Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-17
SOME OF THE
NEW-MADE LAWS
Work Of the Sevehty-Fifth General
Assembly.
Bills Which Have Become Part of the Ohio
Statutes.

Columbus, o., May 1.-THE smoke
of the Legislature has cleared away,
and, while a great many new laws
are now in force, great many people
know little about them. Following
are titles of bills which were passed
and became law:
A bill introduced by Senator Hosea,
to provide for the appointment of
commission to recommend a set of
laws on negotiable instruments which
will be uniform with the laws of
other states. The subjects included
will be promisory notes, forgery, per-
jury, marriage and divorce, bills of
lading, checks, drafts, etc.
TO permit plaintiffs to bring action
against foreign corporation in any
county of this state where the corpora
ton has property or debts owing to
It,
To provide that majority of the
stockholders of corporation may peti-
ton for the abandonment of the con-
Germ where the objects of the incor-
poration can not be accomplished. To
provide for the abandonment at any
time of a corporation not for profit.
To extend the lien laws of the state
to apply to all kinds of oil property.
To officially recognize osteopathy as
means of curing disease, and to es-
tablish state board of examiners
for osteopatby.
To permit the dirt from new road
to be thrown upon the adjacent prop
erty.
To provide for BoXwell school exam
nations to be held on the third Satur-
day in April and second Saturday in
May of each year in each county of
the State and to provide for uniform
commencement exercises.
To strictly define the duties and
privileges of title guarantee and trust
companies and to permit them to act
as collectors for interest, private
claims, etc.
To establish board of trustees
for fire and police pension funds in
every city in the state.
To provide for a uniform organiza-
tion of the county Teachers Institutes.
To provide for service of summons
upon infants under fourteen years of
age, through parents or guardians.
Amending the law governing the
State Board of Agriculture, so that
members cannot vote for themselves
Presidents of County Farmers In
stitutes in counties where there is
no regular society will be seated.
To provide for the inspection of the
finances of all the state institutions,
charitable and eleemosynary, by the
State Auditor or deputy at least
twice a year and at unexpected days
Providing that bottlers of beer, gin
ger ale, mineral waters, etc. may reg
lister the design of their bottles and
claim them wherever found. Pos
session of these bottles where unau-
thorized is to be taken us prima facie
evidence that they We're stolen.
TO provide that persons convicted Of
felony between the ages of sixteen
and thirty years are to be sent to the
Mansfield reformatory, if they are not
known to have been previously con-
victed of crime. The sentence in each
case is to be indefinite. The state
is to pay for the transportation of such
prisoners to and from prison.
To make it unlawful to trap shoot
any live bird or fowl of any kind.
Authorizing the governor to ap-
point a commission to investigate the
feasibility of erecting a State sani-
tarium for the cure or prevention Of
consumption.
Amending the law so that a sum-
mons against a railway company may
be served upon the nearest ticket or
station agent.
Requiring bicycles, trlcycles, auto
mobiles and persons on horseback to
give two-thirds of the road when
meeting persons driving horses hitch
ed to carriages or other vehicles.
To make an open season for skunks
or polecats from Nov. to Feb. /.
To extend the life of the present
canal commission two years.
Establishing fine of 5000 for cru
'lly treating, abandoning or neglect
ng or refusing to furnish medical at
ention for children. This duty is i'm,
,osed upon parent or guardian.
Changing the name of the Institu-