Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-05-19
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
PROCEEDINGS in Both Branches OF tho Sew
enty-Eirst General Assembly.

TO Kill such bird; increasing from IL to S5 tho
fee for commission as notary pualic, and pro-
viding that 81 of such fee shall go to the gener-
oil revenue fund OF the state; making verbal
changes to perfect the Nichols bill.
HouSs.-The Ely county officers salary bill
was passed to-day, Ut applies to all coun-
ties In the state, except Hamilton and Cuya-
hoga and reduces the fees allowed probate
Judges and recorders in all counties having q
population in excess of 10000 about s per cent
County clerks are reduced about 10 per cent in
all counties having more than %, 900 population.
While these three officers are left to receive
compensation by fees, the auditors and treas
urers are placed on salary their compensa-
tion being the same in the respective counties
and the amount allowed varies according 10 the
population. In Lucas county an exception is
made, the tnRasurer receiving o salary of 5000
and the auditor .3,500) The house joint resolu-
tion condemning the grand jury of Adams
county for its failure TO indict the lynchers Of
Roscoe Parker was adopted, Bills were also
passed: Amending the recent act authoriz-
ing the state sinking fund commission to issue
SoOoOOO certificates of Indebtedness so as to ex-
empt the same from taxation; authorizing the
incorporation of electric street railroads for the
transportation of passengers, express and
freight on highways outside of municipalities
COLUMBUS May 9-Sendte-Bills were
passed as follows; Authorizing the use of cleo
tricity as motive power on railroads; provid-
Ing for the distribution OF the railroad maps
published by the commissioner Of railroads;
providing penalty of from Il TO IS for tres
passing upon the lands of another; providing
Tor cumulative workhouse sentences, and pro-
viding that offenders so sentenced, who have
wife or children, shall be put ut hard labor their
net earnings tobe paid to the dependent fami-
lies; appropriatng So 900 to be used in part
payment of the expenses of an aqueduct and
overflow on the Ohio canal near Wolf creek,
lock Summit county, to be disbursed by the
county commissioners; providing for the
taxation of all freight line and co uipment COM
panies on such proportion of their capital stock
as the business done in Ohio is to the entire
business of the company.
Rouse.-The Bosler bill rearranging the SUBJ
divisions of the Second common pleas district
was taken up out of its order and passed by a
strict party vote The subdivisions are ar
anged as follows: First, Butler county; second,
Preble Darke, Miami, Champaign and Clark;
thlrd, Montgomery Green, Clinton and Warren.
The James bill requiring the filing of chattel
mortgages with county recorders instead Of
township treasurers was defeated. The fol-
lowing bills were passed: Transferring Mon
roe county from the second subdivision OF the
Eighth judicial districtto the third sub division
of the Seventh, and making Belmont county
a separate subdivision, and providing for an
auoltlonai common pleas judge; making
changes In the Nichols taxation law so as to con-
form the act TO the decision of the federal
COLUMBUS, May l0-ISendte. The following
exempt from taxation the certificates of in
debtedness upon which the state is authorized,
by an act of April %, 1894, to borrow $500, 900;
authorizing the board of public works to settle,
for the sum of $1,000, with the Toledo g. Wal
bounding Valley railroad for the occupancy of
Walhounding canal property; perfecting the
act abolishing the office of swamp land COM
missioner and transferring his duties to the
canal commission; authorizing the use of elec-
tric alarm bells in place of watchmen and gates
atrailroad crossings when the railroad commits
sioner thinks advisable, except in municipali-
ties having more than 5000 inhabitants; placing
an excise tax of per cent on the gross earn
lngs OF the express companies OF the state The
Paxton bill repeating the Strehli law of last
winter was passed by vote of 16 toe
HouSe-Bllls were passed as follows: Amend.
ing Section 520l by making it mandatory on
1uries TO bring in special and general
verdict suits for money and specific recovery
OF real property on demand OF either party;
amending Section 5521 so that attachment
| proceedings will lie in cases where an ac-
| tton is brought by resident against non-resi-
| dent; amending Section 5437 so as to extend the
| benefits of the homestead exemption law to
| widows as well as wives and husbands; exempt
| ing eX-soldiers and sailors from payment Of
| peddlers license In municipalities; amending
| Section 24S4 so as to provide for the appoint.
| ment of electric meter inspectors; amending
| the act prohibiting saloons within one mile
| OF Wilberforce and Antioch colleges so as to
| strike out the latter institution.
| COLUMBUS, May 1L-Sendte unusual
| amount OF business was transacted by the SEN
| ate. Among the bills of general importance
! passed were the following: Providing that tax
for election expenses may be levied in addition to
all other levcs; creating the position of commits
| sion and correspondence clerks in the govern
ors office requiring assessors to list all life in.
| susance policies, giving the amount of premium
| paid TO what company and through what
| agency: DrOVidinp TINT nll cities tu
and school districts, except Cleveland may
issue registered bonds; providing that all cleo
| tive officers who are commissioned by the Sec
retary of state shall pay fee of five dollars ex-
cept justices of the peace, who shall pay two
dollars; authorizing all villages of the first
class to assess for street improvements upon
the appraisement Of three disinterested free
holders, the assessment not to exceed % per
cent. of the value OF the property nor more than
10 per cent in any one year. The Clark Joint
| resolution petitioning congress to grant serv-
| ice pension OF g a month to all honorably diy-
| charged Union soldiers was adopted.
| Hous.-Seyerall local measures were disposed
| Of Among the bills introduced the most i'm.
| portant one was that of Representative Griffin
| to provide for tho valuation of rail
road property for taxation In Ohio (The bill
is patterned after the Indiana law, and does
away with the present system OF valuation by
| the auditors OF the counties through which the
roads run. The state auditor, attorney general
| treasurer, and two persons are to be appointed
by the governor, at q salary of s1,50O year
neither of the latter to be in any way connected
with railroad This board is to appraise the
value OF the several railroads and distribute
| the amount to the several counties, to be placed
on the duplicate for taxation purposes)
COLUMBUS, May 14-Senate.-Bills wert
passed: Requiring dealers in convictmadt
goods manufactured in other states to pay ar
annual license fee of $500; requiring TOWNSHIP
clerks to post the detailed financial statement
the morning of the first Monday in April; pro
viding for the taxation ofnforeign corporations
doing business in Ohio upon such proportion
of their capital stock as their business in Ohio
bears to their total business.
| Houss.-Nearly all the legislation to-day was
OF a local character. A bill was passed appro
priating 81 200 for the purpose of erecting the
MY Jewels" statue and $500 for placing Ohio
worlds fair exhibits in place at Ohio state fai,
grounds. Twenty-Five bills were introduced
only the following being general: Giving t.
trustees of hamlctS the same compensation as
now paid TO the trustees of townships; prohib
iting professors of chemistry in state insttu
tions from accepting fees for making chemica
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