The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-03-01
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.


Born branches of the State General Assembly
met on the 10Th pursuant to adjournment on the
18th. The business of the Senate was confined to
The second reading of bills and receiving Of reports,
Mr.. Halls Senate bill amending Section 437 of the
Revised Statutes, as to require all publications
Of proclanations, court notices, ETC., to be pub
ished in two papers of opposite politics, was
amended by the Senate committee on public print
ing so to apply to Miami County only ........In
the House the business confined to second read
ings, receiving Of reports and memorials. and the
a substitute for his House liquor tax
bill BY fixing the assessment on gen
and providing that three-fourths of the revenue
ceived shall be paid into the county treasury one
half Of that to go to the police fund and the other
porations where there is no police fund, the full
shall 80 into the general revenue
poor fund. The Attorney General is charged with
the duty Of seeing that liquor dealers are duly mo-
titled by advertisement of the time of paying such
assessments, and to enforce the same by proceed
ingsin ,nandamus If necessary. Other bills were
introduced, among which were the following:
House bill S02, by Mr.. Robinson Requiring fire
companies doing business undcr section
1856, - make annual reports the same as.other
companiea The bill is intended to apply to COM
House sbiH Sos, by Mr.. Stilwell-Amend ng Sec
tions 410S, 3,1g9, and 3110 so 40 to include per-
sonal p!operty belonging to wenen won at marriage &c
worth To punish any person for selling narrow
leayed plsintain or blueweed seed. gouse bill 799,
pointlnent Of board Of seven commissioners in the
city Of cleveland. House bill se4. by Mr.. Scott
Supplementary to section 81, authorizing county
examfners to Investigate the matters OF fees and
salaries received by the various county officers.
In THE State Legislature on the goth pet itions
were presented by Mr.. Hollingsworth, from Harri-
con County for the passage of law compelling the
teaching of the effects of alcohol upon the human
body, aud from workingmen of Cincinnati and
other places for the passage OF the Peet bill, abo-
ishing the contract convict labor system at the
penitentiary. The following bills were passed:
Senate bill, by Mr.. Dexter-Amending Section
276s 80 as to allow the Cincinnati Sinking Fund
Commission to buy city bonds without the same
being zdvertised. Senate bill by Mr.. Perkins
Amending section SS05 so ss TO make it read: "No
company shall lease its road to any OF her company,
whether of this sny other State IS hereinbefore
provided, unless the lessor receive full and ade-
9uate security for the payment OF the rental % and md
lessor In as good condition as on enter
ing into posse sion; and If the lessee fail to
Be void, at the option Of the lessor" senate bill
by r.Norton Amending s.ction 1868 as to
prohibit the killing of deer till October Is. 1888
the foil wing bills were passed: Chang ng the time
for holding the May term OF Court in Hardin and
Wood Counties for 1888; dividing Turtle Creek
Township, Warren County, into two election pre-
cinc,s; amending section 6s57, so as to make 1t a
penitentiary oense to misappropriate bequest for
section $s62 50 as to allow manufacturers in wood
to invest suSplus funds in real estate; amending
sections 80 as to make the word "scal mea1 any
mark used on legal documents; amending section
grouads OF defense; authorizing tohnstown, Lick
ing Comfy to issue roo bonds for school pur-
poses Bills were Introduced by Mr.. Conrad max
ing appropriatlons to meet deficiencies, and by r
Scott regulating the time turnpike petitions shall
be fledan leyies made.
II ~ H. ceoI
as follows: House bill by Mr.. r.Stevens-Authorizing
the Clermont County Commissioners to issue bonds
for an infrmary. Senate bill by Nj. Chapman
Establishing State Board of Health. Senate bill
by Mr.. Brownell, abolishing the Superior Court Of
Montgomery County, was postponed till the
2Sth. House joint resolutions were adopted fol-
repair Of State-house closets and improving Sink
duced as follows: Mr.. Dexter-For Tax Commits
sion at Cincinnati, composed of the yor, City
Comptroller and three citizens, to be appointed by
ment Of Assessors at Cincinnati. Mr.. walcott-
Authorizing Kent, Portage County, to purchase
certain grounds. Mr.. Perkins-Authorizing War
rem, Trumbull County, TO borrow money for the
improvement of Mahoning avenue.........In the
House, the Kinney amendment to the Constitution
consumed the entire day. Several amend ments t.
finally defeated under the three -ffths requirement
by vote of yeas so; nays AZ. Adjourned.
liz the State Senate on the d, the following bill
were introduced: Providing that ''no bank broker
cashier teller clerk, director stockholder, attor
ney agent of any bank, or any person holding
any official relation to any bank, shall be compe
tent to act as Notary Public in this State in an!
matter" in which any of them is a party in inter
est. Providing that whenever any property aban
doned stolen, supposed to be so, shall come IL
the possession of Sheriff or Constable, he shal
keep 1t for thirty days, and - II not reclaimed tn
vided for estrays and drifts this does not appl,
to policemen or city marshals. Making the pro
vision as to petit iuries apply to grand juries s.
Allowing cuyahoga County to levy fve-tenths of
mill for road and bridge purposes, one-half to b
to meet a deficiency in the County Fund for 1ss
and 1sS4.....The following bills were intro
duced In the House: Requiring County Commits
| conveyance Of lands held in lease from the Ohi
| University. Forbidding the opening of salool
within 200 feet of a school-house. Authorizin
| for the apprehension of criminal when he is al
rested and gives recognizanee and the recognizanc
ship, Perry County, into two election precinct,
Limiting the charges of telephone companies
| four dollars month for single wire, when ust
| by one person, to three dollars when used by tw
| persons and to two dollars when used by three @
more persons Securing tho payment of offei;
and witness fees in all criminal cases before Jul
| ticcs Of the Peace Providing for additional rool
| for the Supreme Court Clerk in the south part
| the hall.
| ONLY two members being present in the Sta
Senate on the 23d, adjournment was taken until tt
| 27th In the House, the following bills were il
| troduced: To annex part of Harrison Township
Perry County, to the village of Rpssville. Muskir
gum County, for municipal purposes only; autho
| izing the Com missioners of Hamilton County
purchase the Ohio turnpike, running from Unio
Bridge to the western boundary of CleImont, di
| tance of about four miles. Under the preseI
| Constitution the counties of Lake and fauldIr
| are united with other counties II representatiC
| in the Legislature-Pauldingb being united wit
| Defiance, and Lake with Geau2a. In order TIL
| these counti,s should be directly represented, ar
| to provide against possible decrease Of populate
| in some of the counties that would MT allow re-
| resentation, w. S. Hathaway offered last winter 8
amendment to the Constitution providing TIL
! every county shall be entitled to one Represent
tive-the pr sent representation by pol uation st
to continue to more than one Representativ
On motion of Mr.. Jones, of Delaware, the resol
| ton was taken from the table and referred to ii
Judiciary Committee. Adjourned until the cit
State News Items.
AT the meeting of the Executive Con
mittee of the Y. NJ. C. A, of Ohio. at c.
lumbus, on the 22d, J. w. Walton.
Cleveland, was chosen Chairman, and o.
Morn, of the same city, was elected Seer