Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-04-13
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WARREN, WEDNESDAY. APRIL IL.
The Ohio Legislature Adjourned.

Z The Legislature adjourned on Thurs
day, the 9th inst, after a long session.
The Laws passed. number two hundred
and twelve, and the Joint Resolutions,
fhy-three. 1t would seem that the
msjority in every Legislature acts upon
the principle that they must pass a large
number of laws in order to give some
evidence of their industry, 10 matter
whether the laws are necessary. or not.
The consequence is that a new batch Of
flaws is passed every year, and neither
o professional citizens, nor even law
yers. and judges know of the existence
of more than half Of them.
The New Constitution exhibits many
radical defects. and neither gives satisfac-
ton to its friends, or enemies. During
this last session, a Resolution submitting
the question of amending the Conslitu
.tion so as to provide for annual sessions,
instead of biennial, passed the Legisla
ture, and will be submitted to the PEG
pie in October. The effort to provide
for amending it SO as to allow the liquor
license system to be re inaugurated, was
not successful.
The Cleveland Leader thus sums up
the Legislation of the past winter.
Among the most important general
laws are those to prevent watchmen and
other police officers from claiming wit
ness fees in certain cases ; to repeal the
ten per cent, interest law to punish Sc
duction: to prohibit the carrying and
wearing of concealed weapons /; 10 pro-
vide for locating, establishing and con-
suucting bitches, drains and water cour-
SIS; providing for i~nclosing railroads by
fences and cattle guards; to organize
and regulate an independent militia to
punish tresspasses on public or other
lands ; to authorize county agricultural
societies to sell fair grounds in certain
cases ; TO prevent the running at large of
swine /; to authorize the adoption of chill.
dren /; to prevent and punish fraud in
the use of false stamps, false brands, la
bells and trade marks ; to limit the ope.
ration of the act to repeal the ten per
cent, law /; to provide for the semi annual
collection of taxes; to provide for the
final payment of the funded debt cf The
State ; to protect literary societies to
provide for the payment of indebtedness
IF ta9pobi1c incurrad for fha eu11orf fl
the poor 10 authorize associations for
carrying freight on the lakes and rivers
TO prevent presons reputed of African
descent from voting to prevent the re-
coYery of damages on protested bills of
exchange. DC; 10 provide more effectu-
ally for the safe keeping of securities de
posted by banks and for the redemption
of their own notes /; TO amend the sub
treasury law to establish a uniform
standard of weights and measures ; fur
ther TO prevent the Il king of usurious
interest by banks, and to prevent con-
fession of judgment on warrants CT at
torney in favor of banks, 10 amend the
anti Liquor law for the assessment and
taxation of all property in Ohio, and for
lerying taxes thereon according to its
true value in money /; making approori-
ations for the year 1859; to repeal an
act passed April IL, 1856. supplement
tsry to an act to authorize free banking
in Ohio, passed March 81, 1851; regu- i
lsing the mode of administering assign
menls in tIust for the benefit of credit !
ors ; and making ar appropriations for the
superintendent and repairs of the Pub
he Works for the first three quarters of
the year 1859. and proviiipg Tor leasing
the same. |,