The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-25


crowding conyeyances beyond so per
cent of normal capacity.
H. B. $50, Horwitz of Meigs-Makes
a large saving by abolishing county
blind relief commissions and transfers
the duties performed by such boards
to the probate judges.
H. B. 146, Barthelmeh of Tuscara
Was-Making it a felony for an intox
icated person to drive an automobile
upon the public highways.
H. B. 319, Black of Hamilton
Cures defects found in the Smith 1
per cent tax rate law by the supreme
court of Ohio This tribunal decided
that the levy for sinking fund and pub
lie debts were not included in the Is
mill limitation of the Smith law.
H. B. SO, King of Franklin-CureL
a defect in the existing code ol
weights and measures laws by author
izing the state dairy and food com
missioner to prepare and enforce all
rules and regulations necessary to
carry into execution the laws relating
to weights and measures.
S. B. 81, Seward of Richland-Pro.
vides for the appointment by the gov
ernor of a state school commission to
make complete survey of the educa-
tional system Of the commonwealth,
the results of the same to be reported
back to the general assembly. Com.
missioners serve without compensa-
tion. Emergency measure.
H. B. 40, Tetlow of Columbiana-
dren, parents and next of kin of per
sons injured through accidents that
occur by violations of the state min
ing code.
H. B. 81, Fitzpatrick of Trumbull-
Compels the installation of water
closets in interurban cars operating
over lines of more than 10 miles in
length.
H. B. 133, Hite Of Perry Good Roads
Bill the state board of
administration to have convicts make
road building material and to work on
the roads. The prisoners to be paid
their net earnings, the same to go to
their families or to be held in trust
for them until the end of their incar-
ceration.
S. B. 26, Dollison of Hooking
Makes 1t felony for one to solicit or
extort anything of value from pris.
oners in Ohio penal institutions in
consideration of a promise made to
the prisoner that parole or pardon
will be procured.
S. B. 81, Bernstein Of Cuyahoga-
Makes it a misdemeanor for an Ohio
employer to discharge an employC |
who refuses to work during the after
noon of a November election day, or
refuses to permit an employe to serve
as an election official.
S. B. 4S, Green of Coshocton -(The
Compulsory Workmens Compensation
BilD all employers with
five or more persons on their rolls to |
insure in the state fund, except that |
one or more manufacturers, after Civ
ing bond, may maintain their own
compensation funds. These must con.
tribute to the states reserve fund,
however. Provides certain and def
mite fixed scale of compensation that
is to be paid for deaths and all kinds
of accidents.
S. B. 1877, Hass of Delaware (The
State Industrial Commission BilD-
Authorizes the appointment by the
governor of a state commission of
three, which is to take charge and SUI
pervise the work of the department
Of labor statistics, chief inspector of
mines, inspectors of workshops and
factories, chief examiner of steam en-
gineers, board of boiler rules, and the
state board of arbitration. The COM
mission shall also supercede and per-
form all the duties of the present
state liability board of awards. The
commission is given broad discretion
ary as well as extensive mechanical
powers over all classes of manufac-
tories, is to provide for the welfare
and safety of employees and is intend
ed to act as a mediator between capi-
tai and labor in all disputes.
H. B. 80, Bonnell of Guernsey-Prn'
-ects skunks until Dec. /, 1915, and
after that date these animals can be
killed only between Dec. ! and Feb. l..
Fl. B. 80, Thatcher Of Clinton-Re'
Deals the statute which permits COM
mon pleas judges to appoint two ex-
aminers to investigate the annual re-
port of the county commissioners.
H. B. 109, Schaeffer of Cuyahoga-
Amends the pure drug act so as to
make it a misbranding Of drugs if a
package contains label bearing
false statement of the curative or
therapeutic effect of the ingredient