The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-05-17
LAWS OF OHIO:
AN ACT
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.


AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary Of State to con.
tract for copies of new revised edition
Of Swans Statutes Of Ohio.
Sec. /. Be ii enacted by the General As.
sembiy Of the State of Ohio, That ,hs Sec.
retary of State is hereby authorized end
directed to contract, on behal Of the State,
with Ii. W. Derby. OF Cincinnati, for five
thousand copies Of his new revised edition
of Swans Statutes of Ohio. at price not
exceeding two dollars and half peg copy;
Provided, nevertheless, that the contract
aforesaid. shall DE made upon the terms
and conditions following. ,o-wit:
First. That ihe work shall be executed
from stereotype plates, in the style of the
work recently filed by said II. w. Derby,
with the Secretary OF State, and shall con.
tain. in alphabetical arrangement, under
proper heads. all the laws of a general na.
lure now included in said work, aud which
may not be repealed at The present session
as well as the laws of general nature
which shall be passed at the present
session OF the General Assembly. The
work shall contain the Constitution of the
United States. (ihe oldl and (ihe pre- sent)
Constitution of The State Of Ohio. and tho
naturalization laws OF the United States.
Secoud. The said Derby shall stipulate,
with good and sufficient security. to furn.
ish the State with any additional copies Of
Inc work. that the State may from time 10
time require. at price not exceeding two
dollars and fifty cents per copy, and in ell
respects like the foregoing.
Third. That the said Derby shall exc.
cute to the Stale a conveyance Of the ste.
reolype plates. from which the present edi.
lion Of said work shall be printed, Tor the
purpose OF securing 10 The State the publi-
cation OF such copies thereof. as may hero.
hereby purchased. ttss c
Fourth. That before the Secretary Of
State snail pay for said work. it shall be
submitted TO the examination Of the Aiior.
ney General; and upon his decision that
it is edited, printed and bound. in all 70.
spects in accordance with the contract,
shall be paid Tor by the Secretary 81
Filth. That said Derby shall deliver the
number Of copies of said work. for which
the Secretary OF State is hereby directed
to contract. within four months alter tho
passage OF this act. to the Secretary of State
for distribution.
SEC. 2. This act 10 take effect from snd
after the passage thereof.
F. C.. LEBLOND,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives..
JAMES MYERS.
President Of Ae Seaate,
April 18. 1854.
Supplementary 10 the act. entitled ian 40
TO provide Tor compensation to owners
| of private property, appropriated for The
use of corporations passed April 50.
1852.
SEC. /. Be it enacted By the General
Assembly of The Stale Of Ohio. Thai in. all
cases arising under The provisions Of the
act to which this is supplementary. tho
party. whose property is sought TO be ap-
propriated Tor the use Of any corporation,
proceedings before the probate court,
provided for in said act, shall be consider.
ed to hold The affirmative; and If any ar-
gument shall be offered TO the court and
jury, before whom such proceedings is had.
alter the closing OF the testimony on both
! sides. the said party shall be entitled 10
have the opening argument. and if the COR
poration seeking to appropriate the prop
eriy of such party, offer an argument in
reply thereto, the said party shall be enti.
tied to have the closing arg,iment.
: f. C. LEBLOND. =
/ Speaker Of the. House Of Representatives.,
JAMES MYERS,
President Of the Senate.
April 25, 1854.
AN ACT -
Fo regulate the fees OF Justices Of the
Peace and Constables.
SEC. 1. Be 1t enacfed By the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio. That all
Justices of the Peace OF this State shall,
for services rendered. q S herein after speci.
fed. be entitled TO the following fees.io wit:
For summons. each person named in tho
writ, fifteen cents: for order OF srrest, ca.
pias. writ of attachment, writ Of repleyin
or mitlimus, twenty five cents each: for
every subpoena, for one person. fifteen
cents; for each person in addition, five
, cents: for venire for jury, twenty Ave cents:
? Tor issuing execution, twenty-five cents: for
$ warrant in criminal cases, each person na.
r med in the writ. twenty five cents: for ev-
P cry search warrant. twenty five cents: for
: writ Of restitution. twenty five cents: for
u taking and certifying affidavit, twenty. live
cents: for order on jailor Tor prisoner or
n prisoners. twenty. five cents: for entering Z
D disconiinuance or satisfaction, ten cents:
for entering into bond or undertaking BY
| either party, twenty-five cents: Tor filing
. papers necessary TO be preserved by jus.
3 lice, five cents each: for each recognizance
v OF bail in civil cases, twenty five cents: for
= bill of exceptions and copy. ten cents for
each one hundred words; for certifying
the same. twenty five cents: Tor transcript
e from docket, ten cents per one hundred
+ words; for certifying the same. twenty fivs
< cents: for appointing guardian for minor.
TO prosecute suit, Ten cents: for appointing
e special constable or appraisers. twenty
FIVE cents each: for taking recognizancs Of
' a witness, twenty five cents; for each sd.
| diiional witness. len cents: for each recog.
nizance OF bail in criminal cases, twenty.
/ FIVE cents; for every coniinuance or I'D.
> iournment by either party. ten cents: for
) entering rule ofreference. orcopy there,
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