The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-05-05
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AN ACT to regulate the sale of School
land, and the surrender Of permanent
leases thereto.
SEC. /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Ohio, That all
those lands granted by the Congress OF
the United States for School purposes,
known as Section Sixteen, together with
all such as have been granted in lieu of
said Section Sixteen, may be SOD |, and such
sale shall be regulated by, and co5l'ftFUt5d
according to the provisions of this act.
SEC. 2. In case there has been no
vote taken for the sale of any such lands,
the trustees of any original surveyed town
ship, to which such lands may belong,
shall, at least thirty days prior 10 taking
of any such vote, cause notices. than eight
notices to be posted up in as many ot The
most public places OF such township, no
tifying the legal voters resident therein,
to meet at some convenient place and
time therein specified, and then and tkere
cast their ballots, for or against the sale
of any such lands, belonging to such
township.
SEC. 8. The trustees Of the township
shall preside at the taking Of such bal
lots, and shall appoint two clerks, who
shall keep two poll books containing the
names of the voters and the result of the
ballot, which poll books shall be signed by
the trustees and clerks; and, in case such
ballot shall result in favor of a sale, the
trustees shall, within ten days after such
election, deposit one of said poll books
with the auditor of the county, within
which such lands (or the greater portion
thereof may be situated, with copy of
the notice given, and the affidavit OF one
or more Of the trustees, stating the man
ner of giving said notices, the time and
place Of putting up the same; which no.
tices, affidavit, and poll book, shall be by
said auditor copied into a book for that
purpose to be provided; and when SO re-
corded, such record shall be proof of the
facts therein stated.
Sec. 4. When such record has been
made, the trustees of such township, to
which said lands belong, shall file petit
tion in the court Of common pleas OF the
county within which said lands (or the
greater portion of them may be situate,
setting forth the giving OF said notice, the
taking Of said ballot, the result of the
same, the filing and recording of the a
foresaid papers in the Office OF the audi
tor of the proper county, and asking the
court to appoint three disinterested free
holders, not resident of the township in
which the land may be situate, to'divide
and value the same in money.
SEC. s. Ifsuch court shall be satisfied
that the statements made in the petition
are true, the court shall appoint three
persons to divide and appralse the same,
according to the prayer OF such petition;
and said appraisers, after being first duly
sworn before some officer authorized to
administer oaths, and taking to their aid,
if they think necessary, the county sur
yeyor, shall proceed to divide said lands
into such parcels or tracts; as in their o.
pinion will be best for the sale thereof, and
return in writing such divisions, suita-
bly numbered and described, to the said
court, with a just valuation of each sepa-
rate division, in money.
SEC. 6. The court, on such return be-
ing made, and having been by said court
examined, and found in all things regular,
Just and fair. shall certify the same, and
order the same to be entered of record,
together with the petition, and all the
proceedings therein had; a copy OF which
the trustees shall cause to be filed in the
o&ce Of the auditor Of the proper county,
who shall copy the same into the book
containing the notice, affidavit and pol
book ofofesaid, and Immediately following
the same.
SEC. 7. The auditor Of the county, OF
the recording Of said proceedings, shall
forthwith cause notice to be published
in some newspaper Of general circulation
in said county, for six consecutive weeks