Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-09
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE
WEDNESDAY, March s.
SENATE.
MORNING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION. ftHt.r
Prayer by Rev. o. Allen.
| Senate bill for the relief of Mifflin town.
ship, Franklin county, was read the third
time, and laid on the table.
| The following bills were passed:
| Senate bill to authorize councils OF incor-
porated villages to appropriate lands for
cemetery purposes.
Senate bill to provide for recording SOL
diers' discharges. The bill provides that a
record shall be made by the county re-
corder, and a certified copy furnished, Tor
which he shall be allowed 25 cents and 10
cents for indeXing.
Senate bill in relation to costs in minor
criminal offenses. This bill simply provides
/ that justices may receive fees in such cases
| through the county treasury, in case OF
| conviction, which they cannot do at present
House bill to amend the act to provide
for the election of township assessors, and
prescribe their duties. This bill, now a
law, increases the pay of assessors to $3.50
day.
House bill to amend section 90 of the act
for the better regulation of the receipt, dis
bursement, and safe keeping Of the public
moneys. This bill simply conforms the old
sub-treasury law to thenew law increasing
the salaries of the State officers.
House bill to enable the council of the
village of Coshocton to levy tax for pur-
chasing land for cemetery purposes, &c.
House bill ''to empower the trustees of
Urbana township, Champaign county, to
levy tax for the purpose of graveling a
road from the Mechanicsburg pike to the
south gate of the Oak-dale cemetery" was
reported back by Mr.. Stanbery, from the Ju-
dietary committee, recommending the pas
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of townships to levy taxes for the construc-
ton of roads leading to cemeteries. The
substitute was adopted as an amendment,
and the bill passed. This makes it a gen.
eral instead of local law.
! House bill to enable associations of per-
sons to construct docks on any of the navi-
| gable waters of the State, and on the lakes
and rivers bordering thereon.
House bill making an appropriation to
pay interest on the public debt, amended
and passed.
House bill to authorize the Trustees. of
Pee Pee township, Pike county, to sell
lands, &c. Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate bill supplementary to the act reg
ulating the duties of surviving partners,
passed March Il, 1861, was amended and
| passed. A motion was made to reconsider
the vote, which was laid on the table.
Mr.. Lang, select committee, reported a
bill supplementary to the act to provide for
the punishment of certain offenses therein
named. The object of the bill is to protect
trees, shrubbery, &c.
Mr.. Gunckel, from select committee, to
whom was referred House bill to amend
the act for the protection of birds and game,
reported the same back amended SO as to
make it unlawful to catch, or attempt to
catch with net or nets, any quail or Vir-
ginia partridge at any time after the pas
sage of the act. The amendment was
agreed to and the bill passed. si
A call of the Senate showed % members
| present.
Messrs. West, Lang and Gass were ap-
pointed committee of conference on the
part of the Senate on the disagreement be-
| tween the two Houses in reference to the
House amendments to the Senate amend
ment to the House joint resolution to pun
ish persons who leave their places of resi-
dence for the purpose of avoiding conscrip-
tion. Adjourned.