Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-05-20
AN ACT

For Ascertaining the Boundaries Of Counties
Sec. I Be IL enacted By the Genera
Assembly of the State of Ohio, Tha
whenever it shall appear TO the commits.
sioners Of any county, that the bounda.
ry lines Of the county are not sufficient.
ly sscertained, it is hereby made the
duty of the commissioners to issue theil
order to the surveyor of the county, re.
quiring him TO ascertain and survey such
line or lines.
Sec. G. That it shall be the duty ot
the commissioners ofany county. where
the county line or lines are TO be run. to
give notice TO the board of commission
ers of the county or counties affected
thereby, declaring their intention ofrun-
ming the line or lines of said county; and
said commissioners receiving such no.
tice, shall order the county surveyor OF
such county, to proceed and run such
lines with the surveyor or surveyors of
the adjoining county or counties, at such
time and in such manner as shall be
fixed upon by the commissioners ofsaid
counties.
Sec. 8, That each county surveyor
shall forthwith make out return of
such survey TO the clerk of the Common
pleas of his county, whose duty it shall
be TO make a record thereof
Sec. 4. That the county surveyors
shall receive for their services, per-
formed under this act. such compensa-
tion as may be allowed by the commits
sioners ofthe county TO which each sur
veyor respectively belongs, 10 be paid
out OF the county treasury, on the COM
missioners' order.
Sec. 5. That whenever the commits
sioners Of any county shall be unable
TO ascertain the boundary lines of such
county with certainty, or having ascer
tained the boundary line thereof, if the
or officers of such ad-
joining county shall disregard the true
line, the commissioners of the county
to establish the line thereof.
may commence and prosecute suit in
chancery in the court OF common pleas
of such adjoining county, against the
thereof, to ascertain and
such boundaries.
Sec. 6. That the commissioners in
such adjoining county, shall be made
parties TO such suit by subpoena, as in
other cases in chancery; and if such
court shall find that the boundary line
to ascertain which such suit is COM
menced, is not sufficiently ascertained,
or that the officers of such adjoining
county disregard the true boundary line,
said court shall appoint surveyor, who
shall not be resident of either of such
to ascertain and survey such
boundary line, and report the same to
said court; which report shall be conclu.
sive between such counties as to the
true boundary line, unless, for good
cause shown, the same shall be set
aside; and unless such survey is set
aside, as aforesaid, said court shall or.
der record of the same to be made, and
1 copy OF such record to be transferred
70 the auditor of each of such counties.
md shall order and decree that said line
De established as the true boundary line
between such counties, and shall en-
orce such decree by injunction, attach
nent or otherwise, against the officers
of either Of said counties disregarding
he same.
Sec. 7. That said court may make
such decree as to taxes previously COL
ected by either Of such counties within
he true boundary of The territory actu-
lily in the other, as may be just and
light.
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
W. MEDILL,
President of the Senate.
Anr1 1879