The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1852-12-22

the name or names Of such child or children
registered as aforesaid in the Office of the
recorder Of the proper county.
Sec. g.. That all black or mulatto per-
sons who shall be found within the limits of
this State, after the first day Of January, A.
ID. 1854, who shall have resided therein one
month, and whose name shall not have
been registered as provided for in this act.
shall be held TO be nun-residents within the
meaning Of this act, and shall be dealt with
as hereinafter provided, for violation of the
provision thereof.
Sec. 5. That from and after the first day
of January, A. d. 1854, it shall be unlaw-
full for any black or mulatto person or per-
sons not resident of this State within the
meaning of this act, to hold any real estate
therein either by gift, devise or purchase: nor
shall any real estate be held in trust or in
any other manner for the use of such black
or mulatto person or persons, and any real
estate which shall be devised or granted to
such black or mulatto person or persons, or
which shall be held in trust or otherwise for
such black or mulatto person or persons,
shall become forfeited to the State Of Ohio.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the pros
ecuting attorney of the county in which said
real estate is situate, upon complaint of any
citizen, to forthwith institute proceedings,
by petition in the court of common pleas of
said county, in the name of the state of O.
hio, for the recovery thereof, to cause a
transcript of such recovery to be made and
transmitted to the auditor of State, to be by
him sold in the manner now provided for
the sale of forfeited lands.
Sec. 7. That every black or mulatto
person who shall violate any of the provi-
Lesions of ribs act, shall be deemed guilty OF
FRn offence, and upon conviction thereof, be-
fore the probate court Of any county of this
State; upon complaint of any citizen, shall
be imprisoned in the Jail of the county, al
hard labor for my time not less than six
nor more than twelve months, at the discre-
ton of the court; and shall moreover be liza
, BILE for the costs of prosecution :; Provided,
that every ten days residence within this
q State, after the first or any subsequent tern
of imprisonment shall expire, shall be deem.
+ ed an additional and independent violation
Of this act.
Sec. 8. That it shall be the duty of the
6 district assessors throughout the State, a
the same time that they make an assessment
q of the taxable property within their respect
. i've district, to make a complete list OF thu
= names of all blacks and mulatto persons, ant
. if minors, oftheir respective ages, and return
:, the same wiHlin ten days after the same
shall be completed to the recorder of thu
= county in which said list shall be made.
Sec. g.. That it shall be the duty of eacl
! recorder, to whom any list shall be returnet
. as aforesaid, to carefully compare the sam,
4 with the registry of names as aforesaid, il
= his office, and if on such examination h
shall find any person or persons so returned
not residents within the meaning of this act
he shall forthwith report the fact, togethe
with the names of all such non-residents, t.
# the prosecuting attorney of his county, VIII,
shall Immediately cause said person or per
sons to be arrested and prosecuted for sucl
offence.
Sec. 10. That any assessor, recorder, o
prosecuting attorney who shall fail in any in
, stance, to perform the duties required Q
!, him by this act, shall forfeit and pay for ev
cry such offence, any sun not less than fit,
70 dollars nor more than one hundred dollar
to be recovered by action of nebt, before an,
Ia justice of the peace, or mayor of any incor
70 porated town or city-one-half to go to tn
informer, and the other half to the county il
IF which said penalty shall be recovered, an,
~ he shall moreover be incapable forever here
70 after Of holding any Office Of trust or prof
within the State of Ohio.