Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-04-04
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
o. S. Journal Summary.

MARCH Senate-Not in session.
House-Bills passed: Authorize com
missioners of counties adjoining coun-
ties to other States to join in improve
ments; Senate bill to allow attorney gen.
eral 3 per cent. on collections and makes
salary $4,000; allow councils in villages
having $50 electors to divide into elec-
ton precincts,
MARCH 27'-Senate- introduced:
Authorizing county commissioners to
allow $500 instead of 800 to justices;
give probate judges travelling expenses
when holding inquests away from home;
making unpaid water rent lien on prop
erty; subjecting to a penalty those who
give passes to legislators.
Bills passed: House bill to amend law
relating to assignees by paying wages
first; receive back girls in Industrial
home between ages of Is and 2l.
Resolution offered: Proposing sub
mission to vote constitutional amend
ment granting woman suffrage.
HOuSe-Bills passed: House bill pro-
hiblting employment by directors of rel
atives as teachers and prohibiting Civ
ing presents; Senate bill requiring sec
retary building associations to make an
nual report; authorize county clerks to
have printed duplicates of trial dockets
for use of court officials; creating sec
ton 5052 and provide for service of
summons on corporations having no of
fee, etc, within state; furnish justices
and township trustees statutes,
MARCH S-Sennte-Bills introduced:
Decrease capital stock in building asso-
Citations in villages of $500 or less from
$4,000 to $4,000; rectify error in
amendment to act declaring dividends;
enlarging powers of canal commission;
salaries members of the Legislature
$1200 year.
Bills passed: Senate bill authorizing
canal collectors to solicit canal business;
making giving a bribe to influence
vote liable to penalty and giving half to
Informant; provide that property sold
by guardian or trustee shall take same
line of descent as though old by an ad-
ministrator or executor; House bill free
turnpikes in Monroe county; penalty of
$500 for failure to give preference in
state appointments to hoaorabbly-dis-
charged soldiers; distribute pro rata.
county money; to accept federal aid for
Soldiers and Sailors home.
HouSe-Bill introduced: Appropria-
ting S2l5,163 81 for deficiencies,
Bills passed; House bill State board
of control of public institutions; Senate
bill conform certain section and place
widow and widower on same footing as
to dover; pay board of pardOns annual
salary of $500 each; Senate bill that
statute of limitations shall not apply to
bounty claims; guardians for inebriates
MARCH 29.-Sendte- introduced:
Appropriating $4,000 for asylum for
incurably insane east of Cleveland and
south of north line of Stark county; con-
ferring on proposed railroad commission
power to regulate passenger and freight
rates.
Bills passed: House bill authorize bor-
der counties to unite with border coun-
ties of other States In road improve
mepts; water works bonds at Bridge
portI repeating Harrison county road
law; regulating sale of milk; extena ge-
illogical survey.
House-Bills passed: House bill au-
thurizing railroad commissioner to re-
quire gates or tlagmen at dangerous
crossings define and punish otrense of
sodomy, amend sections 1882 and 1912
and require sheriff to pay costs, etc, in
to treasury on auditors order same as