Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-03-14
Measures Passed by Both
Houses Of Legislature.
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR
Acts introduced in General Assembly
Debated, Put Through and Then
Signed by the Chief Exec
utve of Ohio.
(When not appropriation measure or
marked Emergency they walt 90
days before becoming operatlve.)

Cox up to date:
Amended H. B. 69-Black of Wyan
dotte county-The anti-lobby bill.
Compels persons lobbying for or
against legislation to register with
secretary of state, stating what inter-
est they represent and what legisla-
tion they are working for or against.
Pay registration fee Of SO and Sc
cure Identification card. Persons in
yited by committee to appear before
1t need not be registered. Both fine
and penitentiary Imprisonment are
provided for violation. Emergency"
H. B. 69-Cowan of Putnam-First
partial appropriation bill. Carries
$65, 900, $4,000 of which is for salaries
for judges.
H. B. 173-Black of Hamilton-Pro-
vides for legislative reference depart
ment to study laws of other states and
nations and to aid Ohio assemblymen
and other state officials through the
knowledge gained The director of
the department Is. Gale .Lowrie)
named by state library commissioners
with approval of governors. Bill ap-
propriates $4,000 for salaries and ex-
penses. Emergency"
H. B4 55-Bonnell of Guernsey-Al-
lows the board of education of Jeffer-
son township, Guernsey county, to
pay $50 to Laura McNeei for services
as school teacher in 1911. Present
| law did not give technical authority
to pay the claim, although it was just.
H. B. 139-Cowan of Putnam-Ap-
preparation bill carrying among other
things $2,4S5,000 for the common
schools. Carries also 1926, 900 to pay
interest on the irreducible debt, which
constitutes the school, ministerial, in
demnity fund, Ohio university and
State university funds, falling due Jan.
1, 1918. Carries $62,500 each for Mi
ami and Ohio universities, 100000 for
Ohio state, $4,000 for Wilberforce,
and s37,50O each for Ohio Normal
school and Miami Normal Total car
ried is $3,435,000.
H. B. 73-Young of Cuyahoga-Pro-
vides that after expiration in 1915 of
present term of clerk of supreme
court, that office shall be filed by ap-
pointment on the part of the supreme
court judges, instead of election. This
is the first of the so-called Short bal
lot" bills.
S. B. S-Friebolin of Cuyahoga-Al-
lows verdicts in civil cases in common
pleas court to be returned by nine
jurymen. This is authorized by new
constitution. Under old constitution
and laws, every verdict had to be by
unanimous vote of jury
S. B. 71-Friebolin of Cuyahoga-
Same as S. B. 8 except that it applies
to municipal courts.
s. B. 72-Friebolin of Cuyahoga-
Same as S. B. 8 except that it applies
to Justices courts.
H. B. 240-Cowan of Putnam
Emergency appropriation bill. Car
ries approximately $210,000 to pay de
ficiencies authorized by the state
emergency board, which granted va
rious state departments the right to
borrow money during the interval be
tween the adjournment of the 18th
assembly and the beginning of the
present assembly. This measure was
hotly attacked in the senate on ground
Of extravaganza on part of emergency
board, but the money had been spent
and had to be paid.
H. B. 75-Young of Cuyahoga-This
seeks to prepare the way for the pro
posed short ballot by dropping Out
of the present law the names of va
rious state and local positions whose
places are filed by election in Novem
ber. The measure merely avoids the
mention OF the names of elected Off
cials, so that If these officials should
in future be appointed, there would bt
no conflict of the laws.
H. B. 74-Young of Cuyahoga-Pro
vides for the appointment by the gov
ernor of the state dairy and food com
missioner when the term of the pres
ent incumbent expires in 1915. OF
flee is now filled by election. This II
another short ballot" law.
H. B. 81-Bigelow of Hamilton
This pays the newspapers that adver
tised the work of the constitutions
convention. Carries a total of $62
891.71.
H. B. 103-Brennan Of Cuyahoga-
Provides that all election polls shal
close at $3.50. At present township
polls close at 6 and city polls at $3.50
owing to slip in the law.
H. B. 154-Brennan of Cuyahoga-
Provides that November election day
shall be considered as holidays iron
noon until close of polls. Object is t.
have Industrial plants and factorie
close to allow workmen better chance
to vote.
8. B. 88-Green of Coshocton-A
lows use of acetylene gas lamps Il
mines.
8. B. 3S-Haas Of Delaware-Raise
from so to 10 years the age limit o
persons that may be taken into frs
ternal insurance societies.
8. B. 76-Gregony Of Hamilton
Seeks to prevent thu voter from cas-
r