The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-02
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

COLUMBUS, March 81 2i.--SENATE-Blls passed!
TO authorize Rarden, special school district, TO
make levy OF three mills for school purposes.
A law 10 authorize Holmes county TO transfer
1880 from the building fund, VI 500 from the
dog fund, and AN from the county to the coun'
ty.house fund. law. To create free pike OF the
road extending from the Clinton county line 10
Gunncrsville, in Greene county, and authorize
the commissioners TO improve the same. a law.
lIousE-Bs introduced; Authorizing judges
TO take eases from jures when there Is not suf-
ncient evidence 10 justify the action; authoriz.
inE the inspector OF workshops and factories TO
Hupcrintend the construction OF any building;
making II lawful TO sell pools on horse races on
grounds having mile traclts extending the time
for asking the enumeration OF youth of school
ugc; providing that children attending public
schools shall bo furnished books free of cost;
defining the rights of separated or divorced par
cnis over their children; prohibiting the ship
ping Of quail from the statc providing for the
Hpportionment OF the expense Of constructing
Joint county bitches; authorizing the establish
mCnt OF county boards Of road commissioners.
COLUMBUS. March 22.-SENATE.-Th senate
passed Mr.. Grifnns bill providing for the ap-
pointmcnt OF eight additional assistant work
shop and factory inspectors and il Is now
law. The bill gives the state inspector the
authority TO appoint additional officers, and al
lows him either to appoint them from the pres
ent districts OF inspection to create additional
districts. The new inspectors are to receive
the same compensation and perform the duties
| identical with those of the present ones. bill
| remcdying u peculiar defect In the election
| laws passed II provides that where an election
| precinct IL composed OF parts OF two townships,
| the assessor elected in the precinct adjacent
! having the largest population shall act as as
| SCISSOR of the combined precinct, The bill goes
| 10 the house The bill closing barber shops on
| Sunday, passed.
HoUsE--A bill authorizing the commissioners
nj 10 tn oil ha MI
which are the bed OF the old six-me reservoir
| in Carryull township that county, was passed.
| The Daugherty bill TO re-organze the municipal
| government OF Columbus in partisan spirit
was overwhelmingly defeated.
COLUMBUS, March %. 3..-SENATE.-Bils passed:
| Providing that administrators of the estates Of
| imDCcilCs or insane persons may pay the valid
| debts against such estates without such claims
| being reduced to judgments. law. Provid-
| ing that dealers must furnish pure vegetable
oil to miners for illuminating purposes in
mines, or be subject to n fine of s25 to 300 A
| law. Providing for n fine of from SIS to 500 and
Imprisonment for fifteen days for falling to act
| as Judge, clerk or registrar Of election after
| having accepted the appOintement a law. To
| amend section 6926 rs to impose II fine of
| from $40 to 800 for obstructing, tapping or in.
| tcrfering with any ditch dam, water course or
| public WELL to authorize the state commits
| sioncr of common schools to purchase copies of
| Howc's History of Ohio at 80 for use in the
schools at the request of any local board of edu
cation, such board TO be at the expense.
HOUSEHOLDS passed: Redistricting the state
for congressional purposes; providing for the
| inspection of hospitals, medical institutes and
| asylums, with view OF ascertaining the means
| provided for egress in case of fire: providing
for the construction of an asylum for the insane
| in eastern Ohio; providing that township trus-
tees must not under penalty, be interested in
| any public contract; amending tAa CARRIER fee
and salary law; providing that II y voter is
challenged and takes the oath, his vote rlast be
accepted, unless 1t is rejected formally by Q ma
jorty OF the judges
COLUMBUS, March 24-SENATE.-B passed:
TO provide that oil cheese manufactured and
sold in Ohio shall bear label showing the pei
cent OF pure butter fat contained therein. A
law To prohibit the unauthorized use OF labor
insignia A law. Providing that all joint town
ship cemeteries shall have n resident trustee
where situated, who shall have charge Of al
funds: providing for commission to superin
tend construction of water-works in Cincinnati
and the issue of So, 100000 in bonds for that pur
pose, il approved by a vote of the people; tC
provide for the consolidation Of the geological
reports of Ohio for the years 1890, 1891 anC
1892, and appropriatng $4,000 TO complete the
survey.
HoUsE-Bills passed: Providing that appoint
ment of II trustee, in place of assignee, shall
operate as conveyance of real estate originally
assigned; to protect employees and guarantee
their right to belong to labor organizations
Bills inroduced To abolish the meteorological
| bureau, and establish weather and crop ser
vice, under charge of the state board of agricul
turc requiring instruction and practice o
| physical culture in the common schools in cite
of the first and second class and in institutions
supported by state tax.
| COLUMBUS, March 25 25-SENATE. Bills passed
| To authorize the board of education, of Cleve
land, TO use funds collected for manual train
ing purposes to erect a building for that pur
pose; TO authorize Clermont county to levy
special tax of threetcntbs of a mill for roaC
purposes. A law. To authorize Brown count.
TO levy tax OF three.eigteenths of mill Il
build free turnpike. law To authoriZ
New Richmond special school district, Cler
mont county to issue 81 800 in bonds to build
new school house A law. TO authorize, Mil
ford, Clermont county, 10 transfer 500 from tn
police TO the street fund a law. To authOriZ
county commissioners to repair lcvecs and as
scss on abutting property. law
HOUSEHOLDS introduced: Authorizing tn
village of Bedford, Cuyahoga county, to issu
$4,000 bonds for water works; authorizing tn
commissioners of Franklin county to issue S3O
900 bonds for bridge over Big Walnut creek q
Gahanna; authorizing county commissioners L
restore corner stones and other landmarks nee
esSary to the determination of the boundar
} lines of any original survey in the Virginia mi
= itary lands.