The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-07-30
April II, 1851.
AN ACT

No.l56l AN ACT
To provide for the surrender or transfer of Turn.
pixies and Plankroads.
SEC. I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
Of the State of Ohio, That any turnpike or plank.
road company, having their road located or con
structed having the corporate righ to construct
any such ro through or into any county or
counties OF this State, may relnqush and trans
fer to the commissioners of any such county or
counties, the whole or any part Of their said road
together with all rights and privileges spperain
ing theretoi Provided that in any such transfer to
the Commissioners of any county shall be limited
to the part of such road within the boundaries of
such counties respectively; Provided, that such
transfer shall be without consideration.
Sec. 2 Such transfer shall be evidenced by the
execution of a written declaration, signed by the
president other principal officer and the secre.
tary or other recording officer, and under the seal
of said company, and shall take effect and have
full force, on depositing with the auditor Of the
county within which said relinquished road NAV
lie, the said written declaration or copy thereof,
which written declaration depo,ited as afore
said, shall thereupOn be entered by said auditor
upon his record of roads or highways, and there
after such road part Of road shall be under the
control OF the county commissioners Of the county
an which the same may lie, who shall by proper
order provide. that the same shall be a public
highway, and with the assent of the commission.
ers Of the county in VIII ch the road renquished
may lie.
Sec. ANY such company may with the con.
sent of thTee-fOurths of the stockholders, relin.
quish and transfer by sale otherwise to any per
son or persons other than commissioners of coun-
ties, the whole or any part of said road, together
with all rights and privileges appertaning theIe.
to, which sale or relinquIshmant shall be evil
denced by a written deed of conveyance under
the seal of such company, signed by the president
or other principal officer of such company and
the & cretary oc other recording officer thereof
which shall, before it shall have any validity or
effect, be recorded in the official records of deeds
of each county within which said rord or any
part thereof. which has been so sold and conveyed
aforesaid shall lie, be left for record in The
Office containing such official records: Provided
however, that such sac tran sfer as aforesaid
may be made upon the consen' of the holders of
three e-fOurhs of the entire stock of the company, ,
the holders of the stock consentng in thai case
to be liable in their individual capacity to any
EtookhOlder not sssentlng for such loss or injury
as such asserting stuckh .lder shall sustain by
Iaason of such sale or transfer
Sec. 4. No relinqui,hm-nts, sale or transfer
herein provided for shall prejudice effect ia any
way the claim Of any creditor of the company
making the same, nor shall the provisions Of rhis
act extend To or he applicable TO any road in which
the State Of Ohio is Interested 3 a stOckhulder
N. Ii. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS FORD,
President of the Senate.
Ami II, 1857.