NEW PROPOSITIONS.
Bills for acts of the General Assembly, numbered and titled to the following effect, were introduced:
By Mr. PEELLE. [H. R. 116] in relation to joint stock companies, organized under the laws of the State of Indiana. ]Said companies having deposited securities with the Auditor, may withdraw the same by showing certificates required by law.]. It was referred to the Committee on Corporations.
By Mr. GRIGGS, [H. R. 117] to amend the 6th section of the act regarding estrays and articles adrift, approved June 16, 1852. [The printers' fee to be $3, where the article advertised is $15and over.] It was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. NEWCOMB, [H. R. 118] prescribing and regulating the fees of sheriffs, and repealing all former laws in relation thereto. [Serving writ fifty cents - mileage ten cents - attending Court per day three dollars, &c.] It was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WHITE, [H. R. 119] to amend the 76th section of the practice act of June 17, 1852, [respecting change of venue.] It was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. VAWTER, [H. R. 120] for protection of the ballot box and to prevent illegal voting. [It proposes to make the offense a felony - fine and imprisonment. It was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HOPKINS, [H. R. 121] providing for the incorporation of electric telegraph companies.
By Mr. GRIGGS, H. R. 122] to amend the 468th section of the general practice act of June 18, 1852. It was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WILLIAMS, [H. R. 123] repealing the act to discourage the keeping of sheep-killing dogs; also repealing the act licensing dogs; and providing that nothing in this act shall conflict with the acts of June 15, 1852, and March 2, 1855. It was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. HAMILTON, [H. R. 124] requiring convicts sentenced to confinement in the county jail, to be confined to hard labor therein. It was referred to Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. MASON, [H. R. 125] for the relief of Daniel A. Bynam, Treasurer of Greene county, [for the repayment of $1,700 lost. It was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
