Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-02-04

The Senate took up the bill 10 amend
the act regulating the MilliIiH, passed
March -, lS44-but before any action
was taken thereon,
,Y'rha Senate took recess.
@ AFTERNOON SESSION. aa.
When The Senate took recess, it bad
u5der consideration the bill to amend the
act 10 re sulais the militia, passed March
- 'lS44; with the question pending TO
lay The Till aud amendments on the IA
bic, " e@' 'st ''"..'' T. Ahte
g. .Messrs.. Miller and Croft sustained and
Nj. Lou don opposed, the laying on the
table when the motion 10 lay On the ia>
~Ble was wi,hdiawn. .,"t'' sN A".ys
saGThis bill provides that every person
enrolled under the provisions of last win
ter's law, shall either pay one dollar, or
work two days on the high way,
Sec. 3 niakes il the duty OF the town
ship assessor TO collect Inc dollar.
Sac. 8 exempts members OF volunteer
companies from working on the high
way. 0s ."'"
See provides for company muster
on fho first Friday in June annuaily--a
briaade muster aud encampment once
year, commencing on 'lie third Tuesday
in August annually, aud continuing moi
more than four nor less than Two days,ln
The manner specified in last winters
laws
Sec. 5 provides that every non'com'
missioned officer musician or private VINO
sbaIl refuse 10 appear on muster days
(uIiy armed and equipped, for every such
refusal shall pay ono dollar for every
Company muster, and double that sum
'farr9 each biigads musttF. ..ll 'saal
1'" Sec 5 repeals so much oflast winters
law as is Inconsistent with this act!
Mr.! iftsliEgs moved 70 sr'ke out the
word bneI eId6ilar, in the first section, and
insert CITY cents, ard to strike out the
word Two DAYS, and insert one day o
Mr.. Gfolf moved indefinitely to post
bone the bill and pending amedmentS'
Lost, Seas 5, nsyso27. l''3 et 1s,ta
~ The auestion then being on the adop'
it;on o9 ia amendmen. Of Mr.. Hastings,
The same was debated at som leng'b,whe II
M Hastings moved to lay the whole
esub;ect on tbe table. Lost, yeas l2,nays
'l9. N. '.3@ ...2'. o.9 n .., '...
The question theA recurring on The
.mendmendmelt offered by Mr.iiasiings,
= Division was called for, and the cues
lion turning on striking out the words
zone dollar" il vas carried-yeas u
lfas.t ~ Z q
y1Mra Wood moved 10 gil the blank with
the words one dollar and twenty FIVE
? cents. Lost yea i, (Mr. Wood, } nays
M. Waters moved TO Gil theblank
Z. sinh, 7b cents. Lost sssil aoai@r3 .
The question then being on filing the
blank with fifty ceassS tt-wss taken and
carried. I38IIJ0
re The words two days we're ihen siriKer
& out Of the first section, aud the words one
D day inserted, iaa. a. a 81,
ral3 Mr. Wood then moved TO strike ont 'he
I'd section OF the bill, which exempl'
members Of VOlun,eer companies IRON
working on the highway. Lost-yeas +?
nays 26. 3f 38f a,I ailJg =,
~ Mr BarreJeE then moved tU amend th'
s Sill byisluking out all afleri The enacllnt
and iaserling . proposition to re
Sii.lhe militia laws Of this Sials' /,
Mt. Wood moved 10 amend the amsnd
msnt by-a proposition making It the dut
of the Assess0rs 10 report those liable Y
mililaryTuiy, 2scs, #biCAlUas lost.
noiiiiThe question ltheu Eecufdog n ", lr
amandmsaa IaI6ivislOn wasce 4 2
40 "a for ana tEs question baing1onstrlkl ln
VII ohtg was lost. 3siao1 10 insnasii9sl +
II salTRa question thenibeipg enstOFeeFlln
"a he Billllo Ae sngrOssedAheisame was csl
beoFiealalyear 81, nays 6smssa,gnt sisy
SD OHm6si6nFof Mr. OsboERgsdl o.sil '
paiaaThe eehaas took mp the bill fixing q
81 fines foFhOldiHg the ICOu1lsf Of GomFnot
elIi PiessS; and the bilhWas ordeEed 10
adenafossdd'foglss thifdreading To- moEro'
NOS 4hS Senate then,iOOkn 2 recess up'll
O'Clock. lso1 algis
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