The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-01-17
Law MILL
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road companies TO give good service
under their franchises and the com.
panies have been able to defy any
effort OF city authorities 10 compel
them TO increase the number OF cars
or otherwise improve their service
At the meeting of the committee ou
common schools yesterday morning
Senator William II. Neck OF Dayton
did not make any remarks In support
OF the charges he had made that state
school examiners traffic in certificates
and use their Offices to get institute
work. When his bill which forbids
examiners receiving compensations FOR
institute work came up for hearing he
said he would not ask any favorable
action but would be satisfied II IL
should be reported out OF the commit.
tee without recommendations so as 20
bring It before the senate and give
him a chance TO make his fight there
in the open. II was thereupon report.
ed out without recommendation and
Mr.. Meek says he will make his speech
in the open senate session.
The Kealy bill amend the municipal
code by comforting the regulating
power on boards of public service.
Municipal ownership, but not oper
alton, OF street car tracks, wires ard
poles Is granted in a bill by Stock
well OF Cuyahoga, and street railroads
are required TO pave 23 instead OF l6
Of aNR .alF
laid and IL instead OF s feet where
there are single tracks, by bill by
Lehman OF Sandusky.
Bills by Representative Hillenkamp
of Lucas prohibit a stockholder being |
named receiver OF a corporation and |
require the corporation TO furnish any
stockholder a copy OF any part OF the
company's records or books. Also |
making Is per cent the maximum in.
terest charge for chattel mortgages.
Marriage OF whites and blacks is
made illegal by a bill presented by
Representative Bense OF Ottawa. The
bin re-enacts an old statute which Il
is claimed was never formally re-
pealed but was done so inferentially
by It's omission when the 1884 revi-
sion OF the statutes was made.
Representative Roberts OF ClevG.
land, is after Mayor Tom l.. Johnson
in a bill to strengthen the present In.
operative provision OF the municipal
code that the governor may remove
mayors for non-performance OF duty.
claims Mayor Johnson has r.
nored the dance house license law,
which. he had enacted two years ago.
The Roberts bill provides for both
the suspension and the removal OF
mayors by the governor on complaint
and hearing Of charges
The dying declaration OF a woman
suffering from a criminal operation
may be received as evidence in the
same way as ante.mortem statements
n murder cases, according TO a bill
by Grinnell OF Portage.
BROAD REFERENDUM BILL.
The further extension yet proposed
II the principle of initiative and refer
'ndum, is sought in a bill introduced
,y Representative Hunt of Cincinnati.
I provides for the submission to pop
liar vote in cities, villages, townships.
md counties OF questions Of public
policy. The proposed initiative and
amendment TO the constI-
ution would provide for submission to
lirect vote OF laws made or to be
made by the legislature. The Hunt
ill provides for vote on gener Il
leaving the city council
'r county commissioners 10 frame or
finances and resolutions TO carry out
! declared public policy.
Punishment of the bribery or yot
n TO register or to refrain from regis.
ering is 2rsvided in a bill by Judge
)eyer of Portsmouth.
The Anti-Saloon league program of
egislation was completed by the iE.
reduction by Representative Jones OF
efferson of the proposed amendment
o the district loeal option bill Of