The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-02-13
LAW MAKERS
OF OHIO.
Bills In and Out of the LIE
gal Hopper.

Voting down all amendments,
the supporters of the Rose county
local option bill passed that meos-
ure through the Ohio Senate by
the remarkable vote of 81 to 13.
rhis decisive ballot foreshadowe
its enactment into law by the
House of Representatives,. The
Iopponeuto Of the measure staked
all upon the action Of the upper
body and they have lost.
For nothing went the gigantic
efforts that were made against it..
In vain was the petitioniDg and
the demonstrating. Unheard ap,
parently were the demands that
this blow be withheld from the
many industries that would be
affected by the enactment of this
the most drastic restrictive meas
ure that has ever been proposed
aside from a straight-out state
prohibition of the sale of liquor.
The initiation and referendum
amendment to the state constitu-
tion passed the senate.
The senate passed the Sites SEN
alto bill providing for a hun ters'
license, with only the amendment
made in committee.
AS it passed it requires hunters
to secure from-the county clerk or
township clerk license annually
at cost of 81 for a resident of
Ohio and $40 for non-residents. 1t
does not apply to tie owner of
land hunting on his own land.
Senator Schmidt's bill providing
for compensation of members of
city school boards was defeated.
Senator Hypes introduced two
bills Thursday. One relates to the
hearing of insane cases before the
probate court and provides that in
instances whore such cases are
submitted for the purpose of evad-
ing the care of the person, the
probate court will be authorized
to appoint an attorney for the
purpose Of investigating all the
conditions in the case and make q
report to his court.
The other provides for the com
mitment Of insane persons whose
place of residence in unknown and
cannot be aseertained. Persons
frequently become insane who are
not residents of the county where
such insanity develops, and under
existing laws the Jail is the only
place where such persons can be
confined.
BY the terms of the Berry bill
that passed the senate Thursday
it is made an ofense to sell as
linseed oil any oil not made wholly
from the flaxseed, and a legal
standard for boiled linseed oil is
established.
The house of representatives
passed the Braun bill Thursday
afternoon for prevention of the
spread of tuberculosis.
The house also passed and made
half law of the Shankland bill
authorizing townships to make a
one mill levy for the support of
public hospitals municipalities
already have such authority.
Another bill passed by the house
was that Of Mr.. White, of Wash
ington. 1t provides that if rail-
road companies neglect to fence
their right of way, the work may
be done by owners of abutting
property; the cost certified to the
county auditor, placed upon the
tax duplicate against the company,
and collected by the county treas
urer for the benefit of the property
owner.
Contributions by corporations to
campaign funds of political parties
or individual candidates is made
punishable by heavy fines and inn
prisonment in the bill OF Repre-
sentative Henry L. Hunt, OF Gin
cinnati, passed by the house yes
terday afternoon. Only Geyen
votes were cast against it.
The bill is much like the nation
al law on the subject, recently en-
acted by congress. All Ohio cor
porations will be required to make
a sworn statement TO the secretary