Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-04-18


ty to any civil action, cause, or mailer, pen
ding before any court, or before any mayo
or any olher judicial offiicer Of a city, o
town corporate, or before any arbiuaiors, o
referees Of any other State. di1ricl, or terri
tory Of the United States, !may obtain th
testimony of any witness residing In thi
STATE, TO be used in such other State, district
or territory.
SEC. 2. Any officer or commissioner, au
sthorized by any other State, district or Ter
ri,oty of,he United States. 10 take deposi
lions in This State, snail have power at lh
Instance OF any party wishing TO obtain ,h
deposi,ons Of any witness, to cause sucl
witness, if he reside in the county where hi
deposition is 10 be taken by process or sum
/. mons, to appear before him, on a reasona
BILE notice, at certain time and place there
irspecified.
SIC. 8. The officer, or commissioner
before whom such witness shall appear, shat
take down his testimony in wiring, anc
shall certify and transmit, the same 10 the
court or tribunal, before which such civil &C
,ion cause or matter is pending, in such
manner as the practice OF the court or lrl
bunal may require.
SEC. 4. Ifany person should refuse OF
neglect to attend at the time and place men
toned in the summons, issued in accordance
with this act, and not having reasonable
excuse for such refusal or neglect. or II on
his attendance he shall refuse TO testify, OF
answer any question, no, being protected by
law, from leslifying thereto, the officer OF
commissioner issuing such summons, is hero.
BY authorized and empowered TO compel
such person, by attachment. 10 appear and
answer, under such penalties as would be
incurred, for a like offense, on the trial OF a
civil action before Justice of,he Peace, in
this STATE, provided, .ha, before any person
shall Be compelled ,oles,ify, he shall be paid
If he demand them, his lawful fees for at
tendance.
SIC. s. Any personwho shall appear and les
tify, in snaAner aforesaid, shall be entitled to
receive, from the party a. whose instance
no shall have been summoned, seveniy'hve
cents for each day of his attendance, and
five cents per mile from his place Of resi-
dence, 10 and from the place Of taking such
deposition; and if any person summoned as
aforesaid shall appear, and not be called on
90 testify, he shall receive for his attendance
lhe same compensation as he would be en-
titled 10, By this act, for each days aNen'
dance.
SECTION 6. That if any person on his
oath or effirmation, duly administered by
any officer or commissioner authorized tc
take deposilions by virtue oLihis act. shall
in like manner, deny any matter 10 be fact
knowing the same TO be true, every person
so offending, shall be deemed guilty of per-
Jury, and upon conviction thereof, shall be
imprisoned in the peni,en,iary Of Ohio, and
KEEP, at hard labor, not more Than ten nor
less than three years.
SECTION I. That if any person shall per.
suade, procure or suborn any other person,
10 commi, wilful and corrupt perjury, in any
manner aforesaid, every person so offending
shall be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor.
and upon conviction thereof, shall be i'm.
prisoned in the peniten.iary of Ohio, and
kep, at hard labor, not more Than ten, nor
less than three years.
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
eo F. G. LE3LOND,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
JAMES MYERS.
-&asss President Of the Senate.
March rs, 1874.
1881 AN ACT
To punish ceriaia offences therein named
SEC. I. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State Of Ohio, That If any
person shall wilfully and malciously, in the
day time, break and enter any dwelling
house. kitchen, shop, store, warehouse,
,mah.hou suIi,hodse. mill, factory. pottery
waier.craft, school house, church, or meet
ing house, smoke house, barn, stable, rail-
road depot, car factory, station house, or
Yailroad car, wiIh latent TO steal, every per-
son so offending, shall be guilty Of misde-
meanor. and, oa conviction thereof, shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding three
hundred dollars, and be imprisoned in the
celLof the county jail, and be fed on bread
and water only, not exceeding sixty days, al
the discretion Of the cour.
SEC. 2. That an act entitled "an act to
punish certain offence" passed March 20,
1850, Is hereby repealed.
F.C. LEBLOND,
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
JAMES MYERS,
President Of the Senate.
March 25, 1854.
[241 AN ACT.
To amend an act, entitled an act to amenc
an act, entitled "an act to provide for The
organization Of cities and incorporated vii
lages," passed March liz '53.
SECTION /. Be /. enacted be the Genera
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio. Tha
she twentieth section Of said act, be, and III,
same is hereby amended SO as to read a
follows: SEC. AZ I. shall be The duty of,h,
Governor, Auditor, and Secretary Of State
or any Two ofthem, at the time of ascertain
ing the ratio Of representation, as requires
by the eleventh seciior Of the said article o
the constitution, also to ascertain what cite
Of the second class, are entitled TO becom
cities Of the first class, and what incorpora
ted villages are entitled to become cities
and their proper class; and the Governo
shall cause statement thereof, 10 be pre-
pared by the Secretary Of STATE, which state
rnans ha shaII cauoa IN No nuhliehpd in ann