The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-04-03
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Among the new bills introduced in thu
House, Monday. were: Requiring CITY
Solicitors to sue for the recovery of publi'
funds Illegally drawn or misapplied ant
to bring proceedings against public Off
GERS who miSapply funds and authorizing
them to bring suits for forfeiture Of fran
chlse when the terms of the contract ar,
violated: To allow a taxpayer of a corpo-
ration 10 prosecute an action TO reverse. ol
enJoin. an uncOntested decree against the
corporation within one year after its req
ditlon; That hamlets of fifty persons may
be Incorporated and maintain a police de-
partment OF their own if located near a
summer resort or picnic ground: That
wareh0usemen may sell chattel property
Kept Tor storage to satisfy storage claims;
Appointing the Governor. Auditor of State
ana the Attorney General commission to
build passageway between the old and
the new State house building: Providing
a fine of from S25 to $50 for distributing
free samples of medicines or other articles
containing any poisonous matter; Amend
ing law relating to widening or straight
ening of river so that notice in news
papers is all that is required instead of
serving personal notice ON property
owners.
Senator LOngwOrth introduced a bill in
the Senate that is intended to insure the
adoption by the electors of the constitu-
tiOnal amendment to eliminate double liza
bility of holders of stock in incorporated
companies. Under the present laws un-
less every man who goes to the polls votes
yea on proposition to amend the consti-
tuition his vote is counted against it. The
law now provides that constitutional
amendment must have majority of all
votes cast at the election. Lack of inter-
est. as rule, causes the failure of such
propositions. This bill will put the matter
up to the electOr III such manner that
his vote is counted yea unless he specific
ally votes against it.
BY unanimous vote the House of Rep
bill prohibiting the desecration of the
United States flag by using it for advertiS-
ing or political purposes.
The House also passed the bill, which
limits the jurisdiction Of Magistrate to
the township in which he was elected.
Should there be Police Court in the said
township the misdemeanant must be tried
there.
These bills were passed by the Senate:
Amending Section S33S so that the Seere-
tary of State shall have authority to reject
application for incorporation papers where
the name OF the Incorporation is likely to
mislead the public: To abandon portion
of the Wabash and Erie Canal in Paulding
County; Making it a misdemeanor to
assault special policeman; Providing
that boards of education in cities of the
second class, not now having public libra
ries, may make levy not to exceed six
tenths of mill for library purposes.
In both branches Of the General Assem-
bly, Wednesday, was submitted a PROPOSE
ton to amend the constitution so as to give
the veto power to the Governor. 1t was
defeated decisively in both branches after
long debates. There were no partisan
lines drawn and no attempt was made to
make the question one of party policy.
Bills passed the House as follows: An
act to amend an act passed authorizing the
improvement of public roads sOftownships:
To supplement Section 1856 Of the X. S. Of
o. by placing mortgages given by tele-
graph, telephone, electric lighting, mes
senger, hot water heating companies on
the same footing as railroad mortgages bv
making them real estate instead of chattel
mortgages; Authorizing insurance COM
panies writing accident and health poll
cies to do business in Ohio; To require
employers of labor when advertising for
hands during a strike OF lockout in their
factories to mention the existence of the
same in the advertisement.
A large number of new bills were intro
duced in the Senate.
These bills passed in the House, Thurs
day: To establish an Ohio Board of Uni
form State Laws for the promotion of uni
formity of legislation in the United States;
To repeal the law that foreign surety COM
panies deposit $50, 900 with the State Treas
urer before transacting business in Ohio;
To define the bribery of a juror felony:
For IA days o. n. G. encampment; To
provide for the parole Of wOrkhouse pris
Oners.
The Beal local option bill was passed by
the Senate by unanimous vote. after
being amended so that it would not inter-
fere with the operations of brewery in
''dry" town.
Other bills passed as follows: To create
a special school district in Point Town
ship, Holmes County: Authorizing all
Boards of Education outside of Cincinnati
and Cleveland to levy an additional mill
for school purposes; To put Adams County
officers on salary; To amend the canal
laws so that the Attorney General may
prosecute ''squatter" claims; That guar
dians may lease the real estate Of wards
for mining gyysum as well as coal; To
protect miners so the demands of the State
will not be so severe: To put Miami Coun-
ty officers on a salary.