Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-03-28
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
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OHIO LEGISLATURE.
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MARCH -Sendte-Bills introduced:
Raising the salary of music teacher at
Blind asylum from $500 to 500;
amending statute providing for penalty
for those who offer bribe for vote so as
to embrace those who give.
HOuSe-Bills introduced: Amend
section 1904 and limit tonnage hauled
on free turnpike between November Is
and May Is to 1900 pounds; authorize
county commissioners in counties bor-
dering on other States to join in con-
structing turnpikes.
MARCH l9.-Senate- Bills introduced:
Requiring preference to be given to ex-
Union soldiers in appointments to posi-
tions of the State; allow township clerks
to take Acknowledgements of cemetery
deeds; exempt shares in Building and
Loan associations from taxation; require
county commissioners to offer and pay
reward of $500 for capture of horse
thieves: Senate bills boards of education
to furnish free books to INDECENT pupils;
elect officers in municipalities not elect
ing for year.
HOuse-BillS introduced: Amend sec
ton 5725 and allow wife, in case of in
durable insanity of husband, to sell
property; amend section 40 and increase
compensation of members Of the House
to $500 per term; amend section 1912
and allow road viewers to give full val
ne of property; amend section 4l14 and
provide that illegitimate child shall be
capable of inheriting or transmitting in
heritance to father as well as mother.
Bill passed: Bonds in Center town.
ship, Monroe county, for town hall at
Woodsfield.
MARCH 20-Seaate-Bills introduced:
To regulate voting at State and city
elections australian System).
Bills passed: Empower municipalities
to proceed with improvements by Civ
ing bond to parties bringing suit to pre-
vent; require division of precincts hav-
ing $50 votes.
House se-Prevent deception in sale of
oleomargarine.
MARCH 2l.-SenGte- Senate bills re-
quiring life insurance to report more
fully; extending the force of liens
on buildings and improvements to the
advantage of material and laboring
men; to return released convicts to
counties from which sent; tax telegraph
and exprese companies; increase su-
preme bench to eight members and sub
divided into two courts.
Ho,Lse-Bills introduced: $4,000
bonds for market-house in Columbus;
amend act to prevent spread of CLAN
ders, etc. Resolution adopted: S. j. r.
providing for legislative appOrtionment.
MARCH 22.-Senate- passed:
Fine $500 to $1,000 treasurers who retain
funds against warrant of unauthorized
persons; state auditor to investigate
county auditors offices; excepting man
ufacturers in other states from law re-
quiring venders' license; define and pun
ish riOtCuS conspiracy; county treasurers
in townships where county treasury is
located may pay INDECENT soldiers; pro-
hibit discrimination ON account of color
by life insurance companies; giving
miners liens on mines for debts due
them; put public works of state in hands
of whole board; prevent erection of dan
gerOus public buildings; requiring cOun-
ty commissioners to compensate prose-
cutting attorneys not less than $3.50
year; admit ex-soldiers who have lost
an arm, leg or eyesight to soldiers
homes. Resolution adopted: On death
Of hA fofa
Supreme court. Adjourned to t p. IN.
Monday.
HouSe-Bills passed: H. BIS provid-
ing for inspection alive of beef intend
ed for human food; allow voters to paste
adhesive slips instead of scratching; de-
claring roads used for twenty-one years
public highways. Resolutions adopted:
Gu death of Justice Stanley Matthews.
Adjourned to p. m. Monday.
MARCH 25.-SenGte- on
resolution of respect to Justice Mat
thews's memory reported and Senate ad-
journed to Wednesday to attend funeral.
HOUse-Bills passed: To authorize
issue of $4,000 water works bonds at
Bridgeport. Resolution offered: To limit
speeches to five minutes, etc. ResOlu-
ton adopted: Appointing a committee
of seven to attend Justice Matthews's
funeral Bills introduced: Allow aud
itors to correct tax duplicates; amend
Owen liquor law and prevent giving
away of liquors; incorporate Louisville,
Monroe county; amend section 1920 and
allow boards of education to meet in
August instead of September.