Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-02-19
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
o. s. Journal summary.


FEB. 0-Senate-Bills introduced
lAppropriating $4,000 for State Boart
of Agriculture expenses; making it bur
glary TO break into a corn crib; amends
| ing the incest section of the criminal
code; authorizing county commissioners
to establish time meridian.
| Bills passed: Senate bills for settle
ment of accounts of estates of insane
persons; allowing mutuals to insure
against cyclones and storms;, ant q ling
the turnpike assessment law; House
bill for incorporating companies to catch
horse thieves.
House-Bills passed: House bills, pay.
ing 81 teachers and employees for person.
al losses at the lmbecile asylum fire
amending the Seitz law so as to atix
heavier penalties for bribery; restoring
records in Hamilton county; making
partial appropriations for the year; pat
ting the assessment for building on all
persons tapping sewers; providing for
female physicians in the female wards
of asylums; Senate bills comforting con
current jurisdiction on the Probate
courts of Pickaway, Morrow and Seneca
counties; giving township trustee pow
er to repair roads; authorizing the Cir
cuit courts to begin without three weeks
notice; amending thelaw for mill dam
assessments; providing for printing le
gal advertisements in German papers of
1900 circulation; compelling trains to
stop for passengers at all railroad cross.
ings; amending the law relative to con-
ditions in insurance policies; for COM
mission to select system Of free school
books: for printingthe annual report of
the state inspector of mines; restricting
the manufacture and sale of dynamite
| by license; paying teachers at the Deaf
and Dumb asylum who board outside
Sc additional per week; regulating the
issuing of medical diplomas.
FEB. 11-Senate-Bills passed: House
bills fixing the amount of stationery ex-
penses for the State Board of Agricul-
ture; making partial appropriations.
Bill introduced: Authorizing Defiance
to borrow $500 for cemetery purposes.
House-Bills passed: House bills ma
king partial appropriations; amending
laws foe collecting ditch taxes.
Bills introduced: Creating civil ser
vice commission to examine all appli+
caDts for positions in the state depart
ments; providing that the superintepd-
ent of the Xenia hone must be an ex-
soldier; compelling railroad companies
to build barb wire fences; regulating eI-
press companies; providing for register
| ing births and deaths; prohibiting the
appointment of lawyers in state cases
providing for the election of directors of
agricultural societies by townships;
compelling companies importing labor
to give bond for their support; radically
amending the fee bill Of probate judges.
FEB. 12-Bills passed: Senate bill au-
thorizing the treasurer of Athens coun
ty to receive and disburse for Ohio uni.
versity; 81. B. for the sale of state lots
in Columbus.
Bills introduced: For county clerks to
do duty for Circuit courts; for counties
to bear part of damages in opening coun-
ty roads.
House Bills passed: Authorizing
county commissioners to grant right of
way for street railroads: authorizing
Cleveland to issue 100000 of bonds
amending the children's home act.
Bills introduced: :: Abolishing water
works trustees in cities of second class
liking the salary of prosecuting attor-
neys in certain counties at $500 and as
sistants at $500; fixing term of police
judges in Cincinnati at Ave years
and salary at $4,000; refunding the state
debt; regulating the appraisement of
railroad rolling stock; taxing roller ska
ting rinks in Cincinnati $50 per day; for
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