Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-04-18

OHIO LAWMAKERS.
Proceedings I'm Roth Branches OF tho
LEGISLATURE.

measures, the Willis bill and the Cole
| excise tax bill. The former provides
tax of one-tenth of per cent. an
nually upon the issued, paid-up and
outstanding capital stock of all cor
porations. The Cole excise bill inn
poses u tax of 1 per cent. upon the
| gross receipts of all corporations
now paying excise tax, and increases
the list of corporations liable to the
tax by adding telephone, telegraph,
express inter-urban and union sta
ton companies.
House.-Spealer McKinnon intro
duced bill in the house seeking to
make legal and effective bond issues,
franchises, grants and contracts
which have or may be endangered by ,
the ruling of the supreme court on
special legislation.
The house adopted the Foster
resolution authorizing the State
Archaeological and Historical society
to take charge of the celebration of
the anniversary of the state into the
union. The governor will appoint u
commission of seven to cooperate
with the society.
Bills passed: Providing for the
tions of all state institutions by the
state auditor and his deputies not
less than six times year; to reor-
ganize the state dental board and
provide for examination of dentists.
Columbus, April 11.-House.-Bills
passed: Requiring clerks of courts
to enter Judgment Immediately after
expiration of time allowed for filing
| a lon, e., -.
that when lower part of barbed wire
fence rs of boards consent of second
party is not needed; regulating APP
pointment of city school examiners
and their qualifications; providing
that official court stenographers may
take testimony of witnesses testify
Ing before grand jury; to make valid
bond issues, contracts and franchises
made under special legislation which
may be rendered invalid under new
line of decisions of the supreme
court; providing that in city school
districts voters who live outside city
limits but in school district may vote
in the precinct in which they reside.
Senate.-fThe senate reconsidered
the vote by which the house general
teachers pension bill was defeated
and the bill was then passed and is
half law. The senate will take
definite action next Tuesday on the
Thompson bill, which gives inter-
urban railroads the right of eminent
domain outside of municipalities.
Columbus, April 14.-House.-,Bills
introduced: Requiring that manu-
scripts OF teachers taking county
examinations be filed by examiners
with county auditors for public in
spection; compelling base ball man
ayers to cover bleacher seats with
suitable protection against sun and
rain under penalty of SIS to S25; pro-
viding for payment of Dow tax on
railroad buffet and dining cars, each
road running such cars shall pay
$3.50 where road has 200 miles or less
in state and 500 where road has
over 200 miles, all to go to the state.
Senate.-Bils introduced: To au-
| thorize the governor to appoint n
! commission of seven to act with state
archaeological and historical society
in making arrangements for the
celebration of the Tooth anniversary
of the founding of Ohio to be held
in Chillicothe, the first capital of the
state, in 1903.
Columbus, April 16.-The house
| to-day adopted resolution to
authorize the construction of me-
mortal arch to President Mckinley
on the sttae house grounds. The
resolution appropriates $4,000 for
the purpose, with the understanding
that the city of Columbus shall also
pay $4,000. The memorial will be in
the form of an archway at the west
front of the state house, facing High
street.
tHouse.-Bills passed: Providing
that city councils shall make spe-
cial levy of three -tenths mills for
| firemen's fund, three-tenths for po-
lice and one-siXtieth for sanitary po-
life fund, il the council of any city
refuses to make the levy, then one
| fourth of Dow tax is to go to fire.
men and police pension funds; to
authorize township trustees to i'm
prove roads which have not been
improved by county commissioners
and to levy not to exceed six mills
on property of township for this
purpose; providing that all foreign
life and fire insurance companies
shall pay 2R per cent. of gross an
nual premiums to the state; giving
common pleas court power to order
transfer of township, county or
city funds.
The appropriation bill containing
finance committees cash allowance
for state departments for 1902, was
introduced in the house last night.
The total amount is $4,9l0,919, which
is 1000 larger than two years ago.
Appropriation bill for 1908 will be
turned in next week.
Senate.-The Moore bill, provid-
ing for examination of state banks,
was defeated by vote of 10 to IS.
The bill was favored by city bank
ers, but opposed by country bank
ers.
The senate passed the bill lcens-
ing the practice of osteopathy in
Ohio, and it is now n law. The new
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