The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-11
STATE BAR
WILL SUGGEST
Many Changes in the Present
Statutes of Ohio.
UNIFORM CODE FOR OHIO CITIES
That Is One of the Things That Will be
Recommended-Other Important
Changes That VIII be Given
Attention.
Special to the News-Democrat.

Special to the News-Democrat
Columbus, July 7.-Never in the his
tory OF the Ohio State Bar Association
has there been such important legisla-
tion recommended, as will be brought
to the attention of the association at
this years meeting. The report of the
committee on judicial administration
and legal reform which has just been
completed, is very important docu-
ment and If these recommendation are
carried out ii will mean a revision OF
the criminal code. The recommends
tions on civil procedure are none the
less important. If the coming legisla-
ture will amend the statutes recon-
mended, the Supreme court of Ohio
will in the future not only have power
to grant criminals new trials, but it
will also have the authority to fix the
grade of the crime and impose the SEN
tence. AS the law is at present, If the
Supreme court should hold that the con-
victed man is guilty OF a lesser grade
of crime than was found by the jury,
the case goes back to the common pleas
court for re-trial.
The important recommendations oi
the committee are as follows:
That this association, appreciatine
the Importance OF uniform code for
the organization and government of the
cities OF the state, will give its earnest
support to such bill appropriate to that
purpose, as may be reported to the
general assembly by the municipal
commission, and that a committee be
sembly our views Of the subject.
Be it enacted by the general assem-
bly, of the state Of Ohio, that section
1860 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio be
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 1860, Upon the hearing OF a
petition in error, the court may affirm
the Judgment, or reverse it, in whole or
In part and order the accused to be
discharged, or grant new trial. In
capital cases, when the judgment is
affirmed and the day fixed for the exc
cution OF the sentence is passed,
the court shall appoint a
day therefor; the clerk of such
court shall issue warrant, under the
seal of the court, to the sheriff of the
proper county, commanding him to
carry the sentence into execution at
the time so appointed by the court, and
the sheriff shall execute and return the
warrant and the clerk shall record the
warrant and return as provided in this
title. And where itappears from the
evidence as disclosed by the record
that the accused is not guilty of the
offense of which he was found guilty
by the verdict of the jury, and upon
which judgment and sentence had been
pronounced by the trial court, but If in
the opinion of the reviewing court the
accused Is guilty of crime of a lesser
degree or grade under such Indictment,
such reviewing court may reverse the
judgment and sentence for such crime
of lesser grade as is disclosed by such
record.
Be it enacted by the general assembly
of the state of Ohio:
Section |. That any president, di-
rector or manager, cashier or any other
officer OF any banking institution who
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deposits in any such bank after he
shall have knowledge OF the fact that
such banking institution is insolvent or
is in failing circumstances shall be
guilty OF obtaining money under false
pretenses and punished as for larceny.
And any such officer, agent or manager
who so accepts or assents to the recep-
tion Of such deposits shall be personally
and individually responsible to the
party so making such deposit for the
deposits so received.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pass
age.
Sec. 1856. Whoever steals anything
of value Is guilty of larceny, and shall,
II the value of the thing stolen is 800,
or more, be imprisoned in the peniten-
tiary not more than seven years nor
less than one year, or If the value
thereof is less than $50, and If the value
OF the thing discretion, sentence as for
such felony or as provided herein
where its value is less than $35, and If
the value of the thing stolen is less
than 1876, he shall be fined not more
than 5000 nor imprisoned not more
than 80 days or both,