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

tion act, creating state board Of
awards to make awards TO injured
workmen ard the dependent heirs OF
workmen killed by accidents in in
dustries from a state insurance fund,
to which the employer. y he elects TO
accept the law and regularly employs
more than five persons, shall con-
tribute 80 per cent and the employees
10 per cent of the assessment, and
the awards to be classified by sched-
ule. Employers refusing to accept the
law are denied the defenses of con-
tributory negligence, fellow-seryaDt
law and assumed risk in suits for
damages.
Manufactures and Commerce.
KimbaIl--E Establishing a standard OF
turpentine. Requires packages to be
labeled either "turpentine," wood
turpentine,' "adulterated turpentine"
or "adulterated wood turpentine"
Establishing uniform bills
of lading.
Andrews Penalizing the offering OF
rebates of pretended value in guessing
contests, and il of real value requiring
| their redemption in money at face
| value.
Bell = Forbidding distribution OF
samples of medicines except in the
stole where they are on sale.
Requiring drug stores to
be in charge Of a full registered
pharmacist.
Haas-Limiting to 1S per cent in
terest and charges on loans, salary
and collateral loan companies and in
dividual lenders, the borrower per
mitted to sue for usury, or deduct 1t
from principal.
] Johnson-Making uniform the law
transfer of shares of stock.
Thomas-Providing that all articles
of merchandise used for consumption
as food shall be sold by weight or
numerical count instead of by meas
ure.
Notwithstanding money value
of trading stamps to be not less than
merchandise value. Inapplicable tc
stamps used by manufacturers on
their own goods and redeemed by
| them.
Keller-Naking certificates of films
brands and tags prima facie evidence
of ownership of bottles, buckets ant
packages.
Reynolds = Requires branding O.
mattresses as to stufiing material, ant
provides penalties for misbranding
which is defined,
Bertsch-Repealing a section of tht
statutes which allows the holders o
20 per cent of the capital stock in {
manufacturing or mining company t.
file a suit in dissolution.
Marriage.
Harmon Requires both man ant
woman to appear before the probate
judge in order to secure license t.
marry.
Mines, Oil and Gas.
Krause se--Permitting use of parafiin'
wax as illuminant in mines.
McGuire-Requiring oil or gas wei
hole through coal seam to be plugge
with cement.
Municipalities, Powers OF.
} Krause--Granting power to abat
smoke and regulate all boilers excep
locomotives,
r Bertsch- Granting power to estal
lish pawn shops. Ordinance of cour
I Gil establishing pawn department t
become operative in 30 days, unles
petition for referendum vote is filet
. Smith of Butler-Authorizing mi
inequalities to use county fair ground
as parks.
, Canfeld-Au council to al
! propriate land within width of stree
of dwelling house for cemeteries az
!. joining municipalities.
r Dore--Extending city law for abol
tion OF grade crossings to villages.
q Deaton of Champaign-Providi
that before unplatted lands can be d.
!, tached from municipalities 1t must i
!. shown that the property is taxed fC
more than the benefits received.
Crosser-lnitiative and referel
). DUN; Referendum petition must CO.
q tain names of 15 per cent of numbt
:, of votes cast at last municipal ele
=. ton Initiative petition must contai
30 per cent and must be filed With
!, ~ days. Vote is to be taken at ne!
!, general election. special elections b
ing barred by the bill.
. Johnson-Granting power to issr
. subway bonds, which shall be exemr
), ed from bond limit II provision
made for redemption by sinking fun
q Misunderstanding power to lea;
e land,
= Misunderstanding power to pr
. hibit within fire limits erection
buildings unless outer walls are
= iron, brick, stone or REINFORCED CO
crete
- Kennedy-Gives cities the pow
20 to require electric interurban ra
ways to raise their tracks In any ca
- where parallel steam road is requ
ed to do the same thing.
Notwithstanding that when a
nexation commissioners can not agr
=, the county commissioners may q
- point new commissioners.