Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
summary OF Proceedings in Both of
Its Branches.

| introduced. 10 amend Une TeNlSeu
statutes so that county can pay
from its poor or general expenses
fund not less than $25 nor more than
$50 per capita quarterly towards the
support of worthy male blind persons
81 years of age or older, and worthy
female blind persons of 16 years of
age or over. A beneficiary must be a
bona fide resident of Ohio for five
years. of his or her county one year;
amending the municipal code so that
banks that become repositories of
city boards may put up bonds other
than of guarantee company; eX-
tending to all courts the rule of the
common pleas court not to reverse
n verdict more than twice on the
weight of the evidence; authorizing
the incorporation of good govern
ment associations for the purpose of
securing from public officers the
proper administration of their offices;
for the creation of n board composed
of the state school commissioner and
the school superintendents of the five
largest cities in the state, to be called
the Ohio State board for the training
of teachers. Board shall prescribe a
course of study and set conditions for
entrance of pupils to institutions Of
fering the prescribed course. The
bill provides for the levying of state
tax of one-thirtieth of mill, to be
expended under the direction of the
above created board; providing for a
state board of examiners for BARRIERS,
the board to consist of three MEM
| hare taI l,,,
BARRIERS must pass the examination;
to amend Section 6,966, to allow
either written or verbal permissions
to hunt. Now one must have written
| permission; requiring the county sur
veyor to keep plats, records, etc, of
all land, lots, etc, in his county, and
| to certify that descriptions in deeds
are correct before they are recorded.
The carnation bids fair to become
the state flower. The house adopted
unanimous vote and the senate will
probably do likewise.
Because State Auditor Guilbert had
failed to include sufficient appropri-
alton for the dairy and food depart
ment to continue its entire force of
employees, the house refused to pass
luC blll uulll WIS
1t was charged that Guilbert desired
to cut down the department force.
Senate-Bills introduced: Repeal
ing Section AZ and making bills pass
ed effective as laws upon signature
by the governor. Passed under sus-
pension of rules; making claims of
coal dealers who furnish coal to oil
drillers, a lien upon the oil leases;
nr,ft ,.lA I'D
crease of $500 in salary payable from
the state treasury, any additional
amount paid out of county treas
uries to be determined by a commits
sion consisting of the state auditor,
attorney general and secretary of
state, such extra allowance from
counties to be limited to $4,000. The
amount Is so fixed to preserve to the
judges of Cuyahoga and Hamilton
counties the $4,000 they now receive.
impose an additional burden upon the
state of $4,000 annually.
Columbus, Jan. 2S.-The canal bills
to turn the Ohio system over to the
railroad interest backed by George
B. Cox, of Cincinnati, were introduced
Wednesday by Hollis Johnson, of Gal
ia, speaker pro len VI Illc HOuSc'
The first bill gives to companies or
ganized for the purpose of operating
canal boats by electricity or other
motive power, the right to construct,
operate and lease any railroad and
have the same power as railroad COM
panies.
The second bill provides for the
leasing of the towing paths and the
state lands adjacent thereto of the
Miami and Erie canal, from Cincin-
natl to Dayton, to the Miami and
Erie Canal Transportation Co. for the
purpose of building a railroad, for
a period of 80 years, renewable for
ever. The company to pay the state
such rent, as shall be determined by
a commission of three persons to be
appointed by the governor within 80
days after passage of this act.
The appointment by the governor
| of a commission of three members to
serve two, four and six years, and af-
| ter the expiration of their terms
| their successors to each serve SIX
years, salaries $4,000, to have charge
| of the product of the convict labor
of the penal institutions of the state,
and market it among other state in
stitutions, is provided in bill intro
duced by Senator Pollock.
House-Bills introduced: To make
the common laws of Ohio with refer
ence to master and servant, the statu-
tory law of the state. This is import
ant especially in personal injury suits
in federal courts, which do not recog-
nize the common law, but do recog-
nize statutory law. AS a result OF
conditions now existing, foreign cor
porations doing business in Ohio are
not bound by the common law of mas
ter and servant; to abolish the doc
trine of assumed risk in certain cases.
Provides that employers must fur
nish a reasonably safe place for em-
ployes to work, safe appliances and
machinery to work with; memorable
ing congress for completing improve
ments of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers and for the construction of an
isthmian canal; providing that flag
men and hostlers employed by rail