The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-20
BILLS PASSED BY
OHIO ASSEMBLY
CINCINNATI RAPID TRANSIT BILL
AMONG THOSE ENACTED
INTO LAW.
new CIVIL SERVICE LAW


System-Warnes Law Repealed
MGDermott License DecentraIizing
6iIl Passed-Long Session Nears an
End.
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Columbus, O.-Following is a list oil
the bills passed by this session of the
Ohio general assembly. Among the
many bills presented and enacted into
law, of more than usual interest, were
the Parrett-Whittemor bill, repeating
the Warnes tax law and providing foi
the election of assessors; the McDer
mott license decentralizing bill, the
| Moore-Barnes civil service bill abol
ishing the present noncompetitive sys
TEN, the various agricultural advance
ment bills, the Cass highway improve
ment bill, and the Cincinnati rapid
transit bill:
List of Bills Passed.
BY Parrett- Whittemore-Decentr
ing the State tax-assessing system ant
| repeating the Warnes law.
| By mOtt-DeCentraliZing the
| State liquor licensing system and abOl-
ishing the State License Board.
BY Barnes -Moore-Abolishng non
| competitive civil service examination anC
establishing a competitive merit system
| for pubic employees
BY Fleming-Repealing the law pre-
| venting students from voting where they
| attend college.
| BY Smith -Mallow-Decentralizi the
| States agricultural activities and aboI-
ishing the State Agricultural Commits
| sion.
By McFarland-PrOviding for county
| agricultural agents and placing farmers
| institute lecturers under the State Agri-
| cultural College.
| By Winans-EmpOwering the State
| Public Utilities Commission to suspend
| railroad freight rate increases until they
| have been proved reasonable and just.
BY Lloyd-Regulating salary and chat
| tel loan companies and placing them un-
| der control of the State Banking Depart
| ment.
BY Winans-Requiring expenses of IL
| qudating agents for banks closed by the
State Banking Department to be APP
proved by the Common Pleas Court.
BY Cass-Codifying the road laws OF
the State and reorganizing the State
| Highway Department
By Kramer-Providing for the recount
| and contest of the votes of referendum
! elections.
BY misunderstanding optional the pro.
| visions of the Green antiscreen coal
| weighing law.
| By Moore-Taxng fire insurance com,
| panies on their net premiums.
BY Stone-Alowing private agriculture
| societies to receive State aid
BY Fellinger-Llcensing agents of do
| nestle insurance companies.
By MoOney-Amending the Cleveland
| Municipal Court law
| Co., !
| by municipalities for bouevards and parl
| improvements.
By Misunderstanding for deposit OF
| school funds.
BY Colins-Relating to collateral in.
| heritance.
BY Myers-For the relief of Nathan l.
| Daehnhoff and Susannah Daehnhof, o
| Hancock county.
| BY Lloyd-Amending the Columbus Mu,
| nicipal Court law.
By ,Tremper-Authorizing counties t.
| issue bonds for barge canal connecting
Lake Erie and the Ohio River.
BY Garver-EXtending the powers OF
| the State Treasurer.
BY Whte-Regulating the killing oi
wild ducks.
By Myers-Requiring the Adjutant
General to approve leases for State offices
| outside the State House. 49,
By Collins EAllowing the Supreme
Court to let contracts for printing Su-
pfelne Court reports.
By Collins--Provlding for compensation
of officers of the Senate and House.
BY Collins-Providing for compensation
of employees of the Senate and House.
By Myers-Providing for actions
against railroad receivers
BY Case-Making allowance for depu-
ties in county offices.
BY Notwithstanding the size of fish
caught in Lake Erie.
BY Fellinger-For relief Of East Cleve-
land in tax assessment.
By Pink-Authorizing the Southern
Railroad Trustees to issue $2,5O0,000 OF
bonds.
By Lynch-Permltting court winners
in reversed order to recover all costs.
BY Archer-Providing for registration
of bottles and containers.
BY Pink-Providing for public adverts-
ing.
BY Collins-Approprati s17,5O0 for
an armory building in Cincinnati
BY MISUNDERSTANDING the salaries of
appointive State officers
By Wise-Permtting sale of State ca
nal lands in Massillon.
BY Collins-EXempting city motor fire
and police automobiles from registration.
By Moore-Allowing Ohio casualty in
surance companies to invest funds in Sc
curities of other states
BY Fellinger-Penalizing misrepresenta- =
tons in soliciting insurance.
By Myers-Making optional registration
of land titles under TOrrens system.
BY Collns-Relating to railway ter
minals.
BY Notwithstanding for acquisition
of tax property.
BY MoOre-Reducing the state oil in
spection fees.
BY Misunderstanding for the issue of
township bonds.
BY Stivers-Providing for compensation
of officers in certain felony and misde-
meanor cases.
BY Notwithstanding from the State
Agricultural Commission to the State
Pharmacy Board enforcement of drug
regulation laws.
BY inselman--Empowering municipal
Councils to pension eX-Volunteer fremen
and their widows,
BY McFarland-Co -Co-ordinating the agri-
cultural activities of the State through an
advisory board.
By MISUNDERSTANDING County
Commissioners TO provide for elimination
OF grade crossings
BY Notwithstanding maximum pay of
court constableS having only one common
pleas judge 1920 year.
By Misunderstanding for full crews on
passenger trains.
BY Lovett-Providing for the reissue
of lost, destroyed or stolen bonds and
BY Walsh-Providing for detachment of
territory from municipalities.
By Powell-Providing for the division
of school funds in weak school districts.
By Hite-Providing for the display of
Civil War battle flags in State House
rotunda.
BY Hake-Authorizing County Agricul-
tural Agents.
By rotherton-Allowing interurban
cars to cross industrial railroad tracks
without stopping.
BY FoX-Providing for extension of
sewer districts outside of municipalities.
IV NpDtm1n---l 'hanniDpr the foes id
by building and loan associations.
HEARD GOVERNOR WILLIS BRIEF.