Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01
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ANACT,
April 9. 1859.

For ascertaInng the boundaries OF counties.
Sec l. Be IL enacted By te General as
senably otthe State of Ohio, That wheneveyit
shall appear the commissioners ofany coun-
ty, that the boundary lines of the county are
sufficiently ascerlained, it is hereby made the
duty of the commissioners TO issue their order
to the surveyor of the county, requiring him to
ascertain and survey such line or lines.
Sec 2. That it shall be the duly of the COM
nissioners Of any county where the county line
or lnesare TO be run, to give notice to the
board of commissioners of the county or
ounties effected thereby,
declaring their intention Of frunning the line or
lines Of said county and said commissioners
receiveing such notice shal order the county sur
veyor of such county, to proceed and run such
lines with the surveyor or surveyors Of the ad-
joining countu or counties, at such time and in
such manner as shall be fixed upon By the
commissioners Of said counties
See 8. Thateach county surveyor shallforth-
with make out return af such survey to she
clerk of the common pleas of has county whose
duty it shall be to make record there
Of
Sec. That the county surveyor shall re-
ceive for their services, performed under this
act such compensation as may be allowed by
the commissioners of the county TO which
each surveyor respectively belongs. to be paid
out of the county treasury on the commission
ers' order.
Sec. s. That whenever the commissioners of
any county shall be unable to ascertain the
boundary lines of such county with certainty,or
haying ascertained the boundary line thereof,
il the commissioners or officers of such adjoin-
ing county shall disregard the trueline. the
commissioners of the county wishing to estab-
lish the line thereof, may commence and pros
ecute suit in chaneery, in the court of COM
monpleas of such adjoining county against the
commissioners thereof TO ascertain an establish
such boundaries.
Sec. g. That the commissioners in such ad-
Joining county, shall be made parties TO such
suit By supnna, as in other cases in chancery ;
and if such court shal find that the boundryline,
to ascertain whi;h such suit is commenced. is
not sufficiently asceFtained or that the officers
of such adjoining county disregard the true
boundary line, said court shall appoint sur
veyor, no shall not be resident of eitherof such
counties, to ascertain and survey such bound
airy line, and report the same to said court
which report shall be conclusive between such
counties as to the true boundary line, unless,
for good cause shown, the same shall be set a.
side; and unless. such survey is set
aside, as aforesaid, said court shall or
record of the same to be made, and a
copy of such record to be transferred 20 the
auditor OF each of such counties, and shall
order and decree that said line be establish
ed as the true boundary line between such
counties, and shall enforce such decree BY in
junction ,attachment or otherwise, against the
officers of either of said counties d;sregarding
the same.
Sec. l. That said court may make such de-
cree as to taxes previously collected By either
of such counties within the true boundary of
the territory actually in the other, as may be
just and right.
JAMES G. JOHNSON,
Speaker House Of Representatives:
WILLIAM MEDILD,
President of the Senate
April 8, 1852,