The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-04

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appointment of an examining commits
sion as referred to was had, Tuesday,
when bill by Mr.. Comings, of Lo-
rain. passed the house. The bill
amends laws relating to board Of pub
lie works. requiring that the entire
board shall act In unison on canals and
repeating laws providing for each
member to be in charge of a division.
All employees are to be employed by tho
board and not by acting commissioners
or divisions. 1t puts the public works
of the state under a full board and
makes the entire board responsible for
all work done on canals. IL will cut
down the number of employees very ma
terially. No contracts can be let on
canals except by vote of the entire
board and all work is under full con-
troll of the chief engineer. This plain
ly means that some heads will come
off in Massillon, Akron and other
points along the canal routes.
Mr.. Willis, of Hardin, offers a bill
to protect minority stockholders in
interpretations by providing that any
stockholder believing that there has
been a misapplication of stock or funds
can bring suit to restrain such misap-
plication; or II already diverted to re-
cover the funds. If the directors have
been guilty of malfeasance, the court
can remove them. In case majority
OF directors are removed, a receiver
shall be appointed pending reorgani-
zation.
Herrick. of Hamilton, wants to put
premium on turning up joints that
do not pay the Dow tax. His bill pro-
vides that persons making complaint
of violation Of Dow tax law shall depos-
1t seucrity for cost; If complaint is JUS
titled, 500 shall be added to penalty
and given to complainant.
and given to complainant; Williams,
of Hamilton, has bill to allow non
residents to bring aeon for alimony
in Ohio.
There is more talk of redistricting,
but it will come to naught. He'll, of
Licking, introduced redistricting bill, ..
Monday afternoon, that is what the boy
would term "corker." 1t adds two
Gratis. That is why it cannot pass.
1t makes Hamilton county districts
and 2, and the others are as follows:
3 ,Darke, Montgomery and Preble; 4.
Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton,
Highland and Warren; s, Champaign,
Clark. Green, Logan, Miami; s, Allen,
Auglaize, Hahcbck, Hardin, Mercer,
Shelby; z, Defiance, Fulton, Henry,
Paulding, Putnam, Van Vert, Will
liams: S, Lucas; Wood; 9, Erie, Huron,
Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot;
10, Ashland, Crawford, Delaware, Ma
rion, Morrow, Richmond, Union; II,
Franklin, Madison; IL, Fairfield, Fay
cite, Hooking, Perry, Pickaway, Ross,
Vinton; 13, Adams, Gallia, Jackson.
Lawrence, Pike, Scioto; IA, Holmes,
Stark, Tuscarawas, Wayne; 15, Coshoc- |
ton, Guernsey. Knox, Licking, Mus
kingum; 1G. Athens, Meigs, Monroe,
Morgan, Poole, Washington; H. Bel
mont, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison,
Jefferson; IS. Lorain. Medina, Port
age, Summit and part OF Cuyahago;
10, Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Mahon- |
ing, Trumbull; 20 and 21. rest of Gu
yahoga county.
OF course there is no telling what |
the legislature will do. The measure, |
while seemingly not having a ghost !
of show might yet pass. Members
are getting mad because the Daugherty
faction wants the Twelfth district
changed and does not want any of the
others changed, and because Patterson
wants no change at all. There are
three congressional aspirants in the |
house, and they want districts cut out
for them. II the thing gets started
they will do some insisting, and then
a piece Of crazy-quilt work like pro-
posed by Bell, might go through |
Hanna is advising against a gerry
mander, for he knows that he will have
a hard time anyhow and doesn't want
to have to carry that load into his
camDaign for senator