Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-21
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF the SixtyNinth General As
scmblY--AdlOurned SeaaIon.

Introduced bill which makes II unlawful for
any person. company OF corporation TO appoint
or employ any person not n citizen OF OHIO and
q resident Of the county In which u domestic
disturbance occurs to quell the same. II is in.
troduced at tho request OF labor organizatlo7
and the Farmers Alliance. Other bills wero in
troduCed as follows: To authorize the commits
sioners OF Lake County TO transfer Sl,b0J from
the dog tax fund TO the county fund: amending
Section 27i9 b. doing away with the monthly
average feature and requiring manufacturers
to list all property on h nd on the second Mon.
day OF April each year; requiring county audi
tors in voting to fix the valuation of railrond
property TO do the Same by ven and nay vote,
and to keep record OF tho proceedings in their
oflices. Bills passed: To establish an annual
board of equalization in the town of Crestlne:
governing tho manner in which property shall
be purchased for public park purposes in the
city of Toledo; allowing non'residents of q
county in which an action is brought to be sub
punaed and requiring them in certain cases to
bring documentary evidence; fixing the time
for Getting common pleas judges in the first
subdivision OF the Fifth judicial district.
House Bills introduced: Supplemental to.Sec.
tion 4776 providing that rond commissioners
have power TO change location of road; amend
ing Section 1855 so as to allow comm ,ssioners,
when in their opinion compensation OF county
officers Is excessive, to make nm additional re-
ducton of 10 per cent in fees; to abate as u
nuisance any saloon or other place where liquor
is sold TO persons under Iwenty.one years OF
age or n hubitual drunkard. or for keeping open
or sellingon Sunday; to authorize cities of the
fourth grade second class. TO construct side
walks; amending Section 44Ss and allowing
counties to sell bonds separately when a joint
ditch is to be constructed; to authorize the
county commissioners 10 purchase stationary
for county offlcials; TO compel gas or light com
pantes to furnish gas or light to nny person
without discrimination on being rendered the
price specified; also to regulate The size of and
price TO be charged for the use of all meters
where gas is used for fuel; providing that no
person shall be eligible MS q member of the
Council OF any municipality who is n member of
or interested in any company, corporation or
association furnishing the city or village or the
citizens thereof with water. natural or
Bills passed: To authorize the village of Louis
vile, Stark county. to issue sl500 bonds for tho
purpose OF purchasing fire engine; to increase
pay Of decennial appraisers of Cuyahoga county
from S2 to 81 per day; amending Section 1899 so
as TO give council of Toledo power to compel
prohibit the blowing OF steam whistles supple.
mental TO Section 1928 by requiring owners of
stock dying from contagious disease to bury or
burn the same; authorizing Anna. Shelby
county, 10 issue bonds and purchase fire depart
ment outfit not TO exceed $3.50; appropriating
Sl,sSS ll3 for the support OF the common schools
and S5Oi Alb TO pay interest and principal due on
the pubic debt and interest due on irreducible
debt; authorizing Canton TO vote on proposition
to issue $4,000 bonds for park purposes;
authorizing the sule to Pauldlng County OF the
Wabash canal from Junction City to the aban-
doned reservoir, on such terms as the Board of
Public Works and the commissioners may agree
upon; amending Section 1858 so as to provide
that judges and clerks OF elections in munich
palittes shall be paid out OF the municipal fund.
COLUMBUS. Feb. 1l.-SeHdts-The following
bills were passed: Authorizing township trus-
tees to purchase the Revised Statutes for the
use OF justices of the peace; authorizing
UhrichsviIle Tuscarawas County, to issue
bonds for Sl2 200 and borrow money TO construct
an engine house and purchase site Tor shops
Jf the Cleveland Lorain Wheeling Railroad
Company; making appropriations for the de-
cennial board of equalization aud the canal com
mission; dispensing with the trial docket in
courts of common pleas; authorizing county
commissioners to npportion the value OF prop.
hnfNN Wniti
any village has been annexed to n city; appro.
prialng $500 for the benefit OF the widow OF
the late Senator Zimmerman; authorizing the
Council OF Newark to transfer $4,000 from the
sewer fund and $1,000 from the bridge
fund to the water pipe extension fund.
tions adopted by the Ohio Institute of Mining
Engineers favoring the passage of the Hysell
bill which levies one twentieth 81 o mill on the
State University. Mr.. Oren's bill reducing the
leg rate OF interest on contract
or otherwise to six per cent was defeated.
Bills introduced: Authorizing boards OF educa.
tion OF euch township to organize and support
high and graded school; authorizing the Coun.
Gil Massillon to issue S25,0J0 in bonds for
street improvements; TO change the name OF
the Intermediate Penitentiary TO that of the
Ohio Reformatory: amending Section 2737 so as
to make il harmonic with Section 27i2 of the
statutes II the latter is amended by the Rawl.
ings bill; re-enacting the law providing for
spring regisration in cities of the first and
second class: to refund 5000 IN bonds ISSUED
providing for non partisan commission OF foui
appointed by the Governor to sell and dispose
OF the public works of the State. Bill authoriz
ing the appointment OF q court constable at Il
salary of 5000 q year in the Common Pleas
| Court OF Stark County was passed. The Senate
ontrmed the appointment of X. F. Hamblin Us
q trustee of the Ohio University, at Athens
| The Senate Committee have recommended the
passage of Mr. Corcoran's bill providing regula
tons TO govern building associations in this
| State
Observation-Disclosures NJ Mr. wiggins' ioin,
resolution requesting the general Government,
! to make an estimate and survey OF the Ohio
canal from the city OF Portsmouth, on the Ohio
river to Cleveland on Lake Erie, for the pur
pose OF ascertaining the practicability OF having
the same made into ship canal by
| the United States, was taken up. Amend
ments offered Dy Messrs. McDermott ant
| Gcyer which were adopted. included the Mus
kingum river from Dresden TO Marietta, and the
| Miami and Erie canal from Toledo to Cincin
natl The resolution as amended was finally
| adopted by vote of a yeas to five nays Mr.
| Clhpps bill appropriating $4,000 to build cot
| tage at the National Relief Corps Home fol
nurses mothers and widows of Union soldiers
nj Madison, Lake County, was passed by ar
unanimous Vote Speaker Hysell appointed as
| the House members of the joint committee tC
| investigate the damage TO Lake Erie fishermen
ON account of the seizure of nets by the iisl
| and game warden, Messrs. Motter, Bense ant
| Grifhn. The Senate members are Messrs Son
Grant Brown and Herman. The committee will
| go to Sandusky to begin work on Friday
The Spencer school book bill was taken up anc
|
| COLUMBUS, Feb. 12.-sendte..-The fol
| lowing bills were passed: Authorizing
| the trustees OF Solon township. Cuyahogi
county to transfer $3.50 from the town hall funt
| to the road fund; creating special school dis
| trict in Rockport township. Cuyahoga county
| authorizing the Council OF Wellington TO issue
| $4,000 in bonds r street improvement pur
poses; authorizing the Commissioners OF Lake
| County TO transfer 81, 500 from the dog tax funt
| to the county fund authorizing the Council o
| Massllon to Issue S25. 0J0 in bonds to improve
the streets OF said city; requiring joint live
| stock insurance companies to have u capita
| stock of 100000, with twenty-five per cent o
| the same paid up. Bills introduced: Authoriz
| ing the city OF Kenton to Issue bonds for $40.
900 for park and manufacturing purposes
amending the present law relating to the ex
| empton of creditors, so that they are mater
tally reduced; reducing the salary OF the SEQ
rotary of the board OF managers OF the peniten
tinry from sl,500 to 1890; to repeal what II
known as the Tryon road law; authorizing tn,
city OF Massilon TO issue $4,000 to builc
q city hall; authorizing the city OF Mas
sillon to Issue $4,000 in bonds for gen
eral improvement purposes: to enlarge Jh'
power OF the City Council OF Toledo so IA
| to give them moro discretion In dis
posing Of bonds for street improvement pur
poses; providing for stenographer for the Su
prcme Court nt q salary not 10 exceed ~ 600 pc
year; authorizing the waterworks trustees o