The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-04-09

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partment under their supervision.
Boards are authorized to send for per-
SONS and papers, issue subpenas and en-
force the attendance of witnesses. They
are also aut horized to employ competent
accountants. Witnesses, constables and
other officers are to be entitled to the
fees and mileage prescribed by law for
similar services,
One of the requests, often made by
teachers in regard to certificates, is fully
conceded in the bill of Mr.. Aldrich,
which, having passed both branches CT
the legislature is law. This amend
ment to the former law authorizes coun-
ty examiners to grant certificates for
eight years to applicants who, in addi-
tion to the necessary qualifications, hold
or have held q certificate for five years,
and have been for three years next pre-
ceding their application engaged in
teaching, 1S months of this time being
put in at one place. In addition TO the
common branches, examination in bota-
ny, algebra, natural philosophy and
English literature is required. The GER
tificate is renewable upon the same con-
ditions, but without examination, at the
discretion of the examining board.
The defeat of the Fosdick bill to rad
ically amend the Rawlings law as to the
taxation of manufacturers will leave
that act, with all of its real or supposed
defects and alleged injurious discrimi-
nations, in the statute books for two
years more at least, since the temper OF
the house is clearly against any inter.
ference, and the feeling is even stronger
in the senate, if the proposition should
reach there.
1t is barely possible that there may be
some additional liquor legislation foi
the benefit of the druggists in left.
handed sort of a way. Several attempts
were made to get bill through one
house or the other requiring druggists
to sell Intoxicating liquors only on pre-.
scription, and to fill such prescriptions
only once, and keep record of them
with the name of the physician and tc
whom issued, open to public inspection
but each one failed until Senator Whit
tlesey's bill for that purpose went
through the senate the other day by 9
bare majority.
Whether it can go through the house
yet remains to be seen. The number
of bills pending there is so great that il
will be a difficult matter to get any
measure up ont of its order if there il
any serious opposition to it.
1t is among the strong probabilities
that the old system of performing two
days work on the public highways, ol
paying 81 cash in lieu thereof will b,
restored before the end of the session
as it passed the house with practically
no opposition.
Representative Hard's bill amending
the election laws so as to make physica
| infirmity the sole reason for voter be
ing assisted in marking his ballot, passed
the house after hard fight. If it goe
through the senate the chaps who hav,
been selling their votes to be paid fol
after delivery of the goods will have Il
cultivate palsy or ossification or some
other total disability before they can Sc
cure Judge of the election to voucl
for them to the cashier.
| The portrait of Governor Mckinley
painted by Mr.. A. G. Fanley, versa
tile and talented artist, will be pur
chased by the state for $500 and added
to the picture gallery. There are sew
eral very fine paintings in the collec
ton, and it is shame that the stat
has no place to hang them where they
can be seen.
They would show up in cellar quit,
as well as where they are now hung
But then when they get another story
two domes and n cupola on the state
house suitable room will, no doubt, b.
| reservad for them