Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-22
WILLING
To Continue to
be Statesmen.
legislators Still Present
New Bills.
Medina County May Abandon
Normal School.
Especial Correspondence.)

'SBN'idi
Columbus. o., Feb. 22.-Judging by
the way members of the House dump
ed bills into the hopper this week,
they are perfectly willing to continue
to be statesmen until well into the
summer. OF course many of these
were local bills but there were enough
of Il general nature to keep the Legs-
laturc busy for some time to come.
Stage, of Cuyaloga, got after Legis-
lators and other state officials who ac-
cept passes, by introducing bill pro-
hibiting the use of railroad, steamboat
or other passes by public officials, un-
der penalty of removal from Office.
A bill in which every public service
corporation will he greatly interested
was introduced by Price, of Athens.
1t was drawn by Allen Ripley Foote,
corporation attorney and ostensibly
provides for the readjustment, at the
end of five years after a franchise is
granted and thereafter every ten years,
of rates charged by public service cor
porations, and at the end of 81 years
municipalities may acquire plants; that
corporations must make full reports to
auditor of state, to determine earning
power of property, and that corpora
tions are allowed TO earn tie cost of
operation of the property and profit
limited to twice the interest paid by
Il municipality on its bonded dept,
There is, however, Il decided suggcs-
ton of Il sleeper in the bill, in as
much as it permits corporations to
consolidate and also gives opportunity
for perpetual franchises by saying that
municipalities may take over plants
after 30 years have elapsed but makes
no provision for any franchise expiring
in case the municipality does not care
to take over the plant.
A bill for which Smith, of Hamilton
stands sponsor, seeks to compel all per-
sons who sell cocaine TO label II poison;
sell it only on physlcan's prescrip-
tion, registering the name OF the ply
sician and purchaser, under penalty Cf
II fine of from 500 to $500.
\ bill providing that manufacturers
of butterine mist pay a license of
$1,000 per year; wholesalers, $3.50 re-
tailcrs, 500; hotels and restaurants, so,
and boarding houses, $40, was fnthcred
by. Berghcgger OF Hamilton
a bill was introduced by Fischer
,of Medina, authorizing Il special cleo
ton in Medina county ON the question
of abandonment of the county normal
school at Wadsworth.
York, Of Ottawa, introduced a bill
providing for the appointment of n
commission by tho Governor to codify
the laws Of the state,
The Gear bill to prevent the sale OF
cigarettes or cigarette wrappers tc
persons under 20 years of age, and to
provide license fec of 5000 for whole
sale dealers In cigarettes and 500 fOi
retailers and prohibiting the sale Of any
cigars, cigarettes or tobacco to any per-
son under III years of age, and provid
ing penalty of II fine from SD to- SlGO
or Imprisonment for from two to 81
days Or both for the first offense, and
for subsequent offcnscs Il fine of from
D $50 TO $500 and imprisonment for from
five TO 90 days, the act to go into effect
July l, 1902, was passed by the House
K. j, MURDOCH.