Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-02-19
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.

From y. 8. Journal
FEB. -Senate-No business of a gen.
nature was transacted.
House-Bills introduced: To appro-
pirate $4,000 for repairs of the Miami
and Erie canal; to provide that the wife
of an assignor be made a party in pro-
|eeedings of sale; to prevent deficiencies
in appropriations for State officers; to
secure the collection of taxes in certain
counties; to privide for State Beard of
Health; to authorize County Commits
sioners to borrow money for special pur-
poses to amend the mechanics lien law
so as to seure payment for materials or
dered by the husband for the wife's
proderty.
FEB. 11-Senate-Bi introduced: !:
To correct error in Revised Statutes so
as to authorize mayors of cities to issue
licenses; to, require duplicate records in
cases of petitions in error; to authorize
courts to correct errors in real estate
records.
Bills passed: Senate bill to change the
time of the meeting of County Boards
of Equalization to the second Monday
in August.
House-Bills introduced: To amend
the school law relative to the time of
making election returns; to provide for
fencing certain private roads; to amend
the law relative to private corporations /;
to equaliZe the expenses of corner prop
erty in cities and villages in making
improvements; to require clerks of coun-
ellis to receive open bids.
Bills passed: House bills regulating
in or of la,
FEB. 22-Bills introduced: To require
township polls to be located at places
most convenient to voters.
Bills passed: Senate bill to correct er-
rors in Revised Statutes relative to
schools in infirmaries; House bill to re-
peal the act requiring separate polling
places at Congressional elections.
The nomination of Andrew Roy to be
Inspector of Mines was confirmed.
House-Bills introduced: To confine
insurance companies in Ohio to one class
Lof business; to prohibit receiving fees
for procuring pardons; to provide that
land granted to railroad companies shall
revert to original owners if abandoned
for a certain period; to establish rates
for passengers and freights on railroads !;
to amend the insurance law so as to
provide for appraisers in cases of par
tial loss; to amend the laws ON convey
ance so as to compel grantors to swear
as to whether or not be Tor she) is mar
ried or single.
FEB. 13-Senate-Bills introduced: (:
To provide for the execution of death
sentences in the penitentiary; to re-en-
act the soldiers bounty law; to provide
for five Trustees of State institutions,
and making the tenure of Office optional
with the Governor.
Bills passed: Senate bill to make ca
mails and water courses boundaries of
wards; House bill to make the 22d of
February legal holiday.
House-The deficiency appropriation
bill. appropriating S26s,16 So, was
passed.
ate bill to authorize location of voting
places; Senate bill authorizing Guernsey
county commissioners to levy tax to
complete court house.
House-Bills introduced: To provide
for advertisements of Sheriff s sales in
German papers having circulation of
$50 in all counties in the State; to amend
the exemption law so as to exempt only
so per cent of personal earnings instead
of all, as at present.
Senate bill providing for filling va
cancies by the Governor, passed.
FEB. 16-Senate-Bills introduced:
To repeal the law authorizing the or
ganization of building associations; to
amend section 6,710 of Revised Statutes
relative to taking cases from the district
and superior court of Cincinnati to the
Supreme Court.
A resolution was agreed to relative to
the failure of State printers to print
Senate bills as per contract.
House-Bills introduced: To prevent
fraud in the sale or purchase of promis-
sorry notes; to allow. fishing in rivers
with dip nets; to abolish the law requi-
ring scroll or seal on written instru-
ments; to cut off professional jurors; to
restore convicts to citizenship; to amend
the ditch laws.
Bills passed: House bill making ap-
preparations for the public schools; SEN
ate bill amending the road law.
In the Senate, on Monday, the bill to
allow pension to aScout, and the Mill
tary Land Warrant bill were discussed.
but no final action taken.
In the House bills were introduced re-
pealing the duties on medicines: re-
ducing the duty on iron and steel; re-
funding illegal cotton tax; granting pen
sions to certain soldiers and sailors who |
were prisoners of war; preventing con-
Wet labor coming in competition with |
skilled labor.