Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-03-06
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Senate, Feb. 26.-Bills passed: Senate bill
to reorganize the several State institutions
by placing each of them under board of five |
trustees, these trustees to be appointed and
removed by the Governor at will making ap- |
propriations for the public schools. Bills in
troduced: Providing for the completion and |
improvement of State roads; regulating the |
manner of determining claims for sheep killed
by dogs; making pleadings more specific and
certain.
Hoatse-Bills reported from committees and
Indefinitely postponed: Reducing the penalty
on delinquent taxes from fifteen per cent. to
eight per cent. to authorize County Commis- |
sioners to employ counsel other than the Pros
ecuting Attorney to assist in the collection of
delinquent taxes; prescribing the duties of
to the deficiency bill were agreed to.
House, Feb. 27.-Bills introduced: Prevent
ing swine from running at large in any
county, unless they have rings in their noses,
and directing road supervisors to enforce the
law; reorganizing the penitentfarfes; reor-
ganizing the reformatories and State benevo-
lent institutions, SO as to provide for boards
of four trustees, two Democrats and two
Republicans; preventing the dissolution of
of Boards of Education. Adjourned.
Senate, March 2.-After the transaction of
some unimportant business the Senate ad-
journed.
Hoalse-The following bills were introduced
. and referred: Providing for the election of
seven additional Judges of the Supreme Court
on the second Tuesday of October, 1880, and
that they shall hold District Court for four
months in each year as may be determined
by the Supreme Court; providing for the pay
ment of decennial county and city boards of
equalization. providing that in village school
districts situate in townships where the
spring annual elections are held outside
of said village the school elections shall
be held on the Saturday next preced-
ing the first Monday in April; author
ling the Governor to fe%ovs by and with
GERS that are appointed by him, for negli-
gence ineficiency and corruption. Mr.. Marsh
called up his resolution calling upon the Com
of petitions asking for the passage of local
option law, but after considerable filibuster-
ing the motion was laid on the table. Ad-
journed.
Senate, March 3...Bills passed: Regulating
the distribution of receipts from licenses;
authorizing the imposition of a penalty of
both fine and imprisonment in cases of con-
viction under the liquor laws. Bills intro
officers for improper conduct; allowing
the taking of judgments before
justice on affidavit; to enable asso-
Citations for building hotels to become in
panies to hold property in this State and be-
yond the limits thereof, and also to invest
money in United States stocks and bonds of
solvent corporations. The resolution asking
the Ohio delegation to vote for the measure
removing the tariff on printing paper was
lost.
House.-Bills introduced Regulating the
leasing of water privileges along the canals
by the Board of Public Works; to provide for
the establishment and erection of an addi-
tional institution for the deaf and dumb; pro-
viding that witnesses may claim the amount
of their fees at the time of service of the
subpoena; repeating the section of the LIQUOR
laws requiring the service of notice; author
izing the transfer of county funds in aid of
soldiers monuments; authorizing the trans
fer of the State prisoners at the Toledo Re-
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approximation for the same. Bills passed:
Amending the road law SO as to make the
time for working out the road tax in counties
having graveled roads month later; Senate
bill providing that township trustees must
place polls at the most convenient place for
all voters of the township.