Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
Summary of Proceedings I'm Both Of
lta Branches.

Columbus, Jan. 20.-House-Bills
introduced: To give justices of the
peace jurisdiction in attachment
cases where either the debtor or
creditor is resident of his town
ship; providing for payment of prin-
cipal and interest on state fair
ground improvement bonds. The
amount is $4,000; providing for uni
form questions by all county school
examiners-the state school commits
SION to provide them; repeating the
law prohibiting more than one JUS
tice of the peace in any ward; giving
municipal corporations power to
grant franchises to hot water heat
ing and power companies; making
compulsory the present law authoriz-
ing township trustees to appropriate
$500 to pay bounties at ten cents
head for dead groundhogs, and add
ing crows at ten cents head; to pro-
vide for a counter affidavit in cases
where an affidavit of prejudice is
made against a sitting judge and II
the judge finds for the counter atiiant
he shall proceed to try the case; to
make wife's separate property
liable for necessaries furnished to
husband when he has no property of
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living; authorizing the consolidation
of electric light and water companies,
in the same municipality. The bill
adds water companies to the law per-
mitting the consolidation of street
railways and electric light COM
panies; requiring automobiles to stop
on signal from drivers of passing
vehicles-empowerin cities to limit
speed to eight miles an hour. Penal
ties S. to $500.
Senate-Bills introduced: Prevent
ing release on bond from state hos
pitfalls of patients known to have sui
cidal or homicidal tendencies; provid-
ing uniform examinations for steam
Observation-Disclosures the one-year
provision as oiler, and provides re-eX-
animation for engineers whose Ii
censes have been revoked; to protect
theatre-goers, providing for asbestos
curtains, red lights and guards at all
exits during performances, and a
printed diagram of the theatre to be
handed each patron, with printed in
structions regarding all exits. Pen
atty $1,000.
Columbus, Jan. 21.-House-Bills
introduced: Making it mandatory up
on county commissioners to pay to
county agricultural societies $500 a
year; making it unlawful to give "a
fictitious name, or for any mayor, po-
lice Judge or magistrate to knowingly
accept such on pleas in criminal pro-
ceedings. Penalties $40 to 500 fine
and 10 to 100 days imprisonment;
providing that when person has
been unheard of for a length of time
and is thought dead the heirs may
ask for the appointment of an admin
istrator; joint resolution to amend
the constitution by striking the
word white out of the clause OF
qualifications for elective franchise
1t is to be submitted to the people at
the next election of members of the
} general assembly; joint resolution tc
amend the constitution of the state
so as to strike out the word white
, in the article on elective franchises;
providing that where death or injury
results from defective machinery II
shall be taken as prima facie evidence
, of the owners responsibility and the
workman shall not be held for con
tributory negligence; to provide fol
payment of tax upon business o1
trafficking in patent medicines con
tanning more than 10 per cent. of al
cohol. For manufacturers $500 Ii
cense fee, for retailers $50; schoo
, code endorsed by Cleveland chamber
, of commerce, providing a school coun
, Gil or board of five members elected
at large for term of two years, ant
!. the election at large also for two
years of school director to be a
the head of the executive department
+ Under the terms of the bill the direc
r. Il.
5 subject to the approval of the board
9 The superintendent has sole author
i ity over appointment of teachers; t.
q forbid depositing refuse from straw
, board mills in running streams, OF
penalty of $1,000 fine; creating
state board of education consistin!
of five non-compensated members
who shall have charge of the stat
l. normal schools; Restricting powers o
, school boards to levy taxes and boz
a row money.
Senate-Bills introduced: To pei
:. nit the letting of contracts by munic
= ipalities, and the payment of est
mates upon such contracts befor
9 property assessments have been co
L lected; providing that feed maufa'
4 turers must secure license from sec
s retary of agriculture at $25 each, an
r requiring such manufacturers to labt
q all consignments of feed showing tn
3 per cent. of crude protein, crude fla
4. and crude fiber.
n So amended as to practically II
:. enact the old statute, the senate pas
:, ed the Rawson bill giving polio
- courts final jurisdiction in all case
D. of misdemeanors in cities.
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10 introduced: Requiring the dog ia
s. to be paid to the tax assessor, ar
,e killing of all dogs on which the ia
le is unpaid; emergency appropriate
IF bill; providing that the circuit cou
x. may not reverse the verdict of jun
IT more than once in any one case; pr
% viding that unintentional killing of
person by another's negligence
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