Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-18
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

MARCH 9.-,Sei,ate-Bills introduced:
Providing mode for ascertaining and
establishing heirships TO estates of in
testates; apprppriating $2a0 to the clerk
of the Morgan raid claims board.
House-Bills introduced: Relating to
disposition of moneys held in trust for
building soldiers monuments; enab-
ling comfy commissioners to construct
approaches to bridges; prescribing the
duties of the steward of the:BiiE Asy-
lum; extending powers of executors,
administrators, guardians and assig-
nees; providing for reduction in the
width of township roads; requiring
foreign railway companies doing busi-
ness in the State to file certificate OF
incorporation in the State; providing
for appraisal of property of deceased
parties.
Only 49 members were present.
MARCH 1.-lSe,aate-The -nomina-
tion of Ezra S. D6dd, of Toledo, 10 be
Inspector of Gas Meters, vice Professor
Wormly, was received and referred!
+. a bill was passed providing that
guardians of minors may bring suits in
civil actions without being liable for
costs. Also Senate bill making the Odd
of February legal holiday.
| HOtSe-Bills passed: The General
Appropriation bill; House bill arthoriz-
ing trustees Of public Institutions to
iapprobriat6 private private property;
Senate bill increasing the punishment
for gambling.
Several resolutions in regard to sine
die and holiday adjournment were of
Tered and tabled under notice to Cis-
cuss.. ;
MARCH I2.-iSendte- passed !:
Senate bills requiring copartnerships to
file certificate of the names OF the
partners; preventing councils from pro-
hibiting the sale of ale, wine, beer and
porter; House bills amending section
5i3 of the municipal code; enabling
Stockholders of d corporation to dis
solve it; enabling. cities and towns to
aid'in the erection of soldiers :mUnu-
ments. -.
Rouse-Passeds House,blls provid-
ing for recording, printing and distri-
butilgjournafs or the General ASSEM-
bly,, laws and :documents;. regulating
fees ofcounfy officers. making it the
duty of constables to take up animals
found running at large; providing for
MARCH 13.--Sendte-Six bills were
read q second time.
HouSe-A bill was passed providing
that certificates granted to teachers in
city districts shall be for two, five and
ten years.
House bill to fix the compensation of
members of the General Assembly at
81 being under consideration a long
and preftless discussion ensued.
House bill forbidding members and
officers of the General Assembly from
accepting railway passes was referred to
select committee.
MARCH I5.---.Sendte-Bills intro luc-
ed J.: Authorizing county commissioners
to refund money paid into the treasury
by mistakes; making tax title prinld
fdcie instead ofconclusive evidence of
the possession of real estate. ...
A resolution was adopted resembling
the tri-weekly adjournment.
House-Bills introduced: Regulating
townships mutual insurance companies;
regulating letting of contracts for pub
lie work; regulating sale of ,intOxicatingI
liquors; enabling a conrt in criminal
cases TO reduce the amount of a forfeit |
divorce cases to testify; amending the
code with reference to con-
troll Of funds raised by taxation for wa
ter works proposes regulating distri-
button of printed copies of bills; auth
orizing county commissioners TO. i'm
prove free turnpike roads; providing
stay of execution for one year when
the amount Of Judgment exceeds $500.