Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-03-22
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.

! MARCH 1D.-NtHHit-DltlS ptSSSu.
/ House bill to amend sections 29O. 292.
/ 293 and 295 so is to provide for thor
ough and efficient inspection Of mines in
/ Ohio: Senate bill 10 suppress bucket
shops and gambling in stocks. grain and
/ produce: to amend section 12S4 SO as to
permit husband and wife TO testify in
each others behalf in criminal cases:
/ Senate bill to amend section 53f0 so as
/ to authorize Courts of Common Pleas to
I demand security for costs from time 70
time: senate bill amending section 1913
so that a majority of board of town
ship trustees shall be a quorum To trans
act business; Senate bill to amend see
ton 1852, empowering Circuits Courts
! to review cases where judges or courts
refuse to grant leave 10 file petitions in
error.
HouSe-Bill passed: House bill amend
ing the act relating to the relief of indi-
gent soldiers.
Bill introduced: Fixing the charges
for switching cars from one connecting
track to another at 81.
NARCu -Ssnaie-Senate bill to
permit building associations to increase
. or decrease the face value OF shares and
to decrease capital stock: Senate bin TO
fix responsibility and protect labor and
the rights of contractors: Senate bill
amending section 4I63 SO that funds in
the hands Of administrators arising from
sale of real estate shall descend accord
ing to the law Of descent.
Bill introduced: Probate judges to re-
remove administrators and executors fer
embezzlemenj.
House Resolutions adopted: Senate
Joint resolution providing for com
mission to investigate pools and trusts;
Senate joint resolution favoring the
passage bv Congress of the Cameron
service pension bill: Senate joint reSolu
tion providing a commission to investi-
gate the subject of taxation.
Bills passed: House illmaking more
perfect and plain the laws relating to
mining: House bill authorizing the Su-
p"eme Court to take out of their order
cases where the Circuit Courts have de
cided directly opposite on cases Of like
fact; House bill amending the law rela-
ting to the duties OF county commission
ers in the letting OF contracts for build
ing bridges, court houses, etc: House bill
to prohibit the use OF dynamite in kill
ing fish: House bill amending game law
50 as to include meadow Iari5 and tur-
tie dove prohibitory game: amending
section 55S3 allowing probate judges to
grant injuactioas III cases pending in
higher courts during vacations of the
latter.
MARCH 1J-Seaafe Bills passed: Sen |
ate bill Steubenville, jefferson county, /
to borrow 100000 to build a bridge |
across the Ohio river: Senate bill en-
powering Probate Courts to authorize /
guardians OF insane persons to invest |
moneys and real estate of their wards; /
Senate bill to prevent cities and villages |
from extending their limits unnecessa- (
rly; House bill providing for the col /
lection Of information relative to acci- |
dents occurring in workshops and facto- |
ries: House bill authorizing the mainte-
nance OF tOli-gate within the bOunda- |
ry of Flushing, Belmont county.
House Bills passed: House bill Mus
kingum county to eXp2nd $4,000 to
make an exhibit at the Ohio Centennial
at Columbus; House bill au-
st Clairsvilie, belmont coun-
ty. to issue bonds for 'ir2 department /
purposes; township trustees not to serve
to exceed six wears in succession; giving
Circuit and Common Pleas Courts pow
er to appoint constables at $500 per
year.
MARCH I7.-T'hcre were six members
present at the opening of the House and
four members present when the Senate
met. and neither Of the presiding officers.
In the House 1ir. Williams introduced
bill extending the provisions OF the
Washington county road law to Colnm-
biana county. The bill was read the
second time and referred to AIr. Cope
Nj. Reed reported back the deficiency ,
bill with 4 few amendments. which
were adopted. and the bin made special
rider for Wednesday. The Senate,
without the transaction Of business, sue
ceedcd in declaring itself adjourned by
Nlr. Cowgirl taking the chair.