tional copies of the report of the secretary of state for 1872, already authorized to be printed, five hundred copies for distribution and fifty copies for exchange. CHARLES H. BABCOCK, Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. Adopted April 22, 1873. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION For the relief of Messrs. Brooks and Blair. WHEREAS, At the letting of the contract for enlarging the Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum in 1871, it was found that the proposals of Messrs. Brooks and Blair were lower than any of their competitors by the sum of $3,262.02, and the said contract was awarded to said Brooks and Blair, and, WHEREAS, It was afterward discovered that in computing the cost of slating 222 squares at $14 per square, a clerical error of $1,000 had been made, in consequence of which error the proposal of Messrs. Brooks and Blair was one thousand dollars lower than it would have been had not said clerical error occurred, and, WHEREAS, Said Brooks and Blair have faithfully performed their undertaking in constructing the enlargment of said Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum, and, WHEREAS, The said sum of one thousand dollars is in equity due said Brooks and Blair and ought to be paid, and, WHEREAS, The trustees of said Asylum are desirous of paying the same, but believe they have no power so to do; therefore, Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the Trustees of the Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum, be and they are hereby authorized to pay to Messrs. Brooks and Blair the sum of one thousand dollars, in full satisfaction of their claim as aforesaid for roofing the extension of said asylum. N. H. VAN VORHES, President pro tem. of the Senate. Adopted April 25, 1873. JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to depositing the instruments of the Geological Corps with the Agricultural and Mechanical College. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the State Geological Corps, created by act of general assembly, passed April 3, 1869, shall, upon completion of their surveys, deliver to the trustees of the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College all implements, apparatus and math ematical instruments, belonging to the state of Ohio, for the use and benefit of said college. N. H. VAN VORHES, Adopted April 28, 1873. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION Relating to State Auditor to prescribe a system of book-keeping for all of the State Institutions. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That it be and is hereby made the duty of the state auditor to prescribe for all the state institutions a system of accounting and making detailed statements in their annual reports, of the expenditures of the public moneys; and it is hereby made the duty of the trustees or other persons having control of said institutions to conform thereto. N. H. VAN VORHES, Adopted April 28, 1873. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for obtaining certain information relating to the Courts, for the use of the Constitutional Convention. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the several clerks of the courts of record in this state (except of probate and police courts) be and they are hereby severally required to furnish to the secretary of state, for the use of the constitutional convention, the following information: First-The number of causes commenced in or brought into the several courts of record of their counties in each of the years 1870, 1871 and 1872. . Second-The number of terms of each of said courts held, and the number of days each of said courts was actually engaged in the dispatch of business, in each of said years. Third-The number of causes for trial at each of said terms, and the number finally disposed of at each term in each of said years. Fourth-The name of each judge sitting in any of said courts, and the number of days he was actually employed in open court, in the discharge of his duties, in each of said years. Resolved further, That the secretary of state shall prepare and transmit forthwith to said clerks proper blanks for the information herein required, with the necessary instructions for filling the same; and that he be also 26-LAWS. required to arrange the information aforesaid, when received, in tabular form, so as to exhibit the same, so far as practicable, separately, for each county, judicial district and sub-division; and the aggregate number of days each judge was engaged in the discharge of his duties in court. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Adopted April 28, 1873. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION Relating to the approval of estimates for Athens Lunatic Asylum. WHEREAS, The trustees of the Athens Lunatic Asylum, in pursuance of an act entitled "An act prescribing the duties of directors, trustees, commissioners, or other officer or officers to whom is confided the duty of devising and superintending the erection, alteration, addition to or improvement of any state institution, asylum or other improvement," passed April 3, 1868, have prepared an estimate for the grates and mantels necessary for such asylum, and submitted the same for approval of this legislature; therefore, Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the said estimate be and the same is hereby approved: Provided, that the expenditure for the purpose named shall not exceed fifteen hundred dollars. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President pro tem. of the Senate. Adopted April 29, 1873. JOINT RESOLUTION Relating to a proposed railroad route across the Agricultural and Mechanical College Farm. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the board of trustees of the Agricultural and Mechanical College be authorized to contract with the Columbus and Toledo Railroad Company, for a right of way across the farm of said college, for the uses and purposes of said railroad, upon such terms and payment for damages as they shall deem proper: Provided, that no contract shall be made or permission given to construct said road across said farm on a line more than fifty rods east of the easterly bank of the Olentangy river, at the point of intersection with the southern boundary line of said farm, or less than one hundred and ten rods westerly from the college building; and provided, also, that said railroad company shall bind itself to furnish suitable side tracks and station on or near said farm for the convenience of said college; that on the full payment by the said railroad company of the amount of damages that may be agreed upon, and the execution of a proper contract for sidings and station as before stipulated, to the approval of the attorney general, the governor is authorized to execute a deed for said right of way to said railroad company, for the uses and purposes of its said road. CHARLES H. BABCOCK, Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. JACOB MUELLER, Adopted May 1, 1873. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION. Relative to instructions to the Auditor of State. WHEREAS, There are reasons to believe that certain counties have wrongfully retained taxes which should have been paid over to the state; therefore, Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the Auditor of State be and he is hereby instructed to look into and investigate the matter; and if he find taxes have been wrongfully retained, he is hereby authorized and instructed to proceed in the name of the state to recover such taxes so wrongfully retained, and he is authorized to procure such assistance, in addition to the Attorney General, legal and otherwise, as he and the Attorney General may deem proper and necessary. CHARLES H. BABCOCK, Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. JACOB MUELLER, Adopted May 1, 1873. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for an examination into the laws of this State governing fares and freights on railroads, etc. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That it shall be and is hereby made the duty of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs, the Attorney General and the Auditor of State, to look into the laws of this state governing fares and freights on railroads, freights on fast lines, charges by express and telegraph companies, and fares by sleeping car companies, the matter of levying and collecting taxes on the property of railroad, telegraph, express, fast freight line and sleeping car companies doing business in this state, and report to the General Assembly, at its next session, what changes in the laws or new enactments are necessary to compel justice and equity between the people and these companies. And said officers for the purpose of obtaining the information contemplated shall have authority to sen for persons and papers. CHARLES H. BABCOCK, Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. JACOB MUELLER, Adopted May 1, 1873. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Secretary of State to distribute certain reports. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the Secretary State be and he is hereby directed to have boxed up at the state bindery the Geological Survey Reports and Statistical Reports, to which the members of the General Assembly are yet entitled, and ship the same to the address of the several members respectively; and the Secretary of State is hereby directed to pay the charges for shipping the same out of the amount appropriated for the distribution of the laws, journals and public documents. N H. VAN VORHES Adopted May 3, 1873. Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOINT RESOLUTION Relating to the construction of the Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum. WHEREAS, It has been represented to the General Assembly, by the trustees of the Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum, that certain changes are desirable in plans and specifications heretofore adopted and approved, and also in the estimates therefor which limit the contract price; and, WHEREAS, The said trustees likewise represent that it may and probably will be proper, before the meeting of the next General Assembly, to commence work on the heating apparatus and water apparatus for said institution; therefore, Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the trustees of the Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum be and they are hereby authorized to have the hot air flues lined with tin at an expense not exceeding six thousand dollars, and to substitute, in flooring the amusement hall, twelve inch light iron beams for the eight inch heavy iron beams required by the pres ent plan, and corrugated iron for the brick arches between said beams, required by the present plan, provided these changes in said flooring shall not cause an increased expense in that behalf, exceeding fourteen hundred dollars; and that in letting the contract or contracts for iron work on the rear central wing, the trustees be and they are hereby authorized, if ne cessary, to exceed the estimate for said work, including fire proofing of the roof, the sum of not more than ten thousand dollars. Resolved, That said trustees be and they are hereby authorized to con tract for, according to law, and have furnished and put up heating apparatus, and all necessary and proper apparatus, machinery and fixtures for the supply and distribution of water for said institution, the former to not exceed eighty thousand dollars, and the latter not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, when completed: Provided, that the trustees be and they are hereby directed to finish the fourth story of the adminis tration buliding as a ward for convalescent patients. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Adopted May 3, 1873. President of the Senate. |