Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-02-15

organizing the mrGicipal government
Of Cleveland (two bills) enacting the
Codifying Commission's version of laws
N relation to benevolent institutions;
amending the School law so as to take
from Boards of Education authority to
establish and maintain schools of higher
grade than common district schools,
the only branches TO be taught in the
public schools to be photography, read
ing, writing, arithmetic, geography and
English grammar, and that all branches
taught in the common schools shall be
in the English language. Bills were
passed-to appropriate S42, 900 to pay
for advertising in 1877 the proposed
amendments TO the Constitution; requir-
ing Township Assessors to ascertain
and report the number of unmarked
graves of Union soldiers. The Joint
resolution to print 10000 copies of the
annual report of the State Board of
Agriculture for 1877 and resolution to
print 5000 copies of the report of the
Commissioner Of Labor Statistics were
adopted. Adjourned.
Senate, FEB. S.-Petitions for the pro-
lection of quail and for the enlargement
and preservation of the canals were
presented The bill to reorganize the
LongIiew Asylum and the bill to pro-
vide for publishing Sheriffs' advertising
in German newspapers were read a
third lime and consideration postponed.
Consideration of the Tax-Revisiou bill
occupied the remainder of the session.
House. The usual number of petit
tions were presented. The bill to au-
thorize companies organized to deal
in real estate to become Incorporated
failed to pass. Bills were introduced
to enable pOlicy-holders to get service
on foreign insurance companies who
have discontinued their offices in Ohio
to authorize the appointment of women
as Notaries-Public; to increase the fees
of witnesses in criminal cases. A few
local bills were passed. Adjourned.
Senate, FEB. "a petition for the
restoration of the original Adair law
and further enactment to permit
local option as to sale of liquors was
presented. A bill to require all travel
ing statesmen who sell goods not manu-
factured in Ohio to procure license,
under penalty of fifty dollars fine, was
introduced. Three or four bills were
read second time and the Senate adj
iourned. ........
House. Numerous petitions were pre-
sented The Deficiency and Partial
Appropriation bill was reported from
the Finance Committee with a number
of amendments, engrossed, read the
third time, amended, and consideration
postponed Bills were introduced-tc
provide uniform standard of weights
and measures; to so amend Sec. 3l3 OF
the Civil Code as to allow party to
testify in a case where, though the adj
verse party is dead, the agent who rep.
resented such adverse party in making
the contract is living and competent tC
testify. Adjourned.
Senate, Feb ia bill was passed
providing for removal from the Pro
bate Court to the Common Pleas of any
case wherein the Probate Judge is &
witness. A resolution to print 10000
copies of the report of the commits
sioner to investigate hog cholera was
adopted. A joint resolution to submit
q constitutional amendment for holding
State elections in November biennialll
was ordered printed. A bin was intro
duced to provide cheap school book!
for use in public schools. The greater
part of the session was spent on the bill
to revise and cOdify the Tax law.
HOUse.-Bills were fixing
the mileage of County Commissioners
in counties of over 10000 inhabitant!
at two dollars per day, or other reason
able compensation; to reduce the pen
atty to be paid on redemption of lands
sold for taxes to u per cent. when thu
land is redeemed within one year, anC
25 per cent. when redeemed within two
years. Bills were passed-requirinl
hotel and boarding-house keepers tt
provide their establishments with suit
able tire-escapes within thirty days; tC
allow Township Trustees to pay physi
clans only such amounts as they shal
deem Just and reasonable, and to dis
charge physicians at any time from az
tendance upon pauper patients. Th
Municipal Code was considered unit
the House adjourned.
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