Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-14
POURING
Into the Legisla-
tive Hopper.
A Flood of Bills of All
Kinds.
More Fun for the Lawyers is in
Store.
(Snecinl CorresnOndcnccA


Columbus, o., Feb. 1I.-An effort
to put IL stop to live bird shoots in
this State Is made in bill introduced
by Brannock, of Clermont. This bill
makes it unlawful to trap shoot any
live birds or fowls, and provides n
fine of not to exceed 500 or imprson-
mcnt for 80 days or both for viola
ton of the law.
A number of bills relating to the
inspection of workshops and factories
in the State were fathcred by the
Hamilton county statesmen. Rowland
stood sponsor for one to increase the
number of deputy inspectors of work
shops. and factories from eight to ten,
giving an additional deputy to Cuya-
hoga and Hamilton counties. \ bill
by Williams seeks to amend the pres
ent law to authorize the inspection
of all workshops and factories so as
TO make corporations, firms. supcrin-
tendents or foremen liable to a fine
of from $40 to $50 for refusing to
permit inspection, and he also intro
duced another bill extending the pow
er Of inspectors so that they can ad-
minister oathS and take afiitlavits.
I.iI ;,,t, 4 l.. ~,
gan-Noblc becdmcsa law it will compel
Boards of Education to furnish free
school books to children. A hill by
Williams, of Hamilton, gives the State
Board of Equalization the right to re-
apportion railroad valuations among
the various counties. Williams is also
the author of n bill giving Auditors
the right to readjust the tax duplicate
in case of taxes on forfeited property,
on application of the owner by July
/, 1902.
Among other bills lately introduced
are the following: BY Pool, Of Logan,
changing the membership of township
Boards of Education from an indch-
mite number to seven and providing
that they shall be elected at large;
by Eraser, of Lucas, providing that
before city can annex territory it
must first get the consent. of the ma
jority of the owners of property of
that territory; by Tepncy,. of Miami,
to give better protection to fair
grounds by providing punishment for
trespasserS; by Silberbcrg. of Ham
ilton, to regulate the price of berths
in sleeping cars by providing that not
over $3.50 can he charged for an upper
berth and not over 81 for Il lower,
and also TO require that upper bcrths
be made easy of access; by Berghcg-
ger, of Hamilton, TO amend the child
labor bill So that tho employers of
minor persons shah br required tU IN
ter into IL written agreement M TO
wages, etc, and requiring that Il
written statement OF earnings be made
before pay day, and further reQuir-
ing that notice of any change in wages
! must be given ~ hours before going
into effect; by Rrackcn, of Franklin,
providing that in the erection of build
ings counter floors must be construct
ed from the first floor up; by Aims
worth, of Defiance, to so amend the
statutes that when bitches are con.
: structcd along public roads, County
Commissioners may have the dirt re-
moved to adjacent property and not
TO the middle of the road as at pres
ent; by Wayne, of Hamilton, provil-
ing that where the owner of floating
, timber mfts, etc, does not appear
, to claim same that same shall be sold
and applied to tho county school
, fund: by Williams, of Hamilton, To in.
crease the salaries of County Auditors
by increasing the fee for making rec
ords, etc.
| The old time-honored Satin bill tc
abolish contract prison labor made its
appearance Wednesday. Representa-
, tive Pollock, of stark, Is standing
sponsor for II this time.