The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-02-15
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

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COLUMBUS Feb a-SsrArR-The general
assembly, after y mucb-needed rest which be-
gan last thursday, and was disturbed by q
junket TO the intermediate penitcntiary on Fri
day, resumed at 4 O'Clock Monday afternoon A
bill was introduced by Senator Earhhnrt which
makes the forgery Of an abstract OF title a
penal offense, with q maximum penalty Of a, o0C
and one year in the penitentisfy. Another bill
by Senator Earnhart provides that the owners
OF one-swentieth Of the stock Of corporations,
in case no dividend has been declared for two
Of the last preceding years, may.go into court
and ask for an accounting and demand disso-
luton.
HousE-A bill introduced by Mr. Cannon sup,
plements section 1924 by providing that when
Q body is not claimed by friends, or delivered to
q medical college, the coroner shall bury 1t, the
expense TO be paid out Of the fund provided for
the expense Of holding inquests. Mr. Dunn, OF
Morgan, and Mr.. Barber, Of Guernsey, present
cd petitions in the house for the repeal Of the
standard time law. A bill bv Mr.. Boser, Of
Montgomery, appropriates $4,000 to the sup
port Of the State university, this amount being
raised under the Hysell law making o levy
Of one-twentieth Of a mill The house adopted
Mr.. Woods resolution TO give the tablet COM
memorating the first settlement In Ohio, and
which was placed at the entrance OF the Ohio
building ut the Worlds fair, TO the 'womnn's
ans Worlds Fair association, Of Marietta.
CoLuMBUs Feb, & :. .SENArE-Bills inro-
duced: Granting the right Of way over and
across certain land owned by the state Of Ohio.
in Scioto, Pike, Ross and Pickeway counties,
to the Ohio Southern Railroad Co.; appropriat-
ing sSS5S9 to pay, expenses incidental TO the in
auguration of the governor; authorizing the
commissioners of Mercer county TO purchase
and improve lands on which are herd county
fairs, and to issue bonds therefor; Mr.. Paxton q
house bill 70 amend an act authorizing and di-
ha faotn of nrt Y
10 improve road and build approaches to Q
bridge, was passed. y
HousE-Representau Strong on leave In
troduced bill 10 repeal the Strehh street rail
road law. He tried 10 secure q suspension Of
the constitutional rule, in order that the bill
might be read q second time for the purpose Of
reference, but was prevented from doing 20 by
objection on the part Of Mr.. Grimm and others.
Mr.. Elders house bill to authorize the trustees
Of the Ohio State university to refund certain
certificates Of Indebtedness was passed -.
COLUMBUS, Feb a-SENATE-A bill which Is
far.reaching was introduced Wednesday morn
ing by Mr.. Laning. It supplements Section
llA, starting out by requiring that the residence
Of every mortgage shall be noted on every
mortgage left for record. The county recorder
shall keep record Of all these addresses and
furnish list of mortgages to the recorder Of
each county in which the mortgages re side.
Mortgages are made liable for the payment OF
taxes upon the money secured by the property
mortgaged and when they are not paid by the
owner of the property, the mortgngor and 9th.
er debtors must be notified by the county audi.
tor, upon receipt Of which notice the liability
Of the mortgagor and other debtors, II any, be-
come liable for the payment of the taxes,
HousE--Bilis passed: Providing for the as.
sessment for street improvements of all the
frontage on both streets Of corner lots Appli-
cable only to Dayton: authorizing infirmary d.
rectors TO require persons receiving charity to
perform labor on public improvements to paw
for the charity given. A senate bill was passed
which amends Section 1886 relating to assessing
the cost of constructing free turnpikes upon
property lying within two miles Of the road.
The amendment provides that instead OF q uni.
form assessment the assessment shall b, upon
persons residing within the two mile limit in
proportion to the benefits received.
COLUMBUS, Feb. a-SENATE-Ihursd Mr.
Phillips introduced q bill amending the election
laws 1t requires that challengers shall be
qualified electors Of the precinct in which they
act and that the witnesses to the counting of
the votes shall have the same qualifca tiops.
The bill provides that before the official ab-
stracts are completed oil ballots returned by
;he judges OF election OF the different town
ships and precincts shall be separated. exam.
ined and their legality passed upon by the
board of deputy state supervisors OF elections,
be legal Another amendment disqualifes can
didates from acting as judges or clerks Of cleo
ton, and prohibits committees from filling va
cancies on tickets with the names Of persons
who are the candidates of other parties
HoUsE-Mr. Sleeper's house bill amending
the age of consent law by substituting the
word person for child was passed. Mr.. Wood
tried to have the bill amended so as to raise
the age Of consent from fourteen to sixteen
hOnSQ wnnd Z hat
way. Mr. Harshbargers resolution providing
for the appointment of a committee to investi-
gate the canals with view to recommending
whether they had better be Sold leased or i'm
proved, was adopted. Not one bill was intro
duced.
COLUMBUS, Feb. I0-SENATE-The senate
held short session Friday morning and trans
acted but routine business. Mr.. McMaken in
troduced o bill restoring to the probate court
OF Butler county jurisdiction in misdemeanors,
etc He had a bill passed few days ago TAX
ing away this jurisdiction. Mr.. Ave: intro
duced a resolution which calls on the chemist
of the Ohio State university to take sample
of air in the senate chamber al the close OF an
afternoon session and analyZe 1t and report the
component parts thereof in language such as
can be comprehended by the ordinary legisla.
tor. The senate adjourned until O'Clock Mon
day afternoon.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Amending section
7020 by decreasing the penalt' for publishing
or having in possession lewd pictures or deal
ing in unmentionable things; requiring the heat
ing Of street cars IN cold weather. providing
that in corporations in Hamilton county each
department of the municipal government shall
pay for any public improvements made in front
of property used by the department." creating
state board Of medical examiners, etc.
Mcdonald Behind the Bars.
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