The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-04-02
Ohio Legislature.
We Gull from the Columbus
Journals Legislative Summary, a
fovv ;tnn,s o(ao,,a ;n{nraot.

the OIL persons OF African bloo(
who have borne arms in defense O
the Government in the recent re
bellion which was lost by vol,
of ID to l8-a strict party vote. Al
amendment was then offered By
Mr.. Griswold (Rep.) excepting
persons of African blood "who have
been crippled, manned or wound
ed in fighting for che Union;'
which was lost by a vote of Is tc
l8-party vote. The bill was
finally passed, a little before mid
night, by a party vote-eycry
Democrat voting for it and every
Republican against it.
House The bill making an ap
preparation for the improvement ol
the road to the Reform Farm was
discussed at some length. During
The discussion it was stated that the
Reform Farm had cost the State
100000. The question was taken
and the bill was lost by a vote Of
A to so.
House bill 21l to provide against
putting unsound and un wholesome
fish on the market was passed by
unanimous vote.
House bill by Mr. Hughes, Of
Highland, to amend tho school law
was passed. by a party vote of SO
to %. This bill provides that col,
ored children shall have separate
schools, and draw from the school
fund their proportion of school
money /; but il a sufficient number
of colored children do not reside
in any locality to entitle them to O
scperate, school they can attend O
colorcd school, provided there is
one, in the adjoining township OF
county.
The following is extracted from
the Cincinnati Commercials CORES.
pondence Of the 28th ult.:
BOND BILL.
Perhaps the most important bill
and tho one that has occasioned
more discussion this session than
any other, is House bill No. 248,
BY Mr.. Scott, of Warren, provi.
ding for the taxation of moneys,
credits and other personal proper.
ty invested in bonds and other Sc
curitics of the United States, TO
evade enlistment. The bill, as
passed both houses reads as fol.
lows:
"a bill to amend Section 6 of an
act entitled an act to amend an
act Tor the assessment and taxa
ton ofpropcrty in the State, and
Tor levying taxes thereon accor.
ding to It's true valno in money,
passed April 5, 1859; passed
February 25, 1862.
"SBcTIoN |. Be il enacted by the
General Assembly Of tho State Of
Ohio, That Section 6 of the above
named act bo amended 10 read as
follows:
SEC, s. Each person required
by thus act to list property, shall
make out and deliver to the Asses
sor, VIXEN required, or within ten
days thereafter, a statement, veri.
fed by his oath or affirmation, of
all the personal property, moneys,
credits, investments in bonds,
stocks, joint stock companies or
otherwise in his possession, or un.
der the control Of such person, on
the day preceding the second Mon.
day of April ofthat year, and which
by the provisions of this act he is
required TO list for taxation, eitho,
as owner or holder thereof, or as
guardian, parent, husband, trustee
executor, administrator, receiver
accounting officer, partner, agent
or iactor; provided. that if any
such person shall havo converted
credits, or other personal
property in the year preceding the
said second Monday of April~into
bonds or other securities of the
United States, or this State, not
taxed, and shall hold or control
said bonds or other securities when
no is required TO list HE properly
he shall list tho monthly average
value of said moneys, credits, or
other property thus converted
whilo such moneys, credits, or
'tbor property was held or con.
rolled by him; and, provided fur
her that any Indebtedness of such
'erson or persons, represcn ted by
lim created by investment in said |
'onds or other securities, shall not
20 deducted from the amount ofI
moneys and credits in making up
,is list for taxation.
SEC 2 That Section G Of tho
'bove,namod act, and Section 3 of
be act supplementary TO the act
or tho assessment and taxation OF
III property in tho State, and for
evying taxes thereon according to
Is true valuo in money, passed
April 3, 1850, and amended Sec.
ion 6 Of said act, passed March
70, 1861, be, and the same are, here.
" repealed.
SEC 3. This act shall take effect
rom and after it's passage"
This law will bring on tho tax
duplicate a large amount of capi.
al, which has heretofore escaped
aSation, by temporary Investment
n United States bonds just before
he time fixed by law for tho en-.
istmont Of personal property.
1t is estimated that IL will bring
N tho duplicate over eight mil