Offenses [House Bill No. 55.] AN ACT To amend section 6968 of the Revised Statues of Ohio, as amended March 3, 1891. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Sate against public of Ohio. That section 6968 of the Revised Statutes, as amended March 3, 1891, be so amended as to read as follows: policy: Unlawful catching of fish in Lake Erie Maumee and Gill-net. Reefs in Lake Portable fish- Mouth of stream flowing into Lake Erie. reservoir. Lewistown Sec. 6968. No person shall draw, set, place, locate or maintain any pound-net, seine, trap or fish-net in Lake Erie, nor in Sandusky bay, nor in Maumee bav as far up as Maumee bridge, nor in Portage bay as far up as Oak Harbor bridge, from the fifteenth day of June to the tenth day of September, inclusive. No person shall set, place, locate or maintain, or catch fish with a gill-net in any of the waters of the state, except in Lake Erie. No person shall set, place, locate or maintain any fish-net on any of the reefs in Lake Erie. No person shall set, place, locate or maintain in Lake Erie any portable fish-net within one-half mile of any stationary fishnet or lead thereof. No person shall set, place, locate or maintain any net whatever within one-half mile of the mouth of any river or creek flowing into Lake Erie. No person shall catch fish in Mercer county reservoir between the twentieth day of May and the twentieth day of July, inclusive, or in the Lewistown reservoir between the first day of June and the first day of October, inclusive, with any device except hook and line, with bait or lure; and in the season in which Mercer County net fishing is permitted in the said Mercer county and Lewistown reservoirs, the net known as ty ke-net or set-net only shall be used, and with hoop or mouth of not over six feet in its greatest width, and with wings or leads of not over fifty feet in length; and said nets shall not be set closer to each other than 100 feet and when nets may be used having wings or leads the outer ends of such wings or leads shall not be closer to each other than 100 feet. No person shall in any of the waters, either natural or artificial, lying in the state of Streams flow Ohio, or part therein, shoot or spear fish, except in streams flowing into the waters of Lake Erie persons may catch fish of the sucker variety known as suckers, mullet and red-horse with a spear. No person shall draw, set, place, locate or maintain or catch fish with a device called a trammel-net or with Hook and line, fyke-net or set-net except as heretofore stated. No person Net fishing in Shooting or ing into Lake Trammel-net, with bait or Confiscation and sale of de- shall, in any of the waters of the state, except those heretofore named in this section, catch fish with any device whatever, except hook and line, with bait or lure. No person shall draw, set, place, locate or maintain any fish-trap, pound-net, seine or any device for catching fish as in this section forbidden; and any nets, seines, pound-nets or other devices for catching fish, set, placed, located or maintained in violation of the provisions of this section, shall be confiscated wherever found, and the same shall be sold to the highest bidder, at public outcry, at a place to be selected by the fish Application of commissioners, and the proceeds derived from such sale shall proceeds. be placed to the credit of the fish and game fund, and subject ing, etc, fish minnows for and rivers; Penalty for first violation. to the warrant of such commissioners. No person shall catch Black bass. or have in his position [possession] any black bass of less than eight inches in length; buy, sell or offer for sale or have in Buying, sellhis possession any fish caught out of season, or in any man- uuawfully ner prohibited; provided, that nothing in this act shall caught; prevent the taking of minnows for bait with nets, or shall bait. prevent the fish and game commissioners of this state, Stocking or their agents, from taking fish at any time or place, in ponds, lakes any manner, for the purpose of stocking ponds, lakes and hatcheries. rivers, and for the maintenance and cultivation of fish in hatcheries. Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be fined for the first offense not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and in case of neglect or refusal to pay said fine be imprisoned in the county jail not less than thirty days; and for the second or any subsequent violation of this act, Subsequent shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and in default of payment of fine and cos's shall be imprisoned in the county jail not less than sixty days; and all fines collected under this act shall go to the Disposition of county fish and game fund in the county wherein the offense was committed, unless otherwise directed and ordered by the fish and game commissioners of this state. And it is hereby Prosecutions. made the duty of the wardens and ass stant wardens of this state to prosecute all violations of this act in connection with the prosecuting attorneys of the counties wherein such offense shall have been committed, and such prosecuting attorney shall be entitled to the same fees as are now allowed by law for the collection of forfeited bonds. Provided, that nothing in this act shall apply to artificial fish ponds; or be so con strued as to prevent persons to gig or spear fish in the backwaters of the Ohio or in its tributary streams. violations. fines collected. Fees of prose cuting attor ney. Artificial fish river and its tributaries. ponds; Ohio SECTION 2. That said original section 6968, as amended Repeals, etc. March 3, 1891, be and the same is hereby repealed; and this act shall take effect on its passage. state uni SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State Appropriaof Ohio, That there is appropriated out of any moneys in the tion for Ohio state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to the credit of the versity. "Ohio state university fund" the sum of eighty-four thousand two hundred dollars ($84.200.00) for the uses and purposes of the Ohio state university according to the provisions. of section 3951 of the Revised Statutes, as amended March 20, 1891 (88 O. L., p. 159). SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. LEWIS C. LAYLIN Speaker of the House of Representatives. President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed February 17, 1892. 17G Appropria cation of list of cities and villages entitled to [House Bill No. 153.] AN ACT To provide for a deficiency caused by the publication of lists of cities and villages entitled to be advanced under the federal census of 1890. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Sate tion for publi- of Ohio, That there be and is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund not otherwise appropriated, the sum of two hundred advancement. and forty six dollars and eighty-seven cents ($246.87), to pay for the publication of lists of cities and villages entitled to be advanced under the federal census of 1890, in accordance with section 1618 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. The same shall be paid upon the warrant of auditor of state, upon vouchers approved by the supervisor of public printing. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. LEWIS C. LAYLIN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed February 17, 1892. 18G Bonds authorized in aid of manufactur ing establ shments (Fremont). Amount. Denomination. Interest. [House Bill No. 154.] AN ACT To authorize certain cities herein designated to issue bonds for the purpose of aiding, encouraging and maintaining manufacturing establishments in said cities. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the S ate of Ohio, That the council of any city of the fourth grade of the second class, which at the federal census of 1890 had, and at any subsequent census may have, a population of seven thousand one hundred and forty-one (7,141), be and the same is hereby authorized and empowered to issue the bonds of such ci y in any sum not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars ($35 000), in denominations not exceeding one thousand dollars each, bearing interest not exceeding six per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually and payable after five years When payable. and not exceeding twenty years from the date of their issue, as the council of said city may determine. Said bonds shall Sale. ries. SECTION 2 The proceeds arising from the sale of said Manufactobonds, or any portion of them, shall be expended for the purpose of aiding and maintaining manufacturing establishments in any such city which are located therein. tion. SECTION 3. Before the bonds herein provided for shall Special elecbe issued, the question of issuing the same, or any portion of them, shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of such city, within thirty days after the passage of this act, at the usual places of voting in such city and at said [such] time as the council of said city may appoint, to determine the question of issuing said bonds. The tickets to be voted at such elec Ballot. tion shall have printed or written thereon, "Authority to issue bonds-Yes;" "Authority to issue bonds - No." If the propo- Issue condisition to issue bonds be approved by two-thirds or more of those voting thereon at such election, then said council shall at once issue and sell said bonds for the purpose named, and as provided in this act; notice of such election shall be pub- Notice and lished in four newspapers published and circulating in said conduct of city, for not less than ten days prior to such election, which shall, in all respects not herein provided for, be managed and conducted as other municipal elections are, or may be required by law to be managed and conducted in any such city. tional. election. SECTION 4. To pay the principal and interest of any of Additional tax said bonds as the same shall become due, said city council is levy. hereby authoriz-d and empowered to levy a sufficient tax on all taxable property of said city, in addition to all other taxes authorized by law. Said taxes shall be levied and collected as other taxes in said city. SECTION 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. LEWIS C. LAYLIN Speaker of the House of Representatives. President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed February 17, 1892. 19G [House Bill No. 176] AN ACT To authorize certain villages to borrow a sum not exceeding $10,000 for general purposes and to issue bonds therefor. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the S'ate of Ohio, That the council of any village which contained at the last federal census, or which shall hereafter contain a population of not less than one thousand three hundred and General pur- seventy and not more than one thousand four hundred, in counties containing cities of the first grade of the first class, be and said council is hereby authorized to borrow a sum of money not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), at a rate of interest not to exceed six (6) per centum, payable semiApplication of annually, for general purposes and to pay existing indebtedness against the general revenue fund of said village. Amount. funds. Bonds. Amount; denomination; · SECTION 2. For the purpose of paying said loan, such village is hereby empowered to issue its bonds for the aggrewhen payable. gate amount borrowed, in such denominations and payable at such time, within five years from the date of issue, as the council may determine. Additional tax levy. SECTION 3. Said council shall annually thereafter cause the necessary taxes to be levied, in addition to those now authorized by law, to pay the principal and interest on said bonds, as the same shall become due, in the manner already provided for levying and collecting taxes for municipal purposes. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. LEWIS C. LAYLIN. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed February 17, 1892. 20G Appropria tion for common schools. [House Bill No. 180.] AN ACT Making appropriation for support of common schools. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the S'ate of Ohio, That there be and is hereby appropriated from any moneys raised or coming into the state treasury, for the support of common schools, the sum of one million seven hundred and one thousand and eighty-five ($1.701,085) dollars, or so much as may come into the treasury for that purpose, to be distributed and paid in manner provided by law, agreeable to section 3956 of the Revised Statutes. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. LEWIS C. LAYLIN Speaker of the House of Representatives. President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed February 17, 1892. |