Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-04-19
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

From the Ohio State Journal sutnmary.]
April 0-Senate-The general ap-
preparation WAS discussed.
Bills passed: House bill to prescribe
the rate of taxation for county, road
and bridge purposes; Senate bill to au-
thorize notaries public in aly village
whose corporate limits extend to two
counties, to perform official duties
in both counties. Several local bills
were passed.
Bills introduced: To authorize the
commissioners of Meigs county 10 levy
a tax to construct a n -ad from POmeroy
to Racine; to allow the testimony OF
persons who have died since testifying
TO be used in future trials of the same
cases; TO authorize the Toledo Board OF
Trade to erect public building.
House-Bills passed: Senate bill eX-
tending the jurisdiction of the Mahon-
ing county probate court to minor
criminal cases; House bill amending
the act authorizing the building of a
Jail in Delaware county, House bill to
authorize the com 10 isSionerS of Frank
lin county to levy tax to construct q
turnpike on Greenlawn avenue, from
High street TO the old ChillicOthe road.
a bill was introduced appropriating
S30, ,000 for existing contracts on the
Columbus Hospital for the Insane.
April ll-Sehate-Some time was
spent in consideration of the General
Appropriation bill.
| Bills passed: Senate bill giving Ohio
courts Jurisdiction over non-residents,
when they have been served. within
the boundaries of the State with gar
nishee process, and compel. them to
py husband of a deceased wife's prop.
erty; House bill requiring assessors to
make separate reports of property in
special school, districts; House bill re-
| curing assessors to make separate
list of hogs that have died of cholera.
Senate joint resolution favoring the
restoration OF the silver dollar to its
former rank, was adopted.
House-Biils passed: Senate bill to
authorize township trustees, when ne
cesssry, to levy an additional tax, not
to exceed 5000, for road purposes;
Hous bill appropriating $30, 900 to pay
contract expenses at the Colum bus
Hospital for the Insane; House bill to
authorize villages Incorporated for
special purposes to reduce the width OF
streets; House bill prescribing the man.
ner in which railroad bridges shall be
built; Senate bill aauthorizing the Or
ganiZatiOn of common carrier com pa
nies; House bill authorizing street rail-
road companies to lease contiguous
lines.
The resolution providing for the
erection of residence for the Cover
nor. was lost-19 to 63.
A House Joint resolution to adjourn
sine die on the 30th inst, was adopted.
April l2-Senate--The General Ap.
pr0priarion bill was considered during
the forenoon session, and then post
poued till Wednes1a next.
House bill authorizing the publica,
ton of the Constitutional amendments
in two papers in each county, was
passed.
House-Several local bills were pass.
ed; also House bill to provide for the
abandonment of portion of the Hook
ing canal in Athens county.
4 bill requiring railroad companies
to use self extinguishiDg stoves on
railroad cars, was introduced.
! A resolution was adopted, providing
for meeting at 9 a. M. and p. M,
hereafter, and restricting members to
two FIVE minute speeches on each
subject. -s..s
April 3.-Senate-After several bills
had been set for third reading, the
Senate adjourned till Tuesday after
noon, 18th inst. fL..t :.
House-Bills introdact d: Providing
,h.t persons owning property inside. q
municipal corporations, but living out
side, una, -en.l their children 10 the
pub. C schools inside the corpOrati5A,
with the consent or iLe toifd ofedu ~
ton; fixing tire pay Of 'members and
officers of The General Assembly at $500