Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-02-27
LEGLSLA TIVE.

We copy the following summary of
tire proceedings Of the Ohio Legislature,
from the Ohio State, journal 1, t..,y
MONDAY, Feb. III, Senate. LA bill was
introduced stipplementarr to the several
acts relating to common schools, the OBJ
iect being TO give to the Boards of Edu-
cation i'm country districts the same au-
thority to build school houses as is pos
sessed by the same, boards in towns and
villages. The bill to repeal the act to re-
strain certain animals from running at
large was indefinitely postponed:s Abill
to abolish the Office of Commissioners of
Statistics, and to provide for the collect
ing certain statistics. was reported. The
House Joint resolutiOn1n relation to the
new Lunatic Asylum was taken up, aid
q substitute adopted suspending the
awarding of contracts until the 10th Of
March
., ,House.---The bill to amend the act de
filming the powers Of justices of the peace
WIS lost. A bill to provide for the regis
try OF births aud deaths was introduced; {;
also a bill to amend an act in relation to
divorce and alimony. Also, a bill to au-
thorize tax in Kirkwood township, Bel
mont County, to pay bounty to Joseph
Barr; also u billsupplementary to the sew
eral acts in relation to common schools.
The resolution of Mr.. Scott in relation To
the Virginia Military School Lands was
adopted. A bill to repeal the act to pun
ish persons tor leaving their places of res
idence to'aToid conscription was passed.
A petition was presented from ii attOr-
news of Summi D rGoyntyfor law author
izing the Common pleas Court to issue
writs Of nlandamlis. ta YTJDiI "i" 81
I.ir TUESDAY, Feb. 1S.-Sendte. bill
10 amend the act to restrain certain ami
mails from running ut large was lost
The bill.in relation to wills, enabling the
husband to convey real estate directly 10
his wife without the intervention Of trus-
tees and dispensing with the use Of seals,
was passed A bill for the protection of
railroad passengers was introduced. THE
bill prohibits the locking of car doors
where the cars are in motion, and the
use ofany explosive or igniting fluids,
&c. Also a bill providing that the head
of a family not owning II homestead may
hold exempt from execution personal
property amounting to $500 in addition
to clmttei iprOpeitynow exempted. Also
a bill to provide q board of commission
ers to settle claims, not heretofore pre-
seuted, growing out of the Morgan raid.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Griswold
Rel requesting our Senators and Rep
resentatives i'm Congress to oppose all
grants of lands to railroads or corpora
tions. Mr.. Griswold offered resolution
to discharge one of the Senate clerks
which was referred to the committee on
Fees and Salaries. tnrft liu
House. se.--Senate joint resolution to print
the general laws as soon as possible after
enactment, In forms of IL pages each,
was adopted. An amendment securing
the publication of the laws In county pa
pers was offered and" rejected. Abill
was introduced supplementary to an act
authorizing county commissioners to
build roads on petition. Also, billsupi
Elementary to an act for the organization
of cities aud villages. Mr.. Lewton offer
ed a joint resolution requesting from the
Auditor OF State information in regard 10
the names, location, amount OF capital,
amount of surplus funds op whicirytaxes
were charged eaeii year prior to Jhhe,
1867, the amounts. Of deposits charged
With taxes each year prior 70 Jqne-l ssI
andthe 'aua6unt of tax esl eoHeetedN<e each
year, &c.g of thu National iBanksin this
State.bo Adopted 10y an Unanimous vote.
A petition was presented for O law, giving
sub-contraotors the benefit ofa law crea'
ting n lien In favor OF mechanics &c.
WE'D NEsDAy, ERB. 7la.--SRENAgis--A
y
the Pepiteptiary, grounds, and &blish!nl
the maximum of seventy cents per day
for the Hire ofepnvlct labor was reported
| by the Committee on the Petitentmry
| Tho House amendments to the bill an
| thorising the election of Judge in tn,
Observation-Disclosures OF the Fifth Distfic
were eoncurfed In.
HoUsR. ~ House bill to regulate fish
ing-providing forsuspending the opper
atoms 6f the fisheries y June lst--passed
4 House btll to authorize the village n
Syfsahia,s Lucas County to- bofroS
q money to build aeentral school house
Mouse bih to transferccrtain duties fror
tue Govesnor TO the Trustees 0fthe Des
4 and Dumh Asylum was passed. Th
4 BIN authoriziiig the Board Of Publ
!, Works 10 purchase the bridge oil, til
u National Road at Zanesviile, was vote
down, reconsi,iered and laid on thetabl'
House bill supplementary to the law
|, pt6ylAs rd sohstucting ditches, &c
1 wAs phsseful lilul tllVlNlt