Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-08
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

e MARCH 22.-iSendte-A bill was in
troduced permitting railway companies
to increase their capital stock befor,
s commencing construction of thei
: roads.
= : The General Appropriation bill wa
under consideration for a considerabl,
,, time.
Passed: enabling town and city
E councils to appropriate money fo
f building armOries for militia organiza
: tiOns.
) A resolution was introduced con.
; demning the Civil Rights and Force
: bills.
: Ho,tse-A bill was introduced
amending the criminal code SO as L
relieve courts of the review of matters
of fact after they have been heard BY
courts Of common pleas; providing
that in cause of appeal'by either party
to divorce suit the wife shall be allow
ed alimOHy. This latter bill was pass
, ed under suspension of the rules.
Bills were also passed, enabling any
person interested to file exceptions tC
an executors or administrators invent.
Ory; providing for nonresident minors,
idiots and lunatics; cutting off appeals
in minor civil SUITS before justices for
less amounts than one hundred dollars.
MARCH 23.-Senate-The General
Appropriation bill was under consider
alton during the entire afternoon.
Various appointments by the Gov
ernor were received and referred.
A bill to protect railway stockholders
was passed.
HOuse-Biils passed: Authorizing
. | aas fo-
of parks and public buildings to in
crease their stocks; providing for the
purchase of additional grounds for the
Soldiers Orphans Home; making the
punishment for rape of child under
twelve years of age imprisonment for
life.
Governor Hendricks, of Indiana,
was formally received, and introduced
to members.
MARCH 24-,Senate-The General
Appropriation bill was considered and
passed.
House resolution to adjourn sine die
on the Both inst. was adopted.
! The nomination of G. b. Flood to be
Supervisor of Public Printing was re-
| ceived and referred.
House-Bills passed: Authorizing
the issue of 100000 of water works
bonds in Cincinnati; authorizing the
trustees of Lawrence coanty to build a
court house and Jail; to facilitate the
administration of justices; prescribing
the rate of State taxes; requiring the
trustees of institutions of learning to-
collect rents; providing for industrial
pursuits at the Soldiers Orpheans'
Home. Several local bills We're pass
ed.
MARCH 2j.-Senate- Bills passed
For the relief of David l.. Wood, late
Quartermaster General; authorizing
new railway companies to increase
their capital stock.
Resolutions adopted: Proposing to
amend the Judicial Article of the Con-
stitution; proposing to amend the Con-
stitution SO as to authorize special tax
ON dogs.
HOuse--The conference report on the
became a law.
Bills passed: Reducing turnpike
tolls; taking away the power of city
and village councils to restrain and
prohibit the sale of beer, ale and porter;
providing persoI.s imprisoned shall not
be required to attend religious services
held under the auspicieS of different
sect from that to which they are attach
ed; recognizing the city government
of Toledo.
MATCH 26.-Senate-A bill was in
troduced providing the necessary ma
chinery for the adoption of constitu-
tional amendments.
Bills passed-Authorizing courts to
appoint bailiffS; allowing alimouy in
iii f,.x onpoa1a ~fhnI
Common Pleas to the District Court;
a abolishing water-works boards in
towns of less than 1000 inhabitants;
amending the game laws; fixing the
compensation of members Of the Gen.
eral Assembly at $500 a year; authoriz-
ing boards of health to APPOINT meat in
spectors; empowering township trrus
tees to increas the road tax to II mills;
prescribing the rate of State taxes; also {
a large number of local and private |
bills. !,
House amendments to Senate bill re-
organizing the city government of To-
ledo were adopted. ID
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing sale % the old Blind Asylum build
ing. IL
House-The vote by which the Geg-
han bill 'to secure liberty of conscience
was passed was reconSidered.
The proposition to submit to vote i
of the people an amendment to the [
Judiciary Article of the Constitution )
was adopted. II
Also the similar proposition to auth ,
orize special tax ON dogs. II
MARCH 27.-Se,sate-Bills passed: {
Providing punishment for failure to {
report to the mine inspector and coro- l
ner in case of accident in mine; re-
quiring that forfeited recognizsnee
shall be refunded when persons charg-
ed with crime are brought into court l
to plead; repeating section five of the {
judicial act; allowing the reissue of I
to teachers for two, five and Fl
ten years; authorizing dissolution OF
companies; amending the [
act regulating cemeteries: permitting
savings societies TO invest money in L
bonds; restraining town '
councils from prohibiting the sale of
ale, beer, wine and cider, for protec-
tion of bitches, drains and water /
courses; prohibiting the spearing of fish |
or killing the same by concussion on d
the ice; including Slaughter houses b
among nuisances; providing for the ap-
pointment of trustees for nonresident
minors, IDIOTS and lunatics; enabling n
county commissioners to construct cpl q
proches to bridges; amending section I
Is Of the road law of March 8, 1868. ;,
The House Compulsory Education \
bill was defeated. la