The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-03-29
France and Rare
and Tear Things
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of representatives. passed the second
general appropriation bill, which car
rles nearly six millions. The bill pro
vides. among other important items.
100000 for state aid in rOadniaking.
This makes total of $35O,OOO for TINS
purpose appropriated by the present
general assembly. the first bill having
carried Si5O000 For the cannIS the
following is provided: For mainte
nance and repairs OF the Miami ana
Erie canal, all of its earnings and bal
ances. for rebuilding the Miami ana
Erie canal north of Dayton. $5OUOo;
foE maintenance and repairs OF the
,sopthern division of the Ohio canal.
all OF its earnings. and balances and
$4,000; for maintenance and repairs
Of. the lOtthern division of the ONO
Canal, Cleveland to Dresden and the
Walhondng canal, all of its earnings
and balances and $4,000; reconstruc'
tjon' nopiberti division Ohio canal.
CIeyeIaha to. Dresden, balances and
receipts and $f50.000 reconstruction
OF southern division OF Miami and Erie
cnual. Dayton to Cincinnati, Sl56,OOO.
The house also passed the unauthor-
lied and authorized deficiency appro.
priation bills and the Whitney house
bill appropriating $7.G72 for the ser
vices of Ohio National Guard in the
Springfield riots.
Under suspension OF the rules the
senate passed the Berry bill providing
management of the proposed Lima
state hospital. which is destined to be
devoted TO the care of the criminal in
sane. The measure provides for the
transfer TO the Lima hospital OF all In
sane patients now held in other state
hospitals who have developed homi.
cidal tendencies. and for the removal
from the Ohio pcnitentiary and Mans
field reformatory ut all convicts who
are insane and have developed danger
Gus tendencies,
Dow Tax Increased.
The senate, % to 10, passed the Akin
bill increasing the Dow tax from $3.50
to $1,000 a year. The bill had pre-
viously been passed by the house. and
1t will become law II signed by the
governor, or by constitutional limita-
tion of 10 days without the governors
signature. Those who voted for the
bill were: Atwell. Beatty, Berry, Boeh-
mer, Brandt. Crist Denman, Drake.
Duvall, Hypes, kinsman, Lamb Lan-
Jnh A1nthnr Mnnl. p1tIar-
SON. Rathbuln, Rose, Russell Sites.
West Villains. Against: Arbenz, Car
ter, Gayman, Hafner. Harper, Howe.
Huffman Hunt, Pollock. Schmidt. Van
over, Ward. Senator Lawyer was alb.
sent Mr.. Neck offered an amendment
providing that the Akin bill should
not become effective until Ian. |. 1907
but it was defeated.
Under the provisions OF the Akin
bill the tax is placed at $1,000 a year
for saloon. 81 900 a year for buffet
cars Of any railroad not having in ex
cess OF 200 miles of track within the
state; $500 for buffet cars OF rail.
road having more than 300 miles OF
track in the state. and penalty of 80
per cent Wnefe Sucn ItlllOdu laIls w
pay an assessment when due, Where
any person keeping saloon fails TO
pay an assessment when due. the pen
atty shall be 20 per cent addition, and
where any saloon keeper refuses 70
furnish Information required by the
auditor relative TO his place of bust
ness. the tax shall be fixed ut $1,000
Where one has paid the tax of $1,000
and desires to quit he business with
in the year following he shall be re
funded an amount proportiunate to the
iinexpired portion of the year for
which he has paid the tax bur in no
case shall the amount OF tax retained
by the county be less than 5000. Set
Elements shall be made on the fourth
Monday in May ofeach year