The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-06-11
laws OF OHIO.
punL1Hsnp hY AUTHoRITY.
No. 70. AN ACT.
Defining the powers of Plank and Turnpik

fRoad camnsn;es f'1N'
Sec I Re Il enacied ~ III Gsoeral Ass,,,b,,,
lar ~ S,a,. ~ n5;o Tbai q shail and Y ~
Iswfrl for ayv piont, road ~ Tnr,,n;is6
,,v cLa rtareJ :, ndar th laws 30
siate for N ,,nycso ~ !
a,,thor;1aJ hg tha;r oh rtsrs snS -
nroyide for anu nresent ;ndehiedness srh;cb
NAV ex;st again Il ss;d co,,raY;as yes,,eetval,,
Ho ;ssne tbe honds Of sucb comnanv ~ t2s :
amonnf ineIpding such ;ndebtsdnessi of one
half Of the canitsl stock Of said comnany ac.
ltnajlv naid in and sv,,endad II tbe consiync.
tion ~ sueb road. said honda II he issned in
sucb sums and n, such forms. IA the board of
lnrescr;he and ~ hear ;nterest and becom,. Sav
abls a. snch t;r,o - t;,nss ma nlacs ~ niccys
as thew NAV sevarailv Jesionatet and for fthe "a.
ldemption of which he faIth Of. Tie said sever.
tocethas With M nrooe2ty rabts and francbses Ss
lthefeqnto belongine. and Which said bonds
shall not be subject to higher rate Of interest
than that nroyided bv law. Provided. tbat.no.
! thing herein contained shall be so construed AZ
10 antborize bonds to he issued Of n less denom.
lination than one hundred dollars or in the sim
| iItnde of hank notes des;oned II circulate "a
money.
Sec That tho etockbo1ders of anv com.
panv which shall issue bonds under tbe an.
| tbofitv Of tb;s act for the nnrnose Of raising
money with which to construct tbe road ofsuc6
company, or any part thereof. Shall be each in
tdiyidually yliable for the payment of such bonds.
over and above the stock by such stockholders
owned. to a sum at least equal in amount TO the
stock owned by each, at the time the indebted.
ness on account of said bonds shall be created.
Sec. 3. That any company that shall avail
itself Of the provisions OF this act, shall be
governed by and subject to the provisions OF
any general law that may hereafter be passed,
for the incorporation Of Turnpike and Plank
companies. F.
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opeaAer u 'ne aSuse a"rg " 1RII s;nM
D.; ;,o,t ~ ns ,t'c ~. ca,,dto,,sn in a.,
,oEo ssiue"' VI eno N'A"'o Pso' ' 'oni'
may ., 1919.
NJ. on AN .cr
Mo NO. oo. ~ e,,:a AN a.. ~ haa41 80
20 ploslue lor ming Vacancies ~ III y
ooun.y oonnhssioneis, anu plcsolioii's i sneii
| powers anu eu.les il Ie'sai -. "a l, sa .il
sr IL De nI. Sia't.u n,,. ~ .,s no0o",'s
ae osae, on'o' .ha' sno .oun'S .JI III aaa1ss
oionol' VI tne cieePs.s.iso s eonI'i sAi ~.
power, TO compound i9r, OF release, IN wnole OF
PaiT any ueos, Juusn,SSuro' ~ ny - ~ Ma-o.'f
IL - rfA Al
~ eSse: ;,s.a.S wne u ,nIonoUar ~ sa;i
Commissioners shall compound for, or release.
lin whole or in mart anv debt. Judgment, fine
or amercement. as aforesaid thew shall enter
nnon tbe;r, journal statement ofthe facts il
tbe case and The reasonsthat Governed them in
imaking such relea q ar comnosition
= M, 80 -! ;,
eec tna1 .ne PROVISIONS oi .nis acl snaii
!.u noI eA.enu " Eases ilensloneu ~ an ace en
u.leu an acs les.laining 'ae power .. county
Soinssionels ~ ieiiiS nhesy pel5aisles Isrs anu
lJ9uShh ~ selsap gsses Passea repruary r
lelgnsh' one snousaho eisns hunoieu auo iorty-
seven. 81
Sec. g. That whenever their shall be va
cancy in the Office Of the county commissioner,
from death, resignation, removal, or any cause
shall require such vacancy to be filled before
the next annual election, the probate Judge, audi
tor and county Recorder, OF such cocnty or anna
Jority OF them, shall meet at the seat OF justice
/ Of the county, and appoint one or more com;
missioners, as the case may require, who shall
continue in office until the next annual eectlonj
and until the commissioner or commissioners
then elected, shall be qualitiedj and no longer;
and the absence OF any ycommissioner, from the
county, for six months in succession, shall be
deemed resignation OF the office.
i Sec. 4. That thief and twelfth sections
of the act entitled an act establishing boards
of county commissioners, passed March tiith,
one thousand eight hundfed and thirty one,
and the fourth section of the act, passed Feb
ruary eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred
and forty-eight, entitled an act to extend the
provisions Of the act passed February twenty
/ eighth. one thousand eipht hundred forty.tbree