intended to apply, then it shall be presumed that the parties have accepted the provisions of Section II of this act and have agreed to be bound thereby, and the employment of minors, Section II, shall be presumed to apply unless notice be given by or to the parent or guardian of the minor.

10. Contract for the operation of the provision of Section II of this act may be terminated by either party upon sixty days' notice in writing prior to any accident.

Section eleven is the schedule of compensation.

It has already been held in New Jersey that it is constitutional to do away with the defense of contributory negligence and the assumption of risks. The question whether liability may be imposed without negligence has not been decided, nor has it been decided whether the elective feature of this act would relieve it of objection which has been made to the statute in New York which creates liability without negligence.

It will be observed also that this statute applies to all employments and is not confined to extra hazardous ones, or even to factories, which well might be held to be subject to the police power by reason of the dangers inherent in the employment and the fact that large bodies of men are employed in the operation of machinery under particular social or industrial conditions. The use of common drinking cups is prohibited.

An act provides for the sterilization of feeble-minded (including idiots, imbeciles and morons), epileptics, rapists, certain criminals and other defectives. It provides for the appointment of a Board of Examiners, and provides for the assignment of counsel to represent them, and examine them, and gives power to order an operation performed in certain cases.

An act creates a Board of Public Utility Commission, and prescribes its duties and powers. Provides for a commission with. power of investigation and supervision, and with authority to fix rates, to provide for standard of service and appliance, with respect to public utility companies, including steam railroads. This act supersedes a prior act which did not give the ratemaking power.

A commission is established on old age insurance and pensions. An act creating the Employers' Liability Commission, gives the Governor power to appoint commissions to observe in detail, as far as possible, the operations throughout the state of the act known as the Employers' Liability Act. It requires employers to report injuries, giving details, and that the information shall be tabulated, the reports to be private, and not used in evidence against the employer in any suit.

NEW MEXICO.

No report has been received from the Vice-President for New Mexico, and no notice has been taken by him of letters and telegrams.

NEW YORK.

An immense number of statutes were passed by the legislature amending the statutes of the state.

An act incorporates the American Jewish Committee.

The objects of this corporation are to prevent the infraction of the civil and religious rights of Jews in any part of the world. To render all lawful assistance and to take appropriate remedial action in the event of threatened or actual invasion or restriction of such rights or of unfavorable discrimination with respect thereto. And to secure for Jews equality of economic, social and educational opportunity.

The Bills of Lading Act as recommended by the Commission on Uniform State Laws has been adopted.

An act punishes the discrimination against the United States uniform by innkeepers, common carriers or owners, managers or lessees of theatres or other places of public amusement or resort.

The Uniform Sales Act as recommended by the Commission on Uniform State Laws has also been enacted.

NORTH CAROLINA.

The Vice-President reports that the only acts of general interest passed by the legislature of North Carolina are two acts

intended to apply, then it shall be presumed that the parties have accepted the provisions of Section II of this act and have agreed to be bound thereby, and the employment of minors, Section II, shall be presumed to apply unless notice be given by or to the parent or guardian of the minor.

10. Contract for the operation of the provision of Section II of this act may be terminated by either party upon sixty days' notice in writing prior to any accident.

Section eleven is the schedule of compensation.

It has already been held in New Jersey that it is constitutional to do away with the defense of contributory negligence and the assumption of risks. The question whether liability may be imposed without negligence has not been decided, nor has it been decided whether the elective feature of this act would relieve it of objection which has been made to the statute in New York which creates liability without negligence.

It will be observed also that this statute applies to all employments and is not confined to extra hazardous ones, or even to factories, which well might be held to be subject to the police power by reason of the dangers inherent in the employment and the fact that large bodies of men are employed in the operation of machinery under particular social or industrial conditions. The use of common drinking cups is prohibited.

An act provides for the sterilization of feeble-minded (including idiots, imbeciles and morons), epileptics, rapists, certain criminals and other defectives. It provides for the appointment of a Board of Examiners, and provides for the assignment of counsel to represent them, and examine them, and gives power to order an operation performed in certain cases.

An act creates a Board of Public Utility Commission, and prescribes its duties and powers. Provides for a commission with. power of investigation and supervision, and with authority to fix rates, to provide for standard of service and appliance, with respect to public utility companies, including steam railroads. This act supersedes a prior act which did not give the ratemaking power.

A commission is established on old age insurance and pensions. An act creating the Employers' Liability Commission, gives the Governor power to appoint commissions to observe in detail, as far as possible, the operations throughout the state of the act known as the Employers' Liability Act. It requires employers to report injuries, giving details, and that the information shall be tabulated, the reports to be private, and not used in evidence against the employer in any suit.

NEW MEXICO.

No report has been received from the Vice-President for New Mexico, and no notice has been taken by him of letters and telegrams.

NEW YORK.

An immense number of statutes were passed by the legislature amending the statutes of the state.

An act incorporates the American Jewish Committee.

The objects of this corporation are to prevent the infraction of the civil and religious rights of Jews in any part of the world. To render all lawful assistance and to take appropriate remedial action in the event of threatened or actual invasion or restriction of such rights or of unfavorable discrimination with respect thereto. And to secure for Jews equality of economic, social and educational opportunity.

The Bills of Lading Act as recommended by the Commission on Uniform State Laws has been adopted.

An act punishes the discrimination against the United States uniform by innkeepers, common carriers or owners, managers or lessees of theatres or other places of public amusement or resort.

The Uniform Sales Act as recommended by the Commission on Uniform State Laws has also been enacted.

NORTH CAROLINA.

The Vice-President reports that the only acts of general interest passed by the legislature of North Carolina are two acts

affecting married women: one authorizing them to contract and deal as if unmarried, as to all of their personal property; and another act enabling those whose husbands are lunatics to sell any of the husband's property or their own for their support; the order for the sale to be obtained in special proceedings approved by a judge.

NORTH DAKOTA.

A Juvenile Court has been created.

The standards of the medical profession are raised by a statute. The study required preliminary to state examination is two years of college and four years of medical school work. The bill is materially defective, however, in that an exception is made in the case of osteopaths, who, though not allowed to administer drugs, may perform minor surgical operations. The osteopaths have a separate board of examiners and all the preliminary education required seems to be a two-year course in one of their schools.

Cities may by vote adopt the so-called commission form of government.

A resolution was adopted which will be submitted to the people, which seeks to amend the constitution of the state so as to provide a general system of initiative, referendum and recall. The matter as submitted to the people will be submitted in the form of two propositions. (1) whether they desire the initiative and referendum to be applied to the state constitution as well as to the acts of the state legislature, (2) whether they desire the system to apply merely to legislation.

A comprehensive anti-pass bill was passed, but was not put into operation until the members of the legislature had safely returned home without paying railroad fare. The bill also had a saving clause which applied the doctrine of "the impairment of the obligation of the contract to the annual, and other passes which were already issued," so that the said members could enjoy their privileges and immunities without regard to the act.