The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-05-03

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costs after due and diligent Efforts have
been made therefor.
Requiring Probate Judges to keep in their
offices records OF all fees received by them,
and to furnish al nually abstracts OF the
same to county Auditors.
] Amending section twenty.four of the act
providing for the punishment of crimes,
passed March Z, 1895, hy inserting the word
cut before stab"
Extending the provisions of the act de.
iinipg the jurisdiction of Probate Courts in
| Erie, Lucas Richland and 9th + counties to
Fulton, Williams, Saudusky, Van Vert,
Darke, Wyandot and Coshoctou.
Amending the second section Of the act
defining the jurisdiction of the Probate
Courts in the counties of Eie, Lucas, &c.
so as not to give the accused party the
privilege of electing trial in The Court Of
Common Pleas.
For the further protection of cemeteries
in the State of Ohio. 1t authorizes GENE.
terry associations to appoint police forces,
and gives their employees, stationed on their
grounds, the power of police officers, provi
ded they take before the proper authority
an oath, similar to that required OF consta'
bles. 1t also makes it unlawful for any one
to discharge u iirC-arm upon the grounds OF
any cemetery, or within one hundred yards
! thereof unless permission is given by the
trustees of the association, The penalty
is fine not exceeding twenty dollars, or
imprisonment in the jail not exceeding ten
days, or both, at the discretion of the court
To authorize the guard us of lunatcs
and idiots to lease the lands Cf their wards
To provide for the better regulation Of
turnpike and plankroad companies, and to
Of OF rpln
to incorporated companies, 1t provides
that all tolls, collected at gates, between
which there are defective places, shall be
applied to repairing the road.
Authorizing incorporated villages having
by the last Federal census, not less than
two thousand and not moro than forty.fve
hundred inhabitants, to issue bonds aud
| levy tax, not exceeding five mills on the
dollar in any one year, for the construction
Of free turnpikes.
To provide tor the incorporation and reg
ulation of independent agricultural soce.
ties.
TO allow County Commissioners to sell
real estate belonging to the county.
To amend section two hundred and twenty
eight of the act to provide for the settle
ment of the estates of deceased persons so
as to allow q minor, married woman, in
sane or imprisoned person, to bring action
under that section within one year after the
removal of the disability.
Changing the act providing for the equal
ization of the assessment of railroad prop
erty for taxation, SO AZ to require the sew
eral boards OF assessors and appraisers to
send Immediately after the adjournment,
to the State board all the reports of rail.
road officers, with such other information
as formed the basis of taxation assessed Gy
them.
Amending the third section of the act
regulating the fees of Sherifis, so as to al.
low fees in criminal cases where the State
fails, to an amount not exceeding three
hundred dollars in any one year.
To authorize Township Trustees to trans
fer uncxpended balances Of Lounty and SOL
diers' relief funds not needed for the pur-
poses for which raised, to the general town.
ship fund. Provision must first be made
for outstanding claims.
To authorize the Governor to appoint
policemen for railroads, upon the recon-
mcndaton of the companies. They shall
have the power and be subject to the liza
bilities of policemen in hrstcass cities, in
the territories where they are commissioned
to act.
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ers to revise the laws relating to tho reve-
nues and finances OF the State.
! Incl easing the compensation of County
Surveyors 10 five dollars per day aud mile
age to ten cents per mile.
To require Probate Judges to register
births and deaths, which shall be reported
to him by physicians and professional mid
wives.
To amend section four hundred and fifty
five of the Limit Code so as to prohibit d
Coroner from forwarding by mail money
made on an execution, unless he shall be
specially instructed TO do so by the plain
tiff, his agent, or attorney Of record.
10 exempt from execution one sewing
machine, necessary for the support of the
person owning it,
TO authorize Village and Township Treas
urers not provided with fire and burglar.
proof safes, to deposit the public funds in
banks, but are to be held responsible for
all losses that may occur from such de-
posit.
Extending The act giving the Probate
Courts OF Erie, Lucas, and sundry other
counties, jurisdiction in minor criminal
cases in Defiance county.
To amend section two Of the act, to pro.
vide for locating and constructing bitches
drains, and wuter-courses, so as TO author
ize the County Commissioners to employ a
competent surveyor or surveyor and engi-
neer or to make the survey or level.
To authorize County Commissioners to
offer rewards for the apprehension of par
ties charged with or convicted OF crime
punishable by Imprisonment in the peni-
teGtary.
Authorizing County Commissioners and
township trustees 10 increase or reduce
the width of county or township roads.
Amending the twenty-sixth section Of the
act of 1881, providing for tho punishment
of certain crimes, 80 as to make the party
convicted of sander or libel subject to i'm.
prisonment in the county jail for period
not exceeding six months.
Authorizing the incorporation Of compa-
nies for the improvement OF ravigable
streams, with capital Of one thousand dol
lars. The minimum amount Of the capital
stock was subsequently fixed at ten thou
sand dollars.
Allowing municipal corporations to levy
tax for the Improvement OF cemetery
grounds.
Authorizing trustees of minors residing
out of the State, to sell real estate belong
ing to their wards.
Requiring County Commissioners 10 fur
nish Probate Judges with proper blanks
aud blank books.
Authorizing creditor to bring action be
fore his claim becomes due when the debt
or is endeavoring to defraud him. and the
amount does not exceed one hundred dol
lars.
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