Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-22

House. The Dog law was passed.
The Senate bill abolishing the Board of
State Charities was defeated Bills
were passed-to authorize library asso-
Citations to become Incorporated; to so
amend the Jury law as to make it a
cause of challenge if the person chal-
lenged is client of any attorney en-
gagged in the case for which, in crim-
inal trial, a jury is impaneled. Adj
journed.
Senate, March I2.-Bills were intro
duced-allowing compensation to in
tirmary directors for services performed
outside the county; making the stand
ard of oil for illuminating purposes
130 deg; prescribing the qualiiica-
tions of inspectors and engineers of
steam boilers and stationary engines
used in cities; giving local option in
the matter of liquor traffic to villages;
authorizing the Trustees of the Cincin-
natl Southern Railroad to issue S2,000,-
600 additional bonds and complete the
road; amending the Mechanics Lien
law so as to give sub-contractors and
laborers a right to demand payment
and upon refusal to have a lien; au-
thorizing anti-horse-thief associations,
etc, to become incorporated; authoriz-
ing the Mayor of Toledo to appoint a
Board of Control for said city. The
House bill providing for holding elec-
| tions for School Directors in cities of the
second class at the time and place of the
municipal elections was passed. Ad-
journed.
HOuSe.-A bill to redistrict the State
for Representatives in Congress was in
troduced. Bills were passed-prohib-
iting pool-selling on elections; prevent
ing prosecuting attorney from enter
ing a nOLic prOSequ without consent of
the court and entering reasons on the
journal of the court; compelling owners
of hedge fences on partition lines or
public highways to trim them to the
height and breadth of six feet. Ad-
journed.
Senate, March I6.-The bill to pro.
vide for the revision of the Militia law
was passed. Gen. Steedman was con-
firmed as Trustee of the Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Home, Uice Gen.
Buckland, resigned. The bill to au.
thorize County Commissioners to pay a
bounty for the destruction ofrats, hawks
and foxes was discussed at length with
out action. The Southern Railroad
bills were referred to a select committee
The Cincinnati Street-Cleaning bill was
passed. Adjourned.
House.-Bills were passed--reorgan-
izing the Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb; to authorize County Commits
sioners to purchase toll roads on peti-
ton of majority of the residents along
the line of such roads; to limit the time
for doing two days work on the roads
between April and July l, unless, un.
der orders of the Trustees of the town.
ship, the time is extended; to reduce
the pay of Road Supervisors to Sl.50 a
day, with corresponding reduction of
the maximum amount allowed in any
year. The bill reorganizing the Sol.
diers' and Sailors Orphans Home was
reported back with amendments reduc
ing the salaries of officers and EN-
ployes, and after long discussion or
dered to be engrossed for third reading
Adjourned.
Senate, March ZS.-About twenty
bills were read a second time and re-
ferred The bill to revise the codt
"Of Civil Procedure was considered
at length without action. The Gin
cinnati Police bill was read third time
and an amendment providing that the
Police Commissioners be elected by
popular vote was pending when the
Senate adjourned.
House-Some sixty petitions anC
memorials were presented, large
majority relating to the temperance
and school-book questions. The bill
to reorganize the Institution for tn,
Blind and creating boards of public
works and police and fire commission
ers for. Cleveland were amended an,
ordered engrossed for third reading
Bills were introduced--prescribins
penalties of fine and Imprisonment
against the Governor, any State office
or Trustee of State institution VIII
shall appoint or restain in office an
relative by blood or marriage; to pa
Assessors two dollars per day; to re
) duce compensation of county officers
) to authorize municipal corporations t
levy an additional one-mill tax 70
sinking-fund purposes. Adjourned.