The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-04-10

corrects the present sales by weight
law in order to make it enforcible.
The present law seeks to compel the
sale OF practically all market food
stuffs by weight, but contains a
sleeper" In the form OF O provision
which says that sales shall be by
weight except when seller and pur-
chaser both agree to the contrary.
This has the effect of nullifying the
law, except in cases where the pur-
chaser absolutely insists on sale by
weight. The new law merely pro-
vides that there can be no exception
to the sale by weight plan unless
when there is agreement "in writing"
to the contrary.
H. B. 77-King of Franklin-This
defines specifically the depth and
diameter of all dry measures. The in:
tent of the measure is to prevent un.
scrupulous sellers from using deep,
narrow measures which cannot con-
tain the same quantity of such pro-
duce as apples, potatoes and the like,
as shallow, wide measures.
Fl. B. 109--Schaeffer of Cuyahoga-
Makes It unlawful for any drug to CON.
tain upon its label fraudulent claims
as to its curative value.
H. B. 50-Terrell of Cuyahoga-Pe..
mits action to be brought in Ohio for
recovery OF damages for wrongful
death occurring outside the state.
Also removes former maximum of
$4,000 beyond which damages for
wrongful death could not be recov.
cred. In the removal of the maxi.
mum, the statute merely carries out
the mandate Of the new constitution.
H. B. 8O-Bonnell of Guernsey-Pro-
tects skunks completely until 1915 and
allows them to be killed thereafter
only from December to February.
H. B. 21O-Kramer of Richland-
Authorizes state dairy and food de-
partment to raise Ohio pure food
standards to standards of national
government.
S. B. 81-Friebolin of Cuyahoga---
Repeats the law which limits to
81 100000 the amount which any sin
gle bank may have On deposit of q
clty's money. The new law was espe.
cially desired by the city of Cleve-
land, which found that the Limitation
seriously hampered the city in market.
ing its surplus.
s. B. 99-Weygandt of Portage
This allows the trustees Of Windham
township, Portage county, to turn over
to the board of education building
fund $728, which the township had
from the sale of a lot
and from bounties on wolves scalps.
H. B. 5S-King of klin--Strength7
ems authority of the state dairy and
food commissioner to enforce the
weights and measures laws.
H. B. 34-Duffey of Lucas-AlIows
mayor of any municipality to fill un-
expected vacancies in municipal of.
fees. Under former law, this permis-
sion was given mayors in cities only.
S. B. 25-Gregory of Hamilton--Au.
thorizes interest and sinking fund
charges for redemption Of bonds is.
sued for building of terminals for Gin
Cinnati Southern railroad
Fl. B. 49-Tetlow of Columbiana-
Permits either the widow or the
next of kin" of mine accident victim
TO recover damages. Under former
law, only widow or "liReal heirs" could
This had the effect of pre-
venting brothers and sisters or others
not lineal heirs, from recovering dam.
ages for mine accidents.
Industrial Commission Bill.
s. B. 137--Haas OF Delaware-Thc
Industrial commission bill, one of the
measures. 1t abolishes
As separate entities seven state de-
Dartments having to do with labor and
Industry, and places them as sub-de-
)artments under the jurisdiction of q
central commission of three members,
named by the governor. The central
)r industrial commission is given
powers to regulate indus
rial conditions such as sanitary stat.
is of factories, the safety of machin-
ery, the health environment of en-
,loyes, and is empowered even to
shorten the hours of labor The state
liability board of awards is one of the
to lose It's separate iden-
ity in the merging Of powers. Other
merged are: State in
ipector of workshops and factories,
BOARD of arbitration, inspector of
mines. commissioner of labor statis-
les. the examiner of stationary engi-
leers, the board Of boiler rules. The
i'm of the measure is to centralize re-
strengthen the authority
# the state to regulate industry,
from the standpoint of the
of the employe, and to
through the prevention of
duplication of work. The members of
he new commission each receives
5000 annually.
s. B. 54-Bernstein of Cuyahoga-
'enalizes an employer for discharging
n employe for refusing to work on
lection day after the noon hour. This
) in accord with another new law
making election day after noon a half
Holiday. S. B. 50 also penalties an
Employer for discharging an employe |
or acting as an election officer.
s. B. 67-Gregory of Hamilton
municipalities to license elec-
rical contractors
H. B. 29S-WeIsh of Ottawa-This |
makes various changes in the style of |
ets to be used in the Lake Erie fish
ng district The principal change is
hat after March 10, 1915. the dimen-
ions of net meshes shall be increased |