The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31
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GENERAL LAWS.
Passed by the Ohio Legislature
During the Session Of 1877.

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poses and to improve the same.
8. Concerning limitation of taxation for
public buildings in counties, aid for
bridges, &c., and providing for submis-
sion to vote of Electors second time If
tax voted down the first time.
H. Providing for sufficient security for
the maintenance and support of illegiti-
mate children.
s. Providing for additional testimony
in contested election cases, and for cor
recting errors and supplying omissions in
certificates of election, &c,
8. To restrain the use Of poison.
7. Prescribing the fees of county Treas
urers.
s Providing for the issuing of bonds in
anticipation Of the co lection of taxes for
CLildren's Homes
8. Providing for compensation to mem
bers of the Board of Equalization of Gin
Cinnati and their assistants, for services
in 1876,
10. Concerning the codifcation of ordi-
nanCes in the city of Cleveland.
II. To authorize the filling OF vacancies
in the Boards of Trustees Of townships by
the oldest Justices.
IL. Making more effective the act to
provide for the disposition Of unclaimed
freight and express packages.
10. To insure minority representation
in all Election Boards
IA. To provide for increase of capital Of
coal and iron mining companies.
Is. To authorize the removal of drift
timber and other distractions from the
natural channel of streams, and to protect
lands from overflow.
l6. To extend the charters Of Societies
for Savings,
II. Explanatory Of and supplementary
to the incorporation acts respecting Street
Railroad Companies,
l8. Appropriating money to increase
Che capacity for gas manufacturing at the
Penitentiary, and for the construction Of
new cells in that institution
49, Providing for bringing actions
against Insurance Companies where the
cause of action, or some part thereof,
arose.
20. Authorizing the extension of town
ship Fair Grounds from twenty to forty
acres.
2l. Repeating certain sections in corpo-
ration acts.
90. To regulate the traffic in the sale or
exchange Of scrap iron, old metals, old
rope and junk.
%. Providing for paying Township
Trustees for transporting paupers to the
County Infrmary, and for paying expen-
ses incurred by them in afording tempo
rary relief to such paupers.
"a. Relating to the report Of the Com
missioner of Railroads and Telegraph
and to printing, binding and distributing
the same
25. Amending the act to establish a
uniform standard Of weights and mea-
sures, SO that bushel of Irish potatoes
shall be sixty pounds instead tfifty-eight
pounds, and providing penalty for violat'
ing said act.
26 Providing that no person shall be
charged toll for travelling on the National
Road between Columbus and the Colum.
bus hospital for the insane.
27. Authorizing Logan county to issue
bonds to enable the Commissioners to
build bridges and Culverts on free turn
pixies.
2S. Amending the Municipal Code so as
to provide for the annexation of contigu-
Gus territory to incorporated villages for
special purposes, as well as to other mu-
inequalities.
80. Amending the second session of the
act of April 80, 1872, for the appraisement
and sale of the canal lands, so as to make
said act more effective.
80. Amending Section 20 of the Poor
Law Of April IL, 1875, in regard to gifts,
grants, devices and bequests.
81. Amending the ninth section of the
act to provide for the creation and regu-
lation of Incorporated companies, as
amended April II, 1870, so as to provide
for the formation and encouragement of
Camp-meeting, Sunday school, temper
ance, religious and reformatory associa-
tions.
32. Amending section So ofthe Justices
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the matter of attachment against non
residents.
SO. Amending section 28 of the Ditch
Law of April s, 1874, so as to empower
Township Trustees to construct lateral
bitches.
"a. Amending the act of April II, 1876,
authorizing County Commissioners to
purchase as much of any turnpike as lies
between town or city and cemetery
in their county, and to make the same
free, so as to pay for the same out of the
county Bridge Fund.
IS. Amending section 12 of the Crimes
act, as amended February 2l, 1873, so as
to extend its provisions.
96. Amendatory of the Metropolitan
Police act for Cincinnati, so as to put the
Fire Department and the markets of
chat city in charge Of the Police Commits
sioners
81. Providing for the safe keeping ofthe
evidences of titles to lands acquired by
the State, ard prescribing the duties of
the Auditor of State in relation thereto.
SS. Supplementary TO the Free Turn
pike act of March 20, 1867.
80. Compelling all persons who have
charge or control ofchildren to send them
to school.
40. Redistricting the State for the hos
pitfalls for the insane.
Al. Providing for additional lands for
cemetery purposes
42, Providing for greater safety of per-
sons attC ndiDg public assemblies.
43. Amending section Of the National
Road act of April 8, 1876, 80 as to enable
Madison county to make said road free
turnpike within the limits of that county.
Al. Amending section of the Road
Lay Of March 8, 1858 so as to authorize
Supervisors to receive So so, instead of
So, in lieu Of two days labor on the high
ways.
As. Amending section 8 of the act Of
May 3, 1873, further providing for con-
verting toll roads into free roads, SO as to
provide for an assessment on certain