Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-20
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

and read the first time: To amend Section
6,S36 of the Revised Statutes, as to entering
any dwelling house, ETC., to commit q felony,
be extended to offices, banks or treasures;
making it the duty of County Treasurers to
account to the Auditor of State for the moneys
received for peddlers licenses and pay the same
into the State Treasury; amending Section
; T,2I2 of the Revised Statute, giving the defend
ant in q criminal action the right to challenge
peremptorily thirteen jurors and the Prosecu-
ting Attorney seven Jurors; to amerd d Section
8.4S1 Of the Revised Statutes by adding pro-
YisO requiring additional tolls to be paid to
road companies or ans vehicle having q load
exceeding two tons net weight. "A ##
sfpats Jan. 3. mo business of importance
was transacted.
House-Several bills of a local nature were
introduced and referred. MIR. Tyler, of Wyan-
dot, offered joint resolution, providing for
submitting proposition TO the voters OF OHIO,
at the next October election, amending the
Constitution so as to authorize license
for the sale of liquors. The resolution was
i laid on the table in order to be printed. The
following bills were introduced: Making it
the duty OF Auditors to transcribe annually
1 special road assessments and allowing pay
therefor; to enable railroad companies
to condemn rights Of way abandoned
joint resolution providing for submit
ting to the voters of the State at the
next October election, proposition to SO
| amend the Constitution as to make elections
day OF November, instead of the first Tuesday
| of October, as now fixed by the Constitution.
Referred to the Judicial Committee.
Senate Jan. 1O-Senate bill to authorize the
4 Commissioners Of LOrain County to complete
! their court house was taken up and the House
amendment cOnCurTed in, making it law
! The following bills were introduced: Allow
| ing villages having q population of $500 a
| board of education composed of six men,
bers; TO prevent members of boards of educa-
n 70,
| places as teachers; to amend the law by re-
! quiring clerks of courts to make up a general
| index of pending suits at the time they are
! brought in the courts.
HOuse.-Severnl petitions were presented
| asking for the passage of a Local OPTION law
The following bills were introduced: To collect
| the S2pOll tax by taking away the eXemptve
| provision of the statute; changing the rate Of
state taxes increasing the sinking fund, and
decreasing the revenue fund. The following
House bills were passed: Providing for school
certificates forten years from the State Board
to such applicants OF satisfactory attainments
in the branches required for county schools,
and to be valid i'll any school where
such branches only are taught; to amend the
law in regard to the empanneling Of jurors
by authorizing challenge of q juror
where any attorney in the case is EN-
plOyed by him or employed against him;
amending Section 6,845 OF the Revised Statutes
by including manufacturers in the law pro-
vding for embez2lement by converting to his
own use goods manufactured for. another; to
amend Section 5,lS9 of the Revised Statutes
byprOvidng that parties demanding struck
jurteS in criminal actions other than felonies |
shall give security for costs asprovided for by |
law except for reasons shown the court grant |
ing struck jury.
Senate Jan, L. The following bills were in !
troduced TO prohibit the killing of quail for |
two years and after that date extending the |
time for hunting from November 10 to Janu- |
ary 20; to amend the mining law so as to at |
taCh penalties for violations Of the present |
provision and giving the Inspector power to
enforce the mining laws; providing that when |
Common Pleas Judges assign counsel to indi- |
gent delendantsthat they shall fix the com |
pensation therefor and not leave 1t to the |
County Commissioners Mr.. Sullivans Pool
selling bill was taken from the table and the
House amendments conCurred in, A joint |
resolution was adopted providing for the ap-
pointment of Il committee to Investigate the
management Of the Reform School at Lam
caster.
HOuSe.-The following bills were introduced
and read the first time: To amend Sections
2,5l9 2,522 and 2527 of the Revised Statutes,
authorizing Cemetery Trustees to receive and
hold in trust money that may be given for the
purpose of keeping in order cemetery lots and
providing fora salary to the trustees who have
charge OF the receipts and disbursement of
such money; to amend Section Z, l}6 of the Re-,
vsed Statutes providing for security of costs
in criminal cases that are dismissed by thu
examining magistrate or by the Grand Jury;
fixing the fees of witnesses in criminal
cases at Sl,25 per day and five cents per
mile, instead of seventy-tlve cents per
DAY as now provided; regul lating the
sale of Intoxicating liquors by restrict-
ing the sale thereof to medicinal, pharmaceu-
tic and sacramental uses, and submitting
the question of its enforcement to the citizens
of the several counties, townships, cities, viii
lagos or wards of cities In the State; to amend
Section l,T37 of the Revised Statutes, provid-
Ing that officers of municipal corporations
shall be able to read and write.
Senate, Jan. 12-The House amendra ents to
the resolution providing fora Joint committee
to investigate tho past management OF the
Reform Farm at Lancaster were concurred In.
Messrs CarTan and wilkins were appointed on
such committee. Bills passed: Directing SUI
of insane asylums to notify
Probate Judges at once of the escape, dis
charge, death or return of patients; providing |
hat IL the costs and expenses of paving and
street, alley or other public high
way have been paid by the abutting property
owners and it becomes necessary torepaYe the
same the expenses of such rcpaytng shall
be placed Oil the general tax list OF all
aXabe property in the corporation and coll
ected as other taxes are collected, and applied
o such costs and expenses of repaving: Bills
TO provide that Police Boards
nay remove any officer or member of the
OrCe for incicienoy without notice for hear
ng, providing four members concur; to allow
he Secretary of State to retain the fees of his
DtilCe; to authorize the officers of courts to
crve subpunas in any county to compel the
of witness testimony.
H0ttse.--The Speaker appointed Mes9rs Com
ad, Lake and Hume, members or the joint
to investigate the management Of
he Reform Farm at Lancaster. The follow |
ng bills were intr0duced To amend Section
,3S0 of the code, relating to license to marry /
md striking out the provision allowing the
publication of banns; to require land owners to t
'enoe along the line of public highways; to r
mend Section 1909 of the Code compelling
he County Commissioners to make alOwan- '
GB to officers for costs in criminal cases where
n the State fails; to amend Section 735 Of the +
ode, for tho commitment of incOrrgible .
Outh to the Reform Farm, and providing for :
heir commitment as follows Must be found n
uity Of crime by the court and the finding 4
ubmitted to the Governor for his approval ]
efOre commitment. q
Senate, Jan. 13--The bill to amend Section h
O0l Of the Revised Statutes by making pro- /
isiOn for boards of education to consist of u
x members in all villages having a pOpula- t
on of l,5GO or over according TO tho last CEN &
us, was passed uuanimouslN Mr.. FleischmRn =
loved to oTeennsiderthe vote by whichthe SEN Il
to cOncurrcd IN the House amendment to the Il
ulliYan pool bill but he was not sustatned- :,
eRs. u; nays, H. A bill was introduced to II
mish persons who Intentionally pack in to- G
OCoo hOgshoads any material for the purpose u
deCeiving or defraudlng those purchasing | !,
10 contents for tobacco. q
House The Committee on Finance reported | K
lck the hill of Mr.. Scott, o. Warren, TO provide N
" deficiencies in the State common school "
md by anticipation of payment thereof by u
raft on County preasureTs, and the bill passed x
unanimously, The House conourred IN the h
snate amendment In regard to the House u
lint resolution to provide for the election Of le
nitad States Cannfor. A number of bills were | 49,