The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-06-16
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

FUBLlSHED In AUTHORlI1s
mo. ISL AN ACT
To provide for the organization of Cite.
s and Incorporated Villages.
i SEC. i, Be IL enacted by, the Genera
Assembly Of the State of Ohio, That all
corporations which existed when the pres
ent constitution took effect, for the pur
poses Of municipal government, either
general or special, and described or de,
nominated in any law then in force, a.
cities towns, villages, or special road dis.
tricts, shall be, and they are hereby or.
ganized into cities, and incorporated vii.
aages, with the territorial limits to them re.
'spectyely prescribed, or belonging, in
manner following: All such municipal cor.
poratons, as in any such law are denomi.
mated cities, shall be deemed cities; and
those, denominated towns, villages or spe-
cial road districts, shall be deemed incor.
porated villages; 10 be respectively govern
ed as cities, or incorporated villages, and
in case Of the latter, for general or special
purposes, as provided in this act; and all
acts now in force, for the organization or
government Of any such municipal corpo.
rations, shall be, and they are hereby re-
.pealed; Provided, that such repeal shall
!. not pes,roy or bar, any right of property.
action or prosecution. which may be vest
ed, Or exist, at the time this act takes
effect.
~ Sec, 2. When the inhabitants of a part
ofany county, not embraced within the
limits of any city, or incorporated village,
shall desire to be organized into anncor.
porated village. they may apply by petition,
in writing. signed by the inhabitants so
applying, to be in number not less than
thirty qualified voters. to the county COM
missioners ofthe proper county; which pc.
tition shall describe The territory proposed
to be embraced in such incorporated vii
lage, and have annexed thereto an accu.
rate map or plat thereof; shall state the
name proposed for such incorporated VII
lage, and in case the same be for the pur
pose Of road district only, shall so state,
and shall also name the person or persons
authorized to act in behalf Of the petition
ers in prosecuting said petition.
SEC. g.. When any such petition shall be
presented to the county commissioners,
they shall cause the same TO be filed in the
Office OF the county auditor, to be there
kept, subject to the inspection of any per-
son or persons interested. until the time
appointed for the hearing thereof the said
commissioners shall, at or before the time
of such filing, fix and communicate TO such
petitioners. or their agent, time and place
for the hearing Of such petition, which time
shall not be less than sixty days after the
time of such filing; and thereupon the Pc
titioners, or their agents, shall cause no.
tice to be published in some newspaper of
general circulation in the county, not less
than six consecutive weeks, and copy Of
such notice to be posted at some public
place, within the limits Of the said propo-
sed incorporated village, not less than six
consecutive weeks before the time of such
hearing; which notice shall contain the
substance Of said petition, and state the
time and place appointed for the hearing
thereof.
SEC. A, Every such hearing shall be
public, and may be adjourned, from time
to Tina, or from place to place, and any
person interested may appear and contest
the granting Of said petition, and affidavits
in support Of, or against said petition,
which may be prepared and submitted,
shall be examined by said commissioners,
and they may, in their discretion, permit
the agent or agents, named in the original
petition, to amend or change the same,
except that no amendment shall be per.
mil,ed.s d.s&hereby territory not before en-
braced shall be added, or the character Of
the proposed incorporated village changed,
from general purposes to special, or from |
special to general, without appointing an.
otherhime for hearing, and requiring new
notice to be given as above provided.
: SEQ. 8. lfsthe county commissioners,
after hearing such petition, shall be salts.
fed that at least fifty qualified voters ac-
tually reside within the limits described in
the petition, and that said petition has
been signed by majority OF them; that
said limits have been accurately described,
and an accurate map or plat thereof made
and fled; thatth name proposed for the
said incorporated village, is proper and
sufficient to distinguish it from others Of
like kindfn the State; and it shall more
over, b deemed right and proper, in the
Judgment and discretion Of said commits.
siohers, that said petition shall be granted;
then, they shall make and endorse on the
said petition, an order, to the effect. that
the incorporated village, as named and |
descsibsd in the petition, may be organic
cd; (which order said commissioners, or a |
majority Of them, shall sign and deliver,
together with the petition and the map or |
plat, to the recorder Of their county, whose
duty, il shallsbe to record the same as soon
~ may be, in the proper book Of records,
end ia file and preserve 10 his Office the |
original papers, having certified thereon,
a.