The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-06-01
AN ACT
March II, 1858.

mo. 20. AN ACT
! Supplementary to an act to provide for the
creation and regulation OF incorporated
Companies, in the State of Ohio passed
May |. 1859. F.. ..... n...... .s
Sec. /. Be enacted by the General AS
sembly Of the State of OHIO, That the di.
rectors of any Turnpike or Plank road com
pany heretofore Incorporated or that may
hereafter be formed under any law Of this
State, arc hereby authorized to open books OF
subscription along the line Of any such road
for the purpore OF raising additional stock
fer the completion, exten,ion, planking or
otherwise improving or repairing any such
road, and shall be governed in opening said
books OF subscription and collection the
same as provided for in the 28th section oi
the act to which this is supplementary.
Sec. 2. That the Directors of any such
company shall be and they are hereby au.
thorized when they plank any such road to
place the plank in the centre or on either
side of said road as they may deem for the
best interest of the public.
Sec 3. That SO soon as any such com
pany shall have completed five miles to-
gether in any part Of the road, they shall in
all respects govern themselves in the man
ner prescribed by the thirty fifth and thirty
sixth sections of the act to which tLis is a
supplement, ~
See. 4. That whenever any Turnpike OF
Plank road company may deem it expedienl
or n, n,cessary, in laying out or building a
plank road, for which they have become in,
corporatcd, to enter upon and take possession
of any road, street alley or bridge, they
shall present to the Commissioners Of the
C,mnty in which such road, street, alley OF
bridge are or may be situated. signed by al
least twelve citizens living upon or beirg in.
terested In such road. street, alley or bridge,
and shall cause notice to be published in
some newspaper of general circulation in
said county for four consecutive weeks. OF
the object any prayer of such petition, that
remonstrances may be made thereto; and il
shall be the duty Of said commissioners al
their next meeting after the presentation Of
such petition, notice being given as afore
said to hear and determine the same, and i
it shall appear that it will be for the inteYs
ofthe community using such road, street
alley or bridge. TO have the same taken anc
used for the purpose of constructing sucl
turnpike or plank road thereon, the sait
commissioners shall grant a permit in writing
to said plank road company to take and us,
said road, street, alley or bridge, on sucl
terms as they may deem for the interest o
the community and said company shall there
by acquire in such road, street, alley o.
bridge an exclusive right Of way therein;
proided that nothing in this section shall b,
SO construed as to extend TO roads, streets
alleys or bridges within the limits of any in
corporated city orviiage in this State, nor /,
any macaGimized road.
Sec. s. That when any Turnpike o
Plank road Incorporated ander the laws 0
this State, whose termiai ave bss than Gy
miles apart the Directors of such road. .shal
have Che power to receise and collect toll
on such road in proportion to the iengtl
thereof as is provided in the thirty y.slxtl
section Of the act to which this is supple
mentary. JAMES G. JOHN OSN.
/ Speaker OF the House of Representative
/ ~" "ts'' \ WILLIAM MEDILL.
Aap 'a9 President Of the Senate
March ls, 1853. W. Ho ybhl
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