The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-04-24
n III. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives..
THOMAS II. FORD, 49,.
President Of the Senate.
I No. 64.1 AN ACT.


70 provide for the establishment of the
Ohio Reform School
SECTION l. Be II enacted by the Gen
erol assembly JMe State of Ohio, There
shall be estab i>hed, as hereinafter pro-
videJ, an institution for the discipline,
correction and reformation ofjdvenile Of
tenders to be designated, the Ohio Re-
form Schools, to which may be commit
ted for discipline, correction. and instruc-
ton such persons not exceeding twenty
years of age, rs may be convicted Of
crimes the punishment whereof is now
confnemtnt in the penitentiarv, and such
other per ons as it may be hereafter pro-
vided by law TINS to commit.
SECTION 2 That there shall be ap-
pointed by TIL, Governor by and with the
advice of :he Senate, three Commission
ers whose duty it shall be to make inqui-
ry in regard TO suitable site for the
buildings of said Reform School to re.
ceive propositions in regard 20 donations
of land or money and to make full report
upon the subject at the time specified in
ScClfuu LlItC vi LIlS ACT.
SECTION g. The commissioners shall
have power to employ competent ar
chitec, to furnish plans and specifications
for the necessary buildings; and two of
them, accompanied, If necessary, by the
architect, shall visit three Of the princi-
pal institutions of this kind in the United
States. make diligent inquiry in regard to
the construction, arrangement and cost of
buildings. and the employments, disel-
pllne and education of the inmates; and
the commissioners shall report to the
General Assembly, within ten days from
the commencement of the next session
thereof, the result of these observations
and inquiries. together with such other
useful matter as they may think desira-
ble-and in SO doing they shall give full
and exact information in regard to the
cost OF buildings for the Ohio Reform
School.
SECTION 4. Before entering upon the
duties o. their Office, the commissioners
shall each give bond to the State of Ohio
in the penal sum OF FIVE thousand dollars
to be approved by the Governor, condi-
toned for the faithful performance of
their duty, and in case of vacancy arising
in said board of commissioners, whether
from death, resignation or otherwise, the
governor shall have power to fill such
vacancy by appointment; and the per-
SON SO appointed shall hold his Office un-
til the close of the next succeeding session
OF the legislature.
SEcTI 5. Each Of said commission
ers shall be allowed three dollars per day
for his services while actually. employed
in the duties of his appointment; and
also such travelling and incidental ex-
penses as are authorized by the provisions
of this act; and the architect shall be
paid only for the time during which be is
employed, together with necessary trav-
cling expenses.
SECTION 6. TO meet the expenditures
authorized by this act, there shall be paid
on the approval of the governor, out Of a.
ny moneys in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated. a sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars.
SECTION I. The commissioner shall
make 10 contract in anticipate on of appro-
priations made for their use by the Gen
eral Assembly, and for any contrac. so
by them made in anticipation of such ap-
preparations, they shall be held responsi-
BILE in their private capacities to the per-
sons SO contracted with.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of tile House Of Represent atives.
.5 IL Il p THOS. II. FORD ,5
President efthe Senate.
April 7th, 1856. i:l --a 4 EE
mo. 57.l AN ACT. =. s., 4
10 authorize Incorporated Villages to
take the enumeration of their inhabi-
tants for the purpose of becoming cities
of the second class.
SECTION ]. Be 1t enacted BIZ tho Gen.
erot assembly Of tie State Of Ohio, That
it shall be lawful for the town council of
any Incorporated village in the State.
whenever they shall deem it expedient.
to appoint some suitable person to ascer-
tain the number of inhabitants in such
village, in such manner as they shall d.
rect; and upon the certificate Of the clerk
or recorder OF such Incorporated village.
that such enumera ton has been taken,
and that it contains population exceed
ing five thousand inhabitants, that the
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