The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-03-19
OHIO LEGISLATURES.


passed: Amending section a5oi by placing iii
municipal corporations On an eqality, IN fefor-
case 70 the renewal q street railroad fron-
ehiseA Bills introdnosd: Authorizing . dep
uty clerk Of the probate eourt 70
sdministsf oaths. the same e TIE
probate Judge; changing the date Of
Labor day from the nrst Monday Of Sep
tember 10 the last saturday Of August; requif-
Ing the indorsenent Of the governor. attorney
general and state auditor before any state on
Ger can employ On attorney It IL thought the
observation Of Labor day on the nrst Monday
ness. and would be more generally observed,
II u WNs changed 10 the last Saturday In An.
gust Senator Morgan introduced bill Nom
lay making this ehsnge
HousE-Bills introduced Making either
party 10 bribery . competent witness seain0t
the other. and exsmpts him from prosecution:
pfohibitiug the shipping Of hogs infected With
cholera through this state under penalty Of
nne Of $500, or imprisonment for six months;
TO poll Ohio electors on the question Of free
eeinsse Of silver; requiring country gentlemen
10 weSk two days esch year on the roads; re-
quifaag al public clocks on courthouses and
schosaAousss to bs run on standard time;
makiag II . misdemeanor for person mot to
spray fruit trees and vines Injected with oen.
tsnsious diseases. Tho second amends the
dynamite within 100 rods Of . dwelling 80 - 10
lnclude pleasure and summer resorts.
CoLUMBus O. Maroh hi1.-sENArI-Bills in-
tfoduoed: Making Q legal half holiday of
every Saturday In the year. from IL o'clock
noon until IL O'Clock midnight. The senate
passed Senator Pluemer's bill authorizing the
issue Of 100000 worth Of bonds this year
and next, for new schoolhouses in
Cincinnati Also Representative Rob-
inson's bill, authorizing . $4,000 bond
Issue for Norwood Senator Laning's bill, .
facsimile Of Representative Goodale's, to su-
an Nav - -ho1 ~
pent on steam railroads, was recommitted to
the taxation committee. because Of statements
of members Of the committee that the bill had
not been duly considered. but had been recom-
mended In . ourbstone report
HousE-Mr Elders substitute for house
bill 167, to amend supplemental section 4o22a
20 - 70 permit children living within'less than
B mile and quarter of village school to at
Tend suoh schools below the high school grades
passed the house Tho house passed bill by
Mr.. LatE to amend section 1902 so that every
person shall be considered to have legal resi-
aenoe in county in which he has continuous
~ resided and supported himself for 80 days
without relief from the public authorities
The present law makes twelve months resi-
dsnce necessary. Senate bill, by Mr. Sparks,
ohurch at Germantown, Montgomery county,
70 remove monuments from an abandoned
cemetery becume o law. The house adjourned
at 10 o m. until Thursday.
COLUMBUS, O., March 12.-SENATE-The sem
Ase had short session Wednesday and passed
two bills, Representative Stewart's to author
Ire Springfield to make property owners clean
the streets and cutters, and Senator Vogt's to
empower two counties to unite to form one ag-
neultural society. Senator Heron introduced
bill 70 change the methods Of investing trust
FUNDS Senator Valentine put in bill to allow
assignees and trustees to plat property In
Shsir control A batch of petitions was sent
up IN favor Of Senator Clark's resolution for
che state to buy the plates of Whitelaw Reids
'sohio in the War" Senator Shryock sent to
Me desk . petition on the other side which
denounced the resolution - q scheme.
HoUsH-Not In session
COLUMBUS. O., March 13.-SENATH-Bills
passed: Requiring blowers to be used In shops
where dust-creating machinery is used; levy
Ing l-oo OF mill upon the state duplioate for
she support Of Wilberforce university; pro-
viding for an excise tax Of one per cent on
freight line and equipment companies. Bills
introduced: Levying an additional tax Of i've
mills in the Holgats school district
Henry county; providing that persons
sentenced for one year only for felonies shall
20 to the work -house; amending the hotel law
prohibiting the arrest Of q guest Is . hotel
beat who has arranged to stay ten days; OK
tending the authority Of the state board Of ar
bitration; authorizing the common pleas judge
Of Lucas county to appoint trustees to handle
the funds of the manual training school at
Toledo
HousE-Bills passed: Repeating the law au-
thorixing certain county commissioners to
provide Repositories for public money and for
other purposes: providing that in counties
having county bitches the board Of commits
sioners shall be county ditch directors ex-
ofhcio, who shall appoint county ditch super
intendents; prohibiting the killing Of cer-
tain birds; providing for the transfer
of funds not exceeding $1,000 by the
authorities making the tax levies; authorizing
Lynchburg, highland county to transfer funds;
relieving VIM. p. Donohoo, treasurer OF Penn
township, Highland county; authorizing Cleve-
land to issue bonds to the amount OF 100000 to
build q bridge: providing for the additional
construction Of trunk sewers in Cincinnati.
COLUMBUS, o., March A-SENATE-Bills
passed: Amending section 1884 by providing
that authorities In townships and villages may
transfer funds In amounts less than ei 900; au-
thorizing county commissioners to light
covered bridges; providing that property
| owners who refuse the damages award
| cd them by the commissioners shall
| pay tho court costs In case they fell
to got moro than was first rendered them.
| Bills introduced: Increasing salary OF SUI
prsme court judges to 5000; providing for the
protecting state oficials and employees from
| paying political assessments: punishing OH
cials for collecting illegal fees
HousE-Bills passed: Providing for holding
elections for municipal officers and members
| OF boards of education in villages having less
| than 500 voters situated In two OF more coun-
| ties; making certain changes In the cigarette
| Ia: adding the commissioner of railroads and
| telegre phs to the board of equalization Of the
values or railroad property. Bills introduced:
Compelling introduction Of fire protection on
| passenger trains operated within and through
out the state of Ohio; prescribing the manner
| In which county bitches shall be cleaned; to
prevent the spread Of contagious diseases In
fruit trees; sbating the high theAter hat nui
ssnce; regulating tho fees and salaries OF
| county officers: suthorizing the commission
| srs Of any county to increase the levy for gen.
erai county purposes where they deem the
levy insunicient 1 2-l0 mill at the expense Of
| the ether levies.
Colt Expense Bin Defeated.