ments or taxes heretofore levied and no certificates of indebtedness or bonds heretofore issued or sold under authority of any law hereby repealed shall be invalidated or affected by any repeal herein provided.

SEC. 19. That sections 6602–1, 6602–2, 6602–3, 6602–4, 6602-5, 6602–6, 6602-7, 6602-8, 6602-9a, 6602-9b, 6602-9c, 6602-9d and 6602-9e of the general code of Ohio be, and the same are hereby repealed.

Sewers and Sewage Disposal Plants-Joint Use by Counties and Municipalities. (Act Mar. 19, 1917.)

SECTION 1. That the board of county commissioners of any county in this State or the council of any city or village may enter into a contract, upon such terms and conditions, and for such period of time, as may be mutually agreed upon, with any other county, city or village, to prepare all necessary plans and estimates of cost, to connect any sewer or sewers of such county, city or village, with any sewer or sewers con structed, or to be constructed, by any other county, city or village, and to provide for the joint use by such contracting parties of such sewer or sewers and of any sewage treatment or disposal works of such county, city or village.

SEC. 2. All such contracts shall provide for payment, to the county, city or village owning, constructing, or about to construct a sewer, sewers, or sewage treatment or disposal works, to be so jointly used, of the amount agreed upon, by the county, city or village so contracting for the joint use thereof: Provided, however, That any such county, city or village owning, constructing, or agreeing to construct any such sewer improvement or sewage treatment works, as provided herein, and permitting the use thereof by such other county, city or village, shall retain full control and management of the construction, maintenance, repair and operation of such sewer improvement and sewage treatment or disposal works: And, provided, further, That any such contract, before going into effect, shall be approved by the Ohio State Board of Health.

SEC. 3. That the county, city or village so contracting for the joint use of any sewer, sewers or sewage treatment or disposal works, so constructed or to be constructed by another county, city or village, shall provide for payment of the agreed compensation by the levy of taxes or special assessments as now provided in the laws governing such county, city or village in the construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of a sewer improvement or sewage treatment or disposal works, and may issue bonds as provided by such laws in anticipation of such taxes or assessments.

SEC. 4. That the county, city or village receiving such compensation shall credit the amount so received to the proper fund to be used and applied towards the construction or maintenance, as the case may be, of such sewer and other works to be so jointly used.

SEC. 5. That sections 6602-10, 6602-11, 6602-12, 6602-13, 6602-14, 6602-15, and 6602-16 of the general code of Ohio, be and the same hereby are repealed.

Habit-Forming Drugs-Sale and Dispensing-Commitment of Persons Convicted Under Act When Addicts. (Act Mar. 29, 1917.)

[Sections 12672 and 12673 of the Ohio General Code have been amended to read as follows:]

SEC. 12672. Whoever sells, barters, furnishes or gives away, directly or indirectly, or has in his possession for the purpose of selling, bartering, furnishing or giving away, directly or indirectly, any quantity of cocaine, alpha or beta eucaine or lypin, morphine, acetyl-morphine, diacetyl-morphine, diacetyl-estermorphine, thyl morphine, heroin, chloral hydrate, opium, or any of their alkaloids, salts, derivatives of compounds, or any synthetic equivalent thereof either as to the physical properties or physiological action, except upon the original written prescription of a physician. dentist, or veterinary surgeon duly licensed under the laws of this State, when pre

scribing for their patients for actual and necessary purposes in the proper practice of their respective professions, which prescription shall contain the name of the physician, dentist, or veterinary surgeon issuing it, the date of issue and the name of the person for whom it is issued; or fails to keep such prescription on file for at least two years, in such manner that it is accessible at all reasonable times to the inspection of the proper officer or officers of the law and the secretary of agriculture, or fills said prescription more than once, shall be fined not less than $25, nor more than $500, or imprisoned in the county jail not less than 30 days or more than six months, or both offense shall be imprisoned not less than one year or more than five years in at the discretion of the court, for the first offense, and for each subsequent the penitentiary [sic]. If it be made to appear to the court that the person so convicted is addicted to the use of any of the above mentioned drugs or substances, the court, with the consent of such person may commit such person to a hospital or other institution for the treatment of such person. This section does not extend to sales at wholesale of any quantity of the above mentioned drugs to duly registered pharmacists, physicians, dentists or veterinary surgeons; and shall not apply to liquid preparations sold in good faith as medicines containing rot more than two grains of opium, or not more than one-fourth grains [sic] of morphine, or not more than one-fourth grain of heroin, or not more than one-eighth grain of alpha or beta eucaine, or not more than 10 grains of chloral hydrate in one fluid ounce, or if a solid preparation, in one avoirdupois

ounce.

SEC. 12673. It shall be the duty of the secretary of agriculture to enforce the provisions of section 12672 and all fines collected under section 12672 shall be paid to the secretary of agriculture and by him covered into the State treasury.

Pupils, Teachers, and Janitors-Physical Examination. (Reg. Bd. of H. and Supt. of Public Instruction, Feb., 1917.)

1. Whenever the board of education of a school district in the State of Ohio shall provide for the physical examination of pupils, teachers, and janitors in the public schools, and whenever two or more boards of education shall unite for the purpose of providing for the physical examination of pupils, teachers, and janitors in the combined school district immediate notice shall be sent to the superintendent of public instruction and the State board of health.

2. Whenever by agreement between the board of education of a school district and the board of health, or officers performing the functions of a board of health within the school district, the physical inspection of pupils, teachers, and janitors is transferred to the board of health or officer performing the functions of a bog ro of health, notice shall be sent to the superintendent of public instruction and the State board of health.

3. As soon as a school physician, or school nurse, is appointed notice of such appointment, with the name and address of the appointee, shall be sent to the superintendent of public instruction and the State board of health.

4. When a school nurse is to be appointed it shall be held that the words "trained nurse," as found in section 7692, general code, mean a person who is a graduate of a recognized training school for nurses and who is registered by the State medical board as a nurse.

5. It shall be the duty of each principal, teacher, or person in charge of a school building to report to the school physician or nurse in the most expeditious manner possible the absence from school of any pupil, teacher, or janitor unless such absence is known not to be due to a communicable disease.

6. It shall be the duty of the school physician, or nurse, to immediately notify the health officer within whose jurisdiction the school building is located of the existence of any case of communicable disease occurring in a pupil, teacher or janitor or in the

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family of such person. Likewise it shall be the duty of the health officer to notify the superintendent of schools, principal or teacher in charge of a school building of the existence of a case of communicable disease in the family of any pupil, teacher or janitor.

7. In addition to the physical examination of all pupils, teachers and janitors at the beginning of the school year a thorough physical examination shall be made of all pupils, teachers, and jaritors who may enter or be employed in the schools during the course of the school year.

8. An index record card of the form prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction shall be used for each pupil, teacher and janitor attending or employed in the schools of the school district. When the physical examination is made by a physician other than the school physician such physician shall give all the information required of him. Each record card shall be signed by the physician who makes the examination, shall be made complete and shall be filed in the building which the pupil attends, or in which the teacher or janitor is employed.

9. No pupil, teacher or janitor shall be permitted to attend or return to school after being quarantined by a board of health, or health officer, until a written permit so to do is issued by the board of health, or health officer, and a record of such permit shall be made by the principal or other person in charge of the school building.

10. A report of the work of the school physician and nurse shall be made at the end of each school year. Such report shall be in writing, shall contain such information as the superintendent of public instruction and the State board of health may require to be included therein, and a copy shall be sent to the board of education, the superintendent of public instruction, and the State board of health.

Health and Old Age Insurance and Sickness Prevention-Investigation of, by Commission. (Act Mar. 30, 1917.)

SECTION 1. That the governor be and is hereby authorized and directed to appoint within 30 days after this bill becomes a law, a commission of seven members to conduct a study of the subject of health insurance and sickness prevention and also of the subject of old age insurance and of the application of health insurance and old age insurance to Ohio conditions.

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of such commission to make an inquiry into the subject of sickness, and the causes thereof; the loss to individuals and to the public thereby; the adequacy of the present methods of treatment and care of such sickness and of meeting the losses caused by such sickness by existing insurance companies or associations, or otherwise; and the influence of working and living conditions upon the health of employed and unemployed persons and methods for the prevention of such sickness, and other related subjects.

SEC. 3. It shall also be the duty of such commission to make an inquiry into the subject of old age in its relation to industry and to the public interest and of the adequacy of existing methods of caring for aged workers.

SEC. 4. The commission herein authorized to be appointed shall, within 30 days after its appointment, meet in Columbus and organize by the election of a chairman and it shall submit to the eighty-third general assembly a full report of its work and findings on the subject of health insurance and sickness prevention and also a full report of its work and findings on the subject of old age insurance. Such commision, however, may issue partial reports on these subjects during the progress of its work. SEC. 5. The members of such commission shall serve without compensation except that each shall be entitled to his actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his duties under the provisions of this act including his necessary traveling expenses incurred in attending meetings or in performing other duties incidental to the work of the commission.

SEC. 6. Such commission shall have the power to employ and fix the compensation of a secretary and such investigators and other employees as may be necessary to

carry out the purposes of this act. Such commission shall have the power to provide necessary office furniture, supplies, stationery, printed forms, books, periodicals, maps, and other furnishings and equipment necessary to the performance of their duties.

SEC. 7. The secretary, investigators and other employees of such commission, in addition to the compensation herein provided for, shall be paid their necessary traveling expenses and other expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.

SEC. 8. The expenses incurred by such commission and the compensation and expenses of its secretary, investigators, and other employees for the purposes specified herein, shall be paid from the State treasury upon the warrant of the auditor of state when the vouchers therefor have been duly signed by the chairman of such commission. SEC. 9. Such commission and any subcommittee or member of such commission delegated to conduct hearings shall have power to administer oaths, issue subpoenas, and compel the attendance of witnesses within the county of their residence. In case of disobedience on the part of any person to comply with any proper order of the commission or any subpoena issued in behalf of such commission, or on the refusal of any witness to testify concerning any matters regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, the presiding officer shall make complaint thereof, in writing, to the probate judge of the county in which such witness resides, who shall issue a subpoena for the appearance of such person forthwith before him to give testimony. If any person so summoned fails to appear, or appearing, refuses to testify, he shall be subject to like proceedings and penalties for contempt as witnesses in actions pending in the probate court.

SEC. 10. Such commission shall have free access to all public records necessary for the carrying out of the duties herein prescribed and suitable rooms shall be furnished to such commission either in the State House or in some other building.

SEC. 11. There is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the State treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund, not otherwise appropriated, not to exceed the sum of $25,000, to carry out the purposes of this act.

OKLAHOMA.

State Board of Health-Appointment and Salaries of Certain New Employees. (Ch. 165, Act Mar. 23, 1917.)

SECTION 1. In addition to the officers and employees heretofore created, the clerical and stenographic positions hereinafter named are hereby created and established in the State board of health of the State of Oklahoma, and the salary and compensation of each shall be the amount following the name of such officer or position payable monthly as provided by law, as follows: One clerk, $1.020 per annum; one bookkeeper, $1,200 per annum; one stenographer and clerk, $1,020 per annum; one State chemist, $1,500 per annum; one assistant chemist, $1,200 per annum; and one bacteriologist, $1,500 per annum; one assistant bacteriologist, $1,200 per annum.

SEC. 2. That the commissioner of health is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint when necessary, all officers and employees herein created, who shall serve during his pleasure: Provided, That this act shall not become effective until July 1,

1917.

State Tuberculosis Hospital-Establishment and Maintenance—Admission of Patients. (Ch. 171, Act Mar. 27, 1917.)

SECTION 1. There is hereby established a hospital, to be known as the State tubercular hospital, same to be built on the cottage plan, and located on the lands belonging to the State, near Supply, in Woodward County, on which the Oklahoma Hospital for Insane is now located.

SEC. 2. Said tubercular hospital to be under the supervision and control of the State board of public affairs and under the same management as the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane at Supply.

SEC. 3. Any person a citizen of the State of Oklahoma, or any person who is a charge on the State, who are confined in any of the penal or eleemosynary institutions of the State, afflicted with tuberculosis, are eligible to admission to said tubercular hospital Provided, Such admissions are approved by the State board of health, who will issue a certificate covering each admission to the State board of public affairs: And provided further, That all expenses for transferring such persons from the said penal or eleemos ynary institutions to the hospital are defrayed by the institution making the transfer SEC. 4. It is hereby further provided, that the men and women who are admitted to the State tubercular hospital are to be kept in separate cottages or buildings, with no communication between same, and that such persons who are admitted to said hospital from either of the penal institutions of the State, must be confined in separate buildings from other inmates, under the same rules, regulations and restrictions as now prevail in the penal institutions of the State.

SEC. 5. There is hereby appropriated out of the public building fund, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $50,000, for the purpose of erecting and equipping suitable buildings to carry out the purpose of this act.

SEC. 6. Appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for the support and maintenance of the hospital for the insane at Supply, are hereby made available for the support and maintenance of said tubercular hospital.

Water Supplies-Prevention of Pollution-Construction of Waterworks-Sewage Disposal. (Ch. 166, Act Mar. 31, 1917.)

SECTION 1. That the term "waters of the State" wherever used in this act, shall include all streams and springs and all bodies of surface and impounded ground water, whether natural or artificial, within the boundaries of the State.