraries and the food campaign. H. W. Sewall. Minn Pub Lib Comm Lib Notes and N 5:112-13 D '17 Library in the model city charter. Pub Lib 22:428 D '17; Same. Lib J 42:885 N '17 Committee of libraries at the request of the National municipal league submitted this draft of the library section of the proposed model city charter. Past and present: the story of the Cleveland Universal library service. E. S. Moore. Social University of Chicago. Handbook of the libra- • University of Chicago. Rules and regulations of the university libraries. 34p '17 Univ. of Chicago press See also Clippings; Paper-Classification; Photostat in libraries Advertising for library Advocates annual appropriation advertising. H. E. Legler. Printers' Ink 100: 114 S 20 '17 Address before the Public library advertising and publicity conference, Chicago. Program for library advertising. Carl Hunt. AL A Bul 11:127-30 J1 '17; Same. N Y Libraries 5:267-9 Ag '17 Paper read at A. L. A. conference at Louisville, Ky., June 21-27, 1917. Publicity expert for libraries. C. H. Compton. A LA Bul 11:133-4 JI '17 Paper read at A. L. A. conference at Louisville, Ky., June 21-27, 1917. Bibliography [Select reading list on the civic and educational survey as an agency of constructive inquiry into certain phases of governmental activity in general and into state library administration, organization and function in particular.] In Washington (state). Lib. advisory bd. Report on a survey of state supported library activities in the state of Washington, p 121-8 '17 Listed under: Commentaries of civic and educational surveys; Library surveys; State libraries; Legislative reference bureaus and bill drafting; State library commission work; Library legislation; Training for librarianship and for public service; Library work in state penal, charitable and reformatory institutions; State government surveys: State budgets; Miscellaneous; Washington references. Branches Are the branch libraries being used. tables Toledo City J 3:134-5 Mr 16 '18 Libraries Continued Business training Boston univ. Col. of business administration. 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