Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-03-25
OHIO LEGISLATURE

liminary skirmish in the house yester-
day afternoon over the Erannock bill
In the house there were but three
votes against the Worthington bilf
appropriating $4,000 for the erection
and furnishing of gubernatoriaL
mansion.
The house passed the bill making
appropriation of $4,000 to complete
the Ohio building on the grounds of
the Louisiana Purchase exposition at
st. Louis.
The senate passed the following
bills: Applying the present laws,
governing the filing of bills of eXcep-
tions in common pleas courts to cases
of land condemnation in probate
courts; allowing the setting aside of
so per cent. of the earnings of the in,
mates of the Mansfield reformatory
to be expended under the direction of
the board of managers in equipping'
and maintaining industrial schools in
the institution; making general and
constitutional the Ohio laws relat-
ing to law libraries-it allows such
librarians $500 year salary in coun-
ties where there is only one Judge of
common pleas court; providing that
in all uncontested divorce cases the
Noull tpDOlub w
defend the absentee-no compensa-
ton is fixed for such attorney; re-
quiring the county recorder to keep
an index of all tax liens against real
estate; fixing the fees of county re-
corders for transcribing defaced, or
injured records of plats at not en-
ceeding 80 cents for the first six lines
and two cents for each additional
line; eXempting from taxation land
upon which historic buildings or
earthworks commemorating historic
events are being preserved; forbid
ding the issuance of a marriage Ii
censc to any epileptic, imbecle or
any person who at the time of appl-
cation is insane, intoxicated, or un-
der the influence of any narcotic
drug.
Columbus. March 1S.-Rumors of 4
deal in behalf of the canal BILL favor
ably reported by the house public
works committee yesterday, are cur
rent.
The senate adopted the house joint
resolution memorializing congress to-
advance to n major generalship, Gen.
Il. NJ. Anderson, at present commaHd-
ant of the Ohio Soldiers Home at
Sandusky.
The house passed the following
oils: To authorize cemetery asso-
Citations to sell lands upon which to
erect public monuments or memoir
ials to distinguished deceased per-
sons and to exempt the same from
sale for debts; to exempt from taxa
tion public monuments to distinguish
ed persons, and the lands whereon
the same are located and the funds,
for erecting and maintaining the
same; to define maple sugar and
maple syrup, to provide against ths
adulteration thereof and to provide.
for the standard of weight of maple
syrup; providing for jury trials in
condemnation suits involving toll
roads-courts are empowered to ISSUE
orders to owners compelling repairs;
to provide for the appointment of
matrons in county jails and to fix
their compensation at not more than
$50 month.
Columbus, March 19-Neither house
of the general assembly showed u
quorum Friday and little was accom-
plished.
Columbus, March 22.-Brief scs-,
siops of the house and senate were
held last evening, but nothing was.
few new bills.
Although there is the slowcst of hc-
ton in committees and few bills be
ing passed the hopper still con-
tinues to fill with hopeless regularity
Few if any of these later introduced
measures will be passed unless they
have administrative sanction, stilE
the Legislators give no heed to the
condition.
The following bills were introduced
in the house: Providing that upon
the request of the county auditor,
the county recorder shall correct the
! plans and maps of the county daily
to show all transfers of realty; the
elections bill which was introduced in
the senate; amending Section 3,25S,
revised statutes, to conform with the
constitutional amendment adopted
last fall abolishing double liability of
stockholders in Ohio corporations;
providing that insurance companies.
doing business in Ohio shall file with
county recorders copies of their an
nual certificates from the state SUI
perintendent of insurance; providing
| that service of summons may be
made either personally or by publi-
cation upon residents of other states
who are defendants in land condem-
nation cases; authorizing cities to
clean, sprinkle, and repair streets
and assess the cost upon abuttinS
property-council is to pass resolu-
tion and the board of public service
appoints two commissioners to deter
mine the assessments; changing the
term of Office of the president pro
tenn of the city council from two to
one year-under the old law provid-
ing for two-year term, with half of
the first councils under the new code
chosen for one year, the councilmen
from the odd wards would never
have "A chance at this office: to permit
boards of public safety to erect po-
lice station houses-through a cleri-
cal error the municipal code only per-
mitted the boards to purchase sta
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