The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-04-13
Columbus Correspondence.
NO. x.
COLUMBUS, April 9, 1853.

to furnish you list Of the acts which. by
the action of the late session of the Legis-
lature. are no longer in force. This. upon
examin alton, has been found to be prom.
Use by no means easily fulfilled, and one
which, in strictness, your correspondent
would be unable to fulfill, fear, to the
satisfaction Of all
The question Of repeal is one that ought
to be more thoroughly understood. 1t
should not be interesting to the Lawyer.
merely. 1t is, in truth. OF great import.
ance, not only to all officers-from Gov
ernor to supervisor-bu is, sometimes. OF
vital moment to suitors.
article of the Constitution. provides. that
.no law shall be revived or amended, un.
less the new act contain the entire act re-
vived, or the section or sections amended
and the section or sections amended shall
be repealed"
question might be raised, in many
cases, whether, with this provision in our
Constitution, law can be changed by
subsequent legislation, unless the new ac,
contain a repeating clause, designating
the act or the sections thereby repealed.
But the better opinion seems to be. that
the enactment Of provisions so contrary TO
each other that they cannot be reconciled.
operates repeal of the former statute.
without any repeating clause in the new
act, yet only so far as the old act is repug.
nant to the new.
fear that this may not be interesting TO
the general reader. and yet that class of
readers is most interested. The question.
then. whether statute is in force is one
directed to the judgment Of thinking men,
and more especially to Lawyers, ss years
of study enable then TO arrive at safer
conclusions upon all questions of law.
Those laws which are now in force, and
which have not yet been published, repeal
the following statutes expressly: Sec.
of s'An act to preserve the purity of cleo.
tions," passed March 90. l84l; IAN act
to provide for the extinguishment of the
public debt Of Ohio" passed Feb. "a.
townships" passed March 5, 1881, and
the amendatory and supplementary acts
thereto passed January 15. 1888, March
3. 1874 and February l9, 1885; Sec 10
of San act defining the jurisdiction and
regulating the practice Of Probate Courts y
passed Feb 25. 1852; the act providing
for the election and resignation OF JUS
ices Of the Peace, passed Jan. 81. 1881;
An act TO amend the act to provide for
the election and resignation OF Justices
OF the Peace" passed March 81. l840;
the act to amend an act to provide for the
election and resignation of Justices of the
Peace, passed Feb. %. l842; Sec. 6 OF
"An act to regulate the election of State
and County officers" passed May 8. 1852;
an act TO provide for an early publication
of the laws, and for other purposes. pas
sed March 90, 1850; Secs. g and oil
IAN act to enable the Trustees Of Col
leges. Academies Universities and other
Institutions for the purpose Of promoting
education to become bodies corporate;
Sec. of IAN act relating to the organi
zation of Courts of Justice and their pow
ers and duties; Sec. /, &c. AZ. As 46. 81,
So, rs, 80. 92. IS. III, 80 and 98 OF IAN
act for the organization OF cities and in
corporated villages" passed May 8. 1852.
IAN act authorizing the Secretary OF State.
auditor and Treasurer Of State to con-
tract for certain articles therein named,'
passed Feb. 2l. 1924; Sec. 79 Of the act
to provide for the erection and regulation
of Incorporated companies in the State Of
Ohio, passed May l, 1852; Sec. 8 OF Gan
act for the assessment and taxation Of all
property in this State and for levving taxes
thereon according to its true value in
money!" passed April l3. 1852; also Secs.
| Z. 2l and SO, OF said act; also Sec. 50 OF
same act; Secs. 81, 90. % and "a of IAN
act relating to juries. passed Feb. 9. 1881;
IAN act to fix and provide for the terms
of the Courts OF Common Pleas OF the
State of Ohio,'' passed Feb. 10. 1859.
Sec. l09 Of an act defining the powers
and duties of Justices Of the Peace and
Conslables in civil cases." passed March
Ia. 1881; Sec. of San act to create a
lien in favor of Mechanics and others in
certain cases" passed March IL. 1843;
IAN act in addition to the act entitled an
act for the maintenance aud support OF
| illegitimate children" passed March 8
| l845; San act for the relief of the poor"
passed March Ia. 1881, and the amenda-
tory act thereto, passed March 8, 1850,
IAN act concerning divorce and alimony,"
passed March 6. 1910; the acts amenda-
tory thereto passed March 90, l84l, March
l3. l843 and March g. 1916; IAN act
authorizing the granting OF alimony.'
passed March "a 1851; An act establish
ing Boards of County Commissioners"
passed March 5, 1881. and the amenda-
tory acts thereto passed Feb. 25. 1888
Feb. %, 1894. March IA. 1886; IAN act
authorizing County Commissioners to re-
nit fines in certain cases." passed March
l3, l843: San act to provide for filling
vacancies in the Board of County Com
missioners and prescribing their powers
and duties in certain cases. passed April
80, 1889; Sec. 81 as designate by figures
of the act passed March Ia. 1891. direct
ing the mode of proceeding in chancery;
An act defining the mode Of laying oui
and establishing State roads. and changing
their direction in certain cases, passed
March IA. 1881; an act entitled .sAn act
to amend an act entitled an act defining
.ho ,oodo of Ia vinU ont and esfahlishiny