Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-26
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Senate FEB. 16.-A bill was introduced to
repeal the law creating loan and building as
sociations, and after the transaction OF some
unimpOrtant business, adjourned.
House Bills passed: Approprlating ST.
594,494.55 for the support of the public
schools; Senate bill relating to driving
wagons with narrow tires over improved
roads The following bills were introduced: :
Repeating the act requiring the afflxing of
seals to deeds; restoring to citizenship
persons convicted of crime, making ex-
ceptions of those who are in for public en-
bezzlement; amending the fish laws SO as to
allow fishing in rivers with dlpnets; reuuir-
| ing purchasers Of prOmissoTy notes to notify
makers thereof at least one day before maxi
ing the purchase; changing the time of mu-
nicipal and village elections to the Saturday
preceding the first Monday in April where
the election of the township is held outside
of said Village amending the ditch law as to
the manner OF serving notice and letting work
and correcting an error. Nineteen bills were
read the second time. Adjourned.
Senate, Ftb. 17.-Bills were introduced:
Correcting an error In the Code; to reorgan-
ize the Penitentiary; to amend the fish law 80
as to prevent the use of gill nets on the reefs
of Lake Erie, and prohibit all net fishing after
the Mth Of May Senate bill to add an addi-
tional number to the six county officials who
constitute board to pass upon courthouse
improvements was passed.
House Petitions In favor OF local option
were presented from the counties of Brown,
Gallia, Knox, Ashtabula, Crawford, Monroe,
Richland, Sandusky, Marion and Trumbull
The following bills were introduced: To
amend the law for the revival of actions to
give Justices criminal Jurisdiction through
out counties containing cities of the first
and gnpOnH plupg m tbn ID
so as to provide that administrators may set
tie estates without an order from the Probate
Court; amending the ditch law relating to in
terest on bonds and payment of assessments;
to reconstruct and regulate the school system
OF Ohio by equaliziDg the cost of teachers,
buildings and textbooks, and providing for an
examination and inspection each term to pay
expenses of County Treasurers in carrying
State taxes TO the Capital out of county treas
uries. House bill providing that the Probate
Court shall have Jurisdiction concurrent with
the Court of Common Pleas in all msdemean-
ors in the following countless Cuyahoga,
Lake, Lucas, Erie, Richland, Holmes, Henry,
Stark, Ottawa, Williams Wood, Sandusky,
Carroll, Wyandot, CoshoctOn, Dednance, Port
age, Lorain, Columbiana, Clinton, Shelby,
Geauga, Mahoning, Jefferson, Hancock Lick
ing, Guernsey and others, was passed, Ad-
iourned.
Senate, Be6. 1S-The bill enabling purcha-
sers OF railroads at judicial sales to be incor-
porated, was passed After the transaction
OF some unimpOrtant business adjourned.
hOuSe.-The bill to regulate the sale of In
toxicatlng liquors was discussed at length,
and finally lost--yeas ~, nays 3d. Bills intro
duced: Refunding the State debt at four per
cent, with the same annual interest; proyid- !
ing for the fencing In Of school houses and
grounds; authorizing County Commissioners
TO place more safeguards at railroad cross
ings; requiring district assessors to make out |
description plates OF each tract In the county:
providing that when three fourths of the |
property owners are agreed to withdraw from
any incorporated village or hamlet they ma,
do so under certain conditions; regulating |
the manner of bringing suits against or by |
county officers. Adjourned.
Senate, FEB. 10 House bill to prevent the
location OF cemeteries within two hundred |
yards of a dwelling was passed. The follow.
Ing bills were introduced: To empower the
Supreme Court to review former decisions In
certain cases. requiring courts to take
judicial notice OF ordinances; remedying the
defects and granting more ample powers to
building associations.
HOuSe.-The following bills were intro.
1uced Placing harvest home festivals on
The same footing With regard to the sale of
liquors as camp meetings; regulating public
advertisements of fire insurance companies;
requiring mutual benefit and similar insur-
lnce associations to submit annual state
nents to the State superintendent of Insur-
lnCe.
Senate, FEB, 20-Bills introduced: Limiting
he discretionary powers of courts in regard
o the testimony Of adverse parties OF guar
ilans, trustees OF deaf and dumb, insane or de-
leased persons; repeating the present law for
PETITION In error to the Supreme Court and
estoTing the old law.
HOHSe.-Petitons we're read from 3, 776 citl-
tens of the State asking for the enactment of
/ local option law. Bills introduced: Abol-
shing the office Of State Inspectors of Oils,
md creating the office of State Supervisor of
dis; permitting County Commissioners to
grant relief to persons owning property In
villages Six bills by Mr.. Bloom
errors In the code were passed.
House, Feb 2l.-Bills introduced: Reouir-
ng parties asking for struck iuries to secure
he payment Of the costs OF the same, in mis-
emeanOrs; Furnishing guardians who use the
property Of their wards as embezzlers pro.
iding for the issuing OF duplicate bonds IN
leu OF bonds lost or Destroyed requiring the
ldjutant-General TO give bond Anumber of
ills were read the second time. Adjourned
.ntil the Oath.
Mrs. ANN s. STEPHENS is the Oldest
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