The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-02-10
FEB. 9Th. 1850

, In the Senate yesterday, the bill from thu
House to provide for plating and recording
fractions of land, was passed.
Mr.. Buckland introduced bill to author
ize the adoption of children. Mr.. Morrow
on leave, introduced bill to amend the Mil.
ita law; also bill to amend an act in rela.
tion to the payment of costs to Constables
and others out of the County Treasury.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Committee on Fees and Salaries to enquire
and report whether the allowance made to
Sherifs under the act of 1897, prescribing
their compensation in civil and criminal
| cases, was adequate TO the duties which they
are required TO perform, and whether the
principal on which they are paid is not
wrong.
A resolution was also adopted providing
for Joint Committee 10 visit and examine
into the affairs of the Charity School at Ken.
dali, Stark county; also, resolution of in.
quiry why the report of the State Librarian
had not been presented.
The Report of the Commissioner of Sta.
tistics was received and ordered to be print.
ed.
The House bill fixing the compensation Of
County Commissioners failed on it's final
passage by vote Of Ayes II, Nays 4, a con-
stitutionul majority not having voted for the
bill. The vote was rcconsidered and the
bill laid on the table.
A lengthy discussion was had in Commit.
tee OF the Whole on Mr.. Cadwell's bill pro.
Viding that jurors in trials for murder, nav
with their verdict decide upon the punish.
ment ofthe crminal-whether Imprisonment
or death.
In the House bills were passed as follows:
Authorizing the Commissioners of Cosboc. |
ton County to borrow money to meet the
deficiency in their County Treasury; requir.
ing the Probate Judge of Noble County to
make certain indexes, records and entries in
the books of his Office; end to amend the 3sth
section OF the act of April l3, 1862, for the
assessment and tex1ton Of all property.
The bill to amend section AIS of the Civil
Code relative to suits against joint oblieors,
was passed, and the vote on its passage sub.
re-considered, and the bill laid on
ne table. The bill authorizing County Com.
0Issioners to set apart portion of the funds
collected for road purposes and to make pc. ,
Life appropriations of the same was defeat. {
I'd.
The following bills were introduced:
10 authorize the lessees of the assignees
r section 30, town 10, range 2, between the
llami rivers in Butler county, to release {
heir leases and receive deeds; 10 amend the s
tetorm School law; to protect literary so. !
ietIes; to amend the first section OF the act
marriages, passed January lst, b
824; to amend the law for the incorporation C
insurance companies; to authorize courts .
give. effect to the intention of parties and -
hcers by curing defects, omissions and er. i
'rs IN instruments ond proceedings to n
mend section 10 OF the act of March 10,
$685. establishing boards of county commits I
oners.
A lengthy discussion was had upon the
II 10 punish seduction. c.
The committee to which was referred the !,
II amending the act concerning guardian D
I'd ward, reported the same back with SUM- o.
y amendments, which were ordered TO be Il
inted. u