[House Bill No. 288.] AN ACT To provide for platting and placing on the tax duplicate lots and parts of lots which extend into the bed of navigable rivers, in cities and villages, where the course of such river has been or shall be changed. Providing for the platand parts of tend into the ting of lots lots which ex bed of navigable rivers where the river has been changed. course of such Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: SECTION I. That in all cities or villages of the state of Ohio, through which any navigable river runs of which the hannel or any part thereof has been or may hereafter be, changed, leaving the bed of such river free from running water, and the land on one or both banks of which has been or shall hereafter be laid off into lots or out lots or both to the bank of the river, it shall be the duty of the county commissioners to take to their assistance a competent engineer, and make a survey of such part or parts of the bed of such ver, and mark the corners of lots and out lots, in the bed of such river and make a plat or plats showing the location and dimensions of all such lots and parts of lots and the Enes of all streets and alleys which extend into the bed of any such river, which plats shall show the connection of such parts of lots and streets and alleys to the parts of lots and streets and alleys on the banks of such river, which Plats to be plats shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of the proper county. SECTION 2. That the county commissioners after such surveys and plats shall have been made shall revise the appraisement of the lots and parts of lots which extend into the bed of such river, and if in the opinion of the county commssioners the value of such lots and parts of lots has been increased by the extension of the same into the bed of the river, they shall increase the appraisement of such lots for taxation and the county auditor shall place such increase on the tax duplicate. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. W. S. MCKINNON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. recorded. Appraisement and placing, on tax duplicate. Passed May 2, 1902. F. B. ARCHER, President of the Senate. [House Bill No. 868.] AN ACT To amend section 1545-276 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: SECTION 1. That section 1545-276 of the Revised Stat- Akron and Etes of Ohio be amended so as to read as follows: Youngstown: Fire department; salary of members. num. Seo. 1545-276. The fire force of said city shall recei as remuneration the following salaries: Fire engineer salary of not less than fifteen hundred dollars ($1.500) F annum; assistant engineer, a salary not less than three hu dred ($300) dollars per annum; captains, a salary of r less than ten hundred and eighty ($1,080) dollars per a num; lieutenants, a salary of not less than nine hundred a seventy-two ($972) dollars per annum; mechanical e gineer, a salary of not less than fifteen hundred ($1,500) d lars per annum; engineers, a salary of not less than t hundred and sixty-eight ($1,068) dollars per annum; a sistant engineers, a salary of not less than nine hundred a sixty ($960) dollars per annum; firemen, a salary of 1 less than eight hundred and forty ($840) dollars per a num; linemen, a salary of not less than nine hundred a seventy-two ($972) dollars per annum; cadets, first grad a salary of not less than seven hundred and eighty ($78 dollars per annum; cadets, second grade, a salary of not l than seven hundred and twenty ($720) dollars per annu cadets, third grade, a salary of not less than six hundred a sixty ($660) dollars per annum; cadets, fourth grade, salary of not less than six hundred ($600) dollars per a The pay in all cases, except as otherwise provided f shall be fixed by the city council, and the salaries shall Management, paid semi-monthly to the persons entitled thereto. The of administration cers, employes and property connected therewith, signals a of; appoint- fire alarms and the inspection of buildings, boilers, elevator fire escapes and all matters relating to the fire services, sh be under the management, control and administration the board of city commissioners and all officers and mer bers of the fire force shall be appointed by the board of ci commissioners, under such rules and requirements as physical and other fitness as the board may adopt, and sha after such appointment, hold their office during good b havior, subject to suspension or removal at the pleasure Apparatus for. the board, for cause entered upon the record. Subject the provisions of this act in reference to contracts, the boa of city commissioners shall purchase all necessary fire e gines, either steam or hand, hose, carriages and all oth such apparatus and instruments as shall be deemed necessa for the extinguishing of fires, and establish lines of fi alarms, telegraphs within the limits of the corporation, an fix fire limits, and shall cause to be erected all necessary a suitable buildings for containing fire engines, hose carriag and fire apparatus. control and ments. Repeals. SECTION 2. That said original section 1545-276 of t Revised Statutes of Ohio, be and the same is hereby repeale SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in for from and after September 1st, 1902. W. S. MCKINNON, Speaker of the House of Representativ Passed May 2, 1902. President of the Sena 223G [House Bill No. 717.] AN ACT ing appropriations for normal schools at the Ohio university, at Athens, Ohio, and at the Miami university, at Oxford, Ohio. tions for normal schools. it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: For the Ohio university, the sum of $38,500. For the Miami university, the sum of $28,000, or so ch of said several amounts as may come into the state sury to the credit of said funds, to be applied to the. s and purposes of the normal schools of the said univeres, in accordance with the provisions of an act passed rch 12, 1902. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force m and after its passage. W. S. MCKINNON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed May 2, 1902. President of the Senate. [Senate Bill No. 151.] AN ACT Insurance other than companies peal section 3643a and 3643b of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. st enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: SECTION 1. That section 3643a of the Revised Stats of Ohio (92 v. 107), and section 3643b, of the ReStatutes of Ohio (91 v. 357) be and the same are by repealed. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force to coinsur and after its passage. W. S. MCKINNON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed May 2, 1902. F. B. ARCHER, President of the Senate. life: Repeal of sections relating ance. [House Bill No. 767.] AN ACT To amend section 553 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohi SECTION I. That section five hundred and fifty-thr (553) of the Revised Statutes, be and is hereby amended as to read as follows: Sec. 553. The court of common pleas and circuit cou in any county, and the superior court in any city or count and the insolvency court and probate court in any count containing a city of the first class (except fourth grade and of the first grade of the second class, may each appoi one or more constables to preserve order and discharge oth duties as the court requires; and in any county containing city of the second grade of the second class, the constabl so appointed by the court of common pleas shall perfor the same duties in the probate court; and each constabi when so directed by the court, shall have the same power call and impanel jurors, which by law the sheriff of t County has, except in capital cases. The compensation such constables shall be the same as that of regular juror except in the counties containing a city of the first grade the first class and of the first grade of the second class, an of the second grade of the first class, the compensation all court constables shall be one thousand dollars per annu each; and in counties containing a city of the second gra of the second class, or second class, third grade b, the con pensation of each court constable shall be eight hundre dollars per annum, payable monthly; and in all counti having a population of not less than eighty-four thousa one hundred and fifty and not more than eighty-four tho sand two hundred and fifty at the federal census of 1890. shall be six hundred dollars per annum, and in counties co taining cities of the third grade of the first class the con pensation of such constables so appointed by the court common pleas and the probate court, shall be eight hundre ($800.00) dollars per annum; and of those so appointed the circuit court, four hundred dollars per annum; and all cases shall be paid out of the county treasury on the ord of the court. SECTION 2. That said original section 553 of the R vised Statutes of Ohio, be and the same is hereby repeale and this act shall take effect and be in force from and aft its passage. W. S. MCKINNON, Speaker of the House of Representativ Passed May 2, 1902. F. B. ARCHER, President of the Sena 226G [House Bill No. 358.] AN ACT To protect the lives and property of the traveling public and the employees of railroads in the state of Ohio. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: SECTION I. That it shall be unlawful for any railroad company doing business in the state of Ohio, to run over its road, or part of its road, outside of the yard limits, any passenger train with five cars or less, carrying passengers, with less than a full passenger crew, consisting of one engineer, one fireman, one conductor and one brakeman; for more than five cars, two brakemen; and on trains of more than two cars the said brakemen shall not be required to perform the duties of the baggage-master or express agent while on the road. Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to trains picking up a car or cars between terminals in this state, or to trains propelled by electricity. SECTION 2. That any superintendent, or trainmaster, Penalty. or their assistants, or other employee of any railroad company doing business in the state of Ohio, who shall send out on the road, or cause to be sent out on the road, outside of yard limits, any passenger train, whose crew consists of a less train crew than that stated in section one of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction before any police judge, mayor or justice of the peace having jurisdiction, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars for each offense. SECTION 3. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of Duty of comrailroads and telegraphs to have this law enforced. missioner of railroads and telegraphs to SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force enforce this from and after its passage. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed May 2, 1902. W. S. MCKINNON, F. B. ARCHER, President of the Senate. act. [House Bill No. 24.] AN ACT For the relief of Joseph Higgins, Jr., late inmate of the Ohio soldiers' and sailors' orphans' home at Xenia, Ohio. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: SECTION I. That the auditor of state be, and he is hereby authorized and required to issue his warrant on the state treasury to pay to Joseph Higgins, Jr., the sum of eight hundred ($800) dollars, and for this purpose there be, and is hereby appropriated the sum of eight hundred ($800) dollars, from any money in the state treasury to the credit For relief of Joseph Higgins, Jr. |