Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Ohio State Journal Summary.

FEB. l.-Senate- introduced: To
require life insurance companies to issue
paid-up policies after two full annual
premiums are paid; to strike out. pro-
vision making stockholders liable for
twice the amount of their stock; to cor
rect errors in section 4477 relative to the
married women's act.
H0,Ese-Bills introduced: Appropri-
ating $l.071,095 for the support of the
state schools; increasing the fee for
notary commission from 81 to IS and
providing that 81 shall be paid to the
credit of the general revenue fund;
amending the ballot law so as to abolish
challenges where registration is required;
amending the ballot so as to provide for
the printing of separate tickets in pre-
cincts where villages and townships are
not co-extensive; authorizing foreign
trust companies or other foreign corpor-
ations, required to make deposits with
the state treasurer as security, to deposit
United States or other bonds instead of
cash: abolishing sub district boards of
education and creating township boards
of education to be composed of one
member from each sub district and the
township clerk; authorizing county COM
missioners to pay out of the dog fund
for the care and treatment of any person
who may have been bitten by a rabid
canine; providing that in cases of con-
solidation of railroads in Ohio any action
taken by stockholders to secure their
rights shall be made under the provision
of the laws of the state in which the
company was Incorporated; making it
punishable offense to influence any
member of the legislature for or against
any candidate for United States Senator;
amending the election law so as to pro-
vide that the ballots shall be printed
without margin; authorizing county
commissioners in case of appeal in road
cases to pay the costs of defendant if
appellant RECEIVERS greater damages than
accorded by the commissioners.
Bill passed: Amending section 2113
so as to make the creation of health
boards in cities having more than 500
inhabitants compulsory.
FEB. q Senate Bills introduced:
Transferring titles in cases of assign
ment where the assignor and assignee
are both dead by making the order ap
pointing the trustee as transfer of
title to the trustee appointed; to provide
for the redemption of $4,000 in bonds
of the state board of agriculture from
the money in the sinking fund.
Bill passed: Senate bill to lease state
lands for oil and gas purposes to the
highest bidder after advertising the
same.
House-Bills introduced: Amending
section 30S5 so as to authorize county
commissioners to provide by taxation
for the building of armories; permitting
children whose homes are situated one
half mile or over from the school-house
of the district to attend the school of an
adjoining district when the distance can
be shortened; extending the Jurisdiction
of the state inspector of shops and
factories over hospitals, medical insti-
tutes and asylums; fixing the time for
the killing of quail on Mondays, Wednes-
days and Saturdays, between November
| and December "a; for pheasant and
prairie chicken on same days between
September and December "a; squirrels
from July l to November l, and prohib-
iting the killing of duck on Sunday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; to pro-
vide for the payment of local bounties
pledged to volunteers under the calls of
the President for soldiers issued July 2
and August 4, 1862; abolishing the office
of infirma.y director and placing the
power of management of such institu-
tions in the hands of the county com
missioners; amending section 1928 so as
to give to magistrate final jurisdiction
in all cases of petty assault except where
jury is demanded; to protect agricul
tural societies by preventing the exhibit
tion of rotary swings and other devices
within half-m mile of fair grounds; re-
pealing the act passed April 25, 1891,
providing the appointment of an official
stenographer in certain judicial sub
divisions; to establish central standard
time as the legal time throughout the
state.
Mr.. Holcomb-Imposing a tax on
collateral inheritances. Mr.. Griffin
Imposing penalties for overcharging by
railroads for the carrying of freight and
permitting juries to assess exemplary
damages in cases of conviction.
Bills passed: Senate bill appropria-
ting S2S6.25 to pay the expenses of the
legislative committee appointed to at
tend the Inauguration of Governor
Mckinley. House bills appropriating
$246S7 to pay for the publication of
lists of cities and villages entitled TO be
advanced in class under the last federal
census; amending section -, relating
to admitting of insane inmates of the
Soldiers and Sailors home at Sandusky
to asylums.