The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-08-28
Speaker Of the House Of RI presentativet
AN ACT

I49I AN ACT
Supplementary TO an act provide for the creation
aud regulation of incorporated companies in the
State OF Ohio, passed May l, 1852.
Sgcr1oH |. Be il enucttd by the General As
sembly Of the State of Ohio, That avenue com.
panies may be created in any county having at
least one hundred thousand inhabitants in the
same manner is provided for the creation and
regulation of railroad companies IN The second sec
tion of the act entitled act to provide for the
creation and regu alton Of Incorporated companies
in the State of Ohio passed May /, lc52; and when
incorporated aie hereby authorized d to construct
an avenue, aS may be named in their certificate OF
Incorporation, and by the name and style provid.
ed in said Ger ifcate, shall he deemed body cor
porate with succession, and they and their Gsso l.
aes shall be clothed with all the powers, subject
to all the restrictions and governed and regulated
By the same provisions as are provided for the ere.
alton and regulation of turnpike and pladk road
companies. in said act to which this is supplement
tary, 50 far as the not Inconsistent with
the provisions of this act.
SIC 2. That all avenues shall be opened moi
more than one hundred feet in width, at least six
~ feet OF which shall be cleared Of all distractions
and not less than thirty feet feet shall be made an
artificial road composed of stone, gravel or other
suitable materials, well compact togeth her in such
manner as to secure firm, secure and substantial
road and shall not extend less than five miles in
length, provided, that before any avenue company
shall be authorized to enter upon and appropriate
any lands for the OF such avenue, they shall
first obtain the written consent of majority OF the
persons owning the lands sought TO be appropria-
ted, which said consent shall be entered upon the
Iecori- of the company.
SEQ 3. That so soon as any such avenue com
psny shall have completed any such avenue as
aforesaid, or any part thereof, not ess than two
miles togethe: in any part OF the rou e, to the &C
ceptance Of the county commits sIoners as provid-
ed IN the thirty fifth section of the act to which
this is supplementary, the said company may, and
are hereby authorized TO erect toll gate thereon
for the collection Of such tolls as are allowed by
law provided, that not less than hve CONSECUTIVE
miles of said avenue shall have been put uud T
contract; provided, alec, that as the compa-
ny shall have com ieted any such avenue as htOre-
said five miles in extent, they shall have power to
erect thereon two gates at such places as in the
opinion of the directors may best subserye the in
terest Of the company for the collection of the tolls
authorized by he thirty section OF the act to
which this is supplementary.
SIC 4. That where, in the laying out Of any
such avenue aforesaid, it shall become nece7sa.
ry to run through along he line of any incorpo-
rated village special road district it shall be the
duty of the board of directors Of the avenae COM
pany to obtain the written consent Of at least tw
OF the trustees Of such Incorporated village spe-
cial road district to the laying out Of such avenue
through or along the territory over which they
have sui eIvIslOu or control.
SIC. 5. That il, on application being made 10
the trustees OF an Incorporated village or special
road district, as contemplated by the fourth Sec
tion of this act. they shall be of the opinion that
the public good demands the laying olt of such
avenue, they ave hereby authorized to give their
written consent to the laying out and construction
of the same, which shall have the force and effect
Of full and complete release # IL authority over
the said avenue within their corporate jurisdiction
aud the directors may aud they are hereby author
lied to lay ut and construct said avenue through
the territory Cf such Incorporated will ge or special
road district and control the same in all respects
as though the said village special road district
did not exist.
N. II. VAN VORHES
Speaker OF the House of Rrpresrntatil
LESTER TAYLOR,
President of the S.nate, pro TEN.
April 8, 1856.