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LAWS OF OHIO.
LAWS OF OHIO. PURLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF OHIO. PURLISHED BY AUTHORITY. AN. ACT
'ul) crgaizaliea of eUie and incorporated Vij-
'Xtionj. "-S it tnaeted'h the Gtneril
JUonnblf af .tU Stat of Oh Tha in ell
,ses in which any city sball be, liable to the
, . payment of damagea to the owner .or oceuparjt
. ' lit any Ipta Of vpondar by the reason of the
. srtdiror of aoy streets, alley,' or other public
" eron c dVi ot part tKf, the se i J damS ges she 1 1
.be ascertained id assessed by three disinter
kti lepitfafalf frea-holdeia of aaid eSty, where
such damgeie..sball-b,olaHtted,: appointed by
.the eity council pf aiqb ctrvTW ' il aa
'ataeora, oefort entering upon their offioieNii
' tfe. abatl take andiubaofib an path before a
Justice of the peace, or jnayor, thekthey will
. ,. weHendJiaU.tp gie beit, of tbeir knowledge
noli auiiuy, myinmian uie uiugc , ihvm
claimant, shall haie. auffered by reason o
ueb grading, anbforvrticli the Mid city i
liable, wich oatb bll be filed in . th office
lxf thS'C((y fcterk; and Iba' aaidappraiwraiball
l,ithlh'lMrty dsya after their appofntmeutj
iBfise ssii a.icsiuictit, jnrt filp the tame m tin
oity iferk'i oflace. where it shall be tubiect l
MM Inipeetion' of all claimant for damages)
'and all' luch damage shall be paid out of tha
(ity treasury, and within twenty days thereaf
ter aball be by said treasurer paid or tendered
- to 1he psrty in whose favor said damages were
, ' ittmi.' .. .-:
"' Se. t; That If any person or person aball
'TttIeot or refuse to accept the amuunl so as
eiard,, provided for in this act. and shall
. 'prosecute the city, and IT by suit for such dam
ages, he or they- ahill nol .recover more tha:
:th amouht allowed by said assessors, sue li
jarty so trttertiintj shall pay all coataof suit)
Provided, thai no, claimant for. damages, as
fligranio, man oqiiiuiciice any iuji lur uuuja
area on account of sued grading or improve
merit; inntil be shall havrt filed claim for
'auclrtfamaseaisith tire city clerk of the city
fnakirig such grad)) ; 6r,irhrirpvement, and ais
. -tTdas shall hateciansed thereafter, to eh.'blc
auch eity to' appoint 4 committee to assets
auch dnmiires1, return the Jame to tbe proper
'bffieen; knd aufflcieiit furtW time shall havj
' -laped,''not exceeding; twtnty days after tb
' return of tucb. appraisal, to enable the, tail
!'DYav kncli essesamett.
- ' "Bee. Tbia act shall, effect and be in
F. C. LEBLOND,
Speaker the House of Representatives.
ROBERT LEE,
President of the Senate, Pro tem.
May 1, 1856.
AN ACT
jfcuPDlemaiitaw ajir moiWs tor tbe as-
. otiessment-and saUok of all property in
31lhia StMi fok iajryin: taxea thereon
' . tieclion t.: BiilW'Uitolthi Gtneral Ai
ttmblf A ffbtis 1 OAio, That in any
oouatt In lliia 6Ute-, where It aball prove im-
pacticable tor asseaaors to aorrtplele their as
sessment, for th tear eighteen knndred and
: fifty-four within the period limited in "An
act for tha assessment and taxation of all
.property ivtbis6laiena levying taxes there
in according to, it tro value in money,"
passed April tbirteeft, eighteen hundred and
tfty-tbree, it (hall bd lawful for the auditor
of said eoanty to ei tend tie lime for such as
gessment, till the fifth Monday in May; and
iaallsuch cases tbe rbeeting of theoounty
board of aqoaliration (bail take place on the
seconi Taeday sftei lh fourth Monday in
' Wsyc ir.i' iv: v 't' ',-'
F. C. LEBLOND,
Speaker the House of Representatives.
ROBERT LEE,
President of the Senate, Pro tem.
May, 1st, 1854.
AN ACT
; Bapplbwtiy 18 an tcf eniitred 'an act to
prohibit unauthorized Banking, and the cir
culation of unauthorised- -bank paper, "
, passed Match UM8i&;:, i.j. i i
Seotionr 1, P W riyaei'd ay thi Otnirral
A&tmhlj of tU SiaU of Ohio, Tbatit shall
t nnlawfiri;;for any officer or agent of any
; bankina company, prof irt'y other incorporated
; eompany, 'anypnvstc banker, broker, dealer
; in tnoney, the Trtasuret of this Slate, or the
J'eilaret Of any county of this State, or any
lHt or agent pf any piivale banker, broker,
' . v dealer in rndnevi or anv clerk or assistant
vftrTelreasnfet df state,' or of th Ueoaurer of
.i any oonntyia this Slate,, either directly or in
: v directly,,' to put in circulation, psy but loan,
or exchange, otherwise than Ip send or deliver
: for the purpose of redemption, to the comps
" nVitx"sonort)fTona.trnteebi truaiees.bound
. tb redeem tWe lame, any bank tiote or notes of
any 'banK 'of tbra Bute, whose charter, or
, gote right td issue notesof circulation, shall
aball bare expired, or which ahall. have given
ntrc: officially of fta intention tp close its
bait king bflsirressi and any person or person
' , i ' who abaH violate any Of the foregoing "rovis
, teaaof this cVhali be deemed guilty of a
inlsduieanor,' and 'upon conviction thereof,
. ebatl be fined hr flhf stim not txceedina five
hundred flollsr for each and every offence, or
,j. os aipraoneir in ne jau orine county tot
, , ; any period of lime Hot exceeding thirty day,
. v ' avlwlh at: Ibe discretion of the court :
' Provided, thst'' no such company, after
the pssssge ' of tbl act, , shall re-issu
any of it eirenlatirig' note .of. bnsl
neaa. but-ahall keen a reeular account
.;y .thereof, and monthly, in the presence of
, - Anaiior ana Treasurer or Bute,, born
'''tbe'aame,'''
V -6cj 3." It shsll W'nnlawful fotany person
; or persontj whoae duty it Is, or wlo is, or are
; 1 bound by any law of 1hls Bute, to redeem the
note, of any banking company; whose charttr
, ' oi light to issue note of ciroulation.shall kave
expired, or wfcic! ha given notic officially,
; . ( ol it intentwo to close iU bankini business;
; or for any trustee or trustee of uqh bsnking
company, or any agent of aucb person or per
i ; .: ons, trustee or trostee aforessid, to put in
circulation, tsy wit loan or axchka. either
- directly or indirectly, ,ny note or notes, of
any sucn, joanaing eompany, nesenbed Jo
,, f this sention of tliia aet. ,nd any percan os
' -. ten;an 6uendint avaiait tha
, thi section mentioned, stall be deeajcd ,ui.
ry. oi, a nnnjemeanor, ana apop. conviction
tlierof, t!,sll be fined in gnf sum nutexceed
1 in? c :, thou'sond lollars.-or imprisoned in (he
r v tf'ilf?rnr.piioJof time not exceed-
- , y days, or botj.fit. jh, tfiMrtiaa . of
Proeetien fo aiolatlWof IM
!...;;; le by information nf tb nroswntin
i, ", crbrlodicUneqtafthafirandJiiry of
. 11. -,.';.iijw6jebtij0SDncWM committed
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EATON, TREBLE COUNTY; 0.. JUNE 8. 1854
Tol. 11, No. 1.
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in the Court of Cornrooa P !', ox any other
court hat ing comptteo,t jurisdiction of like f
fineaa. , ' .'..'1' . . , ,
hec. 4. That aention aix of the act antltled
"an act aupplerrvntiuTr to the act entitled an
ant io prevent unauthorised banking and tbe
cncuiauon or nnauthonzec. ank paper,"
passed January 2, lbM6f.be, abd ihe tame ia
hereby repealed. -' . .'.'U.
See. 5. It aball be th duty of tb trustee
or u-uatea, or agent ef any bnnkiug company
wnoae cnarter or tight to issna note or circu
lation iball have expired, or which ba given
notice officially of ila intention t 0)00 ito
banking bu.ineta, to red-era iU note' in th
ower r tfaeir preimtiUont and on lbe refu
sal or tlie tiuilae or trustees, or agent, to
redeem ay neles preaented for redemption,
the holder thereof si'tll have tbe same pro
tested, and all. prote'talrd note shall diaw
interest, at the rate of fifteen per cent, per
annum, from the date of protest until re
deemed. ' ' " . ;" . i ....
Sec. H. . This act to take efiect from and f-
tertbe firt day of Decemher next, - '
F. C. LEBLOND,
F. C. LEBLOND, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT LEE,
President of the Senate, Pro tem.
May 1, 1854.
AN ACT
To regulate ihe fee of Clerks of tbe Court of
. uommon fleas:
Sec. . Btii enacted by the General Aniem-
&y a the Suite of Ohio, That the pierks ofi
the several Courts of (Jorrmon f less, and dis
trict Courts of this State, shsll, for services
hereinafter specified, when rendered, re-
oeive the fees bereinafler provided, and. no
more. - - ' ,
See. 9. For docketing each case in appear
ance docket, ten cents; lor indexing each case
in aame, direct and reverse, ten cents; for en
tering the voluntary appearance of plaintiffs
and defendants, ten cenu each) for filing each
precipe, pleading, writ, order, deposition, un
dertuking, bond, notice, verdict, transeript.ex-
hibir, warrant of attorney, indictment, affida
vit, bill of exceptions, ot ether necessary doc
amenta, five cents; for taking each affidavit,
fifteen cents; for issuing eneb summons, sum
mons in error, notice, capias, or order or ar
rest, dTderof delivery, order of attsebment,
order of injunction, mandamus, mandate, ex
ecution; habeas corpus, attachment for con'
tempt, order1 of reference; writ of dower, Writ
of partition, order or writ of sale, or any other
order or writ, (excepting a subpoena,) wherein
the number at wid does ' not exceed, three
hundred, thirty ceiitsr-for, issuing ny such
writ, execution, or. order, " (excepting a aub
poena, Vhefeln tbe' number pfwoJs exceeds
'three hundre.d.tM cent Tot each one hundred
woiisjar entering at order to advertise.twen
ly cnis. foreritefin'g proof pf publication, tec
cent: for entering a rule for pleading., five
n 'a i ortaft i ng ao 0 pde rl kinr, (ynd or, a:
cognizance; inniy cenis; Mr taking; -justification
of lail,on notice.fifty cents, forendoraiog or
entering allowance of bail, five cenUj foe en
tering an exoneration of bail,' tea cents: for
entering the return of each writ or -order, (ex
cepting executions and subpoena, five cenU;)
for entering an appointment of a gusrdian for
suit, ten cent; for issuing venire for jury, to
be charged in each case wherein there ia an
i sue made up, fifteen cents; impannelina a
Jury, in ea'cb case tried by jury, and adminis
tering tbe ofltri, trteen cents; lor a certificate
to each tales juror, for his fee, ten cenu, fori
calling and entering each Ules juror, five
cents; for swearing constable, .in each cse
tried by jury, five renU;for issuing a subpoena
wherein there is but one witness named, ten
cents; snd for each additional name oq the j
subpoena, five cents; for sweating esch wit
ness and making emry of same' five cents; for
entering attendance of. each witness, five
cenu; lor a certificate to eacn witness lor bis
fee, left ceutsjfor issuing a certificate of qual
ification of B witness for grand jury,ten cenU;
for entering each caw on tbe bar and court
calender of each term, ten cents; for index
ing each ease, ten cents; for eacb terra, tbe
same shall remsln on tbe docket; for entering
an order, verdict, rnle or judgment, on the
journal, when the number ofwords does not
exceed one hundred, ten cents, aud ten cents
for each additional one hundred words, such
entry may contain over that number; for trans
cribing or posting an order, verdict, rule, or
judgemnt on the appearance 'docket, ten
cents; for entering satisfaction of a final order,
or judgment, to be taxed as an item of orig
inal coals, ten cents; for entering an assign
ment of a judgement or final order, ten cents;
for entering each continuance, discontinuance,
dismissal, or settlement of a case, ten cents;
for entering a notice of appeal, ten cenU; for
entering 011 the journal the finding of an in
dictment, ten cents; and entering on tbe jour
nal any plea not required to be in writing, ten
centsf for polling a jury, when required, fifty
cents; for attending to the striking of especial
jury, snd issuing a venire thereof, one dollar,
for drawing cost-bill whicb shall be taxed
but once in each case, forty cents, for making
up a complete record in esch case, ten cents
for eacb one hundred words such recoid may
oonuin; for making out copies of process,
pleadings, records, files, or sny proceedings in
case, (with the seal annexed when required
by,a party or the law,) ten cent for ech one
hundred wordsifor!docketing.eacb execution is
sued, ten cents; for making direct and reverse
index to eacb execution issued, ten cents; for
entering and recording tbe return of an exe
cution where the number of words does not
exceed one hundred,' ten cenU; for entering
and recording the, return of an execution,
where the number of word exceed one hun
dred, ten cents for esch one hundred words;
for esch certificate with the seal of the court
annexed, excentins when affixed to a copy re
auired bv a naitv. or tha law; fifty cents; for
each certificate to which tbe seal of tbe court
ia not reouired. snd not herein otherwise pro
vided for. twentv-fivo cent: for a earch of
file, records, or dockets, excepting for a party
or in 'attorney, ten cent; for. taking and
entering- a declaration of intention to' become
a citizen of the United SUtes,nd for eertifi
ed copy of such entry under the seat of the
court twenty-live cents; for entering tbe final
admission of an alien, th right of citiaensnip.
and for certified copy thereof, under the seal
of tbe county, twenty-five cent; for Issuing
license to a pcdler. fifty eentii for issuing u
cense to an auctioneer, a ferry-keeper, or any
other licep: e ordered by court, fifty cenu; for
receiving poll bock of justice election, cer
tifying election therefrom, administering oatb
and enlennp sutae ef reooid, one dollar, to be
be paid by eacb justice on -receiving nit com
mission, far receiving and disbursing money,
COther than cosu and fees.y paid over to aucb
clerk in pursuance of an order of court or on
tudjrmenl. and. whicb has not beeav collected
by tbe aherifl or giber proper officer, on order
or execution, to be Used against the party
charred with the payment of ouch money, a
coram iuioo of two per centum en tha first
tbonasnd dollars, snd one ner eentnm on al
exceeding One thousand dollars. , ' ' ' '
see. s. That th ree Sccruinr to the Clerk
for service rendered by him In any 'criminal
case, wherein the Pints fair, to convict, or to
collect thB costi during the next Vacation after
sentence, shall be paid out' of tbe county
Treasury, on the order of tbe teounty auditor,
wnicn snail issue upon the certificate of said
clerk. ' ' ' i :
See. . ' That for drawing esch ernd lurv
and issuing venire therefor, tb clerk (ball
receive a fee of one dollar; for certifying for
fe,of each' grand Juror, ten cenU. and for all
mice rendered to the grand jury be shall
reee)v-te sarao fee as are allowed for simi
lar service in a oaute pending in court, the
the same to be paid out of the county ' treasu
y, in the same manner as tha fees specified in
the preceding section. 4
bee. 0. . That th several clerks of tbe said
courts sbsll-receive from th treasuries ofjtheir
respective counties, 111 the same manner a the
fee specified in the last two preceding sec
tions, the-following fees for mi&cellaneout. ser
vices, performed by them respectively 1 for
makrng obt abstracuor elections; (except jus
tice' elections,) for each one hundred words.
lea cents; lor eacn certificate, wita the aaal of
tbceourt attached 10 absiracU, fifty ecnU:
for certifying for fees of judges and cletk of
eiceuons, ten cenu each; jot certifying the
enumeration of white male citlsena over the
aget -oC twenty-one years, to' the Secretary of
bWe.oneidollnr, and lor fiungeaeh list of such
enumerations, ten cents; for apportioning ju
rors, to 'the several 'towusbips, copying' the
names, and placing the same in the jury-box,
three dollar annually; lor making up and
completing general indexes, direct and reverse
of ell judgments, final orders and decrees,
nueen cents lor each case so indexed; Tor ma
king out lists of unclaimed cosu, and paying
the same to the Treasurer, five per centum on
the amount of money paid, for reporting an
nually to- the' County Commitsioneu the
amount of fine assessed by their respective,
courts, one ioVnf, for reporting annually to
prosecuting attotney.amount of fines snd costs
collections thereon, Ac, three dollars: for re
porting annually to the Auditor of State as to
collection of cost in Penitentiary esses, one
doHat; for each civil jury list certified to
ednnty Treasurer, fifty cents; for distributing
the laws, journals and document of tbe State,
five dollars annually, '
6ec. 'fi. ' .That the county commissioners
shall furnish to the clerks of courts of their
respeetive counties, all the blank books,
blank itattonety, and all other thinea neces
sary to the prompt discharge of their ' duties;
all which artitres the clerks rosy for them
selves procure, and shsll be Allowed" for upon
tapir Aprtirfmtn. ' ' ,t, .; ' - - - -
60. 1.'- That the act'entitied '"tit et o
regulate the fee' of clerk of thO'conrt ,of
common pless," pasted May 1, '1867, and Sec
tion fifty ivrtef flit act -eatliUsd "an act to
valAtvlbe elMtmn.Af Wal-read countv ofH-
core, paiseu uiay loax, anu tecuop wree
" - 'j mvi. t. .6. ft .
or toe act entitled "an act to provide lor col
lecting tbe statistics of crime," passed Hay
tat, 1803, be, and the same are hereby repeal
ed. ' 1 ; ;
1 Section 8. That thi act hall take ef
fect, and be in farce,, from and after its
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AN ACT F. C. LEBLOND,
Speaker the House of Representatives.
ROBERT LEE,
President of the Senate, Pro tem.
May 1, 1854.
AN ACT
Making appropriation for the payment of!
; principal anu interest or the public debt
of unio, iot -the year eighteen hun-
i dred and" filty-fonr, and eighteen bun
l dre4 and fifry-five, and levying taxes for
1 aid purpose, upon the grand- list of .the
I Diaur. r. . ,
i Sec. 1, Be it enacted bt Ihe General Attem.
blif ef the State of Ohio, That the following
sums oe ana are nereoy appropriated, out of
any money in tbe treasury, belonging to the
sinking fund for' the year eighieen hundred
n fifty-four, viz: ' For the payment of the
semi-annual interest on Ihe foreign and do
mestic debt of the State, to become due on
tbe first day of July, eighteen hundred and
fifty-five, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight
thousand dollars; for the payment of interest
on School and Trust Fund held by the
Sute, on hundred and twenty-One thousand
dollars. -;.
,Sec. 2. The followtar sums are hereby ap
propriated out of any money in tbe treaiury
belonging to the siuking fund, for the vear
eighteen hundred and fifty-five, via: Fax the
payment 01 the semi-annual interest on the
foreign and domestic debt of the Sute. tab'
come due on tbe first day of July, eighteen
hundred and fifty-five, and the fiiat day of
January, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, eight
eight hundred and fifty three thousand dollar
-for the payment of interest on sahool and
trust lunce, ticid by the State, one bun
died and twenty-five thousand, fire hundred
dollars.' -i
Seo. 3. , All money in the treasury, be
long ng to the sinking fund, ovet and above
tbe amounU necessary te pay the accruing in
tercut, applicable to the payment of the prin
cipal of tbe public debt of the State, not ex
cceding two, million of dollars, are hereby
appropriated to be applied to the redemption
of, outstanding bond of the State, of invest
ment in tbe sinking .fund,' agreeably to the
provision of "an act to create a (inking fund
for tbe payment pf the principal and inter
eat of the public debt of Ohio pasted Match
fourteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-three.
ec4. The commissioners of tbe sinking
fund are autMiced aad directed, whenever
there is money in Ihe treasury, belonging Jo
me sinking fund, and applicable to tbe pay
ment of interest, for the current year, to ne
gotiate with tbe bolder of outstanding bond
of the State, for the payment of tbe interest
00 said'bond for said year, in advance of tbe
time when aucb interest become due and
payable; and if tbe holders of auoh bonds, or
any part thereof, will make discount upon
such interest, at a rate of not les than five
per centum per annum, then the (inking fund
commissioner shall immediately make a rsqui
tition upon th Treasurer of State, for a sum
sufficient to pay such instalment or instalments
of inured in advtnoe, or so much thereof a
may b igteed upon, according to tbe piovia
iona oi thi seetkw. . ) -u:i
1 i'e. t. iFoitho payment of th interest
upon me foreign and domettio deot or toe
State, and school and trust funds, held by the
State, there h:: be and i hereby levied a
tax) of one and one-x'iotirth milla on tbe dol
lar, on the grand list of taxable property in
the State, for the jeux eighteen hundred nd
nit?-ioar, - ;
' See. 6Y: Fot the payment Of the Inte
rest upon the : foreign' and.'domestio debt
of tbe -State, and school and trust fund
held by th Vttcy- thtn hal U, and ia
hereby lered a tax of one mill on th dollar,
op tbe grand list of the taxable property in
the State', for the year eighteen hundred and
fifty-five, v ' ' ! ' ' -.
See7T.'' That there i hereby ppropriated
out. of the sinking fund, for the aaiary of the
transfer agenl, in New York City, and contin
gent expenses of bis office, for the yesr 1864,
tbe sum of five inousanu dollars, anO for lbe
year 1855, the sum of five thousand dollar;
and If it hereby made the duty of th commis-
sionan of the (inking (und, in their snnusl
report, to give a talement in detail of the
expeote of lbe, tunsfer office in flew xork
F. C. LEBLOND,
Speaker the House of Representatives.
ROBERT LEE,
President of the Senate, Pro tem.
May 1, 1854.
AN ACT
To authorise Uier ' Board ' of Public ; Works
- to aell the lands belonging to tb State
of Ohio, lying near the Mercer County Res
rvoir jn tbe Counties of Mercer and Au
aiaike." -'' '''' '
' 6ectioh 1." Bf it enacted hy the. General
Aeeenblf of the' Slate- of Olntr, That the
Board df Public Works baSnd aret hereby-aa
tborjzed to sell, at Uie rown of Cehns, in Ule
county of Mercer al publ,ro r notion, and to
tne nigneat piader, an Ifie land belonging to
the Mate of Ohio, in the Mercer ( ounty Ke
ervoir, snd lying in the counties of Mercer
anfl Auglaize after giving sixty . day's notice
of lbe time and place of such sale, in the Ce-
linabUndsru, AugUize Republican, Green
ville Journal. Ohio Statesman and Ohio State
t)emoc;at; Provided, that if any portion of said
Isnd should remain unsold, at the time of
first offerisg' the same lor sale, it shall be
tb duty of Mid Board 10' cause tbe same to
be advertised, and offered for , sale, from
time to time, lin the same manner ss direct
ed In this act, until alLof said lands shall
oe soio. ,,, .'.... . - .
Sections.' That laid Board oranytaember,
thereof hll, upontbe ale of any part of
aaid isndsjnatetosnotl purchaser certifi
cate, eonumjng a description of the landa so
sold, tae price al which ao sold, and a receipt
for tbe pajuneutof. th purchase money; and
shall, far th with certify to the Auditor of State;
th quantity pf lands sold, th price st
which old,and to whom sold; and shall forth
with psy to the Treasurer of Slate all moneys
so received from the sales of any portions or
said land,' which aball- be credited to the
ainking fund; and (aid Board,- oHhe member
ma k ig SVch pa yment.xhall take du pljoate re
cefpu rdnf tlie treasurer of StatTot in
money to n'si'd.'one 0 which thill be immedi
ately denoaitfd with (Lft-AudlUir of Slate.ind
the bthe; rn tbe office of the Board p Public'
Works.'" ''';' .',-.;'.'.
!; 'Seetrbn'tV. TbaTuon tb filing;' 'pjTJbe
purchase irjf ny pf 'said lands' in .th? .office
of the Auditor of Male, thc-certlficete of pur
chase as aforesaid, it shall be tbe duty of the
Governor of tbe State of Ohio, to make out
and deliver to such purchaser a deed. In foe
simple for the, lands so described in laid cer
tificate; in accordance With tbe provisions of
an act entitled "an act to provide for the in
crease of the canal fund, by the purchr.se
and ssle of real estate," passed February 7,
Section 4. That should it become necess.
ry, for the purpose of ascertaining tbe qusn
tlty and boundary of any tract. or tracts of
said land, .aid Board are hereby authorized to
employ a competent surveyor, at s price not
re exceed two dollars and tiny cents per dsy,
to survey and- ascertain the boundaries and
quantity of ny of said land so Sold as afore
said. r "
F. C. LEBLOND,
Speaker the House of Representatives.
JAMES MYERS,
President of the Senate.
April 29, 1854.
AN ACT.
To amend an act entitled "an act to provide
for tbe organisation or cities and Incorpora
ted villages," psssed May third, eighteen
hundred snd fifty-two. ' ' '
Section 1. Be it enaeted'htke General At
temblyoftke Slate of Ohiot That section 62 of
an act entitled "an act te provide lor the or
ganization of cities and incorporated villages,"
passed May 3rd, 1852 be so amended as to resd
as follows ; The city council shall have power
to establish board of health, to invest it with
such powers,'andimpose upon it such duties,
ss shsll be necessary to secure the city and
theinhabitanu thereof from the evils of con
tagious, malignant and infectious diseases)
provide for tbe proper organisation, and tbe
election or appointment of the necessary of
ficers thereof, and make aftch by-laws, rules
and regulations for Its government nd support
as shall be required for enforcing the prompt
and efficient performance of its duties, end
tbe iswiuiexeicue 01 it powers; ineysbsii
bsve power to establish a, city watch, police
to organize tne same unoer tne general super
intendence of the mayor, fcarshal pr other of
ficers of the , police; prescribe its duties, and
define lis powers, in such 'mshner as will most
euectuaijy preserve tiie peace 01 me. city, se
cure the ' inhabiauu Irom, personal violence,
and their property from fire and unlawful dep
redations; they shall establish and organize
fir comp-aiea. and provide them with' proper
engine, ana sucn omer instrument as snail
be necessary to extinguish fire, and preserve
the property of the inhabitants of the city from
conflagration; and provide such by-laws and
regulation for the government of tbe same,
tneysniildeem expedient,; sua escn ana every
person wbo 'shall belong to any such fire-com
pany, than, in time 01 peace, be exempt tram
tb performance of military duty under the
law of the State; they aball erect, erfablisb
and regulate the msrker and market-places,
for tbe sale of provisions,, vegetables, and
other article necessary for tbe sustenance,
convenience end comfort of the ctty nd tbe
inhabitant thereof; they shall have power to
preacrib the time for opening and dosing the
same, tbe kind and description of articles
which mar be fold therein, and tbe sundi or
plsce to be occupied by the vender. Toe
city council thill have power, to prevent fore
suilinei to prohibit' or regulate huckstering in
the markeu, and adopt auoh rule and regu
lation.! as are necessary to prevent fraud, and
to preserve order in the markets: and they
may authorize the immediate seitnte,' arrest,
ad removal from sny mtrkeL of any person
cr person violating iuf regUlaticma aa estab-
lisbta ty orain.nce, wgeiuer wnn anyarucie
m (heW noaessiofli ana tne immediate seizors
and destruction pf tainted or unsound meat or
other provisions; but no charge or assessment
of any kind (hall be rnade levielin any
msnneragainsterupoii any larrner or produ
cer of verreUblet or provisions, in bringing
the sane to any of the market,, in any city.
for standing ia, or occupyiog pucr( wtth c'
.-t...iL: .J 11 Lilian
without horse snd wagon, nsed in bringing
snco produce to the market spaces 01 sucn
city or in the alreett contiguous thereto, on
Market' days snd evenings the eto; Piovided,
however, that nothing contained in thi act
shell be 10 construed to lutnortze tbe city
council of any city to pat an ordinance for
the purpose. of sssesslng or imposing any fine
or pun sbment whatever, upon any farmer or
producer, for selling, at any lime, within tbe
city,' any article of provision Or vegetable; to
any person or persons in any str-et or streets,
oi' market spceduring market hours.
See. 2. That the sixty second section of
th acf to which this is emendatorj be,
tad tbe ssnte ia hereby repealed. 1 '
F. C. LEBLOND,
Speaker the House of Representatives.
ROBERT LEE,
President of the Senate, Pro tem.
May 1, 1854.
AN ACT
:
To amend an act d'-fining 1 the power and
prescribing the' duiie of the Board of
, Public Works, passed Febmary twenty
. eigh h, 1852.,
Sec. t. Be tt enacted by the General Anent
My of the State of Ohio, That section, three,
f iur, Eve, siiti tev'en and eiijht, of an act en
titled, "nn act defining the powera and pre
tcrihing the .dutie 01 .the Board f Pubifa
Works," pise-t Frbrnary 38th, 1852, be so
amended as to read, es follows, to wit: Sec 3.
The members of the board of public wornhall
deaignatM one- of their number to act as Presi
dent of taid board, who, In ad ition to hit duty
t acting commissi ner, than perform such
duties aa are, or shall be requited by law of th
President thereof; and tbe taid board shall di
vide the Public Works of. this State es nearly
equal as they msy de-m practicable, into
nsted by such mine ss the Bosrd miy deem
prApeTj and tha commissioners shall each take
charge of one of the said districts, as may be
assigned to him by rsid Board, and be respon
sible, to the extent of hi power and authority
for th cue and faithful .drnmistratioi of the
affairs of. th. district' under. his particular
See.- 4. Alt moneys derived from tolls on tbe
canals, turnpike, ot Other imp.ovementt of
the blat. a-wU.S alt. laoieys flenved from
leases pf 'ate po-.er, or the e of lend
new dv in iaie lor canai. purposes, or irom
sny ojher Source appertaining to lit intere t
or msnsgement of the Public W' rks of the
Ststeslnl he paid Into the State T eatury,on
tb eertrhcate U tae A'aditorofrStatei and
alipiyfipa.gtaijf piapey, bethel In tbe iratnt'
of aUaide. or, fr .apperintendaiicej ot'. repairs
of ttil.'i'Vals. Wrjipiiies, r Mother improve-
mfflts nrfflor' care and supervision of the
Board of Public Works, or for any other object
or purpose authorised by law. shall be .made
by- th eTieck Of ene of the acting commiiston-
ers, on tbe Auditor Of ttt&ur, whusa doty it
Shall be to issue bis draft ea tbe Bute Trfeasa
ary fir .the amount specified in said check, and
to charge the same to the particular work or
improvement, on which the xp nditure aroS''.
No check'shall be made until after the con
sideration On whieh it is based shall have been
actually rendered j-aad every check shsll be
in the name of the partioular person to whom
tbe money is due, and shall set forth with ss
much' detail as proper brevity will admit, the
nature of the indebtedness, whether incurred
for materials, labor, superintendence, orother
wis snd to what- object, and at what point,
said materials, Isbor, or superintendence, were
applied.- Every theck shall distinctly set
forth the speciiio appropriation whicb author
ize its payment, an 1 shsll be accompanied
with a certificate of tbe superintending
engineer,, which shall name tbe person or per
sons to whom there is indebtedness, and state
the particular work on which it occurred, and
the location thereof, and whether by contract
or otherwise. The check and certificate here
in required, shall be registered iu books, one
to be kept by the engineer, and one by the
commmissioner.
tc. 5. Collectors of tolls shall, in addition
to such other duties a may, from time to time,
be reouired of them, collect all water-reuts
due the State, or hereafter to become due, and
make return of such collections, and pay over
all moneys thus collected, Is the ssme manner,
and at the aame time; they are by law required
to make return of, and pay over the tolls by
them collected; and it is hereby made tbe
duty of tbe President Of the ' Board of
Public works, within three months from
the passage of thi act, to furnish the Auditor
of State attested copies ol all new leases, for
water power which are now ir. force; and
thereafter from time to time, to furnish said
Auditor attested copies o alinew leases, and
of all renewals or modifications of those now
in force. Within thirty days after such lease,
renewal or modification shall be made by said
Board. And it shall also be the duty or said
Board, within the time above prescribed, to
furnish attested copies of said original leases,
renewals or modifications, to eacb collector of
tolls, on whom the duty of collecting, the
water rents therein provided, is imposed.
Sec. 6. The Board or fublic Works shsll
have power to appoint five resident engineers
and assign to hem the .supervision of such
psrtof said works, as in their opinion shall
be for tbe best interest of Hate, under such
rules and regulations, not contrary to law, as
may be from' time to time prescribed by said
board; said board may hire such number of
lock-tenders as may be for tbe interest of the
Public Works. The memler of said board,
apd resident engine, having under charge
aau supcrvitiuu tuc hup pari vi emu wuimi
stall hive power to appoint such number oh
snpenrOendenta-of repairs, "lot such part 01
said works as in ibair opinion ue 'labor te oe
performed and the interestof the State may re
qttire. . The Governor, by and with the advice
sad consent of the Senste, shall appoint the
collectors of tolls, inspector and weii mas
ters, for the public works of tbe State; and it
is hereby made tbe duty of the board of publio
works, on or be lore the first Monday ot Janu
ary, in eacb )ear to report to the Governor the
number and location of. each of said ofiicets
necessary for ft he transaction of tbe business
perulningto each, a well a whose terms ol
office will expire during the ensuing year, add
of any vacancy in any office to be filled by him
under the provision or thi act;- Provided,
thai no appointment shall be made under tbe
provision of thi ct, whicb shall interfere
witn, or annul any commission or appointment
now in existence, mad by the Board of I'ub
lio Works, tefor th expiration thereof, or
vacancy happening therein 1 and provided,
farther, thai i.n;cas or a vacancy, by resigna
tion, removal or otherwise, in any of the of
ficers herein designsted to be appointed by
th Governor and Senate, at a time when the
General Assembly shall not be in session, the
GoVeraor shall hare power to appoint a per
son to U such , vacancy during the unex
pired Urin.: .icry person appointed to office
according to th provisions of this act, by tha
Is published every Thursday morning, ia th
00m immediately over tbe Post Office, Main
Street, Eaton, Ohio, the following rateas
$1 SO pernnum,in advance. '
12 00 if not paid within tbe year, ad
12 60sfterthyesrb. .expired.
Theteretes will berigidly enforced. ;
No paper discontinued until ail arrearage
arc paid, nnlea tt tbe option of the publisher
tTAll eommunieationiaddresaed to the Ed '
tor must be sent fret of postage to instr at
terrtion. - : i, .
, p'Nd eormpunkatloo inserted, tnlera
o mpaaied by a responsible nam. u . ,
' . . c 1 '
Governor and Senate, shall receive a certificate
thereof, signed by the Governor, sad counter-,
signed by th Secretary of. 8tate; and those
appointed by the board ef publio works, (ball
receive a certificate thereof; Sighed by the
President of 'said boaid. ' No person shall be
appointed nndei the provisions of this act, for
a longer period than one year, and until their
successors are appointed and qualified, except
those appointed by tb Governor and Fenate,
Which shall be for two years; Provided that tbe
collector ot tons, inspectors and weigh, mas
ters, now holding appointments from tbe
board of public work, by renewing their
bonds aball continue in their , office until the
same shall be filled by the Governor and Sen
ate, unless, they shall be sooner removed by
the Governor and as id board, for the causes.
and in the same manner provided in this act.
Every person appoinUd to .office under tb
provisions of this act, may be removed at any
time befereWhe expiration ef his-terra, by the
person or persons," or body corporate from
whom such officer hold, his appointment, for
neglect of duty, ot other malfeasance in office.
The person to be rerroved shall be- furnished
with a written sneoirrcation or tne cam of
his removal, ahalr have twenty day to
produce testimony, before the person or
persons' by whom he is removed, to show
that the cause of removal are untrue.
and if be aha 1 o produce satitfactory
videice tint tbe charges, against him are not
true. tien he shall b. restored to hi. office;
Provided, that tie-peraoo or persons des nog
Umke tuch removal, Bbill hav power to
appoint a perron for t e time being, to take
charge of the business of such office. Every
officer appointed under the p oviiona of this
act, shall, I afore enteting up. n the duties ef
his office, ta-e and subscribe an oatb that be
will faithful 1 and diligent? discharge all the
dutea appertaining to bis appointment, and
promote to the extent ot U ability tna inter
est tf the Sate. so far al the ssmn may be le
gally within his power. Every collector, or
other effj er. in any wise connected with ibo
collection or disbursement of to.la, or other
revenue pertaining to the P"blio work, aball,
previoua to assuming the duties of his appoint
ment, give bond to the State of Ohio, fo' the
faithful discharge of the duties of hi office,
which said lond shall be ,mavl.1o the aerept
anceof tbe acting commissjonet, wbo haav.il
chars tliatd vision of the Public Work hk
which said offic x is located. -and hating been
approved, shall be imme 'lately- leposiied in
the office of tbe Auditor .ef State. Said bond
i 1 hi made In uch penal sum as may b or
dered by the B. ard ef, Public. Vt rks; Provi
d'd, it shall in no ' tt less than fifty per
ce it. of the amount of publio moneys collect.
ed 01 disbursed by tbe saorOioflieer in tbe pre
ceding year, and (halt bx pondiliored fur the'
f.'itkful collection, d'Sburcmeat, paying over
and a counting for all mon ys which shall,
ome i rto h hmds, belonging to the State;'
Provided, thai if any officer' named in Ibis art.
; who, dty it is' to collect or disburse any or
the public moneys, shall be found by any
member of the Board, Engineer, or Governor,
acting dishonestly with said m neys, be shall
be forthwith removed and an'otbe ' person p.
pointed 10 take charge of tuch office, by the
person first discovering such- dishonesty, and
s k ui t such removal b. by a member of the
B ard or E igineer, the r action in tbe ctse
shall be by them forthwith reported to tho
Governor for his approval.
Section 7. It ia hereby made lbe duty of
the Auditor of State to cause all tbe rolls. ab
stracts and accounts of the collectors of tolls '
upon the Canals and Slack-water improve
provements of this State, for the last season,
of navigation to be tnoroughly examined and
compared with each other, so that any dis
crepency between the amount, credited by
tbe collector! receiving any moneys,, and the)
check kept by any other collector, shall be
ascertained; and in case of any such discrep
enoy, the clearance upon wbicb laid moneys .
purports to have been received, shall be ex- .
amined for the purpose of ascertaining the
true amount received; and if the aaid Auditor
shall, after having ascertained tbe slataof the
accounts for the last season, daem it for tbe
interest of the State '0 examine and compare -ss
above, any pert or all of tbe rolls, sbstracU
ahd accounts, for previous years, he is hereby
authorized to cause such examination to be
made, and a. so tor eacb ensuing yesr; and for
the purpose of examination, if necessary, he ;
is hereby authorized to employ an additional
clerk for such time as be may find neces
sary. ...
Section 8. Collectors of canal toll, shall
receive for their services, a fixed minimum
salaiy of four bundled dollars per annum, to '
be paid out of the btale Treasury, in quarterly
instalments, at the close of each quarter; and
111 addition thereto, the Auditor of State ahall
annually, on the fifteenth day of November. -
ascertain the amount of money collected and
paid into tbe State Treasury, by each collec
tor, and allow to each of said collectors, six
per centum on tbe first thousand dollars, four
per centum on any sum between two and three
thousand dollars, three per centum on any
sum between three and (out. thousand dol
lars, two per centum on any sum between four
snd five thousand douats, and one per centum
on sny sum over five thoussnd dollars by him
collected, and actually paiu into tbe biate
Tressurv, duricg the year ending on said f
teenth day of November; Provided, tbe cony
pensstion above authorized, shsll, in noce '
exceed fifteen hundred dollar per annum
and no additional allowance shall be made for ,
office rent or clerk hire. Engineer shall re
ceive an annual salary of fifteen hundred dol
lars. Inspectors, Weigh-Mastere fjbd Super- -intendenta
shsll receive an annual salary of
aix hundred dollars. Tbe Jcompeusation pro
vided in this section, aha,) L," in each case,
be paid in equnl quarterly instalments, by
draft of the Auditor of State, drawn at the
close of each quarter, on jthe second Monday
of February, May, August and November, an
nually. . - - .
Section 2. Tbe original aections three,
four, Ave, aix, seven and eight, of the act
to which thi it amendatory, are hereby re
''
F. C. LEBLOND,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT LEE,
President of the Senate, Pro tem.
May 1, 1854.
AUDITOR'S OFFICE, PREBLE CO., O.
( I hereby certify that the foregoing laws are
true copies from those on file in, tb office of
the Secretary of Stste.
JAMES ALBERT, Auditor.
trA town meeting in Wareham recently ,
k .Mtnn nnnn ifca do anettion. and accord
ing to the town records, it waa voted "That
alt person within tb tows, owning dogs,
shalfb nmxzled!" : -: ;
ibA friarr who aak lm for God', sake,
invariably beg for. two. , - V ' " .
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