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The work in the office has been greatly increased since the present auditor went into office as chief clerk in 1888 by reason of the determina- tion to add to the revenues of the State by traffic and excise taxes, which should meet the growing needs of the State government, and forever prevent an increase in the common burden of taxation upon private in- dividuals and small property holders. The work of putting various revenue acts in operation fell upon this department as follows:
In 1889 the liquor traffic tax act giving the state a portion of the tax was passed and put in operation. In 1896 this act was amended increasing the tax, which now yields as the state's portion over one million dollars annually.
In 1893 what is known as the Nichols law, taxing express, telegraph and tele- phone companies, was passed and put in operation, which yields to the state and counties annually more than $30,000.00.
In 1894 an act levying an excise tax on gross receipts of express companies, was passed, and put in operation, which brings into the State Treasury about $12,000 annually. In 1902 this law was repealed and express companies included in the excise law of 1902.
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In 1894 an act taxing sleeping-car companies was passed and put in operation, which brings into the State Treasury $5,500 annually.
In 1896 a law was passed taxing freight line companies, which brings into the state $8,000 annually.
In 1896 an act levying an excise tax on the gross receipts of all public corpora- tions (electric light, gas, natural gas, pipe line, water works, street railroads, rail- roads and messenger or signal companies). In 1902 this law was amended so as to include suburban or interurban railroad, telegraph, telephone, express and union depot companies, and the tax increased to one percent on the gross receipts, which yielded last year for state purposes the sum of $1,432,000.
In 1902 an act was passed creating a Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices, of which the Auditor of State is Chief Inspector and Supervisor.
The Auditor of State, in addition to the duties pertaining to his office, is under the law, a member of the following executive bodies which make constant demands upon his time and energy.
1. SINKING FUND COMMISSION, composed of Auditor of State, President; Secretary of State, Secretary; and the Attorney-General. Duties: Have charge of disposing of bonds for state revenues and for the payment of principal and in- terest of the state debt.
2. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION FOR BANKS, composed of Governor, President; Auditor of State and Attorney-General. Duties: Equalizing valuation for taxation of national and incorporated banks, as returned by the county auditors to the Auditor of State.
3. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION FOR RAILROADS, composed of Auditor of State, President; Treasurer of State, Attorney-General and Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs. Duties: Equalizing the value of railroad property for taxation as returned by boards of county auditors to the Auditor of State.
4. DECENNIAL STATE BOARD, ex-officio member of State Decennial Board of Equalization, for the equalization of real property, as returned by the county auditors to the Auditor of State. Meets every ten years and continues in session from five to seven months.
5. STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS AND ASSESSORS FOR EXPRESS, TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE COMPANIES, composed of Auditor of State, President; Treasurer of State and Attorney-General. Duties: To appraise the value of the capital stock of said companies for taxation.
6. STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS AND ASSESSORS FOR SLEEPING CAR COMPANIES, composed of Auditor of State, President; Treasurer of State and Attorney General. Duties : To appraise for taxation that portion of the capital stock representing cap- ital and property of such companies owned and used in Ohio, upon which a tax of one percent is levied and collected annually by the Auditor of State.
7. STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS AND ASSESSORS FOR FREIGHT LINE COMPANIES, composed of Auditor of State, President; Treasurer of State and Attorney General. Duties: To appraise for taxation that portion of the capital stock representing cap- ital and property of such companies owned and used in Ohio, upon which a tax of one percent is charged and collected annually by the Auditor of State.
8. STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS AND ASSESSORS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT, GAS, NATURAL GAS, PIPE LINE, WATER WORKS, STREET, SUBURBAN OR INTERURBAN RAIL- ROADS, EXPRESS, TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE, MESSENGER, OR SIGNAL, UNION DEPOT, AND RAILROAD COMPANIES, composed of Auditor of State, President; Treasurer of State; Attorney-General and Secretary of State. Duties: To fix the amount of gross re- ceipts of the aforesaid companies, upon which an excise tax of one percent is charged and collected annually by the Auditor of State.
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9. STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS AND ASSESSORS FOR APPOINTING BOARDS OF REVIEW, composed of Auditor of State, President; Treasurer of State; Attorney General and Secretary of State. Duties: To appoint Boards of Review in all the cities of the State, which boards take the place of the Annual City Boards of Equali- zation.
10. STATE BOARD OF TAX REMISSION, composed of the Governor, Auditor of State and Attorney General. Duties: For the remission of illegal taxes and penalties and to correct tax duplicates.
11. EMERGENCY BOARD, composed of the Governor, Auditor of State, Attorney General, Chairman of Senate Finance Committee and Chairman of the House Finance Committee. Duties: To authorize departments and institutions in case of an emer- gency to expend a greater sum than the amount appropriated by the General As- sembly for such department or institution.
12. PRINTING COMMISSION, composed of the Secretary of State, Auditor of State and Attorney General. Duties: To contract for all printing for the state.
13. PAPER COMMISSION, composed of the Secretary of State, Auditor of State and Attorney General. Duties: To contract for furnishing paper for the state.
14. BOARD TO APPROVE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, composed of the Governor. Auditor of State and Secretary of State. Duties: All plans and specifications of state buildings, improvements or betterments of whatever kind, must be submitted to and approved by this board.
15. FEE COMMISSION, composed of Auditor of State, Secretary of State and At- torney-General. Duties: To prepare a schedule of fees to which the various county officials are legally allowed to charge under the provisions of the statutes.
16. BOARD FOR UNIVERSITY LANDS, composed of Secretary of State, Auditor of State and Attorney General. Duties: To determine the claim of title to unpatented surveys of persons in possession of lands in the Virginia military district of the state.
17. BOARD TO GRANT PERMISSION TO CERTAIN BANKING INSTITUTIONS TO TRANS- ACT BUSINESS IN OHIO, composed of Secretary of State, Auditor of State and At- torney General. Duties: Defined in the title.
18. LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONMENT BOARD, composed of the Governor, Auditor of State and Secretary of State. Duties: To ascertain and determine the ratio of rep- resentation in the General Assembly according to each decennial census.
19. BOARD TO APPOINT AGENT TO PROSECUTE CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT, composed of the Governor, Auditor of State and Attorney General. Duties: Defined in the title.
20. BOARD TO EMPLOY COUNSEL FOR STATE OFFICIALS, INSTITUTIONS AND BOARDS, composed of Governor, Auditor of State and Attorney General. Duties: Defined in the title.
21. BOARD OF APPEALS, composed of the Auditor of State, Treasurer of State and Attorney General. Duties: To consider appeals of corporations from the decision of the Secretary of State in levying fees under the Willis Corporation Fee Law.
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THE ROSTER OF THE AUDITOR'S DEPARTMENT-1902.
Name.
Office.
W. D. Guilbert
Auditor of State.
A. L. Corman
Chief Clerk.
G. W. Taylor
R. R. and Bank Clerk.
G. F. Crawford
Bookkeeper.
Mary C. Morrison
Corresponding Clerk.
Orrin Henry
Land Clerk.
W. G. Barthalow
Canal and Trust Fund Clerk.
C. W. Poe
Statistician.
I. W. Danford
Excise Tax Clerk.
E. J. Guilbert
Excise Tax Clerk.
C. E. Ward
Transcribing Clerk.
S. R. Clark
Transcribing Clerk.
Geo. W. Rutledge
Liquor Tax Deputy.
F. C. Rochester
Examiner of Public Institutions.
Martha H. Kenworthy
Clerk.
W. H. Ballard
Messenger.
AUDITORS OF STATE FROM 1803 TO 1902.
UNTIL THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION IN 1851, TERM, THREE YEARS ; AFTERWARD, FOUR YEARS.
Name.
Term.
Thomas Gibson*
1803-1808
Benjamin Hough
1808-1815
Ralph Osborn
1815-1833
John A. Bryan
1833-1839
John Brough
1839-1845
John Woods
1845-1852
Wm. D. Morgan
1852-1856
Francis M. Wright
1856-1860
Robert W. Tayler||
1860-1863
Oviatt Cole
1863-1864
James H. Godman
1864-1872
James Williams
1872-1880
John F. Oglevee
1880 1884
Emil Kiesewetter
1884-1888
Ebenezer W. Poe
1888-1896
W. D. Guilbert
1896-1900
W. D. Guilbert (incumbent)
1900
*Resigned. . ||Resigned April, 1863,
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BUREAU OF INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF PUBLIC OFFICES.
Name.
Office.
W. D. Guilbert
Chief Inspector and Supervisor.
E. M. Fullington
Deputy Inspector and Supervisor.
A. B. Peckinpaugh
Deputy Inspector and Supervisor.
J. T. Tracy
S. A. Hudson
Deputy Inspector and Supervisor. Clerk.
THE STATE BOARD OF ARBITRATION.
O RGANIZED May 29, 1893, under an act of the previous session of the General Assembly of Ohio, Governor Mckinley having appointed as members of such board, the Hon. John Little (R.), ex-member of Congress, from Greene county ; the Hon. Selwyn N. Owen, ex-Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, and Joseph Bishop, a representative of the Trades Unions, both of the latter from Franklin county. Mr. Owen was elected chairman of the Board, and Mr. Bishop Secretary, and these officers have served uninterruptedly by reappoint- ment and re-election. Mr. Little died October 18, 1900, and in his stead the Governor appointed the Hon. R. G. Richards, of Steubenville, a former Lieutenant-Governor of Ohio. There have been no other changes in the board since its creation in 1893.
1. OBJECT AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD.
The State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation is charged with the duty, upon due application or notification, of endeavoring to effect amicable and just settlements of controversies or differences, actual or threatened, between employers and employees in the state. This is to be done by pointing out and advising, after due inquiry and investigation, what, in its judgment, if anything, ought to be done or submitted to by either or both parties to adjust their disputes; of investigating, where thought ad- visable, or required, the cause, or causes of the controversy, and ascertaining which party thereto is mainly responsible or blameworthy for the continuance of the same.
2. HOW ACTION OF THE BOARD MAY BE INVOKED.
Every such controversy or difference not involving questions which may be the subject of a suit or action in any court of the state, may be brought before the Board; provided, the employer involved employs not less than twenty-five persons in the same general line of business in the state.
The aid of the Board may be invoked in two ways:
First-The parties immediately concerned, that is, the employer or employees, or both conjointly, may file with the Board an application which must contain a con- cise statement of the grievances complained of, and a promise to continue on in business, or at work (as the case may be), in the same manner as at the time of the application, without any lockout or strike, until the decision of the Board, if it shall be made within ten days of the date of filing said application.
A joint application may contain a stipulation making the decision of the Board to an extent agreed upon by the parties, binding and enforcible as a rule of court.
An application must be signed by the employer or by a majority of the employes in the department of business affected (and in no case by less than thirteen), or by both such employer and a majority of employes jointly, or by the duly authorized agent of either or both parties.
Second-A mayor or probate judge when made to appear to him that a strike or lockout is seriously threatened, or has taken place in his vicinity, is required by the law to notify the Board of the fact, giving the name and location of the employer,
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the nature of the trouble, and the number of employes involved, so far as he can. When such fact is thus or otherwise duly made known to the board it becomes its duty to open communication with the employer and employes involved, with a view of adjustment by mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
3. WHEN ACTION OF THE BOARD TO CEASE.
Should petitioners filing an application cease, at any stage of the proceedings, to keep the promise made in their application, the Board will proceed no further in the case without the written consent of the adverse party.
4. SECRETARY TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF HEARING.
On filing any such application the Secretary of the Board will give public notice of the time and place of the hearing thereof. But at the request of both parties joining in the application, this public notice may, at the discretion of the board, be omitted.
5. PRESENCE OF OPERATIVES AND OTHERS, ALSO BOOKS AND THEIR CUSTODIANS, EN- FORCED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE. .
Operatives in the department of business affected, and persons who keep the rec- ord of wages in such department and others, may be subpoenaed and examined under oath by the Board, which may compel the production of books and papers containing such records. All parties to any such controversy or difference are entitled to be heard. Proceedings before the Board are conducted at the public expense.
6. NO COMPULSION EXERCISED, WHEN INVESTIGATION AND PUBLICATION REQUIRED.
The Board exercises no compulsory authority to induce adherence to its rec- ommendation, but when mediation fails to bring about an adjustment it is required to render and make public its decision in the case. And when neither a settlement nor an arbitration is had, because of the opposition thereto of one party, the Board is required at the request of the other party to make an investigation and publish its conclusions.
7. ACTION OF LOCAL BOARD-ADVICE OF STATE BOARD MAY BE INVOKED.
The parties to any such controversy or difference may submit the matter in dis- pute. to a local board of arbitration and conciliation consisting of three persons mutually agreed upon, or chosen by each party selecting one, and the two thus chosen selecting the third. The jurisdiction of such local board as to the matter submitted to it is exclusive, but it is entitled to ask and receive the advice and assistance of the State Board.
8. CREATION OF BOARD PRESUPPOSES THAT MEN WILL BE FAIR AND JUST.
It may be permissible to add that the act of the General Assembly is based upon the reasonable hypothesis that men will be fair and just in their dealings and rela- tions with each other when they fully understand what is fair and just in any given case. As occasion arises for the interposition of the Board, its principal duty will . be to bring to the attention and appreciation of both employer and employes, as best it may, such facts and considerations as will aid them to comprehend what is rea- sonable, fair and just in respect of their differences.
THE BOARD OF STATE CHARITIES.
T HE Ohio Board of State Charities is composed of six members appointed by the Governor. The law requires that the member- ship shall be equally divided between the two leading political parties, and fixes the term of office at three years. The members receive no compensation for their services, but their actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties are paid by the State. The Board appoints its own secretary, who is not a member of the Board. It is required to hold quarterly meetings, but special meetings may be held at any time.
It was first established by an act of the legislature passed in 1867, Massachusetts being the only state to precede Ohio in the enactment of such a law. Its organization at that time was due to the efforts of a member of the House of Representatives from Cuyahoga county, Hon- orable D. A. Dangler, who had the support of the then Governor, Jacob D. Cox. The motive that actuated Mr Dangler in the introduction of his measure is defined by him as follows: "I availed myself of the op- portunity, as a member of the Ohio Legislature, of visiting the state institutions for the purpose of familiarizing myself, as far as possible, with their arrangement. It was after such a visit that I became im- pressed that the citizens of the great state of Ohio should have a more perfect knowledge of the management of these institutions than was gained by the annual visits of their representatives in the Legislature." In a speech advocating the passage of the bill introduced by him, Mr. Dangler said :
"My objects are, by the agency of a common center and common head, to crystallize those various suggestions tending towards reformation and economy in the present system of management and extend their ap- plication to all alike by the same agency; to extract from the systems in use in the European states and countries, such ideas as may be appli- cable to our peculiar wants and requirements; through the introduction of statistics and analytical records, to assist in the diminution of crime, suf- fering and sickness, by pointing out the causes, occasion and the source ; by the adoption of similar rules and regulations for institutions of a like character, to render their management uniform, harmonious and effective, and by a common standard of qualification for the various offices, pre- vent the appointment of any but those fully qualified to discharge the various duties with honesty and efficiency."
In 1872 the Board was abolished, but it was again organized in 1876 under the old law with the additional provision for a salaried sec- retary. On April 15, 1880, the law was so amended as to provide for a Board of six members, instead of five, the original number.
The Board is required to submit an annual report to the Legislature, setting forth the conditions of the institutions coming under its super- vision, together with any suggestions or recommendations it may have
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to offer relative to their management. Its work is not executive, but is entirely supervisory over the whole system of public charitable and cor- rectional institutions of the state, including those maintained by municipali- ties and counties. It has authority to require such reports from all insti- tutions supported in whole, or in part, by public funds, as it may deem nec- essary. All of these institutions now make annual, and some of them quarterly reports to the office of the Board. One of the most important duties devolving upon it is that requiring the submission of all plans for state institutions, jails, children's homes, workhouses and infirmaries to the Board for criticism and approval. The Governor of the State is ex-officio president of the Board, and may, at any time, order an investigation by the Board, or a committee of its members, of any institution over which it has supervisory power. -
PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF STATE CHARITIES. (Term of office, three years.)
Names.
Residence.
Date of Original Appointment.
Present Term Expires.
George K. Nash, Gov.
Columbus.
President ex-officio
William Howard Neff
Cincinnati ..
April 23, 1878
Apr. 22, 1904
Henry C. Ranney
Cleveland.
August 10, 1892
Apr. 22, 1904
Roeliff Brinkerhoff
Mansfield. .
April 23, 1880
Apr. 22, 1905
Martin Dewey Follett
Marietta ...
April 28, 1891
Apr. 22, 1905
W. A. Hale
Dayton. .
May 12, 1897
Apr. 22, 1903
Rutherford H. Platt
Columbus. .
January 26, 1901
Apr. 22, 1903
Joseph Perkins Byers, Sec.
Columbus. .
Appointed by the Board
NAMES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF STATE CHARITIES SINCE ITS ORGANIZATION IN 1867.
Name.
Residence.
Date of Original Appointment.
To Succeed.
* Albert Douglass
Chillicothe .
May 17, 1867
*G. D. Harrington
Columbus. .
June 4, 1867
*Robert W. Steele
Dayton.
May 23, 1867
*Douglas Putnam
Marietta.
June 8, 1867
*Joseph Perkins
Cleveland. .
June 10, 1867
*Deceased.
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NAMES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF STATE CHARITIES SINCE ITS ORGANI- ZATION IN 1867-Concluded.
Names.
Residence.
Date of Original Appointment.
To Succeed.
*John Davis
*John W. Andrews
March 15, 1870
Board abolished in 1872, reorganized in 1876.
*Rutherford B. Hayes, Gov ..
Columbus. . Columbus .
President, ex-officio .
*John W. Andrews
April, 1876
*Chas. J. Albright
Columbus. . N. Bremen.
April, 1876
*Joseph Perkins
Cleveland. .
April, 1876
*Murray Shipley
Cincinnati. Cincinnati.
April, 1876
*R. M. Bishop, Gov.
*Roeliff Brinkerhoff
April, 1878
*M. D. Carrington
April, 1879
President, ex-officio
William Howard Neff
April, 1880
*George Hoadley, Gov.
*Lyman J. Jackson
August, 1885
Chas. Boesel.
John Beatty
October, 1885
Jos. Perkins.
John G. Doren
February, 1887
H. H. McFadden
May, 1887
*James L. Wilson
April, 1888
*Charles Parrott
January, 1889
J. W. Andrews. J. B. Foraker.
Jas. F. Campbell, Gov. M. D. Follett
President, ex officio. April, 1891
*Wm. McKinley, Gov.
Canton ....
President, ex-officio
Henry C. Ranney
Cleveland. .
August, 1892
W. A. Hale
Dayton ....
May 12, 1897
Rutherford H. Platt
Columbus. .
January, 1901.
Chas. Parrott.
* Deceased.
SECRETARIES OF THE BOARD.
The Secretary of the Board, in addition to other duties, visits and inspects all the institutions coming under its supervision.
Since its organization in 1867 it has had three secretaries : Rev. Albert G. Byers, M. D., 1867 to 1890; John G. Doren, December, 1890, to April, 1892 ; Joseph Perkins Byers, son of the first Secretary, since April, 1892.
The present Secretary was born in Columbus, September 23, 1868. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the high school in 1887. Almost immediately thereafter he entered the office of the Board of State Charities as an assistant to his father, which position he retained until April, 1892, when he was made Secretary of the Board.
Albert Douglass. G. D. Harrington.
R. B. Hayes. C. J. Albright. Murray Shipley. R. M. Bishop.
Chas. Foster.
Joseph B. Foraker, Gov.
President, ex-officio.
Geo. Hoadley. Lyman Jackson.
M. D. Carrington. Jno. Beatty.
Jno. G. Doren. J. E. Campbell.
H. H. McFadden. James Wilson.
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Fostoria .. . Cincinnati. Cincinnati. New Lex'n. Columbus Cincinnati. Dayton .... Steuben'le. Greenfield. Columbus. . Hamilton. . Marietta. .
President, ex-officio.
Chas. Foster, Gov.
Mansfield Toledo . . . .
President, ex-officio.
April, 1876
*Charles Boesel
Cincinnati. Columbus. .
July 27, 1868
THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
T HE Ohio State Board of Health was established by an act of Legislature, passed April 14, 1886. Hon. J. B. Foraker, the Governor of Ohio, appointed the following persons as
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
Name.
Residence.
Term of Service.
W. H. Cretcher, M. D .*
Bellefontaine
1886-1889
T. Clarke Miller, M. D.
Massillon
1886-1887
John D. Jones, M. D.||
Cincinnati
·1886-1889
Simon P. Wise, M. D.
Millersburg
1886-1896
D. H. Beckwith, M. D.
Cleveland
1886-1890
Thos. C. Hoover, M. D.
Columbus
1886-1897
H. J. Sharp, M. D.
London
1886-1892
*Deceased.
||Resigned.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE.
Name.
Residence.
Term of Service.
Edward T. Nelson, A. M., M. D.
Delaware
1887-1897
Jos. T. Anderson, M. D.
Cincinnati
1889-1891
S. A. Conklin, M. D.
Canton
1889-1893
Wm. T. Miller, M. D.
Cleveland
1890-1902
A. J. Scott, M. D. .
Loudonville
1891-1892
Byron Stanton, M. D.
Cincinnati
1892-1902
R. D. Kahle, M. D.
Lima
1892-1899
Josiah Hartzell, Ph. D.
Canton
1893-1902
J. C. Crossland, M. D.
Zanesville
1896-1902
Darwin G. Palmer, M. D.
Geneva
1901 --
Frank Warner, M. D. .
Columbus
1898-1902
W. C. Chapman, M. D.
Toledo
1899-1902
The Board held its first meeting in Columbus on April 30, 1886, and organized by electing Dr. W. H. Cretcher President, and appointing Dr. G. C. Ashmun, the health officer of Cleveland, as Secretary.
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Dr. Ashmun resigned this position in June, 1886, and Dr. Guy Case, of Cleveland, was appointed as his successor. Dr. Case tendered his resignation July 27, 1886, and Dr. C. O. Probst, of Columbus, was appointed Secretary on the same date. Dr. Probst has continuously filled the position since that time, and is the present Secretary.
The Board first directed its efforts to building up a complete health organization for the entire State. In 1886 the larger cities and a very few villages were the only municipalities that had availed themselves of the provisions of an act permitting them to establish a local board of health.
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