Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-04-23
AN UT
Dated March Goth. Is56.

mo. 40 AN ACT
Supplementary to an act 10 provide for tie creation
and regulation Of Incorporated Companies in the
State Of Ohio, passed May !, ls52.
SscTroN 1. Be Il enacted By the General .~5ssembIy Of
fke STATE Of Ohio, That avenue companies may be
created ia any county having 1t least one hundred
thousand Inhabitants in the same manner as is provi'
ded for the creation and regulation of "a lroad cOmla-
mics in the second section OF the act entitle an act to
provide for the creation and regulation of Incorporated
companies in the State Of Ohio, passed May the first,
one thousand eight hundred and hfty-two and when
so incorporated, are hereby authorized to construct an
avenue. as may lie named in their certificate Of incOr-
poration. and hy the name and style provided in said
certificate, shall be deemed a body corporate with sue
cession, and they and thei. associates shall re c.uthed
with all the pOGers, subject to all the restrictions and
governed and regulated iy the same provisions as are
provided fer the creation and regulation Of turnpike
and plank road companies, IN said act to which this is
supplementary, so far as the slme are lot inconsistent
with the provision 5 of his act.
SEcTI0S >. That all avenues shall be opened not
more than nne hundred feet in width, at least sixty
feet Of which shall he cleared Of all distractions and
not less than thirty feet shallb be made an Artificial road
composed o stone, gravel. or other suitable materials.
we'll compact together in such manner s to secure 4
firm, secure and substantial road. and shall not extend
less than eve miles in length; provided, that before
any avenue company shall lie authorized to enter upon
and appropriate any lands for lie use Of such avenue,
they shall first obtain the written consent OF a majority
Of the persons owning the lands sought to be arprspri-
ated. Which said consent shall be entered upon the re
cords Of the company.
SECTION ,. That so soon as any such avenue com
pany sAAil nave competed any suCh Aseluc As aluFe-
said, o. any part thereof, NOT less than two miles to-
grther in any part Of the route, to the acceptance Of
The county commissioners, as provided in the thirty
fifth section OF the act to which ibis is supplementary.
tn said company may, and they are hereby authorized
to erect a toll gate thereon for the collection OF such
tolls as are allowed by law provided, that not less
than five consecutive miles Of said avenue shgn haN e
been put under contract; provided. also, that so soon
As the company shall have completed any such avenue
as aforesaid five miles in extent, they shall have power
to erect thereon two gates, at such places as in the Opin-
ion of the directors may best suoserve the interest Of
the company, for the collection Of the tolls an horiZed
by the tiirty-sixth section OF the act TO winch this is
supp iemeGtary-
SEcIIoS 4 That where. in the laying out of any such
avenue AS aforesaid, it shall become necessary to run
through or along the line of any incorporated village
or special road district. it shall be the duty Of the DO trd
OF directors of the avenue company to obtain the writ
ten consent Of at least two Of the tru'tees Of such in
corpOrated village OF special road district to the laying
ont Of such avenne through or along the territory over
which they have supervision or control.
SEXTON >. That if, on application being made to
district, as contemplated by the fourth section Of this
act, they shall be Of opinion that the public good de
mands the laying out Of such avenue, they are hereby
authorized TO give their written consent to the laying
out AMI construction Of the same, which shall have the
force and effect of a full and complete release Of all
authority over the said avenue within their corporate
jurisdiction. and the directors may. and they are here
by authorized to lay out and construct said avenue
through The territory of such incorporated village or
special road district and control the same in all re-
spects as though the said village or special road dis
trict did not exist.
\. II. An VORUES,
Speaker ofthe House OF Renres eItatiyes.
WM. LAWRENCE,
President Of the Senate, pro TEN.