The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-01-28
Speaker oi
january IL, 1853.
AN ACT


To provide for the distribution and safe keepine of
tile Laws and Journals
SEC |. be il enacted by The General dssr,nhy of
The State Of Ohio, That the General Assembly, at
each session thereof shall by joint resolution, direct
the number OF copies ot the laws and Journals to
which each county shall be entitled, to be distributed
and preserved, according to the provisions Of this
act
Sec. 3. The Secretary OF State SHALL at the close
Of each session of the General Assembly, or as soon
thereafter as the laws and journals may be printed
and ready for distribution, box up the number which
each county may be entitled to, and forward the
by public conveynn directed to the Clerk Of
the Court OF 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 public.con-
veyance the Secretary or State shall cause the
to be deposited in secure place, TO the
ty seat OF any county may be practicable, and noti
fly the said Clerk OF the delivery OF the laws and Jour-
nails at such point and in all such cases, the Secre-
tary OF State shall contract with the said Clerk to
convey said laws and journals to his sfice at tho
| county seat of his county
SEc. 3. when the Secretary Of State shall forward
the laws anu journals TO the several countless as pro-
vided tor in the second section of this act he shall
pay the freight on the same in advance, and take a
duplicate receipt tor the amount paid one of which
he shall file with the Auditor of State.
SIC. d. Each member OF the General Assembly,
each Clerk and Sergeant alarms, each Judge Of
every Court of Record each Justice of the Peace.
Constable Sheriff, Coroner, Recorder, Commission
er OF lnsovents, Prosecuting Attorney, or the use
OF the Grand Juryl County Auditor, Treasurer and
Surveyor, County Commissioners, the Directors of
any County lntirmary. Township Trustees al 4
| 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 entitled
TO receive two copies o the general laws for the
of tbs r Offices, and each Township Clerk one udd-
,, tionn copy for the use OF the township offices
IN hcrrin provided for
SIC. >. The Secretary of State, at the same timo
that he forwards to the Clerks of the Courts of Com
mon Pleas OF the several counties of ;s State, the
l. laws and Journals, as herein provided shall forward
u such number OF extra copies of the general laws
he may deem necessary to be disposed OF at price
not exceeding the actual cost, to those wishing the
same, and the proce,d OF such sales shu be paid in
% Ia the county treasury OF such county.
SEC o. The Secretary o State shall furnish the
Governor for his own use, with one copy, and with
h such numher OF copies oi the general laws as may be
required tor exchange with other States; he shall fur
~ nsii the Auditor o State with four, and the 1reasur-
Ii er o State with two, the Attorney General with one
tor the use OF their Offices and the State Librarian
b. with five copies OF the General Laws for the use Of
u =, the Library
81 SEC. T. When the laws of a local nature and those
OF general nature arc stitched in separate volumes,
v each member OF the General Assembly shall be enti-
tied to copy OF the local laws, and each Clerk of
the supreme Court and Court ofCommon Pleas each
Judge OF the Court of Probate, and each County Au-
OF ditor, shall receive onn copy OF the local laws for the
st use OF their Offices respectively and each Township
Clerk one copy of the local laws for the use OF his
of township, and each of the Trustees of the several
tn wards, and clerks OF cities shall be entitled to
copy and each presiding officer in any incorporated
Of town shall he entitled to one copy. ...
st sEc. 8. Each member OF the General Assembly,
tor his own use, and each Clerk Of the Supreme
Court and Court OF Common Pleas and County Au-
ditor, for the OF their Offices respectively and
ench Township Clerk, ior the of the inhabitants
u OF his township shall receive copy Of the jour
:; mails OF the Senate and House OF Representatives
al the Auditor, Secretary and Treasurer of State shall
Gnch be cntlcd 10 one copy, and the State Librarian,
Tor the Use OF the Library five copies OF said journals
~ ~ SEC g. Each University, College, Academy, and
H. Literary Institution OF this State, that may hereaf
49, ter be established, shall be entitled receive one
copy OF the general laws OF this State, copy OF
the journals Of the Senate and House of Representa-
ves and one copy OF such, each session thereafter
SEC 10. The Clerk ofthe Court of Common Pleas
in each county shall, on demand deliver to each o
the persons and Literary Institutions entitled to
copies OF the laws and journals provided for in this
taking from the respect persons their receipts
NC for the laws and journals So delivered, which shall
be filed In the county Auditors Office, subject TO in
of speciion
II. SIC. IL. Every person entitled texcept members
of of the General Assembly, Clerks and Sergeants. at
ed Arms, Judges OF the Courts and Literary Institutions
re- TO copy copies OF the laws and journals and who
has received the same, shall deliver over the same
Of 10 his or their successors in Office and the shal
N. remain the property of the State of Ohio; md if an
"a. person aforesaid, who is required to deliver
xt his successor such laws and journals, shall refuse
cy demand so 10 do he shall forfeit and pay any sun
ch not less than five nor more than fifteen dollars to b.
recovered in an action Otdeb in the Of the Stat
o Ohio before any Justice OF the Peace, for the
m. of the county.
nd src. y. Whenever any greater number o
copies OF the laws and journals shall be forwarded
Vi the Clerk oil the Court OF Common Pleas otany
an ty than is necessary supply each person, officer,
IT. nsttuton or to be otherwise disposed Of according
ne 10 the provisions OF this act and which shall remain
of unsod then the Clerk aforesaid shall carefully re
tain the surplus number of the laws and journals il
c, his Office, 10 be delivered TO the officers of any
township which may be hereafter organized in sale
county.
SIC 10. Whenever any greater number of copie
OF the laws and journrls shall be printed than may
berequred ior distribution under this act the surplus