Answered By: Kate Britt
Last Updated: Mar 02, 2022     Views: 15

Print:

Fiche:

The following table outlines what information is needed to find Ohio session laws in microfiche at the Law Library:

Dates General Assembly Public Acts Vol.s Arrangement Info to Locate
1788/91-92 NA NA By chapter # (listed on header) Year and Chapter #
1795-1798 NA NA No discernable organization Year (will need to browse)
1799-1801 NA NA By chapter # (listed on header) Year and Chapter #
1803-1808 1-7 1-7 By chapter # (listed on header) Year and Chapter #
1809 8 8 By chapter # (listed on header) Year and Chapter #
1810-1822 9-21 9-21 By chapter # (listed on header) Year and Chapter #
1823-1824 22-23 22-23 No discernable organization Year (will need to browse)
1825-1877 24-62 24-74 Chronologically (no bill number notation in bill text) Date of Bill's passage and Bill's subject
1878-1953/4 63-100 75-125 Chronologically (no bill number notation in bill text) Date of Bill's passage and Bill's subject
1955/56-present 101-date 126- By Bill number (senate bills are separate from house bills) Year and Bill #

 

N.B.

  • Pre-1803, Ohio was not a state, but part of the Northwest Territory
  • Fiche for 111th (1975-1976) and 112th (1977-1978) General Assemblies do have bill numbers on the fiche headers so the right fiche is easy to find for these years. 
  • Circulation staff will first need to look in the first fiche for that year to discern whether there is a table of contents that will limit the spread of pages where the bill may be found. The table of contents entry will be something like “Laws Enacted by the House of Representatives (or Senate).”

Related Topics

Chat With Us!

Find a Specific Book or Database

Looking for a specific book, journal, database, or electronic resource? Search the Law Library catalog by keyword, title, subject, and more.