The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-07-07
La w S OF OHIO.
AN ACr

Poace, spd Of ihe duties Of ConsIables
ia civil cases, "paasedMarch fourteenth,
one thousand eight hundred and iify-
ihfee.
Src. i. Be II enacted By the General
Assembly Of The State Of Ohio, That soc
,ion four Of The acl Guided ''an act for
the Jurisdiction and procedure before Jus
ilces Of the Peace, and Of the duties OF
Consiablss in civil cases." passed March
fourteenth. one thousand eigh, hundred
and fitysihree. be SO amended as 10 read
as fellows: Section a. Under the res
tiic,ons and lmitslions herein provided,
Justices osihe Peace shall have exclu..
siys original Jurisdiction of auy sum moi
exceeding one hundred dollars, and con,
current jurisdiction with the Court Of
Common Pleas,in any sum over one hun-
drsd dollars end mol exceeding three hun
dred dollars.
SIC 2. That section Eve OF the Obnyc
mentioned acl, be so nmended as TO read
as follows: Section 5. When the bal-
Rnce claimed to be due, on any open or
unsettled account, or on my bill, note,or
bond, shall be less than three hundred
dollars, the party by whom such balance
maj be claimed, may commence his ac-
iion therefor before jasIice Of the peace,
who shall have power, aud is hereby uu~
thorized to hear end determine the mat
iers in controversy, without regard to The
Original account or contract, and he may
render judgment for any balance found
due not exceeding three hundred dol
lars; snd If anY plaintiff appeal from a
Judgment entered in his favor for such
balance, and shall recover Judgment fora
aum greater than three hundred dollars,
besides interest and costs, he shall not
recover costs, on such appeal.
SEc. 3. That section seven OF the
above named act, be so amended as TO
Eead as follows: Section 7. Ii any debtor
shall appear before justice Of the peace,
without process, and confess that he is
indebted to another, Il shall be lawful for
such justice, on the application OF the
cYedi,oF,to render judgment on such cons
feEsion against the debtor for any sum
not exceeding three hundred dollars.
SIC. 5. That the original sections
four, Ave and seven. Of the act 10 which
this is amendaiory, be-, and the Same are
hereby repealed.
F. C. LIE BLOND,
Speaker Of lheEiousc Of Representatives.
ROBERT LEE,
President Of The Senate, pro tenn.
Mag lsi, 1854.
AN ACT
Authcsizing County Commissioners to
grant fufthet iime For the completion
Or Free Turnpike Roads, and praying
for the same.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted BY the Gen
eral Assembly ofths State Of Ohio, That
when the Commissioners Of any free
turnpike road company shall fail. either
for the want of time or sufficient means
10 complete such rond, il may be lawful
for the county commissioners Of such
county or counties, through which said
road may be located, TO grant such ex.
tension OF time, for the completion Of the
same, as to them may seem reasonable
and proper; Provided, that said county
commissioners may further continue or
cause 10 be continued such special taxes
az were,hy the original act or act amend.
atory, authorized TO be assessed for the
construction Of such road, upon applca-
zion Of majority Of The residents who
are chmgeabIe with such special TAX.
(. SEc. Q. This act shnll be enforced for
four years from and after its passage.
SEC. 3. All acts and parts Of acts con
hictiug herewith, ars hereby repealed.
r. g. LIE BLOND,
Speaker Of the House Of Representative
JAMES MYERS,
President Of the Senate,
May lst, 1854.
AN ACT
To amsnd section foriy-pine Of the Code
Of Civil Procedure of the Stale Of Ohio
SEQ |. Bel. enacted bgths Genera
Assembly fine Stateof Ohio, That sec
lion forty -nide DC lie Code Of Civil Pro-
cedure os The State of Ohio, be, and the
same is hereby amended SO as to read as
follows: SECTION 40. An aeiion against
ihe owner Of lins Of mail stagas,or oth>
Ell ooaches, for an injury 70 person o.
property, upon the road or line, OF upon
aliabiliiy as as carrier, and any action
against Rail Road Company, may be
brought in any county through, OF into
which such road Of line passes; and said
original section foHy-nine is hereby re
pealed.
r, G. LIZ BLOND,
SpeakCr OF the House Of Representatives.
ROBERT Lee.
President Of the Senate, pro iom.
May lsl, 1854.
I, JoHM MoNRoE. Auditor in and for
Putnam county, Ohio, do hereby certify
ihst The foregoing laws have been care-
fully compared by me, and aro in accor.
danca with thoss certified to by the Sec.
fesafy or State.
e JOHN MONROE, Auditor.