The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-05-12
of Ohio, in cases where the original con.
veyance has been lost or destroyed.

veyance has been lost or destroyed.
WHEREAS, tits represented to this Gen
eral assembly, that many deeds of convey
ance for lands purchased of the State
were destroyed by fire at the time the
land office at Defiance was burned, in
consequence Of which, such purchasers
have no legal evidence of title to their
lands; Therefore, w., ..z.. -..... ..r.a
SEC. /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Ohio, That the
proper officers are hereby authorized and
required to execute and deliver TO such
purchasers, their heirs or assigns, deeds
of conveyance for lands SO sold, the
deeds for which has been lost or destroyed,
before coming into the possession of such
purchaser, on the production to such Of
.fcer of the certificate Of purchase; and if,
in any case, such certificate of purchase
should also have been lost or destroyed,
and such loss or destruction can be shown
to the satisfaction of such officers, by af-
fdavits, properly authenticated, and it ap-
pearing from the records that certif.
cate corresponding with that alleged to
have been lost, was issued, such officers
shall place on file the testimony SO pro-
duced, and shall issue deeds for such
land to the purchaser, the same as if the
original certificate had been produced.
JAMES G. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
WILLIAM MEDILL,
April &c, 1859. President Of the Senate.
-" No. 55.
AN ACT to encourage the killing of
wolves. .......
Sec. /. Be it enacted bv the General
Assembly Of the State of Ohio, that any
person who shall kill any wolf or wolves,
within this state, shall be entitled to re-
ceive compensation or reward, for each
wolf above the age of six months, of four
dollars and twenty five cents; and for
each wolf under the age of six months,
the sum Of two dollars and fifty cents,
Sec. 2. That any person claiming
such reward, shall produce the scalp or
scalps of the wolf or wolves, so killed,
with the ears entire, within twenty days
after such wolf or wolves were killed, to
the clerk Of the court of common pleas of
the county within which such wolf or
wolves were Killed, or Of the county to
which such county may be attached for
judicial purposes; and said clerk shall Nd-
minister to the person producing such
scalp or scaIps, as aforesaid, the following
oath or affirmation: "You do solcmnly
swear, Or affirm, (as the case may be,
thatthc scalp OF scalps) now produced by
you, is the scalp (or scalps) of a wolf or
wolves as the case may be, taken in the
county Of (naming the county, by you,
within twenty days last past and you We
rly believe the same to have been over
or under the age of six months, (as the
case may be, and that you have not spar
ed the life of any she wolf, within your
power to kill, with design to increase
the BREED" which oath or affirmation
shall be, by the clerk, taken in writing,
and subscribed by the person presenting
the scalp or scaps. ...-
SEC. 5. That the clerk before whom
such oath or affirmation is made, after
causing the scalp or scalps to be destroyed
in his presence, shall file the deposition so
taken, in his Office, and under the seal
thereof, grant to such person an order on
the treasurer of state for the amount Of
moneys which may be due such person by
the provisions OF the first section of This
act, which shall be payable to him and to
his order, and shall be received in payment
of taxes, for state purposes; and each and
every order drawn as aforesaid, shall be
numbered by the clerk, and placed on file
in his office, with the deposition of such
person, which deposition shall, on the back
Of the same, contain the receipt of the per-
son, for such order drawn as aforesaid.
SEC. a. That said clerk shall enter in
book, to be kept by him for that purpose,
+ the date, number and amount of all or
ders drawn by him in conformity with the
provisions of the proceeding section Of
this act; also, the name of the person to
whom granted; and he shall annually, on
or before the fifteenth day of April, make
Ia out and transmit to the auditor OF state,
an exhibit of all orders by him drawn as
aforesaid ba 'ttf
W SEC. o. That it shall be the duty Of
the State Treasurer, Immediately on re-
ceiying in payment of taxes, or otherwise,
any wolf scalp order, to enter on the face
of the same, the day and date, and the
word redeemed" and it shall be the du-
ty of the auditor of state, on receiving
any such redeemed order from the treas
urer, to file and preserve the same, and
once year to compare them with the cx'
hibit of the clerk of the proper county,
hcreinbefore required to be made to said
| auditor. J aga 41i
SEC. 6. That the county commissioner,
r of any county. may increase the bounty
for killing wolves over six months old, tt
eight dollars per scalp; Provided such in
crease shall DC paid out of the treasury o
the proper county. .la|#H
.r.stI 5aa4J JAMES CyJOHNS0N,
| Speaker of the House of Representatives
WILLIAM MEDILL,
a.aa. a4 'aa President of the Senate.
BE- April &c. 1859. gna.u Ea 8la'. .ls
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No. 56. "a#s ~ alu.st br
I..a- r .5u IAN ACT aaa+N
To reor sanize the Benevolent Institution
-,N of the State of Ohio. shn~
SEC /. Be it enacted by the Genera
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That tn
Asylum for the insane, the institutions 70
the education of the Deaf and Dumb, AM
for the education Of the Blind, be place.
under the control of Board of Trustees
consisting Of nine members, three of whicl
board shall be selected from the city Q
Cnlnmhns. OR its yicinity. and the remain