Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-04-08
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Senate, March 29-Bills introduced: Re
quiring the plaintiffs to give security for costs
in criminal as well as civil action; giving par
ties interested in special school districts the
right of appeal.
H0use.-A bill was introduced to punish the
obtaining Of money under false pretensea
by fraudulent fruit tree agents. Bills
passed; Authorizing the publication
| OF notice of sale of real estate for four weeks
prior TO the time for which the order is asked ;
providing that in cases of assignments, when
the assignee applies to court to sell real estate
OF the assignor the wife Of the assignor may
answer, waving contingent power, and ask the
court to allow her its value in money; giving
municipal corporations power to contract with
incorporated gas companies. Adjourned.
Senate, March 3O-The Gen eral Appropria
tion bill was discussed, but without final action
the Senate adjourned.
House-Kings local option bill was taken
up and discussed until time for adjournment.
Senate, March 31.--The following bills were
passed: Amending section III of the Revised
Statutes relative to special fees allowed County
Treasurers; amending section 1, 115 Of the Re-
vised Statutes so as to authorize County Audi
tors to keep general indexes; amending section
4,942 Of the Revised Statutes so as to author
ize County Commissioners to build retaining
walls for the protection of roads against wash
es; amending section 4,763 Of the Revised
Statutes so as to provide that where
vote has been taken under the old law
it will not be necessary under the new code;
prohibiting the clerks of Police and Mayors
courts from practicing in the same; providing
that both sides be allowed to present petitions
and remonstrances in cases of proposed special
school districts.
H0uSe.-After considerable debate a vote
A.1rg H. l.. i
lost Bills introduced: Regulating the issue
of diplomas in medical colleges; providing for
another State geological survey and providing
$40, 600 therefor.
Senate, April bills passed: Relating. 10
Building Associations; House bill changing
the time of catching fish from May "A to Sep
tember l; the General Appropriation bill.
H0ase.-Bills passed: recognizing the Re-
form Farm, Soldiers and SailOrs' Orphans
Home and the Athens Asylum; rorganizing
the penitentiary.
Senate, april 2.-The following bills were
passed. Requiring the advertisement of land
sales In cases OF execution in papers of general
circulation in the community where the
land is situated; making special pro-
visions for the listing of real estate in
villages not Incorporated; providing for
the keeping Of three poll books in the
ClCCUlOll VI Ill ClllGb anu luCOIpDIdJcu
villages; providing for the publication of petit
tions for the sale Of land before the term of
court at which the order is asked for as well as
atterWard; House bill imposing fine Of from
500 to $2OO for each case Of failure on the part
OF an Assessor to administer an oath to
each party where personal property is
listed; prohibiting the catching Of brook
trout except by angling: extending the
title of chattel mortgages from one
to two years; confirming exemptions to res
idents OF the State. Bills introduced; Al
lowing Judges in hdbeGS corpus cases to in
quire into causes of retention; permitting
cities Of the second class to levy taxes for IL
braly purposes; allowing a widow to elect
within three months after any contest of
validity, whether to take under the will or the
law. A resolution was presented and unani- |
mously adopted, that the General Assembly ad- |
lourn on April 10Th to meet again on Tuesday,
January 4th, 1881, Adjourned until the 5th. |
HoeSe-A bill was passed prohibiting police
clerks from prosecuting or defending in police |
courts. Bills introduced; Amending the |
Perkins penitentiary bill; making it a misde-
meanor to compound the fat Of horse, hog or
dog In any substance called butter or selling |
Dr offering to sell the same; providing |
Tor the support of the soldiers and |
sailors orphans outside of the Home at
Aenia; authorizing Assistant Prosecuting At
jorneys to discharge the duties of Prosecutors
n certain cases providing homes for the in
mates Of the Reform School and Girls Indus
rial Home. Adjourned.
H0aSe, AprH IA bill Furnishing Probate
Judges for practicing law was passed. After
the transaction Of some business of minor i'm
portance adjourned until the 9th,