The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-31
EDUCATION ON BIND.
Senate Bill For the Purpose
Passed by the House.
NUMBER OF MEASURES PASSED.
The Senate Passed Bill TO Prevent
Young Boys From Being Induced to
Enter Immoral Houses Measures Ef-
fecting Different Interests Passed.

COLUMBUS, March 3O.-A bill has
passed in the house, formerly passed by
the senate, introduced by Mr.. Alexander,
providing for the education of children
who are both blind and deaf
Other bills passing the house were;
House bill by Mr. Snider tGreene),
providing that costs in cases of proseou.
ton for non.support of children shall
not be paid by the state.
House bill by Mr.. Leeper, providing
that nonresident guardians may give
their written consent to the marriage of
a ward.
House bill by Mr.. Reynolds, repeating
section of the law requiring safety de.
vices at railroad crossings.
House bill by Mr.. Haiden, providing
that when discharged patient becomes
insane an inquest of lunacy is necessary
to reCommit him TO the state hospital.
House bill by Mr. Parker, providing
for refunding the direct inheritance tax.
House bill by Mr.. Rutan, providing
that where county commissioners order
the county surveyor to record SURVEYS
made by somebody else he shall be paid
regular fees for the same.
House bill by Mr. Ashford, making it
misdemeanor to solicit business for
the same.
House bill by Mr.. Magee, making
sundry appropriations.
These bills were passed in the senate:
Providing penitentiary sentence Of
from two to five years for any person
who induces boy under IS years Of
age to enter bawdy house or to induce
a male minor under 10 years of age to
have illicit intercourse in such a place.
House bill by Mr.. Snyder (Clark },
giving to cities of the second grade of
the fourth class the right to levy tax
for the maintenance of free public
libraries.
House bill by Mr.. Boxwell, providing
that upon notice by six electors of the
desire to abandon special school dis
trict, composed of two or more sub.dis-
tricts, a special election shall be called.
Senate bill by Mr.. Cromley, providing
that no money belonging to township
shall be paid out by the treasurer except
upon an order signed personally by at
least two of the township trustees and
countersigned personally by the town.
ship clerk.
Senate bill by Mr.. Gable. providing
for a stenographer i'll the supreme
court.
Senate bill by Mr.. Schafer, giving the
county executive committee the right to
fill vacancies on tickets when commit
tee for that purpose is not appointed by
the convention making nominations.
Senate bill by Mr.. Robertson, provid-
ing that i'll appeal cases the testimony
taken in the common pleas shall be re
duced to bill of evidence and pre-
sented to the reviewing court.
Senate bill by Mr.. Burke, giving the
board of trustees in hamlets the rights
of councils.
Senate bill by Mr.. Burke, providing
that when parties to a suit request the
court to make special findings of law
and fact the time within which a bill of
exceptions can be taken to a higher
court be limited to 90 days from the
time the court files his finding with the
clerk.
House bill by Mr.. Givens, recurring
all railroad companies of ten miles or
more to maintain "A telegraph or tele
phone system.
Senate bill by Mr.. Finck, requiring
directors Of intirmaries to pay over $500
to estate of inmates where property to
that amount is left.
Senate bill by Mr.. Wightman, provid.
ing that peniUentiary guards shall be
allowed compensation when having
charge of prisoners who are called away
as witnesses.
Senate bill by Mr.. Plummer, author.
izing probate courts to alphabetically
arrange pleadings in old cases and
findings.
Senate bill by Mr.. Cohen, giving the
| treasurers Of counties the right to divide
| the county into taxing districts and fix.
| ing the time for the payment of the
! taxes.
House bill by Mr.. Arebenz, providing
that bodies in charitable and penal iii,
| stitutiOns not claimed or identified shall
be held 36 hours before burial, and that
the professor of anatomy in some med
ical college or the president of any
county medical society shall be notified
| that it Is there.
Senator Alexander presented q new
measure striking out the law governine
the custody Of public funds by treasur
ers the clause which permits treasurers
of townships, board of education anC
cemetery associations to deposit future
funds in their possessions in banks, with
the proviso that they shall be held LA
BILE for funds lost in that way.
There is to be an effort made to repea
the law of May IA, 1894, placing am ex
else tax ON express companies. Senator
Robinson introduced bill to that effect
Senator Jones introduced two bill
amending the ditch laws.
The first adds to the questions to b,
decided by the county commissioners il
considering petitions for bitches tn,
matter of the necessity of the improve
ment. The other amends the law O
appealing such cases.