Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-02-13
OHIO LEGISLATURES.
From Ohio State Journal.

From Ohio State Journal.
FEB. 4.-.SenGte- Bills introduced /.
Providing for Incorporating and socie-
ties;allowing inirmary directors to
commence proceedings for the opening
bitches the same as property owners.
HOuSe-Bills introduced Changing
the civil code to permit appeals from
DEGREES relating to the custody of child
rem in divorce cases.
Various petitions on temperance, etc,
were presented.
House bill amending the municipal
code, SO that applications for opening
streets, ETC., can be made to courts OF
common pleas as well as to city and
village councils, was passed.
A joint rec0iutlOn, proposing a con-
stitutionsl amendment changing the
time of holding elections to the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember, and providing for but one
election each year, was introduced and
ordered printed.
FEB. 5.-Sen0te- Bills introduced ;
To amend justices code to allow judg-
ment to be taken on the affidavit t.
plaintiff that the claim is just, in case
the defendant makes default.
Joint resolution for printing sl6, ,0OC
extra copies of the Secretary of States
report, and relating to the distribution
of volume of the final report OF the
geological survey, were passed.
Petition for the reduction of county
officers salaries was presented.
House-Bills passed: Providing fol
publishing sheriff7s sales in the Ger
man languages; Senate bill to give the
Chief Engineer of the Board of Public
Works a vote 10 the appointment oi
employes.
FEB. 6.-iSendte-Sensteb bill TO allow
infirmary directors to institute pro-
ceedings for constructing bitches wal
passed,
Senate bill for Undressing supreme
judges salaries to 81, 900 was defeated
| House amendments to the Senate
bill enlarging the privileges of the en-
gineer of the impure atmosphere o.
the Capitol was adopted.
Honse-Bills passed: House bill tC
punish undue familiarity with female
pupils and teachers was passed; requir
ing annual reports of funds in the hand;
OF treasurers of school boards; to pre-
vent the killing OF quail and prairie
chickens until 1880, also the bill max
ing it unlawful to kill deer until No
vember.
FEB. 7.-Sendte-A resolution wal
adopted directing the committee OF
Public Buildings to investigate charge:
of larceny published against the Clerf
of the Senate; also resolution grant
ing the use of the Senate Chamber Il
the Mexican veterans February 22.
Bills introduced /: Revising tht
statutes regarding county officers; pre-
scribing rate of State taxation; for tht
protection OF candidates.
Senate bill to prevent partners o
prosecuting attorneys from defending
prisoners was passed; also various bill,
OF local nature.
House-A very large number of pc
titions for legislation on the temper
ance question were presented.
Bills introduced To prevent law
yers from charging fees for procuring
pardons; decreasing the penalty on de
| linquent land sold the first year to 5 pei
cent, and 10 per cent. the second year
making Federal officers Ineligible tC
hold Office in Ohio; amending the pro
bate code 90 that wages not exceeding
$500 shall be preferred claim against
an estate.
FEB. -Sendte-Senate bill discon
tinuing sub b-district schools when thert
are less than eight pupils, was passed
Bills introduced; Making unlaWfu
entry of cellar burglary, providing
for lands sold at judicial sales; allowing
mortgaged premises to be subdivideo
and sold. 81 s..
House-B Bills introduced: Defining
life insurance in Ohio; to take from the
trustees the power to run the CincinDa
Ii Southern railroad.
A Joint resolution for constitutions
amendment.to license the sale of intox
icatiDg liquors, the money arising from
the same to be used for the relief OF the
poor, was tabled and ordered printed
FEB. 0.-Se7adte-A resolution was
adopted to ascertain the cost of gas fol
the State House uses for the rest of the
session.
Joint resolution asking Congress tC
pass the bill allowing $50 month tC
each soldier who had lost an arm Oi
leg in the service was properly refer
red. .sfHa. -tsi er.
House-Petitions for additional tenn.
perance legislation were introduced.
Resolutions adopted: Calling on the
Adjutant General for report of the
House furniture ordered sold last win
ter; requiring the clerks of the two
houses 20 keep calendars of consolidate
ed laws passed. ire sF