Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-05-17

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SEC. 10. That al lands not at this time sold
sor for sale attha State Land Office aforesaid,
The tiileo Of which may hereafier be confirmed
to the State of Ono by the Geverninent Of
the United Sta.es, or proper department
thereof, under the several acts of Congress
granting lands to the state Of Ohio or Inciana,
for cqnal purposes, shall be first offered by
said Commissioner at public sale, in such
manner as the Auditor Of State may direct;
( after which, all lands offered at such sale and
not sold, shall be subject 10 entry under the
provisions of this act.
SEC. II. The said Land Comm issioner
shall make return of his sales of the lands sold
by him as such Commissioner, and pay over
to the Treasurer cf State oil moneys in his
bands the proceeds of such sales, and fully
settle with the Auditor of State, as often as
ence in three months, and at such times Oft
ener than three months as the Auditor of
State may direct; aud the said Commissioner
shall be governed by the instructions of the
Auditor of State, in relation to the time and
manner Of paying over such moneys, making
returns, and setiling with said Auditor, and
keeping the books of his Office.
SIe IL. That the act passed February
eth, 1s47, entitled ssAn act to establish the
prloo tf the Miami, Wabash and Erie, and
Ohio canal lands, and to secure their sale to
actual setters,' and the act amendatory there
to, passed March 23d, A. D. 1850, be and the
same are hereby repealed
Cpr 10 That i oy,,ro oy,oa,+ ,e ,JI 7, II,
now subject to entry OF sale at said State
Land Office at Defiance, which have been
heretofore appraised in pursuance of law, at
more than tao dollars per acre, is hereby re-
duoed to thu gum of two dollars per acre; and
such lands shall be sold under the provisions
Of this act, in the sane manner as such lands
would be, il originally appraised at two dollars
paf acre; Provided, that the provisions of this
section shall ex. end only to purchasers intend
ing to become actual settlers on the land pur-
cbased.s
Sec. Il. That from and after the first day
of January, A.. d. 1858, the reduction in price
tf lands to actual settlers, provided in section
seven Of this act: shall be seyeDty-fve per cent
in tie stead Of fifty per cent, specified in said
section.
SEC. Is. This net shall take effect on the
frat day of June, A. D. 1859.
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House of Reps.
WILLIAM MEDILL,
President Of the Senate.
April I6, 1852.
fNo. Al AN ACT
To authorize the Courts of Common Pleas,
and the Judges thereof, in vacation, to ar
range The business upon the doekets of said
Coufts.
SEC. l. Be it ena.fed 6y The General As
senlbiy Of The Stote of Ohio, That the Court
of Common Pleas. ia the several counties Of
this State, and the Judges thereof, in vaca-
tioD. may, whenever the state Of the chan
Gerry docket in euch court requires it, order
fs,at at such subsequent terms of the court as
they may deem expedient, the chancery
causes shall be FIRST heard, and that all writs
of vcniTe fseias for petit juries, and subpoena,
returnRble to such term, shall be issued, re-
turnable to the second or any subsequent day
Of tie term, zs the judges Of said courts may
by such crder direct; and at such terms, tho
court shall first hear the cause on the chan
cery docaet, and shall not proceed to hear
the issues on the law docket, except by con-
sent, until the day to which the wrts of ve-
nire aforesaid, and subpoena, were made re-
tufnable and the clerk of the court, after the
entry Of such order, shall arrange the trial
docket 80 ne to conform to such order, az to
the days ef trial.
81 SEc. 2. That if the order provided for by
the frst section of this act be made by Judge
4 Of the Court Of Common Pleas no vacation, it
shall be entered Of record by tho clerk Of
eaid court; but such order shall not be made
laier than four weeks prior 10 The next sue
eeejing term OF said ceurt.
SEC. 8. That the act entitled "An act to
amend the act entitled sn act to amend the
act directing the mode Of proceeding in chan
cefy, aud the amsndatory acts thereto" pass-
ed January 24tl,, 1916, be and The same is
hereby repealed.
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House of Reps.
WILLIAM MEDILL,
President of the Senate.
April 16. 1852.
Auplroa.s OFFIcs, PORTAGE Co Z
Ravenna, May 10, 1852
] hereby certify that the foregoing are true
copies of the acts passed by the General As
sem5ly Of Ohio, as certified to by the Secre-
tary Of State.
JOHN G. MCBRIDE, .4udstor.
Mr. Weed, in a letter from Rome
thus explains ihe affair of the American
who would not take off his hat to reverence
ihe Pope:
aThere was an unpleasant occurrence in