Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-05-27
AN ACT

AN ACT
To authorize the Courts of Common Pleas,
and the Judges thereof, in vacation, to ar
range the business upon the dockets Of said
Courts.
SEC. l. Be IL enacted By Hie General .4ssenl
6ly ofthe State Of Ohio, That the Court of Com
mon Pleas, in The several counties of this
State, and the Judges thereof, in vaca-
tion, may, whenever the state of the
chancery docket in such court requires
it, order that at such subsequent terms
of the court as they may deem expedi-
emf. the chancery causes shall be first
heard, and that all writs of venire facias
for petit juries, and subpoena, returna-
bic 20 such term, shall be issued, re-
turnable TO the second or any subse-
quent day of the term, as the judges of
said courts may by such order direct;
and at such terms, the court shall first
hear the causes on the chancery docket,
and shall not proceed to hear the issues
on the law docket, except by consent,
until the day to which the writs of We
nire aforesaid, and subpoena, were
made returnable; and the clerk of the
court, after the entry of such order,
shall arrange the trial docket so as to
conform TO such order, as to the days of
trial.
Sec. 2. That ifthe order provided for
by the first section of this act be made
by judge of the court of Common
Pleas in vacation, il shall be entered of
record by the clerk of said court; buf
such order shall not be made Iater than
four weeks piior to the next succeeding
term of said court.
Sec. 8. That the act entitled San act
to amend the act entitled an act TO
amend the act directing the mode of
proceeding in chancery, and the amend
atory acts thereto" passed January
9th, 1846, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
WILLIAM MEDILL,
President of The Senate.
April l6, 1852.
AN ACT
To reorga,1ise the BeneUolent LlsitsliiOns Of The
State Of Ohio.
Sec. L Be ii enacted 6v the General Assem-
blu of the State Of Ohio, That the Asylum for
the Insane, the Institutions for the edu-
cation of the Deaf and Dumb, and for
the education of the Blind, be placed
under the control of Board of Trus.
tees, consisting of nine members, three
of which board shall be selected from
the city of Columbus, or its vicinity, and
the remaining six TO be selected from
the different portions of the state, no
two of whom shall be residents of the
same county. which shall be denomina-
ted the Board of Trustees for the Be-
nevolent Institutions; who shall each
take an oath faithfully TO discharge the
duties required of them by law; and the
said Board shall be appointed immedi-
ately after the passage of this act, as
provided for in the constitution; the three
first named, shall be appointed for two
wears; the three second named, for four
years; and three last named, for six
years; and after their terms of service
shall successfully expire, three others
shall be appointed in like manner for
the term of six years.
Sec. g. That to the Board Of Trustees
shall be committed all the powers for
the government and regulation of the
institutions above named, now held by
the severa! boards Of trustees of these
institutions, which boards of trustees if
shall supersede, from and after the time
specified in this act.
Sec. 8. That the Board Of Trustees
shall appoint from their own number a
President, 10 preside at its meetings,
and a Secretary, TO record, attest aud
preserve its proceedings.
Sec. 4. That the Board shall appoint
from its own number, committee of
three for the institutions aforesaid,
which committee shall have control of
the respective institutions during the in
terim of the stated meetings of the
Board; all their acts however, shall be
subject TO the decision of the whole
Board, at its stated meetings
Sec. s. That the Board shall meet an
nuaIly, on the first Monday in Decem
Der, at which time the committee above
named, and also the Superintendents of
the several institutions, shall present
their written reports, which reports shall
contain the names of each and every
person employed about the several in