The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-06-11
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names Of the owner or oB hefs Of such fraok.
JAMES: 9. JOHNSON \ n
+ Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
j. w, WILSON,
President Of the Senate pro TEN!
May 8, 1869. 81

Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
! J.W, WILSON,
President Of the Senate pro tenn
| No. SO. AN ACT.
Further prescribing the duties Of the Auditor
4 Of State. Si@ 4
Sec. 1. Be II enacted By the General assembly
Of the Sateef Ohio, That tile Auditor of State
is hereby required TO take immediate steps 70
secure to the State Of Ohio, the title to an the
lands heretofore granted, or that may hereafter
be granted to this state, by yari0u acts of Con
lgress, for the completion of the Ohio, Miami.
and Wabash and Erie Canals, or for otherpur-
poses.
See. 2. That the said Auditor Of State Is
further REQUIRED, If it become necessary, TO use
such means as he may deem advisable, to OBJ
tain further Legislation by Congress; 10 vest in
the State Of Ohio all or any Of said lands, to.
gether with such other lands as this state may
have sold, and to which said state has not
hitherto seeured valid title; Provided that
no money or other compensationsha be paid,
either directly Or indirectly by said Auditor.
to any person, foy securing such title, or pro-
curing such further Legislation.
JAMES O.sJQHNSON,
& Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
+.f WlALlAM MEOll<lls
Presidentof the Senate,
No, ,s6. AN ACT nv.
Relating to Wills, and.to repeal former acts res
" lating thereto.
Sec. l. Be IL enated By the General Assembly
df The State Of 0hio, That any personof full age
and sound memory having an interest ID lands,
tenements or hereditamerts, OF any annuityD Or
rent charged upon or issuing out Of the same.
or any goods, cliattels, rights, credits, chosen
in action or possession, or any other property
Of any description whatever, may give and de-
wise the same to any person, BY the last viii
and testament lawfully executed subject new
ertheless, to the rights of creditors, and tb tho
provisions Of this act, and of an act entitled
ian act to restrain the entailment Of real es-
tate" y.
/ Sec. 2. Every last will aud testament; fex-'
cept such as Is mentioned in the seventysfourth
section Of this act,) shall be in writing, and
signed at the end thereof, by the party making
the same, or by some other person in his pres.
ence and by his express direction, and shall be
attested and subscribed in the presence Of such
party by two or more competent witnesses,
who saw the testator subscribe, or heard him
acknowledge thes same.
s~SN'-O' ]AhJ VIII III Iudy Ot QtD08l-L
ted, by the person making the same. or by
scme person for him, in the Office Of the judca
|of the probate court, in the county in which
such testator lives, to be safely kept until de-
livered or disposed of as hereinafter proyided;
and said probate judge, on being paid the fec
Of one dollar therefor, shall receive and keep
such will; and give a certificate Of deposft
thereof. 81
Seed Every will intended to be deposited
as aforesaid, shall be enclosed In sealed wrap4
per, which shall have endorsed thereon t6e
name Of the testator. and tile said probate iudre
shall endorse thereon, the day when, and tie
person by whom h was del;yered and ma, NAV II.
SO have endorsed the name Of any person %
whom it is to be delivered; aud it shall not be
opened or read until delivered to a person enti-
| led to receive the SAME, Or otherwise disposed
Of as hereinafter provided.
Sec. S. Such will shall, during the life time
Of the testator, be delivered only to himself. or
to SO some person authorised BY him, by an or.
der in writing, duly provided by the oath Of
subscribing witness; and after his death, il
shall be delivered to,the person named in the
endorsement on the wrapper Of the will. ift
there be any person so named; who shall de-
rnand it,
Sec. 9. II no person shall demand the will
III pursuance Of such appointment, ii shall Ia
publicly opened in the probate court. within
two months after the notice Of the death of the
testator, and shall be retainedin the Office Of
the probate judge, until offered for probate; or
if the jurisdiction belongs to any other court,
1t shall be delivered to the executors or other
persons entitled to the custody Of it, to be pre-
sented for probate In such other court: and IL
the jurisdiction Of such will belongs 10 the pro-
bate judge opening the same he shall immedi-