The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-25
DILLS PASSED
BY ASSEMBLY
Sllie lawmakers Had Exceed
Iagiy Busy Session
LIQUOR LICENSE IS PROVIDED

Werkmsn's Compensation Act Made
compulsory-New Public Utilities
Law Passsd Creating New Commits.
sIen TO Enforce Provisious-Flrst
steps Taken to Secure New Penl-
tsntiary In the country-oood Mar.
kst Roads Assured.
Columbus. Special 1.-The legis.
sature completed the active program of
snactins laws Saturday. April 10. and
took recess until April 20. when .
short session will bs held for the pur.
pose Of correcting errors that have
been made and winding up the bust.
Aeos Of the assembly.
The session has been . busy one. an
unusually large number AZ bills hav-
ing been introduced in each branch.
TIE measures, except those Of pure.
" local nature, which wera enacted
into laws follow; those not marked
~emersency." not becoming effective
until 90 days after the governor afFix-
- his signature to them:
H. B. SO, Black Of Wyandot -Strin.
sent anti-lobby bill. Requires all
persons, firms. corporations and asso.
Citations that either lobby or employ
others to lobby to register with secre.
tary Of state, setting forth subject
matter Of LEGISLATION and amount Of
money expended. Fine Of 500 TO
$1,000 provided for violations. Emer.
<oncy measure.
H. B. 173. Black OF Hamilton-Cre-
Ates q state legislative reference de-
partment. provides for the mainten.
Z ance and administration Of the de-
partment and creates the position OF
state legislative reference librarian.
Ten thousand dollars appropriated
for department. Emergency measure.
H. B. 139, Cowan OF Putnam--Ap.
preparation measure carries 43,lS6. 900
for the common schools, e63,600 for
Miami university and Ohio university.
100000 for Ohio State univsrsity.
$4,000 for Wilberferce aad 9s7.50o
each for Ohio Normal and Miami Nor.
NAL universities: also e3a6.0e0 to pay
interest on the irreducible debt. The
. eggregats Appropriated 10 93,l36.000.
H. b. Is. Young OF Cuyahoga-
rlaces clerk Of the supreme court in
, the list Of appointive oAices and au.
thorizes the supreme court judges to
make the selection.
8. B. 8. Friobolin OF Cuyahoga--
Gives effect to the constitutional
amendment which permits verdicts to
be returned in civil cases In common
pleas court by nine jurymen.
8. b. n. Friebolin OF Cuyahoga---
Permits verdicts to be returned by
three-quarter juries In municipal
courts.
s. b. II. Friebolin Of Cuyahoga- -
Permits verdicts by three-quarter
juries In justice courts.
II. u. "A. Young Of Cuyahoga--Takes
state dairy and food commissioner
from list OF elective officials and
places him in the appointive class.
II. b. 1O3. Brennan Of Cuyahoga---
Cures slip In present Law 10 as to
have all polls close at $50 y. m. At
present city polls close their doors at
b:30. while those In tho townships
continue until 0.
II. b. 154, Brennan OF Cuyahoga-
Designed to give workmcn better Oh
portunity to vote by declaring q holi
DAY from noon until polls close OF,
each November election day.
8. B.. 3S. Haas Of Delaware
creases from 90 TO 20 years the maxi
mum age OF persons that may be TAX
en- into fraternai insurance societies
3. b. 20. Gregory Of Hamilton.--A
measure intended to compel voters tn
east q solid ballot for presidential
electors and arranses the ticket 90
that q mixed ballot can not be cast
for presidential electors.
3. b. SO. Weiner Of Putuam--lAu
thorixes indeterminate sentences 10,
AL except first degreo murder cases.
persons convicted shall serve mini
mum penalty. but tho state board ol
administration. after that IL done
may determine when the incarc ceratlou
shall end.
II. D. io+. Fel,inser OF Cuyahoga-
To prevent the publishing OF false and
fraudulent Advertisements. with tho
responsibility placed ON the adver
tiser.
3. B. rs, Gregory Of Hamilton
vides for separate ballots for state ant
national tickets.
8. b. 16a,. Potting Of Summit
Seeks to prevent the overloadlng O
street cars by providing a penalty To-
erowdins conveyances beyond 30 DO
cent OF normal capacity.
n. b. 1s0. Horwttx OF Meigs Make
. large saving by aboiishing count,
blind relief commissions and transfer
the duties performed by such board
- the probats JUDGES.
II. b. LAG. Bartheimah Of Tuscsra
, vas--MakinG II felony for IN intos
B lcated person to drive an nutomobil
upon the public highways.
H. b. 3i9. Black Of Hamilton
Cares defects found In the Smith
: por cent tar rate law by the suOrem