the state printing to be directed to report to the senate and house, at his earliest convenience, the surplus number of laws, journals and documents printed last year, if any. February 17, 1864. JAMES R. HUBBELL, ' Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHARLES ANDERSON, President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION. Resolution instructing the clerk of the house to prepare a copy of the resolution of thanks passed by the general assembly, January 15. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the clerk of the house of representatives be instructed to have immediately prepared a copy of the resolution of thanks to Governor David Tod, passed by this general assembly. Resolved, That a committee of three from the house and two from the senate be appointed to present the same to the governor, in the name of the general assembly of Ohio. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHARLES ANDERSON, February 17, 1864. JOINT RESOLUTION, President of the Senate. Granting the use of the state library to ministers of the gospel. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the free use of the state library be and it is hereby tendered to the ministers of the gospel of the city of Columbus, for two years, from the first Monday of January, 1864. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. February 19, 1864. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to an adjourment to visit the N. O. sanitary fair. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That for the purpose of giving the members of the general assembly an opportunity to visit the N. O sanitary fair, at Cleveland, Ohio, that when this general Assembly adjourns on Saturday the 20th inst., it adjourn to Tuesday, February 23d, 1864, at 2 o'clock P. M. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. February 20, 1864. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to printing the law for the relief of soldiers' families. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the supervisor of public printing be directed to have published, for the use of the members of the general assembly, three thousand copies of the law for the relief of soldiers' families. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. February 29, 1864. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to a vote of thanks to the officers and citizens of Cleveland and the managers and ladies of the northern Ohio sanitary fair. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That we tender our thanks to the officers and citizens of Cleveland for their generous hospitality to us while in their beautiful city attending the inauguration of the northern Ohio sanitary fair. 2d. That we also tender thanks to the managers of the fair for many marks of kindness and respect, and for the opportunity to witness and participate in their most appropriate celebration of the 22d of February, by mingling with the immortal memories of the past, the living glories of our own heroic times. 3d. That we respectfully offer our most grateful acknowledgments to the ladies of the northern Ohio sanitary fair for the luxurious feast served by their hands, and for the pleasure of beholding the elegant products of their industry and taste so profusely displayed throughout the exhibition, and especially in the wonderful floral hall, where the warmth of woman's heart, inspired by patriotism and humanity has wakened spring in winter's lap. Resolved, That copies of the foregoing resolutions be forwarded by the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives to the proper persons at Cleveland. JAMES R. HUBBELL, March 1, 1864. Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to directing the committees on agriculture and universities and colleges, of both houses, to vist farmers' college. WHEREAS, The trustees and stockholders of farmers' college of Hamilton county have offered to donate to the state their entire property for the establishment of a college as contemplated by the congressional grant of lands for the endowment of colleges, approved July 2, 1862, therefore Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the committees on agriculture and universities and colleges, in both houses, be authorized and directed to visit the premises of said college, and report to this general assembly at as early a day as practicable the results of their examination. March 10, 1864. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHARLES ANDERSON, President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to increase of duty on foreign wool. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the best interests of he state of Ohio demand that there should be an increase of duty on importations of oreign wool. And that our senators and representatives in congress of the United States be requested to insist on and endeavor to secure an increase of duty on such importations. And be it further Resolved, That the governor of Ohio be requested to forward a oopy of the feregoing resolutions to each of our senators and representatives in congress. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHARLES ANDERSON, President of the Senate. March 10, 1864. JOINT RESOLUTION, Authorizing the secretary of state to furnish copies of Swan & Critchfield's statutes when lost. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the secretary of state be authorized to furnish Swan & Critchfield's statutes of Ohio to any officer entitled by law to a copy of them, upon satisfactory proof being given to said secretary by affidavit of applicant or otherwise, that the copy of said statutes which had been delivered to his predecessor or himself, had been lost or destroyed without the fault or negligence of the party making application therefor; Provided, that the secretary of state shall retain on hand two hundred copies for the use of the general assembly and the officers of state. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. S. HUMPHREVILLE, March 14, 1864. President pro tem. of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION, Requiring the trustees and superintendent of the central lunatic asylum to report in relation to certain improvements and buildings. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the trustees and superintendent of the central lunatic asylum report at their earliest convenience by what authority and under what law large and permanent additions have been made to said asylum, and the extent, cost, and object thereof; from what sources the money has been derived; the general authority so received; when received; and to what object applied; upon whose authority; what debt, if any, remains upon the work done; whether the same is finished; if not, what amount of money is required to finish the work? That the clerk of the house forth with forward a copy of this resolution to the superintendent and trustees of said asylum. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. S. HUMPHREVILLE, President pro tem. of the Senate. March 14, 1864. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to the death of Hon. James Gamble, of the board of public works. WHEREAS, It has pleased Almighty God to remove from our midst the Hon. James Gamble, a member of the board of public works of the state of Ohio, and ex-member of the house of representatives, therefore be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That there be appointed a committee of five on the part of the house, and three on the part of the senate, to aocompany the remains of the deceased to the town of Coshocton, in Coshocton county, for interment. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. March 23, 1864. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to printing report of the commissioners of state library. WHEREAS, there has been printed, this year, of the report of the commissioners of state library, only 225 copies, which is insufficient to meet the wants of the state librarian and general assembly; therefore, Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That 275 additional copies be printed. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. March 23, 1864. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to printing the report of the commissioner of statistics. Res lved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That there be printed. five thousand copies of the report of the commissioner of statistics, in the English language; for the use of the commissioner of statistics, one hundred copies; for the secretary of state, fifty; for the state librarian, three hundred copies; and the remaining copies to be distributed by the members of the general assembly; and that one thousand copies be printed in the German language, to be distributed by the members of the general assembly; the copies for the use of the commissioner, secretary of state, and librarian, and one thousand copies for the use of the members of the general assembly, to be bound in muslin, and the remaining copies to be put up half-binding. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. March 23, 1864. 12-LAWS. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to printing the report of commissioner of immigration. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That twenty-five hundred copies in English, and one thousand copies in German, of the report of the com missioner of immigration, be printed; five hundred in English, and two hundred in German, for the use of the commissioner, and the remainder for the use of the members of the general assembly. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. March 23, 1864. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to the sisters of charity, and other associations that have labored for the relief of soldiers. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the sisters of charity, and all other associations of our countrywomen, both religious and secular, whose labors of benevolence and humanity have been extended to our soldiers, in the hospitals and on the field of battle, deserve the commendation of the loyal, and the gratitude of the country. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives CHARLES ANDERSON, March 28, 1864. JOINT RESOLUTION, President of the Senate Relative to a day of thanksgiving and prayer. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the governor be and he is hereby authorized and requested, in the course of the present year, to issue his proclamation, designating a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to Almighty God, for his continued blessings vouchsafed to the people of Ohio. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. March 24, 1864. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to authorizing the superintendent of the state house to construct a well, to supply the building with water. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the superintendent of the state house be and he is hereby authorized to have constructed, under his direction, at some safe and convenient point near the heating apparatus, in the state house |