Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-04-02
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
From the columbus Morning journal.

} al estate has been twice appraised
and twice offered for sale and no
sold, the Court may fix the price a
which it may be sold. The bill il
, reference to the replevin of keep
f sakes, heirlooms and family pictureI
before justices Of the peace wa
, passed. The bill to remove from
office persons guilty Of intoxicatior
was passed by vote of 25 to 7.
HoUsE.-A resolution was adopt
ed limiting speeches to ten minutes
A petition was presented for law
compelling railroad companies tc
pay for damages by fire kindled
from their locomotives. The bill
to secure to teachers certificates ol
qualifications was lost. The bill to
amend the law restraing certain an
imals from running at lerge was
lost. The bill to exempt billiard
tables from the operations of the
law against gaming was lost
SENATE-March 26.--The bill in
relation to the rights ofownels and
lessons and lessees and occupants
of buildings, was passed. The res
olution providing for ventilatine
the cells of the penitentiary was
adopted. The resolution providing
for q tabular statement of the vote
on the constitutional amendment
was adopted. The bill to amend
the act permitting county commits
sioners to construct roads on petit
ton was passed.
HoUsE,--The vote on the bill to
exempt billiard tables from the op-
Grafton Of the law against gaming
was reconsidered, and the bill pass
ed. A bill to authorize a tax in
Pickaway county to build a bridge
across Darby creek was introduced.
SENATE-March 27.-The bill to
exclude from the privilege of voting
all persons having ga visible admix-
ture of African blood7, was discuss
ed throughout the day. Among
other amendments offered was one,
by Mr.. Hall (Rep, J, excepting from
the operation of the bill persons Of
African blood who have borne arms
in defense Of the Government in
the recent rebellion; which was
lost by a vote of IA to 18--a strict
party vote. An amendment was
then offered by Mr.. Griswold
{ Rep. excepting persons of African
blood "who have been crippled,
manned or wounded in fighting for
the Union;" which was lost by a
vote of Is to 1S-party vote, The
bill was finally passed, a little be-
fore midnight, by a party vote
every Democrat voting for it and
every Republican against it.
HoUsE.-House bill 291 to au-
thorize the Board of Education of
the village Of Wilmington to bor-
row money to purchase a site and
build q school house, and transfer
the present school house to the vii
lage authorities for a market house
and town hail. passed House bill
by Mr., Hughes, Of Highland, to
amend the school law was passed1
by a party vote of 53 to 49, This
bill provides that oolored children
shall have separate schools, and
draw from the school fund their
proportion of school money; but
if a sufficient number Of colored |
children do not reside in any local. |
ity to entitle them to a separate
school, they can attend a colored |
school, provided there is one, in
the adjoining township or county |
SENATE--March 28.--A petition
was presented for the passage of
law to prevent persons having
visible admixture Of African blood
from voting. The bill restricting
towns and cities in adding territory
to their corporate limits was passed
HoUsE.--The bill authorizing the
city Of Cincinnati to raise $150,00D
for water works by issuing bonds
at 3-l0per cent. was passed. A
bill was introduced to amend the
law TO regulate the election of Stat.
and county officers; also a bill To
prohibit the inter-marriage of Whit
and colored persons. The Commit
tee on Elections in the contested
election case between Thomas
Rough and Ezra Heistand, reported
in favor Of Mr., Rough, The repor
was adopted, and Mr.. Rough adj
mitted to the seat.
SENATE--March 30.--A bill re-
quiring q sheriff, on retiring from
Office, to pay over all moneys, &c ,
to his successor, was passed, The
bill to amend the election law so as
to prevent soldiers at the National
Asylum and college students from
voting in the precincts where they
are at present located, was passed
by a party vote. The bill to pro
hibit the marking Of election tickets
to ascertain how persons voted,
was passed also, the bill to pro !
vide for the formation of q compa- .
ny to build bridge across the Ohio
river at Cincinnati. The bill for
the protectian ofrailway passengers
was passed, This bill makes it |
penal ohense to permit domestic |
animals to enter a railroad enclos- |
ure, or to drive or lead them along
any railroad track.
HousE.-The bill in relation to
the organization Of cities of the
first class, and defining the duties
Of County Treasurers, was passed
a bill to incorporate turnpike and