Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-25

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The Boesel bill giving to counties,
cities, towns and Incorporated Villages
the, power to. build railroads and to-
operateor lease the same, has passed
both Houses and is nov, a law.as Un-
der its provisions, the question Of build-I
ing railroad must frsti be submitted
to the general will Of the people, and
can be decided in, the affirmative only
bv q tWo.thirds vote. The ComInis-
sioners of any county must call an elec-
.tion w hen petitioned to that effect by q
hundred citizens. 4 The law fixes a linn
If to. tho taxation which, the people
NAV impose upon themselves for rail7
road purposes, and. allows only one
election per year to be. held in any
city, town. &c. upon this subject. yiis
. The passage Of the law was dercely
.contestel. The chief argument of its
friends was that it would afford the
best means of reaching, in behalf of
the general good, that class of miserly.
people who are never willing to aid in
public enterprise, and yet are always
quite ready to enjoy its largest benefits.
In reply, it was claimed that the OPP
peration of such 8 law would counter
balance this advantage by placing upon
large class of worthy citizens a most
grieyous burden. The bill was. furth-
er opposed as being unconstit itutienal;
and soft would seem to be when judg-
led by the Language OF the Constitution
itself. But, then, what can suEpass the
wisdom and learning of o Supreme
Court? Ohio's most august tribunal
has decided that while . city, eonnty,
&c, ! cannot be o stock-hoideri Q rail-
r ad, it may, lneyerth rtheless, build, own
and operate a railroad. aiaIia sau 3Alls
T.. Mr.. Little's bill has passed the House.
| 1t requires railroad companies to put
tupBat every station q printed card
Showing the distances between theadif-
ferent stations, and the rates fixed by
law for passengers and freights In case
lAny company should fail to, do this
twifhini three months, it is 10 be done,
lat the expense of the company, by the
isStatei Railroad Commissioners. lIncase
company change rates, greater than
those prescribed by law,1 it will be. lia-
1ble taa penalty of froifl 500 to 500;
and &C. isss made the duty of the
Prosecuting o, Attorney ~ too bring
lsuit against any such company, inthe
! CourI of Common Pleas. This last
clause was objected to- on the ground
THAT corporationicannot be indicted
A. 4 sslf OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES q
i, DR.. Armstrong, as soon as possible
4 later receiving the petitions relative te
1.-THE unfinished railroad from Marfetts
Ito Bellaire, introduced a Dill upon the
\ subject: which bill, after being read
4 second time, was referred to the com
4 inittee on railroads.; where it still re
llinaifis. tits hoped that the bill vii
'fbe reported back in time to secure ii
I passage this week, but there is reason
Il TO fear that the subject will have to bt
u ipostDonedst to next winter. Owing b
Il the large number of old bills pending
I it has fef. several weeks been very diff
4 ficaIt 20 obtain action upon a. new one
unless strictly local in character. Vs''s
IL -ls 9aaas sRE-DIsTRICTING. yi.lat..o9'
ii. The House has adopted a plan of re
/ 1distrfctiBg the Statea Fhebill change
81 the 18th District by giving 1t Jefferson
x stCounty instead of fruscarawas County
i This plan makes five Democratic dis
: tricts with large majorities,a and it j
I flpenerally conceded that the Democrat
tihave the best claim to the First ant
i Second Districts, in Hamilton County
1.-THE Republican majorities in seyera
:. .1of the districts are small. Two Demo
I crats voted for the bin ON its passage.
: The task Of e-districting lis, unde
eIthe eifctifnstapces, q very difficult one
] It being matter Of personal eoheefi
p TO many of the mem befs, leach bne 1ha
stsf course his, fayprite plans which. pla
e is sure to interfere. with that of som
clone else,,z AneY district must be form
! led, and consequently old ,asssciatien
must, to q great extent be, broken VI
+ For these, and various other reasons
fit has been almost impossible for th
I'll Republicans, or Democrats either, t
al come TO any agreement among then
: SELVES ON this subject. 'oy saIis .sssif g
u Fhequestion now goes tOlthe Senatl
)flWhere ftswili meet with the same off
n Guilty. Unless unIooke editor concession
Z be made by one or two Republics
II, looks as though Ohio mu;
sal for Indefinite time to come be confer
NJ with nineteen Represe sentatiyes. FL !
II .aolaAFIsH LAW, Oh u s1n }
ia AbilEhas beenintrodneed into tl
t.lSenate to sePeal the laws for the ere
tionaof fish ehutes over the State dam
q iThe State Is MT able to stand the cost,
,sfi FRAUD.
III bill has passed the House to NAL
!. tOne liable to i'm prisonment,in in the Pei
s litentiary1 rfor, fraud duIently4. obfainir
8, s,Isignatures to'notes or other Hegotiab
81 paper, and for Obtaining goods unds
II false pfefeHces. q yiln|iSE 7stttEf
' l.il'2i ,s iill.l wi:NDow GLASS. Z .,. Ai,sn
= a, BelIaire company for the manufa
= sifure of window glass has 5een incorp
y yLrated. Corporators: John w. Sau
ltTders, NJ. Sheets, Charles G. Crafty,
IslS.- Smith and 'Slii A!o lShupe. Oapit
'',,fI stock, siOo,0OO' co. .nodw nis1 ''a1iii.iss
afli BUGS.
sat Inseonpliahee with b resolution
a the House, areport has been made
y II that body, by Mr.. Riehnnohd, on 81
le lsubjeot efthe Colorado potato bug, 4
lel Report ordered to be printeds slcffai
orI MASTER COMMISSIONERS. y 81
X Ebe HOussihas passed . bill. to "a
Retthofise the CemiaonS Pleas Courts,
hetappoiht Master Commissioners duriI
rotivacation of Court. -
.nt gistDis,s,igPU PUBLIC WORKS. ssaniqggI
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