The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-04-02


said board shall be for such Term as said
board shall deem expedient, no. exceed
ing three years; which said resident en-.
gineer shall be subIec, TO removal at nnv
time during the term for which he shall
sase been appointed, for maIfeusance Tin
Office, or for Deslec, Of duty, whenever
the acting commissioners having charge
Of that portion Of the public works upon
which scid engineer is appointed, shall
believe the public interes, requires such
removal, or when The provisions Of the law
shall require the same. They shall have
power, and are hereby authorized to COM
promise with persons owing water
rents 10 the State, in all cases when in
the opinion .f said board the whole
amount due cannot be collected.
SIC 8. The board or public works are
hereby authorized and requiredt to make an
examination OF the leases OF water power
upon or connected with any of,he public
works Of this State, made by any Of the
lawful agents Of State: in cases where
the lessecs ofsald water power, q any
assignee thereof may require ~ ana 70
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De paid by said lessees or assigns, az soch
prices as they may deem just aud equita-
BILE, and TO cancel existing leases, with
:he consent ofthe lessees OF assigns OF
when forfeited, where ihey shail deem
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SIC. 10. That il shall and may be
lawful for said board OF public works
and each member thereof. by themselves,
and by any and every superintendent,
agent and engineer employed by them:
TO enter upon and take possession OF and
use, oil and singular any lands, waters
steams, and materials necessary Tor pro-
teciins and keeping inrepalr INC pubic
works under the charge OF SAID board,
and 10 make all such feeders, dykes, res
ervoir, locks, dams, and other works and
devices as they may think proper Tor
per!eciing and keeping IN repair the pub
lie works UNDER their charge doing,
nevertheless, no unnecessary damage.
SEc. IL. In all cases when property
shall be taken as provided in the proceed
ing section ofthis act, aud when the board,
or the acting member thereof, and the
owner Of such property, cannot agree
upon the price TO be paid for the same,
the board ofpublic works, or any member
thereof, shall deliver to the owner ofsuch
properly, or to his guardian ifsuch owner
be minor. idiot or insane person, a de-
scription Of the property intended to be
appropriated, or which, in case OF public
exisency, has been previously appropria-
ted, stating in snch notice the time when
the value Of such property will be assess
ed, and file copy ihereofwith the clerk
of the court Of common pleas OF the
county wherein such property, or any part
thereof, shall be situated; and shall de-.
posi-, with the treasurer Of state, snch sum
Of money as the member having charge Of
such divisions shall deem such property
worth taking duplicate certificate thereof,
one Of which shall be deposited with the
clerk OF said court, and the other retained
BY said member, which sum. so deposited,
shall be kept by said treasurer until the
determination ofsaid suit. II, however,
the owner Of such property shall, a, any
time previous 10 the iiial of said case,
signify his willingness TO accept the
amount so deposited, in satisfaction Of
such damages. said member shall pay to
such owner said amount Of money, and
the fee simple Of such property shall
thereafter bc vested in the State ofOhio.
If the owner, or his or her guardian be
unknown. or reside without the State of