Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-05-31
WHOLE NO. 4 &C. Z

on the grand levy, as provided for in the twenty
sixth and twenty-seyenth sections OF said act,
may, either personally, or by an agent, discharge
the same by labor, to be performed on the road,
within the proper district within that township.
where such tax may be charged, by an able bodi-
ed man. at the rate of one dollar per day, for each
days work, and ratable proportion per, day for
ohy team, wagon, cart, plow, or scrhper, that the
supervisor may deem proper TO employ; which
labor shall be performed under the direction of the
supervisor, to give any person for whose benefit
such labor was performed, a certificate of the
amount Of such labor, which certificate shall spe-
city the amount of tax SO paid in labor, and the
district and township wherein such labor was per-
formed; also, that said work was done between
the first day Of April and the FIRST day Of October;
which certificate shall in no case be sY0ilable for
any greater sum than shall be charged against
such person in the district where such labor was
performed. And the County Treasurer shall re-
ceive all such certificates as money in the, dis
charge of such road tax. s,,..,s.+ ga
SEC 9 That it shall be the duty Of the Conn-
ty Treasurer to collect all taxes for road purpo-
ses, the same as other taxes except as herein pro-
vided in section one of this act; and the taxes. SO
collected, shall be paid over to the proper town
ship treasurer, which shall be expended on the
public roads within the district from which the
same has been collected. - .,s.,,
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from and af-
ter its passage. IL !. .t ,-..r.'.,.,-,-,,.
Sec. A. That section thirty-three Of the act
prescribing the duties of supervisors and relating
to roads and highways, passed February 18th, A,
D, 1853, is hereby repealed; >, ,,oov tsaa,
Speaker of the House of Representatives. pro terss
@ JAMES MYERS. "a
f@.A" President of the Senate
April 7, 1854. 10y. ...., \. 80. 4, Vi,
i 1921 80 . AN ACT .5q5 =, .sg es3
To prohibit the circulation of Foreign Bank Bills,
Of a less denomination than ten dollars.
Sec. /. BE 1t enacted 6y the General Assembly of
the State of Ohio, That from and after the first
day of October, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty -four, it shall be
lawful for any person or persons, firm or body cor
poratet pass, transfer, ,or circulate, either directly
or indirectly or offer to pass transfer circulate,
or cause to be passed, transferred circulated,
1 to receive, or cause to be received, any bank
I BILL or note of less denomination than ten dol
lars, unless said bank bill or note shall have been
issued by and made payable at one of the banks Of
this State, in accordance with the laws of this
State, Provided, however, that the mere transfer
or receiving of such unlawful paper bona fde, for
the purpose of sending the same directly out of
this State, for redemption, shall not be deemed a
violation of the provisions of this act. s.~,r,
Sec. 2. That all bank bills Of a less denomina-
! ton than ten dollars unless issued by and made
payable at one of the banks of this State, in ac-
cordanee with the laws of this State shall not d.
rectly or indirectly, be paid out or received in
payment of any tax, debt, judgment, decree, fine,
or amercement, or other demand whatever; and
all such unlawful paper shall be held in this State
, to be worthless, and all contracts in relation
thereto null and void; and any disbursements or
payments or exchange for other property of value
: made or attempted to be made Herewith, of no
effect whatever. - H.
Sec. 8. That any bank or bankers, broker or
brokers, or body corporate, or public officer or
I officers, knowingly violating any Of the proyis-
ions of this act, shall forfeit and pay for every
: such violation the sum of one hundred dollars,
and any other person or persons the sum of ten
dollars, to be recovered in civil action in the
State Of Ohio, upon complainttin writing, on oath
:; in the same manner that debts, Of like amount
are by law recoverable, and under the same limi-
q tations and provisions, one half of which shall go
: to the person complaining and the other half to
: the Treasurer of the township in which the of
n fence was committed, and for the use of common
schools in said township; and the person SO conf
r planning shall not, after filing of such complaint,
/ be liable to forfeiture in the same case, al
though party to the same offence. @ -
o SEC A. The following shall be the form Of the
Il complaint in suits for toreitures and under the
ID provisions of this act, so far the same may be
ID applicable, but may be varied to suit the nature
of the particular case, namely: State of Ohio,
in --- County, SIS. Before me. A. b., one OF
D. the justices of the peace for said county, personal
ly came C. D., who, being duly sworn, deposeth
and saith, that ON or about the - day of -
in the year., in the township OF -, --,
at the county OF ---- aforesaid, +. F..
(if bank, body corporate, broker, or pub
lie officer, describe them accordingly did
knowingly pass, Cor transfer, or cause to be pass
ed or transferred, &C., as the case may be,) tc
IN one G. H., a certain bank bill, Cor note) of the
a. denomination of - dollars, not issued by ant
nd made payable at any one. Of the banks of thu
nd State of Ohio, in accordance. with the existing
laws of said State, and this deponent verify be
h lieyes the foregoing complaint to be true, and fur
ri ri ther saith not. (Signed) C. d. Sworn to AM
he subscribed before me, at the township and COUNTY
W. aforesaid, this - day Fl. A. b., Justic
ne of the peace. Upon such complaint being filed
SO the Justice shall issue summons thereon, Tor ca
of pias or other civil process, upon the proper af
in davit being made, as the case may be,) stain!
s. briefly therein the substance Of such complaint
be and make such writ returnabe, in other cases
s.. Sec 5. That the members of every firm, an
10 the stockholders Of every incorporated company
IN and every bank or banker, broker, public Office
bv or other person. SHALL in addition to the forfeit
,es ure specified in the third section OF this act
es dvidually liable for the redemption in gold OF 81
in yer coin, of all such unlawful paper put in crc
in laton, paid out or transferred by them or sur
led, firm, Incorporated company, or bank Of whie
er. they are members or stockholders; and ever
M bank or other incorporated company, who sha
bile knowingly violate any provisions Of this act sha
,ch thereby forfeit its charter and corporate privilege
the and ali notes, and other securities or obligation
er- discounted in whole orin part by any bank, banl
to er, Or bankers broker or brokers with. OF by