The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-02-24
OHIO LEGISLATURE.


made q law OF Representative BaldW1nS Dill
allowing cities and villages which do not now
do SO to have police justice appointed by the
mayor and confirmed by two-thirds vote of the
city council Senator Leet, Of Toledo, Monday
afternoon introduced q railroad bill which con-
tains unusual features. In general 1t attempts
to place on passenger traffic the same re.
strictions which the statutes, both state and
federal, now place on freight traffic. 1t
forbids all rebates on tickets, thus
doing away with what is known as the party
ticket" 1t abolishes mileage tickets, nclud-
ing, of course, $50 tickets with $40 rebate.
HoUsE-Among the important bills intro
duced in the house were these: Increasing Gig
arctic license. wholesale $50 to $50. retail from
S15O to 5000 raising age from 10 to Is years; pro-
viding for the payment Of fees to coroner's
constable, same as in Justice court constable;
requiring persons filing mortgage to submit
both as to actual money and notes In which
mortgage is based; providing that creditors
must present claims against estate of
deceased within two years after decease;
providing that parent or guardian abb
sent from county may appear before
court of record and give consent to
issuance of marriage license to minor child to
limit counties, townships and municipalities
from issuing bonds in excess of one per cent.
of taxable valuation of property. An impor-
tant bill by Representative Gayman makes 1t
felony under the Ohio laws for any officer or
employe of bank to receive money on de-
posit knowing at the time that the bank is in
solvent. Punishment of not more than ten
years Imprisonment and q fine of twice the
amount of money in question is provided.
COLUMBUS. Feb. 16.-SENATE-A bill by Mr..
Gayman of Franklin was enacted into law in
the senate, changing the name of the Evangel-
ical Lutheran Synod of Ohio to the Evangelical
Lutheran Synod of Ohio and Other States, The
senate enacted into law bill by Mr.. Metcham,
of Cuyahoga. authorizing the state food and
dairy commissioner to turn costs of prosecution
and fIpn 1NreiS off 1rt in IN
state treasury. Mr.. Wolcott. of Cuyahoga. in
troduced bill in the senate providing that in
civil cases in common pleas courts. unless u
jury is demanded and Il fee of 50 deposited or an
afidavit of impossibility filed by the plaintiff
the judge shall hold that jury has been
waived.
HoUsE-By a vote of "a yeas to A nays the
house Tuesday afternoon defeated the bill re-
quirlng stationary engineers to be examined
and licensed There was no debate when the
senate message was handed down in the house
just before adjournment Tuesday evening an
nouncing that the upper branch insisted upon
it's amendment to the Swain bill, and asked
for the appointment Of conference commit
tee. Upon Mr.. Bramley's motion the house ac-
ceded to the senate s request, and the speaker
will appoint the committee.
COLUMBUS, Feb. H.-SENATE-A bill intro
duced in the senate by Mr.. Sullivan, of Trum-
bull, authorizes cities of the fourth grade and
second class owning electric light plants to
traffic in furnishing light to private individuals
and corporations The water works trustees
are to have charge of all transactions in this
connection. Mr.. Plummer, of Clark, intro
duced bill giving widows their dover in fee
simple instead of life interest. Senator Doty,
of Hancock. introduced his bill to establish
uniform basis of compensating county officers.
HousE-The house spent the greater part of
the morning debating Mr. Davis bill to regu-
late the employment of minors in the mines of
the state The bill provides that no boy under
l3 years of age and no boy between l3 and 10
years of age during the time while the public
schools are in ,ession, and no minor under II
years who can not read and write English
shall be employed in any mine. 1t fur
ther prescribes requirements for the
keeping Of q record of the employment
of minors by the agents of the mines
for the benefit of the mine inspector The
measure as passed provides that no child un-
der the age of 13 years shall be employed in
any factory or other establishment. No boy
under 15 and no girl under l6 is to be employed
in any capacity when the public schools are in
session. This provision does not apply to
females doing household work. The employ
ment of q boy under IL and girl under 18 in
the night time is prohibited and ten-hour
day is prescribed for boys under 1s. A fine of
from s25 to $50 or Imprisonment for from 10 to
80 days is the penalty prescribed for infraction
OF the law
COLUMBUS Feb 1s-SENATE-If a bill which
becomes a law all foreign insurance companies
will be excluded from the transaction of busi-
ness III Ohio Mr. Wolcott, of Cuyahoga,
introduced in the senate two bills relating to
court practice. One of them limits the juris-
diction of justices of the peace in Hamilton,
Franklin and Cuyahoga counties, in attach
ment proceedings, to the townships
in which they have their Of
fees. The other bill provides that
where third party in suit involving
real estate has remote or passive interest in
the property, and fails to come into court ard
defend his claim, after being duly n titled,
judgment may be entered against him without
further proceedings. The powers of humane
societies were enlarged under a bill by Mr..
Dodge, of Cuyahoga which became a half law
by passage in the senate Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Dodge's bill gives such officers and agents
power to interfere at any time acts Of cruelty
to children may come under their notice.
HoUsE-Senator Cromleys bill to redistrict
the state for hospital and insane asylum pur-
poses passed the house Thursday and became
opening of the Massillon state hospital.
Mr. Davis bill regulating the employ
ment Of boys in mines was passed in
its amended form. 1t provides that no boy
under 10 years of age shall be employed in
a mine, and that record of the names, ages
and places of residence of all minor employees
shall be kept by the mine superntendents and
examined regularly by the mine inspectors
Mr.. McCormcks bill providing for state
commission to fix uniform system of fees and
salaries for county officials will be reported ia
vorably Friday by the house committee on
fees and salaries.
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 19.-SENATE-Senato
Decker has introduced q bill which is intended
to reach those persons who fail to return mort
cages for taxation 1t provides that mortgages
not taken or executed in the name of the
real party at interest shall be null and void
nf int
tion Friday morning, providing for the taxation
committee to investigate the manner of dis
charge of the duties of taxing officers to fix
ing and returning property values for taxation.
In the preamble it is stated that the request
for the investigation is based upon a statement
made by Thomas McDOugall before house
committee to the effect that while the prop
erty of the Cincinnati Gas Light Co.
and the Cincinnati Street Railway company is
| upon the tax duplicate Of Hamilton county for
| taxation at a valuation of only A,5O0,0O0 its
| actual money value as determined by the SELL
ing value Of it's capital stock is $37 600, and