Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-02-18
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF the Adjourned Session
tho Scventieth General Assembly.

COLUMBUS, Feb 7-Sendts-A few bills OF
local nature were passed. Tho senate con-
hrmeo tho following nominations by the gov
ernor; Trustees of Ohio State university, Jo-
eepn b. Foraker to ill the unexpred term OF
Nutheriord IL. Hayes, deceased, ending May IL,
ie''' David M Massie reappointed for the term
enuing May IL, 1890. A bill was introduced pro-
Viding that street railway company granted
right OF way In street occupied by another
company, may occupy half the length OF lines of
tue other company, and that no street railway
franchise may be renewed for longer term than
any other franchise operating in the same place
| mas TO run, the object being to have franchises
| expire at the same time
Houss-The following bills were passed: Max
| ing central standard time the ofcial time in
.he state OF Ohio amending Section 1852, so as
to provide that persons serving in fduciary
capacity administrators, executors, guardians,
| etc), may appeal from decision OF justices
| courts without giving additional bond; to i'm
prove the stock of horses in Ohio and TO dis
courage the use OF unsound stations by provid-
ing that all stations intended for service shall
| DC licensed upon the oath of owners that they
are free from transmissible disease. The Joint
| resolution of Mr. Dodge for the appointment
| oy the governor OF o commission to codify the
| road laws was adopted. Before adjourning the
| house adopted Mr.. Southard's resolution to in
| vestigate the accident on the Pennsylvania road
| OF Loudonville.
COLUMBUS, Feb. s.-Stndte-Among the bills
| passed to-day were the following: Abollshing
| the poll tax; providing method for the release
| on the record Of liens for special assessments;
providing that township trustees, on petition of
| certain number of interested property hold
ers, may order the improvement OF township
| roads, and issue the bonds of tho township TO
meet the expense Of the improvement; appro.
| priatinS Soao,595 for payment of principal and
ffyN 1fn In1At IL.
| ing fund commission Several local measures
| were enacted into laws. The appointment of
| Edward ). Wilson as trustee of the epileptc
| asylum for the term ending February ls, 1858,
was confirmed. Among the bills introduced the
| most important were: Providing that person
| may, by permission of the property owner. pay
the tax on the property and hold the tax receipt
| as lien upon the property; requiring the SUI
| preme court to report every case decided
| House-Most OF the session was devoted TO the
| consideration of the Clamp bill, providing for q
| board to examine veterinary surgeons and the
! Mccoy BILL requiring county treasurers to es
| tablish sub-treasuries in each town having o
| bank CT deposit for the collection OF taxes dur
| ing the semi.anEual payments. Both measures
were finally postponed Bills were passed: Ap-
| propriating $3.50 10 complete building Of cot
| tage on the grounds OF the National Women's
Relief Corps home at Madison, Lake county;
re-enacting the law prohibiting the taking OF
| fish in the Lewistown reservoir with seine or
net
| COLUMBUS, Feb 0-Ssndte-Mr. Won Seq.
| germs bill providing that when commercial
| paper falls due on "a legal holiday, il shall be
| PAYABLE on the next following day was defeated
| The following were the most important bills
| passed: Authorizing the appointment OF two
| official stenographers in any county where two
courts'are In session; providing that, after five
| years, the money Of an unknown heir in = par.
tition shall be turned into the county treas.
| ury TO await the claimant providing that ulu.
| niciral councils may extend water works
four miles beyond the corporation lin.
| its, and giving the mayor and muni
| cipal police Jurisdiction In the territory
| Among the bills introduced were the following:
| Providing that q township subdivision having
| graded or high schools shall be entitled to a
school director for each grade; limiting the rates
| TO be charged for telephones at "a per month in
| cities OF more that 5000 inhabitants, $3.50 In
cities of less than )0CO and more than 25 eco In
| habitants and g in smaller towns and fixing
| penalties for over charges.
| House The vote by which the L.llard bill
| lcsal!zing the sale OF pools at races was lost,
| was reconsdered and consideration OF the
| measure postponed until the 18th The Haskell
| bill eXemptng from punishment the inforTner
in cases Of violating the law prohibiting the
| sale OF liquor to minors was taken up dis
| cussed and finally defeated by . vote OF yeas
| TO ~ nays The following bills were passed:
| Increasing the number sfrom three TO
| four of boards OF trustees OF county
| childrens homes, and providing that not
| same political party; amending Section 639e of
| the Revised Statutes so as TO provide that any
| person who ofiiciates in marrying couple whose
| matrimonial! intentions have not been properly
| advertised, shall 70 fined not to exceed 81 900
| and held liable to Imprisonment for not more
than six months; supplementing Section 1850 so
| as to exempt from verlfication deeds of trust on
| chattels issued By manufacturing corporate
COLUMBUS, Feb lO-Snufe-Tha onlv busi-
| ness transacted in the brief session OF the SEN
ate to-day was the reading of bills for Monday :
| calendar and the introduction by Mr.. Spencer
OF a bill TO increase the salaries OF members o.
the general assembly from 800 to 81 900 Ad.
iourned until the 18th.
H0uss.-A large number of new bills were
| introduced, the most important OF which were
| the following: Providing for tho voluntary list
ing for taxation OF promissory notes, bonds and
other negotiable instruments and fixing the
rate Of taxes on such property at per cent
exempting newspaper writer's from giving the
name Of the informant or author OF any arony
nous communications: amending Section 1858 sc
a. TO give collectors of delinquent taxes =:
per cent: authorizing fish and game wardens
to clear streams OF suckers, carp and other
destructive fish; requiring corporations organ
izcd under the laws OF other states to give bono
in sum equal to their capital stock for the
protection of Ohio creditors; providing fol
| stamping, laDe.lnS anu Hlarklng OF all convict
made goods exposed for sale in Ohio, the law Il
be enforced by the labor commissioner anC
attorney general: to remove from tho tax dupli
| cate fair grounds and buildings owned by agri
cultural associations organized under STATE
, laws Adjourned until Monday, February i3
COLUMBUS, Feb 3-Ssndte-The session wa
very brief and nothing OF importance was &C
complished The passage Of two or three loca
measures and the introduction OF number o
others OF like character constituted the entir
| business.
HouSe-To-day's grind in the house was Of
J local nature chiefly, some sixteen bills Of tha
character being passed. Among the bills of
general nature introduced were the following
Requiring assgnees OF mortgages to have tn
assignment put upon the county rccor
within thirty days after the assignment, an
further that any person canceing the mortgug
I on the record OF the county, after having sol
, and assigned il TO another, shall be guilty G
forgery; providing for the choppng down c
peach trees affected with yelows, to proven
the spreading Of the evil: authorizing the teal
| iry ont of dams In streams feedinp Jnl Erri.