The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-04-28
Supplying an omission in the mechanic's
Ian faW that mira ctora on ptiblic


works shall be liable.
Reorganizing the free employment Of
fees and increasing the superintendent's
salary to 81 500
Providing that no railroad shall employ
as iagman or hostler or assistant hostler
any person who can not read and write
and speak the English language.
Providing for the care of persons In
jured at mines.
Relating to the licensing and examlna-
tion of steam engineers.
Providing a system of registration for
children employed in establishments - as
TO. compel the enforcement OF the child
labor law.
Insurance Measures.
Insurance laws enacted were:
Regulating fraternal beneficiary ASSOC
Requiring foreign insurance companies
to publish In newspaper the certificate
of the superintendent of insurance to the
effect that said companies have complied
with the Insurance laws.
Exempting from the provisions OF X. >.
on Insurance, associations of sanatariunS
or hospitals.
Permitting fidelity companies to act as
,,reties on the bonds of public officials.
Permitting foreign companies doing
surety business in this state. This law
was Was enacted to make more definite section
1866. II. 5.
insurance can refuse or revoke the IL
censes Of companies organized under the
laws of the United States or other sta tea,
and doing business Of insuring against
while travelling by railway steamboat,
&C.
Amending section 363oe, r. s.. requiring
foreign corporations doing insurance busi-
ness on the assessment plan TO comply
with certain conditions.
Amending X. $. 2S5. and providing for
the appointment of one or more general
agents by foreign insurance companies.
This law authorizes what Is already the
practice, the appointment of general
words of the old statute. "in this state %
Amending sections 1854 and 36i0, II. s..
providing for filing of bond by joint stock
companies doing life insurance on the mt
tual plan and providing for the exami.
anton of such companies by the superin-
tendent of Insurance.
Amending sections 1904, 1905. 36l6. r. s..
providing for filing of bond by joint stock
companies doing life insurance on the mu-
tual plan and providing for the examina-
ton of such companies by the superinten-
den( of insurance.
Amending sections 1884 and 3GiO r. S..
and requiring foreign corporations doing
business on the capital stock or mutual
tcndent of insurance a certificate OF au-
thority
Amending section $500. r. S. and requir-
ing Insurance companies organized under
the laws of a foreign government to make
a deposit with the superintendent of
insurance.
supplementing section 2s3. r. s.. and
providing for the revoking of insurance
licenses issued to persons residing in
states that prohibit residents of this from
acting as agents In such states,
ENempting from the provisions of Sec
tion $4,000 to 1851. r. s., association form
ed for the exclusive purpose of paying thu
funeral expenses of their members
Authorizing insurance commissioner TO
take action against companies with i'm
paired capital.
Fixing standard for superintendent OF
insurance to value outstanding policies OF
Ohio companies.
Fees and Salary Laws.
Fee and salary laws enacted were:
Fixing the salary of members of tho
board of review for equalization of real
and personal property.
Increasing the salaries OF supreme court
Judges to $500. and OF common pleas to
5000, the latter to get additional salary
from the county according to population.
Providing for the appointment by the
county commissioners of supernten-
dent, watchmen. ianitors. engineers, clerk
and legal counsel.
Fixing the compensation of the officers
and salaries of the Ohio state school tor
the blind.
Authorizing the governor to appoint a
canal commission to complete the work
of the former commission
Providing for the salaries of county
commissioners
Requiring county recorders to indorse
the fee charged for filing on any instru-
ment.
Providing for official court stenograph-
ers ana regulating their fees.
Relieving county treasurers and count '
commissioners In regard to the collection
of delinquent and forfeited taxes collect-
ed under section llOi.
Increasing the salaries of teachers and
matrons of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans home.
Redrafting the law providing for a bu.
reau Of inspection of public offices and
accounting, and enabling the attorney
general TO prosecute when the local
thorities fail to do so.
Making members of the board of pub
lie works superintendents of the canal Oi
the state, and giving them $500 addi-
tional salary.
Compromising the recorder for tran.
scribing defaced or injured records.
Providing for tn" appointment of ma.
irons IN county lails.
Requiring the county recorder TO record
in separate book properly indexed. Ger.
tificates of authority TO pay taxes on tht
land of another.
Providing for the appointment of anc
defining the duties Of a deputy auditor oi
state
Increasing the salary of the lieutenan,
governor from $500 To $500.
ReorganiZing the office of attorney gen
eral, giving him power 10 appoint two as
sistants regularly, a chief clerk, two ste
nographers and one messenger: also, e
appoint all special counsel In civil anC
criminal cases In which the state is 1
party or directly interested
Raising the salary of the dairy and fooc
commissioner to s., 800.
Regulating Court Practice.
Abolshing necessity giving notice of in
tention to appeal to circuit court.
Correcting an error In the bill of excep
tions laws.
Exempting persons testifying I'm liquo
cases from being prosecuted on their tes
/ tmony thereafter,
/ Authorizing the clerk of the police cour
in Cleveland 10 appoint an Interpreter.
The School Code.
l In city school districts the board OF edu
/ cation shall consist Of not less than tw,
! members nor more than seven member
/ elected at large by the qualified elector
/ OF the school district and of not less thar
| two members nor more than 30 member
| elected from suhdistricts by the qualihe,
electors of each subdistrict, provided tha
/ In city school districts which at the las
/ federal census contained population o
| less than 5000 persons the board of edu
! cation shall consist of not less than thre
J members and not more than seven mem
/ bers elected AZ large by the qualitie,
| electors Of such city school district.
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