Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-04-17
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Senate, -4pri S.-The following bills we're
passed. To protect manufacturers, bottlers
and dealers in ginger ale, seltzer water, soda
water etc, from the loss e OF their bottles and
protection of school walks; to amend
section 6, 135, In reference to the distribution
of damages allowed by juries to legal heirs; to
provide for the sectional valuation of land In
stead of per foot front; to regulate the public
advertising for fire insurance companiesi
to authorize the payment and transfer of
county funds to aid in the eree-
tion of soldiers monuments: fixing penalty
for the selling of game killed within the time
prohibited 10y law and providing that game le-
gally killed may be sold thereafter.
House.-The following bills were passed:
To create the office of State Supervisor of
Oils permitting secret benevolent associations
to invest surplus funds and to hold securities;
that soldiers orphans may be kept by county
homes outside of the Xenia Home at the ex-
pense of the Home; providing that mutual
benefit insurance companies shall come under
the supervision of the Insurance Commits
sioners; providing for remedying the system of
taxation of Ohio banks SO that it may be con-
stitutional. Adjourned
Senate, 4pra 9.-Bills passed: Authorizing
the Governor to remove any appointed State
officer with consent of the Senate; allowing
Probate Judges to inquire into causes of'wrlts
of hGbcas corpus; House bill allowing wife to
release her dover in cases Of assignments;
providing that widows shall be entitled to
elect within three months after proceedings to
contest n VIII, house Dill ETOnlDlt1DR TIobdtc
Judges or their clerks from practicing law;
allowing free-holdcrs owning property in cities
to send their children to city schools free of
tuition. The Senate consented to an appoint
ment by the Governor of Louis Smithnight, of
Cleveland Oil Inspector. Adjourned
UOnse.-Senatc joint resolution providing
for printing the laws relating to railroads and
telegraphs was adopted. The substitute for
the interstate. railway bill passed. bill
was introduced providing for the publication
of County Commissioners advertisements in
papers of opposite politics and general circu-
lation. Adjourned.
Senate, april 10.-A message was received
from the House announcing its refusal to
adopt the report of the second Committee of
Conference on the General Appropriation bill.
A third committee was appointed. The
following bills were passed: Allowing towns
with public library a tax for the sup
port of the same; amending the law ilr the
taxation of National-banks so as to make it
correspond with the decision of the United
States Court; providing for the support of
soldiers and sailors orphans outside of the
Xenia Home; providing safety stoves for rail
roads; restoring the ten per cent law relating
to interpretations, and repeating that requlr-
ing fifty per cent. subscription.
Honse.-The following bills We're introduced: !:
Relating to surveyors, embodying the pro-
visions of the late surveyors correction,
providing that surveyors shall keep re-
cords of. surveys made, and fixing fees
therefor; providing compensation for
boards of equalization in cities of the fourth
grade, second class; providing that in trials
in action of ejectment on mortgage, consider
| alton of illegality may be taken as evidence i'll
defense. Another Conference Committee on
the General Appropriation bill was appointed
and the House adjourned.
Senate april 12.-The following bills were
passed. Amending the law in reference to
State banks so as to make it correspond with
the decrees of the Supreme Courts; to in
demnify the Ohio University for the cur
| talment of revenue from its lands in
of ain 1aoi Station Ri11S in
| troduced: to provide for the payment of the
| salaries of Common Pleas and Superior Court
| Judges; making it misdemeanor for State
officers to become officers of Insurance. rail
road like companies, where their official
| position may aid in giving standing to
companies; providing that county school
| teachers examinations shall be published in
one more papers. The Conference Commit
tee on the General Appropriation bill reported
| that they were unable to agree, and asked the
appointment of another committee.
Homse.-The following bills were passed
| Providing for the rebuilding of the shops re
| Gently burned at the penitentiary; referring to
the collection of delinquent taxes referring to
| fees allowed witnesses subpPnaed i'll trials
| providing for compensation to be allowed tC
! boards of equalization for equalization OF
| appraisements of real estate. The bill pro
| viding that State life insurance companies be
| inspected by the State Insurance Commission
cr at their own expense was passed new
General Appropriation bill. Adjourned.
Senate, april 13-The following bills wer,
passed: Allowing the County Commissioners
| of certain counties to use portion of the
turnpike fund for the Improvement of streets
| inside corporations; respecting the rendering
| of DEGREES or judgments against the rep
| resentatves of a deceased person; allow
ing companies Incorporated before thu
! new code to organize under the law in force a
| the time of its organization; amending tn,
| law relating to safety heaters for railroad cars
| appropriating money to establish fish hatcher
at Sandusky; appropriating $4,000 from cana
| revenues for repair and replacement of lock-
| on the Erie Canal.
House.-The following bills were passed
| Prohibiting the running at large of swine afte
| March 1st; providing for transferring of pau
| pers to the county of legal settlement; provi
ding for the keeping up of general indexes o
/ County Recorders and directing the same tC
/ be paid from the county treasury; providing
| for the completion of State roads and fret
| turnpikes; providing for the assessment o
| lands not abutting roads for road improve
| ments; to prevent wholesale reinsurance with
| out the consent of the assured; providing tina
| Councimen be punished for receiving bribes
| allowing the Court of Common Pleas to hav'
( jurisdiction in writs of mandamus; reor
| ganizing the State Board of Chari
ties; authorizing the Governor to re
| move for corruption any officer ap
pointed by him; allowing three friends of can
| are being counted The following bills wer
introduced Requiring the County Sealer t.
| test weights and measures and mark then
| with the county seal, in localities where com
| plant is made. Adjourned.