Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-12-22
Ohio Legislature.

SENATE.-Dec. H-Mr Eaton. offered
a resolution asking our senators and Rep.
resentativas in Congress to favor the pass
age of q law, permitting newspapers 70 60
| free ofpostage within thirty miles.s Re
ferred to the committee ON Federal Rela.
| tions. : .-.4s..-.... 4..s..l-..
HoUsE.-Dec. 1l.-In COMMITTEES eftho
whole, the House considered bill intro.
duced by MIR Hardesty, to amend the pres
ent tax laws, providing that the owners Of
land in this State through which any ca.
nal, railroad, turnpike road, &c ia now or
may be hereafter constructed, may pro-
euro the Surveyor of the county TO ssti.
pied or encountered by such canal, &C.,
and make return of the same; and the Au.
dtor Of the county shall deduct the amount
Of land SO returned from the grand list, for
taxation; and whenever such land, &C.,
shall be vacated, it shall again be subject
to taxation. The bill also provides that the
Treasurer attend-in the several townships
in his county to receive taxes, and the time
for receiving taxes was extended to the
20lh of October OF each year; the county
Commissioners to levy such sum for School
purposes, as they may deem necessary;
such sum not to be less than 7-10ths of
mill on the dollar. ---s,.,..-~-----.s
After some discussion, the bill was q.
mended by striking out oil after the en-.
acting clause; and after the committee rose
the bill was referred to the COMMITTEES On
Finance. ~ ) aavi. -es.ts = psazs
SENArE-Dec. l3.-The bill to incor.
porate the Scioto Telegraph Company,now
a general bill, was taken up on motion Of
Mr. Lewis. 2E' 2" sas se" - ,zstoa.sf9
Mr. Olds moved its indefinite postpone
ment, which was lost by strict party vote.
/ Mr. Olds moved to amend by addingas .
clause making stockholders liable for ma.
terials and work done, which was lost By q
party vote, and the bill was ordered TO q
third reading. Afterwards read q third
time and passed. z.-.- -; -, .
The resolution of Mr.. Ewing relatirsto
amendment Of tho Constitution was passed.
HOUSE. Dec. 13-In committee of tho
whole, the bill TO secure to the Ohio Vol.
unteers and Regulars in the service Of the
United States, the right to vote for Cover.
nor and Electors of President and Vice
President, was read. Mr. Drake moyedsto
amend the law by adding thereto tho 7lse
SSS'ioA VI btl0 3tu uIIiCIo Vi TIC COu8Iit0kl00
which provides s'that no person shall Do
entitled to vote except in the county or dis
trict in which he snail actually reside sat
the time of the election. Agreed to. The
bill as amended was passed. aas, a- .
The bill 10 test the sense Of the people
of this State, on the subject Of calling .
Convention to amend the Consultation, pro.
vides that the electors of this States nt the
next annual election, shall vote for orr .:
gainst Convention to amend the Conssi,
tu,ion, was passed without amendment. :
The bill to prevent kidnapping. &e..
provides that any person not being an of.
ficer of the United States, who shall arfess,
aid or assist to arrest any persons claimed
as fugitive slaves, shall be deemed guilty Of
misdemeanor, and be imprisoned 10 tho,
penitentiary for not less than one nor more
than five years; similar punishment i'm.
posed upon jailors, not officers Of the Uni.
ted States, who shall hold in custody amy
person claimed as q fugitive slave; and 8
en,ice or persuade persons 70 leave Ne