Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-14
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings In Both branches of tho Sew
enty-Flret General Assembly.

COLUMBUS, April 3-Sendte-A bill was
passed providing that city and town councils ,
may prescribe the 1re limits for n half square. |
Following were among the bills introduced: |
Providing that corporation may borrow |
money equal to the amount of Its paid up capt.
tai stock; providing that the clerk of the court
In which Judgment has been rendered shallp |
upon the bond Of the plaintiff in error in APP
peal case; providing that Ave dollars shall be
deducted from the pay of each member for
every days unexcused absence on his part;
providing that the certificate Of the secretary
OF state that n corporation has fled articles of
Incorporation in his ONCE shall be prima facie
evidence that IL is an Incorporated company.
House The senate bill providing for the codi-
hcation OF the insurance laws was defeated. The
Welsh bill reducing the rate OF legal advertis-
Ing 10 per cent was defeated-ayes IL, nays So
The Ruehrwein resolution providing for the ap-
pointment OF commission for the purpose
OF conferring with commissioners from other
states regarding the best manner in which uni
formity may be secured in legislation affecting
marriage, divorce and commercial law, was
adopted. The following bills were passed:
Amending Section S6i1 so as TO permit live stock
Insurance companies to insure against theft
and accident, and amending Section 1856 requir-
ing such companies TO deposit securities equal
to one-fourth of their capital stock; supple
menting Section 4239 so as to provide q fine of
not more than 600 nor less than $40 for the
erection OF line fences Of barbed wire unless
SohoShb Vi ONucES vi duJOluluB properly Is
given.
COLUMBUS April 4-senats.-Bills were
passed: Authorizing a new election where
township trustees and treasurers refuse to
qualify; prohibiting the employment OF free
labor in penal, reformato,y and charitable in-
stitutions except those necessary to give in
struclons; authorizing the secretary of state
to purchase the plates of 'Howe's Historical
History of Ohio" at an expense of i200 900: re-
curing law students to study three years before
/ being admitted TO practice. The following were
among the bills introduced Amending Sec
tions 6Si7, 6549 and 6696 by giving justices of
the peace final jurisdictions in all cases in
volving SlOo or less; providing for the aban-
comment OF the Hooking canal for canal pur-
poses and to lease the same to the Colum-
/ bus, Hooking Valley s. Athens Railroad Com
! pany. CThe lease is to be for ninety-nine
years, renewable forever, in consideration OF
I the payment by the company into the state
treasury on the first day OF July, 1891, the sum
OF $4,000, and on the first day o! January, 1900,
and each succeeding year thereafter during the
/ term OF the lease, the sum of ,6,0O0)
House-Among the bills passed we're the fol-
| lowing: Appropriating S296 TO pay expenses
| OF Byron NJ. Clendenning, OF Miami county, in
| the election contest OF Conley VS.. Clendenning;
! appropriating $1,000 to pay Herman Rose, of
| Cincinnati late corporal of Company /, lst
! Reg't o. N. G., for injuries received at Cincin-
| natl in the riots of 1884; amending the act re-
quiring street cars to be vestibuled so that can
/ vas can not be used in the construction OF the
/ same; establishing the standard of illuminat-
| ing oil that may be used in mines; t. provide
/ for the appointment of jury commissioners and
| the selection of jures in counties where the
same is not now in effect; amending Section
1 1895 so that the petitions for new road shall
represent one-half Of the valuation OF the prop
/ erty TO be assessed before county commission
/ may order the building OF the same.
| COLUMBUS, April5 Senate. The senate passed
! four local bills and defeated two general meas
| ures. The latter were Senator Laning's bill TO
| provide for the transfer of public funds without
| coming TO the general assembly for authority to
| do so, and Senator Plumb's peddler's licens g
| bill The deficiency bill was passed, with
| amendments increasing the amount 1900.
House. Bills were passed as follows Pro-
| viding for direct inheritance tax on estates
over 100000, ranging from l 10 per cent, ac-
| cording to the amount of the estateI providing
| for the establishment of course of practical
| and scientific instruction In the art of clay
working and ceramics in the Ohio State uni
| versity: amending the collateral inheritance
| law by reducing the exemption from 10000 to
| 1900, and giving the counties one-fourth OF the
| proceeds; amending the mechanics lien law so
| as to include sub-contractors and material men.
| Mr. Doty, of the finance committee introduced
| bill authorizing the state sinking fund commits
sioners to borrow 600 600, issuing certificates OF
| indebtedness for the money
COLUMBUS, April 6-Sendte vote by
| which Mr.. Lanes house bill establishing a sys-
| tenn OF criminal trespass in Ohio was lost was
| reconsidered and the bill was recommitted.
| The following bills were introduced To
| punish the taking and carrying away OF skiGs
and boats; empowering probate judges to trans
| fer funds in cities, villages, hamlets, county,
| township or school districts Adjourned until
| Monday April o.
Hogse.-Over sixty bills were reported back
from committees and placed on the calendar,
~ nfFr f,N.-
| which were local A bill was passed pro-
viding that the provisions of the statute re-
| quiring that no Improvement shall begin un.
less there is money in the fund to pay the same,
| shall not apply to the change OF grades OF
streets and alleys or the condemnation of prop.
erty for street improvements. Following
were among the more important meas.
ures introduced: Providing for the taxation
| of sleeping car companies per cent, 10 be as.
sessed on q valuation reached by comparing the
| mileage in Ohio with the total mileage and tax
| ing the ratio thus formed as the ratio of the
| company valuation for Ohio, as compared with
the total capital stock OF the company; provid
ing for the appointment of the secretary Of the
Cleveland board OF elections by the board on rec
| concentrations by the county executive commit
tees Of the two leading parties providing that ar
| action for damages for personal injury must be
commenced within two years after the injury
has been received. Adjourned until April O.
COLUMBUS, April 9-Sendts were
passed as follows: Providing that If board
OF education OF a joint subdistrict fails IL
its duty, the board Of education of any town
ship having territory in the Joint sub-distric
may maintain an action 10 compel the board tc
perform its duty; providing for codifcation o.
the municipal laws OF the state. The governor
sent TO the senate the following nominations
which were confirmed: Parks Foster, of Lorair
county, to be trustee OF the Toledo state hos
pital to succeed himself; Robert M. Round O.
Franklin county, to be canal commissioner FOL
two years; Daniel Hartnett OF Henry county
to be canal commissioner for two years
House-A large number of petitious repre-
senting many thousand persons persons, wer,
presented asking for the OF the Haskell
local option bill. The bill was reported back I,
the house and made special order for Apr!
| IL. Several local measures were passed, anS
the following bills were introduced: To revis
| the banking laws of the state; dt provides tina
banks must have on hand at all times an amour
equal TO 10 per centum OF their depositsD allow
| ing persons sentenced to death to choose be
| tween hanging and electrocution; providing TO
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