Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-11
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THE LEGISLATURE,
Proceedings In Both Branches of the Ohio
General Assembly.

peddlers' county licenses and increasing penal
ty for peddling without one; making Saturday
afternoon legal half holiday in cities OF $4,000
and providing that paper falling due on Sntur-
day cannot be protested until succeeding busi-
ness day; prohibiting sale OF liquor by drug
stores where local option prohibition prevails,
| except upon prescription to be filled but once
and placed on file authorizing Tippecanoe City
| to issue $4,000 in bonds to erect waterworks;
| repeating law giving justices OF the peace per
cent, for collecting Judgments; giving wnter-
works trustees Of Oxford control OF electric
| light plants; authorizing natural gas trustees
OF THIN to create sinking fund; creating
special school district in Brush Creek township,
| Jefferson county, and Washington township,
| Columbiana county; giving veterinary sur
geons the same exemptions as practicing ply
| scinns.
HoUsE-The following bills were passed to-
| day: Amending the election laws by provid-
| ing that judges shall assist in marking ballots
| only when the voter is physically unable to do
| so; changing the name of the Licking reservoir
| to Buckeye park and placing 1t under the su-
| pervision Of the state game warden; authoriz-
| ing the adjutant general TO purchase nets TO
preserve the fags in the relic room OF the Capt.
| tol; repeating the law providing for outdoor re-
lief by counties-placing it in the hands OF
| township trustees; providing for the immedi-
| ate opening OF the Mansfield reformatory; au-
| thorizng trustees of Brecksville township
| Cuyahoga county, to make additional levy for
| library; providing that checks accompanying
bids for improvements in Cleveland must be
| certified authorizing commissioners of Harri-
son county to construct free turnpike; detach-
| ing certain territory from incorporated village
| OF Latty, Paulding county; providing that
| members of Canton board OF elections shall be
appointed by secretary Of state and reducing
salary to 800; making it n misdemeanor to
throw sharp substances on the streets with the
Intention OF puncturing bicycle tires.
COLUMBUS, April 2.-SENATE-Bills passed:
| Prohibiting the wearing in theaters OF high
hats which obstruct the view Of the stage; pro-
hibiting the circulation and sale OF immoral or
indecent newspapers or periodicals; indorsing
the bill pending in congress for the establish
ment of n National Military park at Vicksburg;
exempting banking partnerships from applica-
tion OF the law requiring listing and publica-
ion of names Of partners; authorizing trustees
OF Ohio university ut Athens to issue certifl-
Gates OF Indebtedness for building purposes;
authorizing boards of education to arrange for
transportation OF pupils where schools are Sus-
pended; prohibiting exhibition OF freaks and
curios and other exhibitions within quarter
mile of farmers picnic, military cncampment
or soldiers reunion without permission of
managers.
HoUsE-The house had a vigorous struggle
over the 50-year street car franchise bill intro
duced by Mr.. Rogers 1t was passsd by vote
of as to "a A Joint resolution proposing to give
the governor the veto power was defeated
Other bills passed. Requiring owners OF shanty
boats to pay u license; making the chief clerk
OF the attorney general the assistant attorney
) general; permitting probate courts to release
mortgages property sold by assignees:
: providing that no municipal debt shall be
funded or refunded without formal resolution
by council authorizing the election of an addi-
tional judge in the second subdivision OF the
Seventh judicial district; approprating $500 for
armory purposes for regiments OF the Ohio ma
tionnl guard: creating retired list in o. N G.;
making 1t misdemeanor TO deface the marker
on the grave of Union soldier; providing for
the inspection by county commissioners of
private and public hospitals, reformatory
l homes houses Of detention, private aSylums
and all correctional or refermatory institutions;
, increasing the percentage of prisoners TO be
, employed in the penitentiary at convict labor
or any one trade from 10 TO % per cent
COLUMBUS, April 3.LSENATE-Bills passed:
: Amending the arbitration board law so as to
, give probate courts and mayors power to call
/ in services OF the board, and to make its decis-
ions more binding; placing commissioners OF
Miami county on salary OF II 300 per annum'
requesting congress to pass the Layton bill prv-
: viding for erection of monument at Fort Recov-
cry: requesting congress to pass bill creating q
' highway commission.
HousE-Bills passed: To create a special
school district in Helena, Sandusky county; ex-
tending the term OF office OF the superintend-
ent of roads in certain townships to two years.
: COLUMBUS, April 6.-SENATE-Bill passed;
e Authorizing Lorain to issue bonds to make
: street improvements.
| HOUSE-BlllS introduced: ENtenQlng the ll1G
i OF chattel mortgages to three years. creating
}, additional judicial circuit to be composed OF
Butler, Warren, Clinton, Clermont, Montgom-
r cry. Preble and Darie counties and to be known
? as the Ninth district, and placing Hamilton
i county in n special district; to allow infrmary
S directors to employ other than the contract
n physicians for the care of paupers where tho
p contract physicians fail to give relief; provid-
ing that township trustees guilty Of miscon-
duct in office shall be fined not more than
i409 and office declared vacant.
COLUMBUS, April 2-SESATE-Bills passed:
, Placing commissioners of Coshocton county on
/. n salary OF 1000; placing commissioners of Mon
2 roe county on n salary of 1900; authorizing ad-
jutant general to purchase nets to enclose flags
in the relic room of the Capitol; requiring
prosecutors in the trial of military officers tC
. prove that there was no necessity fol
i violence on the part Of troops au-
c thorizing Cleveland TO erect garbage
. crematory; to prevent the giving OF unlawful
. preferences 30 days previous to assignments
Il to improve q road in Polk township, Crawford
;. | county: to improve roads in Crawford county
authorizing Scioto county to make additiona
levy to liquidate Indebtedness placing com
: miSSionerS OF Ross county on salary OF 81 200
: providing transportation for pupils to schoo
next nearest when their school is abandoned
J creating special school district in MoAtgomer,
J, county: for relief of John Whitman, treasure
? of Milton township: authorizing an additiona
a levy in Fulton county for road purposes; plac
ing commissioners OF fulruelu county on Silla
y ry of 5000; authorizing Defiance county com
: missioners to purchase cemetery for deceased
8 Union soldiers, their mothers, wives and wild
G ows; authorizing Adams county to issue re
funding bonds; increasing clerks salary il
justices courts in Franklin county from S400 u
1000; authorizing an additional levy In Mans
;, field for sanitary purposes; placing commits
: sioners of Highland county on salary of 81, 900
providing for appointment of trustees for elec
Il uric light plant in Bellefontainei to abandon
u portion of a canal at Toledo
~ The senate concurred in the joint resolution
. providing for final adjournment on April "a
% The governor sent TO the senate the following
s appointments: John C, Beatty, Portage county
n trustee OF the Girls Industrial School, to sue
r coed l.. II. Williams, of Brown county; Georg
. H Smith OF Greene county, trustee Of Dayto
asylum, to succeed j. H. Woolford, of Green
county; II. NJ. Hazeltine, of Mahoning county
TO succeed himself as state mine inspector Tn
,, appointments were all confirmed without ref
erence.