Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-04-13
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
0. S. Journal. Summary

Works; amending section 6941 of the
Code, By striking out the section forbid |
ling the selling of liquor to be drank on
the premises; to prevent discrimination
in favor of persons in public employ
ment travelling on railroads tthe Kinney
Pass bill, with editors omit
ted.
= Bills passed: House bill requiring
to regulate the number
ing of buildings; House bill requiring
State bindery bills to be audited by the
Commissioners of Public Printing:
House bill authorizing Columbus to
issue 100000 water works bonds;
House bill requiring notaries public to
give new bonds in certain cases. Several
local bills were also passed.
April 5.-Senate-Bills passed: House
bill requiring the money for payment of
the Interest on the foreign State debt to
be deposited thirty days prior to June l
and December l. House bill allowing
village boards of health to remove bod
les in a cemetery if necessary for saDi-
tary reasons; House bill inficting pen
atty of fine of 81 to $25, or imprison-
ment not more than thirty days, or both,
for violating the game laws; House bill
to prevent grain and stock gambling
House bill providing heavy penalties for
defaming the character of any woman,
and to break up street corner loafing;
House bill making enticement of young
girls into lewd houses peritentiary of
Tense; Senate bill correcting the system
OF State deeds issued by the Governor;
Senate bill to sell State lots i'll Columbus,
and with the proceeds build a Cover
nor's mansion; Senate bill prohibiting
certain methods of catching game and
destroying eggs; Senate bill making vac
cination compulsory.
Resolution adopted: For adjournment
on April II.
Bill introduced: Providing for ex-
penses of the National Forestry at Gin
cinnati, April 25 to 29.
House-Bills .passed: House bill fix
ing the rate of switching cars, except In
Cincinnati, Cleveland and Toledo, at not
more than 81 for one mile, or 81 foT
less than three miles; House bill allow
ing infirmary directors to contract in
each township for medical services fol
paupers; House bill empowering infirm-
airy directors TO spend 1000 for repairs
without consent of county commission
ers; House bill requiring clerks of court
to keep additional indexes; House bill
| fixing 81 as maximum compensation fol
taking up any flock of cattle, swine
sheep or geese.
| April -Senate-Bills passed: House
bill allowing teachers certificates to bt
issued for two, three and five year
without re-examiuation; House bill fol-
an additional judge in Toledo; Senate
bill requiring unincorporated banks tC
return full lists of their securities.
The bill passed yesterday to prevent
grain and stock gambling was reconsid
cred.
The Brigham bill, to prevent discrim
ination in freight and passenger rates
was lost 1S to is.
House-Bills passed: House bill in
creasing pay of Supreme Court Judge!
| from $4,000 to $1,000; House bill pro
viding for proper accountability for fees
costs debts, damages, ETC., by clerks o.
court and probate judges; House bill
I prohibiting ng-mptualL insurance compa
nies from borrowing money or creating
debt; House bill allowing cemetery as
sociatioBs to appropriate six feet OF
either side of any public road f)r sill
walk.
The Senate resolution was passed
providing for adjournment on the 18th
April Bills passed: Sen
ate bill allowing county commissioners
to improve running streams; Senate bill
fixing road supervisors wages at 81 pc
day; Senate bill allowing courts t
cause witnesses to give bond for theil
appearance.
The Brigham Railroad bill was con
| sidered and tabled.
Bills introduced: To apportion the
State into Congressional districts; fol
dismissing all public schools on Decora-
tion day; allowing agricultural societies
to draw one per cent of the fund, not tt
exceed S400, for agricultural purposes.
House joint resolution adopted au
thoriZiDg the Governor to issue an an
nual proclamation relative to planting
| fruit trees.
House--Bills passed: House bill re
quiring county surveyors to index thei
record; substitute for Senate bill to pro
tect the artificial propagation of fish.
The redistricting of the State was dis
cussed, but the matter went over with
out action.
April S.-Senate--B passed: House
bill appropriating Sl75,000 fer rebuild
ing the Imbecile Asylum; House bill al
lowing township trustees to audi
claims for sheep killed by dogs.
Bills introduced: Allowing the Gin
cinnatl and Eastern railroad to use /;
portion of the towpath of the Ohio canal
for using the proceeds of the lands sole
5v the State University in erecting
dwellings for the faculty.
House-The Redistricting bill wa.
discussed until 5 p. m. when a vote wa,
taken and it was lost, lacking votes.
Bills introduced: To amend the Pon(
law, changing the tax to 800 on NAL
and $500 on both malt and spirituou,
liquors, and requiring no bond; for en-
forcing the conditions of pardons grant
ed by the Governor; providing for Gus
todians for idiots and imbeciles; provi
ding an annualState board of equaliza
ton for incorporated banks; amending
the Pond law, requiring $50 tax for NAL
and 500 for both malt and spirituou
liquors, requiring no bond, and amend
ing section 6941 so as to make it law
full to sell liquor to be drank OH th,
premises; ceding jurisdiction to tht
United States of grounds for the erec
tion of Government building in Colum
bus; allowing street railways to mort
gage their property for construction
purposes. 7 -
April 1O.-Senate-Bill passed: Sen
ate bill to dismiss public schools OF
Decoration day. @ @ i
House-Petitions presented: For pro
vision for epileptics and incurabe in.
sane; for the Brigham railroad bill fo
the abolition of the contract system il
the Penitentiary. 1 j. l.srit ~
Bills passed: House bill providing
that peddlers' license fees shall go int,
the common school fund; House bill fol
the enforcement of conditions named il
pardons by the Governor laa Il syi,
A long discussion on a resolution tC
Investigate the alleged evasion Of tao
payment by the Standard OH Company