The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-05-25

eight hundred and flty-Ihree, be SO a
mended as to read; Section 5. The
court OF common pleas shall have origi-
nal jurisdiction in all civil cases, where
the sum, or matter in dispute, exceeds
the jurisdiction of justices of the peace;
and appellate jurisdiction from the decis
ion of county commissioners, justices of
the peace. and other inferior courts in the
proper county, in all civil cases, subject
to the regulation provided by law 1t
shall have original jurisdiction of all
crimes and offences, except in cases Of
minor offences, the exclusive jurisdiction
of which is invested in justices of the
peace, or that may be vested in courts in
terior to the common pleas; Provided,
however, that in all criminal cases where
a person shall be indicted and tried i'll the
court of common pleas, for an offence
properly cogaizable therein, and he shall
be found guilty of any such minor of
fence embraced within the terms of the
indictment, the jury shall SO return in
their verdict, and the court shall there
upon proceed to pass the. sentence pres
cribed by law, in such case.
Sec. 9. Section fifth of an act entitled
an act to amend an act relating to the
organization of courts of justices, and
their powers and duties" passed March
fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred
and fifty three, be, and the same is here
by repealed.
F. G. LEBLOND.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JAMES MYERS.
President of the Senate.
April 90, 1854.
[67] AN ACT
70 amend the act entitled can act pres
cribing the duties of Supervisors, ant
relating 10 Roads and Highways"
Sec 1. Be ii enacted By the General As
sem5ly of the State Of Ohio, That the TWEEN
ty-seventh section Of the act entitled "al
act prescribing the duties of supervisors
and relating to roads and highways,
passed February 13, 1853, be SO amend
ed as to read as bllows: Section 27.-
The county commissioners of any count,
in this State, shall not levy, in any on
year, greater amount of road tax thai
is herein specified, viz: When the ag
grega;e amount of taxable property EN-
tered upon the list shall be fifty million
of dollars, the tax shall not be less tha
one twenty fifth of one mill, nor NOR
than one mill; and when the aggregate
mount of taxable property entered upo
the list shall be three millions of dollars
the tax shall not be less than one-tenth {
one mill, nor more than one mill on th
/ dollar; and when it is less than three mi
lions of dollars, the road tax shall not
less than two-tenth of a mill, nor NOR
than one and half mill on the dollar
: Provided, that nothing in this section sha
be so construed as to prohibit the count
commissioners in any county in this Stat
when the aggregate amount of taxab
property entered upon the list shall /
less than eight millions, from levying a
i additional tax for road purposes, not e.
ceeding eight mills on the dollar, whene'
er they may deem it necessary; W walc
shall be collected in the same manner an
, at the same time that State and count
taxes are collected and paid into the coul
ty treasures of each county, which ia
shall be applied to the opening and repai
ing roads, and the repairing and col
structing bridges in the respective coul
t ty or counties, where such tax may
! levied as aforesaid.
Sec 2. That the twenty seventh Sc
i t;ou ofthe actto which this is an amens
7 ment, be, and is hereby repealed.
F. c.. LEBLOND,
/, Speaker of the House of Representative
JAMES MYERS,
President of the Senate.
April 29th, 1854.