Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-08
FEE. 2s-Senate-Paseed: House bill

FEB. 2S-Senate-Paseed: House bill
for AN annual State Board of EqaliZa
ton for incorporated banks; House bill
rendering trustees of cemetery associa-
tions. or those in charge of bequetS, pun
ishable for embezziement; House bill al
lowing petitions in error i'll criminal Ca
ses to be fled on the original bill of ex-
ceptions; House bill rendering churches
liable to be sued, the same as other cor
porations.
Resolutions offered: For calling con-
ventiun to revise the State Constitution
for a constitutional liquor amendment,
providing first, for license; second, CIV
ing the Legislature power to restrain,
Ipruhibit or tax the traffic. aud grant To-
cal option.
House-Passed: House bill to estab-
lish Supreme Court Com mission; Sen
ate bill amending the fire insurance laws
MARCH -Senate-PasSed: Senate
bill for tile protection of children.
Bill introduced: Compelling traders
to disclose the names of their principals
HOuse-Petitions presented: Against
| the tOba Geo warehouse bill; for a Stat
Board of Pharmacy; for a constitutional
porhibitory amendment; for the act
against food adulteration, etc.
| Passed: Senate bill regulating cham
bers of commerce; Senate bill amending
the law regarding trustees of minors
Senate bill allowing the waiver of thirty
days notice before organizing corpora,
tions; Senate bill making picking pock'
cts d penitentiary offense.
| MARCH 2 Senate Memorials Iecelv-
ed: demonstrating against the resolution
to prevent the use of the regimental flags
| in the State House at reunions.
| Passed: House bill tuat abandoned
toll roads shall bt- declared free, and
kept in repair as such; House bill
amending section 2295, so that thirty
days must intervene before the penalty
is collected; Senate bill for disposal oi
abandoned or stolen property; Senate
bill making all alterations o. State roads
parts of sucl roads; Senate bill prohib-
iting service on grand jury M ore thar
once year; Senate bill allowing tel
days to perfect appeals.
| House-Passed: House bill requiring
the marriage solemniZed by publication
of banns, or by the Quaker ceremony
shall be reported to the probate judge
within three months; House bill fOl
Independent military organizations ;
House bill amending section 5000, max
ing debts due any one who has laboreC
for decedent the fifth preferred claim.
The Scott and Locke liquor tax bill'
were each referred to a special commit
tee.
Bills introduced: For the issue o
S1,OOO,OGO Cincinnati street improve
ments bonds giving notaries public th'
same powers as justices of the peace IL
swearing in boards; requiring town
ship trustees to bury INDECENT Door; re
quiring school enumerators to keep
list of the names enumerated.
/ MARCH Bill introduced: Specifying
the terms of office of the board of con
troll of the agricultural experiment sta
ltion.
The bill to prevent discrimination il
freight or passenger rates was made tn
special order for Thursdny.
House-PetitionS presented: For car
ing in State institution for all insane
epileptic or idiotic paupers now i'll coun
ty iniirmarieS.
Bills introduced: Allowing township
trustees to condemn land for town halls
allowing convicts to address sealed let
terS to the Governor, Attorney General
and judges of the courts.
Passed: House bill allowing count
commissioners to levy additional take
for road purposes.
:. A numuer Of local bills were ais
passed