Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-06-28
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Toaprovide for The organization Of Ciie
Is ssgsnd Incorporated Villages. ssa5 3
Sec. L. Beidt enacted BY the Genera
assembly of the sState of Ohio, 6Tha
all corporations (which existed when tn,
present constitution took effect fof, lhe pur
poses of municipal government, eiihergene
raj or special and described or denominat
ed any law Their in force,as cities, towns
villages, orvspecial road districts, shall be
and they ares hereby. organized into cities
and incorporated villages, with the territori
al limits 70 them respectively prescribed, OF
belonging, il. manner following: All such
municipal corporations, as il any such law
are denominateds cities, shall, be deemed
cities; and those denomiuated towns, viii.
ages, or special road districts, shall be
deemed incorporated villages to be re.
spectfully governed as cities, or incor,
porated villages, and in case of the latter
for general or special purposes, as pro.
vided in this acl; and all acts now. in
force, for the Organization or government
of any such municipal corporations, shall
be, and they are hereby repealed; Provided
that such repeal shall not destroy, or bar
any right Of property acton, or prosecu,
tion, which may be ves;ed, or exist, OF The
time this act takes effect. f5- s5-
t Sec. 2. When The inhabitants of parl
of any county. not embraced within the
limits of any city or Incorporated village,
shall desire to be organized into on incor>
porated village, they may apply by petition:
in writing, signed by the Inhabitants SO ap.
plying, to be in number not less than thirty
qualified voters, 10 the county commissions
ers Of the proper county; which petition
shall describe the Territory proposed to be
embraced in such Incorporated village; and
have annexed thereto an accurate map or
plat thereof; shall slate be name proposed
for such incorporated village, and in case The
same be for zthe purpose of road dirtrict
only, shall so state, and shall also name the
person or persons authorized to act in be-
half of the petitioners in prosecuting said
petition. Fa 50. ~ s3sss.zgs=s s. a 9
Sec. 8. 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, 10 be there
kept, subject to the inspection Of any person
or persons interested, until the time appoin.,
ed for The hearing thereof; the said. com
shall, at or before the time of
such fling, fix and communicate TO such
petitioners sor their agent a time and place
for the hearingof such petition, which time.
shall not be less than sixty days after The
lime ofssuch Cling; md thereupon The peti>
10 be- published in some newspaper Of gene
raj circulation in the county, not less than
six consecutive weeks, and a copy Of such
no lice to be posted at some public. place,
within the limits Of the said proposed incor.
oorpted village, Iot less than six consecu.
i've. weeks before the lime Of such hearing;
which notice shall contain the substance OF
said petition, and state the time and place
appointed for the hearing thereof.
Sec. 4. Every such hearing shall be
public, and may be adjourned, from time 10
ime, or from place TO place, and any per-
ION interested, may appear and contest the
granting of snid petition, and atfidavits iii
support of, or against said petition, which
nay be prepared and submitted, shall be ex-
lmined by said commissioners, and they
nay, in their discretion, permit the agent,
'r agents, named in the original petition,
o amendsor change the same, except that
10 amendment shall be permitted whereby
etri.ory not before embraced shall be add
ID, or the character ofthe proposed ncor>
'orated village changed. from general pur>
'oses 10 special, or from special to general,
Without appointing another time for hear.
Dg, and requiring new notice to be given
IS above provided.
Sec. s.. Ii the county commissioners,
fter hearing such pettion,7 shall be satisfied
hat at least fifty qualified voters actually
eslde wlthinthe limits described IN the
'etiten, and that said petition has been
igned by majority of them; that said
limits hive been accurately described; and
n accurate map or plat thereof made and
lied; that the name proposed for the said
Incorporated village, is proper and sufficient
0 Distinguish it from others of like kind in
he State; and it shall moreover, be deemed
ighi and proper, in the judgement and dis>
retion OF said commissioners, that said pc.
tion shall be granted; then they shall
oake and endorse on the said petition, IN
rder, to The effect, that the incorporated |
illage, as named and described in the peti.
on, may be organized; which order said
or majority of them, shall
gn and deliver= together with the petition
nd the map orplat, to1he recorder of their
ounty whose duty it shall be to record the
anne as soon as may be, in the proper book
f records, and to file and preserve in his
flee the original papers, having certified
lereon, that the same have been properly
accorded; and it shall also be the duty of
10 make out and certify, un>
er his official seal, two transcripts of said
scord, one of which he shall forward 10
,e Secretary Of State, and. the other he
1all deliver 10 the agent or agents Of said
etitioners, with certificate thereon, that
similar transcript has been forwarded to
le Secretary of State, as above provided |
Sec. g.. So soon as said record shall be
ade, and snid transcripts certified and for.
asded, and delivered, the inhabitants wilh~