Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-03-10
Friday.


HoUsE--Bills introduced: Regulating
the conditions of commitment to the
boys reform school; amending Section
3243 so that owners of lands shall, il clay
or other minerals are taken therefrom,
be permitted to receive stock certificates
of the company operating thereon as pay
ment for said material; imposing apen-
atty OF $40 fine and five days imprison
ment for trespassing after warning;
amending existing statutes SO as to more
clearly define the right of inmates ct
children's homes in the district, whether
township or city district, at the discretion
of the board of directors of the district in
which home is located; amending existing
laws providing distribution Of members
and employees Of the public institutions
so as to exempt from its provisions eni-
ployes whose wages do not exceed $50 per
month; relieving the supreme court by eS-
tending final jurisdiction Of the circuit
court in certain civil actions; compelling
railroad companies to provide steps for ac-
commodation of passengers at all stations;
creating police justices in village to have
concurrent Jurisdiction with the mayor in
the hearing of cases of violation Of ordi-
nances; amending Section 2571 SO as to al
low grading and improving surface Of any
lot to conform with the established grade
of the street it abuts without liability to
the owner; permitting the Incorporation
of companies to control terminal facili-
ties of railroad in the cities Of Ohio; re-
quiring county commissioners to publish
in their annual reports receipts and ex-
penditures and condition of various funds;
repeating the Cole law relative to the
change of the name Of the intermediate
penitentiary at Mansfield; amending the
| Australian ballot law by providing cir
cles in which to place the cross mark on q
ballot or dark border and circle at the
head of the ticket in which an election
may mark for a straight ticket; amend
| ing Section $50 so that attorneys in other
states may be admitted to the bar of Ohio
| without examination, provided they have
| practiced before the supreme court Of the
state in which they reside; amending Ser
tion $3.50 aud permitting an appeal from
assignment of road supervisors to town
ship trustees; amending Section 1867 s.
that trustees and treasurers of originally
surveyed townships shall be elected for
three years; making liabilities of insur-
ance companies doing business in this
state not to exceed four-tfths of the cash
value of building insured and repeating
Sections 1914 and 3691 of the revised stat
utes.
SENATE-Bills introduced: To amend
the present law by making the terms of
the members Of the state board Of pardons
co-extensive with the term of the appoint
ing governor; to limit the number of ap-
| pointments at the penitentiary by desig-
mating what positions are to be filled by
! the warden.
| Monday.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Prohibiting
the casting of screening and coal slack
| and the refuge from paper mills into
streams; requiring the placing of guards
about the wheels of cable and electric
street cars extending the law for the re-
lief Of INDECENT soldiers and soldiers so as
to include soldiers of the Mexican and
other wars of the Union; amending Sec
ton 4475 so as to permit county commits
sioners to let the work of constructing
i and improving certain bitches; abolishing
the state meteorological bureau and pro
viding for weather and crop service to
4 cooperate with the weather bureau of the
4 United States, the same to be under con-
J troll Of the state board of agriculture; ari-
thorizing and requiring the erection Of
electric danger signals and other devices
at points on railroads where they are
needed; giving authority to construct
street railroads along the line of plank
roads by condemnation proceedings; per
mitting grape growers to kill Canada
robins and other birds when feund de-
; stroying fruits; amen ling Sect ion 1929 BY
requiring cities and gss d compel the
cleaning Of sidewalk ks and ters.
..SENATE Bills introduced 10 require
county commissioners to levy one-tenth
mill to erect county hospitals in every
} county; to amend Section S9N 70 make
any person holding any elective Office I'M
|. eligible to election as member of the
board of education; to amend Section 5izs
so as to select talesnan from the box mi
stead Of by the court; special venire the
sanaa.