Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-02-16
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.

FEBRUARY. 7.-Senate Bills intro
duced: For the election of officers in
where the same has been
delayed.
HOUSe-Bills introduced: Perry eoun-
ty to finish court house; to regulate the
price of gas; savings banks to invest
more than 10 per cent. in county bonds,
if desired; regulating the manna: OF let
ting contracts for public buildings and
bridges; defining who are entitled to
ministerial funds
FEBRUARY S.-Seadte Bills intro
duced: Amending the registration law;
amending the homestead law as regards
forfeiture; agricultural societies 70 have
additional authority in the purchase of
fair grounds; Williams county to borrow
money and build new court house, $780,
600: relative to the legal rights of hus-
band and wife; names of officers of in
cOrpOrated companies to be filed for rec
ord: township trustees to assess damages
for sheep killed by dogs. Bills passed:
). b. creating a State board of pardons;
). B., townships to contract for medical
attendance for the poor for two years; ;.
b., the Governor to remove lady visitors
at the Soldiers home in certain cases; ;.
3. amending the infirmary laws relative
to outside poor.
HOltse-Bills passed: H. B. prescrib-
ing a penalty for fraud in securing a
life insurance policy; H. b. life prison.
erS to have the same privileges as other
prisoners; H. B. prescribing a fine for
selling liquor within two miles of a
Grand Army reunion, etc: H. B. relative
to improper persons wearing the Grand
Army badge; II. b. requiring the block
ing of frogs by railway companies. Bills
intoduced: prohibiting the payment of
wages in scrip and amendatory thereto;
teStamentary trustees to have the same
powers as administrators; amending the
game laws; limiting the time for taking
appeals from county commissioners in
road cases; life and accident companies
to engage in no other business; for
changes in the registration laws; corpo-
rationS to deal in real estate; sheriff to
pay all unclaimed fees to county clerks
FEBRUARY 9-SeHate-BiliS passed:
). B. female attendants to accompany
insane females to aSylumS; relative to
the legal settlement of paupers. Bills
introduced: For nOn-partiSan boards of
municipal revision in certain cities;
amending the color blind law.
HOHse-Bills passed: H. B. providing
for township local option; II. b. requir-
ing teachers to be examined in physiolo-
gy and hygiene;H. B. providing that per-
sons convicted and awaiting a new trial
NAV be admitted to bail.
FEBRUARY 10.-SeHate- intro
duced: Giving ex-soldiers preference in
employment by the State: regulating tel
ephone charges; Monroe county to be
transferred to the Sixth Judicial district
to prevent Swindling by head contract
Ors; regulating the manner of bringing
suits against stockholders Of railroad
companies; to protect the rights of con-
tractors.
Bills passed: 5. B. for the labelling of
convict-made goods from other States;
H. B. to pay certain military claims; H.
b. repeating the act to build court
house in Lucas county.
HOuSe-Bills passed; $. B. prevent
ing the sale of liquor within a mile of
certain benevolent institutions; H. b. |
relative to collection of cOgnovit notes. |
Bills introduced: Schools lands to be !
annually; to quiet title to GER
tain Virginia military lands; creating
the Office of chaplain at the penitentiary;
lot owners to build cutters; for the cleo |
tiOn of members of school board in Gin |
regulating the manner of build
ing children's homes; honorably dis |
soldiers to be given preference
in employment by State; amending the
script law making orders good.
FEB. 11.-SenGte- vote by which |
the veterinary bill was lost was recon-
sidered and the bill postponed.
HOHse-Bills introduced: Preventing |
two lines of telegraph poles being erect
ed on any street, alley or highway;
the law relative to the selec-
ton of petit juries.
FEB. 13. 3.-Sendte Bills introduced:
the maintenance of line
fences; against poisoning of treSpassing
dogs; amending the registration laws ap-
plying to Cleveland; to prevent the in
PRODUCTION of Texas fever among cattle.
HOuse-Bills introduced: Thirty days
notice to be required before suit can be
brought against a municipal corporations:
allowing the clerk of the supreme court
1925 quarterly from the fees collected by
him.