Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-02-24


fining the jurisdiction of probate courts
IN Erie, Lucas, Richland, Holmes,
Montgomery, Delaware, Franklin,
SciOto and Jefferson counties; House
bill for the relief of G. w. Holiday,
late treasurer of Richland township,
Henry county; House bill authorizing
the commissioners of Hamilton ami
CieremOnt counties to build bridge
over the Miami river; House bill to re.
organize the Hospitals for the Insane.
FEB. 17-SENATE-The Senate bill
giving justices of the peace full jurisdic-
ton i'll bastardy Cases Was lost. The
bill giving county treasurers the right
nominate eight watchmen was passed.
A bill was introduced for the reorgan-
ization of common schools. 1t provid.
es for county superintendent, does away
with the sub-district system, abOlishes
the present board of examiners, and
erectS examination districts of three
counties, with the county superintend-
entS as examiners.
The Senate bill to authorize villages
to vacate and cities to annex territory,
was passed.
Nominations were confirmed as fol-
lows: l.. G. Delano, Railroad Com
missioner; DR.. p. NJ. Wagenhals,
Member of Central Ohio Hospital
Board Thomas Ewing and George w.
Boyce, Trustees of Ohio University.
HoUsE-Bills passed: House bill re-
enaeting the free turnpike law OF 1867,
extending the time of building to eight
years, requiring a levy on the petition
of persons residing withiu the bounds
of the road, and making the taxes SUBJ
juct to the same penalties and forfeit
ures rs other taxes House bill increas.
| ing the fees ofjurnrs III Justices courts
! from 80 cents 10 one dollar per day; 10
enable trustees vi CEN terry associations
! to hold property III trust House bill to
enable new universities and colleges to
organize without the assistance of visit
ling boards; House bill to provide for
the puhishment'of persons who throw
coal dirt, tar, oil, etc., into streams,
ponds or lakes Senate bill for the es-
tablishment, support and regulation OF
children's homes in counties and dis
/ tricts.
.Feb. Is. -SENATE-Bills passed: SEN
ate bill to protect wild pigeons while
roosting or nesting Senate bill to pro-
vide'that an@sthetics shall be admins
tered to patients only in pr, sence of
wstnesses Senate bill to provide that
only paid up shares shall be entitled to
representation at eit ctions of railroad
companies, and that a twOthirdS ma
iority shall be required to increasecapi-
tai stock; House bill to punish persons
| fighting at fisticUffs, or sending challen-
ges to fight at fiisticuffs.
Bills introduced To establish a
Borad of State Charities; to provide
that witnesses subp9naed by a prose
cutting attorney shall received % cents
per day and five cents per mile when
the witnesses may appear in One or
more cases on the same day.
Adjourned till Monday, 2lSt.
HOUsE-Bills introduced: To pro-
vide for the abandonment of the Hook
! ing canal between Chauncy and Athens;
for the reorganization of the State Lii
brary; to provide that a majority OF
property owners On street, instead OF
feet front. shall decide questions OF
street improvements; making it a peni.
tentiary offense TO abduct inmates OF
the Girls Industrial Home to require
county commissioners to furnish offices
and procure instruments for county
surveyors to provide for the apposnt-
menl of assessors in cities OF the first
class by county auditors; substituting
fine for forfeiture af property for refusal
to work on the public highways, to re-
duce the poll tax from 50 to 81 for those
persons who desired to pay the same.
Only one branch of the General AS
sembly was in session on Saturday
the House. The only business was the
introduction of a bill by Mr.. Fehren-
batch, to authorize the city of Cleve-
land to issue 81, 500, 600 of bonds to COM
ho, Inn