The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-04-19


A bill giving general power to mu-
inequalities to transfer the portion
coming to any fund under its govern
Providing for the incorporation OF
villages and hamlets that lie in parts
of several townships.
Taxation.
A bill providing for the appraise-
ment by the decennial appraisers OF
land which has been sold for taxes
for more than two years without being
redeemed by the nominal owner.
A bill providing that the collateral
Inheritance tax law shall not apply to
bequests made to institutions Of learn
ing.
A bill by Senator Cohen providing
that where property is omitted from
the tax list by error, and not by con-
nivance of the owner, the owner may
report it and have 1t put on the list
without being made to suffer the pen
atty for back taxes.
A bill by Mr.. Cole to allow the list
ing of credits for taxation at their real,
instead of face, value.
BY Mr.. Kreis, refunding beer tax
(S30,0O0) to brewers who keep deposit
tories in other counties.
A bill by Mr.. Finck requiring per-
sons of uncertain residence to list their
personal property where they have
lived for the next six months pre-
ceding.
A bill by Mr.. Sieber providing for
the taxation of foreign corporations
owning property in Ohio.
A bill by Mr.. Royer providing that
county boards of equalization shall
complete their work by the first Mon
day in October, and state boards by
the first Monday in May following.
A bill by Mr.. Middleton providing
taxes may be made to the probate
court and tried there.
Mi ;cellaneous.
A bill re-enacting the state fish and
game laws so as to meet with a recent
decision of the supreme court holding
parts of them invalid.
Creating a commission for the state
to erect a building at the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition at Buffalo, and to have
charge of the state exhibit therein. 1t
carries an appropriation of 100000.
A bill amending the law protecting
the owners of valuable dogs, so that
it shall be unlawful to kill any dog
that pursues, worries, kills or mains
any live stock or poultry.
Providing that hotelkeepers need not
keep posted on every door in their
| hotels copies of the laws of the state
in regard to hotels, in order to receive
the benefit of those laws
Extending the time in which hotel
keeper may file claim against the prop
erty of defaulting guest to 10 days.
A bill by Senator Harding to author
ize the incorporation of hygienic and
sanatorium institutions.
A bill by Senator Harding to au-
thorize the payment of 5000 to James
Ewing of Hardin county for land taken
by the state for reservoir purposes.
A bill to allow ordinary storekeep-
ers and merchants generally to sell
such commercial drugs, as coperas.
vitrol, saltpetre, paris green, sulphur,
licorice, senna, castor oil, turpentine,
glycerine, camphor, salts, etc., with
out taking out pharmacists license.
A bill laying special levies for two
years on all the taxable property of
the state, to raise money with which
to erect law and physical building on
the grounds of the state university.
A bill authorizing the trustees of the
Ohio university at Athens to refund a
debt of $55,OOO.
A bill by Senator Patterson provid-
ing that the electors of any civil divi-
sion may adopt and purchase, and use
any voting machine that they may
choose.
A bill by Mr.. Royer giving water
main.
BY Senator Cohen, making 1t mis-
demeanor for any one to represent
himself to be an astrologer, clairvoy-
ant etc.
A bill by Mr. Writ requiring the
oil wells.
A bill by Mr.. Griffin authorizing the
consolidation Of gas and electric light
companies.
A bill by Mr.. Price extending the
lease Of the abandoned Hooking canal
to the Columbus. Hooking Valley and
Athens Railroad company.
A bill by MIR. Dunham reducing tho
distance from a dwelling in which
nitroglycerin may be stored to 80 rods
A bill by Mr.. Gear re-enacting the
state game and fish laws recently set
aside by the supreme court, and pro-
viding for the appointment of wardens
who shall have police powers anywhere
, in the state.
, A bill by Mr.. Willis requiring pas.
senger waiting rooms at all railway
] stations.
Labor.
A bill extending the time in which
railroad companies must equip theil
freight cars with automatic couplers
} and 30 per cent of them with air.
brakes, to Aug. l, 1900.
! Requiring street railway companie!
: in all the larger cities to have conduc
q tors ON all their cars. This bill wa!
, known as the anti-bobtail car bill, anC
had special application to the city o
D Dayton.
A bill requiring steam engineers tt
{ be licensed and establishing stat,