Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-04-16
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
From tbo (,olnmbos Morning journal,

pastures, stables, racks ana nlJclln
!, places, where the felonous intcu
making such an act horse stealth
was lacking.
WEDNESDAY, April S--Senate.-
The bill to provide for the allow
ance and payment of local boun
ties to enlisted men and substitute
where they have not been paid thro
the fault of officers passed; also
the bill to give to Probate Judge
the approval Of the bonds Of coun
ty commissioners, also the bill ex
tending the provisions Of the ac
relating to fugitives to justices o
the peace; also the bill to author
ize townships to levy q road tax OF
villages situated within the limits
of the township for the repair o
roads within the village A bill
was introduced making it a crimi
nal offense to take horses from
pastures and other places, where
there is not a felonous intent, To
making it horse stealing, Mr.
Stambaugh offered q joint resolu
ton for an adjournment Of the
General Assembly on the 18th to
the second Tuesday Of December
next-which went over for one day
under notice to discuss.
HouSe.-The bill to authorize
the publication Of sheriffs' sales
of real estate in German newspa-
pers was lost The bill to provide
for the payment Of soldiers boun-
ties in certain cases was voted down,
the vote reconsidered, and the bill
referred to the committee on Mill
fairy Claims, with instructions to
inquire into the claims provided
for in the bill. The bill providing
that Life Insurance Companies shall
publish a detailed statement of
their affairs in some newspaper was
passed, ~ .l
THURSDAY, April 9.--Senate.-
The following bills were passed:
10 prescribe the fees of county
treasurers when acting as treasur
ers Of cities to enable courts to
fix the price at which real estate
under execution shall be sold when
{ has been twice offered without a /
sale; changing the law providing
for serving process upon railroads
so that such service can be made on
the ticket or freight agent; also a
bill making the same change in the
act regulating the Jurisdiction of
justices Of the peace; to prescribe
the manner Of filling vacancies in
the office of Judge where they have
not been provided for at the prece-
ling election; to make steamboat
owners liable for injuries to life
md property by the explosion Of
heir boilers; to enable religious
societies, by q majority vote, to
Idopt the English language for
heir services where the act Of in.
corporation requires that they shall
70 conducted in some other Ian
uage to providefor a review, by
ne common pleas court, of the
cts Of county commissioners in
establishing roads on petition; to
royide for fling an application
Or a writ Of error to reverse the
Judgment Of justices Of the peace.
'hc resolution to adjourn on the
7th Of April to the first Tuesday
n December, was adopted.
House, "A communication was
eceiyed from the Superintendent
# Public Instruction in Michigan
elatiye to procuring donation
rom Congress for the endowment
# female colleges in the States,
The bill to amend the tax law so as
o require the establishment of
he average of moneys held by
,ersons who have during tho year
,ought United States bonds failed
o receive the constitutional major
Jy, but the vote being reconsid-
red the bill was laid on the table,
he following bills were passed
authorizing sherilis to hold repley-
> property until its proper owner
J shown requiring sherills to exc
ute and return every process un-
,ss they were prevented by inevita-
le accidents, under fine Of
1000; providing that the officers
nd soldiers at the Soldiers Ma,
onal Home shall not vote except /
here their families reside, III h
s. B. No SS.-MF Yeoman-
supplementary to the act entitled
1 act to authorize county commits s
oners to construct roads on petit {
on of q majority Of land owners Il
ong and adjacent to the line Of !
id road, and TO repeal an act I
erein named, passed March 20,
|67. p
Mr. Kerr, Of Fayette, explained Il
c object Of the bill, The bill al
ws county treasurers onerfourth I
! one per cent. fees for collecting :
lch road funds, =
Mr., Kerr, Of Fayette, moved to v
commit the bill with Instructions
amend so as to allow the same h
es as for the collection Of other !,
onies paid into the treasury, 2
The House agreed, 2
The bill was referred to Mr.. Kerr, l.
Fayette, with Instructions to
mend. =
FRlDAY, April TO- Senate, "A J
,nsiderable portion of the session Il
as consumed in discussing the e
II to exempt billiard tables from d
io operation of the act to prevent 6
aiming. The bill finally passed
avarnAr EairOhild Of Wisconsin,