The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-06-30

next annual election, and until bis sue
cessor shall be elected and qualified;
ProUided, that if such appointment shall
mol be made more than twenty days be-
fore The annual election next thereafter,
then, in such case, the Treasurer so op-
pointed shall hold his Office until the sec,
ond annual election next after his ap,
poiniment, and until his successor is du>
ly elected and qualified.
SEc. 2, Thai section four of the act
to which this is an amendment, is hereby
repealed. This act TO take effect and DO
ia force, from and after lis passage.
F. G. LIE BLOND,
Speaker ofthe Hnuse of Representatives.
m JAMES MYERS,
President OF lie Senate,
Moy lst, 1854.
AN ACT
To prohibit the circulation Of Foreign
Bank Bills, Of a less denomination than
ten dollars. @e'
SEQ. l. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly ofthe STATE Of Ohio, That from
and after The first day Of October, in the
year of our Lord one thousandeight bun,
dted and tifly4lpur, il shall b0 unlawful
for any pe4spu8s persons, firm, OF boas
corpogaY, pass ttanafdfyNt ciFealate4
el.her Jirecilysar iuftfcc,ly. or oissr 10
pass, 1rmlsfer0r circulate, Or cetsa 10 be
passed, transferred ar circulated, or to re-
ceive or caused 10 be e1eceiYed, any bank
bill, or motto Of a less denorinettoa than
len dollars, unless aaia b4idl bilP or note
shall have baenlSsucd by a05 mfdsspey
able .! one of The banks ef this Sgate, inl
accordance with 4hs laws or 5his State !;
Provided, however, that the mere traas-
thr orFeceivine Of such utltawtuf pspst
bona fde, for the purpose q sending The,
same directly eht of Ibis State, for fe,
demptioii, shall not be deemed violar
lion Of tie provisions pf tliis aci.
SRc. 2. That All'bank bills Of a less
denoniinafI6n than ten slol!ars, s,dplessisS :
sued By and uradsgpay ab.eat ems Of tlieI
banks Of illlsiSIase, in pceoidanee with
ite.ipvscfibis STATE, e,ssllsll anot directly
-ov jndIecllys be paid nnt,or tecciyed in
payment Of any lax, debt, judgmenl de>
terezsaney or alnefcomeaI, saraoiher dss
mans whaietet; and all such uAiaWfu'
paper shall besheld in this Slate 10 be
worthless, and all5coinracts in relation
thereto null and void; and any disbutse-
aisfl,s or payments or exchange for 9TH
CT property Of value, made or attempted
TO be tnade herewith, Of no effect what
ever. H4
SEC. 3. That any bank or bankers
broker OF brokers, OR body corporate, o
public officer OF officers, knowingly VIC
aiing any Of the provisions Of this ac'
shall forfeit and pay for every such VIC
!alion, the sum of ono hundred dollars
and any other person or persons the sun
Of ten dollars. TO be recovered in a civl
action n the name Of The State Of Ohio
upon complaint in wiring, on oath, il
the same manner that debs Of lik
amour, are by law recoverable, and un
der the same limitations and provisions
ono half of Which shall 60 TO the perso
complaining, and tho other half TO ib
4 Treasurer Of the township in which III
offence was committed, and for the US
of common schools in said township, an
the person so complaining, shall not,aft,
The filing Of such complaint, be liable
forfeiture in the same case, although
party 10 the same offence.
SEC. 4. The following shall be III
form of The complain. in suits for fo
FIXTURES underihe provisions of this &C
SO far as the same may be applicable,b
may be varied TO suit the nature of It
particular case, namely: State Of Obi
----County, ss. Before me, A. L
one of the justices Of the pence for sa
county, personally came G. d., who, b
ing duly sworn, deposeth and saith, th
/ on or about ihe---day of-a--,
the year---, in the township Of
{ at the county Of ---, Aforesaid, E.
D (it bank, body corporate, broker,
b public officer, describe them accordingly
$ did knowingly pass, (or transfer, or eau
e 10 be passed or transferred, &C., as Il
case may be) to one G II "a certain bal
9 bill, Cor note )of the denomination Of
# dollars, not issued by and made payab
a, any one Of the banks of the State
Ohio,in accordance with the existing la,
!. lof said State, and this deponent veri
believes tho foregoing complaint 10
J. true, and further saith not. (Signed)
y. Sworn 10 and subscribed before m
al the township and county aforesaid.t II
day Of. A. B.. Justice
J. the Peace. Upon such complaint bell
j. fled, the justice shall issue summo
thereon, Cor capias, or other civil proce'
n upon the proper affidavit being made,
e the case may be,) stating briefly thsrvi
d the substance of'such complaint, al
il make such writ returnable, as in 9th
IT cases.
IT, SEC. 5. That the members Of eve