The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-04-30

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appointment Of Notaries Public, and pre
'sscribing their duiies,r for the purpose Q
amending the date affixed to said Bill, an
: 70 have the same confo;nto theday on whicI
said bill was signed. . .,,
80 (. 49, c. B, FLOOD, Clerk Senate.
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4, ~ SECRETARY OF SrATE's OFFIcE,
.gist CoLUABus, April IA. 1859. I
~ lu conformity with the above resolution
he s'ect providing for .he appointment O
Notaries Public, and prescribing their duties
was returned 70 the Joint committee on En-
rollmepL and by The said committee, th
1ates Of said act was altered, from Marcl
! Is, 1852, 10 April Q, 1852.
- Issta WILLIAM TREyITT,
q Secretary of State.
No. Al. AN ACT .t .sf
70 regulate tlie sale Of School lands, and tn
surrender Of permanent leases thereto.
SIC. 4. Be 70 enacted ~ the General As
senbiy Of The State Of Ohio, That all thos
lands granted by the Congress of the United
; States for School purposes, known as Sectiol
Sixteen, together with all lsuch as have beel
granted in lieu Of said Section Sixteen, ma,
sbe sold, and such sale shall be regulated by
and conducted according TO the provisions 0
this act. .Ag .,scsll ,ssl. l. laas.
Sec. 2. In case there has been no vote
taken for the sale Of any such lands, the trus-
tees of any original surveyed township, to
which such lands may belong, shall, at least
thirty days prior to taking Of any such vote,
cause not less than eight notices to be posted
up in as many of the most public places OF
such township, notifying the legal voters re-
sident therein, TO meet at some convenient
place and time therein specified, and then
and IL ere cast their ballots for or against the
sale Of any such lands, belonging to such
township. ae'
Sec. 8. The trustees of the township shall
preside at the taking Of such ballots, and shall
appoint two clerks, who shall keep two poll
books containing the names of the voteis,
and the result Of the ballot, which poll books
shall be signed by the trustees and clerks,
aud, in case such ballot shall result in favor
Of a sale, the trustees shall, within ven days
after such election, deposite one Of said Foll
books with the auditor Of the county, within
which such lands Tor the greater portion
thereof) may be situated, with copy Of the
notice given, and the affidavit Of one or more
Of the tru stees, stating The manner Of Civ
ing said notices, the time and place of put
ting up the same; which notices, affidavit,
and poll book, shall be by said auditor cop
led in.o book for that purpose TO be provi-
ded and when so recorded, such record shall
be proof of the facts therein stated. t"
Sec. a. When such record has been made,
the trustees of such township, to which said
lands belong, shall file a petition in the court
of common pleas ofthe county within which
said lands Tor The greater portion Of them)
may be situate, setting fourth the giving Of
said notice, the taking Of said ballot, the re-
suit Of the same, the filing and recording of
the aforesaid papers in the office of the audi
tor Of the proper county, and asking the
court to appoint three aisinterested freehold
ers, not resident Of the township in which
the land maybe situate, to divide and value
the same in money.
Sec. 5. If such court shan be satisfied
thai the statements made in the petition are
rtue, the court shall appoint three persons to
divide and appraise the same, according to
the prayer Of such petition and said apprai-
sers. after being first duly sworn before some
officer authorized to administer oaths, and
taking TO their aid, il they think necessary,
The county surveyor, shall proceed TO divide
said lands into such parcels or tracts. as in
their opinion win be best for the sale there
of, and return in writing such divisions, suit
ably numbered and described, 10 the said
court, with Just valuation Of each separate
division, in money. ,
Sec. 6. The court, on such return being
made, and having been by said court examin-
ed, and found in all things regular, just and
fair, shah certify the same, and order the
same to be entered OF record, together with
the petition, and all the proceedings therein
had; copy Of which the trustees Shall cause
ID be filed in the office of the auditor of the
proper county, who snall copy the same into
The book containing the notice, affidavit and
poll book, aforesaid, and Immediately follow
ng the same. esr ~, y
Sec. "a The auditor Of the county, on the
recording Of said proceedings shall forthwith
cause notice TO be published, in some news.
paper Of general circulation in said county,
Tor six consecutive weeks, before the day Of
sale; and, at the said time, by posting up
Copies Of such notice, in six Of the most pub |
ic places in said county, two of which shall
be IN the township where the lands are situ-
ale, and one at the court house, containing
Of the lois or lands to be sold,
the valuation thereof and the time when said
lands shall be offered at public auction, by
said auditor, at the door Of the court house,
It not less than the appraised value thereof;
me twelfth Of the purchase money to be paid
1 The time of sale, and the balance in eleven
nnnal iDstallnents Of equal amount, with
lnnuaf interest thereon; and said auditor
hall, at such time and place, proceed to offer
he same 10 the.highest bidder, at or over the
and on the terms stated in said
lotice.
( Sec. 8. In case said lands, or any part
hereof, shall not be sold, as aforesaid. the au
itor may continue TO offer the same, on The
pplication in writing, Of the trustees of the
ownship TO which said lands may belong, at
ny future time or times, until they shall be
old, having first given the like notices herein
royid cd, 70 be given on the first sale there
4; Provided, that no sale shall be had, on |
ny valuation made more than two years pri- a
Z to the day Of the sale.
Sec. 3. The court Of common pleas afore- .
nd, is hereby required, on the petition of the
rustees aforesaid, setting forth the former ap- a
Faisement. and the subsequent proceedings a
hereto, and thattwo years hare elapsed since. ii