Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-19
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
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". 3. Journal summary.
MARCH 10.-Senate- introuced:
Repeating section 1924 of criminal code
relating to burglars tools; authorizing
probate judges on application of friends
TO appoint persons to visit inmates of
insane asylums.
HOUSEHOLDS introduced: Adding Del
aware to list of counties in which pro
bate courts have concurrent Jurisdiction;
compelling newspapers to make oath to
their circulation; requiring township
trustees to pay local bounties that were
promised and not paid; authorizing Gem
etery trustees to assess lot owners;
amending section 67S0 so as to make it
apply to Circuit Court.
Resolutions offered: To allow William
A. Neil to sue the.state for infringement
on lands; to repeal former resolution re-
lating to transfer of insane.
MARCH 11-Senate - Bills passed:
House bill dividing Washington towns
ship. Monroe county, into two election
precincts.
Bills introduced: Amending mechan-
les lien law so as to extend time from
four to six months; House joint resolu-
ton for $500 to pay Hooking Valley wit
nesses, and Senate joint resolution con-
graduating General Grant on his restor-
alton to the rank of general were adopted
House-Bills passed: House bills au+
thorizing Tuscarawas county to lease
apartments for county offices; amending
laws for listing property; authorizing
Elyria to erect soldiers monument.
House bill repeating Pruden jury lay
was defeated
Bills introduced: Authorizing Steu-
benville to transfer funds; prohibiting
publishers from engaging in gift enter
Drises; providing for LEGAL bounties; /;
amending exemption law so that ali wo-
men shall have homestead, or in lieu
thereof $1,000 exemption; prohibiting
circulation of immoral literature; giving
labor liens on railroads; authorizing
Clermont and Belmont counties to con-
struct free turnpikes.
House joint resolution adopted APP
propriating $500 to pay expenses of wit
nesses in Hooking Valley investigation.
MARCH I2.-Senate Bills passed:
House bills for female assistant physi-
clans at asylums; placing telephone and
insurance companies under same law as
express and telegraph companies; Senate
bills amending section $40 relating to
dowers; making felony to burglariZe
granaries; authorizing Hamilton county
to issue $4,000 for court house; abol
ishing Superior court in Montgomery
county.
Bills introduced: Providing commits
sion to secure statue of VIM. Allen for
bequest in Portage county.
House, House joint resolution adopted
for final adjournment April 13.
House bill for free school books de-
feated-yeas 21, nays AZ.
House bill repeating Pharmacy law de-
feated.
Bills passed: Senate bills amending
state printing law; providing for pur>
chasing land for opening roads; House
bills establishing state forestry bureau;
authorizing city councils to appoint boil
er inspectors; providing for work house
inmates to work on streets; for register
ing births and deaths.
MARCH 13.-Senate-Bi introduced:
To re-organize Cleveland.
Bills passed: House bills amending
jury law; for bridge in Muskingum
county; to lease quarters for Tuscarawas
county officers.
House-Bill passed: House bill re-
pealing the law giving school boards
power to have separate schools for col
ored youth.
Bills introduced: For teaching Ger
man in districts having thirty pupils;
for protection against oleomargarine;
taxing roller riHks $4,000 per year each.
MARCH 14-Senate-Ne business.
House-Bills introduced: Authorizing
Springfield to erect city buildings: pro-
hibiting sale of claims outside the state;
limiting liability in live stock sales;
compelling attendance of witnesses from
other counties.
MARCH l6-Bills introduced: Author
izing Granville to borrow $4,000 for wa;
ter works; for roster of Ohio soldiers
authorizing children's homes to indenr
ture children.
House-Bills introduced: prescribing
expenditures for road repairs; authoriz'
ing Adams county 10 build a children's
home; limiting mileage of sheriffs in
transporting prisoners; requiring clerks
of courts to furnish bar d0ckets; author
izing judges to assign cases out of regu
lar order; amending the law of dover
for insane women providing for release
of u ortgages in certain cases.
THREE important changes in the pos>