Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-05-24
No. 49. I An ACT.
For the Protection of Sheep.

For the Protection OF sheep.
Sec. /. Be 1T enacted by the General
Assembly Of tie State Of Ohio, Thai
if any dog or dogs, shall kill or injure any
sheep, the owner or hnFborer oil such dog
or dogs, or any Of them, shall be liable for
Fall damages that may be sustained thereby,
10 be recovered by the party injured, before
any court having competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 2. IL shall be lawful for any per.
son, at any. lime, 10 kill any dog which may
be found running, worrying, or injuring
sheep.
Sec. g. That If the owner Of any dog
which is in the habit Of running from home
and wandering about without the presence
of its owner, shall neglect or refuse to con:
-fno such dog, after due notice given OF is
wandering habits, il shall be lawful for any
persont TO kill such dog whenever it may be
found roaming about off the premises, and
away from the presence Of such owner.
Sec. 4. That the act entitled "An act
lo prevent injury by dogs" passed Decem.
beo 24lh, 1e41, and an act entitled Gan
act for the protection Of sheep,a passed
March 18th, 1850, be, and The same are
hereby repealed; Provided, that nothing
herein contained shall be so construed as to
interfere with any rights, liabilities or
claims, that. may have accrued under The
said repealed acts.
7 JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker ofthe House Of Reps.
WILLIAM MEDlLL,
President Of the Senate.
April %, 1852.
mo. 40. AN ACT.
Authorizing the Courts of Justice to change the
venue in suits wherein Corporation is par
ty, in certain cases.
Sec. l.. BE it enacted By the General
Assembly of the State Of Ohio. That
in any suit wherein q corporation, having
more than fifty stockholders, is a party, If
the opposite party plaintiff or defendant, as
the case may be, shall make affidavit! that
he canno. have fair and impartial trial ir
the county ia which such corporation keeps
its principal Office, or transacts its principal
business, as be verify believes, and il his
application shall be sustained by the several
affidnviis to the same effect, Of five credible
persons, residing in such county, it shall be
the duty of the court TO change the venue
to some adjoining county, most convenient
for both parties; whereupon the suit shall
he tried or heard in the same manner as if
it had.been originally commenced in such
adjoining county.
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House of Reps.
WILLIAM MEDiLL,
President of the Senate.
April "a, 1852.
No. So AN ACT.
To regulate the Superior and Commercial Court
of Cincinnati.
Sec. /. Be itenacted by the General
assembly of the State Of Ohio, That
whenever the Office of Judge of the Supe.
rior or Commercial Court Of Cincinnati,
shall become vacant, by death, resignation,
or otherwise, such vacancy shall not be
filled, but the court shall at once cease and
determine, and all the business thereof, not
then disposed of, shall be transferred 10 the
court of Common Pleas of Hamilton coun-
ty, and the clerk ofthe said court of Com.
mon Pleas shall take charge OF the dockels,
journals, records, original files, and all
other property and papers of said Superior
or Commercial Court; and all proceedings,
causes, orders, judgements, DEGREES, and
matters heretofore pending, entered and
had in tbe said Superior and Commercial
Courts, shall stand, be proceeded upon, and
prosecuted, in oil respects, to final deter
minaiion, as though the same had been
originally commenced in the Court Of Com.
mon Pleas.
s@ JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House of Reps.
WILLIAM MEDILL,
President Of the Senate.
April "a, 1852.
[N0. 5l.l ANACT.