The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-16

| fiuences, will be free to make fair
and adequate values of property
without fear of interference from
local people, and this will greatly
strengthen and render more Sc
cure the Smith per cent tax rate
law, which was established on the
theory that adequate valuations
would be made
The people will vote next fall on n
proposed constitutional amendment In
exempt public bonds from taxation,
so as to provide better markets for
the securities, and that they may be
issued at lower rates of interest. At
the present time what bonds are sold
are taken by foreign investors, there.
by escaping taxation in Ohio, while
the local government pays a high rate
Of interest and gets nothing in return.
The limitation of the Smith tax rate
law which restricted the amount OF
money that can be raised to what was
produced in 1910, plus certain per.
centages, has been eliminated, but the
l per cent maximum remains.
Laws For the Housewife.
In the interest of the market basket
of the Ohio housewife a new act pro.
vides that whoever combines to fix
the prices Of certain food stuffs shall
be fined or sent to the penitentiary.
Dry food products must be sold by
weight instead of measure, unless
there is a written agreement to the
contrary, There will be no loopholes
hereafter for the dealer who uses
crooked scales.
To conserve the forests of the COM
forest lands were exempt
ed from taxation, not to exceed 20 |
acres to a farm. The state forester |
may take over waste land and plant it |
with seedlings. To promote the pub
lie health, the state department hav.
ing charge of such activities was CIV
IN $4,000 to use in a campaign for
he prevention of tuberculosis. Physi.
clans were required to report vital
statistics. The sale of cocaine, NOR
JAAiN anu OIAtl lldANOllCb was DlOulB-
ted under severe penalties, except on
/ physicians certificate. Misbranding
# patent medicines was prohibited.
Counties hereafter must send tubercu-
ars to tuberculosis hospitals, and
lurses must be provided to visit con-
umptives.
The people will vote next fall on
proposed constitutional amendment
o permit women to hold offices in
tate institutions caring for women
nd girls exclusively, and state com
Mission will improve the morals of
heaters by censoring moving pic
lres. To give the people a more
municipal initiative and ref.
rendum law, the percentages were
educed from 20 to 10 per cent, and
} prevent fraud and corruption a law
as enacted to prohibit payment for
gnatures to l. and r. petitions.
Burden of Government Lightened.
An important departure was the
Iove to lessen the burdens of the
'hIC 5CfNl hlLl0llJ Ny ludhluS pGlL-Sup-
1rting those departments established
keep in the straight path corpora g
Ons that the commonwealth created. q
long this line bills were passed pro- S
ding schedules of fees from building t
i'd loan associations and state banks, S
at will provide sufficient revenue to t
aintain the departments regulating t
ese institutions. A saving of $780,
70 annually will result Private
INKS were for the first time brought
lder state control and inspection -
One of ShC big achievements was the
usage or = Jaw providing for the
,ensing of the liquor traffic in wet =
unties only. Under it a state com Z
ission is to be appointed, with depu-
IS in each county where the saloons d
I'VE not been voted out, to enforce y
e law and license saloon proprietors. y
|, well was this task performed that y
e leaders for the wet and dry forces Il
ined in a statement commencing the
W and praising the state executive
r his part in reconciling differences r
tween the warning factions. ~
Ir. and Mrs. c. Z. Chapman, North b