Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-02-25
OHIO LEGIsLATURE.


The Senate have made some amend
ments TO ths.snts Bank bill-bu. .Ihs
House has disagreed to them, and ask
ed for committee Of Conferences.
Petitions Tor &sgainsi setting OtfPery
township to clsrmOal county, continue
10 be pfeseRted.
The Senale has ordered the following
bill 10 b engrOsssd. As the vote on
engFosamen,'is generally test vote, the
bill has duubIiess passed The Senate.
A bill 10 pt0yide for the moro eTsclual
puulsbraenl OF certain offences.
Sec. 1. That hereafter. whenever any
person shall be convicted Of any criminal
offence, committed alteElhs passage Ohhis
acl, eli or any partoi the Punishment Of
WHICH by law Is 6ne, OF fine aud lmo
| prisonment in The coua,y jail, The court
in lieu Of such imprisonment my sem
,ence such peTsOns to hard labor in the
jail Of the proper county, any length Of
ume not exceeding six months al the
discretion Ol tho court.
Sec. 2. That labor thus TO be- per-
formed, shall be under The direction Of
the COMMISSIONERS OF the county, who
may adopt such orders. rules and fegula
t.uns 10 relation ellIeretO, as they may
deem best, and ibe Sheriff OF other Off
GERS, having tho custody ofsuch canVicis,
shall be governed ihereby-and It shall
be the.duy Of the Sheriff Of the county,
10 collect and pay into the treasury Of
the county. tne amount OF the avAils Of
the labor Of such cOnVicIs. and take the
IreasureT's receipt therefor. which be
shall forthwith deposit with the Auditor
otlhe county.
Sec, 3. Thai for the purpose Of en-
abiing tho Comfy Commissioners Of any
county in this State TO employ in prof
iPble mohuer, all persons who may be
coAYic:ed under The provisions Of this
act, the COualy Jail, 10 such cases, is
hereby declared ioiextend 10 any stone
quarry or quarriss, road OF roads, or 9TH
er place or places within the limits o
the. proper county, al which the conVicy'
may be advantsgs gsously employed. with
! ont the wall IT The pIisdR, by The CoUn'!
Commissioner aforesaid.
Sec. 4, When any person or person.
shall bs arrested on waTrant from a jus.
tice af the peace for the commission o
any misdemeanor except for'pell larce
/ ny, II shalt be lawful for such person o
persuns to plead guilty 10 the complain
before tho Justice cf the pence VIII
shall preside at the hearing thereby an
= such justice Of the peace is hereby au
!, lhorizsd TO assess suel, ine, OF sentenc
!. the accused 10 such Imprisonment as ]
!. prescribed BY law OF both, alhis discre
il0n, recogn zs such persnn OF persons /
: appear before the court ofcOmmcn plea
i 0B The first day Of the next term there
: Of.
III Mr.. Kelley Of Franklin, from the r
j. nance Committee, has presented bi
j, providing for great changes in the sYs
j. ZEN Of iSxaiion. We have not seen III
Il bill. but we iad the following notice I
d Il in the Ohio Statesman.
. TAXING FARMERS AND BANK
. Mn. MEoARr.
= Alfred Kelley. il his bank bill. isxt
y Ihs profits ufths banker. In bis bill pr
2 Vidinq for q revSldslion and assessmel
/, Of all psopsrty, real end personala at !
Is true value ia Nancy; and SO far as h
farmers are concsta d, Mr. Kelley vii
q by his hill, take their entire profits &
o the payment ofiheir taxes. can Sc
. no good reason iss this Inequality, exec
Il be that Mr.. Kelley proposes, by b
. splendid banking sahs inc, u furnish Il
Is papple eth the means 10 pay their ia,
! es! A FARMER,
% February ID, ls45. ~
" Bath branehes have passed resolution
i requesting the Representatives IN co
II gtess from this State to use their efFor
: To procure the passage Of The bill whi'
: has passed ahe U. s. Senate reducing Il
!, taies Of postage.