The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-04-05
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

LEGlSLAT1fE PROCEEDINGS.
IN the State Senate on the 26th, bills were passed
as follow: Authorizing the Commissioners Of
Monroe County to levy additional taxes for three
years. authorizing the Tr, stees of Eaton Township
Lorain County to builG soldiers monument; au-
thor zing Leetonia, Columbiaua County, to issue
bonds for town hall authorizing the Commission
ers OF Butler County to solicit site and build
new County InfirmarI; Bills were introduced as
folowsi Amending see ton 1869 SO that no teacher
In other than Public Schools, and no person inter-
ested in the sale of books and apparatus be ap
pointed as school Examiners; Mr.. Chapman
amending section 267l, so that City Councils can
regulate the width OF wagon tires owned outside
the city as well within the corporate limits sp-
the following bills were passed: Supplemental to
section 26li, SO that land laid out in town lots
can be taken out of the corporate limits and re-
yerted for farm purposes; amending section 1927
SO as to compel hotel keepers to keep locks on
doors, windows and transoms, and make other
means for protection; amending section 7I2 so as
to have the city county pay for the transfer of
inmates TO or from Longvew Asylum for dncn-
natl natl iphr%sry or the ounty Inrmsry author,
In bonds for school purposes; authorizing the
Commissioners Of Hardin County to issue $40 600 of
levy for Cleveland and Cuyahosa County for bridge
purposes; creating special election precinct for
dusky County; Mr.. Hathaway presented a petition
from Geauga County, asking for the establishment
OF an imbeciie asylum.
In the State Senate on the 9th, among the bills
passed were the following: Authorizing the Com
| missioners of Putnam County to improve certain
| streams; providing for the drainage of swamps in
Lafayette Township, Coshocton County; authoriz-
ing Montgomery County to issue s26, 600 in bonds
| for an addition TO their Infirmary; authorizing
Miamis6urE MI Montgomery County. % issue bonds @
6I11 and 1856 SO as to give District Courts final
jurisdiction in many cases that now 60 TO the SUI
aiding the Supreme Court In the House the fol-
lowing bills were passed; To PROV de for the pro-
sSiSIsn of ehdsn aSiRs The biz provides that
shall not be kept in infirmaries and
brought up pauperss also, for the separation Of
amend the game laws of the State; amended by the
House as to make it unlawful to shoot quail in
any other month than November; to amend Sec
tion 9lS and 99 that in of forfeited recog-
nizances rewards may be paid which have been Of
iered for the apprehension or criminals; supple
mentary TO chapters and 4, division 9 title r.
that where villages have been acting under regu-
laton charter for number of years it shall be con-
sidered Valid and the proper bass for all leves and
and Treasurers of Boards of Education shall be
paid out of the contingent fund the order of the
Board Of Education, and that rreasurers of city
districts shall receive no compensation for disburs
| ing the funds.
| AMONG the bills passed in the state Senate on
the 2sth were the following: Amending sections
327, $685. 3210 and 32I1 and substituting section
5209, as to give persous furnishing material, all
laborers and those boarding persons engaged in the
construction of railroad first lien on the road
and Its properties for the payment of their claims
amending section s74 10 require superintend-
ent< OF County Infirmar;es, when they admit per-
sons to the inirmaries, to report the same imme-
diately in writing together with the reasons there
for, to the directors, and to give superintendents
authority to discharge inmates when they see fit,
and report their action to the directors for record
| amending section' 110, 112, 49, 1lS and I22, so
that the Governor can for cause remove
| from Office Notari Public; for the relief of
W. A. Raush, of Monroe County; authorizing the
Board OF Education OF Adelphi, Ross County, TO is
| sue bonds for Indebtedness Mr.. Wilson offered a
jrint resolution for third story the house.
putting in elevators and other Improvements to fur
| nish room. 1t makes the Governor, Secretary OF
State and Attorney Generala commission to report
plans to the next legislature for an addition cost
ing s500,000 Mr.. Wilson offered resolution earlier
in the session for an additional building The
House concurred In the Senate amendments to the
law to take effect April II. The entire afternoon
session was spent in considering the Cochran To
bacco Inspection bill No definite action taken
| and adjournment was had with it still pending
IL THE State Senate on the 2sth bills were
passed rs follows: Authorizing the Board of Edu-
cation of 0linstcad Township, Cuyahoga County, tc
make additional levy for school purposes; Great
ing special sch rol district for prt of No BILE and
Education of Wilmington to issue bonds for school
purposes; authorizing Mineral Ridge, Trumbull
County, to transfer fund; defining more specif-
cally the duties Of the Railroad Commissioner SO
to prevent unjust discrim in rates. 1t takes
| effect May In the House, among other bills
the 70 lowing were passed: Including Carroll
|
scaps of woodchucks and grou d-hogs amending
section 742 so that the City ard County Infrmary
on Ioasesw %
ing the Commissioners of Hamilton County to make
repairs and imp ovements at Longview Asylum
County to improve water courses SEN
ate bill by. Mr.. Hollingsvorth, as
amended by Mr.. Jaeger, making it read as follows:
Wheeling and New York Railroad Company each
Of which now represents $50 of par value, be re-
sented by shares Of sIoo each" Amended House
bill by Mr.. Cooper so as to change the number Of
members of Boards of Education in Hamilton
County from six to five in special and village dis
tricts, being intended to break the dead-locks a.
Lockland and winton Place. The bill does not af-
feet village districts this spring because of the short
time between now and the election, and because all
| the candidates have been nominated for the first
Monday of April. In special districts the election
| for elections under the bill. Mr.. Godfrey intro.
duced bill making the kidnapping law apply to
all children under sixteen years of age instead Of
| twelve, so as to protect young girls
| In THE State Senate on the 3oth, bills were
| passed as follows: Authorizing Wiltshire, Van Vert
County, to borrow money for expenses incurred in
| suppressing the smallpox limiting the powers Of
the Athens County Commissioners in making road
| improvements; authorizinI the inspectors gaugers
| and weighers to appoint their own deputies
| authorizing the Comm ssoners of Lucas County to
| pay the claim of Andrew Hemflins for damages by
the breaking of the canal; authorizing the COM
| missioners of Clermont County to purchase the
| Ohio turnpike and make it free; dividing Monroe
Township, Perry County, into two elec.
off part of the States bondei indebteduess
amending section 373O as to legaze the reorgan.
ization of the Cincinnati College of Music as cor.
poration, to be conducted without profit to stock.
holders; enabling secret and benevolent societies
to own stock in buildings for lodge purposes
| In the House, bills were introduced as follows
| MIR. Brady-AuthOrizng the Commissioners of Sa n.
dusky County to levy additional taxes for pool
purposes; Mr.. Misunderstanding the right Of
| the Cincinnati and Eastern II iilroad
State grounds in Millcreek Township, HamiItor
| County; Mr. misunderstanding the act O
April IA, 1850, which gave spo cial agents 25 D
cent. for getting omitted personal and other prop
erty on the old tax duplicate in Hamilton County
The old bill, it is claimed, put s275 O0J into th
| County Treasury, and it is claimed this will put il
| over $500 900, and reduces the Per cent to th
| special agents to 10 per cent. Mr. Locke-Amend
ng the law SO as to provide for further qualifca
ions of Justices of the Peace