Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-03
ONO LEGIsLATURE.

MARCH 5.-Sendte-Committee on Re-
vised Statutes reported back codified laws
without Recommendation. Postponed un-
til tomorrow morning. Senate bill to de-
fine and punish vagrancy passed.
HouSe-Bills passed: House bill rela-
tive to distribution of estates; House bill
revising and consolidating statutes rela-
ting to township officers. Joint resolu-
ton to amend the Constitution relative to
township trustees lost on its passage. Sen
ate amendment to Booth Fee bill relative
| to persons now in Office disagreed to; 9TH
er amendments cOncurred in.
MARCH a6.-SenGte-Resolutio to pro-
vide for an investigation into charges
| against officials of Soldiers and Sailors
| Orphans Home-adopted. Senate bill to
revise and consolidate the general stat
utes-passed.
House-Bills passed.: House bill to al
low teachers to bring suits in certain
cases; Senate bill prescribing rates of tax
es. House bill relative to decrease of cap
ital of savings banks-indefinitely post
poned. Senate bill authorizing dismissal
of schools in certain cases-indefinitely
postponed.
MARCH 27.-Senate-Bills passed: Sen
ate bill codifying laws relative to prop
erty; Senate bill relative to suits against
| mutual insurance companies; Senate bill
to exempt property of benevolent institu-
| tions from taxation. Bills introduced:
To authorize receivers of insolvent rail
roads to sell the same, and to authorize
the purchasers to become a body corpor-
ate; for the better protection of property
held in trust for religious and other assq-
Citations.
| House-BiIls introduced! 70 amend
the act relative to the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Orphans Home; to amend the Grim.
inal code; supplementary to the statute
of libel; relative to indeXing judgments.
DUNCAN constitutional amendment wai
lost-yeas AZ, nays n.
MARCH 8.-SenGte-House bill revising
the statutes relative to definitions ant
general provisions passed. Several loca
! bills were read third time and passed.
/ HoHSe-Bills passed: Senate bill to pro
vide for indexing records; House bilI'rel
atiVe to indeXing land records in Greer
county. Joint resolution to amend tn,
Constitution, fixing compensation o
: county officers, reconsidered and madt
special order for Wednesday next. Hous
joint resolution to amend the Constitu
: ton relative totownship officers passed.
5 March 29.-Sendte-No quorum, and tn
: Senate was declared adjourned.
HOase-HOuse bill codifying the law
| was passed; bill providing for an assesso
, for each ward was introduced, read tn
second and third times and passed. Bill
: introduced: To reduce the fees of count
2 officers: to authorize municipal corDora
LlOilS " anu lICGIiSc TIE SAFE MlJIll
f their respective limits of produce and 9th
! er merchandise from canal boats, vessels
+ railroad depots and from cars ON raiIroa
! tracks, - s@ = - = -
MARCH Decentralization code con
sidered in committee of the Whole, an
postponed until Tuesday. Bill intro
duced to provide for repairing Lickin
1 county Court House.
Ho9se-Bills passed: Senate bill to pro
= | vide for sale of anrADertV of foil roads
: House bill relative to deposit of wills i
: probate court. Legislative code and pc
lice regulation code considered in com
mittee of the Whole. House bill relativ
to payment of employees in store orders
lost on its passage.