Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-03-23

In the Senate, on the 18th, bills were
passed-to so amend the act authorizing
County Commissioners to convert toll
roads into free roads as to authorize
them, before purchasing toll road, to
assess an amount of tax upon land
owners along the line sufficient to put in
repair the road purchased; to provide
for procuring additional lands for ceme
terry purposes in townships. A joint
resolution to go into the election of U.
S. Senator on the Goth was adopted.
The inaugural message of Gov. Young
was received and referred to select
committee. The case of Cox US. Harmon
occupied the remainder of the session
In the House the bill to prohibit
changes in textbooks used in public
schools in less than six years after their
adoption, except upon a three-fourths
vote of the Board of Education, or unless
the price of such books should be in
creased, was passed, and also large
number of local bills.
In the Senate, on the 14th, Senator
Knox was chosen President pro tenn. A
bill for the payment of contractors on
the Cleveland Hospital for the Insane
was passed. The afternoon session was
occupied with arguments in the case of
Cox US. Harmon. In the House bills
were passed-limiting the floating debt
bonds authorized to be issued by cities
of less than 100, 900 inhabitants to $780,
900; to reduce the minimum width of the
graveled track of improved roads to ten
feet; to re-arrange the asylum districts
for the insane. The General Appropria-
ton bill WAS discussed during the entire
afternoon, and PASSED. Adjourned.
In the Senate, ON the 18th, bill pre-
scribing penalties for injuring beacons
and signal lights on railroads was passed.
A few new bills were introduced The
principal part of the session was occu-
pied with argument by counsel in the
Cox Harmon case. . In the House the
Senate amendments to the Compulsory
Education bill were concurred in
and the bill was passed Bills were
passed prescribing fees of County Aud
itors; recognizing the Agricultural Col
lege and increasing the Board of Trus-
tees from five to twenty. A petition was
presented from the State Grange asking
for law to tax dogs, the revenue de.
rived therefrom to be used as fund to
compensate sheep-owners for losses Sus-
tanned from dogs.
! In the Senate, on the 18th, Rodman NJ.
Stimson, of Marietta, was confirmed as
State Librarian The nomination of DR..
II. j. Lash to be Trustee of the Athens
Asylum was withdrawn by the Governor,
and w. w. Bond nominated for Super
visor of Public Printing. Argument in
the Cox Harmon case was concluded and
the case postponed until the 21st, then
to be disposed of In the House the
Compulsory Vaccination bill was passed.
also a bill fixing penalties for non-pay-
ment of taxes assessed under the pro-
visions of the County Ditch law; also
providing that when a projected i'm
provement, under the Ditch laws, is de-
! feated by the remOnstrances of persons
who have petitioned for the same, such
remonstrants shall pay the costs.
In the Senate, on the nth, bills were
passed-to restrain the authorities OF
villages of less than 1000 inhabitants
from limiting the speed of railroad trains,
within corporation limits, to less than
eight miles an hour; to authorize Sheriifs
of counties to fill vacancies in boards
of appraisers of real estate in parti
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cruelty to animals as to require rail
road companies to provide for feed
ing and watering stock, in transit, al
suitable intervals. . In the House
bills were passed-to require executors
and administrators, when required by
the heir of deceased person or by Other
interested persons, to disallow and reject
any claims against decedents estate, anC
thereupon the holder of the rejected
claim, in bringing suit against the officer
shall make the person objecting party
to provide for opening roads from mines
to public highways A number of new
bills were introduced. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 10th, bill
authorizing turnpike companies afte
roads are completed, to reduce the nam
Der of directors to three was passed. Th'
Governors nominations Of III. NJ, Horton
of Meigs County, as Trustee of thu
Athens Asylum for the unexpired tern
of DR.. II. West, and G. W, Baker, o