Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-01-24
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 10, 1872.
L INTRODUCED.

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To make one justice of the peace SUB.
ject to trial before another in case oil
Indictment.
To give justices of the peace the same
jurisdiction in cases Of replevin as in
civil cases.
To require the judges Of elections
under penalty OF fine and Imprisonment
to continue counting the ballots cast al
an election without -postponement oil
adjournment, and to forbid the removal
OF the ballot box from the presence OF
all the judges.
To protect stockholders in railroad
companies, by abolishing fast freight
lines on said roads.
To allow directors of railroads to pur-
chase stock in the roads over which they
are directors, without the consent OF
t~hree-fourths of the stockholders.
The indefinite postponement of the
House bill to prohibit justices of the
peace and other judicial officers from
permitting attorneys and other persons
during business before them, to use and
occupy the same offices, was agreed to.
The House bill providing for the
recording of deeds and mortgages within
one month, instead Of six, was postponed
Indefinitely.
The House and Senate met in joint
convention to proceed with the counting
of votes in regard to the constitutional
Convention, but as no returns had been
made it adjourned until February LIST.
sAy sENATE,-JAN. 10.
In the Senate a bill was introduced to
provide for the reorganization of the
boards of county commissioners, giving
counties with less than thirty thousand
inhabitants four commissioners chose
less than seventy-ive thousand six less
than one hundred and fifty thousand
eight, and ten commissioners for counties
of more than one hundred and fifty
thousand Inhabitants, TO be elected by
the people.
Mr.. Stimson's Senate bill for increas-
ing the salaries of supreme judges from
$1,000 to $4,000, and secretary of state
from $4,000 to $500 was read the third
time, put on its passage and lost by
vote of IS to 16.
The Senate bill of Mr.. Jones of Trum-
bull, providing that county treasurers
shall not be allowed any compensation,
commission or lees on any money from
the proceeds of sales of any bonds issued
by the county commissioners or by the
city council, was read the third time and
passed.
hOUS65-JANs 10.
House bill to admit as competent
jurors, persons who, may haYe formed
an opinion as to the guilt or innocence
Of an accused party from reading news
paper accounts of an offense alleged tn
have been committed, etc., wa read the
third time and passed.
The bill making it burglary to break
into q railroad car, station house, depot,
factory, etc., in the night time, passed
the House, yeas, Sc; nays 0.
The bill to increase the salaries of Su-
preme and Common Pleas Judges was
voted down by the House.
JAN. 21.-HoUsE.-The bill to allow
prosecuting to remain in the room with
grand juries while in session, passed the
House. Itcis yet to be acted on in the
Senate: The Senate passed a bill max
ing it unlawful to fish with Q trap net,
seine or school fish in fish ponds; this
bill is to 60 to the House.
The report of Mondays proceedings
in the State Legislature do not show
that any business OF special moment
was transacted.