Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-03-19
LEGISLATIVE SEMINARY.

From the Colunbps Morning journal
I HoUsE-Malth 1l-The bill 70,
| the establishment Of a Bureau o
, Statistics, was passed The bill
= providing that witnesses shall re
/ oeire 81 per day, before Common
) Pleas Courts, and five cents mile
age, and seventy-fve cents before
Justices, was passed.
SENATEvMareh 12.-Bills were
introduced to authorize cemetery
associations to regulate and control
interments, and improve cemetery
{ grounds; to provide for the sale OF
property owned by corporations
to authorize parties in actions for
! divorce to testify in their own be.
half; to punish the fraudulent hiring
of horses and vehicles ofliyery sta
/, bic proprietors; to punish fraud
and false swearing in certain cases,
The bill to amend the Metropolitan
Police law, providing for the elec-
ton Of four police commissioners
by districts, after long and excit-
ing debate, was passed.
HousE.-Two petitions were pre-
sented for protection from incom-
petent dentists. The bill to amend
the law for the maintenance of ille-
gitimate children, so as to authorize
the plaintiff or her parents or the
township trustees in her behalf to
procure an attachment against the
property of the defendant, was
passed. The bill to amend the law
for the Incorporation Of township
cemeteries, was passed A bill to
amend the act establishing the code
Of civil procedure so as to provide
for the revival of old judgments,
was passed. The bill authorizing
county commissioners, city coun-
ellis and township trustees to levy al
tax to refund money borrowed orr
pledged for local bounties, was
passed. A bill was introduced to
amend the act Of 1858 to regulate
the keeping of the public revenue,
&c. at..
SENATE-March 13.-The Gov
ernor announced the nomination of
John Burgoyne, Of Hamilton coun-
ty, for Director Of Longview Asy-
lum, and ofB. G. Smith, of Richland
county, to be Register of Virginia
Military Lands at Mansfield, both ofI
which were Immediately confirmed.
A bill was introduced to prohibit
the marking OF tickets to ascertain
how electors vote.
SESATE-March 14,-A resolu- |
ton was offered by Mr., Ondcrdonk
requesting the Secretary of State
to furnish tabular statement, by
counties, Of the late vote on the
Constitutional amendment striking
out the word white, showing the
majority for and against it in each
county. Referred to the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections
The minority Of the judiciary Com
mittee reported in favor Of the re-
peal Of the law permitting persons
charged with crime to testify in
their own behalf. The bill to com
pei tenants, tenants in common
and coparceners to account for
profits, was passed y
ffoUsE-A resolution was adopt ,
I'd to print 5000 copies in English
md 1000 in German, of the report
If the Commissioner of statistics.
A joint resolution was adopted
granting the use of flags of regi-
nents now deposited in the State
House at the reunions of such reg
ments. The bill authorizing Mas
Ter Commissioners to administer
paths, was passed. A bill was in |
roduced to amend all act to pro- [
vide for taking the vote of the State
or President and Vice President, {
SENATE March 16,-A bill was {
introduced to tax agents of non 5
'esidonts for selling goods by sam ]
Die, fixing the tax at $500, and the
penalty for violation at 800. Tie |
bill to protect the citizens of Ohio
rom empiridsm and to elevate the a
of the medical profession 9
vas indefinitely postponed,
HOUSE. The bill to exempt GER {
ain articles from execution was in t
definitely postponed. The com s
nittee to which was referred peti. b
ions for an act creating the office
# Superintendent of Schools, re- n
ported against it, and their report n
vas agreed to. The bill to increase y
he compensation of county audit. \
RS on account of their services in !,
chool matters, was lost. .
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