Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-03-28
OHIO LAWMAKERS.
Proceedings In Both Branches of tho
LeEInlnture.

commissioners to levy tax of $1,000
upon agricultural societies regardless
of whether the title of the fair
grounds is vested in the society or
the county; to restrict the sale of
cocaine and providing a penalty of
from $50 to $500 fine for the violation
of the act-under the provisions of
the bill cocaine can only be sold
legally upon doctors certificate;
providing penalty for bribery, ticket
changing or switching at primary
elections and authorizing candi-
date to have two friends present at
voting and counting-the penalty is
5000 to $1,000 fine and imprisonment
to 12 days; to repeal the habitual
criminal act; requiring assessors to
make descriptive list of dogs and that
constables shall kill all dogs on which
tax has not been paid on or before
December 81, the constable to be paid
81 for each dog so killed.
Senate-The senate found itself
without enough members to conduct
business and was forced to adjourn
until Monday.
Columbus, March 21.-House-Bills
introduced: Making radical changes
In the gaming laws of state and pro-
viding fine of from 500 to $500 and
imprisonment from ten to 90 days for
violation of the law, and such fines
and costs are made liens upon the
premises where gambling is con-
Quoted. The bill includes all games
of chance, special mention being
made of slot machines and picture
machines. 1t is made misdemeanor
to have a slot machine in ones pos
session; to prevent practical jollers
from taking horses, making it fell
ony for n person to wlllfully unhitch
and drive away horse belonging to
another; providing that lands may be
detached from municipal corpor-
alton by petition to the common pleas
court without action by the munich
pal council; providing for the parole
of life prisoners in the penitentIary;
permitting Cambridge to grant the
use of part of it's public square for
library to be donated by Andrew Car
negie.
The eleventh week of the present
general assembly closed Friday even
ing. Eleven hundred bills have been
introduced, an average of 100 week,
and 145 laws have been enacted, IL of
which were general and l04 local.
Columbus, March 24.-House-Bills
introduced: Providing that hamlets
of so persons may be incorporated
and maintain n police department of
their own if located near a summer
resort or picnic grounds, must be de-
cided by vote of the people; making
it unlawful to iced live birds or fowls
tn alG in on N n w
which prohibits keeping of bowling
alleys in connection with n saloon;
extending life of canal commission
two years from April 26, 1902.
Senate-Bills introduced: Limiting
jurisdiction of Justices of the peace
so the townships to which they be-
long; providing that installment COM
panies may incorporate and stock
may be paid for in installments of
10 per cent. for ten years.
Columbus, March 25.-Senate-Bills
passed: To provide for the abandon
ment of the normal school at Wads-
worth, Medina county; to prevent the
secretary of state from filing articles
of Incorporation in which the name of
the corporation is such as to mis-
lead the public as to the character of
the business authorized by the char
ter; to abandon remnant of Wabash
and Erie canal in Paulding county,
the canal commission to sell the state
property abandoned; to give special
policeman the same protection
against assault as that provided for
regular patrolmen; to authorize
boards of education in cities of grade
and class of Bellefontaine to levy a
tax not exceeding Clio of mill for
library maintenance and to assume
control of such libraries; to author
lie admission of voluntary patients to
state hospitals for the insane.
The Garfield law, which aimed to
prevent corrupt practices at elections,
was wiped off the statutes by the SEN
ate passing the bill for it's repeal.
The Legislature was practically unan-
imous for the repeal of the measure,
the chief argument against it being
that ii was ineffective and that it
placed a premium on perjury.
House-tBills passed: Providing
that conductors and motormen on
street railroads shall not be required
to work more than ten hours in any
"a, under penalty of $50 fine for each
offense; providing that commission
ers may throw dirt from county or
township bitches either on highway
or adjoining premises; to prevent the
desecration of the United States flag
and prohibiting the use of the flag for
advertising purposes, eXempting
society badges or emblems-a penalty
for violators of the act is provided
consisting of n fine not to exceed 500.
or imprisonment not more than 30
days, or both; providing that county
commissioners may enter into. agree
ment with township trustees when a
new road is to be opened, instead of
assessing cost on abutting property
owners; appropriating $4,000 to pre-
vent the introduction and spread of
the San Jose scale and otner danger
Gus insects and dangerously conta-
gious diseases affecting shrubs, vines,
plants and fruits.
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