The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-04-19
The Law-Makcrn.

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ton, providing for the adjournment of the
General Assembly Monday. April Ii. al
noon.
The first of the two general appropria-
ton bills was passed by vote of a TO |.
Other bills passed as follows: IncreaS-
ing the salary of supreme Court Judge
from $1,000 to $500; providing for the Civ
ing of instruction in physical culture in
the public schools of the State. in normal
schools and at teachers Institutes: 10 au-
thorize natural gas. petroleum and water
works companies TO condemn lands FOL
purchase; TO authorize the killing of any
dog which worries sheep or cattle; to max,
il penitentiary offense for any officer
elected or appointed 10 an office of trust OF
profit in Ohio or any clerk, agent, servant
or employe of such officer, To become
financially interested in any contract fol
the purchase of property. supplies or fire
insurance for the department with which
he is connected.
Bills passed the House as follows: En-
empting the waters of Morgan and Wash
ingtOn counties from the operation of tho
law prohibiting fishing with nets; pro-
hibiting the combination of insurance
agents for the purpose of increasing ol
maintaing rates: eXempting insurance
companies from making the . per cent. re-
serve upon business done outside of the
State of Ohio. now law.
The vote by which the first of the two
general appropriation bills was passed by
the Senate on Thursday was reconsidered
Friday in order that a larger sum might be
allowed the penitentiary for building pur
poses on account of the destruction caused
by the recent fire i'm the bolt shop. The
amount was increased from S1S.500 to
$40, 500.
The following additional bills We're
passed: To amend the act governing bond
issues for waterworks purposes at Cleve-
land; to exempt from depositing with the
tie State Treasurer the sum of Sl00.0o0 in
surance and trust companies which insure
by advancing the money TO the insured
and taking mortgage 10 insure the pay
ment thereof.
\ large number of new bills were intro
duced in the House.
Neither branch of the Ohio Legislature
held session Monday afternoon, ont of
respect of the memory of Representative
Edwin A. Clement, of Medina County, who
died of pneumonia. The news of his death
reached the General Assembly just before
it was convened, and after the journals
were read both houses adjourned.
The following bills became laws Tues
day by passing through the House: Au
thorizing the incorporation of inland
transportation insurance companies and to
insure against loss by burglary and rob-
berry; including in the law providing for
the burial of eX-sOldiers the wives, moth
ers and widows of deceased soldiers, and
also granting TO army nurses the benefits
Of the act; permitting all blood relatives to
share i'm death benefits paid by fraternal
beneficiary societies: eXempting the prop
erty of unincorporated associations of min
isters from taxation: granting $500 to Geo.
Van Alta, who lost one hand while acting
as chief engineer at the Boys Industrial
School: appropriating 81 900 for the relief
sf Mrs. Ida Lauderbaugh and her four mi
nor children. The husband and father
was "a guard at the penitentiary, and was
murdered while preventing an escape.
Bills were passed by the Senate Wednes-
lay as follows: To provide that members
Of the State Board of Examiners Of officers
elect of the National Guard may be chosen
either from the active or the retired list at
The same compensation received by them
in camp. Now law. To authorize the
Canal Commission to sell a portion of the
canal between Dutch Run Culvert and
WalhOnding bridge, CoshOctOn County;
TO provide in assignment cases for the sale
of homestead property subject to dover
and homestead right; to make it misde
meanOr to allow a bull to run at large
upon lands adjoining premises where COWS
and heifers are kept without the written
consent of the owner of the latter: to regu-
late the handling of nitrO-glycerine; to
provide for the continuance of commits
siOns TO superintend the construction and
maintenance of bicycle paths throughout
the State, the wheelmen alone TO pay the
expenses thereof.
The following bills passed the House:
Giving guardians the right to pay tuition
Of wards in schools outside of resident dis
trict: authorizing county recorders TO use
type-writers in preparing permanent rec
ords of Office: enlarging the powers of
attorneys, in bringing suits on
official bonds; exempting from taxation
lands on which historical monuments are
aractal