Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-04

Some OF the DOings of she Late
Ohio Legislature.
Hon. Manuel May, the talented Senator
from the Richland and Ashland district,
thus Informs the Mansfield SHED and Banner
OF the doings of the late Ohio Legislature ::
The 9th General Assembly of the State
OF Ohio is finished institution, having fin
ally adjourned on the 18th Of April, having
been IN session log days, and passing 2l0
general laws, SO local laws, and 3S joint
: resolutions; making a table of 81 meas
ures, comprising 20 more than at the regu =
lar session year ago, which occupied 96
days.
A law has been passed authorizing and
requiring the payment of bounties to vet
eran volunteers. The omission of the last
: winters law to provide forvolunteers cred
tied to the State at large is supplied. sdi 4
Another enactment authorizes the Board
OF Military Claims to allow and pay all
claims for local bounty where the money
has not come into the hands of the enlisted
man or substitute, by reason OF any fault
of a State officer. l,1fy Va.i fiJaulf =. 4,
"A new law requires balancesofl company
funds, in the hands of officers of the MAJ
tonai Guards, to be distributed among the
1t has always been penal for a. Judge of
an1election knowingly to receiUe an illegal
vote. lie is now punishable If he shall
refuse TO recetUe, or shall sanction the reiee-
ton, OF a ballot from any person, knoG0iRg
him to have all the qualifications of an
elector. 4gaarl .sfs - .HitI gys1s I'D -.
The bill creating the Office of County;
School Superintendent was killed in the
House. There have been two important
changes made in the present school law
I One amends the proyiso of the 22d section,
so as to allow 6 mills to be levied for schools
and schoo. house purposes, and supplement
tary tax one millin the years 1867 and 1885,
Another change authorizes the taxation of
a-sub-district for building school house
for that district, when it has not heretofore
borne Its burden of taxation for such pur-
pose. 81. te +nyBs j iW lda .f91si
Railroad companies are now required to
stop all passenger trains at every station
located at a village having 8, ,000inhabitants.
They are also required TO assist in the con-
struction Of drains, bitches, and water
courses, that will drain or cross their beds.
The Office of Railroad Commissioner is a
very lucrative and Important one. There
was bitter struggle among the loyal aspi-
rants for it. Gen. George b. Wright was
appointed by Gov. Cox. and finally con-
firmed by the Senate in the selection.
No person, railroad company, or other
corporation, is allowed to block up or i'm
pede travel on a road or highway for more
than five minutes. Pensioners of the United
States and others disabled by military SER
vice are exempted from the two days labor
on the public highway. The two daysla-
Dor on streets and highways in cities of the
second class (such as Manstield), is abolish
ed, and property tax substituted. This
last change, as well as the new road law,
apprehend, will cause some vexation and
perhaps profanity.
Township trustees are authorized to es-
tablish pounds, for confining animals found
running at large, in violation of the law of
April 13, 1866. A Eg 9Cf . y
The Legislature ssrun to" corporations
N oQf Gsofr
hold" Associations for sharp-shooters,
skating Kinks, festivals, &C., were created
with corporate powers. There were appre-
tensions that every person, and everything
would be incorporated.
Attachments in cases of frauds on claims
of 500, or under, before due, can be sued
out in Justices court.
Probate Judge, can authourize guardians
to sell real estate of their wards at private
sale, but in no case less than the appraised
value. -.,tesv4 .rn stee-c-- z. =. -
In criminal cases, prosecuting attorneys
can take bills of exceptions, and defendants
can testify, but their omission to testify is
not to be considered against them. Clerks
of Common Pleas are to report statistics of
crimes instead of prosecuting attorney.
lin partition cases, 40days notice previous
to the granting OF the order, is to be given,
instead of that period of notice prior to the
first day of court. Payment for lands sold
good court otherwise direct
Notice by publication shall be sufficient
/ in petitions in error. where the defendant
/ is absent from tae State, or has secreted
b mself to prevent the service of written
notice. "1+ os q' teel t'ff
Atthe request of either party to a suit. a
y Common Pleas Judge must reduce to writ
ing his charge to the jury. 5Tfsg
Testimony taken before a master COM
missioner or referee, can be used as evil
dence at any subsequent stage of cause.
One session elapses, and there is no
change in the law as to these animals, ex-
cept thatthe pound law will apply to the
latter. ,s5E 1IG .EEt
Time for the game law to 60 into opera
ton is changed from the 18th to the 1st of
FebEhary, making it unlawful to catch
qusils with net, snare or trap.
A bill requiring liquor dealers to
give all bond in the sum OF
$3,0O0, has passed the House, and came
to the Senate, where it was referred to the
committee on Temperance. At the request
of the Hamilton and Cuyahoga delegations
(Republican), the committee reported the
bill excepting from its operation Cfncin-
nati$Rnd Cleveland. 1t was generally said
thatif the bill passed without such except
tionf that the Germans of Cincinnati and
Cleveland, at the spring elections would
give over these cities to the Democracy.
The committee was composed of four
Republicans and one Democrat. The
latter said he was never consulted
by the rest of the committee about
the bill, and he therefore knew nothing
concerning it. The report was notreeeived
by the Senate, but was referred back to the
committee. Then came the news that
Cleveland had elected a Democratic Mayor.
After that the committee never made a re-
report and the bill died in their hands.
A bill making per cent. the legal rate
OF interest, allowing banks to contract for
q $40 per cent. and other parties to con-
tract for as high as 10 per cent. was dis
cussed and temporarily tabled in the Sem
ate. A similar bill in the House was dis
cussed and killed. After that the Senate
did not take its bill from the table. So
there is no change in the interest law.
THE Xenia Torchlight halleluahs over
Legislative absenteeism, and asks for &c more
oheonoa aDd fnTUor Ia wc quarry session - N ot