The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-03-19

the parties in the case, and msg have power
10 examine under OATH any witnesses they
may deem necessary to full understanding
of their duties aud either party may appeal
from the decision Of such Jury TO the court
of common pleas Of the proper county, on
giving notice to the opposite party, and fill
ing with said clerk a bond, with sufficient
security. to- be approved by said clerk, con.
dltioned for the payment of costs In the court
common pless, said bond and notice to be
filed within twenty days after said Jury shall
have rendered and recorded their virdict; and
trial shall be had in said court Of common
pleas al the first term after filing said bond
with The clerk, il the same shall be filed thir-
iy days before the sitting of the said court,
unless, for good cause shown by either party,
saidtause shall be continued. II the said
applicant for damages, appeal, and recover
no more in The common pleas Than before
said jury, he shall pay all costs accruing in
said court andif he recover before the jury
FIST sumnioneds no larger amount than that
rendered or deposited By said board. as requi-
red by this act, he shall likewise pay all
costs.
SER. l3. The said board Of public works
shall pay all damages finally assessed for pro-
perty taken as Aforesaid; and the fee simple
Of the premises so appropriated shall be vest
ed in the State Of Ohio; but if, in the opin-
ion Of the said board, the damages assessed
on property not previously appropriated,
shall be too high to justify lis appropriation
for the benefit of the State, they shall have
tho riuhf IN IN !, tho ooe "a h;ch have
and refuse to appropriate the same; and the
said board of public works, or the acting
member thereof, on whose division such dam
ages ere awarded, is hereby authorized to
make drafts on the Treasurer Of State, for all
moneys necessary 10 enable said board to
make such deposits, and pay such damages,
as are provided for by this act, TO be paid out
of any money in the treasury appropriated
for canal purposes The said draft or drafts
shall be accompanied with full statement
of the matter for which said money is wanted
and copy of such statement shall be kept
by such member of the board Of public
works, In book to be by him kept for that
purpose. GI
SEC. ID. The witnesses, clerk and sheriff,
for the services required Of them. by this act,
shall receive such fees as they are paid for
like services in similar cases and the jurors
so selected as aforesaid, shall receive Tor the
! services required by this act. the sum of one
dollar per day while engaged in such service /;
the attendance of witnesses before any such
jury, shall be certified by them to the clerk
who issued the venire in such causes and it
shall be the duty Of the clerk to replace the
names Of such jurors as have been selected
under the provisions Of this act, SO that they
may stand in the same manner for service as
Jurors in the common pleas, as if they had
not been drawn for the special service requir-
ed by this act.
/ Sec. Is. Either party shall have right
to challenge jnrors Tor cause, and the pane
shall be filed by the sheriff with talesmen
as in other cases.
Sec. l6, That in all cases in which il
may be necessary for .he said board Of pub
lie works, by themselves or legally authorized
, agents, to let contracts for the performance o.
labor or the furnishing of materials, and fol
the construction of feeders, dykes, reservoirs
locks, dams, and other works and devices fol
perfecting AMI keeping in repair the public
| works under their charge, 1t shall be the dut,
t of the acting member Of sail board, by tht
3 resident engineer having charge of the divi
, sion of the public works upon which said la
Dor is to be performed, or materials furnish
ed, 10 cause such general notice of the lettin
!, Of said contracts, by publication in newspa
: tlpers, and posting up advertisements, as viii
| secure fair and general competition; whic
said notice shall contain statement of tn
, time, place and manner OF receiving propo
= sails for said contracts, AMI the character an
magnitude of the work 10 be performed, tn
) materials to be furnished. or both, if requil
ed, for the construction OF the proposed work
. SEC. II. That the said Board of Publ
Works is hereby authorized 10 lease wate
!. power on the several reservoirs of the pub
lie works, under such rules and regulation
as are or may be prescribed by law for leas
S ing water power on the public works Of tn
q State.
SEC. l8. That said board shall keep a
4 office at. .he city of Columbus. under th
n charge of the president Of said board, wh
o shall take charge of the records, books an
). pa pers connected with the department of h
4 public works, take charge OF all correspof
" dence of The said board, and do and perforl
l. SUCH QUIET uullcS Us may NC .pItSCIlDeu
IL the said board, or by law.
:. Sec, l9. The filst, second and .hird SCI
Ia tions OF the act to amend an act entitled a
h. act 10 abolish the board of can,l commission
!, els, and TO revive the board of public work
ne passed March fifth, one thousand eight hui
ID dred and thirty-nine, and the several ac
n supplementary and amerdatory thereto, an
h for the better regulation of those having
a. charge the public works Of this Stale, passe
Of March sixth, one thousand eight hundred an
!. forty-five: the tifty-ninth and sixtieth SCI
n tions Of the act entitled an act to provide f
te the protection Of the canals Of the State
III Ohio, the regulation Of the navigation ther
n of, and for The collection Of tolls, passe
4 and took effect March twenty-third OF
+. thousand eight hundred and forty, be, ar
le they are hereby repealed.
q. JAMES C. JOHNSON,
/. Speaker Of the House Of Representative
i. AARON PARDEE.
er President of the Senate, pro teupor
a.. February %, 1852.
1t WILLIAM MEDILL,
III February 26, 1852 President Of the Sent
m SEcRETARY OF STATES OFFICE, I
I'd Columbus. February 30, 1852. !