The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-06-10
AN ACT

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AN ACT W.
To amend the act entitled San act to authorize
the making Of Roads and Drains in certain
cases. passed February 8, le47.
SEC. /. Be 1t enacted by the General As
semblv of the Stdteof Ohio, That every Pc
tition filed with the county commissioners.
under the law to which this is an amend
ment. shall set forth the names of all per-
sons interested, (if known to the petitioner)
aswell those whom it is supposed will be
benefited as those who will be injured by
the proposed improvement, and the notice
reo,lired by the third section of said act shall
also set forth the names Of all the persons
interestedras fully as the same are stated in
said petition. :
SEC. 9. Whenever any committee APP
pointed by the COMMISSIONERS either of view
or review, shall deteFmine that the proposed
improvement is necessary and shall lay out
and establish the same, and Shall find that
damages will be sustained by any proprietor
or occupant Of any adjacent lands, and the
amountwhich they will respectively sustain,
said committee either of view or review
shall then determine the proportion Of said
damages which shall be paid BY each Of the
proprietos of the adjacent lands, having
strict regard to the benefits which they will
receive, and the award so made shall be held
as conclusive upon each of the parties charg-
ed with such payment.
SEC. 3. When any petitioner shall have
paid over or deposited the full amount ofall
the damages so assessed, and after the i'm
prove ment is finished in conformity with
the details of the work as set !orth in the
petition and in the manner conte mplated by
The viewers or reviewers, such petitioner
NAV bring suit in any court of competent
iurisdiction and recover from each party the
amount with which he stands charged by
said award Provided be has before the COM
mencement of such suit made demand of
such sum upon the party so charged by said
award.
SEC. d. Whenever it may be necessary
to repair such work, any one Of the persons
benefited by it may cause such repairs to Oe
made, and may compel contributions from
each person benefited on the basis of the
award, the just and fair price of such re-
pairs.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of The House of Representatives.
CHARLES c. CONVERS,
March s, 1850. Speaker of the Senate
AN ACT
To provide for the regulation Of Plank Roads.
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembLy of the State of Ohio, That each
and every company or association of indi-
viduals which may hereafter be incorporated
for the purpose of constructing any turnpike
road, plank road, gravel road, or road Of 9TH
er materials, authorized in any act of incor-
poration, shall have all the rights, privileges
and powers, and be subject TO all the restric-
tions of an act to provide for the regulation
Of turnpike companies, passed January q,
;8l7, and the acts amendatory thereto; and
the provisions of all said acts are hereby ex-
tended and made applicable to all such COM
panies, except in SO far as the same may be
|, herein modified or altered; and whenever
any company may be incorporated for the
purpose aforesaid, under or subject to the
provisions OF this act, such company shall
have all the rights, privileges and powers
and be subject to all the restrictions OF this
and all the acts aforesaid, except as herein
otherwise provided.
SEC. 2. The commissioners named in any
special act of Incorporation, or a majority
tof them may open books for the purpose o
securing subscriptions 10 the capital stock o
any company hereafter Incorporated, at sucl
place or places as they may deem proper
and perform all duties authorized by the act
aforesaid The capital stock Of any conipa
nv shall consist OF such amount as may b
prescribed in the special act Of incorpora
tion. M Mt r feisN