Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-05-10
OHIO LEGISLATURES.

May 1.-SENATE-Bilis passed:
House bill to punish offenses ON street
cars; house bill to repeal the act auth
0rizing the issuing of floating debt
bonds In cities of the first class having
a population less than 100 600; House
bill amending and consolidating the
militia laws of the State; House bill To
provide for levying tax Of 81 per
year on all dogs, with which to COM
pensate owners of sheep killed by dogs.
Three local bills were passed.
One hundred dollars extra pay, each,
was voted to the Sergeant alarms and
two assistants, and five assistant clerks
$500 in all. Tie clerk was allowed
$1,000 to complete the record of the Sem
ate Journal. fL r-4@I 1ssA :
HoUsE-Bills passed: Senate bill to
courts against parties in other States
who have been garnisheed, but whose
answers have been unsatisfactory; /;
House bill to repeal the act which pro.
vides that railroad companies may APP
peal from the appraisment OF County
Auditors to the State Auditor; House
bill to authorize railroad companies to
issue preferred stock; House bill giving
labOrers for corporations prior Claims
for wages; Senate bill to make the term
of county auditors mot including pres.
ent incumhents) three years; House
bill authorizing county commissioners
to construct turnpikes through. incor
pOrated villages. Three local bills
were passed, and two local bills were
introduced. ,'.-
Bills lost: House bill to provide for
taxation of joint stock insurance com
panies; Senate bill to limit the timedOr
the recovery of usuriOus interesttO:two
years; House bill to allOWscOunty CON
missiOnersS$3 per day while sitting as a
board of: equslization; House billy to
limit the pay of township trustees to
S200 per year. 90 =
Senate joint resolution to provide
for obtaining names of insane persons
in county infirmaries, with a view Eof
assigning them to Hospitals for tie Ia.
sane, was adopted. - i''s;}'
House bill for payment OF s5S63 to
T. ID. Jones, for the Lincoln lnOnu-
menf, WAS laid ON the table.
One Thousand dollars was voted to
fthe Clerk for recording the House jour
nal.
May 2-SENATE-RilR passed !:
House bill for the better security Of
head contractors, snbc0ntraetors and
material nien; House bill to provide
tor filing original land titles with the
Auditor Of State; House bill to provide
for incorporation of farm labOrers' IA
IsOciatiOns; House bill to increase the
number of citizens on city boards of
Equalization; HOuse bill fOr.tne letter
protection of policy. holders in life in
Isurance companies, requiring that ap-
plications shall be written in Elglis
and that copies shall be furnished on
application. Several local bills were
passed. ss. s if-
The Senate unanimously adopted a
joint resolution to adianIn sine die on
Monday, May7. -
HOUSE, Bills passed: House bill to
provide a warehouse. create the Office
OF inspector Of leaf tobacco, and regu-
late the inspection of tobaccs,; HUus.
bill to require deeds to be 4reesEtieG
v ithin thirty days after being made;
Senate bill to provide that any inter.
ested person may file exceptions to the
appraisernent of the personal property
deceased persons, and set aside such
apprsisement; House bill to. authorize
county commissioners to condemn
lands for bridge approaches; House bill
to authorize county commissioners TO
sell bridges; Hnuse bill appropriating
$4500 to provide for State laboratory
for testing minerals at the Agricultural
College, and to authorize the trustees
to establish u Chair Of>Mines and Min
ing. Three local bills were passed. L
Senate bill to punish fhe practice of
resOrt'ng to courts outside of the State
to collect ciains against citizens. oil
Ohio, was lost, a. ,a- 81 I
EulOgies were pronounced on the late !
o. p. Nichols, member from Summit
county. and the House as a mark of
May s.-SENArE-Bils passed Il
House bill providing for registrat Ot
votes; House bill to empower
of townships to purchase
lands containing stone or gravel, for
the improvement of highways. -.
Thresher's Street Railroad bill was
lost. 80
HousE-Bills passed: House bill 10
auth urize justices Of the peace and other
officers to require sfiidavits ~ to quail
from persons offered as serur |,
ity; Senate hill requiring hotel and /
boarding house keepers to provide salt. n