Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20

ed partnership and retain the firm
name.
To authorize the commissioners OF
the several counties of this State thrO'
which the National road passes to take
under their care and control so much
of said road as lies within the limits oi
their counties respectively.
To fix the compensation of the Clerk
of the Supreme Court Commission at
five hundred dollars year.
To allow administrators appointed
prior to the discovery of will, 10 con-
tinue in charge of an estate when pc
titiOn has been filed cOntesting the will.
For the revision of actions that have
become dormant in the Supreme Court.
Regulating the admission of pupils to
the institution for the Blind.
To require county auditors to bring
upon the duplicate omitted taxes
against lands.
Prescribing the rate of State taxes
(29-10 mills for all purpOses).
To authorize railroad companies In
certain cases to change their lines and
termini.
Prescribing penalties against men,
bers of municipal councils and other
agents of such corporations for divert
ing or transferring or misappiying
funds.
To protect graveled and macadam-
ized free turnpikes
To require road supervisors to level
off roads roads repaired by them.
To authorize county commissioners
to purchase or condemn lands for sites
for court houses and jsils.
To amend the game law in relation
to the killing of wild deer.
To authorize hotel companies to pay
dividends on preferred stock, and pro-
vides for redeeming such stock.
To authorize the incorporation OF
oranges of the order of Patrons of Hus-
bandry.
Authorizing corporations to issue Ell
ther registered or coupon bonds and
exchange one for the other.
Authorizing the commissioters OF
certain counties 10 levy additional tax
es for their poor.
To so amend the municipl code as to
more effectually restrain the municipal
councils from making contracts in ex-
cess of money on hand and in general
from doing anything whereby city or
village debts are increased or neces-
sity for taxation created exceptin strict
accordance with specific law (known as
the Burns billy
To regulate fees Of county officials
(knOwn as the Beatty fee bill.)
To authorize courts in the several
counties to commit minor offenders to
the Toledo House of Refuge.
To authorize courts to sign bills of
exceptions at any time within thirty
days after the term of court.
To provide for payment to examiners
appointed to report to the court upon
the annual reports of county commits
siOners.
To provide that boards of city i'm
provements in certain cities of the first
class (Cleveland) shall consist of the
mayor, city civil engineer, chairman Of
the council committee, and street COM
missioner, and one citizen to be elected
by the council.
Prescribing the mode of discontinue
ing proceedings for improvement Of
roads.
To authorize any citizen to take up
and detain stock found running at large
where there is no public pound.
To amend section 10 of the general
assignment act in regard to the filing
and auditing of accounts Of the trustee
in assignment.
To require millers to put correct
and suitable brand upon all packages of
-four prepared by them for market.
= To suppress the circulation Of all
kinds of obscene and Immoral prints,
papers, pictures and other articles, and
all articles of obscene and immoral use.
To prohibit and punish any person or
interfering with the con-
of q railroad.
Prescribing what number of copies OF
legislative journals shall be printed.
To authorize any religious body
having under its patronage any institu-
tiOn of learning, to dispense with such
of visitors as it is author
lied by law to make.
TO create county commissioners q
board of directors to regulate the haul
ing of burdens upon free turnpikes.
10 authorize stock yard companies to
increase capital stock and lease rail-
roads.
To authorize sheriffs to collect by
civil action assessments made upon
lands.
To except the cities of Cleveland and
Toledo from the operation of the
Burns bill" until next December.
To authorize the incorporation OF
villages from adjoining territory, so
that any village corporation may adjoin
another.
To create Board of State Charities.
To, provide for keeping records of
in the government offices.
To provide that payment shall be
made at the rate of forty cents a day
for maintenance of any culprit commit
ted to workhOuse from any locality
outside the municipality containing the
To so amend section 81 of the muni-
cipal code that ordinances may be pass
ed by the vote of two trustees.
To authorize hotel associations to in
crease their capital stock.
To allow bank officers and employees
to be morales public.
To prohibit and punish the improper
use of poison.
To extend the provisions of the act to
punish child stealing.
To authorize cities and incorporated
villages to accept bequests.
To grant to guardians authority toI
improve the real estate of their wards.
TO more effectually provide for regis
try of births and deaths.
TO prescribe the mode Of raising
money for the improvement Of natural
water courses in cities.
To authorize companies to become
incorporateffor the purposes OF plant
ing shade trees, or of making and furn-
ishing abstracts of titles to real estate.
To give the consent of the State of
Ohio to the acquisition by the United
States of lands within this State for
purposes of public improvement, and to
exempt the same from taxes.
Providing reporter for the Supreme
Court Commission and prescribing his
duties.
Providing that trustees and treasures