The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-03-03
POWER TO REMOVE
DEREL|CT MAYORS
AUTHORITY GIVEN GOVERNOR
AND JUDGES OF COMMON
PLEAS COURTS.
NORRIS BILL is RECOMMENDED
Provides System Of Liability Of EN-.
ployers for Damages to Their En-.
poyes Occurring Through Acct.
dent.

Columbus, O.-Authority and the
means to remove from office mayors
who are derelict in their duty or who
are guilty of other offenses is con-
ferred upon judges of the common
pleas courts and the governor in the
bill of Representative Arthur p. Black,
of Ashland county. which was passed
by the house by vote of 20 to 2S.
Norris Bill Reported.
The house committee on labor re-
ported with recommendation for
passage the Norris bill, providing a
system of liability of employers for
damages to their employees occurring
through accident.
The house passed the Gilligan bill,
which makes substantial changes I'm
the laws relating to embalming. 1t
provides that no cadaver shall here.
after he embalmed save by a licensed
practitioner and creates a new board
of examiners. made up of the presi-
dent and secretary of the state board
OF health and three persons to be ap.
pointed by the governor.
Merit System in Schools.
Senator Albert Mendelson of Cuya.
hoga county, had his ambitions graft.
fed by the passage by the senate OF
his | i'll providing for the merit system
in tie public schools. Its approval
ans that politics will be almost
y loly separated from the school sys.
Z, n of the state. All employees OF
1ool boards, even to the ianitors,
e.ceDting teachers and superintend-
ents will have to take a civil service
esan ination before being employed.
II bill of Senator Carl Keller. Of
Tole 10, fixing the naval militia on the
same footing as the Ohio National
Guarl, was passed in the senate. The
purp Jse is to have this part Of the
state war department in similar stand.
ing with the infantry.
House bills passed: BY Mr. Reed.
of Woodworking that real estate
sold by order of courts may. If ap-
praised at less than 5000 be disposed
of after failure to receive a bid
amounting to two-thirds of its value
be sold at the highest bid at public
sale. BY Mr. BowersoX, of Williams
Providing that juries may recommend
mercy in cases of burglary of inhab.
tied dwelling. I'm which event the pen
atty shall be from five TO thirty years
Imprisonment in the penitentiary,
BY Mr.. Schaibly, Of Cuyahoga-Pro.
viding that chattel mortgages. filed
with township clerks, may be relied
in the office of the county recorder
after the expiration Of the three-year
legal term
The senate confirmed the followine
appointments of Gov. Harmon: John
S. Ellen, Lake county, and Edward F.
Lawler, Carroll county, members of
the board Of trustees of the Massillon
and DR., II. II. Drysdale, Cleveland,
members of the board of state chari-
ties.
The house adopted the Reed bill
which makes it an offense for any
agent receiving a note in payment of
same until the policy has been deliv.
cred to and accepted by the insured
The Spiegel bill was adopted. This
requires fraternal insurance com
panies to furnish TO benefciaries or
other interested persons all possible
Information that viii enable them TO
collect the policy or take over the
fixed assessment or benefit.
Senate Passes Deaton Act.
Without any opposition the senate
passed bill Of Senator Deaton, pro-
viding that the superintendent of in
surance shall liquidGte insolvent in.
surance companies. The purpose of
the proposed measure is to do away
with the expensive system of receiv-
ership or placing the company in the
hands Of trustees.
Bills passed in senate: BY Sena.
tor Tuttle-Providing that upon the
organization of boards of education a
vice president and deputy clerk may
be elected, and giving the power to
boards OF education to fix the amount
of the bond of their treasurer. BY
Senator Notwithstanding the law
providing that city auditors will have
TO certify to the boards of safety and
service that there are sufficient funds
in the treasury to the credit of the
fund from which expenditures are TO
be made, the same as he does to city
councils
The senate favored Senator Fred
Bader of Hamilton county, by the
Camhridge Q-L A Iafnllette