Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-02-09
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
proceedings of Roth branches of the
General Assembly.

edition of 10000 sets of Howe's Histor-
ical Collections, and one authorizing
the purchase of 1000 copies of 81.
Clair's papers, both to be distributed
among members of the general assem-
bly, and other persons named in the
resolutions.
Bills passed: Placing certain depu-
ties to county officials in Tuscarawas
county on stated salaries: providing
for the payment of the judge and oth-
er officers of the Cleveland court of
insolvency out of the general revenue
fund of the county; giving attorneys
lien upon all unlquidated claims for
placing officials of Highland county
ON stated salaries.
House.-Bills passed: Authorizing
the election of an additional common
pleas judge in the second subdivision
of the Ninth judicial district
Mahoning, Trumbull and Portage
counties; amending Section 4427 so
as to provide that hotelkeepers may
sell goods and articles of jewelry for
board bills, after 80 days, depositing
excess with county treasurer; repeal
ing vehicle license law for Cleveland;
repeating an act authorizing Troy, Mi
ami county. to issue 100000 of inn
provement bonds; authorizing town.
ship trustees to construct sidewalks
along public highways on petition of
IL freeholders; fixing salaries in Erie
county; to provide for the pun
ishment of persons giving worthless
checks to hotel keepers; authorizing
the election of an additional Judge of
the common pleas court in the second
subdivision of the Fourth judicial dis
trict, comprising counties of Sum-
NIT, Medina and Lorain; codifying
title /, part third of the revised stat
utes.
The Clark local option bill was re-
ported favorably from the committee
on temperance and set as an official
order for 10:3O Wednesday, Feb. Z.
Columbus, Feb. 1.-Senate.-Mr.
Long, of Miami county, offered joint
resolution memoralizing congress to
build a ship canal along the route of
the Miami and Erie canal from Toledo
to Cincinnati, which went over under
notice to discuss.
Bills passed: Requiring all insur-
ance companies other than life to have
-
ing authorized to Incorporate under
business in this state; taking away
from common pleas judges in all coun-
ties where they have no resident
judge, authority to appoint county
boards of visitors, and vesting it in
probate courts; for providing a better
fire protection for city of Akron, and
raising $4,000 by taxation for that
purpose.
House.-Bills passed: Amending
Section 1861 so as to provide that in
the incorporation of villages lying in
two townships the most populous
shall have charge of proceedings; di-
viding Fairfield township, Tuscara-
was county, into two election pre-
cincts; amending Section 620 by elm
mating the ten-mile clause and taking
from justices of peace the power tc
hold inquests.
Columbus, Feb. 2.-Senate.-Senato
Longs resolution relative to ship
canal for Ohio was made special or
der for February IA.
House.-The judiciary committee re-
ported substitute for the joint reso-
amendment to the constitution.
Bills passed: Authorizing county
commissioners to eXpend $500 for the
collection and preservation of histori-
eel data; placing the officials of Meigs
county on salary, the probate judge,
sheriff, treasurer, clerk and recorder
each being allowed $1,000, the COM
missioners $3.50 and prosecutor $3.50.
Columbus, Feb. 5.-Senate.-Thes sesr
sion of the senate was brief A bill
was passed making appropriations for
public school purposes.
House.-A large number of petitions
and memorials were presented. These
were on all kinds of subjects, includ-
ing many favoring the passage of the
bill to prohibit the manufacture and
sale of cigarettes.
Columbus, Feb. 7.-Bills passed:
Authorizing township trustees to pur-
chase road crushers; adding county
surveyors to the list of county Off
cials whose bondsmen can ask to be
released from further responsibility;
authorizing the trustees of Pleasant
township, Seneca county, to build q
soldiers monument; appropriating
| S3,500,000 for state common school
| purposes from November 15, 1900, to
| November IS, 1901.
House.-Mr. Garretson offered a res
| olution, which went over, providing
| for the appointment of commission
| to Investigate the salt trust, and also
| the charges for the storage and trans.
portation of oil by the Buckeye Pipe
Line Co.
Bills passed: Increasing by one,
tenth of mill the levy in Cleveland
for public library; to prevent the des.
ecration of the American flag, by pro.
viding punishment for the use of ma.
tional emblem for advertising or any
other than patriotic purposes.
Macrum Is Home Again.