The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-07-12
N. II. VAN NORHES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President of the Senate.
April 10, 1856.
April 10, 1856.

mo. 1901 AN ACT
For the appointment of three joint investigating
committees defining their powers and pre-
scrbing their duties.
SEcTIon |. BE it enacted 6y the Genaral As
Sembly Of the State of Ohio That Robert w.
Taylor OF the Senate and Benjamin F. Smith
and John A. Ssnnett Of the House of Represen-
tatives, be, and they are hereby appointed
joint committee of the General Assembly, on
Finance, whose duty it shall be during the recess
of the General Assembly to investigate all the
transactions of the public agents who now have
or heretofore have had the custody or disburse-
ment Of the public monies or any part thereof,
and 10 report at the adjourned session the result
of their investigations and the true conditions
Of the finances Of the State.
SIC 2 That Corn"lIus S. Hamilton Of the
Senate and Paul NVeatherby and John A. Blair
of the House OF Representatives., be, and they
are hereby appointed joint committee of the
General assembly on the public works whose
duty it shall bs during the recess of the General
Assembly fully TO investigate all the transac-
tions and expenditures of the board of public
works aid make report thereon at the adjourned
81 ason.
SIC. 3. That o. P. Brown of the Senate
and Silas Iron and Isaac Brayton of the House
of Representative, BE-, and they are hereby ap.
pointed Joint Committee of the General AS
sembly on public institutions and buildings,
whose duty it shall b. during the recess of the
General Assembly fully to Investigate all the
transactions and expenditures about the new
state house. the penitcntiary, the three lunatic
asylums, the blind and the deaf aud dumb asy
lums and to make report at the adjourned session
of the General Assembly.
SIC. i. That each of said committees, ma
! jority OF whom shall be quorum for The trans
action OF business shall be authorized to exam.
/ inc such OF the public offices, books and papers
in the same as they may severally deem necessa,
| ry and proper, and also to compel the attend
ancc Of persons aud the production of books and
papers
SIC. 5. That each of said committees Are an.
/ thotiSed to employ clerk or accountan, if they
/ find it necessary TO appoint one Of their number
chairman who is authorized TO administer oaths
to issue process TO compel the attendance of Wit.
nesses which may be served by any sheriff, ser
geant at arms, of either branch of the general as
sembly or other person appointed by such com
! nttces.
| SIC g. That each of said COMMITTEES shall
have all the powers of court of record to pun
ish by fine and Imprisonment any person for dis
! obedience TO its process refusal TO testify, ol
other contempt OF its authority.
SEC. z. The sum of fifteen hundred dollars is
hereby appropriated to pay the current expenses
incident to the execution of this act, which shal
| be drawn by the chairman of said committee:
as required for that purpose, upon the order o
the auditor; and should any of said committee
men, for any reason, be unable TO perform thei
duties under this act the governor shall then ap
point some other members of the general assem-
| bly, TO act in his place.
This act shall take effect from and after it
| passage.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
LESTER TAYLOR,
President Of the Senate, pro- tenn.
Apul ), 1856.