The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-05-18
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
I54] AN ACT
10 regulate the making of cellars, exca
vations and foundations.
Sec. /. Be IL enacted 6yMe General as
senaJly of tie State Of Ohio, That if the
owner or possessor of any lot Of land, in
any city, or Incorporated village, in this
State, shall dig, or cause to be dug. an Y
cellar, pit, vault or excavation, to a grea
ter depth than twelve feet below tie curb
of the street on which such lot abuts, OF
if there be no curb, below the surface oi
the adjoining lots, and shall by such ex.
cavation, cause any damage to any well,
house, or other building, upon the lots ad-
joining thereto, the said owner or posses
sor shall be liable in civil action, to the
party injured, to the full amount of the
damage aforesaid; Provided, however
that such owner or posscssor, may dig, o,
cause to be dug, any such cellar, pit OF
excavation, to the full depth of any foun.
dation walls of any building upon the ad
joining lots, and to the full depth of twelve
feet below the grade of the street whereor
such lot abuts, established by the corpor.
ate authority Of any such city or incor.
porated village, without inculring the
liability prescribed in this act. Is aas5
F. G.. LEBLOND, --. -.,.r
Speaker of the House of Representatives
r.sf JAMES MYERS,
-a President of the Senate.
April 28th, 1854. -.a.....
81 AN ACT
To authorize County Surveyors to ack
nowledge deeds and other instruments
and to administer oaths. -.r
Sec. 1. BE 1t enacted by the General As
senably of the State Of Ohio, Thatthe sever
al County surveyors, now and hereafter
in Office in the several counties of the
State of Ohio, shall each, in their respec
tive counties, have the same power to take
and certify the Acknowledgements of deed:
mortgages, powers Of attorney, and 9th
erinstruments affecting real estate, thai
justices of the peace now or at any timt
hereafter may have in their proper coun
ties.
Sec. Q. That the several County Sur
veyors, now and hereafter in Office in the
State of Ohio, shall each, within their res
pective counties, have the same power tx
administer oaths and affirmations, and te
take afidavits, and certify all of the same
that justices Of the peace, now or here
after, at any time, may have in their prop
er counties, except in the trial Of causes
before such justices.
F. G.. LEBLOND, Z
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JAMES MYERS,
President Of the Senate
April 90, 1851.
T47] & AN ACT
70 amend the act entitled ian act to pro
vide for draining and reclaiming tn
swamp and overfowed lands granted t.
the State of Ohio, by act Of Congress
approved September %, 1850.
Sec. /. Be 1t enacted 6ythe Gsneral rs
senably Of the State Of Ohio, That the nintl
section of the act to which this is amen
datory, be so amended as to read as fol
lows: Section nine. That if, after tn
said swamp or overhowed lands of thl
State, lying within any county, be drained
and reclaimed as herein provided, ther
shall remain any of the said lands undis
posed of, it shall be the duty Of the coun
ty commissioners of such county to ap
praise the same and make return of sucl
appraisal as aforesaid; upon the filing O
such return in his Office, the said count7
auditor is hereby authorized to sell tn
said lands at the appraised value thereof
to any applicant therefor, who will max
an oath or affirmation that it is his inten
ton to improve and make the same per
manent residence, or that the same adjoi
to and are necessary to the properimprove
ment of lands then owned and improves
by such applicant, which said oath or affir
nation, the said county auditor is hereb,
authorized to administer; and in all case
of sales as pre- scribed in this section, tn
said county auditor shall receipt to tn
purchaser for the amount of money re
ceived, and described therein the land
sold, which said receipt, upon presentation
and delivery to the Governor, shall enti
tie the purchaserto a patent of such lands
to be executed and recorded as prescribe'
by sections seven and eight, of the act t
which this is an amendment: Provided
that such of said swamp or overhowe'
lands, as are incapable of being draine
and reclaimed, may be sold without tn
oath or affirmation hereinbefore requir
cd -
Sec. 9. That the ninth section of tn
aforesaid act be, and the same is hereb
repealed. he
F. G. LEBLOND,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JAMES MYERS,
President of the Senate
April 25, 1854. 7 5
| [48] AN ACT
Supplementary to the act, entitled San &C
to provide for compensation to owner
of private property, appropriated 70
the use of corporations, passed Apr
80, 1859.
Sec. !. Be Il enactedJyMe General As
senaJly C tie State Of Ohio, That in a
cases arising under the provisions of th
act to which this is supplementary, tn
party, whose property is sought to be ap
propriated for the use of any corporation
by proceedings before the probate court
provided for in said act, shall be consider