Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-07
OHIO LEGISLATURES.
From o. s. Journal Summary. 9-

JAN. 29.-SENATE-The Senate met
at three O'Clock, and adjourned without
doing any business. ...,...- ST., ia
HOUsE-Bills introduced: Repeating
the compulsory education law; provid.
ing for courts to settle controversies
growing out of strikes; authorizing
trustees homes for widows to erect new
buildings. s.+.....l
Resolutions: authorizing the Adju-
tant General to loan flags for use at
the Marietta soldiers reunion ia 1873
ordered printed.
JAN. 30.-SENATE-Bill passed: re-
quiring township clerks to keep an
index of chattel mortgages. 80 5.
Bills introduced: enacting the codi-
fed laws relative to taxation; making
the silver dollar of coinage of the Unit
ed States a legal tender without limit,
and the subsidiary coins legal tender
Of ali sums under $50. -''7 .....
Resolutions. To construct a new
passage way between the legislative
halls-adopted; to maintain incor-
rig bic youth at the Toledo House of
Refuge-adopted.
HUUsE-Bills introduced; curing
defects in the organization OF incor
porated mpsnieS; Increasing the com
pensation of jurors in Justices courts;
making an appropriation to pay for
the publication of the recent proposed
amendments to the Constitution;
enacting the codified election laws.
Bills lost; providing for an additional
judge in Franklin county; Increasing
the salary of supreme Judge to $1,000.
FRB. 2.-SENATE-Bil pussed: Civ
ing justices of the peace exclusive
origin4l jurisdiction in replevin, where
the property involved amounts to 800
or less, aud concurrent Jurisdiction
with common pleas courts where the
property is worth over $l00 and less
than $500; changing of the Coshocton
county intirmary. .......,
Bills introduced: Fixing the price
of legal advertising at seventy cents a
square for the first Insertion and thirty
i've cents for each subsequent insertion;
prov ding for indexing suits pending
IN courts of records in all counties hay
ing 10000 inhabitants and over;
ainending the civil code in reference
to parties testifying in suits in which
parties are ded, Shall , not apply to
eases brought prior TO the passage of
the act of 1877. 49,. - -,
HoUsE-Bills passed: J, Reorganiz.
ing the Ohie Penitentiary; appropriat-
ing $4,000 to pay EXPENSES of the
militia, etc, at the July riots. I, 49,,
Bills introduced: For the repair OF
gravel, macddamized and volunteer
roads; amending the Insurance laws as
to the amount of capital an the num-
Der of policy holders; providing that
exemption laws shall only apply to
property residents of Ohio; amending
the homestead exemption laws; max
ingit unlawful for fire insurance COM
psnies; providing for the recording of
liens by clerksof townships and giving
laborerS priority of liens; punishing
and preventing fraud in making
butter; authorizing the two days
labor to be performed under the road
law to be done on free turnpike law;
fixing the salary of the trustees of the
Cincinnati Southern railroad at $1,000
per year each; authorizing the vacation
of abandoned turnpike and, plank
roads; authorizing the subdivision OF
turnpikes Wien they run through
more than one county; incorporating
puE lie library associations. 80, 80
Resolutions: Appointing COM
mittee to report as to whether any OF
the offices I in the State House are
sinecures and ought to be abolished :
ordered printed; instrncting the Mill
tary committe to report what legisla.
ton is necessary to give effect to the
militia law-adopted;
FER. 4.-SENATE-The bill to amend
the jury law in relation to, Cuyahogs
county was Indefinitely postponed.
Resolution offered: To print 10. 900
copies. of the report ofthe hog cholera
com mission ordered printed, f-,..
The. Senate, then went into com
nittee of the Whole on the bill tore.
wise and codlfy, ,the,tsx laws, ~ tigs,
HOUSE Resolutions adopted: Pro.
viding for making new passage way
betwsen. the legislative cilafnb rs; to
maintain. incorrigible youth 10 the
Toledo Honse OF Refuge. -, fss f.i.,.
Bills Introduced: Authorizing ex
|secuturs under order OF probate court TO
sell certain notes and securities. gsni
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