Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-03-14
General Assembly.
o. s. Journa.

ductiOn of the width of roads that have
been laid out twenty-one years; requir-
ing township trustees to erect guide
boards; providing for the care of inn
proved roads in Shelby and Miami coun-
ties.
Bill lost: Creating 4 board of public
works for Toledo.
The Democratic nominees for Peniten- |
tiary directors were confirmed, while the |
Republican nominee was rejected by a |
party vote.
House-Bills introduced: Authorizing |
new school house in Franklin township, |
Franklin county; amending the road law
in reference to the pay of supervisors;
authorizing Delaware county to build
bridge; creating special school district
in Jackson township, Franklin county
authorizing the city of South Island to
complete a road providing for the COM
pletion OF the Geological Survey Of Ohio;
authorizing Cincinnati to purchase aven-
ues owned by avenue companies; author
izing the appointment of assistant asses
sors in cities of the first class.
Bill lost: Suppressing nuisances crea-.
ted by starch factories.
MARCH I.-SenGte-Bills passed: Au-
thorizing guardians to lease property; al
lowing the replacing of bridges destroyed
by casualty; preventing the recovery
back of usurious interest; repeating the
act requiring Tuscarawas county to open
a road; extending on order of township
trustees the time that work on the high
ways may be performed; authorizing Me-
chaniesburg to levy a special tax; author
izing Canton to control property ybequeath-
ed to the poor; allowing the building of
bridges at NewcOmerstown.
Bills introduced: Constituting Lucas
county judicial subdivision; directing
the Auditor of State to Officiate in the col
lection of claims; to elect the Hamilton
county board of control at the October
election; abolishing the board of infirm-
ary directors of Hamilton county; au-
thorizing appellate courts to try contest
ed will cases by jury; to improve Ashta-
bula harbor; authorizing competing gas
companies to occupy streets without con-
sent of council.
Resolutions adopted: Instructing the
Adjutant General to fire a salute, March 4,
in honor of the Silver bill by Congress.
, House-Bills indefinitely postponed
+ For the protection of livery-stable keep
: ers; prescribing a form of calendar OIL
pleadings by clerks of courts; giving
common pleas courts original Jurisdiction
in mandamus; exempting personal prop
: erty from execution.
! Bill passed: Authorizing Greer
! Springs to issue bonds.
Resolutions adopted: To fire a salute
: in honor of the passage of the Silver bill
; Bills introduced: Providing for locat
/ ing and constructing bitches, drains, etc.
4 authorizing Olmstead to issue bonds; tt
e purchase sites for town halls; anthoriz
: ing Ross county to change the value o
f certain real estate; authorizing Morrow
o county to levy special tax; creating
It board of control for Brown county.
I MARCH 2.-Sendte-The Senate insiste
! on it's amendments to the appropriate
e bill.
: Bill passed: Authorizing Wellington
= = township, Lorain county, to build tow
: hall.
e HoUse-Bills introduced: Enforcing
], lien for work done by mechanics at thei
> shops authorizing the purchase of Swan
! Treatise for Justices of the Peace; allow
10 ing McConnellsville to transfer funds.
l Bills passed: Authorizing Bainbridg
to purchase hearse and build a vault
t converting abandoned toll roads into fre
1t roads; changing the name of st. John
o. Church in GAINESVILLE.
ar Resolution: Opposing any reduction
n the tariff on iron and steel-referred.
th MARCH 4.-Senate-The Conference r
m IA port on the appropriation bill was agree
d to.
of A resolution of respect to the memor
y of Hon. B. f. Wade was adopted, and
oe a further honor to him, the Senate at
y journed.
to House-Bills introduced: Amendir
n the municipal code in reference to sire
n improvements; changing the boundari
re of school districts and creating speci
ot districts; defining the boundary of Pc
y, tage township, Summit county; Allo7
er ing the Cleveland council to control Il
a market fund.
Q, Bills passed Authorizing Hamilton col
ar ty to repair approaches to bridges;
~ construct a sewer in Newark; authC
an izing Portsmouth to complete a sehc
or house; transferring funds in Anders
lld township, Hamilton county; requiriI
" Ti sales of real estate on order of court
sre be held on the premises.
on The conference report on the Apr
ie: priation bill was agreed to.
,Ia Resolutions of respect to the memo
of ex-senator Wade were adopted, a
the House adjourned.
ex- MARCH 5.-Senate-Bills passed;
EoG thorizing Center township, Monroe cou
:. ty, to pay local bounty; tObuiId to,
he hall in Lexington, Richland county; &
1in thorizing State Benevolent Institutions
nd receive bequests and donations; limit
pie challenges in criminal cases to twel1
we we allowing the reappraisement for rent
homesteads exempt from execution I'm,
:. ing subsidiary coin a legal tender for
dollars.
md Bills introduced: Repeating the rs
~ road act of May 4, 1889, authorizing De
to township, Hamilton county, TO iss
ibe bonds.
ley Charles w. Boyd, of Brown cour
az al was appointed and confirmed a Direc
zen Oh the ONO FehlIehtafy.
me The Governor sent in the appointm
tie of Trustees for Miami University, VIII
pl9 ta9 were concurred in.
ali House-Bill passed For the relief
my Thornton Plirawell, of Ashland coun
er- Bills introduced Raouiri,,e con
lly co,nrissior,ro =, &C., ,.e.,,7s. ;,
I. scribing the requirements of pul
school teachers; authorizing Newcome
town to build a town hall; prevent
lad the release of work house prisoners
bile der the insolvent debtor act; establish
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