The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-23

for 1911 and 1912; the crosser
Municipal Initiative and Referen-
dunn Measure and Edwards Tax
Assessment Bill Held UP for Final
Adjournment Day, May 81.
It's task undone, the legislature re.
cessed late Thursday night. Final
consideration will be taken on ad.
5ournment day, May 81, of the general
appropriation bills for 1911 and 1912,
carrying s14,O00000; the utilities bill,
the Kimble corrupt practices or cleo
ton fraud bill, the Crosser municipal
initiative and referendum bill, the Ed
wards tax assessment bill and the
congressional gerpymander.
Much work Of Importance has been
accomplished during the present ses'
sion, which lasted almost five months.
Herewith is presented a summary
containing all the bills passed by both
houses OF the general assembly up to
the time of taking recess:
Appropriations.
For 1911-Partial bill S2,707,652.
Legislature, $255,0O0 deficiencies,
3193,979.2S; sundries, sS2, $50 TO build
normal schools at Kent and Bowling
Green, 100000; N. G. deficiency, $780,
706.80: Columbus centennial. S25,000;
10 equip state stone quarry for con
vict labor. $4,000; expenses for com.
mission to codify child labor laws,
$4,000 G. A. r. headquarters, $2500;
reappropriation of balance for Ft
Meigs, $4,000.
State Levies Appropriated Com
mon schools, $2,475.O00; irreducible
school debt interest, s325,000: uni
versities, s625,OO0; weak school dis
tricts, $4,000
Walling General deficiency bill
carrying sio9722.6O.
m Banking.
Kennedy-Giving 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
Johnson Making payable on Mon
day negotiable paper due on Saturday
because of Saturday half holiday.
Lowry OF Henry Forbidding 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 2 per cent
providing that a private bank may be
an active depository Il there be mt
state or national bank IN the coun,y
seat, and that state or national bant
outside the county may be selected Il
there be no private Lank at the
county seat
Whittemore--providing that mu
nicipal deposits may be secured b.
federal, state or municipal bonds o
hrHt real estate mortgage.
Scott--Requires bank depositors I,
notify their bank that checks hav,
been forged or raised against thei
account within one year after tn,
check in question has heen paid, o
the bank is not responsible for tn,
loss.
Bucket Shops.
Jones Cumprehcnsively defining
bucket shop and providing heavy per
alties for any transactions In stocks
grains or produce on market quota
tons except bona dde sales.
Canals.
Purinton Authorizing counties I
vote subsidies to Lake Erie Pittsbur
ship canal.
Bell Authorizing state board c
public works to grant municipalitie
or counties the right 10 narrow tn
canal TO 2b feet to erect lift bridgeI
Notwithstanding removal OF a.
queduct In Fairfield county.
Connaughton Requiring receipt
from oil and gas leases at state rese
soirs and lakes to be paid into gel
eral revenue fund.
Walling Authorizing sale OF can,
land in Circlevile TO N. n w. raj
road.
Huffman Appropriating $50 900 Il
survey OF canals by the chief ems
neer
Jones-to abandon for canal pu
poses the slack water In the Scio
river through the city OF columbl
and TO transfer certain rights 10 d
city OF Columbus.
Dlttmer Abandoning the southe
division OF the Ohio canal, the Hoe
ing canal, the Columbus feeder, pI
viding for survey and sale or lease
the state board OF public works al
chief engineer with approval OF d
governor and attorney general, an
also, OF the previously abandoned ps
tions OF the walhonding canal.
Dittmer--Providing penalties I
destroying markers showing can
surveys.
Andrews Requiring the suprer
court 10 report all OF It's decisions
at least stating the grounds for I
Atom.