The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-10


decision of the supreme court in the
mandamus cases to test the question
whether school board elections shall
be held this spring, brought to the SUI
preme court by MeJsrs. Andrew For
sythe and Benjamin f. Fisher, Of
Steubenville, will sustain his opinion
to the effect that such elections should
not be held in certain cities. The
court will probably pass on the mat
ter next week. The attorney gener-
ais opinion. did not specify that there
should be no school board elections
whatsoever, but that no elections
should be held in city districts where
the members are elected by wards or
partly by wards. Under his ruling
school board elections will be held in
the same manner as in former years
in the following classes of school dis
tricts: City districts not having ward
representation, village districts, town
ship districts and special districts.
The impression that the opinion pro-
vides that no elections shall be held
anywhere is erroneous.
The opinion distinctly says that in
city districts where the members are
elected by wards or partly by wards,
all present members shall hold over
until adequate laws are provided.
Secretary OF State Laylin was the
recipient of an unusual proposition
Thursday. The sole surviving inco:-
porator of cemetery association at
North Lewisburg. Ohio, wrote the Sec
retary asking If he would accept q
cemetery lot in lieu Of money for the
annual fee required from corporations
not for profit. He Is somewhat in
pecunious circumstances and is anx-
ious that the offer be accepted. He
makes the stipulation, however, that
while the secretary may choose the
lot he desires he must not take on !
occupied. Mr.. Laylin is not aware
that anyone in his department is anx-
ious to shuttle off the mortal coil and
will respectfully decline the offer. Tie
matter has caused no end Of amuse-
ment about the state house.
Governor Nash says that IL Lieu
tenant Governor Harry L. Gordon, OF
Cincinnati, is elected president CT the
city council Of that city, he will not
be disqualified from holding his pres
ent Office. He states there is nothing
in the state constitution to prevent
Gordon from filing both Offices and
that he will do nothing to prevent
him from serving out his present
term, even If he should be elscted
president of council. AS Lieutenant
Governor Gordon is simply an execu-
tive officer he does not come with
in the ban of the section of the con-
stitution which prohibits members CT
the legislature from holding other o.
fees.
Captain Edward r. Miller, OF Co.
lumbus. appointed to succeed Col Fl.
ii. Taylor, assistant adjutapt general,
resigned. formerly was managing edi-
tor OF the Ohio State Journal, of this
city. He will assume the Office on
May |. Col. c. C. Ames, of the adju-
tant generals Office. who was prom
inently considered for the place, de-
clared he did not want the appoint
ment.
Columbus, March 9.-State Treas
urer l. b. Cameron has begun man
damus proceedings in the supreme
court to compel the treasurer OF Rich
land county to pay $6,1l508. claimed
due as taxes by the state from the
county, into the state treasury. The
county prosecutor enjoined the county
treasurer from turning over the mon
ey TO the state treasurer and when
the latter drew on the treasurer for it
the draft went to protest. The suit
rs the outgrOwth OF the settlement of
the estate OF the late II. d. Harter, of
Mansfield, from which back taxes
were discovered and collected through
the medium of the tax inqujsitO-.
The county claims the state owes II
III ,tO3 as its share of the attorney fees
and costs incurred in the collection of
these taxes.
The joint centennial commission
met in this city Friday afternoon and
completed arrangements for the cele-
bratioa of the anniversary OF the ad-
mission into the Union. which will
take place at Chillicothe, May 20-21
Professor Andrews, Of Marietta, will
take the place of Senator Henry Ca
pct Lodge, Of Massachusetts, on the
program. The commission has not
wholly despaired of having President
Roosevelt present, although his item
erary provides for his presence else
where at the time of the event. The
program will be given out complete
some time today. M
Thomas H. Hogsett. Of Cleveland,
fled an amended petition in the case
brought to prevent Mayor Tom JOHN
son from letting contracts for street
improvements In Cleveland before the
spring election, In the supreme court,
Friday afternoon, and the court al
lowed temporary restraining order
until next Wednesday afternoon,
when the matter will come up on itp
merits.