The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-03-29
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.


goth, pursuantto adjournment on the 16th. In the
Senate the following bills were introduced: By Mr..
Yeatman-Prohibiting the sale Of toy pistols by
fine of $40 to SO, or imprisonment from ten 10 |
twenty days, or both. By Mr.. Hollingsworth Re-
quiring all persons elected in Ohio take an iron
clad oath that they have not violated the seitz,
Hollingsworth or other election laws. By Mr.. |
Sayre-For the continuation of the additional |
udge in the Second Subdivision of the Second Ju.
dicial Distriet......In In the House q remonstrance
was presented from Highland County against abol.
ishing the contract convict labor syste at the PEN
itentiaries Bills were introduced follows: Mr..
Wood County to make additional levy for bridges
and current expenses read three times and passed
Mr. Alexander Amending section 6s6l as to make
it q penitentiary o1ense to uncouple cars OF |
S5iea accident. might be caused 'eiaSe' MS. Riss S
and the plugging Of the same when Abandoned
Mr.. Green, Of Cuyahoga- Changing the name Of
the Ohio Reform School at Lancaster to the Ohio
State Industrial School, Mr.. Cooper-Regulating
To posting of Court calendars and legal notices In
Hamilton County, being the bull asked for by the
dar Of the Court. Mr.. Gest-Re9uiring Com mon
Pleas Judges and the Supreme Court to make notes
of the pecuaries Of the statutes in their decision.
SO as to aid perfecting the code. Mr.. Prigsley-
Authorizi gthe Commissioners OF Highland Coun.
ty TO construet free turnpikes. Read three time
and passed. Mr.. Cory-Authorizing New Wash
in ,ton Crawford County, to irauser Certain funds
Read thrte times and passed. Mr. Stevens-Au-
thorizing Batavia 10 transfer funds. Mr.. Ogden Of
yestigate as the best plans for operating the peni
tentiary, and especially to abolishiDg the con-
tract convict labor system and report to the next
General Assembly.
In THE State Senate on the 2lst bills were passed
as followsi Authorizing LaRue, Marion County, tc
issue bonds for fire department; providing for the
re-enumeration of school children by the School
Commissioner aud Auditor of State whenever they
have reason to doubt the correctness of the emu
meration of any district, so as to prevent such
state of affairs that recently discovered at Seu-
benvie supplemental to section $780, so as to pro-
vide for indexirg the Court records where such is
not already provided for-the Court to appoint
person to prepare the index; amending section 6G9c
80 that the claims not exceeding $500 of persons for
manual labor shall have the preference general
creditors against the estate of deceased person,
when such labor is performed within twelve months
prior to the death of such person; advancing
Mansfield from city of the fourth to third
grade Of the second class; making the First
City Troop OF Cleveland subject TO the same
conditions OF the State as independent infantry
compan1ss amending section 2434 so as to author
ize municipal corporations TO contract with ineor-
porated companies, well as with individuals for
ths f1sow5 ana ii oIner pu the House
Chapman For the relief of disabled fremen and
their families in Cincinnati and Cleveland; House
districts; Senate bill by MI. Norton -Authorizine
Toledo TO build bridge costing $500 0GO the
bay; for bridge across the Maumee in Henry
of Washington and Noble Counties; authorizing the
Commissioners of Hamilton County to build bridge
$40 t0J authorizing the return of taxes for joint
school district in Warren and Clinton Counties;
providing for the reapprasement of real estate at
Nelsonviile Athens County; putting the roads in
Warren and Butler Counties in charge of Township
Trustees instead of County Commissioners. Sew
eral other local bills were passed.
In the State Senate on the 22d, bills were passed
as fo lows: Authorizing Kent, Portage County, tc
issue bonds for acemetery. Amending section 2sss
to provide for additional levy of s25 600 70,
current city expenses in Toledo. Creating district
workhouses and providing for their operations and
maintenance. Amending section 8 40 30 as to pro.
vide that secret benevolent societies need elect but
three trustees. Authorizing the Council Of Def.
ance to issue bonds for fire department. Senate
bill by Mr.. Jones, authorizing Granville, Licking
Norton, for Sinking Fund Commission at Toledo
were passed. Senate joint resolutions by Mr.. Pond,
for the adjustment Of penitentiaEy eOntractors
Conrad, contractor at Xenia Home, were adopted
Ill the House, Mr.. Jones of Delaware, intro
duced bi providing for the forfeiture of the cor;
completes and other corporations for violations of
any of the laws of Ohio 1t a sweeping measure
and supplements section S445, as follows: "Any
with any laws Of this St te, shall forfeit is
chises and shall be- Liable to civil action as proTd
ed in title w., chapter 8, of the Revised Statutes
all the provisions of which chapter are hereby
made applicable for the enforcement of this sec
ton. House bill by Mr.. Bargar. for the operation
or sale of railroads owned Jointly by two compan-
ies being intended for the road owned by the Balt-
more and Ohio and Panhandle Companies be-
tween Columbus and Newark was passed. House
joint resolution by Mr. Alexander, calling forin-
formation rs to personal losses at the fire from the
Imbecile Asylum Committee, was adopted. Senate
joint resolution by Mr. Norton, for the State to pay
the Toledo House of Correction 81 so per week each
for keeping 16O boys such as are sent to the Re-
form School, was adopted after a long discussion
and the earnest protest of Mr.. Sharpe OF Fairfield,
and others Among other losal bills the following
tn issua hop ds
for building approaches to bridges the rail-
road tracks, authorizing the issue of additional
bonds for the completion and furnishing of the
Town Hall at Ashland providing for the construc-
tion of sewers at Kenton suspending the establish
ment Of county bitches and road improvements in
Henry County until January 1885; for free turn
pixies in Clermont County for the better improve
ment Of roads in Athens County; amending sec
tion 2S24 so as to limit the power of the Commits.
sione of Athens County.
In THE State Senate on the 23d, Senate bill b.
Mr.. Dexter, providing for Tax Commission in
cities of the first class, which shall approve of al
levies made for any purpose, was passed. Anon,
the other bills passed were the following: Giving
| the Governor power to suspend any officer ap
pointed by him for inefficiency or dereliction o
duty; requiring persons engaged in trading to de
scribe the names of their principalsi prohibiting
the sale of toy pistols; for the continuation ant
election of an additional Judge in the Second Sub
division of the Second Judicial District; amending
introduced as follows: MIR Reed-Authori
zing the Board Of Public Works tt
| grant the right of way to the Gin
| cinnsti, Hooking Valley and Huntington Railroad
| Company on the bernie bank OF the canal from
Yellowbird to Chillicothe. M. Chapman-Amend
| ing sections 1000 and 40o1, changing the name o
the School Library in Cleveland to Public Library
| and providing for operating the same.....In til
| House bills were passed as follows: Authorizing
| the ommissioners of Clermont County to purchas
the Ohio turnpike; changing the system Of keepn
| the public highways of the State in repair; divid
ing Monroe Township, Perry County, into two elec
| tion precincts; authorizing Wiltshire. Van Wer
County, to isuse bonds for indebtedness incurre
| during smallpox epidemic; authorizing Middi
ing the act for free turnpikes in Cermont County
for the relief of Jacob Mayer late Treasurer of Tro
| Township, Wood County; authorizing the Trustee
| of Perry Township, Putnam County, to levy take
for bitches; authorizing the Trustees of Eato
Township, Lorraine County, to erect soldiers' an
| sailors monument.
| State Ifelprn-