General and Local Acts Passed and Joint Resolutions Adopted by the Seventy-Seventh General Assembly at Its Second Regular Session, Vol. 99: Begun and Held in the City of Columbus, January 6, 1908 (Cla

A snapshot of Ohio law from the 1908 session, covering governor clemency, probation, and local government rules.

This edition compiles Acts and Joint Resolutions adopted during the Seventy-Seventh General Assembly’s second regular session in Columbus. It includes amendments to how clemency is considered, how probation may be used in certain cases, and provisions shaping municipal powers and procedures. The text presents the formal language of statutes that guided state governance and local administration at the time.

• Provisions on pardons, commutations, and suspended sentences for convicts, including the role of the governor and the board of pardons.
• A probation framework for felonies and misdemeanors, with criteria, supervision, and limits on eligible cases.
• Revisions to municipal powers, organization, and numbering of sections within city and village governance.
• Rules governing verification of pleadings, appointment of legal counsel for county boards, and related administrative duties.