Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-04-10
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
From o. S. Journal summary.

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grounds while fair is in progress.
HouSe-Bill introduced: Authorize
commissioners 20 cause headgates to be
repaired whom necessary.
Bills passed: House bills, authorize
Church of Christ congregation, Bealls-
vile, Monroe county, to sell property
submit to vote proposition constitut
ing Warren township, Belmont county
special road district; road tax Bel
mont county,
APRIL 1-Senate- introduced
Requiring town councils in construct
ing sidewalks to grade sidewalk same as
street; relieve wholesale liquor dealers
from payment of Dow tax; repeal act
creating board of lady visitors for Sol
diers Orphans home.
Bills passed: House bills, board of ar.
irritation to fix value of stock in railroad
consolidation; Senate bills,tax telegraph
telephone and express companies ;provid-
ing that in case of insanity of either
husband or wife sane party may convey
real estate; make November election day
legal holiday.
Nomination of pententiary board con-
firmed.
HouSe-Bills introduced: Authorize
state board of equalization to drop from
tax list private educational institutions
in certain cases; give probate courts
concurrent jurisdiction with common
pleas courts in misdmeanor cases; re-
quire sidewalks in cities and villages to
be at least six feet wide; reducing fees
of all county officers 25 per ct. ;provide for
service on nonresident legatees; provide
that owners of water rights shall not
have exclusive hunting and fishing
privileges; protect skilled labor by bet
ter defining property rights; take from
governor power to appoint election
boards and give to common pleas judg-
es; prevent railroad companies from
dealing in coal, iron, stone, ETC., on line
of their road; amend a clause of truant
law so that it shall apply to youth be-
tween IA and Is; changing time for pro-
ceeding in error from two years to six
months and striking out clause exempt
ing married women; provide that per-
sons hunting or fishing on marsh lands
shall not be guilty of trespass.
Bills passed: Increase board mana
gers intermediate penitentiary from 3
to 5.
APRIL 2-Senate Bills introduced:
Provide penalty for burning build
ing and personality therein insured for
$50 or ever; authorize insurance compa-
nies to do business on assessment plan;
regulate selling of pools or incorporated
speed rings; providing that in criminal
cases, except murder or life imprison-
ment, error cannot be prosecuted to su-
preme court; require corporations to pay
amount equal to one-fourth charter fee
to secretary of state; giving supreme
court Jurisdiction in constitutional cases.
Bill passed: House bill, preventing
employment of children where lives or
morals are endangered; Senate bills, au-
thorize county commissioners or town
ship trustees to contract for repair of
improved roads; provide for making
deed in lieu of one destroyed; requiring
inspector of workshops to make inspect
ions provided for by law; allow corpora
tions to perform Judiciary service.
House-Bills passed: House bills,
Geyer school book bill; make ineligible
to be trustees of state institutions men,
bers of the legislature; guardians of mi
nors to lease coal lands.
APRIL 3-Senate- Bills passed: House
bill, road tax in Belmont county; Senate
bills, requiring insurance companies to
make definite statements to insurance
commissioner and policy holders.
Soncrant 2-cent fare bill defeated.
Hoalse-Bills passed: Senate bill, 20
cents dozen for killing English spar
rows; House bills, regulate pay boards
of equalization for coming year; def
cheney bill; authorize superintendent
Girls Industrial home to take in work
from outside; appropriate s4O0 expenses
of commission appointed to examine ap-
plicants for admission to the bar; do
away with recording bills of exceptions;
exempt savings banks organized under
act of April 16, 1867, from taxation on
municipal bonds.
Toledo and Cleveland rippers and
Owen law amendment voted upon and
postponed to next week.
APRIL 4-SenGte- introduced:
State board of funeral directors to ex-
anime undertakers; abolish registration
in GAINESVILLE; Senate bills, giving just
ices final jurisdiction in cases mention
ed in section 3718; $4,000 fire and
street bonds, Caldwell, Noble county.
Adjourned to p. m. Monday.
HOuSe-Bills introduced: Require
township trustees to purchase statutes
for justices; provide that boards of elect
ions shall select their own clerks and in
all cities, except Cincinnati, to which
registration applies, there shall be gen.
eral registration once in four years; au-
thorize two or more townships to secure
jointly material for working roads; au-
thorize councils to condemn dangerous
etc.
Bills passed: Senate bill, authorize
guardians of insane to lease lands of
their wards for gas or oil purposes;
amend section 1854 by striking out word
and substituting organize.
Adjourned to p. m. Monday.