Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-26
THE LEGISLATURE,


cral Assembly.
Columbus, FcD. III --S NArB-Bills passed:
Taking from justices OF the peace final juris-
diction in fish n1d game cases prohibiting
corporations from dealing in real estate; au-
thorlzing city or village councils to control or
prohibit the sale OF cigarettes cigarette wrap
pers or their substitutes; reducing the salary
OF gas trustees from II 600 per year to SO per
day when actually engaged in transacting busi-
ness of the office. Bills ntroduced Facilitate
Ing sales OF delinquent tax property; making
Widows and widowers' dowers in fee simple
instead OF a life interest; providing salaries
for Stark county officials: creating a federal
salary commission.
HousE-MoSt OF the session was occupied by
hearing delegation Of women from the vuri-
Gus counties OF the state, in favor OF Senator
Fincks proposed amendment to the constitu-
tion, allowing women to have the full elective
franchise The vote by which committee of
conference on the Swayne bill-the Cincinnati
ripper-was granted, was reconsidered. This
seems TO kill the bill
Bills passed: Regulating the employment OF
child labor. II forbds the employment OF
any child under Is years of age, and Axes an
educational qualification for the employment
OF boys up to IL years OF age and girls up to ls
years; providing for the dissolution OF special
school districts by vote of the people
Columbus, Feb. l7-SENATE-Both houses
OF the legislature passed resolutions OF condo
tlcship Maine Bills passed: Authorizing the
commissioners OF Van Vert county to issue
i3 900 in bonds; redstricting the state for in
sane hospital purposes; providing for the
opening OF the Massillon state hospital
Bills introduced: Forbidding reinsurance OF
Ohio business in foreign companies: assessing
3 per cent tax on foreign fire insurance COM
panies and companies controlled by foreign
corporations; forbiddng discrimination in
freight rates for full car loads, and
rebates for mechanical loading devices;
dividing Madison township, Hancock county.
into two election districts; refunding SIS 900
certificates of Indebtedness of Ohio university.
Tho partial appropriation bill was amended
In the senate by the addition OF $4,000 of new
appropriations. The total is now Ssi9,5s2.
The McCurdy bill. which gave to justices OF
the peace final jurisdiction in cases of viola
tions OF the pure food laws. was practically
killed by the s.nate judiciary committee e.
which recommends that the bill be Indefinitely
postponed The bill had passed the house
without opposition.
HoUsE-Blls passed: Increasing the salary
OF the city solicitor of Dayton to 81 800. and
making 1t payable monthly; making the eX-
pense OF weed cutting along public roads tax
upon owners OF contiguous lands, II such own
ers do not cut the weeds upon direction OF
township trustees; providing that teachers
certificates obtained in either of two adjoining
counties shall be valid in joint school district
composed OF portion OF each county.
Columbus Feb, lS-SENATE-Both branches
OF the legislature adjourned until February 23,
in honor of Washingtons birthday. Senator
Dickle introduced bill nullifying mortgages
which are not made out in the names OF the
real parties at interest
HoUsE-Bills introduced; Creating an ad-
ditional voting precinct in Guyan township,
Gallia county; providing for the levy of an
additional tax to support hospitals in Youngs-
authorizing m for
cemetery property to township trustees; 10
prevent the use of boats or any water craft for
gambling purposes; placing Summit county
officers on salary; making it misdemeanor 10
charge more than per cent on chattel mort
cages punishable by IS 20 $500 fine, or 90 days
in jail, or both; removing muskrats, mink and
otter from protection OF the game laws; in
creasinR from to IL cents per capita the
amount to which agricultural societies may be
aided by county commissioners