Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27


majority of cases. The name of the
/. circuit court would be changed to the
would then be the last court In con
would then be the last court in con,
stitutional cases, and cases where the
life OF prisoner was at stake.
The woman's suffrage proposal
would eliminate the word male from
| the present constitution, and give
Ing statewide campaign for the pas
sage Of this amendment
Those opposed to equal suffrage are
making an equally strong campaign
against it's passage.
The proposed good roads amend.
ments provides for state bond issue
of $5O,000,000 for the building and
maintenance of good inter-county wag-
on roads.
Labor leaders Of the state secured
the passage by the convention Of a
proposed amendment providing for
the welfare of employees and for
the enactment of a minimum wage.
Under the proposed home rule for
cities proposal municipalities could
adopt any one of the three following
forms of government:
1. They might, upon the vote of the
electors, elect fifteen citizens to frame
a charter, which would then have to
be submitted to the voters for ap-
proval.
2. They might adopt, by majority
vote, a form of government provided
by the legislature.
8. They might decide to be govern
ed as at present, by municipal code
framed by the legislature.
The removal of all public officials,
including the judiciary, upon COM
plant and hearing, is provided for in
an amendment, which was passed by
the convention after the recall, as in
effect in the western states, had been
defeated.
Another proposal which is causing
much campaigning throughout the
state, is the one providing for liq.
uor license. The proposal provides
for limiting the number of saloons,
one to every 500 population. In the
larger cities, it would decrease the
number of saloons from two-thirds to
one-half.
Other proposals which will be voted
upon, provide: Reform in civil jury
system-provides for a verdict in
civil case, upon vote of three -fourths
of the Jury.
Abolition of capital punishment
provides for life imprisonment at hard
labor as punishment for first degree
murder, instead of electrocution.
Dispositions by state-provides that
the state may have the right to take
depositions in criminal cases. Also
legislature may investigate along
lines Of proposed legislative action.
Governors veto-provides for a
three-fifths instead of two-thirds
vote of each house of the legislature
to pass a bill over the governors veto.
Mechanics and builders liens
gives laborers, builders, mechanics
and material men liens upon the prop
erty upon which they work.
Workingmen's compensation - pro-
vides that Ohio's present working
mems compensation law be placed in
the states charter
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for the con.
servation of forestry. water power
and for state regulation of the min
ing, weighing and marketing of all
Public works-provides for an eight
hour working day for laborers en-
gagged in public works.
Criminal testimony-would regulate
the use of expert witnesses and expert
testimony in criminal trials.
Land titles-would provide for the
Torren's system of registering and
land titles.
Prison contract labor-provides |
against the sale of prison made goods |
on the open market, unless marked
:. Prison made /