Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-05-03
OHIO LEGISLATURES.

OHAO LEU SI "A l. " Ii E<s
From the Ohio State Journal summary
April 25.-SENATE-Bills passed :
House bill to consolidate, revise and
amend the statutes relative to jsils and
Penitentiary; House bill to amend and
revise the statutes in reference to
crimes; Senate bill to provide for State
Board of Medi al Examiners, consist
ing of three persons-One from each
leading school of medicine-who shall
examine all graduates of medical col
leges on which they all agree, before
they are permitted to practice; Senate
bill requiring hotel and boarding house
keepers to provide suitable fire escapes;
Senate bill providing that in Cases
when testimony is given, and the per
son giving it dies, the testimony may
be testified to by any person who heard
it. Four local bills were passed.
HoUsE-Bills | assed: House bill to
allow the people of an Incorporated
village 10 vote on the proposition to
become special school district --.
, Bills lost: House bill making the
term of Office OF prosecuting attorney
three years instead of two; House bill
to require home and foreign insurance
companies to give security for policies;
House till to allow jurors discretionary
powers TO punishment in murder cases.
Some of the Senate amendments tC
the Appropriation bill were agreed to-
and others went back to conference
com mmittees. 81 sFr,ia.t 4
April 26.-SENATE-Bills passed /:
House bill authorizing county coInmis
sioDers t. accept turnpikes and make
free roads of them, on consent of three
fourths of the stockholders; House bill
to providing that assessments on real
estate for road taxes, remaining unpaid
for twelve months. shall be collected
as other delinquent taxes; House bill
tUgive Mayors casting votes in cases O1
ties in organizing city councils; House
bill to provide for placing assessments
for free turnpikes on the general dupli
cate; House bill to revise, amend and
consolidate the statutes relating TO jails
and the Penitentiary with an amend.
ment); House bill to enable executives
and administrators to obtain funds aris
ing from sale of real estate OF partition,
to pay debts; House bill providing that
the minimum width of u turpike road
shall be ten feet, instead of tTelye'
House bill to provide for the use OF
plates, profiles and surveys in prelimi-
nary proceedings for road improve
ments; House bill to prevent the spread
of Canada thistles. Eight local bills
were passed. seey rllt.g !,
A committee of conference was as ked
as to matters of difference on the apprO
priation bill. e.as 20. .s
The Senate confirmed the Governors
appointments of Agricultural College
trustees down to the Tenth district.
The Governor nominated Professor
Albert Tutile and Or. Alfred Bucking
ham commission to investigate the
hog cholera. ~
HoUsE-Bills passed: Senate bill tC
provide for the purchase of 300 copies
of Sayler's statutes, at 81 per copy; Sen
ate bill to authorize narrow gauge rail
road companies to issue bonds. ~ e
Bills lost: House bill to provide fol
the election of township supervisors;
House bill to amend the law relative to
the sale of Intoxicating liquors so as tC
repeal the requirement to give written
notice to saloon keepers. 1og
Bills introduced: Providing that the
Secretary of the Board of Agricultural
College trustees, if a member of the
Board, shall receive no compensation;
appropriating $1,000 for the erection OF
headstOnes at the graves of UpiOn
soldiers in Greenlawn Cemetery.
The House cOncurred in conference
report fixing the price for advertising
the proposed amendment of the Consti
tuition at sixty per cent. OF legal rates..
April 27-SENATE-Bills passei ::
House bill providing that The question
of village becoming special school
district shall be submitted 10 a vote OF
the people; House bill to allow the in
corporation of sessions of the Presbyte,
rian Church; House bill to provide for
advertising delinquent lists of personal
taxes; House bill providing that the
cost of preliminary proceedings in road
cases shall be assessed upon those who
have signed both petitions and remon.
strances, where the road shall fail to
be constructed; Senate bill to authOriz,
parties to bring suit against the stock
holders of railroad companies by serv-
ing notice on non-residents by publica-
tiOn. Besides the above, thirteen local
bills were passed. fs7e..
Bills lost: Senate bill to authorize
the appointment of commission to
compile or prepare series of text
books for the common schools; House
hill to prevent the changing of school
books oftener than once in six years.
The House adjournment resolution
was amended SO as to provide for ad
journment on the 81 of May, and
adopted. ...-- -
HoUsE-Bills passed: Senate bill to
allow oral testimony of deceased per.
son to be testified to at subsequent
trial; Senate bill to authorize the organ
ization of companies TO manufacture
flooring, roofing and sewer tile; Senate
bill to require township clerks to record
mortgages; House bill providing that
the Secretary of the Agricultural Col
lcge trustees shall serve without COM
Senate bill to authorize
sheriff5 to appoint commissioners in
in cases where those previ-
ously appointed fail to appear; Senate
bill to require notice of suit to be sent
in case OF foreclosure of mortgage on
belonging to resident of an
other State; Senate bill fixing pay OF
members of boards of Equalization in
cities of the second class at 81 per day;
House bill to authorize township trus
tees to strengthen the banks of bitches;
House bill to extend the terms of pros
ecuting attorneys to three years; House
bill to punish offenses on street railroad
cars; House bill to provide for resurvey
Of tracts that 0verrun the Government
survey. Beside the above, nine local
bills were passed.
House bill to increase the salary OF