Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of Both Branches OF the Gem
crnl Assembly.

/ hibiting ''scalping" OF railroad tickets reuuir-
| Ing issue OF practicing certificates to druggists
with ten years practice; for change OF venue
| in justice courts; permitting assessment COM
| panies to do tontine as well death ASSESS
/ ment business; permitting all municipalities
/ which own and operate electric light and
waterworks plants to levy an additional tnx
i II Ave GlllS.
Bills passed roth houses For bond issue
| to erect town hall at Grand Rapids, Wood
| county.
| HoUsE-Bills passed; Imposing penalties
| for throwing garbage on public rouds extend
| Ing until 1910 the time allowed railroad COM
| panies to equip cars with automatic couplers;
| providing that county surveyors shall take
| charge OF county ditch work.
Bills introduced: Providing that n majority
| instead of two-thirds OF the voters OF munic-
| ipality may authorize the issue Of bonds for
| building engine houses: authorizing township
| trustees and free turnpike directors, upon pc
tition Of six or more freeholders, to maintain
| on public highways watering places for persons
and animals; authorizing the board Of educa-
| tion OF Youngstown to levy an additional tax
| OF three mills for school purposes: requiring
| railroad companies, through their ticket
| agents, to issue Photographic identification
| certificates, the owner OF which shall be en-
| titled to ride at the rate OF two cents mile.
| Columbus, March l1-SENATE--The senate
| passed the bill permitting the city OF Akron to
| purchase n portion Of the Ohio canal when
| same is abandoned by the state.
Bills passed both houses: Allowing munici-
| palitieS the same powers in acquiring electric
| light plants as they now have concerning gas
| plants
Bills introduced: TO perpetuate the evil
dence of the title to real estute providing for
new city hall for Cleveland at a cost OF L.
900; allowing physicians ~ fee for exam
lining insane persons; for burial at public ex-
pense OF wives, widows and daughters of SOL
diers and army nurses. II INDECENT
The Otis bill reorgantzing the municipal gov
ernment OF Cincinnati passed the senate.
| HoUsE-The house defeated n two-cent per
mile railway fare bill by vote Of 4s to 81
| against it,
| Bills passed: Providing for the su mission of
the question of placing the officials of Wayne
county on salary to a vote of the people; plac-
| cling officials of TuscarawSs county on salary;
| authorizing Cleveland to issue Al 900 00J in
| bonds to widen and deepen Cuyahoga river.
| Columbus, March ls-SENATE-Bills passed:
| Authorizing Bellevlle, Richland county, to
| issue bonds for electric light plant; provid-
ing for the cleaning out of bitches; authorizing
| Niles to make a special school levy; providing
| that general exception may be taken cover
ing all errors in the trial prejudicial to the
| party
Bills introduced Providing that 10 per cent.
| of the wages OF employees shall be subject to
| attachment for debts contracted to secure the
J necessities of life; making 1t explicit in the
/ ballot law that curtains must be hung before
| the booths to screen the voters, while marking
their ballots from observations providing that
| when circuit court judges are called out of their
| district to hold court they shall be paid S5 per
day for expenses prohibiting the use of junk
| or refuse bottles-the bill provides fine of
from $40 to S5O providing that when constitu-
| tional amendments and other propositions are
to be submitted to the voters, the proposition
shall be added ut the bottom of the Australian
ballot and not put on separate tickets.
HousE-Bills passed: Limiting to two years
, the time in which claims against the estate OF
decenGent may be fled limiting the salaries
of county officials of Licking county: limiting
salaries of Tuscarawas county officials
Bills introduced: Authorizing the establish
lishment of day schools for the deaf and dumb
in all school districts managed by bourds OF
education or school councils and providing for
the maintenance Of same out Of state school
fund; creating additional bakeshop in
, | spector; vesting the control of township GENE
teries in the whole board Of township trustees
: instead of single member thereof as hereto.
fore; giving probate court concurrent jurisdic'
tion with common pleas in cases of divorce ant
alimony, petition in partition, and foreclosure
authorizing the appointment of commission
to locate the lines of Ohio troops at the battle
of Shiloh, and appropriatlng $1,000 for the ex-
| penses thereof
Columbus. March al.-SENATE-senator Val
: entines bill to prohibit trusts passed the sen
ate to-day
Bills introduced: Requiring railroad com.
panies to permit persons escorting women ant
chidrens to trains to go inside gates to trair
sheds permitting flags on school buildings only
on legal holidays.
HousE-Bnls passed: Creating an Ohio com
| mission for the Omaha exposition; providing
| vacations for tiremen in Cincinnati.
| Bills introduced Providing that the costs
in cases appealed from justice courts shall be
included in the Judgment: providing thai
, claims for taxes shall precede claims for labor
, on ass gnor's property; granting three days o
: grace TO sight drafts; authorizing an increase
in the tax levy in Ashtabula county OF eight.
/ tenths of a mill for the purpose OF building {
bridge across the Conneaut river in Con.
neaut: establishing the justices OF the peace il
| Columbus as one court and placing them on
r salary; placing the officials of Knox county OF
Il salary; creating state commission to fl
9 county fees and Salaries dedicating six fee
, along all public roads for sidewalk purposes
placing the officials OF Morrow county on
salary; enlarging the powers Of the superin
!, tendent OF insurance so as to give him power t
compel attendance of Witnesses and production
Of papers in Investigations; prohibiting insur
!, | ance in companies not authorized to do busi
a ness in Ohio; to compel railroad companies t.
e | stop Two passenger trains each way each da,
s | at all stations.
r Columbus, March 22.-Senate-Bills passed
,, Granting war claim OF Joseph M. Hillhouse
Permitting allowances to attorneys appointe
n | by courts for defendants: extending the sCop
of the state board Of health; reforming polio
'ourt jury system of Cincinnati; regulatin
fees OF Stark county officials; dividing Madiso
| township, Hancock county, into two voting pre-
cincts.
Q Bills introduced For commission to pur
chase portion OF Miami canal for Cincinnati
i, two bills-one applicable to Hamilton an
! Cuyahoga county, other to rest of strte-per
q hitting any person to recover taxes omitted b
q tax inquisitor after delinquency has existe
n one year; giving state railroad commissions
a right to require safety devices at crossings c
electric railways over steam railroads.
A HoUsE-Bills passed. Providing for FIRE
h mems vacation in Cincinnati Reconsideret
"a amended and passed; to pay councilmen
"A Dayton - persession; to abolish contract priso
10 labor: for election OF senators by vote of tn
70 peoplr.
y Bills introduced: General appropriation bi
:. carrying ,S,3l2, 75s for 1898; creating board
q hospital trustees in Springfield placing jus
% tices OF the peace OF Youngstown upon salar
n. OF ii, 200; creating special school district
Cynthiana township, Shelby county.
The Marriage Bill Indorsed.
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