The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-05-14

ether uilhip OF wl,hOs, lhe eily limi,ss 70
thai b be wRhin ihe county where the cig
Is nnd fot that purpose may borrow money
Al such a r6le OF iHlefest, not exceedlg nIk
6lf cent. pcr annum, and upon such lcneth
of time a. De couocil NAV think best and
may issue honds fheJe(tN binding eon The
city, or'm6y issue such bonds 10 those OF
whom the land is purchased, for the price
thereof, in which case the cuUncirmsy mort
gaze the lands 10 secure the bonds: Frovl-
dcd that the debt created for the above Pur.
pose shall not exceed iye hundred thousand
dOllsre.
SEC. 3. No land which shall have been
Dby ordinance dedicated us such public park,
or ssuare, shall be afterwards aallcnaied or
appropriated 20 any other purpose ineonsis-
tent with its dedication.
SEc. 4. Where such park or square
shall lie without the city limits, ihescouncils
after its dedication, shall, nevertheless, have
oil power requisite to lay. opt, improve and
regulate il, and may BY ordinance extend the
police Jurisdiction Of the city over il, the
81 me US il lying within its limits. 5. -
SEC. 5. This act shall take eject oncits
N n. VANVORHES,
Speaker osths H0ase Of Representatives..
THOMAS Fl. FORD, -se
.s.is-s -.z. President ef The SsndIe.
March 30, 1857. ls.ss .9a.
mo. 81 AN ACT E.~
Supplementary 10 "an act makitg certain
instruments of writing negotiable" pass
ed February 25, 1920. e.. ..L .sg.ss.
SECTION |. Be IL enGcted, PY The .GeaeyGl
Assembly Of the Stale Of ohio, That all bonds,
nutes and bills, pSydble at day certain af.
ter date or after sight, made negotiable by
the acttowhich this Is supplementary, shall
ibe entitled 10 three days grace in she sime
Fof payment.
SEC. 2. That The demands of payment
from the maker OF any bond or note, or ol
the drawee OF any bill Of exchange on the
third day of grace given aforesaid, and no
tice OF non. payment thereof to the indorsel
of any such bond, note or bill, and the draw
er Of any such bill within reasonable time
thereafter shall be adjudged, due diligence
under the second section of the uct to which
this is supplementary, unless the indorscmcn
shall Express in writing other condlloIs;--
Provided, that when the third day Of grace
shall be the first day of the week. the frs
day OF Jsnuary, the fourth day OF July, thu
twenty 6fih day of December, or public
Thanksgiving dOy, such demand shallbe made
on the next preceding business day.
SIC. 3. The act passed March 10, 1889
entitled san act supplementary to an uc
making certain instrbmehts OF writing nego'
table" !" passed February 25, tS20 be anC
the same is hereby repealed: Provided
nothing in this act shall uffect suits pending
or rights acquired before this act takes Ell
e~. N.H.vAN, WORRIES, y
Speaker Of The House of Representqhoes.
- H'2F THOMAS H. FURD, p"
.zse7G $500 ~ s' .Presia1saf ftie Sstatc.
March 80, 1857. sa sti.aa. p
INo 'es,l AN Act tr.t-...,....
To INIT the power Of public officers 1aIHiti
agents in making Contracts.
SseTIoNl. BE ii enacted ky Tile Gettera
Assembly Of Tie iState OF, ONO, That it shall
be unlawful for any officer or agent OF the
State or Of any county, township, city or IN
corporated village therein, who may be en-
| trusted with the construction, improvement
{ or keeping in repair, any public building OF
work Of any kind, or with the management
or providing for any public institution o
whatsoever kind, to nuke any contract o.
contracts binding or purporting for bind, th'
State or any such county, township, city o
incorporated vlIoge, to pay any sum or suns
of money not previously appropriated to the
purpose for which such contract or contracts
'are1ntde and remaining unexpeuded and up
piicuble to such purpose; unless such Office
or agent shall be lawfully and expressly au
thor zed to make such contract or contracts
SEC. z. II any such officer or agent shall
make, or participate in making, any contrac
/ contrury TO the1 prov visions of the foregoing
section, he shah be held personally liable foI
The performance thereo'; but the State
county. to&ushiPP, city or incorpol uted vii
| lsge, In Behalf OF Which the same purporta
to have been made, shall not be Liable fdI
the performance thereof, .rY
SEC. 8. This act shah take cfec, ant
be in force from and after is passage.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of The House Of ReSis&skshtatiues.
-. .p.t i., THOMAS H. FORD.
...- -.... President Of fhe Senate.
March 20. 1857.