Valid for 25 years only. Written peti electors. Special election. or operation of any street railroad shall be valid for a greater period than twenty-five years from the date of such grant or renewal; and after such grant or renewal of a grant is made, whether by special or general ordinance, the municipal corporation shall not, during the term of such grant or renewal, release the grantee from any obligation or liability imposed by the terms of such grant or renewal of a grant. Sec. 30-a. If, within thirty days after the passage of any ordinance granting a franchise, extension or renewal thereof, to any street railroad, there shall be presented to the council or filed with its clerk a written petition signed tion of 15% of by fifteen per cent. of the qualified electors of said city (to be determined by the highest number of votes cast for the mayor of such municipality of the last preceding municipal election), requesting such ordinance to be submitted to a vote of the electors of such city, the same shall not then become operative until it shall have been so submitted and received a majority of the votes cast thereon. The council shall by resolution provide that such vote be taken at a special election or at the next municipal election, and shall cause a copy of such resolution to be certified to the deputy state supervisors of the county in which such municipal corporation is situated and such deputy state supervisors shall thereupon proceed to prepare the ballots and make all other necessary arrangements for the submission of such question to the electors of the municipality at the time fixed in said resolution. Such election shall be held at the regular place or places of voting in such municipality and shall be conducted, canvassed and certified in the same manner as the election of officers thereof. Thirty days' notice of the submission shall be given by the mayor of such municipality in two newspapers of opposite politics printed therein, once a week for four consecutive weeks, stating the object and purpose of such election and the time and place of holding the same. Those voting in favor of the proposition shall have written or printed on their ballots in quotation "For the franchise," and those voting against the same shall have written or printed on their ballots the words "Against the franchise." Duty of mayor as to spe cial election. Form of ballots. SECTION 2. That said section 3439 and said section 30 are hereby repealed. Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representativs. JOSEPH D. CHAMBERLAIN, [House Bill No. 678.] AN ACT To amend section 3920 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, as amended April 25, 1904, relating to the organization of township boards of education. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: SECTION I. That section 3920 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio be amended so as to read as follows: tion, time of. SEC. 3920. Boards of education of township school districts shall organize on the first Monday in January after the Organizaelection of the board, by the election of one of their members president and the election of a clerk who may or may not be a member of the board, the president to be elected for one year and the clerk to be elected for a term not to exceed two years. They shall fix the time of holding regular meetings. Each member of the board shall receive, as compensation, two dollars, for each meeting actually attended for not more than ten meetings in any year. The compensation allowed to members of the board shall be paid Compensafrom the contingent fund. SECTION 2. That section 3920 be and the same is hereby repealed. Speaker of the House of Representatives. tion. FREEMAN T. EAGLESON, To amend section 3923 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, as Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: of Ohio be amended so as to read as follows: abolished. Sec. 3923. Joint subdistricts are hereby abolished and Subdistricts the territory of such districts, situated in the township in which the schoolhouse of the joint subdistrict is not located, shall be attached for school purposes to the township school district in which said schoolhouse is located, and shall Disposition of. constitute a part of said township school district, and the title of all school property located in said joint subdistrict, Title, where vested. Map, where filed. Centralization. is hereby vested in the board. of education of the township to which the territory is attached. A map of such attached territory shall be prepared under the direction of the board of education of the township district to which such territory is attached and shall be made a part of the records of said board and a copy of the same shall be filed with the auditor of the county in which said territory is situated, or if the territory be in two or more counties, said map shall be filed with the auditor of each coùnty. Provided, further, that when such subdistrict is a part of townships, both of which have centralized schools, and no school is maintained in said subdistrict, then the boundaries of the civil township so situated shall form the boundaries of the township school districts, and each township shall have entire control of the territory of such subdistrict lying within its boundaries. SECTION 2. That said section 3923 be and the same is hereby repealed. Speaker of the House of Representatives. FREEMAN T. EAGLESON, Chief inspec qualifications of. [House Bill No. 875.] AN ACT To supplement sec.ion 290, by the enactment of section 2906 and to amend sections 290a, 292, 294, 296, 297, 298, 299 and 301 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, relating to inspector of mines; and to repeal sections 295a, 295b and 295c of said Revised Statutes, so as to provide for inspections of mines at least once in three months and to protect miners from dangers of gas and to further protect miners. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: SECTION I. That section 290 be supplemented by the enactment of section 290b and that sections 290a, 292, 294, 296, 297, 298, 299 and 301 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, be and the same are hereby amended, so as to read as follows: Sec. 290b. In addition to the qualifications provided tor of mines, for in section 290 of the Revised Statutes, any person hereafter appointed chief inspector of mines must have had at least five years actual practical experience in mining in the state and have a knowledge of the uses and dangers of electricity as applied in mines. spectors. Sec. 290a. That authority be and is hereby given to appoint five additional district inspectors of mines; and they District inshall be appointed in the same manner and possess the same qualifications and receive the same compensation as the five district inspectors of mines authorized by section 290 of the Revised Statutes. The term of office of the five dis- Term of oftrict inspectors of mines herein provided for shall be three fice. years, and they shall take an oath and give bond, as provided in section 291 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, and shall be subject to the regulations and requirements of the district inspectors authorized in said section 290 as provided in chapter nine of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. The chief inspector of mines shall assign said additional inspectors for service in districts to be designated by him, and he is authorized to divide the state in ten districts, in each of Number of which one of the district inspectors of mines shall reside. districts. district inspectors. Sec. 292. The chief inspector and district inspectors shall give their whole time and attention to the duties of their offices, respectively; it shall be the duty of the district Duties of inspectors to examine all the mines in their respective districts as often as possible and not less than once every three months to see that all the provisions and requirements of this chapter are strictly observed and carried out; they shall particularly examine the works and machinery belonging to any mine, examine into the state and condition of the mines as to ventilation, circulation and condition of air, drainage and general security; they shall make a record of all examinations of mines in their respective districts, showing the date when made, the condition in which the mines are found, the extent to which the laws relating to mines and mining are observed or violated, the progress made in the improvement and security of life and health sought to be secured by the provisions of this chapter, number of accidents, injuries received, or deaths in or about the mines, the number of mines in their respective districts, the number of persons employed in or about each mine, together with all such other facts and information of public interest concerning the condition of mines, development and progress of mining in their respective districts, as they may think useful and proper, which record shall, on or before Record, filing the first Monday of every month, be filed in the office of the chief inspector, to be by him recorded, and so much thereof as may be of public interest, to be included in his annual report; in case of any controversy or disagreement between the district inspector and the owner or operator of any mine, or the persons working therein, or in case of conditions of emergencies requiring counsel, the district in- Counsel, how spector may call on the chief inspector for such assistance and counsel as may be necessary; should the district inspector find any of the provisions of this chapter violated or not complied with by any owner, lessee, or agent in charge of any mine, he shall immediately notify such owner, lessee, or agent in charge of such neglect or violation, and of. secured. Written no unless the same is, within a reasonable time rectified, and the provisions of this chapter fully complied with, he shall institute a prosecution under the provisions of section six thousand eight hundred and seventy-one (6871) of the Revised Statutes. The inspectors shall exercise a sound discretion in the enforcement of the provisions of this act, and if in any respect (which is not provided against by, or may resuit from a rigid enforcement of any express provisions of this chapter), the inspectors find any matter, thing or practice in or connected with any such mine, to be dangerous or defective, so as in his opinion, to threaten or tend to the bodily injury of any person, the inspector shall give notice in writing thereof to the owner, agent or manager of the tice to owner mine, and shall state in such notice the particulars in which he considers such mine, or any part thereof, or any matter, thing or practice to be dangerous or defective, and require the same to be remedied. For the purpose of making the inspection and examinations provided for in this section, the chief inspector and district inspectors shall have the right to enter any mine at all reasonable times by night or by day, but in such manner as shall not unnecessarily obstruct the working of the mine; and the owner or agent of such mine is hereby required to furnish the means necessary for such entry and inspection; the inspection and examination herein provided for shall extend to fire-clay, iron ore and other mines, as well as coal mines. or manager. Inspection and examination. Office of tor, where located. trict inspec tors, where located. Salary of district inspectors. Sec. 294. The chief inspector shall have an office in chief inspec- the state house, in which shall be carefully kept the maps and plans of all mines in the state, and all records, correspondence, papers, apparatus and property pertaining to his duties, belonging to the state, and shall be handed over to his successor in office; the district inspectors shall keep Offices of dis- their offices in such place in their respective districts as will be most central and convenient to the mining region of their respective districts, and shall keep and preserve in their offices all maps, plans, surveys and other papers belonging to their offices, in such manner as shall be of easy access and convenient reference to persons entitled to examine them. The district inspectors shall receive an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars ($1,200) per annum, and all necessary and legitimate expenses incurred by them in the discharge of their duties, to be approved by the chief inspector not to exceed sixty-five dollars per month for each inspector, itemized statements of which expenses shall be filed with the auditor of state, and the chief inspector shall receive the same salary as is now provided for inspector of mines under section twelve hundred and eigthy-four of the Revised Statutes, and in addition thereto all his necessary and legitimate expenses incurred by him as chief inspector, not to exceed sixty-five dollars per month, itemized statements of which expenses shall be filed with the auditor of state. Provided, however, that any public officer who knowingly accepts any payment from any mine inspector for political purposes shall forfeit his office and any person who accepts Salary of chief inspector. |