The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-10
OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.


passed: giving contractors and sub-contrac-
tors who build railroads a first lien on the
property; authorizing the Commissioners of
Hardin County to levy an additional tax for
pike Improvement and county fund; author
izing the Trustees of Miami Township, Hamil-
ton County, to make special levy for road
purposes; to authorize Columbus to construct,
dam across the Scioto River, and issue
bonds therefor. To authorize the County COM
missioners of Summit County to make spec
lal levy Tor bridge purposes. Authorizing
New Bremen, Auglaize County, to issue bonds
for the payment of certain debts The follow
81, 800 to pay the Trustees of the new Insane
Asylum. To authorize New Philadelphia,
Tuscarawas County, to issue bonds in the
village. Increasing the fees of jurors in Jus
tice of the Peace's Court from fifty cents to
seventy-fve cents per day for each case. Ad-
1ourned till Monday, at p. m.
HoUsE.-Bills were passed as follows: Au-
thorizing the Commissioners of Sandusky
County to transfer funds and build soldiers
County, into two election precincts. Conferr-
ing appellate and other instruction on the
Appellate Courts. Providing for the terms of
the Judges OF the Supreme Court SO that they
w1linot be affected by the judicial amendment
Authorizing the Commissioners of Adams
County to build free turnpike. Adjourned
till Monday.
COLUMBUS, March 31.-SENATE-Bills were
introduced amending the new law regulating
the penitentiary; amending the law so as to
equaiize the costs of joint sub-school districts
in the townships; amending the ditch laws SO
power to make the bitches underground; /;
amending sections relating to the militia SO as
70 conform to the suggestions of the recent
more effectually providing for the extradition
or fugitives from Justice.
HoUSE.-The principal bills introduced
were: Authorizing the Com niissioners of
nv nlra
records or abstracts belonging to any individ-
ual, company or corporation that may be nec-
said county; authorizing the Commissioners
OF Hamilton County to issue bonds to rebuild
tn the CiGurt,house; prohibiting the employment
or factory; requiring that children be eight
years old before being admitted into the Deaf
marred an9 smD Asylum IN Increasing the rights of
pealing the Scott Law and re-enacting the
SUNDAY law; authorizing the City Treasurer
IN such bank as he may deem best; providing
Tor an fronclad oath for all public officers that
they ta hays have resorted to no illegal means to OBJ
purpose of preparing a system of school
textbooks under the Poe resolution.
COLUMBUS, April1.-SENATE.-Thc following
bills were passed: Authorizing County Com
| missioners to appoint Commission of three
persons in each county, whose duty it will be
| to see to it that every honorably discharged
ex-Union soldier, sailor or marine of the
State, who shall hereafter die without leaving
means sufficient to defray funeral expenses
| shall be buried by said Commission. Author.
| 1zing the County Commissioners of Vintou
County to make an additional tax levy to pay
Indebtedness. Amending section Abb, SO as to
| require Road Supervisors to keep open and
clean bitches along the public highways. To
extend e1ata1 ii time within which work may be com.
bond for damages for failure to complete
work. Bills introduced: Increasing fee for
| examination of teachers from fifty cents to
| one dollar. To increase the salary of the
state insurance Commissioner from s., 900 tC
| 5000. Adjourned.
| quiring individual and partnership firms tc
record the names of all members thereof
Amending section 945 SO as better to protect
children from neglect, abuse or moral de
| praY1ty OF parents or guardians. Amendinp
| section $3.50 SO as absolutely to prohibit prize
hshtlng and sparring exhibitions, by making
1t a pen1tentiary ofense to participate there
in. Amending section 5134 so as to provide
that cases In n court in which damages are tt
pc assessed Shall be tried in the order in which
they stand on the docket. A number of loca
bills were passed. Adjourned.
COLUMBUS, April 2.-SENATE.-Ab bill reduc
| ing the number of peremptory challenges in
criminal cases was passed. message was re
| ceived from the Governor, recommending
provision by law for the offer of an adeouatt
| reward for the capture and conviction OF th
murderer of Captain Desmond. killed by rioter
IN IN ofnoindan; f also recommending the proprie
| mother. bill was passed providing for com
! pensaUon OF mli1t1amen wounded or prOstrat
ed by sickness while in service during the rio
in Cincinnati. bill was introduced prov1d
| ing That citizens may recover from the Stat,
damages for destruction of property by riotou
assemblages; The vote by which the graded
| liquor tax bill was laid on the table and or
dered printed was reconsidered, and the bill
was again laid on the table, but without in
structions to be printed. A number of bills O.
minor Importance were passed.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed providing for tn,
building of new courthouse at Troy. Ohio
also providing for levy of twenty-one hun
| dreths OF mill to meet deficiency in the HOS
special expenditures on account of pests