The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-14

NOTES
BY GEORGE C. PHILPOT


must secure an affirmative vote
of 81 per cent of the electors Of
the township or county in which
the race track is located. This will
have a decided deterrent effect
on new tracks where betting is
permitted. The vote was SO to 49,
Mine was YES"
Am. H. B. No. IT'S permits
township trustees to regulate We
hicle parking in the township, ex-
cept on state highways unless
that right is granted by the state
highway department.
This will be beneficial in GER
tain resort areas along the lakes
and parks outside of corporations,
where the roads are narrow and
the parking is congested. Vote
was ia yeas to five nays. Mine,
yea.
H. B. No. 480 was passed. This
puts the guest rider in an air
plane in the same category as the
guest rider in an automobile. The
pilot is not liable unless willfully
and wantonly negligent
Sub. H. B. No. 144, which was
; passed Monday, gives Ohio the
uniform partnership act which is
in effect in 35 other states of the
| union. It puts the partnership or
| a comparable plane with the cor.
poration act of Ohio.
A resolution by Mr.. Rolf, which
would provide committee to in
vestigate the reports of threats
and coercion against certain civil
service employees in the state
highway department in order to
induce them to resign, was sent
to the reference committee.
Tuesday morning, the house
committee on education recon-
mended H. B. No 26, SO and 307
for passage, after some amend
ments were added. H. B. No. 26
and SO are library bills. No. 307
relates to adult education.
Tuesday, the students and ia
Guilty of the Fulda high school
and three drivers of the cars Wis
tied Columbus. They made tours
of the school of the blind, the
penitentiary and some of the
stores. They visited the senate,
met Senator Mechem and | in
troduced them to the members of
the house while We were in ses-
sion. We tried thrice to see the
governor, but because he was in
conferences, the group had to be
content with viewing the pictures
in his waiting room and talking
to his secretary.
They said they enjoyed their
visit and hoped to to see some
other sights next year. l hope
they do come back. am hoping
other schools will follow their
lead and pay me visit.
House Joint Resolution No. 81
and Senate Joint Resolution No.
6 were sent to reference commit
tee. The first requests political
subdivisions to repay relief loan
accounts; the second provides for
filling vacancies in the senate
and the house
Am. S. B. No. SO and H. B. No.
124, which name U. S. Highway
No. SO and alternate Mp. so as
George Washington Highway"
were passed.
Am. H. B. No. 1O4 passed. 1t
permits surviving spouse to
elect in settlement of an estate
without appearing in the probate
court. This is helpful in cases of
sick or disabled spouses.
A real battle was fought over
Am. H. B. No. I'll. 1t resolved
into party scrap which was not
what it should have been. l be-
lieve the Cleveland delegation or
ganized it that way. The bill ex-
empts municipalities from paying
license fees for city-owned We
hicles. Because such vehicles as
the Cleveland owned Rapid |
Transit busses will be exempt, |
this will mean a loss of revenue
to the state highway department |
of an estimated one half million
dollars. Due to the party pressure
on the Democratic members, it |
passed 70 to 54. I voted mo"
Am. S. B. No. So was passed
and if signed by the governor,
will be a permanent law. 1t au-
thorizes county boards of educa-
ion to purchase or accept dona-
lions of war SIlrpiIS for local |