The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-03-05
General Assembly.

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an assignee and appoint another in his
stead ON good cause shown to prevent
: and punish the adulteration of milk.
Passed: House bill providing punish.
ment for the careless use OF fire arms,
Senate bill repealing that part of mali
TIA law authorizing payment for keeping
horses belonging to artillery companies
while they are out of employment;
House bill legalizing acts of village
councils in grades without vote Of the
people; House bill requiring a return of
estimates of statistics; House bill re-
quiring that the putative father of an
Iillegitimate child shall be confined three
months in jail before being permitted to
take the benefits of the insolvent act.
A message from the Governor reap
pointing trustees Of Asylums for the In
sane was received and referred.
House-Bills introduced Compelling
railroad companies to exterminate nox-
ious weeds on lands owned by them; ad-
mitting any person to practice law who
is of good moral character, without ex-
ANIMATION; authorizing appropriations
! by county commissioners for the con-
struction of bridges in cities; authoriy-
ing mayors of cities of the first class to
appoint prosecuting attorneys for police
courts; regulating the manner in which
contracts for approaches to bridges shall
be let; authorizing purchase of laud for
the Soldiers Orphans Home. PasseY;
House bill requiring county commits
sioners to publish monthly transcript
of their proceedins in two papers of op-
posite politics, and to publish statement
of examiners of the annual report:
House bill to codify the turnpike laws;
House bill relating to maintenance of
illegitimate children; House bill author
izing election of two additional com
mon pleas judges in the second district;
authorizing councils of second class
cities and of villages to act as boards of
improvement.
FER. 19-Senate introduced: Bill pro-
viding that if neither party to an action
indOrses on its pleadings 'jury de-
manded, it shall be waiver of jury
of twelve, and jury of seven shall be
impanneled. Petitions were presented
relating to miscellaneous subjects.
House -Billsintroduced: Authorizing
township trustees to make and enforce
health regulations in regard toloathsome
diseases; authorizing formation of gas
companies without vote of the people
authorizing it. Passed Bill making
clear the right of railway and mining
stockholders to vote by proxy; author
izing counties to take possession of the
National and Western Reserve and Mau-
NEE roads; House bill permitting man
ufacturing companies to borrow money
at eight per cent interest.
FEB. 0.-Senate-Bills were intro
dueed: Allowing suits to be brought
against directors who buy bonds at less
than par value, and providing a recovery
for any one aggrieved. fixing salaries of
trustees of the Cincinnati Southern rail
road.
House-Bills were introduced: Pro
viding compensation for city treasurers;
various local bills. House bill passed
the commissioners of Frank |
lin to sell the new infirmary grounds
and use proceeds in canceling Agricul-
tural College bonds. A resolution was
adopted requesting the United States
Senate to pass House bill equalizing
bounties.
FEB. %. .-Senate-A bill was intro
luced extending the grounds for which
courts may grant new trials. The Senate
hen adjourned out of respect for the
of Washington.
House-A bill was passed extending
lhe time for payment of bonds issued by
townships and cities under act
of March 10, 1860, The general appro-
prlatlon bill was considered in commit
tee of the whole.
Feb. 23.-Senate-A bill was intro
tuced regulating practice in the Supreme
Court in reference to petitions in error.
Passed: House bill in regard to altera-
ton and dissolution of school districts
composed of parts of two or more town
ships; House bill extending powers of
in appointment of auc-
tioneers. House bill prescribing the
mode of appropriation of property by
corporations was lost, reconsidered and
tabled.
House-Introdueed: Amending the
1itch law; providing more effectually for
the locating of bitches, SO as to re-estab-
iablish them when records have been
lost; making corporations other than
responsible for damages by
nuisances; providing for appointment
Of idiots, minors and lunatics not resid-
ing in the State who have property there
in; permitting fishing with dip-nets in
March and April; regulating charges on
sleeping cars. Passed; House bill for
protection of bitches; authorizing organ
lzation of schools in county infirmaries
and children's homes; authorizing con-
of swing bridges over canals in
cities and villages; increasing penalty
for nuisances; Senate bill requiring that
bills of counsel appointed to defend
shall be approved by county
FEB. 24.-Senate-Bills introduced: \
payment of costs in criminal
cases; creating the office of Superindent
of the State House; providing for the
reorganization of reform schools; to
punish administrators, executors, assign
ees and trustees for embezzlement; ex-
tending time within which a mechanics
bill for labor may be fled to eight
months. Passed: House bill allowing
free banks to withdraw their securities
from the Auditor of state; providing that
when a city is reduced to the grade of
village sueh surrender shall not interfere
with its school district; permitting gran
ges to be Incorporated through county
recorders; Senate bills requiring reports
OF births, deaths and marriages; provi-