The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-04-14

in precincts composed of parts of two OF
more townships, a separate ballot-box
shall be provided for each township rep
resented.
To prevent interference with the con-
structicn of railroad tracks.
To allow colleges TO dispense with
Boards of Visitors, if they so desire.
To amend the turnpike law so as to
require County Commissioners to pay
for one half of the graveling of turnpike
roads after the bridge and culverts have
been constructed.
To reorganize the militia of the State.
To authorize a majority of the petit
tioners of a turnpike road to set aside
proceedings for opening the road at any
time prior to letting the contract upon
payment of cost.
To authorize cities and villages and
boards of education to accept bequests
and carry out the conditions upon which
the bequest was made.
To abolish the Office of State Gas In
spector and to provide for local inspec-
ton.
To allow persons dealing in flour to
affix printed brand upon bags or bar
rels containing -four manufactured ex-
pressly for them.
Giving District Judges thirty days in
which to sign bills of exception after the
adjournment of court.
Authorizing railroad companies to con-
tract for carrying freight according to
space occupied, as well as by weight.
Authorizing railroad companies to
change their lines and terminal points
by a vote of two-thirds of the stock
holders.
To authorize those authorized by law
to commit minors to the care of Boards
of Houses of Refuge, TO commit the
same to any Home, or municipal House
of Refuge, in or out of the county where
the committed party may reside.
To restrict municipal Councils in mat
ters of expenditures.
To increase salary of Supreme Court
reporter TO S2, 600.
70 all wv the incorporation of eompa-
nies for making abstracts of title and
for growing hedges.
TO point out the legal method to be
pursued in paying for Strengthening and
widening streams.
Amending the ditch laws
Prescribing the manner of condemna-
ton of private property for public use.
1t requires that appraisement of build
ings shall be made separately, and that
the owner, within certain time, shall
elect whether to accept the appraise-
ment for the building or remove the
same.
To authorize the General Government
to acquire land within the State for
lighthouse purposes.
To authorize stock-yard companies to
increase their capital stock.
To provide for keeping a record of all
sorts of executive business in the Cover
nor's office.
To extend punishment for child steal
ing to children under twelve years of age.
To provide that witness fees shall be
paid by the County Treasurers on order
of the County Auditor
Granting authority to guardians to
improve and lease real estate of wards.
Providing for the better registration
of births and deaths.
Amending the act governing the ap-
pointment of notaries public by except
ing, in addition to bankers, brokers, and
clerks of the same, directors, stockhold-
ers, attorneys, and all officially connect
ed with any bank or brokers' office.
To enable the Trustees of cemetery
associations TO take and hold property
i'm trust for the purpose of making GER
tain improvements in their respective
cemeteries.
To give police powers to railway con-
ductors
Authorizing County Commissioners to
build bridges along the line of free turn
pixies.
70 authorize County Treasurers to
enforce liens for assessments by action
in courts.
Supplementary to the bill to restrict
municipal taxation, excepting Lucas and
Cuyahoga counties from operations of
said act.
Directing that when magistrates out
side the municipality maintaining a
workhouse, commit prisoners convicted
of minor offenses to said workhouse, the
township from which they are sent shall
pay for them at the rate of forty cents
per day.
Amending the Municipal Code, so that
two of the three Trustees of village
Incorporated for special purposes, may
pass ordinances, instead of requiring all
three, as nov.
Directing that when action shall be
brought against any county officer for
official acts, he shall be allowed counsel
by the county; but in counties having a
Solicitor he shall serve as such counsel.
To authorize the Commissioners of
two or more counties to join to build
approaches to bridges.
To make it unlawful for County Re-
cOrders to take acknowledgements of
deeds and mortgages to be filed in their
own Offices.
To reduce the pay of Road Supervisors
to g per day, and limiting the number
of days they shall serve.
Requiring the Superintendents of pri-
vate schools to report statistics to the
State School Commissioner.
To forbid County Auditors from TAX
ing percentage on the commissions in
cases where they themselves are required
to assess the property.