Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-06-28

| i"leu FiitASe, unu uLy person interested
! or the prosecuting attorney Of any county
may, at any time within .snid two months
4 make complaint-in wiring, in the nature
| of an applieauon3 for an injunction. to the
| court of Common Pleas of The county, or tc
the Judge thereof in vacation, having giver
| at least Ave days notice thereof, and furn,
ished a. copy olathe complaint to the agen
or agents of the petitioners, for The purpose
| Iof-having the organization OF such proposed
Incorporated village preyented. Itshal be
The duty Of the court or judgeto hear such
complaintin a summary manner, receiving
answers, affidavits aud proofs, as may be
deemed pertinent; and if j. shall appear. that
the proposed incorporated village does no;
contain the requisite number Of Inhabitants,
or that majority Of them have not signed
The petition, or that the limits of said pro-
posed Incorporated village are unreasonably
large, or small, or are not properly and
sufficiently described,I then the said court or
judge shall order that the record Of said
Incorporated village shall be annulled; and
it shall be the duty Of the county recorder
to endorse on The record the order so made,
and to certify and transmit to the Secretary
of State copy thereof; and thereupon the
record shall be of no effect; but such pro.
ceedng shall in no manner, bar subse-
quent petition to the county commissioners
Sec. 8. Unless the agent or agents of
the petitioners shall, within two months
after transcript shall be delivered, as
above provided, be notified of complaint
bo x,ir 'tar - rf
pleas, ora Judge thereof, then at the end of
said two months, and in case of any such
complaint, then at,slhe end Of said two
months, and after The dismission Of SAID
complainant, ihe said agent or agents shall
give public notice. by posting the same o.,
three or more public places within the
limits of such incorporated village, OF the
time and place Of holding the FIRST election
for officers of said incorporated village,
which election shall be conducted, and the
officers elected and qualified, in the manner
prescribed by low in like cases; Provided,
that if said election shall be had al any time
other than that prescribed by law for the
regulnr election Of such officers, the officers
elected shall continue in Office SO long, and
in like manner, as if they had been elected
at the next preceding period Of such regu.
lar election.
Sec. 9. 3 When the inhabitants OF a part
Of ony county, contiguous and adjoining.lo
any city or Incorporated village, shall
desire 10 be annexed TO suchicity or ncor>
porated village, lhoy may apply, by petition
in writing, to the county commissioners Of
theproper county, signed by the inhabitants
so applying, to be in number.not less than
a majority of the qualified voters, which
petition sIalldescribe the territory proposed
to- bes annexed ,c-andy ybe accompanied by an
accurate map or plat thereof; and shall
name the person or persons authorized TO
act in behnlftof the petitioners in prosecul>.
ing said petition.
Sec. 10. When any such petition shall
be presented to The said county commits.
>ioners, they shall cause the same to be
filed,,- and like proceedings shall be had for
a hearing thereof, as is prescribed by The
fourth and fifth sections of this act; and if
the county commissioners, after such hear
ing, shall be satisfied that atleast ten quail
fed voters, and having a freehold interes,
in the territory proposed to be annexed, and
who actually reside within the limits describ.
ed in the petition, md that the said petition
has been signed by majority of them,
that the said limits have been accurately
described, and an accurate map thereof
made and filed; and it shall moreover be
deemed right and proper, in the judgement
and discretion oil said commissioners, that
said petition should be grained; then they
shall make and endorse ON the said petition,
described in the petition may be annexed
o, and become part Of the city or incorpo-
.ated village named in said petition; which
order snid commissioners, or a majority of
hem, shall sign and deliver. together with
he petition and map or plat, to the clerk Of
uch city or Incorporated village.
Sec. H.. No further action shall be
AIKEN on such order for the space of two
months; and within that time any person
or the prosecuting attorney Of
he county, may, in like manner as is pro-
,ided in the seventh section ofthis act, insti
ute proceeding to have the proposed an>
lexation prevented; and if shall appear to
he court or judge, hearing such proceeding,
hat a majority of the qualified voters, free
FOLDERS as aforesaid, actually residing with.
n the limits described in such petition, have
lot signed the same, or that the territory
to be annexed is unreasonably'
arge, that said territoryis not properly
nd sufficiently described, he shall make
n order TO restrain any further action,
nder the order Of the county commission
re, and annulling the same; but such pro.
eeding shall not bar any subsequent petition
} the county commissioners.
Sec. IL. Ween any complaint shall
e made, as before provided, 10 prevent an
ofterritory, notice thereof shall
e given, as we'll tothe proper authority of
lch city or incorporated village, as to the
gent or agents Of the petitioners; and if
O. such notice shall be given, within two
lonths after the delivery of the order Of
,e county commissioners, to the clerk of
lid city or incorporated village, then, al
le end ofsaid two months, and within one
ear, and in case of any such complaint,
len at The end Of; said two months, and
fierthe dismission of said complaint, and