The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-28
PORTSMOUTH, o FRIDAY EVENING. MAY 28 1852 T

for the purpose by each corporation, certilieI
copies thereof, signed by the presiding office
! of the rustees or council of each corporation,
and the clerk, and attested by Incorporate Sc al
shall be filed in the Office Of the clerk Of thl
corporation to which such annexation SHAH b
proposed to be made; and it shall be the dqt]
! Of such clerk under the direction of suchepr
iporation, to make out and certify two tgkb
scripts Of all the ordinances, abstracts Of ths
returns of the votes, and other papers relatIDl
TO such annexation, one Of which shall be iiiet
in the office Of the recorder Of the county, who
having made arecord thereof, shall file and pre-
serve the same; and the other OF said co1iei
shall be forwarded by said clerk to the Score
tary of State.
Sec. l6. So soon as said transcripts shalhbs
certified and delivered, and forwarded. fhe
said annexation shall be deemed complete; md
| it shall be lawful for the corporation to WHICH
the annexation has been made, to pass such
ordinances as will carry into effect the termEo d
such annexation, so far as the same shall flot
be inconsistent with this act, and with thereg.
ular and proper government Of such corpafas
tion under the provisions thereof; and any part
Of such terms, SO Inconsistent, shall be deemed
void, but their nullity shall inno manner effect
such annexation; and the two former corpora
tions shall thereafter be governed as one, en-
bracing the territory of both; and the inhabi-
tants of all such territory shall have equal
rights andprivileges; Provided, such annexa-
ton shall not effect, or in any wise impair any
rights or liabilities existing atthe time of such
annexation, either in favor or against such COR
porations; suits founded on such rights and Ii
abilities may be commenced, and pending suits
prosecuted and carried to final judgment and
execution, the same as though such annexation
had not taken place.
Sec. II. 1t shallbe the duty Of the Secreta-
ry of State to receive and preserve in his Office,
all papers transmitted to him, in relation to
the organization Of incorporated villages, or
the annexation of territory to any city or in
corporated village, or the consolidation of mu-
nincipal corporations, and he shall prepare for,
and submit to the General Assembly, at each
regular session thereof, report, showing the
names, location, and limits Of each incorpora-
ted village, organized under this act, previous
to the time Of making up Of said report; and
also the cities and incorporated villages, the
limits of which have been increased under this
act, previous to the same time, and the limits SO
added.
Sec. l8. Cities or incorporated villages, OF.
ganized or to be organized under
this act, be and they are hereby declared
to be bodies polite and corporate, under the
name and style of the city o., or the in
corporated village o., as the case may be;
capable to sue and be sued, to contract and be
contracted with; to acquire, hold and possess
property, real or personal; to have common
seal, and to ch1nge and alter the same at pleas
ure: and to exercise such other powers, and to
have such other privileges, as are incident to
municipal corporations of like character or
degree, not inconsistent with this act or the
general laws of the State.
Sec. 10. All the municipal corporations,
organized OF to be organized under this act, ex-
cept incorporated villages for special purposes,
shall have the general powers and privileges,
and be subject to rules and restrictions granted
and prescribed in the twenty succeeding Sec
tions Of this act.
Sec 20. They shall have power to preyentin
jury or annoyance within the limits of the cor
poration, and from any thing dangero US, often
sive or unhealthy, and to cause any nuisance
to be abated to regulate the transportation and
keeping of gunpowder or other combustibles
and to provide or license magazines for the
same; 10 prevent and punish fast or immoder'
ate riding of horses, or driving or propellIng
Of vehicles through the streets; to establish
and regulate markets; to provide for the meas
ring or weighing hay, wood, coal, or any Other
article for SALE to regulate the transportation
of articles through the streets, and to prevent
injuries to the streets from over loaued We.
hicles; to prevent any riots, noise, disturbar.
ces, or disorderly assemblages; to suppress ano
restrain disorderly houses; houses of i'll fame
billiard tables, nine or ten pin alleys or tables,
and ball alleys. and to authorize the destruc-
tion of all instruments or devices used for
gaming; and to protect the property of the ml-
'nincipal corporation, and its inhabitants, and
preserve peace and good order therein.
Sec. q. They shall have power to provide
for the regular building of houses; to make
regulations for the purpose of guarding against
dangers from accidents by fire; and on petition
of the owners Of not less than two thirds OF
the ground included in any square, to prohibit
the erection i'll any such square, of any build
ing, or any addition to any building, morethan
ten feet high, unless the outer walls thereof be
made Of b lex and mortar, or of iron, or stcne
and mortar, and provide for the removal o.
any buildings, or additions, erected contrary
to such prohibition.
Sec. %. They shall have the power to pro
vide a supply of water by the construction
and regulation of wells, pumps, cisterns, res
ervoirs, or water works; 10 prevent the unncc'
essary waste of water, to prevent pollution oI
the water, and injuries to the water works; and
for the purpose Of establishing or supplying
| water works any municipal corporation &C
beyondi its territorial limits, and its jurisdiction
to prevent or punish any pollution or injury e
the stream or source of water, or to the water
works, shall extend five miles beyond its cor
porate limits
Sec. %. They shall have power to regulate
the burial Of the dead; to provide without the
limits of the corporation, places for the inter
ment Of the dead, and to prevent any such IN
terment within such limits, and to carry int
effect any prohibition against interments with
in the limits OF the corporation; may not only
impose proper fines and penalties, but shall
also have power to canse any body Inferred
contrary 10 such prohibition, to be taken up and
buried v ithout the limits Of the corporation
Sec. "a. They shall have power to restrain
and regulate therunning at large OF cattle, hor
ses, swine, sheep, and other animals, the prop
erty Of any person residing within the limits Q
tho corporation; and to authorize the distraln
| ing, impounding and sale of the same, 10
the penalty incurred and cost Of proceed
ing, to prevent the running at large OF dogs
and injuries and annoyance thercfrom, and Y
authorize the destruction Of the same, when
large, contrary to any prohibition to thatettect
Sec. 25. They shall have powerto regulate
or prohibit all theatrical exhibitions or public
shows, and all exhibitions Of whateve. nam,
ornature, for which money, o.; any other reward
is in any manner demanded or received; Pro
yided, that lecturers on scientific, historica
or literary subjects, shall NOT come within "a
provisions Of this section; to regulate rproblo,