The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21

n he STATE Of Ohio, That It shall Be the duty /
5f each and every railroad company whose
Inc 81 road extends or shall hereafter be ex-
tended 70 any place in the vicinity Of, orto q
point Of Intersection with any OF the nasiga- |
Bile canals or other works Of internal improve
nent belonging to this State, to fix and estab-
liah tariff Of rates for the transportation OF
produce, and other property con-
signed to or from such place or point Of inter-
section; and it shall be unlawful for such rail
road company to charge or receive any higher
rate for transporting similar merchandise, pro-
eiuce or property over shorter distance Of. its
road, than is charged or received according to
such fixed tariff for transportation TO and from
such places Of intersection as aforesaid.
Sec. g. That every such railroad company
shall publish its tariff Of rates on property con-
signed to and from such places or points OF In
tefeection. "a provided in the preceding sec
tion. and cause the same to be kept conspicu-
ouslv posted up at the several business stations
on ia road: and it shall be unlawful for such
company, its officers or agents, TO charge or re-
ccive, directly or indirectly, for transporting
any property consigned as aforesaid, any less
rate than is designated on such printed card,
until the same shall have been changed by an
order Of the boardeof directors of such compa-
ny and at least ten days notice Of such change
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said; and 1t shall be unlawful for such compa-
nv, its officers or agents, TO evade or attempt to
evade by drawback, free warehousing, or In
any other mode or manner, thepayment OF full
ffeightage, according to the printed tariff OF
rates as herein provided.
Sec. g. That the board Of Public Works is
hereby authorized and required to permit each
and every railroad company in this State, a.
doping and adhering to such rate Of freight as
is prescribed by this act to construct suitable
bridges across any navigable canals and feed
ers, slackwatcr Improvement, navigable rivers
streams, lake or reservoir, with which any OF
the canaIs Of this State are united, or with
which they are connected, where the line OF
such road or roads necessarily cross the same,
under the supervision of said board, and in
such manner as will not interrupt or impede
the navigation Of such canal, feeder, slackwa-
orreservoir; Provided, however, that before the
permission Of said Board shall be given for the
erection Of such bridge or bridges, the railroad
company desiring to construct and build the
same, shall cause complete diagram and plan
Of such bridge, designating the point or place
Of crossing such canal, feeder, slack water inn
piovement, river, stream, lake or reservoir, to
befled in the Office of the Board of Public Works
Of this State, and the same shall be approx
ed by said board, or by the acting commissioner
in charge Of the division of the Public Works
in which said bridge shall be proposed to be
built, acting by authority of said board, which
approval shall be in writing. endorsed on said
diagram Provided, further, that no bridge
shall be erected under the authority Of this act
which shall not be subject, at the proper cost
. and expense of the company building the same,
to such changes and alterations as may become
hereafter necessary by any improvement, alter,
ations or engagements OF the level OF such Gu.
nal, feeder, or slackwater improvement.
Sec. A. That in all cases where railroad
companies in this State have erected bridge:
over any Of the navigable canals, feeders, slack
water improvements, navigable rivers, stream
lake or reservoir, as aforesaid, which do not i'm
pair the navigation thereof, the said loard o
Public Works is hereby required to permit tn,
same to remain undisturbed Provided, tha
said bridges shall not be less than ten feet il
the clear above the top water line; and provid
ed, also, that the provisions Of this act shal
not prevent the construction or continuing o
draw-bridges which do not interrupt the navi
cation Of the canals.
Sec. 5. Thatif any railroad company shal
refuse to comply with any of the provisions o
this act, the attorney general, on being notfie,
thereof, shall immediately institute proper le
gal proceedings, in the name of the State O
Ohio, against said company, for the purpose O
enforcing the provisions Of this act.
JAMES O.. JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
WILLIAM MEDILL,
President of the Senate.
$ May ]. 1852.
No. 62. AN ACT.
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M sional Districts.
Sec. /. Be Il enacted by the General Assembl
Of the Sfatelf Ohio, That this State shall be di
vided into twenty .oue districts, for the electio
Of Representatives to Congress, and each dis
trict shall choose one representative, in tn
manner following, to wit:
The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, ninth
tenth, eleventh, and thirteenth wards of tn
city Of Cincinnati, as they are now constitute
the townships of Fulton, Spencer, Columbis
Anderson, Sycamore, Symmes, and the Easter
precinct Of Mill Creek, in the county of Han
ilton, shall compose the First District.
The sixth, seventh, eighth, twelfth, foul
teenth, fifteenth and sixteenth wards Of the cit
of Cincinnati, as they are now constituted, tn
townships Of Storrs, Delhi, Green, Miam
Whitewater, Crosby, Colerain, Springfield, an
the balance Of Mill Greek in the county {
Hamilton, shall compose the Second district.
The counties Of Butler, Preble, and Mon
gomery, shall compose the Third district.
The counties of Miami, Darke, Shelby, A
glaize, Mercer, and Allen, shall compose th
Fourth district.
The counties of Van Vert, Paulding, Pu
nam, Defiance, Williams, Fulton, Lucas, WooC
Henry, and Hancock, shall compose the FIT
district
The counties Of Olermont, Brown, Highland
and Adams shall compose the Sixth district.
The counties of Warren, Clinton, Greene, Fay
cite and Madison, shall compose the Seyent
district.
The counties of Clark, Champaign, Logar
Union, and Delaware, shall compose the Eight
district.
The counties Of Hardin, Marion, Wyando
Crawford, Seneca, Sandusky, and Ottawa
shall compose the Ninth district
The counties of Scioto, Lawrence, Gallii
jackson, Pike and Ross, shall compose tn
Tenth district.
The counties Of Fairfield, Perry, Atheni
Vinton, and Meigs, shall composethe Elevent
district
The counties Of franklin, Licking, and Picl
away, shall compose the Twelfth district.
The counties Of Morrow, kichland, HuroI
and Erie, shall compose the Thirteenth distric
The counties Of Lorain, Medina, Wayne, an
Ashland, shall compose the Fourteenth dis
The counties OF Tuscarawas, X OK, Cosho
ton and Holmes. shall compose the Fifteent
district.