The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-02-04

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Speaker Of tie House OF Representatives
| S,1 WILLIAM MEDlLL, 3
| d Presiden. Of the Senate
| January IL, 1853.
mo. l21 9m,z
| AN ACT supplementary To the act en-.
titled an act sto abolish the Office OF
| Register and Receiver Of the State
| Land Office at Defiance, aud TO regu-
| late the sale Of lands at said sffice; and
| 10 create the office Of Land Commis-5
sioner," passed April 10th, 1852; and
TO repeal the seventh and fourteenth
sections Of said act. u
| Sec. l. Be II enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
section seven and fourteen Of said act he
and The same are hereby repealed; Pro-
vided, lha, such repeal shall in no wise
affect any rights accruing under said sew
enih section repealed.
Sec. 2. Thar sald lands shall be sold
to actual settlers at scventy-6ve per cent.
below the appraised value, Provided.
there shall not he sold to any one person
under he prov4ons of this act at such
reduced price more than one quarter OF
one section Of said lands, and provided
;ha: any applicant who applies 10 enter
or purchase any Of said land at said re-
duc,un, shall, before any certificate or
other evidence Of purchase or entry is
issued to him or TO her by said commits
sioner, make and subscribe an affidavit
that it is bona fide his or her Intention,
within twelve months, from and after
said purchase. 10 enter upon and improve
the tract so purchased, and tina, he or
she has not made said purchase for the
purpose Of speculation merely; but foi
the purpose Of securing home Tor him
self OF herself and family; which affidavit
shall he presersedby the commissioner
aforesaid, with the records of his Office.
Sec. 8. That in the event OF any per
son either directly or indirectly entering
a greater qutntity Of land than he is per.
mi,ied 10 purchase by the second section
of this act, all entries or urchases made
by any such person under this act shall
| be held and deemed fraudulent for all
intents and purposes: and ifno deed has
issued to such purchaser, none shall ever
be delivered 10 him, and il p deed has
been executed, thon tho same shall be
lheld invalid as deed Of conveyance
upon proof of such fraudulent entry or
purchase !, and the purchaser shall not
only | Sc. the benefit OF his purchase
but shall inino way recover back The
money paid FOR said lands. .q sbg.y
JAMES O. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
4 WILLIAM MEDILL.
i ~ President Of The Senate.
January 10, 1853. ,aps ,a3 81 II
6.aa t mo. 10 s a,saa
I AN ACT to provide for the distribution
and safe keeping Of the Laws and Jour
avb. I
Sec. l.. Be II rnacied by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That the
General Assembly, aileach session there
Of. shall hvjoini resolution. direc, the
number Of copies ofIbe lnws and Journals
to which each county shall be entitled,
to be distributed and preserved according
toihe provisions OF tlis ACT.
\ Sec. 2. The Secretary Of State shall,
at he close Of each session Of the Gen
eral Assembly, or as soon thereafter as
The laws and journals may be printed
and read for distribution, box, up the
4 humber which each county may be en,i-
tied TO, and forward the same by public
C uvcy dirrcied 10 The Clerk afthe
Couri of Comm on Pleas; and IN all cases
where said laws and journals canno, reach
the county seat ofany county, for want
10 some mode of public conveyance, tAs
| Secretary of State shall csnse The same
Ito be .depes;ied in a SO cure 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 purnas
at such point; and in all sucb cases, the
/. S, eretsry of State shall conirae, with tbe
said Clerk TO convey said inws and jour
. nails to his Office al the county seat Of bis
county.
Sec. 8. 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, he shall pay
The freight on the same in advance, ano
/, take duplicate receipt for the amoun
/ so paid, one of which he aball file witt
: 1.-THE Auditor Of State.
i Sec. 4. Each member Of the Genera
Assembly, each Clerk and sargeani-at
Arms, each Judge Of every Cour. Of Re
!, cord, each Justice Of the Peace, Consia
) bic. Coroner, Recorder, Commissioner
uf InsoIvents, Prosecuting Attorney, (fo
! The use Of the Grand Jury,( County Au
diior, Treasurer and Surveyor counl.
! Commissioners, the Directors Of th'
! county Jnfrmary, Township Trustee
md Tos nshp clerk shall be entitled Il
4 RI oaive noa cnDv nc The GENERAL laws