AN ACT To authorize the township trustees of Stonelick township, Clermont county, Ohio, to levy a Special tax for a foot-bridge in said township. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the township trustees of Stonelick township, Clermont county, Ohio, be, and they are hereby authorized to levy a special tax of two hundred and ninety-six dollars upon the taxable property of said Stonelick township for the purpose of defraying the expense of constructing a foot-bridge across Stonelick creek, in said township, which foot-bridge was constructed in 1869, by a supervisor of roads in said township. SEC. 2. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed April 18, 1870. AN ACT To authorize the board of education of the village of Bucyrus to borrow money and levy taxes to relieve said board from indebtedness contracted in building and furnishing a school house. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That to enable the board of education of the village of Bucyrus, in the county of Crawford, to pay off an indebtedness contracted by said board of education, in the erection and furnishing of a school house, in said vil. lage, said board be and they are hereby authorized to issue their bonds, signed by the president and secretary of said board, in sums of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars each, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding eight per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, for an amount not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of twelve thousand dollars, and payable at any time, not exceeding six years from the time of issuing the same, at the discretion of said board: Provided, said bonds shall not be sold at less than their par value. SEC. 2. That for the purpose of paying the said bonds and the interest thereon, as the same shall become due, the said board of education are hereby authorized and empowered to levy on the taxable property of the incorporated village of Bucyrus, and the territory thereto annexed for school purposes, such an amount, annually, as will be sufficient to pay the principal of the debt that shall fall due each year, and also the interest falling due annually, on all of the bonds so issued; and the money so raised shall not be used for any other purpose. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. A. J. CUNNINGHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed April 18, 1870. JOINT RESOLUTIONS. JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to the appointment of a joint committee to inform the Governor of the organization of the General Assembly. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That a committee of two on the part of the senate, and three on the part of the house, be appointed to inform the governor that the legislature has organized and is now ready to receive any communication he may have to make. A. J. CUNNINGHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. J. C. LEE, Adopted January 3, 1870. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to a joint convention to canvass the votes cast at the last October election for State Officers. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the two houses of this general assembly meet in joint convention on Thursday, January 6th, 1870, at 10 o'clock, A.M., in the hall of the house of representatives, to count the votes cast for state officers, at the election held on the second Tuesday of October last. A. J. CUNNINGHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. J. C. LEE, Adopted January 3, 1870. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to the appointment of a joint committee to make arrangements for the inauguration of the Governor. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That a committee, consisting of three on the part of the senate and five on the part of the house, be appointed to make such arrangements as may be necessary for the inauguration of the governor elect, on Monday the 10th inst. A. J. CUNNINGHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. J. C. LEE, President of the Senate. Adopted January 6, 1870. JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to an amendment to the constitution of the United States WHEREAS, The general assembly of the state of Ohio, has received official notification of the passage by both houses of the fortieth congress of the United States, at its third session, of the following proposition to amend the constitution of the United States, by a constitutional majority of two-thirds thereof, in the words following, to wit: "A resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the United States. Resolved, by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America, in congress assembled, (two-thirds of both houses concurring,) that the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several states, as an amendment to the constitution of the United States, which when ratified by three-fourths of said legislatures shall be valid, as part of the constitution, namely: ARTICLE XV. Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any state, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Section 2. The congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." And WHEREAS, Three-fourths of the legislatures of the states comprising the United States, are required to give assent to the said proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States before it becomes a part thereof, therefore Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That we hereby ratify on behalf of the state of Ohio, the above recited proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States. Resolved, That certified copies of the foregoing preamble and resolution, be forwarded by the governor of Ohio, to the president of the United States, to the presiding officer of the United States senate, the speaker of the United States house of representatives, and the secretary of state of the United States. A. J. CUNNINGHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. J. C. LEE, Adopted January 27, 1870. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for keeping open the passage way between the Hall of Representatives and the Senate Chamber. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That, during every legislative day, whether both houses are in session or not, the doors between the house and senate chamber, by the back way, shall be unlocked, and free ingress and egress allowed to members and officers of both houses from 9 A. M. till 8 P. M. January 14, 1870. A. J. CUNNINGHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President pro tem. of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to furnishing the State Library with the laws of other states. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the librarian of the state library, be instructed to ascertain what volumes of laws of the different states are not in the library, and that he at once take measures to procure them, either by exchange or purchase, so that a complete set of all the laws of the different states may at all times be found in said library. Adopted January 27, 1870. A. J. CUNNINGHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. J. C. LEE, President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to printing the report of the Board of State Charities. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That there be printed 3,000 copies of the third annual report of the board of state charities, for the use of the legislature and otherwise, at the discretion of the board. Adopted January 26, 1870. A. J. CUNNINGHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. J. C. LEE, President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to the printing of Calendars for the Senate and House of Representatives. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives cause a calendar of all bills in both branches of the general assembly, standing for second or third reading, to be printed, to the number of two hundred, and spread upon the desks of each senator and representative, at the opening of each daily session: Provided, that nothing herein, or in any rule of either branch of the general assembly, shall be construed to authorize or order the printing of a greater aggregate number of such calendars daily than two hundred, to be apportioned to the two branches according to their respective numbers. Adopted January 28, 1870.) A. J. CUNNINGHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. J. C. LEE, President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to printing the Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the superintendent of public printing be and he is hereby directed to cause the annual report of the commissioner of railroads and telegraphs for the year 1869 to be printed in advance of all other matter, in the number and manner now provided by law. A. J. CUNNINGHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. J. C. LEE, Adopted January 26, 1870. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to the printing and distribution of the Laws passed by the Fifty-ninth General Assembly. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the secretary of state be directed to have the laws of this session of the legislature printed as soon as possible after enactment, in forms of sixteen pages, and that he cause five thousand copies of the same to be distributed as follows: ten copies to each member of the general assembly, and the remainder he shall cause to be distributed to the county auditors of the sev eral counties, in proportion to their representatives in the legislature. A. J. CUNNINGHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. J. C. LEE, Adopted January 28, 1870. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION Fixing the compensation of Pages of the Senate and House of Repre sentatives. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the pages of the senate and house of representatives be paid two dollars per day, respectively, for their services during the present session of the legisla ture. A. J. CUNNINGHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. J. C. LEE, President of the Senate. Adopted January 14, 1870. |