Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-04-16
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passed also, the D1llitO provide Tor the
allowance and payment of local bounties
to enlisted men substitutes where they
have not been paid through the fault OF
officers; also, the bill to give the Probate
Judges the approval of the bonds OF
County Commissioners; also the bill
extending the provisions of the act re-
lating to fugitives to justices of the peace;
also the bill to authorize townships to
levy.atax OIL villages situated within the
limits of the township for the repair OF
roads within the village. A bill was in
troduced making 1t criminal offense to
take horses from pastures and other
places, where there Is not felonous in
tent to make 1t horse stealing. The bill
In relation to the evasion of the payment
of toll on toll bridges was. passed. tt,
| HoUsE.--The bill to provide for the
payment of soldiers bounties in certain
eases was voted down, the vote reconsid-
cred, and the bill referred to the COM
mittee on Military Claims, with instruc-
tions to impure into the claims provided
for in the bill. House bill for the sale of
the Walh0nding Canal was amended so
as to provide for the release of water
rights before the sale. The bill provid.
Ing that Life Insurance Companies shall
publish detailed statement of their af
fairs in some newspaper was passed.
The bill to enable associations for build
Ing hotels to become bodies corporate was
passed. The bill to amend the act to
regulate Insurance companies, providing
for the transfer of their supervision from
the Auditors to the Comptroller's office,
was passed. A joint resolution was
adopted for the appointment Of COM
mittee to inquire into the propriety of
providing by law for chemical steam
boiler protector in connection with rail-
road locomotives in the State. A bill to
amend the act to enable building and
loan associations to become bodies cor
porate was introduced.
SENATE, April 9.--The following bills
were passed: To enable-courts to fix the
price at which real estate under eXecu-
tion shall be sold when it has been twice
offered without sale: changing the law
providing for serving process upon rail-
roads so that such service can be made
on the ticket or freight agent; also bill
making the same change in the act regu-
lating 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
preceding election; to make steamboat
] owners liable for injuries to life and prop
erty by the explosion of their boilers; to
provide for review, by the common
pleas court, of the acts of county COM
|
ton; to provide for filing an application
for u writ of error to reverse the judg-
ment of justices of the peace. The reso-
luton to adjourn on the 18th of April to
/ the first Tuesday in December was
adopted. The following bills were pass
1 ed: For the relief of Harrison Butte; to
givejustices of the peace power to appoint
special cOnstables; to authorize the cleo
tion of an additional judge in the 4th
judicial circuit.
HoUsE.--The bill to amend the tax law
so as to require the enlistment of the
average of moneys held by persons who
have during the year bought United
States bonds failed to receive the consti-
tutional majority, but the vote being re-
considered the bill was laid on the table.
The following bills were passed; autlior-
izing Sherifls to hold replevin property
until its proper ownefjs shown; requir-
ing Sherifrs to execute and return every
process unless tHey Were prevented by
81 900; providing that the officers and
soldiers Mt the Soldiers National Home
shall not vote except Where their fami-
lies reside.
SENHTE, April 10.-A considerable por-
tiOn of the session was consumed in dis
cussing the bill to exempt billiard tables
from the operation of the act to prevent
gaming. The bill finally passed. Gov
ernor .Fairchild, of Wisconsin, in com
!, pany with Governor Hayes, visited the
J Senate Chamber, was introduced to the
Senators, and made some remarks, the
Senate taking a recess for that purpose.
HoUsE.-Gov. Fairchilds visited the
House, wasintroduced to the members,
and made some remarks, in which he
stated that he was native of Ohio, and
felt proud of her army record. Gov. f.
lost an arm in the service. The follow
ing bill was passed: To amend the act to
prevent kidnapping in this State, max
ing 1t u misdemeanor to arrest and inn
prison any person in this State, with the
intention of carrying them out of the
State except in pursuance of the laws
thereof, and making the offence punisha-
able by imprisonment in the Penitentia-
ry not less than three nor more than sew
EN- years.
SENATE, April 1.-THE following bills
were passed: House bill for the purchase
of the national road bridge at GAINESVILLE;
House bill to provide for the investment
of funds in the hands of executors, adj
ministrators, agents, attorneys, or OFF,
GERS by reason of pending litigation; to
amend an act in relation TO the organi-
zation ofcities and Incorporated villages.
The bill to provide for the construction
of county and township roads and for
their permanent repair Was indefinitely
postponed. The following bills were
passed: TO amend the act of 1866, Ia
enable township aud incorporated vii
: lagos to establish cemeteries common ia
both; Authorizing trustees of cemetery
lands to sell said lands to township trus.
tees and village councils. Also, the till
to regulate the sale of patent rights in
this State, and TO prevent frauds con-