The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1904-04-28
OUR LEGISLATURE.

and known varl0uSly as the BOnebrake,
Cincinnati or Harrison bill, was rejected
by decisive vote by the House Of Rep
resentatives after debate lasting nearly
all of Wednesday.
The House, by vote of 46 to %, refused
to pass the Riegel bill providing that
chattel mortgages should berecorded with
the County Recorder instead of the Town
ship Clerk.
The Worthington House bill to appro-
pirate $50, 900 for the erection of home
for Ohio's Governors was passed by the
Senate Thursday. AS soon as minor
amendments are concurred in by the
House and the bill is signed by the Gov
ernor it will be a law.
The Senate passed the Wertz and Fish
er road bill, which were the outgrowth of
the recent good roads convention held in
Columbus. The bills provide for a State
Commissioner of Highways, who is to
supervise road Improvements If the people
to be benefited so desire.
The Senate also passed bill requiring
all commercial milk placed on the market
to contain not less than 8 per cent. of but
ter fat.
1t is now up to the Senate to accept or
reject the school code, which the House
of Representatives after a day of discus
sion, passed by vote of rs to % and sent
to that body for approval. With it went
the message that the lower body proposed
to stand by the main provision of it, /. e.,
a Board o. Education of five members
elected at large in every division.
The Brannock Bill, as ammended, after
a conference of the joint Legislative Com
mittee and Governor Herrick, was Friday
passed by both houses of the Ohio Legis-
lature.
The bill, as enacted, provides for:
Local option elections by districts in
municipalities on petition Of 40 per cent.
of the electors.
Such districts shall contain not fewer
than 800 nor more than 1000 electors.
Business sections are to be exempt from
the provisions of the measure, any street
between intersecting streets, or for 500
feet to be treated as business section If
more than IS per cent of the frontage is
business property.
Saloons are not to be counted as either
business or residence property.
| Manufacturing establishments are to be
classed as business property.
When an election is held the result will
control for two years.
The bill will take effect at once upon
being signed by the Governor.
The Paine amendment to the constitu-
tiOn was passed by the House.
The Bronson general primary law was
passed by the House.
House and Senate entered the homo
stretch Of the legislative session Monday
afternoon at high speed, which, IL MAIN
tanned during the rest of the week, will
see the calendars cleared Of large pro-
portion of the pending measures.
The following are among the bills
passed and all that is necessary to make
laws Of the measures is to have the gov
ernor affix his signature to them.
Senator Bruoe's bill providing severe
punishment for Democrat participating
in Republican primary election or vice
vgrsa.
The Cassatt Senate bill providing severe
penalties for abducting inmates from
state institutions.
Representative Rawson's bill providing
that physicians having certificates from
other states may be admitted to practice
in this state without examination. 1t is
to be a reciprocal arrangement.
The Braun house bill extending the jur-
fsdiction of cities over the water supply
Of streams to twenty miles. Senate
amendments concurred in.
Detaching Fairfield County from the
fifth circuit judicial district and adding it
to the fourth judicial district.
Providing for the publication Of "The
Biographical Annals Of Ohio" 5000 VOL
tunes. Each member of the legislature is
allotted fifty copies.
Amending the mechanics lien law to
provide that fuel bills shall become lien
against property in erection of which
such fuel was used. and giving material.
men ard subcontractors the same right of
mechanics lien as are accorded the princi-
pal contractors under the old law.
Providing that any balance in excess of
$500 left in the dog tax fund, after the
payment of sheep claims. may be applied
to the support of humane societies.
Requiring each bank institution in Ohio
to make at least two reports year to the
auditor Of state, showing the condition of
its business on any post day which the
state auditor may designate.
Amending the law governing nursery
inspection and the prevention Of San Jose
scale and other diseases affecting trees,
shrubs, vines, ETC., to provide that no
of nursery stock shall he
shipped into the state without having
been fumigated and freed of insect pests;
also permitting tree owners to oppose the
of trees by resort to the courts
where doubt is entertained Of their being
The Senate, Tuesday, passed the Houck
bill requiring that an applicant for mar
riage shall, in addition to the questions
now required to be answered, also answer
the applicant is imbecile, insane,
epileptic or an habitual drunkard.
The House, Tuesday morning, by
vote of Il to IL. passed the Chamberlain
Senate bill increasing the salaries OF Su-
preme Judges to 81, 500, and those Of Cir
cult and Common Pleas Judges to from
a, 900 to 1000. In addition to what they
get now by statute from the State they are
o get Sl8 for every 1000 population of
heir counties and $3.50 a year for travel
ng expenses.
A bill making an appropriation of
;S5 900 for the establishment of q State
sanatarium and providing for
he appointment of a board Of trustees for
he same.
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