The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-05-06
LAWS OF OHIO.
Published by Authority.
AN ACT

Snnementary to the act ITO provide for the organ
ization of cities and incorporated villages passed
SEC l. Be II enacted by The General Assembly Of
the State Of Ohio, That whenever it may be neces-
sary for any city provide grounds and erect there
on q court house, jail OF public Offices Tor the use oi
the county within which 1t mny De sltuatea u shali
end may be lawful for the council OF such city to Dor.
row such an amount oi money rs may be required
then and or that purpose to issue the bonds OF the
city bearing sud ratio OF interest and payable such
time nnd place as to the council shall seem proper
and pledge the faith Of the city for the payment
thereof provided however that al moneys 50 Dor
rowed shall be used and applied exclusively to ne
purchase of the ground and the erection oil the build
ings thereon aforesaid and to no othef purpose
whatever.
Sec 2. For Il purpose of paying the interest up
on the loan provided for in the last section, and also
the principal when the same sha iall due, tne coun
Gil of such city is hereby authorized IN addition to
the other allowed by law to levy and assess oil
such taxes as may from time to time be necessary
for that purpose which taxes sho be certified 10 the
county auditor, and collected in the same manner as
other taxes OF said city.
SEC. 3. That section forty.six OF the act entitled
act ito provide for the organization OF cities anu
incorporated villages" passed May 5, leo2, be SO
amended as TO read as follows:
SIC. 46 No order directing the opening of new
road street alley the taking OF any land Tor the
improvement strengthening or changing any road
street alley shall be made by the said trustees un;
LEES they shall all concur therein, and no order snail
be made for the improvement repairs OF any road,
street, alley except on the petition OF two-tirds
of the resident owners of the lots of land through or
by which such rond street or alley or part thereof to
be improved or repaired shall pass -, =,
SEC. 4. That section forty-six OF the act cnhtled
an act ITO provide for the organization OF ciucs nnd
incorporated villages" passed May third one thou
sand eight hundred and fifiy.two be and the same Is
~ JAMES c. JOHNSON,
g.. SpoahergMe MSHss Gt 4 R'p,1stntGGtTire'' pp,EmtG
''' President Of The Senate.
mo. Ill AN ACT
Concerning Divorce and Alimony. :,
SIC l. BE il rndcted by He General As~nhty of
the State Of Ohio, hat the several Courts OF Com
mon Pleas in this State, shall have the cognl'
of ernnting divorces, kT The following causes:
First: Where either OF the parties had a iormer
the second marriage
; Second: Where either of the parties shall have
been wiluly abicnt from the other three years
Third: Adultery.
Fourth: Impotency. .."... ,
Fifth: Extreme cruelty.
Sixth: Fraudulent contract.
Seventh: Gross neglect OF duty. , '.r
Eighth: Habitua drunkenness, Tor three years
Nnth Where either party has been or shall here
after be sentenced to Imprisonment and actually I'M
prisoned in the penienliary OF tins state, or STATE
prison OF any other State or Territory of ,he omien
Staes, or the District of Columbia, tor any viola
ion OF the laws OF the United States; or where either
party has been or shall hereafter be sentenced to i'm
plisonmcnt and actually imprisoned in the peniten,
tiay in this state FOR any violation OF the criminal
laws OF this state or in the peniteniay or snte pi
son OF any Of the United States or either OF the ter
ritories thereof the District OF Columbia TOR any
crime or offence against the laws ot either OF SAID
States or Territories, OF the District OF Columbia;
provided such crime offence agninst the laws Of
such State, Territory or District OF Columbia, be OF
the same character or grade us as or may be oy me
laws Of this State punished by imprisonment IN the
at ola thafn
for di, orce under the ninth cause Of this section
shall be made during the Imprisonment OF the ad-
verse party. .........
already declared in this net, the several Courts o
Common Pleas of this State shall have power to
grant divorce in favor OF party applying tor tht
same whenever it shall be made TO appear that The
husband or vile, OF such party has obtained decree
OF divorce in any of the courts of any other State
by virtue of which the party who shall have obtain
ed such decree shall have been released from th'
obligation OF the marriage contract while the sam'
remains binding upon the other party.
SIC. 3. That in all cases where divorce shol
be applied for, the complainant shall file his or he
petition in the office OF the Clerk OF the Court OF TN
proper county at least two months before lhe slt
distinctly sci forth the true cause ol complaint, AM
al the adverse party is resident OF the county II
which the petition is filed, the Clerk of said Cour
shall issue summons directed to the sheriff OF tn
county, which together with copy of the, petition
shall be served on the adverse party at least ST
weeks before the sitting of said Court: but il the par
ty defe ndant is not resident oil the county IN Wlc
he peton shall be filed then notice shall be give
of tile pendency OF said petition by publication
some newspaper OF general circnlation tor the teri
of six nsecuve weeks, which notice shall contal
the Substance and prayer OF said petition, and
such case summons and copy OF the petition sha
forthwith on the filing OF said petition, be doposle
in the post Office, directed TO the party defendant
tis or her place OF residence unless itshal he made
nj pear to the satisfaction OF said Court by affidavit
o,hera Use, that such residence is neither known
said applicant, nor can with reasonable diligence
sascertained by him or her; or IL the adverse par
oshall reside in any other county OF this State,
applicant may at his or election, give notice |
service Of a summons and copy OF the penho
which service shall be made at least six weeks b
fore the sitting of said CourI provided that noihiI
in this act shall BE- so construed To prevent hen
ing or decision OF the cause at the first term ait
ths petition shall be filed. nult ...f...i To-.
SEC 4. The party by such summons shall be 7
aui-ed to appear and answer said petition, whi
answer shall be received without oath, and il I
party Comp aimed of shall not appcur, or, nppean
ashall admit deny the allegations in said petite
the court shall theTeopen proceed 20 hear and d
iermine the same, and il, upon hearing any or
oil the charges in said petition to he confined to
causes enumerated in the first section OF this act,
shall by disinterested testimony, bo proved To
satisfaction OF said court the court may proceed
pronounce the marriage contract dissolved g. boil
,ie parties released from the obligations Vi ths sal