Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-16
ONO LEGISLATURES.

JAN. S.-H9ase-Biilsi introduced: 10
create the Office of county school supeFln- {
tendent; incorporating an omitted section
in the municipal code; for appoin tment
of steam boiler inspectors; changing at
tachment law of last winter; establishing
fire commissioners in Dayton: requiring
sheep killed by dogs to be reported by. af-
fidavit authorizing Shelby county COM
missioners TO bridge the canal; compen-
sating assistance and attorneys in crimi-
nal prosecutions; for special stamping
Cincinnati sinking fund bonds. Joint
resolution introduced to amend the Con-
stitution-making one session of the Gen
eral Assembly every other year.
JAN. 9.-.SeRate-BilIS introduced Re
quiring the State Auditor to certify tax
| levies to county auditors June l, instead
of June 15; repeating the law entitling
each county 70 a Penitentiary guard; re-
quiring the execution of criminals to be
/ within the Penitentiary walls, before sun
| rise, and for each execution the Warden
/ shall receive $I60. A petition from Sen |
-eea county was presented, for a law au- |
I-thorizing incorporated villages TO sup |
| press all beer and porter houses, etc.
ROuse-PetitiOns presented: From -GaI- |
liza county for relief from sale of intoxi- |
eating liquors; from Carroll for more eff |
1 fcient school law. Bills introduced : For
support of wives and children of persons
confined in the Penitentiary; amending
municipal code as TO repair of Cincinnati
| SBFG&GSs IId W I4dhO q AOdtl
for town hall; changing the mode of
sub-dividing townships; codifying the
ditch laws; exempting property from
taxation when covered by mortgages, in
certain cases. Resolutions offered; Au-
. / thorizing Approximation committee to at
| once examine to see and report what ap-
. preparations should be made; instructing
{ the Finance committee to reduce the rate
f oftaxatfon and prepare legislation for re-
{ duetion of fees of public 0fffcers--referredi
r. - - AHa<N
4 House journal, Agricultural report ana
8 the last volume on Geology; providing
for a select committee to examine into
8 and report ton charges preferred against
Judge Cox, of acknowledgement to;
e committee of three was appointed to In
e vestigate the matter of Cowgill's anG Car
J. penter's names to report of the commit
O tee on Military A fairs in May last, which
n those gentlemen declared forgery. Joint
: resolutions offered: Providing for sub
l. committees to visit the public State insti-
IS tutions and ascertain their wantS-re-
n ferred; providing for daily printing the
If journals of the two houses-referred to
committee on Public Printing; for coll
l. lection of claims of the State against the
r United States. House bill: To permit
lie directors of private or National banks TO
G. become directors of savings banks, was
l. passed.
JAN. 0-Sendte--Petit presented i:
as1 From citizens of Morrow county, for a To-
l. cal option law. Bills introduced: Re
i-A pealing the act regulating letting of con-
st tracts for public works; protection of me-
ne chanics to encourage the study of anat-
o. omy; to increase the salaries of Supreme
Court judges from S., 900 to 81 900 ;.codffy-
Id ing laws in relation to property. Reso
lutions offered: Allowing the Sergeant
n alarms 500 for repairs of the Senate
h Chamber, referred; providing for tri
ly weekly adjournments, adopted; for pro
of curing wardrobes for the Senate's use
of adopted. The Senate Joined the House
and in joint session canvassed the vote a
is. the election of October, 1873.
ed HoMSe-Petitions presented: For pro
he hibitory law +; for local option law; for re
apportionment of the Third Judicial dis
trict. Bills introduced: Making partia
appropriations for 1879; to provide TO
supply of water for fire in cities of secont
class; to enable soldiers monument asso
nc Citations to record names of deceased sol
n diers; for issuing grefHnding orders by tn
~ auditor of Brown county, in regard t
.ld free turnpikes; amending blunder in las
lF winters law regarding the demandini
as of fees by witnesses; preventing foremel
nd q of corporations compelling employees t
ny purchase goods of certain stores; requlr
gh ing school board treasurers to count thei
ms funds each year; codiheation of hlghwa.
MI laws: authorizing surplus funds of tn
no Sinking Fund invested in four per cent
bonds; making inflrmary superintendent
/
ce, act, making the clerk of the intfrmary di
an rectors The custodian of moneys derive
as fronl sales of paupers' effects; for the re
iat lief of Elizabeth Dickel; for the relief 0
ms Matilda Koenig; for reappOrtionment O
the Third Judicial district. Resolution
ne offered: Granting the Hall of the Hous
Fal to the State Educational Convention
sC- adopted; requiring stewards OF the inst
7hI tutions for the deaf and dumb, ldlotlc an
ap- imbecile youth 10 furnish Information d
1 fn of
Oh tions-adopted; authorizing 800 labels
Of each member of the House-Feterred
ew Printing committee. Joint resolution
M For printing z 900 extra copies of the re
on, port of the Commissioner of the Burea
INA of Labor Statistics.
Or JAN. u--Senate-The resolution allow
ing the Sergeant-at-Arms 500 for putin
o5 the Senate chamber in order, reporte
tnd back, amended to allowing $50, Ws
an passeds a resolution instructing the Sc
nd geant-at-Arms to refit the wash room
ald l. etc, was passed. Bills introduced: r
s4l- lating to the appointment of criminal b
IN Tiff in Cincinnati; to prevent the using
10 special deposits by banking houses; fl
am codifyfng the common school laws.
ave HoUse-Petition from Licking count
"a, ne for a local option law was presente
MS Bills introduced Making partial appr
son priations for the year to November i
ltn, 1879; for cOdifying laws regarding RI
gd1, San 3; Executive department anthoriziu
the make special levy for the agricultnr
L. society; to repeal the dog tax; to autho
iZe Logan to transfer funds as to asses
ing gas tax in Dayton; 10 give bachelo
of arts the same rights as masters of ar
in voting for trustees in institutions; l.
ms quiring an affirmative vote in improv
ments, except sidewalks, in villages
reat less than 5000 inhabitants; to authori
ANS East Liverpool to issue water Wor
at a bonds; to revive the act appropriate
yes 81 900 for monument to Simon Kento
rri- Resolutions introduced: For Il meetil
3 in of the State Board of Charities with Il
members of the House January 2I
reat adopteds for tri- weekly adjournments
cen and after the 24th-tabled; authorizil
sns- the eCowgill-Carpenter committee to SCI
ver for persons and papers, etc.-passe
Senate bill allowing the council ofCant'
aris to appoint board of trustees to ia
charge of the property bequeathed to t.
r of poor of that city, etc.--passed.
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