Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-07
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

o. 5. Journal Summary.
JAN. 29-Senate-Bills introduced: Au
| thorizing, under certain circumference,
division of special school districts with
subdistricts; dividing townships into road
districts, at option of trustees; directing
county commissioners to publish adver.
tisements in the leading newspaper OF
the county, whatever its politics; sundry
local bills.
Resolutions adopted: Favoring an in.
crease from 81 to S1S per month of the
pensions for loss of an eye; favorine
equalization of soldiers bounties; giving
the penitentiary committee power to send
for persons and papers.
The hearing of the contested election
case of Pike V. Haynes, as candidates foI
common pleas judge in the Toledo dis
trict, was postponed on behalf of the
contestee until February 26.
House-BillS introduced: Making cleri
cal corrections in the Revised Statutes
changing name of the Reform School fol-
Boys to "The School of Progress fol
Boys" sundry local bills.
Bills passed: S. B. making appropria.
tions for support Of common schools; s.
b. to pay principal and interest due on
the public debt; various local bills.
A resolution directing payment of va
riOuS small sums to persons named was
adopted.
| JAN. 30-Senate-Bills introduced:
Amending the law as to management of
| work houses; creating state board of
health; to prevent cruelty to animals; to
punish trespasses, and prevent depreda
tions ON land
Bills passed: H. B. for better protection
and care of the Stale House and grounds:
S. b. creating d board of pardons; S. B. to
light the state library with electricity
Resolutions adopted; Looking to the
separation of the Miami University from
partisan and religious control; for the
purchase of maps; requesting the Attor-
ney Generals opinion as to the pow
er of insane asylum commission to
let contracts for construction of asylum
buildings at Toledo; H. J. r. to pay Off
GERS of the last House certain sums.
The nomination Of w. H. H McIlyar
of Guernsey as a trustee of of the Xenia
| Orphans Home was confirmed.
House-Bills introduced: To meet the
difficulties incident to the immediate ad-
mission of dangerous insane persons into
the different insane asylums; prohibiting
the catching of wild duck by traps or
snares at any time; for returns by town.
ship assessors of the damages and fatali-
ties caused by lightning; providing for
the creation Of guarantee companies; de-
claring more fully the intent of railway
and other liens; as to allowances for
medical services to paupers; an anti board
of health bill; making cost of partition
fences a lien upon real estate; to punish
fornication with children
JAN. 31-Senate-Bills introduced: To
provide for the protection of children;
to bridge the Muskingvm at GAINESVILLE.
Passed: By Mr.. Reed, regulating the
practice of pharmacy; Mr. Crowell, to pro-
tect the civil rights of all citizens; same,
requiring that applications to the Cover
nor for acquisitions shall be accompanied
by testimony
House-Bills introduced: Increasing
fees OF witnesses in justices courts to 81
per day; to build court house and Jail in
Carroll county; providing for semi-month-
| ly payment of Iaborers; requiring that all
articles manufactured in the penitentiary
shall be marked as so made; to provide
| for change of order of cases on the court
docket; providing for trunk-pipe lines for
| Use OF Oil refining companies; reducing
price of Ohio State Reports to 81 so per
volume; amending the statutes as to the
rights of married women; authorizing the
auditor to draw on county treasurers for
deficits in the common school fund.
Passed; II. b. for destruction of nox-
ious weeds on highways; II. B. requiring
township trustees to destory Canada this
ties, wild carrots and teasleS, and punish
ing the sale of seed containing the seeds
of such plants; IL. B. giving witnesses
in justices courts fee uf 81 per day in
stead of so cents; S. B. changing time of
holding courts in Madison county.
FEB. 1-Senate-A bill was introduced
to amend the game laws.
Passed: II. b. to amend the law rela-
tive to the immediate admission of dan
gerously insane persons to the state asy-
lums, various local bills.
Resolutions adopted: Favoring pen
sions of soldiers who were prisoners of
war; directing that all new matter in
amendatory bills shall be printed in ital-
les.
The following nominations by the
Governor were confirmed: Robert G. Pen
nington of Seneca county, to be trustee
of the new Toledo Insane asylum for the
term of five years; Erastus d. Burton of
Cuyahoga county, to be trustee of the
Cleveland Insane asylum for the term
ending April IA, 1885, vice Hon. Sidney
;. Warner, resigned; John Ackley of
Athens, to be trustee of the asylum in s
hat place until April IA, 1887, to fill va
,ancy "a caused by the resignation of S. w. h
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