Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-04-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of Both Branches of the Cen
ernl Assembly.

Doing away with the exemption from jury
services for members OF military companies;
providing that proceedings to vacate judg-
ments must be begun within three months
after final order is rendered prohibiting the
use OF trading stamps or similar gift enter
prises compelling the attendance OF children
during the full school year and comforting ad-
ditional powers on truant officers.
HoUsE-Bills passed. Appropriatng S00, 900
for the erection OF an addition to the state
house, and making the governor, the attorney
general and three persons to be appointed by
the governor, commission to that end; au-
thoriZing an issue OF III 100000 bonds In Cleve-
land to provide funds for the erection of u new
city hall; authorizing the construction OF free
turnpike roads, authorizing levy OF two mills
for school purposes in Warren.
Columbus, April 2-SENATE-Bills passed.
Providing that flags need be displayed on
school houses only on holidays; making sup
port by others prima facic evidence OF pauper-
ism; making valid teachers certificates from
either county, where a school district is in two
countless regulating the employment of mi
nors; authorizing tho refundng OF Si6000,00O
Cincinnati bonded Indebtedness before maturi-
ty at 4 per cent; authorizing the issue of $4,000
in bonds for Ottawa county court house.
The senate adopted the Bolin resolution
favorng the election of United States senators
by direct vote Of the people.
Bills passed both houses Requiring adults
to support their parents, under penalty OF one
year imprisonment; requiring payment of so
cents each for catching drift sawlogS and one
cent for railroad ties; making enforceable the
law authorizing the state shop and factory in
spector to order safeguards put in factories
HoUsE-Bills passed: Defining trusts and
imposing penalties for their existence; au.hor-
izing an issue OF bonds by Columbiana county
to repair flood damages; creating a special
school district in Warren township Jefferson
county; providing that elections in municipal
tiles lying partly in more than one county shall
| be governed by the board of elections of the
| county in which the greater part of the munich
| pality lies; authorizing the board of education
| of Defiance township, Defiance county, to build
| school house; doing away with "reclama-
tions" in the purchase of tobacco from ware
| houses and authorizing the appointment of to-
| bacco inspectors by probate court, also proyid-
| ing that such inspectors shall be paid salary
| by the county and shall turn in all fees to
| county treasury; allowing commissioners of
| Stark county to erect a foot bridge across the
| Ohio canal and Tuscarawas river at cost not
| to exceed $1,000; providing certain regulations
/ FOR the killing of game and wild birds in this
state; appropriating Sl,U00,00J for the equip
| ment of Ohio troops in case war is declared;
| permitting a special election in Ottawa county
| on the court house question.
The bill relieving the bondsmen OF Otho w.
| Crawfs late treasurer of Putnam county, who
| recently turned up about S24, 900 short in his
| accounts was defeated by the house.
Columbus, April S-SENATE-Bnls passed:
| Salary bill for Holmes county; providing for
| the exchange of judges of circuit courts in
cases where one has personal interest,
Bills passed both houses: Reorganizing city
government of Portsmouth; authorizing trus-
tees OF Pike township, Stark county, to pur-
/ chase cemetery.
| HoUsE-Bills passed: Allowing street i'm
| provement bonds to be paid ut any time when
the money is in the treasury; appropriating
$4,000 for Massillon state hospital and t25, ,001
n hn sNf Vlaf
abolishing the Office of intirmary director in
| Fairfield county, and fixing salaries OF county
| officers as follows Probate Judge So 400, clerk
| S2,iO0, auditor, treasurer and sheriff S25OO, re-
corder ST. 300, prosecuting attorney and county
| commissioners S90J each; creating special
school district in Wadsworth, Medina county
| reducing the tax On vehicles in Cincinnati
Bills introduced: Making it optional wi tn
the commissioners of any county to tax bicy-
cles, the money arising from such tax to go
toward the maintenance of cycle paths along
| the roads OF the county; a license bill for
Cleveland; to allow owners of private fish
| ponds 10 use dynamite to kill carp; for the
more perfect registration of births; to make
inn keepers law apply TO regular boarders;
making II mandatory upon the governor to re-
| move the board OF trustees of any state insti-
tuition which shall create an Unauthorized de-
fciency.
Columbus, April 11.-Senate-Bills passed (:
| Abolishing justice courts in Toledo: extend
ing the terms of coroners and sheriffs from
| January to September.
Bills passed both houses Making term Of
| prosecuting attorney commence in Septem.
ber. instead of January; providing for joint
action in case OF joint bitches in counties on
| the state border.
Bills passed. Authorizing the establishment
fer OF $1,000 from the poor to the general fund
OF Irumbu county: creating a special school
| district in Putnam and Allen townships, Put
nam county; authorizing the village OF Cam
bridge to issue $4,000 i'll bonds. to provide
sewers creating special school district of the
| village OF Grelton, Henry county.
The house adopted the following resolution
| by Mr.. Monter, OF Hamilton: Resolved, That
| it is unwise and destructive OF the public
good to enact laws that authorize municipal.
ties to grant franchises leases for a period
longer than what is known as an ordinary life
| generation
Mr.. Mac Broom offered resolution setting
apart Wednesday ior n joint session of botll
houses when the time and place OF holding the
| proposed centennial exhibition in 1903 shal\be
| definitely settled.
Columbus, o., April 12-House-The Doty
barber license bill was defeated, the senate
JOINT resolution in reference to giving the
Bills passed: Authoring the establishment
OF day schools for the deaf, and the employ.
ment OF the necessary teacher; providing that
| the county commissioners shall keep in re-
pair bridges on transferred and abandoned
| turnpikes; granting the state superintendent
the power TO issue subpoenas for witnesses
in cases of suspected violation of the insur-
ance laws; providing that state departments
and institutions may only employ legal assist.
ance in the advice and by the consent of the
attorney general; placing Brown county off.
GERS on salary; providing that any action to
toreclose title mortgage quiet title may
be finished in the court of record in which
action is commenced: allowing suits to be
| brought against corporations in any county in
which summons can be had on the president or
chief officer making dogs property; author
izing $1,00O,0OO bonds for harbor improve.
ments in Cleveland; authorizing the issue OF
$4,000. bonds TO erect a bridge oyer Euclid
ty; providing for the collection of garbage
in the city Of Cleveland; providing that the
right TO trial by jury in common please courts
shall be considered waived, unless one of the
parties, o days before opening OF the term Of
demand with deposit of S5, an affidavit of
property
Senate-Bills passed. Authorizing an issue
of $4,000 bonds for workhouse and city
prison in Springfield; aPpropriating proceeds
of railroad bonds owned by Cadiz, Harrison
county; authorizing special cemetery tax In
Allen county; prohibiting sentencing judges
from releasing boys from Boys Industrial
l.