Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-01
Some New Laws.

Following is the text of some new
laws recently passed by the State legis-
lature:
Extending the time for fling bills of
exception to 40 days.
Authorizing the assurance of writs OF
execution for the delivery of real prop
erty sold under order of sale.
Prohibiting railway companies from
compelling their employees to become
members of beneficial associations.
Giving persons furnishing food or
care to animals lien on such animals
whether the person bargening for such
food or care Is the owner or not.
Prohibiting road supervisors from be-
ing directly or indirectly concerned in
any contract for working out road tax
other than his own.
Making the compulsory education
law apply to special school districts.
Increasing the bounty for killing
English sparrows to 20 cents dozen.
Making it unlawful for school direc-
tors in township districts to employ
teachers prior to April election day, for
term to commence after the expira-
tion of the existing school year.
Requiring the county commissioners
to furnish for the prisoners in jails fuel,
bed, clothing, washing and nursing
when needed, and authorizing them to
require of the sheriff an annual state
ment of the condition of the Jail.
Authorizing township trustees to
place water troughs On the public high
| ways.
| !, Authorizing the Supreme Court to ap-
point committee to attend examina-
lions in law schools and admit to prac-
tice without further examination the
graduates. :.
Requiring township trustees to remit
$3 of the road tax of persons who main
tain water troughs on the public high
ways, and authorizing the trustees to
limit the number of troughs.
| Making it punishable by fine and i'm
prisonment for the father of children
(either legitimate or illegitimate) under
| is wears Of age to fail to support them.
Exempting from taxation funds of G
| A. r. posts invented for the relief of in.
digent soldiers or the widows and or
phans of soldiers.
Providing that in case of Vacancy
in the office of township clerk or treas
urer, a person to fill vacancy shall be
elected for the unexpired term at the
next annual election thereafter.
Making it q misdemeanOr for employ
ers to permit the life or health of chill
dren, under 16 years Of age, to become
injured or to employ minors under II
years of age, in any occupation where
in their morals are likely to be impair
i ed.
| Taxing unsplayed female dogs$5 eacf
in addition to the tax on their valua
ton returned by the owners.
Extending the term of Office of town
ship trustees and treasurers to thre'
years.
Prohibiting the passage along fre'
. macadamized roads, between Novem
ber Is and May Is. Of wagons carrying
, lover 1900 pounds, unless the tire of tn
|. wheel Is four or more inches wide
when the roads are frozen hard or ar
SO dry that they will not be injured
burdens greater than 1900 pounds ma.
/ be carried,
Requiring persons giving warrants OF
county treasurers by county auditors t.
endorse such warrants before receiving
the money called for.
Requiring the chairman of count.
soldiers relief commissions to pay tn
expense out of the commission of send
4 ing from the counties such ex-soldier
as have been granted admission to tn
state soldiers and sailors home.
J Requiring district assessors to han
to the owners or occupants of land
certified copy of the valuation of eacl
tract and OF any buildings on the lanG
Exempting from the regulations
: the insurance law mutual benefit an
Insurance companies formed of ez
lunion soldiers and their families.