The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-07


the certificate Of purchases and II, in any case, |
.sach certificate Of purchase should also have
been lost or destroyed and such loss or desiruc'
ltisn can be shown 10 the gatisfactionof such |
ofices, by affiaaTits, properly authenticated,
and il appearing from the records that ceftif-
ieate corresponding with that alleged to have !
been lost was issued, such officers shall place
,or file the testimony 50 produced, aud shall iis-
sue deeds for such land 10 the purchaser, the
same asif the original certificate had been pro- |
SssS; }g JAMES G. JOHNSON,
Spsakefef hs House Of Remessntatiucs.
WILLIAM MEDlLL,
President Of the Senate.
Abrl %, 1889.
IINo. 55.l AN ACT
To encoutaSe the killing of Wolves. b 4
Sec. /. Be il Enacted bg the General as 1
se:nsbly of the, state 6f Ohio, That Sny per
| son who shall Kill any wolf or wolves, within
I this State, shall be entitled to receive COM
I-bensation or reward, for each wolf ,abnye 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
cetts. a.
See. ,. That any person claiming, SUCH re-
1wsrd, 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
have been killed, to the clerk Of the court OF
common pleas of the county within which such
I.wolf,or wolves were killed, orof the county 10
which such county may be attached for judicial
purposes; and said clerk shall admins er tp the
person producing such scalp or scaps, as afoIe-
said, the following. oath or affirmation eYou
4 "a, nj the
be,) that the scalp (or scalps) now produced by
YOU, is the scalp (or scalps) ofa wolf or wolves
(as tile case may BEL taken in the county Of
(naming the county, by you. within twenty
days last past, and you verify believe the same
to have been over or under the age of six months,
las the case may be y and that you have not
spared the life of any she vol, within your pow
er to kill, with design to increase the breed;'
which oath or affirmation shall be by the clerk,
taken in writing, and subscribed by the 'pelson
) presenting the scalp or scafps. 3.
. Sec. 3. That the clerk before whom such oath
or affirmation is made, alter causing the scalp
or scalps to be destroyed in his presence, shall
: lille 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 ol
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 bis order, and
c shall be received in payment Of taxes, tuI 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
0 of such pefsoh, which deposition shall, on the
s back OF the same, contain the receipt OF such
!, person, for such order drawn as aforesaid.
e Sec A. That said clerk shall enter IN a
j book, TO be kept by him for that purpose, the
4 -, on,n;,nf Of nrdarc dra
s NV him in conformity with the provisions of the
!. preceding section of this act; also, the name o
f The person to whom granted; and he shall an
# nuaily. on or be fore the fifteenth day of April
b make ont and transmit to the auditor Of state
o an exhibit Of all orders BY him drawn as aore
q said. o..
Sec. S. Thatit shall be the-duty OF the Stat
d Treasurer. Immediately on receiving in pay
ment of taxes, or otherwise, any wolf scalp or
J. der. to enter on the face of the same, the da
: and date, and the word "Tedeemed;' and !
s. shall be the duty of the auditor of state on re
L ceiving any such redeemed order from the treas
r urer to file and preserve The same, and once
e year 10 compare them with the exhibit of tn
l. clerk of the proper county, hereinbefOre requir
n ed 10 be made to said auditor.
q Sec 6. That the county commissioners O
9 any county, may increase the bountyf for killlnl
e wolves over six months old 10 eight dollars pc
q scalp; Provided such increase shall be pai'
u out of the treasury Of the proper county.
JAMESC G. JOHNSON.
T. \, Speaker 'Sf the House of Representatives.
y WILLIAM MEDlLL,
p ,e President Of tie Senate.
(. April 26, 1852.
le SECRETARY or STATES OFFICE, ,
ID ColumbGs, April 26, 1852. ! .
D. certify that the foregoing law is scorrech
IN copied from the original roll on file in this o
n fee. WILLIAM TREVlTT,.
r Secretary Of State.
le Auprro Is OFFICE, ScloTo CogNTY, !
u May !, 1862.
t. | hereby certify that | have compared tn