The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-08-14
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED ny AUTHORITY.
/ No. 1881 AN ACT

leases lnCItlp, IN lnc county VI ''oilIh
Sncr,oN |. BE il enacted by the General AS
sc1phy Of thG Stmc of Ohio. That all leases, u.s.
signce or assiuueps, Of al amy part of section
number ~, granted BY Congress for religious pur-
poses, or any other pere'n or persons tcing the
owner or owners legal ~ equitable. of any lease
or any part parcel uf said section humber ", IN
the orruioua surveyed township in the county of
Galli4, in this State when, under the provisions oil
" an act authorizing the sale OF lands granted by
Congress fer the support Of religion within the
Ohio Company's Purchase, passed March ), 1904,
the vote ther in provided 10 be taken resulted IN
favor Of the lie Of said section number ~, shan
be entitled to return their ease lenses or other eV
dencp of title to the auditor OF ead county and II
is hereby made the duty of sa auditor, on such
return being made TO him. to endorse on the back
Of said lease leases other evidence of title, that
such lesee, assignee owner thereof does release
TO the State of Ohio in trust for the use of the
township to which the land belonged, all right,
title interest and estate wh h is vest, in him by
such lease, leases other evid nee of le, which
pndor en- ert shall be signed and sealed by the
lessee, essces or owner thereof in the presence of
said auditor and it shall be the duty of said audi
tor 10 enter in book 10 he by him provided for
that pur osc the date Of The original lease leas
es, and the date Of the assignment or other evil
derce OF title so Presented by the owner to the
auditor the of the original lessee or lessces,
the name of the owner who surrcnders the same,
the description gf the land with tho number OF
acres, the rate per Mt which the same was ap.
praised a the last previous appraisment; ana 1t
been recorded, the byok and page where the same
may be found and also the date of said application
10 surrender,
SIC g That on surrcndering any le se leases,
or other evidence Of title aforesaid, such lessee
or owner shall be entitled to receive from the coun-
ty auditor certificate of purchase for the land
contained in such lease, leases or other evidence
of tile by paying therefor the appraised value per
acre of such land sccoeding to the iast legal ap.
praisement thereof together with all rents which
Iun hp dino the TO the time OF sur
rendering Il G same in the manner following, to
wit Ali the rents due if any and one fourth palt
of the purchase money or appraised value OF such
lands at the time of suTrPnderirg the said lease,
leases or other evidences If title aforesaid shall
he paid in hand and residue nf such appraised
value shall he divided into three equa, enstal-
ments, one Of which is to he paid annually from
and after date q the surrender as Aforesaid until
the whole he paid.
SIC. 3. All payments under the provisions Of
this act shall he made to the treasurer of said cOun
ty, and TO enable the person whose duty it is to
make such payment, such crson shall receive
from the auditor a certificate specifying on what
account such payment is to he made, and the
amount thereof such person, on making payment
shall receive the trcasurers receipt therefor, which
he shall deliver to the county auditor who shall
preserve the same and char,e the treasurer there
with, and give to the 'rson making such payment
certificate specify ing on what account such pay
ment was made
SEC 4. That the treasurer Of said county shall
keep separate accounts OF All money received ull-
der the provisions of this act, specifying when
from whom, and on what account, each item wa
received and it shall he the duty OF said county
treasurer TO make and transmit, ON the first Mon
day in January annually, transcript Of said ac
counts, BY mail to the auditor of State aud the
county treasurer shall pay annually, nn or be
fore the first Monday in February. all money
which shall come into is hands on account o.
such lands during the proceeding year.
STc That when the own,r of any lease tC
trnc- nt = of n nt nfe al m he
30 shall surrender his said lease, under the pro
visions OF this act the county auditor shall give
she owner Of such lease certificate specifying th'
date of such surrender, the uf the person sur
rendering the same, the description of the land 81
surrendersd, the amount of the purchase money
the number Of insialments, the amount paid, ant
and when the residue will become due and pay
able
SFc. G. That when the purchaser of any of tn,
aforesaid lands, or any legal representative or as
signce of such purchaser, shall have paid Tor an!
tract or parcel of lard according 10 the provision
of this act, the county auditor, or other proper OF
fcor shall give the pc sen enti led thereto, tna
certificate particularly describing The parcel G
land SO paid, for end Il Q several sums that ma.
lave been paid II creon and upon presentation G
said certificate TO the auditor Of State, he shal
make the draft Of deed to the person or person
entitled thereto which he shall deliver to the Coy
ernor, accompanied by snch final certificate, whic
said deed shall be signed by the Goncrnor, scale
by abe great seal Of the State of Ohio and be cour
.7.gned and recorded by the secretary of Stat
ta- .-ivercd TO the person cntit!ed thereto, upo
~r- p That If any purchaser Of any lands
h,TgiuHs,ere provided. shall fail for one year,
.laas payment of any instament which may b
ell- 1u- md payable thereon, the proper count
..-..nr or o'hci officer which may by law be al
pointed for that purpose shall proceed to sell sue
parcel Of land with all the improvements thereof
at the court house in said county to the highe
bidder, after having given notice of such sale, :
causing an advertisement Containing a descril
ito OF sal land and stating Gav on which sue
sale will be made, not more than three montl
from tie Late of said advertisements to be pul
lisded at least four times in some newspaper
cd reral circulation in such county, one of whiC
publications shall be at least forty days before Il
time appointed for the sale thereof: Provided, th
no bid shall be received for less sum than Il
amount due and to become due to the State, inclu
ing all the expenses of sale and If no person wi
bid thad amount suoh parcel Of land, togeth
with al money paid thereon, shall absolutely
forfeited to the State of Ohio in trust for the
the inhabitants of the township to which the Ian
belonged hut if such porcel OF land shall sell +
more than the amonnt due to the State of Ohio, i
GLIDING the expenses of sale the surplus shall
long to the original purchaser, or his assigns
legal representatives Of such purchasers and mi
be paid over accordingly, if the person be prese
and willing t. receive it otherwise it shall be pa
TO the county treasurer for such persons use, To
paid ouer upon the orde; of the county audit,
and the bidder shall forthwith pay the amou
due to the State and the expenses Of sale into t
county treasury, and the surplus, il any, as befc
mentioned and if such bidder fail to make pa
ment as aforesaid, the cOcnty auditor or other u
Ger shall forthwith proceed TO expose said par
of land again TO sale, as herein provided. And
lands forfeited TO the State under the provisions
this section, may again ne sold in the manner p
vided in this a for any amount not less than
value thereof, aS returned by the assessor or
amount specified in the lease when the first s
was made upon the surrender thsreOf.
SIC, g. The act entitled " an act to author
the surrender OF lease on section % in Galla COZ
ty, and taking certificates of purchase thereo
passed March I, ls5l, and an act entitled an
supplementary to he act entitled " nm act auth
izing the sale Of lands granted by Congress-
the support of religion within the Ohio Compan
Purchase" passed Marce 3, l-5I, passed A
II, 1854, be and the same are hereby repealed.
: ~ LL.n.