Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-11
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF the Sixty Ninth General As
gembly-Adjourned Session.

lidered tho resolution proposing an amendment
smended so as to give the leg stature power to
tax all kinds OF property whatever, and then
ordered printed and placed on the calendar for
text Thursday. Bills passed. To authorize tho
commissioners OF Clormort county TO build n
Tree turnpike road; to authorize tho board OF
ievy n tax OF one mill for school purposes; to
authorize Prospect. Marion county, to Issue S3,-
BOO in bonds TO build o town hall; to authorize
the commissioners of Hardin county to refund
Nicholas Miller certain taxes amounting to $3.50.
House-The bill amending the criminal statu
tes by allowing motions for new trial in capt.
tai Gases at any time before upon t
grant Isaac Smith, the Pike county murderer, |
who has been reprieved eight times, was post. |
poned until Thursday; amending section 6i4O |
By giving common pleas courts concurrent |
jurisdiction In condemnation of right OF way |
trials was passed. The CARRIER county officers
the whole was then taken up and consumed |
the remainder of theday. AT the night session |
yoe o The elS b proydes
for county officers as follow 8: Probate judges
are to receive Si,5Co and the sum of 500 addi-
tional thereto for each 5000 population or the
larger portion thereof. Of population OF the
county In excess of 1900, as determined by the
last federal census In counties having more
thousand. In all counties having 10000 inhab-
itants or more, deputy may be appointed,
whose compensation Is 10 be nxed by the com,
started on an annual salary of 100 with s9Oo
additional for each S. 900 00D the larger frac-
ton thereof, OF the total valuation Of property
excess of s500OoO0 but when the valuation
reaches sio01o ,ooo the increase shall be be at the
uties, whose salaries fixed by the county
commissioners. are allowed in all counties hav
Ing over soOO0 inhabitants. County treasurers
are graded on exactly the same basis as audi
tors and receive the same compensation but
they are allowed one or more deputies in all
counties having 20 900 or more Inhabitants the
number and cOmnpnSatlOn to be fixed by the
commissioners. The compensation OF treas.
urers is made sis in exSess ps;n OF aowss 1nas
B per cent, rs under existing laws for the col
| lection of delinquent taxes Recorders receive
Sl.lOO and the sum OF 500 In additional Tor each
5000 or larger fraction thereof of population in
| excess of Is 0oo one or more deputies may be
| appointed the number and compensation to be
| fixed by the commissioner but the compensa.
tion paid the recorder and deputies shall not
| exceed the fees collected For sherlhs, the
compensation is 800 and 500 additional for
| each 5000 population In excess OF lb,OO0. The
county commissioners TO determine the
number and compensation to be allowed depu.
| ties in counties having more than 20 GOD inhabi-
tants but tho total compensation paid tho sher-
| III and his deputies cannot exceed the amount
of fees collected The compensation provided
for county clerks in all counties having 1900
tion thereto for each 50O0i in excess Of 900 and
| not exceeding 3000), and above the latter the
| sum OF 800 additional for every 800 The
number and compensation to be allowed the
| deputies shall be determined by the common
| pleas Judges. In addition to the fixed compen-
sation the clerks receive 10 per cent OF the fees
| collected under section 1850. Section of the
| bill provides that 'all probate judges, auditors
treasurers, recoruers, sherirs and clerks OF
common pleas courts who have entered upon
| their terms of office, or who have been elected
thereto at the time of the passage of this act,
shah continue to receive such fees and compen-
sation as are now provided by law, until the OK
piration of their said tie ms respectively" The
above was substantially the bill as received
from the committee but considerable opposition
developed, particularly from the smaller coun
ties, and numerous amendments were offered
One ofthe most import ant anendments offered,
and which was adopted, was by Mr.. Belville
adding after the section relating to auditor:
THE auditor shall actively and in person dis
charge the duties OF his office. and his failure oil
neglect so ta do shall be ground for his removal
from ONCE in accordance with the provisions Of
section 1881 of the Revised Statues" Othel
amendments agreed to give the auditor o.
Luc and Franklin counties about $40 more
than allowed in the above; providing that neg
lect on the part of the sherin to personally snt
removal; also tho same with reference to clerl
and recorder.
COLUMBUS, O.. April i.-Sendte-The many
lobbyist who have thronged the lobbles this ses
sion were called down to-day by Messrs Gau
mer and Sutton who demanded that the ser
geant. alarms enforce the rules and keep then
on from the floor Of the senate. Bills passed
To create n special school district in Montgom
cry and Perry townships Wood county. ant
Scott township Sandusky county; providing
that Toledo may extend natural gas mains an,
assess fifty per cent OF the cost on abuttin
property an9 pay the same In natural gas; au
, thoriZng Montpelier, Williams county. to issu
$40 600 In bonds to build a memorial hall; t
permit the auditor of Lucas county to settl
i claims existing between that county and lessee
OF school lands; to authorize Fort Jennings
Putnam county. to transfer 500 from the poiic
fund to the street improvement fond; authori2
ing fire insurance companies 10 insure agains
loss by explosion an also TO insure CON
I panies against accidents to their employe:
TO authorize Cedarville, Green county. to issu
: 81, 500 in bondsso meet current expenses; TO dc
I,An
Fairn Id county. and TO attuch l. TO the adioir
Ing townships; to create depository commits
sion for tho city of Gallon to care for the cit
funds; to authorize Marion, Marion county. I
i issue $4,000 in bonds to build a school house
: to authorize trustees of Canton townsh p. Star
9 county, TO transfer 81 00J from the poor fund I
1 the road fund; to authorize the council of Cans
Fulton to transfer 81 from the corporation an
. SlG' from the marshal funds to the street funds
Bills introduced: Appropriating 100000 OF tE
direct tax to purchase 0J0 acres of land for th
r imbecile asylum; amending section 6i7S OF tn
Judgment has been obtained from holding bot
4 the property and money when the case is n
- pealed 10 higher court, The senate adopted
Y senate resolution urging Congress to pa
automatic couplers and safety brake
= The. Senate laid Mr., Benfer's nill prohibitir
the importation In OHIO OF armed men or ass
Citations of men TO do police duty This XII
l. the bill. The Senate defeated Mr.. Alexander
bill proniong amy e1uny
ing railroad passes, and imposing u fine al
S. imprisonment for so doing. Adjourned till
. o'clock to morrow.
=. House-The Schultz bill, supplementing Sc
U ton 2i05, so as to provide for the leasing pu
chasing and consolidation of street raj roa
and providing that ANY two or more of SUI
X corporations companies may enter into al
" arrangement for their common benefit consi:
i ent with ard calculated to promote the objec
IL for which they were created, lost yesterday, al
reconsidered, was again defeaJed TO day, b
"A afterwards reconsidered for tho second tI
;" and ordered on the calendar. Mr. Rot
a son said that the bill had suspicious OF a tru
and he was supported in this declaration
Messrs. Baird Taylor OF Guernsey. and Tayl
I'd of Champaign. The bill was championed
RS Messrs. Geyer, Hodge, Griffin, Mallow, Reitt
An unsuccessful attempt was made by Mr.. N
e1 kelvy, to have the finance committee reliev
" of further consideration of his bill
y create commission to locate
insane asylum in Eastern Ohio. Bi
s. passed. Authorizing the commiss oners
Hamilton and Clermont counties to levy
OF OF one.tenth mill to build n bridge over the \
IS ami river at Milford; authorizing the comm
l., soners of Columbiana county to locate q
III construct a county road from the east end
d. Cook street, in East Liverpool to tntersect :
: atnte road: authoriZ nV the Oity of SAuduSky