Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-13

Senate bill to authorize the committal
of minors TO any home or municipal
house Of refuge, in or out of the coun.
ties in which they reside; House bill tC
authorize the incorporation of compan.
les to make real estate abstracts; House
bill to prohibit those having control ot
children under fourteen years old from
allowing them to. appear at any publ,
exhibitions as singers. gymnastS, etc
The appropriation bill was amended
and passed, and a committee Of confer
ence was asked.
/ April 7.-SENATE-Bills passed
| House bill providing for ballot box
for each township in any election pre-
cinct composed of parts of two or more
| townships; Senate bill for equalization
/ of sentences Of common pleas courts
/ House bill to prevent Interference witt
| IcOnstructiOn of railroad tracks; senate
/ bill to authorize township trustees tC
/ take charge OF cemeteries; House bill tC
require county commissioners to pay
for one half OF the graveling of turn
| pixies after the bridges and culvert:
/ have been constructed. Several lOca
bills were passed.
The Governor nominated Joseph
Perkins, John W. Andrews, c. J
Albright, Charles Boesel and Murray
Shipley to be members of the Board ol
State Chal tiles, and they were confirm
ed.
p. B. Buell. was nominated for Trus
tee OF the Athens Asylum, vice w. p.
Richardson, declined. He was con
firmed.
y. r. Wyman was nominated fol
Trustee of the Dayton Hospital for the
Insane; in place of j. G. Stephenson
withdrawn.
HOUSEHOLDS passed: Senate bill to
authorize. the majority OF petitioner.
for a turnpike road to set aside proceed.
ings for opening the road at any time
prior 10 letting the contract, upon pay
ment of costs; Senate bill to prevent the
circulation OF obscene literature; Senate
bill 10 authorize cities and villages and
boards OF education to accept bequests,
and carry out their provisions; Senate
bill to abolish the office of State Gas
Inspector and to provide for local in
spectiOn; Senate bill to allow persons TO
put a printed brand OF bags or barrels
containing flour manufactured orthem,
to punish any person for getting on
railroad cars while they are in motion;
House bill to regulate the sale of scrap
iOrn.
Resolutions Of respect to the late
Hon. Isaac Welsh were adopted.
House joint resolution for IA commit
tee TO consider the tax laws and report
next winter was adopted.
April Observation-Disclosures "a large
number of local measures, bills were
passed as follows: House bill to in
crease the Supreme Court Reporters
salary to $1,000; House bill to allow the
incorporation of companies to make
abstracts of titles; House bill to point
out the legal method OF paying for
widening and Strengthening streams;
House bill to enable cemetery associa-
tiOns to hold property in trust for max
ing cemetery Improvements; House
bill to authorize the General Govern
ment to acquire lands within the State
limits for light houses; House bill to
eStOp three-card monte and other gamb-
ling on railroad trains; House bill TO
authorize county commits toner's to
build bridges along free turnpikes;
Senate bill to enable commissioners OF
two or more counties to build bridge
jointly; House bill making
it unlawful for county recorders, or
their deputies or employees, to take
acknowledgement of deeds or mort
cages to be filed in their own office:
House bill to reduce the pay of road
to - per day; House bill to
provide that auditors shall not he al
lowed a per centage on tax omissions in
Gases where they themselves are re-
quired to assess the droperty.
Resolutions adopted: Authorizing a
special committee of three to investi-
gate and adjust Morgan raid claims,
allowing the clerk pay for 100 days for
making up the journal and reading
proof.
HoUsE-In addition to Il number of
local bills, the following bills were
passed.: Senate bill to authorize coun-
ty treasurerS to collect liens for assess
ments by action Of courts; House bill
To prohibit the sale of Intoxicating
liquors within two miles Of Chippewa
Lake, Medina county; Senate bill pro-
viding tn t townships shall pay forty
cents per day for prisoners committed
to municipal TorkhOuSeS; Senate bill
that a majority of the trus-
tees of a village incorporated for special
purposes may pass ordinances; Senate
bill directing that county officers in ac-
tiOn against them for official acts, shall
be allowed counsel by the county:
House bill to provide for equalizing
bank shafes for taxation; Senate bill
granting authority to guardians to i'm
prove and lease real estate of wards:
Senate bills to provide for b6tter regis
tration of births and deaths; Senate bill
to authorize stock yard companies to
increase their capital stock; Senate bill
to provide for keeping a record of busi-
ness in the Governors Office; Senate
bill to authorize hotel companies to in
crease their capital stock; House bill to
authorize county commissioners to pur
chase portions of turnpikeS; Senate bill
to authorize commissioners of different
counties to buili bridge approaches
jointly.
Resolutions: Allowing the clerk. pay
for $50 days for recording and proof
reading; requesting the codifying CON-
mission to report as much of their work
as may be done by the 1st Of january;
authorizing the lighting of the gas in
the House by electricity, at IA cost not
exceeding $3.50.
April I0.-SENATE-Bills passed ::
House bill TO provide for punishment
of persons for interfering with religious
meetings; House biIl,making it penal
offence to hire ont children under four
teen years of age for gimnastS or public
singers; House bill directing the re-
modelling of the legislative halls, with
glass ceilings, after the style of the re-
modelled State Library, the work to be
done by the first of November next;
House bill To extend the time for shoot
ing ducks and quail from January to
April |; House bill to provide for the
of bank shares for taxation.
The House joint resolution for 4 com
mittee TO examine into the contract
system of the Ohio Penitentiary, was
lost by tie vote.
\ House joint resolution was adopt