The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-04-12
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

II.
$40 20 that when Probate Judges are interested
with corporations wanting to condemn property,
suit can be brought In Common Pleas Courts at
regular or special session. Bills passed fol-
lows: Senate bill by Mr.. Dickinson-Amending
section 364 of the insurance laws, to provide
for Hdu,s E s p Ma s
izing Mount Gilead Morrow County, to transfer
fpnds; House bill by Mr.. Kitchcart-Provdingf for
County; House bill by Mr.. Brady-Creating an
election precinct from parts of Washington and
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also for prohibiting constitutional amendment,
passage of the Love bill to teach the
for the establishment of an Epilep,ic Asylum Bills
were introduced as follows: Mr.. Cunningham
$500 Of i've per cent; bonds to redeem their eight
per cent. Water-works bonds Read twice. Mr..
Wake. Amending section 1874 of the Railroad
laws, SO that for ca fares additional rates can be
charged over that paid for tickets Ten cents ad-
ditional for less than fifty miles, twenty-fve
distances one-half cent per mile, the conductors in
each case TO give passengers receipt for the
amount paid in cash and the excess over the regu-
at any ticket Office of the company In case the
rod refuses to pay back the extra fare, 1t shall be
county through which the road passes, and the on
ductor collecting fare and refusing to give the GER
tifcate shall be subject to fine of $50, or thirty
days imprisonment
the Conference Committee on the Robinson Mutual
Aid Association bill was agreed to. 1t provides for
the Reorganization Of cooperative fe Insurance.
compsnies in Ohio, and for heavy penalties in case
of any violations of the law. Mr.. Kinney, from the
Conference Committee on "TeMpe ance Constitu-
renee In the Pugsley substitute for the uney
olutlon, amended al follows: 81. The General
sembly shall regulate the traffic in intoxicating
liquors, so a to provide against evils resulting
therefrom; and its power to levy taxes or assess
nents thereon is not limited BY any provision OF
ihis IN, eonstitution.n ~ The manufacture Of aud
beverage are forever prohi ibited; and the General
Assembly shall provide by law for the enforcement
for legislative control except to prohb ton and
an alternate or second proposition is submit ed
The M s report Of the @ On
the Kinney constitutional amendment after
long run of parliamentary tactics, was
agreed to, when the Hathaway and Bowersox
amendments were laid on the table....In the
House the House joint resolution by Mr.. Hatha-
way, providing for an amendment to the Gonstitu-
tion 50 that each county shall have Represents
tive In the General Assembly, was adopted-yeas,
Sd; nays 2, This effects at present only Pauiding
the census of $780, Geauga Is attached to Lake
County. and Paulding to D. fance. House joint
resolution by Mr.. Bowersox, providing an amend
ment to the Constitution. SO that Township Trus-
tees shall be elected for terms Of three years, one
each spring, was adopted, and the report OF the
Conference Committee on tue Kinney amendment
was agreed to. senate amendments to House bill
by Mr.. oreen, of Shelby, providing how paupers
may be admitted into inhrmaries. were concurred
in. he senate amendments to House bill 10y Mr..
Jones, OF Jackson, securing the wages Of employees
on railroads by first lier coRcurred in. The
amendment provides that railroad shall not be re.
sp0nsibIe on contract for more than the or ginal
contract price. Several local bills were introduced
In THE State Senate ON the 9th the following
bills we're passed: Strengthening the boundary line
between Logan and Shelby Counties; providing for
shs better improvement of roads in Athens County;
authorizing the Trustees of Miami Township, Lo-
ganiCounty, to levy a tax on Quincy Precinct for
| cemetery purposes; authorizing the StubenviIle
| Council to transfer funds authorizing the ommis-
sioners of Adams County to construct q free turn
pike encouraging forest tree culture and planting
of shade trees along highways by making Arbor
| Day holiday, and exempting lands plaated with
foresS trees from taxation: authorizing the Trus-
| tees Of Perry Township, Putnam County to levy
taxes for bitches prescribing severer pei ates for
| violation of the fish Law. Senator Brownwell in
| troduced bill amending section 36i9 80 that cor
poratons can invest in real estate for any purpos
| being intended to cover the case of the Ohio In
| surance Company of Dayton BY vote of yeas
propriating SIP 900 for the repair of The canals It
gives 29, SIS to the Miami and Erie Canal, SAL 1928
to the Ohio Canal and s4O,327 to the Muskin un,
| River improve uent. House bill by Mr.. Weitzel,
authorizing the Superior Court of Cincinnati to fix
the compensation of the Trustees OF the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad prior to the the lease and Of the
members of the Commission to investigate tho af-
airs Of the road, was also passed--yeas 81, nays
In the State Senate on the 9Th, bills we're passed
as follows: Authorizing the Board of Public Works
| to grant right Of way to the Cincinnati, Hooking
| Valley and Huntington Railroad Company from
| Yellow Bud to Marsfeld's Mills, near Chillicothe
| on the BERNIE bank of the Ohio Canal; amending
section 5642 so to extend the list of oenses SUBJ
ject to contempt of Court authorizing the Board of
Education of Oak Harbor Special School District of
Ottawa County to transfer money from building to
| the tuition fund; making appropriations for the
| fiscal year for the State institutions; amending
| section 7l54 80 as to empower Courts a Mzgis-
trates to for the children of convicted prise
ners; amending section $50 so to require County
| Auditors to keep an index of the proceedings of
| County Commissioners; amending sections 9lo and
919 as To authorize County Commissioners TO
| employ detectives and pay rewards from
| forfeited recogniZances; authorizing tae Com
missioners of Hamilton County to issue
$50, 600 in bonds for bridge at Cleves author
izing the Comm ssioners of Brown County 10 con-
struct free turnpike. The House spent the day
| on the Scott Liquor Tax bill, and finally defeated
it. By a.vote Of 30 to % the section repeating the
old law prohibiting the sale of liquor to drank
on the premises where sold, stricken out. By a
vote of 3S to 80 the uniform tax all liquor deal
ers was reduced from $50 to $500. Bills were
| passed as follows: Authorizing Salem Township
| and Oak Harbor, Ottawa County, TO construct q
| Town Hall; authorizing the Board of Education OF
New Carlisle, Clarke County, to issue bonds for Q
school building; authorizing the Governor to deed
in Charles Taylor and Flora Taylor lUU acres of
land in Miami Township, Montgomery County
authorizing the Council of Batavia, Clerment
County, to transfer funds; authorizing New Car.
Isle, Clarke County, to issue bonds for PARK and
street improvements.