The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-16
Worth Selling
Is Worth Telling
ADVERTISE!
EVERY
Recommendation Of Cox Enacted
Into Law, Including New
Tax Assessing Law.

Columbus, o., March 13.-Ever
recommendation OF Governor Cox q
set forth In his message OF Jan. 8
and two other important measure
have been enacted into law in two
month session Of the present legisla
ture, the shortest in years.
The legislature passed also in tn
non-partisan manner outlined in
special message of the governor al
entirely new tax assessing law.
Distinctly unusual is the fact tina
both labor and capital appear to bc
satisfied with the new legislation af
fectlng them. Leaders of both say
they have no "kick" of any kind.
Party Lines Ignored
In a majority of instances the So
called administration bills were pass
ed without respect to party lines
Measures recommended in the Coz
message which have passed both
houses provide
Investigation of lavish campaign
expenses.
Financial relief for cities.
Absentee voting.
Rotating OF names on primary bal
lots.
Ous;ing liability companies dnitia-
ted.
Creation of secretary of agricul-
ture.
State bureau of markets.
Separation of state and national
ballots.
Saloon licensing in May, instead OF
November, after this year.
Hospital for crippled and deformed
children.
Death awards by industrial COM
mission from $3.50 to $4,000.
Revamping Cass highway law.
Development of the prison farm at
London and erection of building for
bureau of Juvenile research, urged In
the message, will be taken care of.
other important measures approv-
ed by the solons not included In mes
sage recommendations provide:
State board of clemency.
Presidential suffrage for women.
Advisory council for highway com
missioner.
Health commissioner, with advis-
ory council, dispensing with health
board.
State board of education.
Coliseum for state fair grounds.
Erection of governors mansion.
Separate blue sky department.
Commission to study state health
insurance.
Protection OF quail.
School Changes
One of the bills which has passed
the senate and probably will be con-
Cured in by the house on adjourn
ment day amends the school code so
as to lessen the number Of district
supervisors in counties, increase min
imum salaries for teachers and estab-
hsh the six-year elementary, three
year junior high and three-year SEN
ior high school system in village and
rural schools.
The new taxation law was drafted
by a nOn-partisan committee OF the
two houses. It's most novel feature
is that it makes each property owner
his own tax assessor. If he does not
make voluntary returns by mail or
otherwise, assessors will be sent af-
ter him and the taxpayer, besides
having his property listed, will be as
sessed a penalty for his negligence.
Real estate appraisements will be
made any year wherever the county
auditor and commissions deem nee
essary. The auditor, treasurer and
president OF the board of commission
ers constitute the board of revision.
Granting financial relief for cities
was promised last fall by both polit-
ical parties. The big stumbling block
in the assembly was the pledge OF
both parties tc maintain intact Smith
/ per cent law. For this reason the
most that the legislature ventured to
do was to pass the Terrell bill, which
permits issuance of bonds to cover
municipal deficiencies existing July
this year
Voting by Mail
A system of absent voting has been
demanded for years by travelling men
and students of universities. Last
fall was added the new phase OF
$500 Ohio soldiers losing their fran
chise. The Mooney law provides
system of returning by mail ballots
10 the home precincts of voters.
Rotation of names on primary bal
lots long has been recognized as de-
sirable. Under the Mulcahy law can
didates whose names begin with A. b
or c will have no advantage over
those with X, or 2 as initials.
Four years ago the legislature
enacted law seapfating state from
national ballots to prevent confusion
of state with national issues. The
legislature of two years ago, wrongly
anticipating a Republican victory in
1916, again united the two ballots.
The Billingslea law repeals the Huls-
wit law OF 1915 and restores the Sc
parate ballot.
The law to oust liability insurance
companies from the state, giving the
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