Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-05-12

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| y SEdr16X lf!e7iB BE IL cndeted 6hM6n6 6eh-l
e3dt ,AsSeRby Of tie State Of 1e,hfo, That
: in all sections and proceedings for partition,
of real estate, when the same 'cannot be
divided and IS siorderad TO be sold; ;, and in
fall.casesi actiohs and proceedings for the
sale ot real estafe BY execltors, iadmiiifs-
trators and pllardiafis, when the widow of
any decedent being party, has adower'o or
interest therein, it shall be lawful for such
widow to tide her, ans Wen iIr such proceeds
ing, and waive the assignment of dover by
'metes and bounds, III said real cstHte, and
ask the court to have such real estate sold
ifEeei of do wer,. and to allowAber )ilbolieu
thereof tsuch sum, an pap syaout q, theaproz
caeds;of sale as the, court may deem the
Just and reasonable value Of her, said dow
er interest therein. :" 'O''7 '' N.'i' '''.
1IH SSRoW2. That said answer of any such
widow shall have the same force and effect.
and shall be taken and held to be mall re-
spects as deed of release TO the purchaser
Of such roal estate, of the dover interest
therein, of such widow. '2'' ''hl' {'@"
G Sec. 1919 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage. sd ,
- N. II. VAN VORHES,,r ,r-J,
Speaker Of Me House ef Ieepresentdtiges.
i-''o THOMAS II. FORD "''
ilgoI edt ..'"President cf Tie SScndteg
o. April 9th, d057.Higq aiod bHR g.s
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No. SO ]af, s., An. ACT .,.,,-, ,,.,
For the relief of Partners and Joint Debtors
SECTION J. BE IL enacted Ly tie Gen
cra1 1sSem67y Of tile State of Ohio, That
whenever any copartnership firm shall be
dissolved, by mutual consent or otherwise,
it shall and may be lawful for any one or
more of the individuals who was or who
were embraced in such copartnership firm,
to make Il separate composition or compro-
Mise with any one or all of thei"creditors
of such coparthership firm: and such com
position or compromise shall be full and
effectual discharge to the debtor or debtors
making the same, and to them only, ofand
from all and every liability to the creditor
or creditors with whom the same is made or
incurred by reason of his or their. cornec-
ton with such copartnership firm, accor-
ding to the terms of such compromise.
SEC g. Every such debtor or debtors
making such composition or compromise,
may take from the creditor or creditors
with whom he may make the same, n note
! or memorandum in writing, eXoneIating
him or them from all and every individual
liability incurred by reason of such connec-
ton with such copartuerSltip firm; which
note or memorandum may be given i'll evi-
dence by such debtor or debtors M bar OF
such creditors right against him or them;
! and if such liability shall be by Judgment
in any court of record in this State, then
on Il production to and fling with the clerk
of such court, the said note or memorandum
! in writing, such clerk shall discharge such
! it1dpment of record so far as the said com
promising debtor or debtors shall be con-
celned. " .f' G|IH .#F .'.""y .' ,.. ,
SEC 8. Such compromise or compost
I ton with All individual member of'a firm,
shall not be SO constrtied7as to discharge
the other copartners, nor shall 1T lmpaIr the
right of the creditor to proceed against the
members of such copaitnership firm as
fhave. not been discharged. And the mem.
bers Of such partnership firm. so pro
fceeded against, shall be permitted to set of
Fany demand against said creditor or credi
tors which couid have been set off had such
suit been bfou4 Int against all the individt-
ais. composing such firm; nor slErll such
compromise or discharge of an individual
of a firm PREVENT the other members OF
such firm from aVailing themselves of any
ldefence that would avebeen available had
not this act been passed. except that they
shall not set up the discharge of one indi-
vidual as n discharge of the other copart-
ners, unless it shall appear that all were in
tended to be discharged Provided, that
the discharge of any such copartner sbal
be deemed payment to the creditor equa
. to the proport ionate interest of the partner
discharged in the copartnership concern
, SEC L. That such compromise OF
, composition of an individual Of a firm wifi
a creditor of such firm, shall in no wise
effect the right of the other copartners tc
cal, on the individual making such cornpro
mise, for bis. rateable portion of such co
: partnership. debt, the same as if the Law
, had not been passed. w,
! SEC. s. 21fhe above provisions in refer
! tence to copartners of u firm, shall extent
to Joint debtors, who are hereby authorized
individually to compound or compromis'
!, for their joint indebtedness, with the lik'
E effect in reference to creditors and to join
debtors of the individual SO compromising
as is above provided i'll reference to copart
o ners. .....},,.,.l
SEC 6. This act shall take effect imrne
a diately on its passage. e..-.-..-,.e......
. Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
: -. 7'i 'iia' "a THOMAS H. FORD,
'i"" +i.' y''' President Of The Senatc.
April 8, Is 81 re} .@"og saal,s.aa,,. ~, ~ a..
!; [No. 90. " AN. ACT 10.
+ 10 restore to the Court of Common Pleas
# .ig the Jurisdiction Of minor offences.
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