The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-16
THE HOUSE.

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Bills were introduced for the giving notice Of
the non-payment of promissory notes by mail
where there is q system of delivery by carriers
for furnishing text books for schools by the
lowest bidder; amending the laws relating to
the traffic in intoxicating liquors, relative to
notice being given to township and city clerks.
Mr.. Sharp, cf Holmes, introduced bill amend
ing the Insurance Laws 30 as to compel the old
life insurance companies to deposit sufficient
amount Of securities with the Commissioner OF
Insurance to indemnify all the policy holders in
this State, and for the appointment Of re-
ceiver in case Of insolvency to collect these
securities, pay policy holders, etc. Mr.. Prices
resolution to dock members for absenteeism
was taken up, discussed in good humor and
dropped.
A bill authorizing the Commissioners Of
Tuscarawas County to build new Courthouse
was passed. A bill making an appropriation of
$40, 600 to rebuild locks on the Miami and Erie
Canal between Junction in Paulding County
and the west line of the village Of Antwerp,
was passed by vote OF 49 to SO.
Mr.. warren's House bill to abolish the Office
of Criminal Bailin of Hamilton County came
up in its regular order, having been read the
third time on February ], and being amended
so as not to take effect until the first Monday
of January, 1888, when the term of Joe Moses,
the present incumbent, will expire, it was, after
put upon its passage, and again defeated, re-
ceiving less than the constitutional majority re-
quired to pass bill. The vote on its passage
stood-yeas As, nays 33. Bills were introduced
abandoning the canal for railroad purposes in
Cincinnati and also for cutting off the garnish-
ment Of wages of residents Of this State Mr..
Scott's House bill, providing for better sys-
tenn of keeping accounts at public institutions
was passed. Mr.. Conrad's House bill, making
appropriations for the benevolent, penal, and
correctory institutions Of the State was passed.
6Mr. Bowersox introduced bill to amend
| Section 7146 of the Code, to provide in cases
of misdemeanor before q Magistrate, any party
can make complaint, and on plea Of guilty may
be sentenced within the law at the discretion
of the Court, or may be released on his own
recognizance. Mr.. Cooper introduced bill to
provide for the transfer of Longview Asylum,
| to the State of Ohio for the sum of $3.50, 600.
Bills were also introduced to authorize savings,
| loan and building associations to increase their
capital stock to authorize Magistrate or
other officers authorized to administer oaths to
| take affidavit Of administrators and executors
absence or inability Of q Police Judge that the
acting Judge shall not hold court to exceed
| sixty days in any one year to provide that no
| damages shall be awarded against newspaper
publisher or writer in an action for libel, where
| publication has been made in good faith of the
| fact of arrest of the charge and proceedings in
q criminal action, even though such proceed
| ings be er pdrte; to give Boards Of Health
power to prohibit the burial and to remove the
dead from cemeteries within incorporated vii
lagos, when they deem it for the sanitary wei.
| fare of the community; making it unlawful
| for any person infected with smallpox to min
| gle with people in public places. The vote by
which Warren's bill to abolish the office Of
Criminal Bailiff in Hamilton County was LOST
was reconsidered, and the bill was postponed.