The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-20
MUTUALS TO
BE REGULATED.
A Stringent Law Aimed at For
eign Insurance Companies.
SOME BILLS WERE INTRODUCED
That Have General Interest Throughout
the State-what the Law Makers
Are DoIngs at the Capital

Columbus, Feb 17.--Foreign mutual
life insurance corporations doing busi-
ness in Ohio are threatened with do
mestic competition.
The long standing monopoly held by
outside institutions upon this class of
insurance in Ohio was attacked today
by the introduction Of a bill in the house
providing for the organization and reg
ulation Of mutual life insurance COM
panies in this state.
Mr.. Bell, of Licking introduced the
bill at the request of prominent insur-
ance officials in Ohio. Among its inn
portant provisions is an insurance sub
inscription of not less than $500,000, the
premiums of which shall be paid by not
hess than 200 subscribers. Companies
re required to maintain solvency on
he standard of the combined experience
ables of mortality at per cent. per
Hannum, and must make a maximum
deposit with the insurance commits
sioner of 100000 for the security of pol
iSy holders.
An important bill introduced by Mr..
Barlow gives a lien for labor and ma
terial on personal and chattel goods.
The bill provides that goods must be
held for period of fifty days, after
which it shall be necessary to serve no
tice of sale by ten days advertising in
a newspaper or by posting. Surpluses
after this sale of property appropriated
to satisfy liens must be returned to the
original owner.
The election of county infirmary trus-
tees is provided for in bill by Mr. Par
tington of Shelby county. 1t is stated
that whenever the board of county
commissioners believe it to be the best
interest of the community to supplant
present infirmary director by trustees
they may submit the question to popu-
lar opinion at any general election, or
this may be done at the request of 300
taxpayers. The duties of the boards of
trustees shall be similar to those at
present performed by the infirmary di-
rectors.
Mr.. Breck, of Cuyahoga, this morn
ing introduced a bill to authorize the
city of Cleveland to issue bonds to the
extent of $1,500,00O for the completion
and improvement of the Cleveland
water works system.
A bill by Mr.. Middleswart provides for
the election of township ditch super
AWYisors and one by Mr.. LeFever makes
a. misdemeanor for horticulturists to
Fell pippin sprouts for Gooseberry
Ybushes. The bill makes it unlawful tC
deliver any variety of fruit tree, vine
or shrub except such as are specifically
named in the contract
Mr.. Arthur, of Union county, in the
interest of Spanish veterans
introduced bill providing that county
auditors through the tax assessor!
shall make return to the state auditor
of all soldiers in the late war.
The chief feature Of a bill by Mr.
Price, of Athens. is the Requirement
that administrators shall collect assets
of an estate within year after the ad
ministration bond has been issued. II
the event Of a refusal on the part o
the administration to comply with tn
provisions of the act any creditor O
legatee may bring suit in his own name
Bills by Mr.. Haywood Of Franklin
give half brothers and sisters equa
share with full brothers in inheritance
appropriate $4,000 for new law an
physics building at the Ohio State Uni
versity, and provide heavy penaltie
for messenger boys who betray infor
nation intrusted to them.
Mr.. Tilden's bill providing a stenog
rapher for the prosecuting attorney @
Cuyahoga county was introduced to
ttts the county prosecutor during hear
ihgs before the grand jury, to take
stenographer into the court room.
Mr.. Allen, of Fulton county, intro
duced bill raising the age of conser
from 16 to Is years.
Speaker Reynolds handed down tn
Cox ripper today, and this measure ha
its first reading in the house. No inter
est was aroused by this formality. Rer
resentative Hoffheimer. of Cincinnati
who apparently had not noticed tn
reading Of the bill, asked Clerk McE
roy, at the close of the session, If ser
ate bill No. 67 hand been handed dow
McEroy said 1t had. but the Cincinnati
ian, to be sure that the clerk understoo
! he meant the ripper, added: "That
the bill to cause trouble" truthful,
joking remark.
Representative Latin, of Cincinnati
the author of the bill to abolish cor
tract convict labor, is considerably pl
out to find that existing long time pei
itentiary contracts would make it in
possible to abolish contract labor fl
several years, even should his bill b,
come law. He expects to introduce
y resolution to investigate these contrac
to see If they were made merely to offs
such a law as his bill would make ar
to see If these contracts are reasonabl