The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-06-07
General Laws,

The Ohio Legislature passed. at It's last
session, the following laws, of which we
subioin a brief synopsis:
To increase the compensation Of common
pleas judges from two thousand to twenty
five hundred dollars year.
To so amend section III of the civil code
as that defendant arrested may, at any time
before judgment, apply for reduction Of
bail, or an order to yacate the order of ar
rest.
To amend section I16 of Justices code. SO
that appeals may be perfected within thirty
days.
To give county commissioners authority
to purchase and make free turnpike roads or
parts of such roads within the limits of their
respective counties.
TO require forty days notice in writing
or by publication, in partition cases.
To prescribe the manner of obtaining re-
lease from liability on their bond by sure
ties of justices of the peace, constables and
township treasurers.
To so amend section % of the act in rela-
ton to guardian and ward as TO authorize
the sale of real estate of wards at private
sale for not less than its appraised value.
To add to the penalty for assault or assault
and battery, to imprisonment not exceeding
six months in the county jail.
To remodel the road laws aud place the
public highways under the control of town
ship trustees.
To authorize and empower administrators
and executors TO erect tOmbsVOnes and mon
uments to the memory of deceased persons
To authorize and require the issue of bond:
to re-enlisted veteran volunteers, who have
heretofore received no veteran bounty.
Prescribing a penalty of Imprisonment
from one to twenty years, for cutting with
intent to kill, wound or main.
To authorize treasurers of villages and
township to deposit their funds in banks, in
cases where they are not provided with
good fire or burglar proof safe.
To authorize county commissioners to of
fer and pay rewards for the arrest of persons
charged with capital or penitentiary Of
| lenses.
To provide for increasing or reducing the
width of township or county roads
To add imprisonment in the county Jai
not exceeding six months, to the pre-exis
ting penalties for libel
Authorizing the bringing of action in at
tachnent on claims before due, where debt
ors attempt to defraud creditors by the sal'
of or other fraudulent disposition Of proper
ty. :,
That county commissioners shall not al
low fees from the county treasurer in mino
criminal cases to constables, marshals, jus
tices of the peace, police judgeOr mayor, ol
proof that the prosecuting witness was in
digent entirely unable to pay the cost or pro
cure security for the same.
To authorize increased rates OF taxation
for school house purpose-by board OF ed
ucation.
To amend section l of the Bird Law
prohibiting the netting and trapping @
quails.
To vest titles of grave yards dedicated Il
public use, in cities, towns and village
where located, and providing for the protec
ton of such burial places.
To give bastards the same right of inherit
ance to the estates of their mothers as chill
, dren born in wedlOck.
J To authorize councils Ct the second clas
to appoint boards of city improvements.
: To authorize township trustees to appro
pirate land for cemeteries.
To fix the compensation OF township trus
4 tees under the new road law at one dolla
: and fifty cents day.
To authorize any tvoor more school sui
districts, having not less than I'D inhab
= CaDlR, 10 UeCOlne tpaTdlc ulsliIN'S'
e To provide for the establishment, SUP
port and regulation of the children's homt
a in the several counties of this State, and r'
peal the former law ON the subject.
t To authorize township trustees to cor
!, struct and maintain pounds, in which an
e mails taken up under the provision of the 81
to restrain domestic animals from running g
# large, may be confined.
D To dispnse of money in the hands of off
It GERS of I ionRl Guard of Ohio.
: To re- aalf third seetion of tie act
: April 5tr, ID, authorizing county commits
= Eioners to levy a tax for road purposes.
t To exempt pensioners of the United Stat
: from doing two days labor on the publ
i highways in cities and villages.
q To authorize village council and townshl
trustees to join in the erection of tovn hall
Prescribing penalties o fine and imprisoI
9 meut for refusal by judges Of elsctisn to r.
ceive the ballots of qualified electors:
l. To prohibit the killing of fur-b bearing al
n imals on the lands of another, without ii
consent Of the owner of the lands.