The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-15
A BUSY DAY IN
OHIO LEGISLATURE
SCORES OF BILLS INTRODUCED
IN THE HOUSE ON TUESDAY.
THE COUNTY OPTION BILL
10 Referred to the Senate COMMITTEES
on Temperance, Much to the
Qualification OF Its Friends,
Who Expected Fight.

Columbus, o., Jan. 15.-The county
option bill is now in the hands of the
senate committee on temperance The
bill was read the second time Tues
day and the friends of the measure
breathed a sigh of relief when the
order to refer went on record without
objection. They were prepared for
a fight over the reference of the meas
ure.
These bills were introduced in the
house: Providing for establishment
Of two state normal schools one in
northeastern and one in northv estern
Ohio; providing for uniform teachers
certificates to be issued by boards
of county examiners, to be valid in
any part of the state; to regulate the
sale of natural gas. Provides for an
inspector and If yas furnished does
not contain certain specified heat
units consumers bill must be re-.
duced; to create a commission to be
appointed by the governor to provide
for compiling, publishing and distrib.
uting text books; to re-enact former
law forbidding marriage of person Of
pure white blood with a negro or per.
son having visible admixture of Az
rican blood, under penalty of 500 or
three months imprisonment; provid.
ing penalty of $50 fine or 80 days
Imprisonment for use of scales that
weigh falsely; to cause persons re.
ceiving assignments of salaries to re-
cord same with employer of assignee
within three days after execution; to
provide penalty of Acknowledgement
for 20 years for any voter soliciting
pay for his vote. May also disfran.
chise for committing perjury when
challenged to build state hospital
for inebriates; empowering cities to
own street railway tracks, but not to
operate cars; 10 prevent any railroad
having asso Citations wherein persons
resign damages in case of death or in.
jury; to prevent any stockholder of a
corporation being appointed a receiv.
er for same; TO prevent charges of
interest on loans in any sum exceed.
ing ~ per cent month
Mr.. Roberts, of Cuyahoga. intro
duced bill providing that three or
more citizens of city may file
charges against a mayor for failure
to enforce any law or ordinance and
present such charges to the governor,
who may remove or suspend the may.
or.
The bill is designed to make effect.
i've the removal clause of the munici.
pal code. Mr. Roberts claims his law
prohibiting dance halls in connection
with saloons has not been enforced in
Cleveland.
Bills introduced In senate: Giving
city councils the right to renew fran.
chises declared invalid. after road
has been in operation one year, with.
out advertising for bids; establishing
a fine of from $50 to 5000 for selling
milk below standard, or adulteratet; !;
creating a state mining commission of
three members pamed by the goverI,.
or and to abolish the state mine in.
spector; providing for the taxation Of
the mineral wealth of the state. A
commission named by the governor
shall revalue every four years; a bill
giving absolute home rule to cities.
No limit except those of state laws is
established, but existing temperance
laws cannot be disturbed.
The following joint resolutions were
introduced in the senate:
Providing for the submission of a
constitutional amendment striking out
provision for uniform assessment of
all classes of property recommended
by state tax commission); proposing o
constitutional amendment licensing
traffic in intoxicating liquors.