The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-04-17
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.


uic,s' prOViuih8 tnat the Attorney Generat
shall advise prosecuting attorneys in criminal
matters. Aaron F. Perry Thomas Sherlock.
Theodore Cook, John F. Follett, Lewis Season
good, Isaac M. Jordan, M. b. Hagans, j. E.
stevenson, Frank r. Jones, Richard Smith and
William T. Anderson nominated as trustees Ohio
Medicnl college, Cincinnati. for ten years from
January ], 1891; George W. Woodbridge, Of
washington County, nominated trustee Ohio
university, vice hts father, resigned. A Joint
resolution was offered by Mr. Van Cleas pro-
vding for the purchase OF twelve hundred vol.
umes Of Henry Howes' History OF Ohio 10 be
distributed to public libraries throughout the
State.
HOUSE. Journal read and recess taken.
COLUMBUS, April s.--SE NATE Bills passed:
H. b. for school bonds at Waynesfeld Auglaize
County; transferring to st. Mary's Village,
Auglaize County, certain school territory;
school bonds at Archibold, Fulton County;
constituting Corning and vicinity, Perry Coun.
ty, spec al school district; school bonds at
South Ridge Henry County; to prevent excess
OF expenditures over receipts In Cleveland.
s. Il incr asing from 800 TO 5000 the annual
compensation OF the superintendent OF instruc-
ton at the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home; to authorize the board OF education TO
order flags displayed over school buildings: in.
creasing the board Of trustees OF wilberforce
University to eight; to require life insurance
companies 10 make statements to Insurance
infrmary directors amount paid 10 township
trustees for burial OF unknown poor.
HOUSE Bills passed: s. d. to limit burdens
hauled on macadamzed and toll roads to fifteen
hundred pounds, except when ground Is frozen;
to make eligible to parole convicts imprisoned
on several counts after penalty for one count is
served; to authorize the Treasurer OF Clinton
County to refund pro rata excess OF road tax: to
authorize municipalities to purchase private
water.works; allowing soldier organizations to
form insurance companies; giving probate
courts concurrent jurisdiction with common
pleas courts In criminal cases in Noble County;
to authorize commissioners to furnish bedding,
etc, to prisoners in county jails II. d. to allow
Incorporated societies to sue or be sued by their
nnme; to give liverymcn q lien for keep of
animal, whether left by owner or person en-.
titled to possession,
COLUMBUS, April 9.-SENATE.- intro
duced: Authorizing tho use OF schooi.house
ut West UHion, Adams County, for q private
school Bills passed: H. b. for school bonds
at West Unity Williams County; 500, 900 arm.
ory bonds ut Columbus; s. b. defining the du.
ties OF county commissioners In regard to pub
lie contracts; $4,000 town hall bonds at Fern.
bank. Hamilton County; to require guarantee
fund In case OF street contracts; Oren school
book bill.
HoUsE-H. d. passed.: To amend compul-
sorry education law so as to require children TO
begin school with the school year; deficiency
bill to require county commissioners to inclose
abandoned burial grounds. The resolution for
Commission TO investigate and report on mu-
nicipal reform was lost The owen law amend
ment was postponed to next Wednesday.
COLUMBUS, April 10.-SENATE.- Bills passed:
H. b. fixing the compensation Of county, city
and State Boards Of Equalization OF appraise-
ment of real estate ut same as was paid ten
years ago: to detat lands from Findlay.
HoUsE-Bills passed: II. B. supplementing
Section 448S so as to provide that county COM
mssioners may locate joint bitches, and in case
OF failure to agree upon apportioning assess
ment probate judge may appoint three per-
sons, non resident OF counties affected, to ad
just same; to amend Section zoos SO us to pre-
vent prosecuting for cruelty to animals Of per-
sons shooting dogs and failing to kill; to author.
ize probate courts to arbitrate disputes between
street railway companies whose cars run over
the same tracks; increasing to eight members
board OF trustees, Wilberforce University; Civ.
ing Cleveland mayor veto power In certain
cases; one-fourth mill taxes for expenses Of the
celebration Of the settlement Of the Northwest
Territory ut Ga lipols.
COLUMBUS, April 1L-SENATE.--Bills intro.
duced: Authorizing tho Cincinnati and Cleve-
land Boards Of Election to appoint their own
clerks; providing for o reissue Of lost or de-
stroyed certificates Of stock in corporations;
providing for the distribution of the personal
estate OF decedents in certain cases. Bills pass.
ed: II. b. for special tax in Gallia County to
pay expenses Of the celebration OF the settle.
ment OF the Northwest Territory; for q $6) 900
bridge at Federal street, Youngstown; requir-
ing saving banks to list deposits for taxation;
$50 900 road bonds, Lucas County; road levy In
Gorham Township, Fulton County; to prevent
road supervisors from working out tax other
than their own; to mako members OF the
Legislature ineligible to be trustees OF State
inpc aial nd 20 L., nj,
ty; S. Is. for two and half cent railroad
fare.
HoUsE.-Bills introduced: To give justices
jurisdiction in truant cases; to abandon the
Miami and Erie Canal in Cincinnati; to provide
that trainmen shall not 60 on duty after being
employed for twenty-four consecutive hours
without eight hours rest; to allow petitioners
for a road to appeal to the probate court; to
make costs abide the decision Of n trial court
in cases on error from justices courts; TO make
the first Monday in September legal holiday,
known as Labor Days" to provide that In the
absence of contract eight hours shall consti-
tute days work; to authorize the Governor
to deed lands in Union County; to consolidate
the management of State institutions under
one board Of trustees; to provide for the elec-
tion OF school boards In village districts divided
into wards; to authorize the trustees OF the
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home to con.
tract for water supply. Bills passed: s. b. to
authorize TOledO 10 issue DOndS Tor sewer I'M
provements, to be paid by special assessments;
authorizing the commissioners OF Hamilton
County to refund taxes enormously collected;
s. B. for $4,000 bonds for bridge at Federal
street, Youngstown; $4,000 natural gas bonds
at Ottawa, Putnam County; transfer $70O from
the corporation 10 the school fund at Attica,
Seneca County; give the Shelby County COM
missioners control OF roads; $4,000 soldiers
monument bonds Center Township, Wood
County; to provide for resident physician at
the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home ut
$1,000. Adjourned to Monday at p. m.
APRIL was Marietta's day. 1t was
two years more than century since the
Northwest was occupied there by the
Ohio Company. Pioneer day was most
appropriately celebrated in honor of the
event A large gathering met at City
Hail. Addresses were made by General
Warner, Rev. M. Dickinson, Hon. r. M.
Stimson and Beman Gates, who also
read poem written one hundred years
ago, descriptive of foot-race between
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