Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-14

Sna1I De IndQe To A9cOEpOTdUiOHl OrSdulZ-
ed according to- the provisions of the
.saet to- provide for the creation and reg
ulations of incorporated companies in
the State of Ohio, passed May i, 1852,
or to some other corporation organized
according to some other law of the State
of Ohio SOY -- ra .ss l~-s yrE
o. aSEc. 3. Any real estate, of the de-
scription named in the second section
of this act, and which has been hereto
fore granted, devised, or demised to any
person or persons in any ecclesiastical
| office, or orders, or by the designation
of such Office, or orders, or otherwise,
shall be deemed to be held in trust for
the benefit of the Congregation or soeie-
| ty using the same, and shall, unless
previously conveyed to a corporation, as
| provided in section two of this act, upon
the death of the person or persons in
whom the legal title shall be, vested at
the time of the passage of this act, vest
in the religious corporation formed by
the congregation or religious society oc-
eupying and enjoying such real estate
as aforesaid; Provided, such a corpora
ton, organized according to the laws of
this State shall be in existence at the
time of the decease of the person hold
/ ing the title thereto. ~-~5 ~ u.
SEC. f. If such congre CATION shall
not be incorporated as aforesaid, then
and in that case, the title of such real
estate shall vest in the State of Ohio,
in the same manner and with the same
effects as if the person holding the same
had died intestate, without heirs capable
of inheriting such real estate.
! SEC. 5. Whenever title to any real
estate shall vest in the State of Ohio,
under the provisions of this act, it shall
be the duty of the Governor of the State,
and he is hereby authorized, upon being
satisfied that the congregation or society
which has used, occupied, or enjoyed
such real estate, for the purposes aforc-
said, prior to the death of the person or
persons on whose decease the title there
to vested in the State, has been duly
Incorporated, under and according to
the provisions of any law of the State of
Ohio which may then, be.in force for the
incorporation of religious societies. and
upon the production to him ola certif-
ed copy of the record of the certificate
of fsifhcorpoFation, by the'iFeeortler of the
county in whose office the said eertifi-
cate shall be filed, to convey such real
estate, and all the right, title and inte-
rest of the State, therein and thereto,
to said corporation, which shall there
upon be vested with all the right, title
and interests which shall have b .come
vested in the State by virtue of the pro
visions of this act.I -1,et F. -a9saesa.2
SEC. g. This act shall take effect on
| tho -,,oSSa0a fbaroOP . ---.~r -.a .I,g
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Speaker of the House of Representatives.
1I.z e ~ THOMAS Ii. FORD, ,ssuaz
i,sI % President of the Senate.
April 14tlI, 1857. y-4rt za.l5,Ti lz-i5
.ts-s ..-.-.s3H.r -.e.t-
mo. 112.] AN ACT. a-l eri' a.
To amend an act authorizing the Trus
tees of Townships to establish Water
courses and locate bitches, in certain
cases, passed May / 1854 57H-''
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of Ohio,
That sections one, nine, and thirteen be
so amended as to read as follows: Sec
ton 1. That the township trustees shall
have power, on the application of any
party, to enter upon any land in their
township to view any water course or
proposed ditch. for the purpose of drai-
ming any land held by more than one
person, and to cause said ditch or water
course to be located and set apart to each
person interested in such ditch or water
course, such portion of the same to be
by him opened as shall be deemed right
and just, according to the benefit to be
derived by such person from the open
! ing of said ditch or water course; and
also to assess against him such portion
of the expenses and damages hereafter
provided for, as according to right and
justice he ought to pay. Section 8. 1t
shall be the duty of any person claiming g
compensation for the appropriation of
his land for the purposes of constructing
the ditch or water course provided for
in the first section of this act, to make
such claim at the time when said trus-
tees shall meet for the purpose of loca-
ting said ditch or water course; and
thereupon it shall be the duty of said
township trustees to proceed to estimate
and determine the amount of compcnsa-
ton to which such claimant will be en-
titled for the appropriation of his said
land, for the purpose aforesaid; and the
amount of said compensation so deter
mined upon and awarded to said claim
ant, shall be apportioned and assessed
against the parties in said ditch or water
course, as provided in the first section,
and shall be collected as are the other
expenses and damages, and when col
lected shall be paid over to the party en-
titled thereto; and should any party in
whose favor compensation is awarded,
feel agrieved thereby, he may within ten
days after making Of such award, appeal
therefrom to the probate court of the
proper county upon the execution and
fling with said probate court of a bond,
with security, to be approved by the
judge thereof, in the sum of five hun
dred dollars, conditioned to pay all costs
that may be awarded against him, and
said cause shall be tried in said probate
court according, to the provisions of an
act passed April 30, 1852, entitled ian
act to provide for compensation to own