The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-23
BILLS ADOPTED
THIS SESSION
VIII Act On Several Import.
ant Measures May 81.
SUMMARY OF WORK DONE

UP Calendars Before Reeess-Con-
slderatIon Of Appropriation Bills
For 1911 and 1912 and Edwards
Tax commlssloners' Measure 70
Come Up Adjournment Day.
Members of the Ohio legislature
worked overtime in order to recess at
the appointed time, but were unable
to clean up the calendars. Several i'm.
portant bills were left for final action
on May 81. when the senate and house
win reconvene to put the finishing
touches on the work OF the assembly.
To adjournment day was postponed
final consideration Of the general ap.
propriation bills for 1911 and 1913.
carrying s14,O0O,0OO; the utilities bin,
the Kimble corrupt practices or elec.
tion fraud bill, the Edwards tax as.
sessment bill and the congressional
gerrymander.
Following are the bills passed up
TO the date of recess:
Appropriations.
State Levies Appropriated-Com
mon schools. s2,l75.O 900; irreducible
school debt interest, S325.OO0; uni.
versities, $625,OO0 weak school dis.
tricts, $4,000.
For 19i1-Partial bill, S2.7O7,652.
Legislature. S255,O00; deficiencies,
S193.979.2S; sundries. SS2.250 to build
normal schools at Kent and Bowling
Green, 100000; n. G. deficiency. 500.
706.s0; Columbus centennial, S25, 900:
TO equip state stone quarry for con-
vict labor 100000; expenses for com.
mission to codify child labor laws,
$4,000; G.. A. II. headquarters, S25O0:
reappropriation OF balance for TT.
Meigs, $4,000.
Walling - General deficiency bill
carrying S1O9.722.6O.
Banking.
Kennedy-Civing state superintend-
ent Of banks power to veto establish
ment of new banks and to approve re-
serve repositories; requiring 90 per
cent of each share to be paid in be-
fore entering into business.
Making payable on Mon.
day negotiable paper due on Saturday
because Of Saturday half holiday.
Lowry of Henry-For5iddin banks
not accepting state supervision to use
the word "state" in name.
Cetone-Requiring competitive bid.
ding for state deposits.
Hollinger-Providing for active
county repositories. minimum rate
per cent and inactive county de.
positories, minimum rate per cent;
providing that private bank may be
an active depository # there be no
state or national bank in the county
seat, and that a state or national bank
outside the county may be selected II
there be no private Tank at the
county seat.
Whittemore-Providlng that mu-
nicipal deposits may be secured by
federal, state OF municipal bonds or
first real estate mortgage.
Scott--Requires bank depositors to
notify their bank that checks have
been forged or raised against their
account within one year after the
check In. question has been paid, or
the bank is not responsible for the
loss.
Bucket shops.
-Comprehensively defining a
bucket shop and providing heavy pen.
alties for any transactions in stocks,
grains or produce on market quota
tions except bona fide sales.
Canals.
Purinton-Authorizin counties 10
vote subsidies to Lake Erie.Pittsburg
ship canal.
Bell-Authorizing state board of
public works to grant municipalities
or counties the right 10 narrow the
canal 10 25 feet to erect lift bridges.
Watkins-Ordering removal of ac-
queduct in Fairfield county.
Connaughton Requiring receipts
from oil and gas leases a. state reser
voirs and lakes to be paid into gen
sral revenue fund
Wailing g-Authorizing sale of cana,
hnd in Circleville to n. e. w. rail
road
Huffman-Appropriatiug $50 900 for
survey of canals by the chief engi
neer.
Jones-to abandon for canal pur-
poses the slack water in tho SciotC
river through the city OF Columbus
and TO transfer certain rights to the
city OF Columbus.
Dittmer-Abandonin the southern
division OF the Ohio canal, the Hook
ing canal, the Columbus feeder, pro
viding for survey and sale or lease By
the state board of public works and
chief engineer with approval OF the
governor and attorney general. and
also, OF the previously abandoned por
tions Of the Walhonding canal
Dittmer- Providing penalties TO-
destroying markers showing cana
surveys.
Andrews- Requiring the supreme
court TO report all of its decisions BY
at least stating the grounds for ac
tion.
Civil Rights.
Dosfer-Authorizin mergers ant