The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07
OHIO LEGISLATURE.


county to issue bonds for manufacturing pur.
poses Passed.
HOUSE. bills introduced; To provide for the
protection OF the makers of promissory notes,
drafts and bills OF exchange by attaching a fine
oil from SlO to tl,OOO or Imprisonment. or both,
on conviction OF mutlation Of the same; to com
pei steamers on excursions on the lakes and
rivers TO carry lifo.preservers for each passen-
ger on board, and attaching fine OF not less
than IS or more than $500, or Imprisonment for
not more than thirty days, or both on convic-
tioni TO secure release of mortgages by execut-
ing releases in the same manner as deeds Of
reuity; to authorize garnishee to demand fee
in advance, the same as other witnesses; to
prohibit insurance companies from issuing
policies on lives OF children under twelve; to
annex Avondale to Cincinnati
COLUMBUS, Feb. 2L-SENATE.-A large mum.
Der OF local bills were passed. Bills introduced:
! To reduce telegraph rates in this State from
twenty-five to fifteen cents for ten words and
to one cent for each additional word; to provide
That in counties containing cities of the third
grade, fourth class stationery shall be furnish
ed justices of the peace, and office rent shall be
paid for them, and 10 allow justices 81 for each
case tried to permit justices Of the peace to
continue cases from time to time, for periods
not to exceed thirty days; to provide that in
cities outside Of Cleveland and Cincinnati the
school levy shall be limited to ten mills; to
place justices Of the peace in Cincinnati on SAL
aries; to Greats n depository OF public funds in
| Hamilton county; to create depository of pub.
| lie funds In Cincinnati; TO provide that mem
bers of the committee appointed by the courts
in each county to examine the books OF the au-
| ditor and treasurer shall be divided between the
| two parties.
HoUsE-Several unimportant bills we're pass
| ed. Bills introduced: Prohibiting the printing
| or selling of newspapers, pamphlets or books
| on sunday; providing means for the recovery
| OF damages by the owners OF macadamized
| roads. and turnpikes; providing for q non-pard.
| san board of administration OF Youngstown, the
members 10 be appointed by the mayor and the
| probate court; reducing the fees and salaries
Of county officials one-fourth authorizing town
| ship trustees to establish pounds; making 1t a
| misdemeanor to publish incorrect fee bills;
| authorizing county commissioners TO order the
| construction OF storm bitches to carry of heavy
| rains
| COLUMBUS, Feb 25.-SEEATE. Bills passed:
TO require the county commissioners in any
| county containing city of the second class,
| third grade, to provide depository for county
funds, and to repeal the net Of March II, 1889;
| to abandon the Wabash and Erie canal in
| Paulding county; to require the state food and
dairy commissioners to give bond in $1,000; to
| limit to ten the number of road supervisors in
| any township in the state; TO provide that when
private levee is injured by food 1t shall be re-
paired at the cost of the land owner to require
| county auditors to keep record OF their proceed
ings as boards OF equalization of railway prop
erty, the records to be open journal in their
| offices.
HoUsE,-Bills passed: Providing that if an
inmate of the Sandusky soldiers home be-
comes insane he shall be transferred to an in
sane asylum in the district from which he came
to the home at the expense of the county in
which he lived; giving to the state shop in
| spector power to issue certificates as to the
safety of buildings; amending section zoos so as
|
their trade within one.fourth mile of IL fair
| ground while fair is in progress. The house
| adopted Heffner's joint resolution providing for
sine die adjournment, after changing the date
| from March to the Goth.
| COLUMBUS, Feb 26-SENATE-Bills passed:
Making appropriations to pay for the improve
ments in the hall of the house of representa-
| tives; to permit the spearing OF suckers Tnullet
and red horse in waters flowing into Lake
Erie; to reduce the penalties for delinquency in
| the payment of taxes. In addition n large num-
| Der of local bills were disposed of. Bill intro
| duced: To provide that insurance associations
| and secret society beneficial orders of other
| states shall be admitted to do business in Ohio
| on the same terms as such societies formed in
| Ohio are admitted to do business in the states
| in which the first mentioned organizations have
their main offices.
HoUsE-The house concurred in the senate
| amendments to the bill providing for federal
plan OF government for Cleveland, and the bill
is now a law. The bill requiring foreign insur-
ance to pay 80 annual license fee for each indi-
| vidual agent in the state was passed; also the
bill amending the railroad fence bill. The bill
| provides that when such fence is constructed
| out of wire there shall be securely fastened to
the posts, at the top of the same, at right an
| giles thereto, at least one board, not less than
! one inch thick and six inches wide, extending
the entire length thereof" The object of the
| amendment Is to protect horses and cattle.
| The bill to prevent persons under the age oi
eighteen years from entering places where in
toxicating liquors are sold or offered for sale
passed.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 27-SENATE. Bills passed
To provide that in cities of the second class
third and fourth grades, city councils may EN-
power boards OF health to employ scavengers
| to create depository commissions in cities o
the second class, third grade GAINESVILLE eX
cepted; TO authorize Cincinnati to use 1895, 0Ot
bonds for the completion of the city hall; pro
vidlng for the creation OF county depostorie!
in counties containing cities of the second class
third grade, Nuskingum county excepted; u
authorize the city council OF Newark to borrow
$4,000 for electric light purposes. In addition
several local bills were passed The senate ad
journed to p. m. Monday.
HoUSE-Bills passed: Authorizing county
commissioners to release the bondsmen of in
Urinary directors upon proper application; pro
viding that the law of last winter, as to the re
turning of inventories, he amended so that or
the request of the testator household furniture
may be exempt from the inventory; requiring
that the bonds OF city treasurers shall be made
part of the record of the proceedings of city
council; authorizing Toledo, Lucas county, tC
issue $1,000 bonds for new market house; Civ
ing the probate court of Vinton county juris
diction in criminal cases. The following bill
was introduced; Prohibiting the firing OF float
ing drifts in the Ohio river, and in rivers ant
streams within the state.
BY decision of the supreme cour
Calvin S. Brice, senator-elect, will bC
compelled to list several hundred thou
sand dollars worth of property at Lin;
which heretofore has been exempt from
taSation, because it was alleged tina
taxes were paid on the identical prop
erty in another state. Morganthaler
the plaintiff in the suit, brought manda
mus proceedings to compel the audito
of Allen county to list the property il
question, but both the common plea
and circuit courts of the county name
refused the writ.
j. w. KINNEER, a travelling salesman
of Jackson, committed suicide at tn
hotel in Manchester, with morphine.
LATE the other night Edward Gala
han, the Adams express agent at Salem
: was sandbagged, while returning hom
from his office, and left insensible
The robbers then returned to the otfic
and rifled the safe of 5000 and severe
l watches. Callahan's injuries are 81
9 we're, but he may recover. There is n