Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-03-22
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

After the reading Of the journal of tho las
legislative day and tho Introduction of
Dill by Mr. Kennedy authorizing Olmstca,
township, CuNnhoga County, TO transfo
$1,000 from the poor to tho township fund
~ recess was taken. When the House reas
sembled the following bills were introduced
Amending sections 1858 and 1869 so aB u
provide Tor the election of trustees In origi
nal survey townships on tho first Monday II
May; amending the pharmacy law so that 1
shall apply to pcraons who have had iivj
years experience IN drug stores, nuthorig
ing the board OF education of Kent villng,
school district, Portage County, TO levy
special tax OF two mills for school purnosc.
-gasscdi authorizing the trustees of Suf
held township, Portage County, TO transfer
innds-passed; supplementary TO section
4l!h, providing for renewal Of dccds whct
original is lost or destroyed; authorizing
commissioners OF Stark County TO transfer
5000 from the street to the county fund
passed; authorizing the board of education
of Wnpakoneta, Auglaizc County, to issue
5000 In bonds to build II school house; nu,
thori2ing Elyrin, borain County, to issue
bonds u the amount of $1,000 for street
improvements; authorizing the trustees OF
Orange township, Hancock County, TO levy
n tax to gravel roads etc. to dctach farm
lnnds belonging TO Henry Bynl, William B.
Miller and George Altman from tho Corpo-
ration of Findlny and from Fiudlay town
ship; extending the provisions OF the Tay-
lor law, permitting councils to order street
improvements without petitions to cities of
the second and third grade of the second
clnss; providing that copies of stenogrnph-
ers' reports of evidence, III transcribed in
longhnnd and cortiiicd by the stcnograph-
cis, shall thereafter be accepted in evidence
the same rs depOstions.
SENATE-Less than a quorum of members
were present at the hour for meeting. Mr.
Mnssic introduced an important bill relative
TO the taxation OF telegraph and express
companies doing business in this State. IL
constitutes the Governor, Secretary of State
and Auditor board 10 ascertain the amount
TO be taxed. This Is to be nscertained by
subtracting the value of the real estate,
etc, from the capital stock and the ratio
will be as 10 the number of miles in the
State. As soon as this is decided the total
is to he divided among tho various counties
md cities In proportion to the miles repre-
scntcd. The bill is patterned after the
Massachusetts law, and IL is estimated that
under It's provisions the Western Union
Telegraph Company would be taxed on
about SAO0O,0O0 in Ohio, apportioned bo.
tween the counties according to the number
OF miles of wire in each.
COLUMBUS March 2.-SENATE-This was
n day of local Legislation in both the Senate
and House, the sessions being devoted al
most exclusively to the passage of bills of
interest only in the localities affected.
Among the bills passed were the following,
which arc app iCabe TO counties, towns
cities and villages in Northern Ohio: Au-
thori2ing the board of education of the spc-
cial school district of Niles, Trumbull Coun.
", to levy specn tax for school purposes;
authorizing the board of education of Tus-
carnwas township, Co,hoctOn County, to
transfer $500 from the tuition to the cOntin-
gent fund; authorizing LennoN township,
Ashtabulu County, To lovy n tax TO build n
soldiers monument; authorizing North Bal
ttmorc, Wood County to borrow $1,000 to
build a town hall md fire engine house;
amending sections 1920 and 1880 so as TO pro-
vide that the police surgeon of Cleveland
shall be dismissed only upon trial, as in the
case of patrolmen; providing that assessors
in all cities divided into wards shall be
elected for two years and fixing thcir COM
pensatlon at three dollars per diem while
employed; authorizing township trustees to
grant the use of township halls TO Sunday
schools Mr.. Kerr introduced bill to pro-
vide for tho enforcement of the habitual
criminal act. 1t requires prosecuting at
torneys to ascertain from the warden ofthe
ponitcntiary, when Indictments have been
procured, whether the accused has ever been
II convict and II so, the Indictment as well
as the commitment papers shall so state,
and after the second conviction sentences
must be for an indefinite period, the release
of the prisoner being left to the discretion
of the Board of PardOns. Mr.. Siunctt Of
fered resolution in the Senate which au-
thorizes the canal commissioners to secure
the complete surrender of all expired water
leases ana IN an equitable manner secure
the purposes sought by surrendcring
for limited series of years, il nee
ossary to the lessee of such por-
tlon OF the annual rental therefor as |
may be agreed upon between the canal |
commission and each individual lessee. |
Tho Senate refused to concur in the House |
amendment 10 Senator Kerr's bill to permit |
husband and wife to testify in each others |
behalf in criminal cases. The amendment |
was rs follows: But upon no such crimi- |
nal prosecution shall husband or wife be |
cor IN at hn OF
less in case of personal injury by either the |
husband or wife to the other"
HousE-Among the bills passed were the |
following: Authorizing East Palestine, CO. |
lumbiana County, to issue S25,OOO in bonds |
for the purpose of establishing n water |
works system; authorizing Columbiana, Co |
lumbinna County, to issue 5000 in bonds TO |
purchase or erect an electric light or gas |
plant; authorizing the trustees of the Bap-
tst church of West Lafayc te, Coshocton |
County, to sell real estate; amending the |
somi-monthly payment law so as to give |
justices of the peace final jurisdiction in
the prosecution of claims for wages; to au.
thOri2e tho trustees of Orange township, |
Hancock County, 10 levy an additional tax |
for road purposes; TO detach certain farm
lands belonging to A. p. Byal and others
from the city of Findlay and attach them to
the township again; to compel the prompt |
distribution of county funds by county |
trcasurcrs to the proper officers OF township, |
city village, hamlet or school districts, and |
providing penalty of 500 to 81 900 for fail
ure TO comply with the act; TO define aud .
punish the crime of riotous conspiracy. This
bill Is us follows: BE il enacted by the |
General Assembly of The State of Ohio, that
when amy three or more persons unite or
combine together and commit any misde.
mcanor while wearing white caps, masks
or o her disguise, they shall be guilty of
thereof, shall each be imprisoned in the
penitcntiary not more than ten years nor
less than two years and fined in any sum
not exceeding S2,0O0 This act shall take
effect and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
Columns, March 13.-HoUsE-Th House
spent most of the day discussing the Senate
joint resolution providing for the Offering to
the electors of the State of n proposition so
TO amend the constitution as to give the
General Assembly absolute power for the |
raising of revenue for the support of the
State and local governments. A number of
were offered, most of them
hinging on an amendment offered by Mr..
Weems, OF Noble, and providing that flaws
shall be passed taxing by uniform rule all
monies, credits, investments in bonds,
stocks, joint stock companies or otherwise; |
and also all real and personal property ac-
cording TO its true value in money! and
giving the General Assembly authority TO
levy taxes other than taxes on property.
The resolution as finally adopted by the |
HOUSE Is as lOllOWs. LAWS snhll NC passed
taxing by Il uniform rule all monies, credits,
investments in bonds, stocks, int stock
or otherwise; and also all real
and personal property, according TO its true
value in money; but the General As
sembly may provide by law for reduc-
tion of the valuation and tax on woodland,
or may exempt the same from taxation; but
burying grounds, public school houses,
houses used exclusively for public worship,
of purely public charity, pubic
purpose, and personal property to an amount
not exceeding in value 500 for each indi.
vidual, may, by general laws, be exempted
from taxation; and the value of all property |
SO exempted shall, from time to time, be as
scertained and published, as may be directed |
by law; but the Generai Assembly may levy |
any tax or taxes except poll tax, other
than a tax on property, but the same shall
be uniform upon the same class Of subjects
The following bills were passed. Amending |
Section 37s7 Of the Revised Statutes so as to |
provide for the sale of abandoned church |
after the lapse of ten years; |
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