The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-03-02
Legislative

In the Senate, yesterday, the following bills
were introduced: fixing the rate of interest; to
amend the operation of the act repeating the
ten per cent. law; supplementary to the act of
April Ii, 1852, for the assessment and taxation
of property; to amend the act for the organi-
cation of cities and villages; to provide for the
erection of a State Arsenal.
The following bills were passed: To amend
section 527 OF the civil code; he House bill
amending the act relating to j%uries; authorizing
the Board of Education of the village of Lo-
gan to borrow money; to authorize the Board
of Education of Newark to borrow money; to
authorize the Commissioner of Hamilton coun-
ty to surrender the Clifton and Cumminsville
turnpike road to the creditors and bondholders
thereof.
A resolution was adopted directing the Adj
jutant General to collect and preserve colors
and relicts of the war of 1872.
In the House the following bills were passed:
Authorizing the trustees of Boston township,
in Summit county, to levy a tax to pay indebt-
edness on town hall; Mr.. Shideler's Senate bill
to amend section 165 of the Justices code;
and Mr.. Taylor's Senate bill providing for the
care and distribution of the public arms.
The following were introduced: To amend
the act prohibiting the holding of more than
one of several Offices therein mentioned, at the
same time; to amend the general incorporation
act to preserve the purity of elections; ap-
propriating two thousand dollars for repairs on
the second division of the canals. (Said bill
was read three times and passed'.;) to amend
section 313 of the civil code; to amend the
law regulating fees of county auditors and a
bill to provide for the erection of a new build
ing for the education of the deaf and dumb.
Ohio Statesman, FEB. "a.
The Senate yesterday, passed the bill which
passed the House on Wednesday, appropriating
two thousand dollars for repairs on the Ohio
Canal, near Chillicethe. The Senate amended
this bill by increasing the appropriation to
three thousand and three hundred dollars.
A bill was introduced to give to town coun-
ellis the direction of road and poll taxes also,
a bill to authorize the town of New Richmond.
in Clermont county, to borrow money. Reso-
%lutions were adopted calling upon the Board of
Public Works for information relative to ex-
penditures for repairs on the canals.
In the House, the bill relative to salaries of
County Treasures was defeated-then recon
sidered, and the bill laid on the table.
The Committee of the Whole were engaged
in the discussion of the bill to provide for the
settlement of decedents' estates.
Mr.. BLAIR offered a resolution, which was
laid on the table, directing the Board of Pub
lie Works to enquire and report the probable
cost of constructing an embankment to protect
Nth street in West GAINESVILLE from the en-
croachments Of the river,
The Senate resolutions relative to the %collec-
ton by the Adjutant General of colors and
relics of the war of 1872, and Indinn wars,
and the collection and preservation of muster
sheets; pay rolls and other documentary evil
dence upon the same subjects, were adopted.
The House indefinitely postponed Mr.. CAN
FIELDS Senate bill amondatoryeft the crimes
act.
IN p1J.-.,r kills uara otrolooal IT. -,
thorize the Commissioners of Henry county to
borrow; money to authorize the Council of the
village of Delaware to borrow money; expfaua-
tory of Section Is of the general incorporation
act, of May1, 1852; to punish trespassers upon
public or other lands; to amend Section 3 of the
act for the protection of sheep to amend Sec
ton % of the school law.-Ohio Statesman.
Feb. 25.
The Senate yesterday passed a bill to annul
the several acts incorporating Mutual Fire Insu-
rance Comanies; authorizing the Commissioner
of Scioto county Jail; to authorize the Commiss-
toner's of Licking county to borrow money; to
amend Section 81 of the act of May 3, 1852,
for the organization of cities and Incorporated
villages.
Mr.. SLADE offered a joint resolution for a
sine die adjournment, on the 18th of March,
which was referred to select committee hay
ing in charge Fl. j. r. ON same subject.
In the House the bill to secure the invio-
liability of places of human sculpture, was laid
on the table; Senate bill No. 211: to amend the
406th Section of the Code of Civil Procedure,
was lost on its final passage, when the said
vote was reconsidered, and the bin was referred
to a select committee of one.
Senate Bill No. PIG; To provide for the
creation and regulation of Incorporated compa-
MES in the State of Ohio, was passed.
Mr.. Dobmeyr gave notice that he would in
troduce a bill to give the appointing of public
officers, in cities o feighty thousand inhabitants,
to a Board of Police Commissioners by Mr..
Slusser, a bill to authorize the town of MASH
Ion, Stark county, to borrow money: Mr.. Blair
introduced a bill to authorize county agricul-
tural societies to sell fair grounds;S. B.No.
172: To amend the 18th section Of an act
entitled an act to organize and discipline the
was indefinitely postponed.
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Blair,
relative to damages to the west bank of the
Nuskingum Riter, was adopted.