Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-10

S. B. No. 2O-Relative to the annexation
If territory to cities and towns, with
was returned, by request, to
the House. and on motion of Mr.. Stickney,
It was laid on the table.
THIRD READING.
II. B. No. 235. Mr.. HUGHES, of High
land-To amend sections twenty-four,
twenty mine, thirty -one, thirty nine, forty,
forty-one, forty two, forty-fo four and forty
five of an act entitled an act for the assess
ment and taxation of property in this
State, and for levying taxes thereon ac-
cording to its true value in money, as
amended April z, 1868, was read the third
time.
Mr.. STEWART moved to recommit the
bill with instructions to amend by striking
out" April'' and insert September" The
House refused
Mr.. ROUGH moved to recommit the bill |
with instructions to strike out in section
A all after the word year" in the four
teenth line.
The House refused to recommit.
Mr.. LEWTON moved to recommit the |
bill with instructions to amend by striking |
out 1869 and to insert 1868. and to strike |
out 1870 and insert 1869 wherever they oc-
cur in the bill.
Mr.. HUGHES, of Highland, opposed the
amendment.
Mr. LEWTON advocated the motion to
amend.
The House refused to recommit.
The yeas and nays were called on the
passage of the bill, and resulted-yeas 81,
nays A.
So the bill was. lost.
Mr.. NICHOL moved to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was lost.
The motion prevailed.
CALL OF THE HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. PARR, call of the
har
to their names.
On motion of Mr.. PARR, all further
proceedings under the call were dispensed
with.
On motion of Mr. PARR, the bill was
laid on the table.
S. B.No. 63. Mr.. KEIFER-To amend
the code of civil procedure in reference to
the replevin OF property, and to repeal Sec
tions 179, lS3 and 1S4 of said code as amend
ed Apri! 16, 1867, was read the third time.
Mr.. POND explained tie bill. The law
prior to 1854 enabled the party who replev-
ined the property, to hold it, without rem
edy. Since then, the law has been changed
so as to require the plaintiff to give bond
for the safe keeping of the property til he
established his right to it. This worked
badly. This bill provides that the proper
ty therein described shall remain in the
hands of the sheriff till its proper owner
ship shall be shown. He hoped the bill
would pass.
Mr.. LEWTON favored the bill.
Mr.. HILL, of Defiance. hoped the bill
would pass without opposition.
The question being on the passage of the
bill, the yeas and nays were called thereon,
and resulted-yeas SO, nays z. So the bill
passed.
On motion of Mr.. ACKER, the House
took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
THIRD READING.
S. B. No. 55. Mr.. STAMBAUGH-To
amend section 592 of the code of civil pro-
cedure. was read the third time.
Mr.. LEWTON explained the bill. The
bill provides that sheriffs shall execute ev-
cry summons, order or other process, and
return the same as required by law and it
| they fail to do so, unless they make it ap-
pear to the satisfaction of the court that
they were prevented by inevitable acci-
dent from so doing, they shall be amerced
| by the court in a sum not exceeding $1,000;
except when the process is to be served out
of the county where they are elected, in
which case, the fees must be paid in due
| time to enable sheriff to execute such Or
der or process.
Mr.. HOWARD favored the bill.
The question being on the passage of the
bill, the yeas and nays were called thereon,
and resulted-yeas 70, nays z. So the bill
passed.
S.B. No. IS, Mr.. neutrality-suspicious.
tary to the act entitled San act to authorize
county commissioners to construct roads
on petition OF majority OF resident land
owners along and adjacent to the line of
said road, aud to repeal an act therein
named. passed March 29th, 1867.
Mr.. KERR, of Fayette, explained the OBJ
ject of the bill. The bill allows county
treasurers one-fourth of one per cent. fees
for collecting such road funds.
Mr.. KERR, of Fayette. moved to recon-
NIT the bill with Instructions to amend so
as to allow the same fees as tor the collec-
tion of other moneys paid into the treas
ury.
The House agreed.
The bill was referred to Mr.. Kerr, of
Fayette. with instructions to amaad--
S. B. No. I33, MIR. KENNEY-To amend
an act for the better regulation of street
railroads, passed April IL, 1867, was read the
third time.
Mr.. DENNIS explained the bill. The bill
requires street railroads to be paved be-
tween the rails with boulders or the Mic
olson wooden pavement. He hoped the bill
would pass.
The question being on the passage of the
bill, the yeas and nays were called thereon.
and resulted-yeas 81, nays 1. So the bill
passed.
81. B. No. 96. Mr.. HUGHES, of Highland
States of America jurisdiction over certain
lands and their appurtenances to the ma
tional asylum for disabled volunteer SOL
diers, and eXempting the same from taxa
ton, passed April 13, 1867, was read third
time.
Mr.. MONOGRAM moved to recommit the
bill with instructions to so amend as to
''strike out all between State in the eleventh
line and shall in the thirteenth line of Sec
tion one"
Mr.. HUGHES, of Highland, objected, and
desired the bill to pass without amendment
CALL OF THE HOUSE.
A call of the House was had, and SO
members were found present.
Mr.. HUGHES, OF Highland, moved to
dispatch the Sergeant-at-Arms for the alb
sentees.
Mr.. SCOTT. of Warren, moved to dis
pense with all further proceedings under
the call, and demanded the yeas aud nays
thereon. The yeas and nays were called,
and resulted-yeas Al, nays 81. The House
| refused.
The Sergeant-at-Arms was dispatched
for the absentees. The absentees were
| brought In.
all further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with.
| The question was then on recommitting g
the bill, upon which the yees and nays
were demanded, ordered, and resulted
yeas Al, nays 81. So the House refused to
recommit.
Mr.. LEWTON moved to recommit the
bill with Instructions to amend by striking
out all after the word aforesaid" in line
10.
Mr.. LEWTON advocated the amend
ment.
Mr.. POND thought the bill needed such
an amendment.
Mr.. HUGHES, of Highland, opposed the
amendment; and, to end discussion, de-
manded the previous question.
of the House.
The roll was called, and 81 members found
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