Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-02-23
Legislative summarv.


referred, and twelve bills were read the Sec
ohd time and committed. The following
bills were introduced, and read the first
time: To licence peddlers; To amend sec
tion 427 of the Code; To amend section
of an act defining the powers and duties OF
Justices of the Peace and Constables in
criminal cases; To amend section 2 and Z
of IN act of the jurisdiction and procedure
before Justices of the Peace, and of the
duties of Coustables in civil cases; Sup
Elementary 10 an act directing the mode OF
trial in criminal cases, passed March Z,
1881; Further to prescribe the duties OF
the commissioners of Hamilton county
To provide for the completion of the Geo
logical Survey of the State; To prohibit
Railroad Companies from giving free passes
to members Of the Legislature and other
State officers; Supplementary to the Justi-
ces' Code; To provide for the sale of GER
tain escheated lands in Harrison county.
Committee reports were presented and dis
posed of and House messages were read.
The following bills were passed: To amend
sec 8 of an act 10 provide for the regula-
ton and support of the common schools
in Cleveland, passed March 26, 1859; To
authorize counties, townships, cities and
Incorporated villages to issue bonds in GER
tain cases. The Senate was in Committee
of the Whole most of the day.
In the House seventeen petitions, me-
MORALS and remonstrances were presented
and referred, and six bills were read the
second time and committed. The bill to
provide for the more etfectual punishment
of certain offences, and read the third time
and referred to Mr.. Hughes, with instruc-
tions. The following bills were passed !:
To amend an act supplementary to an act
entitled IAN act prescribing the duties of
supervisors, and relating to roads and high
ways" passed February 13, 1858, dc. :;
For the relief of Mt. Pleasant Boarding
School. The bill to provide for the in
crease of tolls on turnpikes was killed. Mr..
Parr introduced jcint resolution, which
provides for submitting for adoption or re-
lection, an amendment to the Constitution,
prohibiting colored persons from holding
office or sitting on juries. Notice was Civ
en- of bill 10 provide for determining
and publishing the apportionment of Sena-
tors and Representatives for the next de-
cennial period; and bill to amend sec
tion II of an act entitled an act to estab-
lish an Independent Treasury of the State
of Ohio. The following bills were intro
duced, and read the first time: Further to
prescribe the duties of County Commits
sioners of Hamilton county; To amend
an act entitled an act to provide for
the partition of real estate; To au-
thorize the Commissioners of Montgom-
cry County, TO sell lot 276, and to provide
for the erection of County Jail in said
county; To amend the third section of an
act passed March IA, 1853, defining the
jurisdiction and regulating the practice of
Probate Courts, &C.; To provide for the
creation and regulation Of Township Agri-
cultural Societies; Supplementary TO an
act entitled an act TO provide for the Or
ganization of cities and incorporated vii
lagos, passed May 8, 1852; The amend an
act entitled an act to prevent the adultera-
tion of alcoholic liquors, passed May l,
1854 Supplementary 10 an act to make
it the duty of County Auditors to levy
extra tax for road purposes in certain cases;
To amend an act to provide for the sale
or lease of estates tail in certain cases.
Committee Reports were presented and
disposed Of The Select Committee re
ported substitute for the Senate resolu-
tion to adjourn SINE die on the first Mon
day of March, which provides for an adj
iourned session. Mr.. Andrews made
minority report against an adjourned ses-
sion. The majority report was amended,
so as to provide for sine die adjournment
on the I'd Monday of March; and in that
shape it was adopted.-Statesman Feb. lG.
In the Senate, yesterday, sundry peti
lions were presented and referred, and 4
bills were read the second time and COM
mitted. The following bills were passed:
Supplementary to the act entitled "an act
to provide for the organization of cities and
Incorporated villages, passed March II,
1858; To amend section seven of an act
entitled an act '.to provide for the sale of
lease of estates tail in certain cases." pass
ed April 4, 1859. The bill, To more eff
protect wool growers against loss
by dogs, was discussed in committee most
of the day, and was amended and ordered
to be engrossed, and read the third time
to-day. House messages were read, an
nouncing the progress Of business in that
body. The bill, To amend the 44th sec
ton of an acs relating to wills, passed May |
8, 1868, was ordered to be engrossed and
read the third time to-day. Sundry bills
we're considered in Committee of the Whole
and then referred to committees.
In the House, fourteen petitions, men,
oria!s and remonstrances were presented
md referred; and six bills were read the
second time and committed. The Judicia-
y Committee reported in favor of the pass
lge of Senate bill, For the relief of the cred
tors and stockholders of the Marietta d
Cincinnati Railroad Company. The re-
,ort was ordered to be printed. Senate
ill, To regulate the responsibility of inn
,eepers. was passed. Notice was given of
bill, TO amend Sec. II of the Indepen
ent Treasury Act. The bill, Defining the
owers and prescribing the duties of the
'oard of Public Works, was reported back,
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