The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-02-04

vote Of 27 yeas to 5 nays. The
general provisions Of this bill are:
1. That it exempts a homestead
of 81, 900 in value, instead Of $500,
as by the present law.
2. In cuse the head Of a family
is not the owner of u homestead, il
increases tho amount of his per,
sonal property exempted TO $500,
in addition to the specific articles
OF personal property now by la v
exempted. q
3. In case Of sale Of real prop
erty, including homestead not
susceptible of division, and whe:e
the value of the property exceeds
$1,000, the owner ID reserved an
annual rent of 800, instead OF $40,
as by the existing law.
4. When a homestead shall be
charged with liens, some Of which
preclude the allowance OF a homo
stead, and others do not preclude
such allowance. on a sale of tho
homestead, after the payment Cf
the liens precluding such allow.
ance, the balance, not exceeding
eight hundred dollars, shall be
awarded to the head OF the family
or tho wife, us the case may be.
In the House an abundance Of
petitions for a 10 per cent. interest
law were prescnted-(ath thing very
easily gotten up, but by no means
conclusive as 10 the popular senti-
ment).
A bill was passed requiring
county surveyors to keep in ro
pair tho Meridians established by
law in tho several counties of thin
State.
Mr.. Scott, Of Warren, introduced
bill relating to FREQ turnpikes
which provides that after the com
missioners OF free turnpikcs Issue
bonds for constructing said roads
the tax payers shall not bc per
mitted to discharge their taxes
in labor.
A bill was introduced to auth
orize the Incorporation of mutua
benefit associations; also bill pro
viding Tor a compensation TO coun
ty commissioners for their services
under tho act authorizing thom Il
construct roads on petition, &c.
Mr.. Parr introduced a substitut,
for the resolution of the Lunatit
Asylum select committcs-the OBJ
jcct being TO ascertain the cost o
rebuilding tho Asylum on the ole
site, and TO provide for receiving
proposals for new site, will
not less than 200 acres OF land
within throo miles of Columbus.
On tho 28th, tho President o
tho Senate laid before TINT body
an invitation from the Columbu
city authorities Tor its attendanc,
at u banquet at Ambos Hall OF
Tuesday evening, Fob. 2. 1t wa
Of course accepted during the day
proceedings, only Mossrs, GriswoIC
and Kcssler voting against th
proposition.
Mr.. DangIcr introduced q bill
authorizing county commissioner
and city councils 10 aid and on
courage Industrial schools anC
childreu's homes for tho benefit o
neglected and destitute children
Mr., Dickcy offered u joint reso
luton rcciling the capacity OF Til,
Penitcntiary al ! $50 convicts; tba
but ! ,0l0 arc now confined there
in that there is no pressing dc
mand fer additional prison room
and therefore il is inexpodlent L
select or locate a new pcnitentiar,
site during tho present year
Laid on tho table.
In tho House, q resolution wa
adopted TO employ chemist to an
alyso the atmosphere OF the Hall O
the House Of Representatives it be
ing complained Of as affecting III,
health of members and to rcpor
tho best means Of romodying tn,
defect. (IIow would il do TO hav,
an analysis of Columbus whiskey9
Tho resolution in reference I,
rebuilding tho Central Lunati
Asylum was amended by the adop
ton. Of a substitute providing 70,
its reconstruction on the old site
aud the resolution us amended
adopted, by vote Of G3 to 30.
The house voted, yeas 72 nay
10, to accept the invitation to ban
quot with the city authorities.
! a bill was passed 80 changing
tho present law so as to requir,
city marshpls. city clerks and eity
street commissioners to DO elected
for two years.
On tho 10Th, in tho Senate,
bill was introduced by Mr. Tor
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