Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-02-16
ohio Legislature.

Ohio
This body is actively employed with view to
a speedy adjournment.
On the third inst, the Senate had under con-
sderaton, the bill for the Reorganization Of the
State Treasury.
The House was employed in discussing the
bill providing for the early publication ofthe laws
in newspapers
On Saturday the 9Th, inst, the Senate passed
bill supplementary to the act creating, and reg
ulating incorporated Companies. Senate bill,
No. 81 to provide against the sale of intoxicating
liquors, was taken from committee of the whole,
and referred to select committee of one, Mr..
Pardee.
In the House the reading of the Code of civil
procedure, was completed, the report the Sec
fore the House by the Speaker Also, the report
of the board of Public Works in relation to the
claims of certain persons therein named.
In the Senate on Monday, 7th inst, Senate
bill, No. 200 for the relief of the poor, was read
third time and passed.
In the House the bill to amend the act for the
ncorporationi of cities and villages, passed by a
vote of60 ayes, to nays. Also House bill sup
Elemental to the law regulating Mechanics liens,
was read third time and passed.
On the sth, the bill providing for the early pub
lication of laws in Newspapers, passed the House
ayes So, nays l6. In the Senate the Treasury
bill passed the Senate by vote of Is to IA.
thof fho of
paying Banks shall not be received by the Treas
urer, in payment Of taxes.
| On the 9th. bill passed the Senate, to pro-
vide for the draining of the swamp lands, in hie
this bill mad before passed the House and is now
law. Also, the bill providing for the encour.
agement of Agriculture, ayes %, nays l..
/ (This bill authorizes county commissioners te
donate to agricultural societies, for the purchase
and improvement of lands on which to hold agri
cultural fairs, as much as the society will itsel
raise by individual subscription or otherwise. 1
incorporates the societies, and provides for tht
reversion of the real estate belonging to sucl
societies to their respective counties, in tn;
society should ever become defunct.) ~
House bill, No. SO to provide for the publication
of the laws in newspapers was read the first time
Also, No. $50 for the better regulation OF Com
mon Schools in cities and towns. Also, No. 6'
supplementary to an act incorporating towns AM
cities Also, the bill to amend the act creating
Mechanics liens. "
In the House, Mr. Bigelow from the Standing
Committee on Benevolent Institutions to WHOM
was referred the petition of Samuel Wilson ant
others of Hamilton county, praying for the pas
sage of law, to secure the rights of owners o
burial lots in cemeteries, and to provide agains
the sale and transfer of the same, reported b,
bill.
In the Senate, on Thursday the 10th inst.
The bill to amend the regulating the descent
and distribution of personal estate, pissed 1888
was read third time and passed. Also, Senat'
/ bill to incorporate County Associations, ayes 25
nays o. Also House bill, No. l69 to define th
mode of laying out, and establishing State road
I yeas Is nays a.
] In the House the bill for the suppression Of in
temperance was read third time, the question
was then ON the final passage of the bill whicl
resulted ayes 42, nays 3s, SO the bill was lost.
On Friday the 11th, in the Senate bill t.
authorize suits to be brought against the State il
certain cases was read a third time. House bill
No l74 to amend the tax law was read the frs
time.
In the House Mr.. Bigelow, from the committee
on Benevolent Institutions reported buck th
bill to provide for the erection of new Deaf AM
Dumb Asylum with one amendment. Bill an
amendments laid on the table, the latter to b
printed.