Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-03-26
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY



SENATE-March 16.-Mr. Carter,
from a select committee, reported
back, with amendments, the substi-
tute for the Senate bill for a codif-
cation Of the laws relating to drains,
ditchcs and watercourses. The
amendments were agreed to, when
I Mr. Yeoman moved to amend so
as to strike out The 18th section Of
the substitute.
Messrs. Yeoman and Kramer ad-
I yocated the amendment.
Mr.. Stambaugh was opposed to
\ it,
Mr. Corey favored the bill, tho
he might vote for Mr.. Yeoman's
amendment.
Mr. Carter showed the unjust
and injurious operation Of the
township ditch law upon small
landowners in new and sparsely
settled districts.
Mr.. Yeoman's county (Fayette)
was greatly indebted to the ditch
laws for the increase in the value of
its lands. His objection was not to
the county ditch law which the bill
proposed to enact, but to the abro-
cation of the township law ON the
subject of bitches and drains.
On motion of Mr.. Corey, the
Senate, at twenty minutes to one
O'Clock, took a recess till 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President pro tenn. called the
Senate to order at three o'clock.
TIE DITCH BILL.
The question pending when the
Senate took a recess, was on Mr..
Yeoman's amendment to the substi-
tute reported by Mr.. Carter for the
Senate bill for a codification of the
laws relating to bitches, drains and
water courses, yesting the ultimate
decision in regard to the construc-
ton Of bitches, drains, &C., in
county commissioners, and repeal
ing former laws on these subjects.
Mr.. Yeoman's amendment pro-
posed to amend the substitute by
striking out the following provis-
ion in the 18th section:
"Provided that whenever any
such ditch or water course shall be
wholly within one township, the
duties imposed by this actupon the
county commissioners, may in the
same manner be discharged by the
tomnehip trustees of the proper
township at regular session, and
those Of the auditor by the town
ship clerk. All the proceedings
and rights, and liabilities to be the
same, or analogous to those re-
quircd in making county bitches"
The question on the amendment
being put, it was agreed to.
Mr.sKTaner moved to amend so
as to strike out all that part of the
substitute directly repeating the
township ditch law of May |, 1865.
Messrs. Kramer and Yeoman adj
vocated the motion, and
Mr. Carter opposed it,
The amendment Mas not agreed
to.
The bill was then ordered to be T
read a third time tomorrow. 7
Observation-Disclosures bill re- =
luiring County Auditors and Treas ;,
lrers to report to the County Com
an itemized account of
moneys received and paid out at the :
county treasury, and also requiring !,
Commissionersto make to the Com =
mon Pleas Court an annual report Il
Of their proceedings, and a full a
statement of the condition Of the 0
finances of the county, was passed.
The bill making the owners of tres I
passing animals liable for their Il
breaking into railroad and other en- Il
closures, was indefinitely post 6
poned The bill to punish and s
suppress prize fighting was passed s.
by almost unanimous vote. A
bill was introduced making it a pc Il
nal offence for persons knowing a
Iy to permit their domestic animals b
10 enter any railroad enclosure, or o
cad or drive them upon railroad p
racks, Il
House. The bill authorizing the
Board of Public Works to purchase >,
,he bridge over the Muskingum q,
was passed, n
Further action on the ditching law i'd
n the Senate, March 18th. al
Mr.. Keifer, select committee, re- p
ported back the Ditch bill under
consideration thisafternoon,a amend L
ID as instructed, when IL
Mr., Yeoman moved to refer the L
,ill to q select commcttee of one B
With instructions to amend so as al
substantially to incorporate in the c,
ill the township ditch law Of b,
day l, 1868, which was agreed to,
nd the bill was referred to Mr..
conan us such committee, ~ ~
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