Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-23
GftEO LEGISLATURES,
From the Ohio State Journal. ]

From the Ohio State Journal.
March 4.-SENATE-Bills passed
Senate bill to make the records in the
Governors office admissible as evil
dence in courts; Senate bill to transfer
the National road to counties through
which 1t passes; Senate bill to provide
that when negotiable paper falls due
on the second day of two successive
holidays, it shall be payable the pre-
ceding day; Senate bill to provide that
majority of petitioners, instead OF
county commissioners, may set aside
free turnpike proceedings.
Bills introduced: To erect COshocton
and Tusrarawas counties into a new
judicial subdivision; to authorize the
construction of culvert under the
Hooking Canal, half a mile south of
Lancaster.
HOUsE-Bills passed: House bill to
compel county auditors to charge up
taxes on all land omitted from the du-
plicate back to the last appraisement or
transfer; House bill to allow the killing
of deer from October 10 to December L;
Senate bill authorizing villages to va
cate and cities to annex territory !;
House bill to authorize county com mis-
slOners to enforce the law regulating
the hauling of heavy burdens over
turnpikes or improved roads; House
bill to place all classes of free turnpikes
under the controle of county commits
siOners.
March 15.-SENATE-Bills passed :
House bill TO establish board of pub
lie works in Cincinnati; House bill to
authorize persons appointed to exam
inc county tTra.urIs- ~ compel the at
tendance of Withe>-tS; Senate bill to
re-establish the Board of State Chari-
ties.
Thomas @. Ashburn was confirmed
as a member OF the Supreme Court
Commission.
The Governor nominated for Trus-
tees Of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home: K. p. Bucklsnd and W. 5.
Furay, two years; J. w. Reilipy, three
years; Thomas Ewing and Albert NJ
Stark, four years; NJ. F. Force and j.
w. Keitier, five years.
\ conferece report on the Penitenti-
! ary bill was agreed 10.
HoUSE-Biils introduced: To create
an additional SubvisiOn OF ihe Eighth
Judicial district; to prevent minors
from climbing upon or stealing ride-
on moving locomotives or railroad
trains; to provide for payment of city
boards OF equalization; to reducs COM
pensatiOn of inmates of work houses
! from 10 cents to 40 cents per day.
! Bills passed; House bill to reorgauiZp
the Cleveland ire department; House
bill to change the times Of holding
courts in Athens and Washington
counties; House bill TO make one elec
| ton precinct out OF two or more adioin-
ing townships.
The conference report on the Peni-
tentiary bill was agreed to.
The bill to abolish the office of Rail
road Commissioner, and transfer Its
duties TO the Secretary OF State, was re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee.
March 6.-SENATE-The nominal
| tiOn5 for Trustees of the Soldiers
| Orphans Home vera confirmed.
Bills passed: House bill defining
probate court jurisdiction in minor
criminal cases in Morrow county
Senate bill to authorize courts to SEN
tence juvenile offenders to any house of
refuge with which contract has been
made by the Attorney General; Senate
bill to regulate the fees of county Off
GERS; House bill to authorize county
auditors to pay witness fees in criminal
cases.
The Governor made nominations for
Penitentiary Directors: G. G. Walcutt,
one year; A. r. Keliar and HI. B.
Albery, two years; d. L. June and
Griffith Ellis, three years.
HOUsE-Bills passed: House bill to
require county auditors to furnish tax
blanks; House bill to continue the term
of Office of an additional Judge in the
Adams Brown Clermont subdivision {;
House bill to enable councils to widen
and streighten streams House bill to
authorize corporations to issue either
registered or coupon bonds, and to ex-
change one for the other.
A resolution to adjourn on the Sd of
April to the 5th of December was tab
led, under notice to discuss.
March 17.-SENATE-Bills passed /:
House bill to authorize the commission
ers of Darke county to levy a tax to
pay the indebtedness of the agricultur-
al society, and take the society's
grounds; Senate bill to provide that
when village is situated in two town
ships, municipal elections may be held
separate from township elections.
Bills introduced: To infiict heavy
penalties for apprenticing children for
exhibitions as gymnasts, dancers, etc;
to compel millerS to affix their names
to brands.
Adjourned till Tuesday, March 81.
HOUsE-A bill was introduced to
authorize county commissioners to as
sess property abuting on toll roads
which are to be purchased by counties
for the purpose of putting the same on
footing with free roads, as to repair.
Adjourned till Tuesday, March y.