The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-07-02
AN ACT

No. 1873 AN ACT
To provide for the execution Of deeds for lands
sold by the State of Ohio, and for other pur-
po,es.
$50. l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, That all conveyances. for
lands lots, or any interest in real estate, which
has heretofore been sold may be hereafter sold,
by any officer or agent of the State, by the Board
of Public WORKS, or any authority whatever in
pursuance Of law, shall be executed in the name
OF the State signed by the Governor, and shall be
countersgned 10y the Secretary of State, and shall
be for delivery to the persons entitled to receive
them at the office Of the Auditor OF State and the
Auditor shall keep record OF such deeds deliv-
cred, showing to whom delivered and the date
thereof.
Sec 3 Whenever it shall he shown to the Gov
ernor aud Attorney General by satisfactory proof,
thai any certificate Of the purchase of lands here
tofore or hereafter sold at any land office o this
State, that any other contract, bond or memo
randum whatever, evidencing purchase OF any
lands from the State, has been lost or destroyed
by accident or 9th rwise or that from any cause
by the use of due diligence, the owner OF said
lands cannot obtain possession of such certhcate'
contract, bond, memorandum, it shall be the duty
of the Governor to exc ute deeds for the said prem
sgs, in the same manner as though such eVlueh'
ces Of purchase or contract had been duIy pro-
duced TO him
Sec g. Whenever any lands, lots. or interest in
lands aforesaid, shall have been sold by the org.
nal purchasers, and have passed into the hahds OF
, | more successive pu'SnhSeTa, "hSthS' y
private sale or by sales made by administrators
guardians sheriffs, master commissioners, recelV'
crs, or any other officer, and no deed has ever
been made for sush real estate upon exhibiting TO
the Governor ana Attorney General satisfactory
evidence of such sales, and of present ownership
p by any such Purchaser it shalt be the duty Oi
@ the Governor to execute deed dlrectl to such
e assignee or present owi'r
n SEC =. henever the purchaser has died before
deed made, and the lands have passed to others
! by descent, devise, and the title still remains
c in them the Governor shall upon proper proof OF
| such fact being made 10 him and the Attorney
= General execute the deed to the persons entitled
S Sec. >. Whenever It shall be made to appe 'r Ia
e the Governor aud Attorne, General, by satisfac
e tory evidence, that any person having purchased
any ira Of land of the State uf ONO, has taken
f AVID remained in possession thereof, but has re
celvcd from the public officer certificate which
misdcscrbes the said land, and that there is ne
adverse claim thereto, set up by any other person
E 1t shall be the duty OF the Governor to eX cut
d deed to such purchaser for the land SO intended
p 10 he purch1-ed anG 80 mIsdescrlbed.
r Sec. All deeds executed under the second
- ird fiurth aud fifth sections of this act, sha
recrte the facts as a,ceraned by the Cover or and
e Attorney General upon the proof OF which said
r deeds executed
Sc I Any lands now belonging to the State o
Ohio ying near the Mercer county reservoir, which
e may remain sold, shall be subject to PRIV te
entry the office of the agent for the sale OF the
can II lands of the Stale, located at Defiance
lp,n the "a lie terms and under the same restric
tons provided IN an act EMIT ed ian act II
a:clsh the once of Commissioner the State
Z L.d Offiae at Def nce, and to provide for the
sale of lands TO actual settlers at sald office, aud
d t. craze tue Office of land agent" passed May
1854
= Sec. s All deeds provided for in this act shall
before delivery, be recorded in the office OF the
Secretary of STATE.
r Sec. 9 An oct entitled an act to amend the ac
entltled act to Rovide for the sale of certain
lands granted by Congress to the State of Ohio
pass d February %, 1880, and also section four o.
{ au act to provide for the increase of the cana
fund by tue purchase and sale of real estate pass
G ed February I, 1926, be and the same are hereby
? repealed.
Sec 10. This act shall take effect from and afte
e its passage -
, Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Y THOMAS II. FORD,
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