Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-05-08


the diyidens 10 be made half yearly, on the
first Mondays Of July and December, payable
TO the stock hclders len days thereafter; but
no dividend shall be paid 10 any stakeholder
whose stock is delinquent
SECT ION 10. Transfers or stock may be made
by any shareholder. or his legal representative
subject 10 such restrictions as the directors
shall from time TO time. make and establish in
their bylaws.
Section 10. All policies or contracts OF in
surance made or entered into by The company,
may be made either under or without the seal
thereof; they shall he snbscribec by The pres
ideni, or such other officer as mry be tlesigna
ted by the directors for that purpose, md shall
be atlested by the secretary; and being so sub
scribed and aiiesled, they shall be obligatory
on the company.
SECTION Ia. The directors OF any such com
pany shall have power 10 appoint secretary,
and any other officers and agents necessary 70:
transactihg The business OF the company, pay.
ing such salaries and taking such security as
they may judge reasonable. they may ordain
and establish bylaws and regulations not in
consistent with this aci orwiih the constitution
and laws Of this State and The United Slaies,
os sha u appear 10 them necessary for regula.
pany; and il shall be their duty TO keep full
and cpriect entries Of their lransac ions, which
shall al all times be open TO the inspection ol
The stockholders.
SECTION Is. This act, shall. take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
LESTER TAYLOR,
President OF The Senate, pro tem.,
April II, 1856.
mo. o. AN ACT,
10 amend The act entitled can act for opening
and regulating Roads and Highways" passed
January q, 1858.
SECTION l.. Be IL enacted by the General As
sembiy Of The State OF Ohio, That no order OF
the county commissioner for the estabisbme nj
Of county road, or for the alteration or vsca-
lion, in whole or in part, Of state or county
roailshal be executed until twenty days shall
ha Elapsed after the entry OF such order in
tie record Of the commissioners.
SECTION Q. That an appeal from The fna,
order OF The couaty commissioners establishing
a county road, or altering or vacoting, in whole
or in part, stale or county road, may be lake y
| 10 the probate court Of the same county by any
person or persons, having an estate in fee, for
life, or years, in any lands or tenements situate
in any township in said county, in or through
which township such new, altered or vacated
road passes, or by The husband of any married
woman, OF guardian, Of any ward, having such
| an estate.
SECTION 3. That in order 10 perfect such an
appeal, il shall be necessary for the appellant,
or appellants, TO execute with suffc lent sure.
ties, or cause tD be executed sufficient sure
ties, TO be approved by the county auditor, q
bond OF undertaking, payable 10 The state Of
Ohio, in penal sum Of not less than one hun
dred nor more than thee hundred dollars, in
the discretion Of sold auditor, conditioned for
The paymen! b, such appellant, OF appellants,
Of all costs that may be odjudged against him.
or them in the probate court, or in any other
court to which the proceeding may be removed
by petition in error, which bond shall be filed
with said auditor on or before the twentieth
day after the entry Of the order appe lied from
in The record Of the commissioners. But mt
nors, idioIs or lunalics, or their guardians re.
spectyely. may appeal without giving bond,
by causing an entry 70 that effect TO be made,
within The period aforesaid, by the county aud
itor in the record OF The commissioners.
SECTION 4. Within ten days after the filing
Of an appeal bond as AFORESAID. or the making
OF an entry for an appeal as aforesaid, the
county auditor shall transmit 10 the probate
court, The original papers in the premises and
also certified transcript, from the record Of
The commissioners, OF all proceedings and or
deIs had or made by or before them, therein;
upon the receipt OF which the probate Judge
shall forthwith docket The proceedings, styling
The petitioners, plantiffs; and ,he appellant,
or appellants, defendant or defendants; and
Shall set day lcr the hearing IN -reof. which
shall not be later than the twentieth day after
such aocbeting Of the appeal.
SECTION s. If upon The hearing OF said mat
ter II sbs u appear that the proceedings previ.
Gus 10 the appeal. were ia Substance regular
and legal, and il no exception be taken by any
cleimanl Of damages 10 The assessme n, return
ed TO and approved by the county commission
ers, il shall be the dul, OF The Probate Court
10 offirm The order OF The commiss loners, and
10 enter judgement against The appellant, or
apPellaats, fot al costs created by The appeal.
But II SAID previous proceeding shall be
found 10 be substantially erroneous, the court
shall sci them aside. and order another view
Of three disnteresled free eholders OF the county
10 be appointed by the court who shal per.
form the same duties that are required by the
aci Aforesaid olvewers appointed by county
commissioners, except that they shall make
their return 10 The probate court.
The order to said viewers shall specify
place where, ,and day upon which--or within
Two days. Sundays excepted, therea fier--ihey
shall meet 10 Commence The performance of
their dulles, and shall Tequire them to make
their report on OF before day therein speci-
fed, which shall not be later than The twenli.
eth day afler the entry Of the order in said
court. 8 n
The court shallalso appoiT o surveyor TO at
tend such vie~etsand perform the dnties re.
qured by The act aforesaid OF surveyors, who
shall have power 10 take 10 his assistance two
chainmen aud marker, all OF whom shall be
jisintere ted and he shall deliver report aud
plat oil his survey TO one OF said viewers in lime
10 be returned with tEeir report; and il shall be
so returned. $50 sA-ass.s
SECTION g. the proceedings and report Of
The viewers aud surve, or,forof The reviewers
hereinafter mentioned, shalt be substantially
lcg0, aud shall also substantially coincide
with the order Of the commissioners appealed
from, tie court shall confirm such proceedings
and report, aud shall render arjudgenient
against the appellant, or appellants, Tor The
costs created by The appeal.
o., II The report Of said viewers shall DO Ia y
vorable 10 tho petitioners, bul shall materially
pDry from he ordsr,appealed IRON. the court
shall, heyeriIeless, con6rm the same, Il The
same be wilhia The scope OF the peillIon and
substantially legal; and The court may, insuch