Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-02-12
.OHIOLEGISLATURE
d. s. Journal Summary.

o. s Journal Summary.
FEB. -Senate-Bills passed: Senate
bills amending section l12l so that the
bond of county treasurer serving as mu-
nicipal treasurers shall be approved by
council: giving justices or mayors juris-
diction in cases of violation of fish and
game laws.
Bills introduced: Authorizing board
of education TO grant the use OF school
houses to farmer and labor organlZa-
tions; compelling persons TO list every
thing in the way of credits for taxation
allowing them to deduct liabilities and
providing violator of law shall be pre-
vented from obtaining a Judgment on
credits not listed; giving councils au-
thority to compel property owners to
clean sidewalks; constructing $4,000
fire proof building for museum and IL
brary at Ohio State university.
House-Bills passed: House bills re-
quirlng school children under IA years
of age to attend school certain during
wear; amending section 5521, Revised
Statutes, so as to include personal in
iuries by a negligent or wrongful act"
making eight hours a days work for la
Dor in manufacturing Establishments
and mines; amending sections 1915 and
Others so as to provide that in cases of
replevin the person holding property can
furnish bond and retain the same;
amending section $3.50, Revised Stat
utes. by providing that personal property
of assignees may be sold on ten days
notice; requiring townships to purchase
the Revised Statutes for justices OF the
peace; extending the jurisdiction OF
justices in cases of controversy perpetu-
ating the title to land.
Bills introduced: Allowing clerk,
sheriff and probate judge of Cuyahoga
county fees in place OF present salaries.
FEB. 4.-SenGte-Billsp passed: Senate
bills amending dog law so as to give
probate Judge power to fine and imprison
owners who fail to pay dog tax: pro
viding for state inspector of private
banks.
Bills introduced: Abolishing board
of infirmary directors and giving power
to superintendent of poor and county
commissioners; giving cities like Mans
field and Newark the bridge fund.- pro-
viding for organization of board and
management of intermediate peniten-
tiary; appropriating $4,000 for state
dairy and food commissioner to enforce
laws; authorizing Cambridge to issue
$4,000 bonds for electric light purposes;
amending tax statutes reducing penal
ties; limiting number of road districts
to 10 and road supervisors to same
number; appropriating $4,000 for state
board of equalization.
Honse-Bill passed: To levy one
twentieth mill tax for benefit of Ohio
State university.
FEB. 5.-Sendte- passed: Sen
ate bills, requiring private banks to pay
taxes on monthly averages of cash on
hand without deducting liabilities: for
the recording of all state lands in the
county where such land is located.
Bills introduced: Requiring township
trustees to give $500 bond and prohibit
ing one trustee from signing anOther's
name; allowing county commissioners
to pay only ] of l per cent. of the Dow
law collections; appropriatlng Sl5,OO0
to purchase prehistoric works in Licking
county.
House-Bill passed: House bill au-
thorizing county auditors to institute
suits on delinquent school land claims
and providing for their sale; Senate bills
granting 5000 salary of Senator Robert
son to the deceased family: regulating
rates of toll for heavy steam threshers,
log wagons, etc.
FEB. 6. - Senate-BillS introduced:
Exempting farm products from taxation
for first year after production; compel
ling boarding schools to erect fire.
escapes; allowing county commissioners
to employ surveyor to plat Virginia
Military land; allowing formation of
livestock companies with p; id-up capi-
tai stock of 100000; same except 25
per cent. of capital stock only can be
paid.
House-Brice resolution killed by a
trick in referring same to committee of
one. Adjourned to Monday 4. P. NJ.
FEB. 9.-Sen1te Bills introduced:
Amending section 5675 to author re
sheriffs to release mortgages in partition
cases; amending 4273 giving 80 per cent.
of wages collected by third parties for
educational purposes and 10 per cent.
to the prosecuting witness.
House-Bills introduced: Consolidat-
ing the Ohio, Mama and Ohio State
universities under one board, of trustees
and dividing instruction with fine arts
and literature of Oxford, Normal at
Athens and agriculture and mechanics
at Ohio State; making the issuing of
checks without money in bank upon
which they are drawn, a misdemeanor;
defining the duties of druggists and ex-
tending their powers in the sale of
intoxicating liquors; changing the age
for admission of pupils to Blind asylum
from eight to four years; providing that
when judgments are reversed, the cases
shall be reindexed; providing that all
chattel mortgages shall be filed with the
county recorder instead of township
clerk
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