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

AN ACT
To carry into effect an act entitled" an act to
provide for the sale Of the Western Reserve
School Lands" passed February II, ls49.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General As
semlbIy of the State of Ohio That John Cod
ding, of Medina county, Thomas Hamilton
of Erie county, and Darius Adams Of Cuya-
hoga county are hereby appointed board
of appraisers, who shall meet in the town
of Defiance, in Defiance county. on the 22d
day Of May next, or if prevented from meet
ing on that day, as soon thereafter as may be
practicable, and proceed under the act to
which this is an amendment to appraise by
lots of eighty acres each, unless said appais-
ers shall be Of opinion that the proceeds of
the sales of said lands will be increased by
division into smaller parcels, i'll which case
said appraisers may SO appraise the same,
and not less, except in cases of fractions Of
lots, the lands described in the aforesaid act
Of February II, lS49; also any lands select
ed since the passage OF said act, being Wes-
tern Reserve School Lands, and shall make
return of their appraisement 10 The Auditor
of State, on or before the first Monday of
July next.
SEC. 2. That Woolsey Wells, who was
appointed by the last General Assembly a.
gent for the sale of said lands, shall obtain
from the Auditor of State a certified copy
of said appraisements, as soon as it shall be
made, and forthwith thereafter shall proceed
to give notice and offer said lands at public
sale, according to the provisions Of The a.
foresaid act.
SEe. 3. That the Secretary of State shall
Immediately after the passage of This act
send by mail certified copy of the same 10
each Of said appraisers and said agent.
Sec A. That whenever the said apprais-
ers shall be notified ny the Governor Of the
State of Ohio that the residue Of the lands
due to the Western Reserve are selected,
and the title thereto confirmed, it shall be
the duty Of said appraisers Immediately
thereafter to view and appraise suchresidue
of said lands, and make return of their ap-
praisement to the Auditor of State, whose
duty it shall be forthwith thereafter to fur
rish to said agent a certified copy Of said
appraisements Of said lands, and said agent
shall give notice and offer the same for pub
lie sale according to the provisions Of said
act, passed February II, l849.
SEC. 5. The said agent is hereby author
lied, and 1t is made his duty to prosecute IN
the name OF tne State oil ohio all trespas-
sers upon saia school anos, or any portion
OF tne same, lot WHICH service nc may pe al
lowed such compensation as may be deter.
mlned by the Governor, 10 be pald out oil
the proceeds OF SAID sales.
SEC o. mat SO mucn OIL tne act 10
which thls Is an amendment as Is inconsls-
tent win thls act De- ana the same Is hereby
repeated -
BENJAMIN 4. LEllhh'
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
CHARLES G. CONVERS,
March %, 1850. Speaker Of the Senate,
AN ACT
Fur,her 10 amend the net entitled an act 10 nro.
vide for LAYING out and establishing Free
Turnpike Roads, passed March IL, lS45.
Src r, n ,nnc,,d h, ,be G,n,,ol 40.
s.mbI,, ofthr Stots of Ob;o That the tr,s-
tees ~ conn,;sS;o,s,, nc al Roc Tnrnn;Ie
Roads which hstetofore bsve been nr ma =
hereafter he estahl;shed in this State shall
annually on the first MONDAY in Jnne make
a fnIl settlement with the county commits
s;oners of the several counties in or throngh
which tha;r resnact;ve rnads nav he loca tea
nj ali their rece;nis and eynsnd;tSres within
snch county nc such truStseS ., comn;ss;on.
s'' orc - 9'S'' ''''-'0NS
s S,c Sbon,d sucb tr,Stess ., commits.
sioners fail to make settlement as provided
in the first section of Ibis act the comfy