The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-04-14

Office of the recorder of deeds, in the coun-
ty where such notary resides.
SEC. A. That no banker, broker, or Of
fcer, attorney, stockholder, clerk, or agent
of any bank, banker or broker, shall be
appointed to, or shall hold the Office of no.
tary public in this State.
SEC. 5. That each notary public so ap-
pointed, commissioned and qualified, shall
have power, within the county in which
he may reside, to administer all oaths re-
quired or authorized by law to be admin
istered in this State, to take and certify
dispositions to be used in any Of the courts
of this State, to take and certify to all ac-
acknowledgements of deeds, mortgages, liens,
powers of attorney, end other instruments
Of writing, and to receive, make and rec
ord, notarial protests.
SEC. 6. That for each oath or af6rma-
ton administered and certified, the no.
tary public shall receive twenty-five cents,
and no more; for the presentment, de-
mand, notice to drawers and endorsers,
and instruments of protest of each bill
of exchange or promissory note, he shall
receive the sum of one dollar; and Tor re-
cording each instrument by him required
to be recorded, the sum Of ten cents for
each one hundred words, and no more;
and for his services in taking and cert-
flying acknowledgements sof deeds, mort
cages, liens, powers of attorney, and 9TH
er instruments of writing, and for taking
and certifying of depositions, he shall re-
ceive the same fees as are now by law
prescribed for justices of the peace; and
in taking dispositions, he shall have the
same power to compel the attendance OF
witnesses, and to punish witnesses for
refusing to testify, which is now vested,
by law, in justices of the peace; and all
sheriffs and constables in this State are
hereby required to serve and return
all process issued by such notaries in the
taking of depositions.
SEC. T. That the instruments OF pro-
test of any notary public appointed and
qualified under the laws of this State OF
the laws of any other State or territory
of the United States, accompanying any
bill of exchange or promissory note, which
has been protested by such notary fo
non-acceptance or for non payment, shal
be held and received in all the courts o
this State, as prima facie evidence of th'
facts therein certified; Provided, that any
party may contradict, by other evidence
any such certificate.
SEC. 8. That any notary public hereat
appointed who shall charge or receive an.
fee or reward for and act or service don
or rendered by him under this Act, great
er than the amount herein limited, or VIII
shall dishonesty or unfaithfully discharg
any of his duties as notary public, shall
on complaint filed and substantiated in til
court Of common pleas in the county !
which such notary public resides, be re
moved from his said Office, by such eour
and the court shall thereupon certify tn
fact of snch removal to the governor, an
the party so removed shall be thereatte
ineligible to a re-appointmenfto to the offic
of notary public in this State.
Sec. 8. That the act entitled an act 70
appointing notaries public, passed Febru
ary seventh, one thousand eight hundre
and sixteen, and all acts amendatory c
said act, and all parts of all acts conflict
ing with this act, be and the same ar
hereby repealed.
JAMES G JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
w. MEDILL,
President of the Senate
March Is, 1852
mo. 29.]
AN ACT
To provide for the more efficient and ea
peditious completion of the. New Stat