Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-03-21
OHIO LAWMAKERS.
Proceedings In Both Branches of tho
Legislature.

to by prosecuting attorney instead of
by trial judge as under present law;
10 provide that adjoining municipal
corporations may enter into agree
ment to use the same trunk sewer;
to allow corporations to own stock in
other corporations; to authorize
cities of the second grade of the first
class to issue bonds to pay the cost
of acquiring and improving parks
and park driveways; to appoint
commission to secure the passage of
uniform state laws on matters per-
tanning to bills of lading, commercial
paper, marriage and divorce, corpo-
rations, etc; to amend law regulating
sale of personal property so that sell
Ter shall not be compelled to tender
or refund any part of the amount
paid on goods sold on enstallment
plan unless purchaser has paid over
25 per cent. of purchase price to sell
Ter, also exempts machinery, equip
ment and supplies for railroads and
contractors and for brick making,
cement and tiling and quarrying and
mining purposes; providing that
whoever wilrully, unlawfully or neg
ligently fails to furnish necessary
anu proper SuSltlidncc lDl a. tIilu uh-
der age of 16 shall be fined from $40
to 5000 or imprisoned six months or
both.
The senate passed Senator Yates
bill authorizing county commission
ers to reimburse Farmers Protec-
tive associations for expense in con-
viction of horse thieves not to eN-
ceed SIS.
Columbus. March 13.-Senate-Bills
passed: Limiting loans by fire in
surance companies to so per cent. of
the value of the land, including inn
provements, instead of one-half the
value of the land less the improve
ments; providing that consolidation
of electric railways may take place
where two or more lines can be con-
veniently operated from same power
house; providing that names and ad-
dresses of soldiers of the Mexican,
civil and Spanish wars collected by
ward and township assessors shall
be certified to state commissioner.
The senate passed a general pri-
mary election bill providing that the
spring primaries of all parties be
held the first Monday in April and
fall primaries on first Thursday in
! September, each party to be entitled
to two challengers in booths.
House-Bills passed: Prohibiting
| docking of tails of horses, under PEN
atty of fine of $25 to 5000 or impris-
onment, and providing for registra-
tion of all docked horses-any one
| failing to register n docked horse
| shall be subject to n fine of S25 for
! first offense and 500 for each subse-
quent offense; providing that MEM
bers of state board of agriculture
cannot vote for their successors or
the members of the board; to reduce
state printing one-half, saving Sl25,-
900 year.
/ Columbus, March 14.-House-Bills
| introduced: To establish bureau
of inspection and supervision of all
county offices in counties, auditor of
state to be chief inspector and super
visor and shall appoint three depu-
ties who shall give bond in sum of
! $4,000 and receive salary of $4,000
and travelling and hotel expenses
term of Office to be four years:
Senate-A bill that the state care
for INDECENT, crippled and deformed
children was introduced by Senator
| Warner, of Cuyahoga.
Columbus, March 1S.--Senate-Bills
introduced: To extend term of state
school commissioner from two to
three years:
The senate passed n bill to reor-
ganize the Ohio national guard under
the system employed by the United
States army.
Columbus, March 1s.-The house
on Tuesday passed bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for representation at the
st. Louis exposition. 1t is expected
that the bill will pass the senate.
These bills We're passed: Requiring
that before the sale of stocks of
merchandise can be completed, Il
complete list of all the creditors,
with amount due each, must be fur
nished and all creditors given five
days notice of sale. Heavy fines and
Imprisonment are provided for fail
ure to comply, to permit sheriffs
with prisoners or guards with con
victs to ride on freight trains with
prisoners, requiring them, however
to pay regular passenger fare; to
amend law relating to kidnapping by
not taken out of state and extending
laws so as to make it crime to en-
tice n female from home or place oi
employment and making maximum
penalty 30 years in prison.
The house held night session and
passed the following bill: TO amend
the BoNwell law by providing that
examinations shall be uniform
throughout the state, fixing time ot
county commencements, giving coun
ty examiners $40 each for attendance
and providing that BoXwell law Ger
tifcates shall be good for entrance
to any high school in the state. The
bill must go to the senate for con
currence.
The Chamberlain bill to take the
management of the parks of Cleve
land away from Mayor Johnson ant
give them over to board appointed