NATURE AMENDED.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19584, 14 September 1925, Page 9

NATURE AMENDED.

AS ARRANGED BY AMETRICAN DAW The New York Times of May 31 xcftn* humorously to the Dayton heresy trial, ami what may happen if similar laws are passed. The writer saris; “By the year 1930 a Large number of States had followed in the footsteps of the Tennessee Legislature of 1924 with the following impressive and picturesque results; “In Florida, Chapter T, Article 27, of the laws of 1926 provided that the sun revolves around the earth subject to a fine of 600 dollars or imprisonment for six montJM, or °Tn Kentucky, the statutory formula Mr water, after January 1, 1927, for all qualified voters persons residing more than one year in the’ State, and non-taxpa-ymg Indians, wa* fixed at H3o. “In Mississippi, tie square on the tapotenuse was amended so as to be equal to twice the sum of the squares on the other two sides, except on articles m inter-Stato commerce. - , “In Minnesota, the name of the man who landed on Guanahani Island on October 1492, was legally declared to have been Knut Gunnarecr. , , “In Texas, the Legislature of 1928 epcceeded, after a bitter struggle, in overriding the Governor’s veto, and enacting that a bodv falling under the pull of gnmtation shall travel a uniform distance of 16rt during every second of its journey. It waa further' provided that in times of public emergency the Governor shall caff a special session of the Legislature for the purpose of restricting the swing of the pendulum. “In lowa. Chapter VIII, Article 2, of tie laws of 1929 created a State Climate Commission lor the purpose cf bringing the mean annual rainfall in the Stote into oonforroity with the Chicago quotations on com “The°l92S Legislature of North Dakota, after a spirited debate passed » lw empowering all persons who had eaten their cake to retain possession ol half the_CftW> by applying for a certificate of necessity to the State Board of Conservation. “The onlv failure is recorded in the hints of New Mexico. There the Legislature of 1029 oven-cached itself by passing a Bill which provided that all persopa under the ~„e of 18 should he obligated twice a year to express approval of the manners, morale, and general life outlook of their parents. The Bill was vetoed by the Governor on the ground that it was immaterial, irrelevant, incompetent, and impossible.”