Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-13
oa,o LEGIsLATURE,

one year Instead Oh lATSes prov NitiiE
for The appointme Mt OF Metropolitan
Police Commissioners IA cities of the
fir,t class; amentiins section 3l3 OI tae
civil code.
The nomination of l.. u. Delano tor
Railroad Commissioner, vice John U.
Thompson, resigned, Was received from
the Governor and referred. Also the
nomination of p. NJ. Wagenhals as
member oi the Board Of Construction
oi the Central ONO Hospital for the In
sane.
The following additional bills were
introduced: 10 reorganize the Ohio
Penitentary; amending the act ol
March 50, 1874, in relation 10 wills.
House Bills We're introduced: 10
establish county chilGren's homes; to
regulate insurance companies Issuing
fire policies GA the installment plan; 10
suppress the tramp nuisance authOrlZ
ing employment of official reporters
for the General Assembly authorizing
INCORPORATED com pantes To build water
works in cities OF the first and second
classes; limiting compensation of ROAD
supervisors prUvIding for equitable
taxation OF costs in civil cases amend-
ated for the construction oi hotels 10
issue preferred stock authorizing i'm
DroVement OF streets ou IL tWothlrdS
vote of property h0i ."r- @Hen the cost
is not less thar o-j.j . .pr5Viulng Tor
returns to.the secretary Ui state pf sta
tistic5 of banks; amending ditch law 50
hat whole jury instead ot two-thlrds
shall be required TO return ii verdict IN
preliminary trials regulating carriage
and delivery of goods by express con-
p3nies torbIddiDg removal vi suits ol
ioTeign insurance companies from the
courts of the State TO United States
courts; for preservation aud repair of
the National road to punish Guardians
executors, administrators anu trustees,
Tor embezzieinent; prescribing penal
ties for injuring mill dams, race COURSES.
etc.
\ resolution introduced by Private
Dalzell was passed, condemning the
discharge of disabled United States
soldiers by the Democratic National
House of Representatives, and filling
their places with eX-rebels.
JAN. 5.-lScnotc The Senate was not
in session.
H0uSe-Bill5 were introduced AL
lowing widow six per cent. interest
on the appraised value of her dover {;
restoring the gambling act as it was
prior tu the amendments of last winter,
and increasing the penalties for It's vio-
laiiOn; supplementary to the school
law az to formation OF special districts !;
striking out recruitment of notice be
fore prosecuting hunters tOr treSpaSS !;
compelling commissioners OF different
counties to join in building bridg, 5; eX-
tending privileges OF the turnpike act
Of March II, 1875; establishing an asy-
lum for the hopelessly insane regulat-
ing traffic in old metal and second hand
furniture; prescribing number of
House and Senate jOuanals to be pub
lished Furnishing failure to make re-
turn of accounts collected as embezzle-
nent; remitting penalty for non-pay-
ment of taxes by Dee. 20, 1915, provid-
ed they shall be paid by April 20, 1876
JAN. 6.-Selaate-The G. standing com
mitteeS were announced by the Presi-
dent.
Bills were introduced: Requiring
immediate filing of mortgages with
township clerks providing for prelim-
mary Investigation of bastardy Cases
before justices; repeating the act for
intenance OF chutes for fish to pass
over dams.
House resolution condemniLg the re-
moyal uf crippled Union soldi, rs from
Office, was referred.
Senator Knox was appointed men,
Der of ii joint committee to arrange the
inaugural ceremonies.
House-The Speaker announced the
standing committees of the House.
Bills were introduced Increasing
the pay ofjuStices' jurors from 80 cents
to 81 prohibiting any person interested
in public contracts from becoming
members of "a City Council; repeating
the Geghdn military law of last winter
and codify ing the laws as to militia :;
prohibiting the deposit of coal slack
screenings ana refuse in streams, lakes
or pools; requiring railway companies
to erect comfortable dPpOts at ali sta
ti0us where there are 2000 inhabitants {;
repeating that part of the act fixing
turn pike tolls declared unconstitutional
by the Pike county Common Pleas !;
permitting treaourerS of township
school diStIcts to pay orders without
signature OF the President OF the Board
of Education /; providing tor payment
of the Morgan raid claims; Amending
section four and repeating section two of
the act to relieve district courts; regu-
lating charges on pal,ce and dinin.
cars allowing a creditor to bring suit
in the township where debtor has re-
moved.
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Dalzell, and passed 81 10 10, condem-
ming third Presidential term; also a
joint resolution looking to the prepara-
tion Of IA suitable memorial in honor of
Isaac Welsh, late Treasurer OF State.
y resolution was offered and referred
providing for an investigation in re-
gard 10 the payment of S2S53 50 by Otfi-
GERS of the PeniIentary for Infringement
OF patent of the Stondard Laundry Ma
chine company.
The fwO Houses ne. in joint conven-
ton and canvasseq the vote for State
officers.
JAN. 7.-.Saldte-Bills were intro
duced: Providing ior the election of
township trustees by rotation, one each
year; providing that there shall be no
appeal from tue valu,H ion OF railway
property made by County Auditors
permitting cases before Justices, i'll
which less than 500 is involved, to be
The nominations of Hon. Thomas
Ewing and George ". BOyce, to be
trustees of the OHIO University, To fill
vacancies, were received from the Gov
ernOr.
House resolution relative 10 the ali
justment Of mileage of members of the
General Assembly, was
defeated.
Louise Bills we're introduced: Ex-
tending the act defining burglary so as
to include corn cri0s, granary buildings
and poultry houses /; appropriating ali
lands belonging to the State, not other
wise appropriated, to the benefit OF
State Universities and Agricultural
colleges; making the minimum school
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