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Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-16

A ACT to amend entitled regulating
granting 81 license 10 retail silJous liquors in the counties
OF Gibson anf Dubois approved Binary 10th 1915 TAR
relates 10 Gibson county an TO extend the Pike
county
SECTION l. Be il sRaeted By The General Assembly Of The
Of ilaaaa, That shall b. awiu ihe boards d.
Tag county business said OF Gibs and Pike,
license any person retail sDraoEs liquors in any
township Ia said counties unless the qualified electors shall
their the granting Oi such license 10 said town.
So That for the purpose Of expressing the of the
leg Aforesaid relative the granting % license Tor the
retail OF spiEuous liquors ia their respective townships
shall b. lawful for said voters al the annual elections held on
or aguinst license.
SIC That Cor the purpose OF taking the upon the
question Aforesaid and every voter OF said election, may
nave "en or printed on his paot or aesri gwen al s4u
election. license being granted the township
opposed TO license being granted d he nsy have
written printed on his baot o ticket Tue words mo H.
censeT
SEC l. II shall he the duty Of the inspectors Judges and
clerks elections the several townships IN said counties
in making certificate OF said eecuan to be returned 70
tie respective clerks o the circuit ct said counties, u
state in sail certificate the whole number e given oT
license" and the whole number given against license and
shall be duty Of sai clerks 10 lay the before the
respective boards doing county business said countless the
next session OF the boards after said election and il by returns
81 transmitted and certified said clerks II shall appear tina
there given "agaInst license than for L.
censc township sad counies the salo ooas sna
he nrhted from granting licenses person Tor the pur
Pose OF retailing splruous liquors IN township having
voted But any township said counes there are NOR
votes given for license than there are agsist license lheh t
said board may grant license any ana ali persons 10 retail
spuous liquors in SUCH township townships who ma
desire the under the provisions OF the act to who
This i amendment.
S j. ANY and all persons who may retail any intoxicauR
spirituous liquors in said counties without having o0ia
license DO shall be liable 10 presentnent or lnol
and fine according to the provisions at the law now
upon that subject
visions Of this ect be and the are hereby rePs
SEC This sci TO take effect and BE- IN Orce ir
, its passage.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-16
Approved Jan. II, 1850.
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.


AN ACT relative the sale OF school lands certain
counties therein named and to amend article -, chapter
Is Of the Revised Statutes Of ls43
SECTION !. Be enacted 6y the General Assembly Of the
State Of Indiana That it shall be lawful for majority Of
the qualified voters Of any congressional township in the
counties Of Baekford, jay Adams and Wells TO petition
the trustees of said township to be sold the whole
particular of the forfeited unsod school
lands Of said townshiP-he filing Of such petition verified
by the affidavit Of Of such voteTs-that the PEI
ton contains the of than half Of the
qualified voters of such township II shall be the duty OF
the trustees 10 enter the together with said affidavit
their record book and then to proceed divide
into such lots wi in their judgment best
prce-to affx minimum price each lot less than
dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. and certify such
division and aPPrasement the proper county auditor OF
clerk acting auditor together with copy such petit
ton and affidavit which shall be in lieu Of the proceedings
by sections l69 no. Ill 49, 49, ia and u.s. Of ehapts,
-, of the revised statutes Of lS43 shall
force and effect If the requirements several
lions had been fully complied with. And il shall be Lawful
for the county commissioners thereafter direct
the sale of the land peiOned 10 be sod which
be conducted according to The laws force regulating sale.
Of forfeited or unsold school lands.
SIC 2 If the land sought be sold or tile congress
sona township shall be partly in another county, the petit
TONERS may nevertheless file their petition aforesaid anc
for the purpose Of procuring sale Of land it shall be re-
garded as being in said Blackford Jaw Adams and Well,
Counties and the proceeding may be had and with
Ike effect as Il il lay wholly in Of said counties.
SIC This shall be public act and be in force from
and after us passage And all laws coming in conflict
the provisions Of this hereby repealed.
G. w. CARR.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
JAMES II. LANE,
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-16

AN ACT to amend entitled "sn to increase and
extend the benefits Of common schools" approved Jam
u8Ty IL, 1919
SEc l. Be enacted By The Gsn,rol Assembly of The State
Of IadaR0 That, the several school districts Ia this
which partly iacluded in a county counties winch
have assented which may hereafter assent the prOvi
Sons Of the act to which this amendment, and partly
within county counties refusing 10 adopt said act the
qualified voters shall annually, the first Saturday Of
September elect district trustee, who shall transact the
business Of his district for year. aud until his
/ is elected and qualified.
SIC 2. Such trustee shall be entitled to the same com
pensaton, be subject to The liabilities and In all
spec governed b. the laws this in relation
mon schools, as modified BY the act to which this is
amendment.
SIC g. 1t shall be the duty OF the several trustees Of
such districts, in the distribution OF the school funds.
credit he inhabitants Of the several parts thereof
liabilities, for and other lawful objects so that the
funds specified in the % section OF the to which this is
amendment may inure the benefit of the county
which they belong.
4 SIC T. Such districts may, by of the inhabitants
thereof as prOvded by the 18th section Of the which
this amendment Tor the purposes in said section spec
fed, vote TO raise BY such amount as the majority
may deem advisable PrOrided hoeuer that the
amount OF taxes, levied by Of the district shall il
no case IN any one exceed the Of %
each one hundred dollars worth of property and %
on each person liable TO pay poll tax within such part
such district shall be included within any county
counties refusing 10 adopt the which this amend
ment; aud an amount exceeding ID cents on each hun
dred dollars worth of property within such part OF said dis
tct as shall he within any county counties asssntin
heeto PrOrded mOrtODr that all the taxes the
parts Of such district shall any year be equal in h
aggregate.
SEC s. II shall be the duty of the township trustees
carrying out the provisions Of the sh section Of the act
which this is amendment, the fund specified
the % section of said be distributed parts Of dis
It tricts in such proportions shall be just.
SEo 6. This shall be in force from and after pa
: sage.
n Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-16
Approved January H. 1850.
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT

AN ACT 10 repeal q proviso therein named
SEcToN Be Il enacted BY he Central Assembly Of me STATE
Of IRdana That the second proysO the one hundred and
twenty section OF An act 10 revise and consolidate the
several Of the General Assembly, relative 10 LAYING
oPenng repairing, changing and vacang public highways
and the erection and repair OF bridges and amend Inc
Cass from the provisions Of said section be and the same
hereby repealed And also that entitled San act IA
authorize the county commissioners OF the county of Cas- 10
increase the road in said county approved January II
lS49, be and the same is hereby repealed -
&c < ms act 70 DC IN force from and after its passage
g. w. CARR
Speaker Of the House of Representative,
JAMES II. LANE,
President Of the Senate
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-16
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.


AN ACT prohibiting the stretching Of seins Laugh
cry creek and other streams in the State Of Indiana
SECTION l. Be Il enacted By the General Assembly Of the
State Of Indiana, That shall be unlawful for any person
persons to stretch sen seins, other fishing
Laughery creek in said State any of the
water courses the counties Of Harrison and
Clark IN the State aforesaid as to prevent sh from pass
up said creek streams.
SIC 3 Any person violating the provisions of this act,
shall be fined in any not exceeding hundred dol
lars upon presentment Indictment the circuit
Of the county in which such water stu
ate, and IN such stream or water course be the
vdng line between counties then in the circuit court Of
the counties adjoining such stream water
SEC g. That justice Of the peace OF said counties
shall have jurisdiction with the circuit Of
said counties in the punishment Of offences committed
against the provisions OF this act The county of Ripley
shall be exempted from the provisions of this act.
SEC. T. This shall take effect and be in force from
and after It's passage.
Speaker Of tie House of Representatives.
JAMES II. LANE,
President Of the Senate.
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.
AN ACT 10 repeal an act therein named so far as the conn
~ OF Fayette Is concerned.
SEC l. Be enacted by The Genera AsseblyofLls Slcte
Of Indiana That entitled act, amend section
l0l of ch 49, of the Revised Statutes of s43 approved
JAM TO- 1872 hereby repealed so far the county of
SEC ?. This and after its passage
G. w. CAKR,
Speaker of the House of Rere sentatiyes
JAMES II. LANE,
President Of the Senate.
Approved January 81, 1850.
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.
AN ACT to authorize the taking Of dispositions Of pracs
ing Physicians in certain
SEc /. Be enacted by the General Assembly of the State
Of Indiana That the dispositions of practising physicians
may be taken by either party in the and according
the regulations provided by law be any
salt matter pending in any court where trial
to be held in county in which any such physician does
not reside.
SIC. q This to be in force from and after its pas
sage.
G.. w. CARR,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
JAMES II. LANE,
President Of the Senate
Approved Jan. 81, IS4o.
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-16
approved January a. 1850 JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.

AN ACT TO amend an act entitled an An act 10 increase
and extend the benefit II Commcn Schools
BE IL enacted By the General assembly Of the State
Of Iadiaaa That the thirteenth section of an entitled IAN
act increase and extend the fits Of schools be
amended by inserting after the word advisable in the eighth
line of said thirteenth section. the following Also that
ory Of the qualified each organized school district in
the county of Jay. be authorized additional of
half each OF lard in said districts subject
taxation; also, twenty-five every hundred dollars
valuation Of lois including Improvements thereon for
the purposes specified in said thirteenth section. Which
when assessed shall he collected and paid under the
provisions of the sixteenth section Of The which this
I amendment.
Sac This act take in force from anditet
its passage aad shall extend only The county of Jay
GAO G.. w. c. RR,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
JAMES II. LANE,
President OF the Senate
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-16
Approved Jan i. 1880. ,

AN ACT to increase fees Of Jurors before Probate
Courts.
SEC l. Be eHDcfed By the General Assembly Of The State
Iadana That and altar the passage of this in each
and every the probate Of this State which
may be tried BY jury there shall be taxed up against the
unsuccessful party favor Of the county which the said
probate may be- the like jury fees taxed
in the circuit courts this Sats and the shall be
collected paid over and recepted for in hike And
shall be entitled the and be paid in the
the circuit Of this State and all
rules and regulations Of law relative to the taxation and col
lection Of the which may hereafter be in
force circat shall apply TO Probate courts
The entitled "an relative to the proceed
ngs in the probate courts" approved Jan. 49, 1885, shall
be and the hereby repealed
SEc- T. All laws and parts Of laws cOntravening the
provisions Of this be and the hereby repealed
SEC This act to take effect and be in force from and
after its passage
CIV CARR,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
JAMES II. LANE,
President Of the Senate
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-16
Nppl0'so 'Anu'iy = l'''' JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.

AN ACT 10 regulate the fees Of Jurors in the county OF Adams
and other conates therein named.
SEC |. BE eaaeed By the General Assembly Of The State
u daa That hereafter the regular panne OF grand and petit
Jurors in the counrs of Adams Wells Morgan Rush. Mad
son, Jay, Henry Gibson, Sullivan Switzerland. Hamilton
Pike Nandebugh Parke, Jennings. Und Posey, Knox and
Fayee shall each receive one dollar per day Tor each and
every day that they shall be in attendance on said court as
such jurors and five per mile that they shall necessarily
travel in going and returning on said PROVIDED
however they shall in case be allowed mileage for travel
ing and from court than the same term
SEC. 3 This be in force from and after passage
Sze 3 All laws conflicting with the provisions Of this
are hereby repealed.
G. w. CARR,
Speaker of the House OF Represent tives..
JAMES II. LANE.
President OF the Senate.
JOSEPH A WRIGHT
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-16

JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.


AN ACT prevent the -ae Of spirituOus liquors in the
township Of Mound in the county Of Warren and State
Of Indiana, without procuring license therefor
l. Be enacted By the General Assembly o. The St1fe
eIadiaHa, That person in the township Of Mound, IN
the county Of Warren and State Of Indiana, shall be
thorized and sell sPrtuous liquors IN any
quantity whatever without first procuring license there
for in the required by law, for tav-
ernkeepers and gocers vend spruous liquors by less
quantity than quart.
SIC 9 Every person not being licensed according 10 the
Of this vend sPiritnous liquors, who shall
barter and sell any sPuous liquors in any quantity what
shall be fined any not less Than two dollars,
nor more thaa twenty dollars.
SEC. g. That all contemplated in this act JUS
ce Of the peace shall have jurisdiction with the
circuit court and IL defendant shall be prosecuted before
Justice peace he shall have the right be tried by
the justice OF the demand jury or be recognized to
the at his election and he shall also have the
right appeal the circuit court other criminal
4 That has shall be in force from and after
Ib passage.
G.. w. CARR,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
JAMES II. LANE,
President Of the Senate.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-16
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.

AN ACT amend section H. chapter So Of the revised
ues OF 1913
Sc l. Be enacted b. the General assembly Of ne State
saEo. That section OF chapter So of the revised
OF 1913 he amended that hen any property vauabes
other than money shall be found with the body any deceased
whom inquest shall have been held and there
be per- entitled take charge of the shall be the
duty the holding such inquest take charge such
property Sn valuabes and it the be not called io
within sixty days from the time OF receiving the by the
entitled the possession thereof said shall
sell the the highest bidder public SALE for which he
shall receive commission OF ten per centum heeOm, and
pay the residue thereof the OF the county which
said inquest shall have been held be by said dis
posed OF in the prescribed the 18th of
chapter 10 which this is amendment
SIC 2 This 10 be in force from and alter its passage
G. w. CARR,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
JAMES H. LANE,
President Of the Senate.
Approved Jan. IL, 1850.
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-16
Approved January 70, 1850.

AN ACT attach certain territory 70 the county OF ap0rte
SEc l. Be enacted By the GeneTal Assembly Of the STATE
Of Indi1R0 That the territory which belongs TO ST. Jo
seph county, described follows Beginning al the present
coury line the northwest OF section TWENTY-FIVE
township thyseven NORTH range thence with the
north line said section and that OF section twenty three 10
the northeast said section ttree thence south
with The section ie until shall strike the Great kankakee
river thence with SAID the present county line, may be
attached the county OF LapOre upon the conditions follow
ing
Sc That all officers residing within said territory shall
their regular Of cce though change had
been ade and that all SUITS actions and other proceedings
either in law equity, commenced before the taking effect OF
any Of the of the said county OF ST. Joseph,
shall be proceeded final judgment and execution though
chage in boundary had been made.
SEc That the board doing county business and for said
county LsPore, be and they heFeby authorized at their
first any subsequent meeting alter te taking effect Of this
act attach the said Territory any Of the townships in the
said county Of Laporte.
SEC A. This shall take effect and be in force from and
after the 4h day OF JGy so and is hereby made the duty
of tue Secretary Of State 10 forward certified copy Of this
the clerks OF the circuit Of The Aforesaid counties Of
ST Joseph and Lapore.
I G. w CARR,
I Speaker Of The House Of Representatives.
i JAMES II. LANE.
to- tbs
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-16
G.. w. CARR,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
JAMES II. LANE,
President Of the Senate.
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT,

JOSEPH A. WRIGHT,
AN ACT compel resident land owners to paw road
tax equal TO that paid by resident propretOrs
SEC l. BE enacted by the General assembly of the State
Indiana That, in the county Of Elkhart, there shall be
assessed and collected for the purpose of repairing,
srctng, and making roads in said county, the Of one
aud ahaf cents each and every Of land lying and
being within the limits of said county, subject
and town lots with the improvements thereon which
subject TO taxaon the Of fifteen cents each and
every hundred dollars valuation thereof which shall
be ia lieu of all taxes real property for road purposes in
said county, the to be assessed and collected other
assessed and collected for State and county pur
pose Prorded that the county board Of said county
their March session, petition of majority of the legal
of any township road district In said county, ais
pense with the sold tax any part thereof in which case
the said board Of commissioners may road tax,
in any such township district all personal and real
estate therein subject to taxation, not exceeding h-
the hundred dollars value thereof they
in their discretion dispense with road tax real
and personal property any such township district.
SEc 2 That in addition the road specified in
ton first all male inhabitants between the ages Of twenty
and fifty exempt by law excused by
the boards doing county bushes excepted, shall work two
days IN each aud every year the put lie roads, under the
direction Of the supervisors of their respective districts and
in default thereof shall pay sevenyve cents for each day
he shall neglect refuse 10 work, which shall be collected
and applied agreeaby TO the provisions of the road laws
PrOrded that all persons assessed with road be per-
mtted work out the at the Of eighty cents pei
day.
SEC g. That section one hundred and twenty three o.
chapter hundred and nine Of the Of lS49 be-
the is hereby amended to be in force in Ekhar
county, that the board of Of said county
ALSO at their June session, the specific tax thereof
mentioned on the proper petition therefor
Said board may also receive such petition at any session
and act thereon al their March June session.
SEC L. All acts and parts of acts coming within the pur
view of this act be and the hereby repealed, 81
far Ekhar county concerned, and this act TO be il
force from after its passage and publication in the Go
shen Democrat and that section one hundred and twenty
nine of said chapter hereby amended by inserting therein
at the end Of said Section the words 'and khat county
G. w. CARR,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
e JAMES II. LANE,
: President Of the Senate
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-16
G.. w. CARR.
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
JAMES ii. LANE,
President Of the Senate
Approved January 81, 1850
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.

AN ACT decaraiory of the meaning of I2oh section Of
the entitled An and consolidate The several
of the General Assembly in relation laying out open
ing repairing, changing and vacang public highways and
the and repairing of and TO amend the
same" approved January 10, ls49
WHEREAS doubts have been entertained in the county Of Hunt
ngton to the construction OF the 10Th OF the act
referred TO- in the title of this act, therefore,
SECTION Be enacted by The General AsstraIy Of The STATE
Of Indiana, That nothing in the l29h section of said act was
intended be construed repeal the local laws then in
force in the of Huntington and all levied and
collected, and other and proceedings had and done In
pursuance of said local laws within and by the authority al
said county, be and the hereby declared 20 be legal
SEe 2 This TO be in force from and after passage
G. w. CARR,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
JAMES IL LANE
President o the
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-16
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.


AN ACT TO amend entitled "An act 10 define IN. IA
rdcon OF Justices OF the Peace 10 the several countes
therein named approved January To- lS49 80 far as hs
County of Putnam is concerned.
SEc Be enacted by he General dssea5v Of "A, ss,,, n
Indiana, That the above reci;ed act shall be and the 80
far altered and amended make the dnlv az a.
ices Of the Peace % sad Putnam 10 ~.
duties enoned upon the nearest justice, without regard "a To-
cation 7" io'
SIC All and parts acts contravening IN. oi
sions OF this act are hereby rz as the saa rss,
TO Putnam county This oct 10 be in force from and after ia
passage ''' ~
.1-.ae G. w. CARR,
Speaker Of the House of RepreseptstiYe.
JAMES II. LANE,
President Of the Senate
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.
AN ACI extend entitled An more efac,u.lI, O.,
prevent the retailing OF spruOus liquors certain co,
therein named" approved January TO- 1919
SEC |. BE Il enacted By he General assemble NJ H. g.
Of Indiana That the provisions Of entitled
efiecuay prevent the retailing OF spruons l,-
in certain counties therein named approved Januarv e ea
be and the hereby extended county II 49,
Sac 2 This shall be force from and after fs
" w. CARR.
Speaker Of the House of Represen,a,,v.
JAMES II. LANE,
President Of the Senate
Approved January 81, 1880
JOSEPH A wRIsET.