The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-02-08
The lawn q kers.

The Law-Makers.
The following bills were introduced in
the Senate Thursday: Limiting the juris-
dictiOn OF the justices of the peace to their
townships in which they are elected to Of
flee; permitting attorneys to take an ap-
peal from the board Of commissioners to
the judge of common pleas, who is made
the final authority in the matter of fee al
lOwance; cutting the open season for quail
hunting short ten days.
Bills were passed appropriating $500 for
the relief of George Van After, late em-
plOye OF the Boys Industrial School;
granting the probate Judge power to ap-
point boards Of county visitors, and re-
quiring trust joint stock insurance cOmpa-
nies to have $l00, 900 paid-up capital.
A question affect ng county coroners and
justices Of the peace was settled in favor of
the former in the House by the passage of
the BartlOw bill. 1t amends Sec. 620 by
wiping out the ten mile limit, beyond
which distance from the county seat JUS
tices of the peace are permitted to hold in
quest.
Other bills passed as follows: York
Township, Belmont County, is authorized
to pay A. c. DenbOw $3.50. He taught
school without a certificate; placing Wood
stock Cemetery, Rush Township, Cham
paign County, under control of a board Of
trustees; the most pOpulOus township to
have charge of proceedings to incorporate
avillage lying in two townships; dividing
Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County,
into two election precincts; authorizing a
special levy for library purposes in Salem
Township, Warren County.
The House, Friday, passed bill au-
thorizing county commissioners to expend
not exceeding $500 to secure and preserue
historical data.
The Merton bill authorizing the State
Printing Commission to purchase paper on
the open market, was taken up out OF its
order to meet defeat by vote Of "a to %.
A bill for the abandonment of the CO.
lumbus feeder of the southern division of
the Ohio Canal has been introduced in the
House.
Little business was accomplished at the
meeting of the Senate. Five bills were
introduced, most Of them having already
been mentioned.
A House bill introduced by Mr.. Smith of
Delaware, granting the County Com
mssioners of Delaware County, power to
issue 900 in bonds to build needed
bridge, was passed and became law.
The Republican majority in the House Of
Representatives Monday forced an adjourn
ment to prevent the adoption of resOlu-
tion bearing on the salary of the Chief Oil
Inspectors of the State. This action cut
off business in the lower branch, and pre-
vented the introduction of a number of bills.
The Senate was in session only 80 min
utes and little business was done.
Senator Cohen introduced bill amend
ing the statute in such way as to provide
that beneficial associations shall, in case
no immediate member of the family of a
person holding an endowment survives
him, pay the amount due to the nearest
blood relative of the deceased.
Representative ROthe's bill to prevent
the use of the American flag for advertis-
ing purposes was passed by the House,
Tuesday, by vote of II to IA. AS intro
duced it made it unlawful for the q. A. r.
members to wear their badges. An amend
ment was adopted especially exempting
members of the G. A. X. and kindred
organizations from the operation of the
bill. An amendment by Representative
Henley was adopted which exempts
soldiers, ex-sOldiers and members of the
National Guard.
The HOffheimer bill to increase the
salaries of the Supreme Judges from 81 ,0O(
to $500 was defeated in the House by q
vote Of 55 to AZ.
The following bills passed the Senate:
Authorizing Township Trustees to pur-
chase all necessary tools for the cOnstruc-
ton, repair and maintenance of highways
amending statute SO as to include county
surveyors in the list of those who are per-
mitted to withdraw as sureties; appropriate
ing $3.50, 900 for the support of common
schools for the fiscal year beginning No
vember Is, 1900; authorizing the Township
Trustees Of Auglaize Township, Paulding
County, to transfer funds.
The Clark local option bill passed the
House Wednesday by vote of 50 to 40. II
provides for local option elections in ward!
and cities, and was champiOned by the
Anti-salOOn League. Immediately aftel
the vote the House adjourned, and the la
dies left the gallery and hurried to the
floor of the chamber to congratulate ant
thank those who had aided by their sup
port and votes.
Bills passed the Senate as follows
Making the minimum bond to be exacte(
of trustees of village waterwOrks systems
| 1000, instead of 5000; amending the inn
keepers law. The bill provides that inn
keepers shall not be compelled to post ,
copy Of the hotel laws in each room, as in
the past, but may post such copies in fiv'
conspicuous places in the hotel. Propert.
seized by hotel keeper to pay bills con
| tracted by nOnpaying debtor may b
held for thirty days and may then be sol'
to satisfy the claim, and the balance, j
there is any, shall be turned into the coun
ty treasury. Amending the present law 81
that wife is given the right to adopt tn
children Of her husband by former mar
riage.