HELD IN THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, COMMENCING TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1879. VOLUME LXXVI. STANFORD LIBRARY COLUMBUS: NEVINS & MYERS, STATE PRINTERS. 1879. GENERAL LAWS. [House Bill No. 14.] AN ACT To amend an act entitled "an act to amend section twenty-eight of the code of civil procedure," passed March 30th, 1874. (Sayler's Stat., page 3222.) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That section twenty-eight of the code of civil procedure be amended so as to read as follows: Section 28. Where a married woman is a party, her husband must be joined with her, except that where the action concerns her separate property, or is upon a written obligation, contract or agreement, signed by her, or is brought by her to set aside a deed or will, or is brought by her to collect a legacy; or if she be engaged as owner or partner in any mercantile or other business, and the cause of action grows out of or concerns such business, or is between her and her husband, she may sue or be sued alone. And in all cases where she may sue and be sued alone, the like proceedings shall be had, and the like judgment rendered and enforced in all respects as if she were an unmarried woman. And in every such case, her separate property and estate shall be liable for any judgment rendered therein against her to the same extent as would the property of ber husband, were the judgment rendered against him: provided, that she shall be entitled to the benefit of all the exemption laws of the state to heads of families; but in no case shall she be required to prosecute or defend by her next friend. Where mar ried woman is a party, where husband must be joined Proceedings sued alone. where she is How her sep arate property charged. Entitled to benefit of exemption laws. SEC. 2. That the act entitled "an act to amend section Repeal. twenty-eight of the code of civil procedure," passed March 30th, 1874, be and the same is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Passed January 21, 1879. Appropriations. Athens asy- Columbus asylum in sane. Cleveland asylum in sane. Dayton asylum insane. Asylum deaf and dumb. Longview asylum in sane. Colored insane. Lucas county asylum insane. Asylum imbecile youth. New wings. Repaire. [House Bill No. 609.] AN ACT Making partial appropriations for the fiscal year ending November 15, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That there be and is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury to credit of the asylum fund, and not otherwise appropriated by law, the following sums, to wit: For the Athens Asylum for the Insane: Current expenses, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00). For the Columbus Asylum for the Insane: Current expenses, thirty-nine thousand dollars ($39,000.00). For the Cleveland Asylum for the Insane: Current expenses, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00). For Dayton Asylum for the Insane : Current expenses, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00). For Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb: Current expenses, fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00). For Longview Asylum: Current expenses, thirty-two thousand five hundred and fifteen dollars ($32,515.00). Colored insane, one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). For the Lucas County Asylum for the Insane: Support of patients under contract, four thousand five hundred and fifty dollars ($4,550.00). For Asylum for Imbecile Youth: Current expenses, sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000.00). Salaries, officers and teachers, three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). Heating new wings, six thousand seven hundred dollars ($6,700.00). Gas fixtures and plumbing, thirty-six hundred and fortyeight dollars ($3,648.00). For furnishing new wings, eleven thousand seven hundred and nineteen dollars and fifty cents ($11,719.50). For Blind Asylum: Current expenses, six thousand dollars ($6,000.00). For Reform School for Boys: Current expenses, nine thousand dollars ($9,000.00). For Girls' Industrial Home: Current expenses, six thousand dollars ($6,000.00). For Ohio Penitentiary: Current expenses, thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00). Salaries of directors, six hundred dollars ($600.00). Salary of warden, deputy warden, clerk, assistant clerk, physician, steward, chaplain, captain of the night-watch, officers of the guard-room, superintendents of hospital, kitchen, yard, and state shops, three thousand dollars ($3,000 00). Guards, sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000.00). For enlargement and repairs, six thousand dollars ($6,000.00.) For Board of State Charities: Expenses of board and salary of secretary, five hundred dollars ($500.00). For Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home: Current expenses, twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00). Salaries of officers and teachers, three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). For the support of orphans outside of home, two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). For Toledo House of Refuge and Correction: For support of boys under contract with attorney-general, four thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars ($4,875.00). For Trustees of Benevolent Institutions: For necessary expenses of the trustees of the various benevolent institutions, six hundred dollars ($600.00). SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. JAMES E. NEAL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JAMES W. OWENS, President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed January 25, 1879. |