Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-02-16
0biO legislature.


COLUMBUS, Feb. 9, 1S7O.-In the Senate
the following bills were passed:
Senate bill to repeal Section Is of the
act a~mendatory of, N supplementary
to. the act to regulate insurance compan-
les; passed April 10, 1867.
Senate bill to amend Section II of the
code of civil procedure was read the third
time. The bill proposes to amend the
above section by allowing petitions in
error in the cases named, and providing
that, except in cases reserved i'll h dis
trict courts, the transcript of the record
and the other papers accompanying the
petition in error, shall, before filing such
| petition in error, he printed with mar
ginal references TO such paper or order,
comprising the record and other papers
in the case, and il, on the final hearing
of the case in error, the judgment or
order below be affirmed, the plaintiff in
error, in addition to the usual costs,
shall pay a docket fee of $50 to the de-
PENDANT in error, whatever shall be col
lected as other costs, provided that no
such docket fee shall be allowed or taxed.
If the opplate court in their judgment
of affirmance, find and certify that there
was reasonable cause for filing such pc
titiOn in error. After a long discussion
the bill was passed.
In the Senate, this afternoon. bills
were introduced to repeal the act more
~etfectualy.to prevent accident by fire on
railroads, passed last session, which pro-
vided that cars should be heated by a
certain kind of stove; 10 provide that
jurors in justices courts shall receive
one dollar for each days attendance.
a message was.received from the Gov
ernor transmitting the annual report of
the state geolOgist.
In the House Mr.. Ball made an at
tempt to get up his female suffrage reso-
luton, but failed by a vote q to6O.
Mr.. BroOks-presented a petition from
], l63 citizens of Mahoning county for a
law to submit to the people the question
of removing the seat of Justice ofthe said
county from Garfield to Youngstown.
Petitions were also-presented for free
trade in money; for female suffrage; TO
make it a penal offence for a public Off
Ger to accept a free pass over any railroad.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Kleinshmidt-To revive sec
ton s of the act defining the power of
justices and constables in criminal cases.
By Mr.. Devore-To enforce the stock
law so as to prevent stock from running
at large except where 4 permit is granted.
By Mr. BrOoks-TO provide that land
used exclusively for farm purposes w.
ing within the corporate limits of a CITY
shall not be assessed or taxed for cOrpO-
ration purposes. unless it shall have at
tanned a market value of $1,000 per acre.
BY Mr.. Williams, of Fayette-To
amend the law defining the jurisdiction
of the court of common pleas, so as to
confer upon b court jurisdiction in
mandamus.
BY Mr.. Conklin-TO authorize county
commissioners to make such allowances
as they may deem reasonable, not ex-
ceeding So, to surveyors in city cases,
TO be taxed as costs.
BY Mr.. Williams of Fayette-To auth
oriZe a plaintiff whose cause of action
consists of a book account to attach an
affidavit of its correctness, and 'the JUS
tice to render judgment thereon in all
cases where the defendant fails to appear.
In the House this afternoon, a bill was
introduced TO authorize county commits
sion6rs to pay bounty for killing wolves.
The bill was passed to authorize the
investment of accrued interest on the
agricultural college fund.
A resolution TO inquire into the pro-
priety of so amending the law relating to
taxes as to prove for their payment in
August and February instead of June
and December.
In the Senate the following bills pass
ed:
Senate bill providing for the election
Of county auditors and precribing their
duties.
Senate bill to organize and regulate an
independent militia.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Nj. Potts-To require the Attorney
General to examine all certificates of in
corporation before they are filed.
BY Mr. Prophetic men an act re-
quiring compensation for causing death
by wrongful act, neglect or default. By
the existing law a person or corporation
causing the death of a person by wrong
full act, neglect or default, is not liable in
damages beyond the sun of $1,000. The
amendment provides that ''the jury may
give such damages as they shall deem
fair and just"
By Mr.. Woodworth-To prescribe the
offences for which children may be ex-
cluded from public schools.
BY Mr.. Jones-To authorize the Gov
ernOr to transfer from the penitentiary
to the reform school for girls, girls IN
der sixteen years o fage.
In the Senate in the afternoon bills
were introduced by Mr.. Hubbell, to pre-
vent lotteries, gift enterprises or schemes
of chance.
BY Mr.. Everett, to authorize the loca-
ton and keeping in repair of bitches,
drains and water courses.
In the House the folloing petitions
were presented:
By Mr.. Ritezel-From fifty-one citizens
of Trumbull county for a soldiers orph-
ans home.
By Mr.. Brook-For the same.
BY Mr.. Hitchcock-From five hundred
and sixty citizens of Geauga county for
the relief of f. Patchin, late ofsaid coun-
ty.
Petitions were also presented for free
trade in money, ard for a law to legalize
dissection.
In the afternoon bills were introduced
by Mr.. Sifford to fix the compensation
OF city councilmen and aldermen in cities
of the first class, at three dollars for each
actual session; in other cities two dollars.
BY Mr. Dennis-To make more effec-
tive the law for the inspection Of illum-
mating oils.
By Nj. Little-To make il an offense
to mutilate, abstract, alter or conceal any
public records.
By Mr.. Dodds, 20 make county treas
urers itemiZe the amounts charged for
taxes
Mr.. Chase introduced a resolution to
instruct the committee on railroads to
inquire into the ~expediency and policy
OF partnership associations and corpora
tons known as fast freight lines. Refer
red to the railroad committee,
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