The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-04-17
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

In the House Monday, resulted in an eX-
animation that shows out of 1856 Senate
bills passed by the Senate 81 have been
S59 House bills passed by the House 20s
have been enacted intolaws by the Senate.
The House still has the better Of the
bargain by about sixteen per cent.
The total number of bills enacted into
law is 259. Up to date $50 bills have been
introduced in the House and go in the
Senate.
The Legislature will adjourn on April
2S. at the earliest, it is now figured, and
during the next three weeks more bills
will be passed than during the previous
three months of the season.
The Senate Tuesday, discouraged a plan
to give trust companies and banks a
tighter grip on the people by defeating
the Connell's Senate bill to authorize
Probate Courts to appoint trust COM
panies as administrators.
The Brumbaugh bill to amend Section
4,OO9. defining and making uniform the
separate grades of public schools in Ohio,
and to define the studies that shall be
taught in elementary and high schools and
colleges was made law in the Senate.
These bills passed the Senate: That
guards of state institutions may board
trains for the purpose of seeking escaped
prisoners; Prescribing penalty for carry
ing liquors or drugs into state penal in
stitutiOns; Authorizing a bond issue Of
100000 for repairing the Cincinnati Com
merciap Hospital and for branch hos
pitals passed the Senate.
A melancholy echo of the exploded To-
ledo centennial which Governor Nash
killed two years ago by intercepting the
appropriation of 81, ,O0o, 600 was heard in the
House, when Representative Foster Of
Ross, offered joint resolution that the
centennial of the admission of Ohio into
the Union as state be celebrated, and
that the Historical and Arch geological
Society take charge of it. 1t also en-
powered the Governor to appoint a CON-
mission OF seven citizens Of the State to
represent Ohio in the preparation and
carrying out of the celebration. The res
OlutiOn recognizes March l as the date on
which Ohio was admitted, a matter on
which there is a wide difference among
historians. The celebration is scheduled
for next year.
These bills passed the Senate, Wednes-
day: Extending tine power Of Cincinnati
Police Commissioners. This measure en-
powers the Commissioners to purchase
property and make contracts without the
affirmative action of the Mayor; To define
the provision allowing incorporated COM
panies to borrow money equal to the au-
thorized capital stock.
Among the new Senate bills introduced
were: Providing penalty for persons
who place dynamite to destroy trains and
bridges; To increase the levy for street
purposes in Cleveland from seven-tenths
of mill to one mill, and reducing the au-
thOrzed levy for sewer purposes from 5
to mills.
The vitals were torn out of the Archer
fish and game bill in the House by striking
out the requirement that ever hunter pay
gun license Of 81 annually. Out of this
revenue it was expected 10 support the
state Fish and Game Wardens of the
state. and when this item was struck out
the commission lost all interest in the bill.
The House, however, left in the require
ment of a $25 license for nonresident hunt
ers. The prOviso that fishermen should
obtain written permission from riparian
holders before 'whipping the waters" of
any stream was also cut out. The senti-
mentalists succeeded in having protected
as game bird the American eagle. An
lnl To l,
of trOt lines in lakes and reservoirs.
The two bills enacted into laws by the
Senate Thursday, affect every incorporated
in the State Of Ohio. The Willis
bill affixes tax of One-tenth Of one per
cent. of the paid up capital stock against
all incorporatiOns-except public utility
that do business in the State. This bill
requires corporations to file annual reports
with the Secretary Of State. Every cor
pOratiOn incorporated under the laws Of
this State shall, during the month of May,
give this information to the Secretary Of
State:
The name Of the corporation.
The location Of the principal office.
The names of the President, Secretary,
Treasurer and members Of the Board of
Directors, with pOstOffice address Of each.
The date Of the annual election of Off
GERS of such corporation.
The amount Of authorized capital stock
and the par value of each share.
The amount Of capital stock subscribed,
the amount Of capital stock issued and
and the amount of capital
stock paid up.
The nature and kind OF business in
which the company is engaged and its
place or places of business.
The change or changes, if any, in the
above particulars made since the last an
1ual report.
Upon the filing Of this report the Secre-
AIRY of State shall make the one-tenth of
,ne per cent. charge against the paid-up
capital stock.
Every foreign corporation for profit is
,equired to make the same report, and
must give this additional infOrmation:
The name and location of its Office or
,ffices in Ohio, and the name and address
If the officers or agents of the company in
.harge of its business in OhiO.l
The value of the property owned and
lsed by the company in Ohio, where situ-
tied, and the value OF the property owned
md used outside Of Ohio and where sit
lated.
The Secretary OF State will collect fee
# one-tenth of one per cent. from foreign
upon the proportion of the
capital stock represented by
property owned and used, and business
in Ohio.
Had Paid for II.
There goes a man with very inter-
sting history" said the clerk in the
book store.
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