Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-04-24
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
From O. S. Journal Summary

APR. l5-Sendte-BlllSp passed: House
bills, authorizing ecclesiastical societies
to establish endowment funds and elect
trustees; providing that insurance CON-
panies may be incorporated before max
ing up its capital stock; making debt
for board of horse a lien on the ami
NAL; to authorize guardians to lease the
lands of their wards;a way of service on
non-residents in will cases.
HouSe-Bill introduced: Disqualify-
ing any person connected with school
for training teachers from being school
examiner; providing that in townships
containing special school districts the
various schools may elect clerk; pro-
vide that where automatic crossings are
in use locomotive engineers shall not
be compelled to come to full stop;
provide that testamentary guardians
shall file statement of funds and rate of
income of decedent; $4,000 for armory
and drill hall at State university; reenact
law relating to selection of elective Off
GERS in villages and cities having wards
but not registration; authorizing county
commissioners in townships having
cities of any grade to allow justices
$500 in felony cases where state fails OF
5000 in misdemeanor cases where state
fails or $500 in miSdemeanor cases
where defendant is insolvent; reduce
salaries state officers about 25 per cent.
Resolutions offered: Urging Ohio con-
gressmen to investigate feasibility of
making ship canal from Cleveland to
Portsmouth; adjourn sine die next Mon
day; purchase filters for use of hall of
house and senate; authorize state board
of public works to rebate in tolls equal
to $500 to any person building and ope-
rating new canal boat of not less than
60 tons and 5000 to person repairing
abandoned boat. Resolution adopted:
Urging Ohio congressman to secure ap-
preparation for monument at Fort Re-
covery, Mercer county.
APR. 6-Sendte-Bills passed: House
bills, five managers of intermediate pen
itentiary; providing mode in building
joint county bitches; compensate occu-
pying claimant for improvements; do
away with recording bills of exceptions;
enclose abandoned burial grounds; Sen
ate bills, prohibit appointment of resi-
dent trustees of state institutions; pro-
vide for equitable distribution of at
taches state institutions; designating
what can be taken out of their order in
the supreme court.
HouSe-Bills passed: House bills, re-
pealing registration except in Cincinna-
ii, Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo, Day
ton, Youngstown and Sandusky.
Owen law amended and Cleveland
ripper defeated.
APR. 17-Seaate- passed: House
bill. require labels to contain per cent.
of pure food and adulteration.
House-BiIl passed: House bill, reen-
act section 2933, relating to manner of
choosing election judges in muicipali-
ties not having registration; Australian
ballot system.
APR. S-Se7aGte-Bills passed: House
bills, $4,000 for Delaware Children's
home; road tax in Belmont county; Sen
at bills, provide for the payment by the
State of 81 week to the counties for
each insane person cared for by the in
firmary directors; providing that mana
gers of toll roads may fix the rate for We
hicles propelled by steam.
Adjourned to Monday at II a. m.
House-Bills passed: Senate bills, pro-
vide that not more than three members
boards of health of smaller municipali-
ties shall be physicians. health officer to
be clerk, mayor to vote only in case tie,
and council to fix health officers COM
pensation; House bills, additional dep
uty in Office clerk supreme court; pro-
hibit soldiers relief commission giving
relief unless recommended by township
committee.
Recess to 9:55 Monday.