Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-05-17
GENERAL LAWS
Passed by the Sixfy-second Gem
erAl Assembly Of Ohio at the
Adjourned Session, 1877.

z. Providing for the cOdhcatl0n OF orc IN
anees of certain cities (Cleveland) withou
publication in newspapers.
8. Empowering certain cities Cleveland
to lease and improve lands for park purposes
A.. Prescribing penalties for leaving poison
exposed in any common, street or thorough
fare, or in any yard or enclosure belonging tt
another.
5. To authorize county commissioners tt
levy taxes to rebuild bridges or other struc
lures destroyed by fire or other casualty
6. Prescribing proceedings in taking evi
dence in contested election cases.
Z. Authorizing justices to discharge defend.
ants in bastardy cases upon the giving by de.
fendant of a satisfactory undertaking.
8. To authorize county commissioners to
issue bonds to anticipate taxes levied for the
erection of children's homes
9 Prescribing fees of county treasurers.
10. Authorizing compensation to be paid to
members of boards of equalization and their
assistants retroactive and applicable to Gin
cinnati only)
II. Making an appropriation to increase the
capacity of gas manufacturing apparatus at
the Penitentiary.
12. To repeal sections 10 and 20 of the
general incorporation act.
13. Authorizing actions against insurance
companies to be brought ia the county where
the cause of action arose.
IA. To extend the charters of societies for
savings.
Is. 10 reduce the minimum number of di-
rectors of street railroad corporation to three.
16. To regulate the traffic in scrap iron, old
metals, old rope, and old junk.
II. Authorizing local fair associations to
hold not exceeding forty acres of land for
fairs.
1S. To authorize the removal of drift, tim
Der and other obstructions from the natural
channels of streams and to protect lands from
overflow
10. To provide for the disposal of unclaim-
ed freight and express packages.
20. To provide for minority representation
on election boards.
81. To authorize filling of vacancies in
township boards of trustees
%. To authorize mining corporations to
engage in the manufacture of iron.
%. Authorizing inclined plane railway
companies to operate street railroads.
"a. Directing the mode of payment to
township trustees for temporary relief afford
ed to paupers.
25. Prescribing the mode of printing and
binding the annual reports of the commits
sioner of railroads and telegrapbs.
e6. Prescribing penalties for non-compli-
ance with the act relating to weights and
neasure3.
81. Limiting the number of toll gates on
the National 'oad near Columbus
20. Authorizing commissioners of certain
counties to issue bonds in anticipation of taxes
for free turnpike construction.
80. Providing for the annexation of terri
tory to villages incorporated for special pur-
poses.
80 Providing for the sale of State bonds on
time payments
81. Authorizing townships to, receive be-
quests for the relief of the poor.
80. Authorizing campneeting associations
and also associations for the purpose of plant
ing hedges to become bodies corporate.
33. Providing for the transfer of certain
cases in attachment to common pleas court.
"a. Authorizing township trustees to con-
struct lateral bitches and to deepen, widen
and repair bitches located by county commits
sioners.
35. Authorizing county commissioners to
purchase and convert into free roads turn
pixies leading from city to cemetery and
keep such roads in repair.
SO. Prescribing penalties for obtaining sig
natures to commercial paper by false pre-
lenses.
81. Providing for the safe keeping of titles
to lands acquired by the State
38. Authorizing commissioners of adjoin-
ng counties to unite in the construction of
iree turnpike roads.
80. Prescribing the duties of police COM
nissioners in certain cities (CincinnatiD.
40. To secure to children the benefit of an
elementary education. (Known as the COM
,ulsOry education act.
Al. Defining districts for insane asylum
purposes.
A. Authorizing cemetery associations to
procure additional lands.
49, Reducing the commutation of two
lays work on the roads to two dollars and
fifty cents.
A. Authorizing county commissioners to
Jay for bridges on toll roads converted into
rec roads.
As. Reducing the maximum amount of
oans authorized on account of current ex-
,enses in certain cities Toledo to 800, 900.
46. Authorizing the use of outside doors
'pening inwardly to buildings used for pub
ic assemblies in cases where such outside
loors are kept securely fastened open during
ii such times as people are assembled within.
AZ. Authorizing the commissioners of GER
ain counties to convert certain portions of
he National road under their control into
rec roads, upon receiving the assent of Con
ress.
AZ. To authorize interpretations of associa-
ions for the mutual protection of their mem
'ers against loss by fire.
49. To create the Office of court interpreter
q certain judicial districts Hamilton county,. |
so. To secure the collection of delinquent |
axes.
81. Providing that only holders of paid up
took shall have vote on the question of
onsolidating railroads.
SO. To provide for obtaining and publish
ng reports of banks, savings institutions and |
rust companies organized under the laws of
his State.
SO. Fixing the term of Office of city solic-
.or in certain cities (Cleveland) at four years.
"a. To require marshals of cities of the |
econd class to keep record of all the prop
rty that falls into their hands and account |
Or the same to the mayor.
55. Prohibiting payment to newspapers for |
statistics returned to county au-
itors.
So. To make the Attorney General mem |
er of the Board of Printing Commissioners, |
q place of the Controller, whose Office is |
bolished.
81. To authorize the levy of taxes to re
uild or repair county infirmaries or children's !
ome buildings from loss by fire or other |
asualty.
So. Authorizing stockholders in corpora
ons to vote by proxy.
&c. For the better management of orphan |
sylums.
CO. Prescribing the mode of legal proceed
,gs in cases where arbitration fails for any |
ausc.
81. Prescribing proceedings for the con-
emnation of gravel, stone and other ma
erials for road improvement.
SO. Authorizing municipal corporations or
ouuty commissioners to construct draw |
ridges across any canal.
63. Authorizing certain cities (CincinnatD |
. contract for completing and leasing lines |
T railroad.
"a. Providing for the completion of me
,orial buildings begun under the act in re- !