Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-03-18

quiring Boards of Equalization to report to
the Auditor of State in August instead of &C.
tober. The House joint resolution asking the
Ohio delegation in Congress to vote for bill
making the Office of Commissioner of Agri-
culture a Cabinet Office, came up, and after
being amended by authorizing the President
to appoint a Secretary of Agriculture it was
carried. A motion to reconsider the vote was
made, pending which the House adjourned.
Senate, March 9-The following bills were
introduced: Providing that previous accounts
of administrators or executors in cases in
which will Is set aside or the estate on other
grounds is taken out of their hands, shall be
valid when said acts were done in good faith;
preventing the spread of contagious and in
fectious diseases among domestic animals
The bill reViViDg the old law Of 1867 giving to
re-enlisted soldiers bountles of one hundred
dollars each with six per cent. interest to
date was taken up, amended by striking out
the interest clause and passed.
HOQSe.--Bills were introduced as follows:
Establishing an agricultural experimenting
station at the State University; to compel
railroad companies to use heating and light
ing apparatus for cars which will not set fire
to the same in case of accident; giving courts
charge Of ballot-bOXes and ballots upon the
filing of notice Of contestin election cases and
requiring clerks to keep a record of ballots by
tally; changing the time of election for mem
bers OF school boards In cities Of the second
class from April to May; authorizing village
Councils to clOthe Marshals with powers OF
Street Commissioners. A resolution to re-
move the boys from the Toledo House Of Ref
uge was taken up, discussed and postponed
one week. House bill authorizing County
Commissioners to change the direction of
roads to avoid bridging was passed. Ad-
iourned,
Senate, March 10.-The following bills were
passed: Authorizing the formation of part
nership associations in which the capital of
the same shall be responsible for the debts Of
the concern; making appropriations to pay
the principal and interest on the public debt
and the expenses of the Sinking Fund Com
missioneTs; requiring the officers of State in
stitutions to keep itemized statements of all
expenditures; regulating the notices for
the election Of Justices of the Peace;
requiring the reporter of the Supreme Court
to bestoW all his time to the State, and fixing
his salary at $500 per year; providing that
the Warden of the Penitentiary shall execute
all the prisoners that are sentenced to be
hung, and that the execution shall take place
before sunrise on the day designated. Bills
introduced: Providing for the issue of du-
plicate bonds in lieu of bonds lost or de-
stroyed; regarding Workhouse fines.
H01tSe-A numOer of bills were rereported from
committees and indefinitely postponed. Bills
we're passed as follows: Allowing the purchas-
ers of railroads at judicial sales to become in
corporated; providing that all lands acquired
byrairoads for the erightof way for main lines,
shall revert to the original grantors unless
the line is completed within ten years re1uir-
ing corporations to give security for costs in
certain cases; allowing purchasers of finished
railroads to be Incorporated. Bills intro
duced: Restoring the old law in regard to
witnesses, giving them the right to demand
their travelling fees and their fees for one
days service at the time the subpoena is
served providing that the issue of sanity In
criminal cases shall be tried only once under
each indictment; governing the appointment
of cemetery directors; preventing any corpo-
ration, having right of way as railroad or
turnpike, from subletting an exclusive right
to use the same to any telegraph company,
and to control the action of telegraph com
panies so that they shall interchange business
with each other, and upon refusal to do this
suit can be brought by the company who has
offered the dispatches for transmission. Adj
journed.
Senate, Mdrch 11.-Bills passed: Extend
ing to harvest home gatherings the protection
accorded to camp-meetlngs; authorizing in
corpOrated companies to hold property and
carry on business In any county in the State
and beyond the limits thereof, and in
vest surplus moneys in United States bonds
and stocks of solvent corporations; regulat-
ing the manner and place of holding elections
for school directors; requiring application
for leave to file petitions on err
ror to be made to the Supreme
Court; providing that Probate Judges
may pay from the county funds for thetrans
portation of incurable insane patients from
asYlums; limiting the bringing of suits for
personal damages to one year A bill was in
troduced to limit the assessment for improve
ments to twenty-five percent. of the appraised
value of property as it appears upon the
county duplicate.
House No business of Importance was
transacted
Senate, March 12.---several special bills were
passed, and after the transaction of some 9TH
er minor business, the Senate adjourned.
HOuSe.--The bill reducing the price for legal
advertising was put upon its passage and
lost. Bills passed: Providing that in cases
whore wrongful death has occurred the court
distribute the property of the heirs; requir-
ing non-residents of the State to Issue under
Jakings in attachments; providing that real
estate assessors separate values Of land and
buildings In returns of property of corpora
tions. Adjourned.
Senate, Mqrch 18-Bills introduced: he
quiring the Auditor of State to give certified
copies of deeds in the Land Department Of his
Office upon the payment Of proper fees, and
in the absence Of original records max
ing such certified copies prima facie evidence
of ownership; abolishing District Courts and
creating in lieu thereof Circuit Court in
each Judicial District, with a Judge elected
especially therefor; adding two members to
the Board of State Charities.
House-T following bills were intro
duced To give the Agricultural College trus-
tees from each Congressional District amend
ing the election laws to provide penalty In
case the judges of election refuse to permit
candidates or their friends 60 be present at the
counting of ballots for the relief of the late
lessees Of the Public Works; authorizing City
Councils to plant shade trees; protecting the
citizens of the State in matters Of life insur-
ance, and to regulate and bring under the SUI
pervislon Of the State superintendent Of lnsur-
ance all cooperative life associations or com
panies; furnishing Probate Judges and their
clerks for making accounts, preparing Pc
Jitions or answers for executors, administra-
tors or guardians; for supplying the public
schools OF Ohio with text books at reduced
prices; increasing the minimum OF militia
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