The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-13
SPECIAL
SESSION
OF Ohio Legislature and the New
Laws That Will Find Their
Way on Statutes.
The Mills Bills and Old GenernI
Appropriation Are Still
Under Fire.

Measures Passed to Help the Country
Schools, to Safeguard the Initiative
and Referendum, to Aid the Coal
Miner and For Flood Protection
Assembly Meets Next Week For
Final Action.
Columbus, o., Feb. 7. - When the
special session of the legislature re-
cessed at 1880 Friday night to meet
for final adjournment Feb. 16, the
Mills bill, permitting cities to issue
bonds to buy public utilities without
regard to the limit of the Longworth
act, and the appropriation bill were
still hanging fire. Both had been sent
to conference committees for agree
ment on amendments. The bills pass
ed by the general assembly during
the three weeks It has been In ses.
sion are as follows:
To Help Country Schools.
The Lowry bill will give to the
people of the rural and village school
districts thorough supervision through
district and county supervision.
The Hudson law fixes a standard
for village and rural schools. Pupils
graduating from elementary schools
complying with this law will be ad-
mitted to high schools without fur
ther examination and pupils gradu.
ating from high schools complying
with this act will be admitted to uni.
versities and colleges in Ohio with.
out further examination.
The Morris law reduces the classes
Of teachers certificates that may be
issued from So to IL and reduces the
cost to the state $4,000 per year.
The Ruhlman law provides that
country schools may receive state aid
when they pay elementary teachers
not less than $40 nor more than $50
and high school teachers not more
than $40 and have eight school
months a year.
The Lloyd law provides for the ap-
pointment Of eight high school in.
spectors from the STATS of the nor
NAL schools and college Of education
Of the state.
The Cahill law provides for district |
supervisors of agricultural training.
The Hopple law reduces from IS
to 16 the age at which girls may
leave school to go to work
The Detrick law places the control
of teachers Institutes in the hands of
county boards of education.
The Weygandt law gives boards
of education the right to build addi-
tions to schools of the same material
as is used in the original building.
To Safeguard the !. and r.
The Weygandt law prescribes
methods Of handling petitions and
plan for verifying the petitions.
The Gregory law makes the same
provisions for the municipal I. and R.
petitions.
The Snyder law makes 1t an act
of perjury to make false statements
under oath in relation to initiative
The Clark law fixes a penalty of
500 fine for notaries who certify to
oaths which have not been properly
issued.
For the Coal Miner.
The Green law provides that coal
miners shall be paid on the run-of-
mine basis.
The Stanley law prohibits solid
shooting in coal mines.
The Chapman law prescribes the
amount Of emergency hospital equip
ment that must be kept at every
mine.
For Flood Protection.
The Vonderheide law to create :
food protection districts and au- .
thorize tax levies and bond issues to
prevent foods.
Method Of Handling Fees.
Mooney law provides that all fees
received by state departments be
paid to state treasurer and disbursed
On warrant Of state auditor.
The Warnes law provides that all
lees from automobile licenses be 1
placed to credit of the state highway !
department.. 4
Political.
The Snyder law provides for the
Of candidates for United
States senator at the statewide pri.
naries in August next.
The Brown law makes the dean of
he o. S. U. agricultural college a
member Of the state agricultural
commission. W
Miscellaneous. oi
The Fellinger law provides $780, at
90 for an Ohio building at the Pan K
exposition.
The CUTLERY law permits state tt
anks to join the federal reserve bC
Ian; and, in addition, provides that
tate and national banks may act as E
rustees, executors and registers P,
vhen they comply with present state af
AVIS relating to trust companies.
Mothers and Blind Pension. te
The Horwitz law gives county com wi
lissioners the right to transfer re
honey from the general fund to pay
lothers' pensions Immediately. sh
The Deaton bill gives county com di
lissioners the right to transfer funds CT
'om the general fund to pay blind W,