The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-03-19

) izine the directors Of the Penitsntiaf,
% appoint committee 81 lher owI
number to inspect the prisons oi other
States.
House "A resolution was passed re.
! quiring the Directors and Warden OF
the Penitentiary to explain discrepancies
! in their reports. \ resolution was also
adopted providing foran investigation of
the financial management Of the Peniten-
tiary for the purpose oftesting illeged
charges Of corruption. House bills pro
! viding for appointment of store-keep-
er at the Penitentiary gsve rise to bitter
discussion. and was postponed until
} Wednesday next Bills passed. Sen
ate bill punishing Boards Of Education
for neglect TO make school levies; House
bill authorizing township trustees to
increase the road levy to II mills per dol
lar, instead Of mill, as now.
MARCH 4.-Senate-Several local bills
were introduced. Passed: House bills,
amending section 247 of the civil code
so as to include within its provisions
restraining orders as well as iniunctions;
prescribing the manner of appropriating
property for the use of corporations; au-
thorizing railway companies to extend
their lines through one or more counties
on vote of the stockholders.
House-Bills introduced: Limiting
the compensation of county officers :;
creating circuit courts; allowing heirs
and legatees to testify in cases to contest
the validity or set aside will or deed
of any ancestor or grantor under whom
they may claim title; authorizing the
Governor to execute a deed to certain
canal lands; to regulate the keeping in
order of partition fences; authorizing
corporations to issue either registered or
coupon bonds, and exchange the one
for the other; amending the municipal
code in regard to notice of improve
ments; to provide compensation for
clerks to boards of infiI1nary directors;
protecting property sbutting on banks
of rivers aud streams; requiring county
auditors to summon before them per-
sons whoare marked on assessor returns
as absent, refused to swear or failed to
list all their property; equnlizing taxes
on railways between townships, cities
and villages; authorizing college trus-
tees to prevent the appointment of Wis
itors; forfeiting subscriptions to rail
ways and turnpike; unless work shall be
begun within two years. Passed: Sen
ate bills requiring payment of checks
and drafts at sightor preventing street
operas and protecting mendicant child
ren; House bin providing that if man
has had children by two wives, his wild
ow shall have full control of his one
third interest, and if she dies intestate
the property shall be divided equally
among all the children.
MARCH 5.-T'he Senate, without trans
acting any business, adjourned until
Tuesday.
In the House bill was introduced I
the interest laws of the State.
Adjourned until Tuesday.
MARCH 8. -Senate-Bills introduced:
Providing mode for ascertaining and
heirships to estates of in
terests; appropriating 5000 to the clerk
of the Morgan raid claims board.
House-Bills introduced: Relating to
disposition of moneys held in trust for
building soldiers monuments; enabling
county commissioners to construct APP
proaehes to bridges; prescribing the du
tuies of the steward of the Blind Asy-
lum; extending powers of executors, adj
guardians and assignees;
providing for reduction in the width of
township roads; requiring foreign rail
way companies doing business in the
State to file certificates of incorporation
in the State; providing for appraisal of
property of deceased parties. Only 49
members were present.
MARCH 1O.-Senate- Bills introduced:
Authorizing Incorporated companies for
the construction of parks and public
halls to increase their capital stock. |
Several local bills were introduced and
passed. Also Senate bill restricting in
vestments of savings and loan associa-
tions.
House-Bills introduced: To en-
courage railway companies to provide
signals and alarms at crossings, also sew
eral local bills. The general appropria-
ton bill was amended by the insertion
of an approximation of $15,O 200 for the
geological survey. An amendment ap-
Ipropriating $500, 600 to pay the Morgan
raid claims was rejected.
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