Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of tho sixty-Ninth General
Assembly of Ohio.

from the Governor ana referred as follows
Managers of the Ohio penitentiary Nathan
ohlefed of Hardin County, five years. Ferdi.
nand f. Remple, OF Hooking, four yeers; +. j.
Heer, OF Franklin three years; Watlsin Wat.
ldns, of Marion two years; M. Stanton, OF Lu.
cas-, ono year; A. Il. Mayer OF Franklin trustee
OF the Columbus Asylum for Insane; Sam A.
Kinnenr, OF Franklin, trustee of the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum: d. w. McAllistcr, of Franklin,
trustee of the Blind Asylum; W. II. Reed OF
Ross trustee of the Institution for Feeble.
Minded Youth; II. B. Brown, of MuslSngum,
trustee of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home.
Senator Howells introduced n bill to exempt
distillers. tavern keepers and those regularly
in the liquor business from the law prohibiting
the sale of LIQUOR within two miles of fair
ground. The bill is intended especially for Can.
ton, as they can not sell any liquor in that city
during fair time. The Senate then adjourned.
H0nSe-It was four o clock this afternoon when
the House convened and half an hour was con.
sumed in reading the journal. Colonel Calvin
S. Brice, Senator. elect, was on the floor and a
recess of five minutes was taken in his honor
Colonel Brice returned thanks for the honor and
said he only came to see the work of the ses.
sion, but desired to say that the work of this
Legislature had been of q high character; u fact
confirmed by the many letters he had received
from the people of Ohio who did not speak in o
partisan sense. A Joint resolution was offered
reciting that the State has no use for the inter.
mediate penitentiary and calling on Ohio's rep.
resentatives in Congress to secure passage of
such measures rs may be necessary to have the
United States Government purchase the same.
The following bills were passed: Providing for
the appointment instead of election of real
estate asso sSors in the city of Cleveland; au.
thorizing the village OF Monroeville, Huron
County, to transfer 81 200 from the police to the
road fund. Bills introduced: Submitting to q
vote proposition to constitute Warren town
ship, Belmont County, special road district
passed; to authorize the commissioners of Bel
mont County to levy a tax for road-passed;
appropriating $1,000 from the State treasury for
improving the road from the Girls Industrial
Home Mt Delaware to the Hooking Valley rail
road; to provide for the appointment of u non
in Snrin HnlI
passed; to authorize county commissioners to
cause head gates to be repaired when necessa-
ry; to authorize the Council of Bucyrus to, made
a special levy of two mills to pay q portion of
street improvements passed; to create n
Board of Aldermen and reorganiZe Cleveland; I;
TO authorize the trustees of Independence
township, Cuyahoga County, to issue $4,000 de-
fciency bonds-passed.
Senate, April 1.-The Senate this morning
amended the bill to tax telegraph and express
companies so as to include telephone and sleep
ing car companies and then passed it. Bills
passed the Senate as follows: To authorize the
village of East Palestine to issue bonds to pur.
chase rubber hose and other fire apparatus; to
authorize the Council of Liberty Center, Henry
County, to transfer funds; to authorize the
commissioners of Henry County to issue bonds
for the redemption of other bonds; to refund
the fishing net tax OF April is, 1882 amounting
to 5,497.75; providing that in the insanity OF
husband or wife, the other may convey real
estate; to give the mayor of Cleveland veto
power over ordinances and resolutions involv-
ing the expenditure of money or the granting of
contracts; making the November election day
a legal holiday and allowing all employees the
two hours from noon to two p m. on that day,
without loss of pay Bills introduced: To eX.
empt wholesale liquor dealers from payment of
the Dow tax; to authorize the purchase of per-
manent camping grounds for the State militia
at cost not TO exceed $4,000; to abolish
Ser 5he board a1d G so6 ysors r5Sans % the Ho oo Sol
give village councils power to require
the grading OF sidewalks as well as OF streets.
authorizing the appointment by the Governor
of board of five trustees, citizens of Lucas
County, to erect and complete an armory build
ing for the Ohio National Guard in Lucas Coun.
ty, the cost not to exceed $4,000. Other bills
passed: To authorize the city of Wellsville to
borrow money for street Improvement purposes;
for the protection of smaller stockholders in the
consolidation OF railroads.
HouSe-Mr. Hunt offered n motion to take up
and refer Senate bill creating n board of rail
road commissioners, but objections were raised
and the motion was withdrawn. The call of
counties for the introduction of bills was then
continued and the following were passed under
a suspension OF the rules: Authorizing Green
vile, Darke County, to vote on proposition to
issue SlOOO00 general improvement bonds; to
divide Delaware township. Defiance County,
into two election precincts; authorizing the
commissioners of Franklin County to transfer
all the uneXpended balance of the dog fund,
after paying all sheep claims, to the general
expense fund; to authorize Cedarville, Greene
County, TO borrow $1,000 for village expenses:
TO add additional territory to South Ridge
school district, Henry County, authorizing the
board of education of South Ridge special
school district, Henry County, to issue 1000 in
bonds for building and purchasing school
house; authorizing Cleveland to issue $4,000 in
bonds to meet deficiencies in the fire depart
ment; to authorize the trustees of townships in
Ottawa County, TO unite and levy snecial tax
to erect soldiers monument; to authorize an
eight mill additional school levy in New Straits
vile, Perry County; to increase the
penitentiary from three to five; to
authorize the commissioners of Sandusky
County to purchase or condemn site and issue
$4,000 bonds for court house; to authorize the
making of the State party to litigation in
Summit County; TO authorize Miles, Trumbull
County, to issue $4,000 bonds for public works.
The following bills were introduced and read
the first time: To authorize the school board
OF Youngstown to levy one mill additicnal tax
for school building; reducing the fees OF all
county officers twenty-five per cent. to provide
that owners of water rights shall not have eX-
elusive hunting and fishing privileges; to com
pei railroads to Interchange cars and deliver
freight from one road to another; to amend Sec
tion 2732 so as to authorize the State Board OF
Equalization to drop from the tax list property
of private educational institutions regarded by
them of sufficient importance to warrant this
course; to give to probate courts concurrent
jurisdiction with common pleas courts In all
m1sdemeanor cases; requiring Sidewalks In
cities and villages to be at least six feet wide
to authorize Lancaster to issue .0O) bonds for
natural gas: to tax pawnbroters $3.50 year and
note shavers and those who loan money on
chattel mortgages in Cincinnati $500 year; to
amend Section 448S so as to provide for joint
proceedings between counties where bitches
pass through both; to take from the Governor
the power of appointing election boards and
give the power 10 the common pleas judges, ex
cept in Cincinnati, where the Superior COURT
shall appoint; to prevent railroad companies
from dealing in iron, coal, stone and other
products along the line of the road to amend
the truant law so that it shall apply TO children
between fourteen and sixteen; making an un-
lawful personal injury cause for attachment; to
provide that persons hunting or shooting on
marsh lands shall not be liable for trespass
Mr.. Geyer reported back Mr.. Forbes bill au-
thorizing the Board of Public Works to lease or
sell the Walhonding canal. A long argument
followed and the bill was finally passed
Senate, April 2.-The Senate this morning
passed an important bill introduced in the
House by Mr.. Davis. 1t is now law and pro.
viacs as follows mo child under the age OF
sixteen years shall Se employed by any person.
firm or corporation in this State, at employ.
ne1t whereby its life or limb Is endangered. or
its health is likely TO be injured, its morals
mly be depraved by such employment. Any
person, firm or corporation in this State who
willfnlly causes or permits the life or limb of
any child under the age of Xtcen years to be
endangered, or its health to be injured or its
mora,s to become depraved while actually In
their employ, or who willfully permits such
child to be placed in such position or TO en-
gage in such employment that its life or limb is
In danger or its health likely to be injured or
its morals likely to be impaired by such employ
ment shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in
any sum not less than $40 nor more than $50, or
impriSOnment not less than thirty more