The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-28
LAWS OF OHI0,-BY AUTHORITY.
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To provide for the distribution and safe keep
ing Of the Laws and Journals.
SEC. 1. Be Il enacted bs tie General Assembly
at each session thereof, shall by Joint resolu
liion, direct the number Of copies Of the laws
land journals to which each county shall be en-
Titled, to be distributed aud preserved, accord
ling TO the provisions Of this act
! HEO .. The secretary Of state shall, at the
lclose Of each session Of the General Assembly,
OF as soon thereafter as the laws and journals
may be printed and ready for distribution, bez
IMP the humber which each county may be en-
titled 70, and forward the same by public con.
veyance, directed to the clerk Of the Court o.
Common Pleas; and In all cases where said
laws and journals cannot reach the county seat
Of any county, for want of some mode OF pub.
lie conveyance, the secretary Of state shall
cause the same to be deposited in a secure
place, as near to the county seat of any county
as may be practicable, and notify the said clerk
Of the delivery Of the laws and journals al
such point and in all such cases, The secreta.
ry Of state shall lcontract with the said clerk to
convey said laws and journals to his Office at
the county seat Of his county.
SEc. 3. When the secretary Of state shall
forward the laws and journals to the several
counties, as provided for in the second section
Of this act. be shall pay the freight on the same
in advance, and take duplicate receipt for the
amount go paid, one Of which he shall file with
the Auditor of state.
SEc. 4. Each member Of the General As
sembly each clerk and sergeant at arms, each
Judge Of every court Of Record, each justice Of
the peace, constable, sheriff, coroner, recorder,
commissioner of insolyents, prosecuting attor-
ney, (for the use of the Grand Jury,) county
auditor, treasurer and surveyor, county com.
missioners, the directors of any county mfr.
mary, township trustees and township clerk,
shall be entitled to receive one copy of the
general laws, and each clerk of the supreme
court, and court Of common pleas, shall be en-.
titled to receive two copie, Of the general laws
for the use Of their offices, and each township
clerk one additional copy for the use Of the
township officers not herein provided for.
SEo S. The secretary Of state, at the same
time that he forwards to the clerks Of the courts
of common pleas of the several counties of
this state, the laws and journals, as herein pro.
vided, shall forward such number of extra
copies of the general laws as he may deem
necessary, to be disposed Of, at price not ex-
ceeding the actual cost, to those wishing the
same, and the proceeds Of such sales shall be
paid into the county treasury Of such county.
SEC. 6. The secretary Of state shall furnish
the Governor for his own use, with one copy,
and with such number of copies of the general
laws as may be required for exchange with 9TH
or states, he shall furnish the auditor of state
with four, and the treasurer of state with two
the attorney general with one, for the use of
their offices, and the state Librarian with five
copies of the general laws for the use of the
Library.
h SEQ. Z. When the laws of local nature,
and those OF general nature are stitched in
separate volumes, each member of the General
Assembly shall be entitled to one copy of the
local laws, and each clerk of the supreme court
and court of common pleas, each Judge of the
court of probate, and each county auditor, shall
receive one copy of the local laws for the use
of their offices respectively, and each township
clerk one copy Of the local laws for the use Of
his township, and each of the trustees of the
several wards, and clerks of cities, shall bee
titled to one copy, and each presiding officer
in any incorporated town shall be entitled to
one copy.
SEC 8. Each member Of the General As.
sembly, for his own use, and each clerk of the
supreme court and court of common pleas, aud
county auditor, for the use of their offices re-
spectively, and each township clerk, for the
use Of the inhabitants of his township, shall
receive one copy Of the journals of the Senate
and House Of Representatives the auditor,
secretary and treasurer Of state, shall each be
entitled to one copy, and the state Librarian,
for the use of the Library, five copies of said
journals
SEC. 3. Each University, College, Acade-
my, and Literary Institution of this state, or
that NAV hereafter be established shall he on