Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-21
y. II. VAN VOORHEES,.
Speaker Of the House Of Representative:
THOMAS II. FORD,
President of the Senate.
April IS, 1857.

~. 1881 AN ACT
To provide for the execution Of Deeds for land
sold By the State q Ohio, and for other par
loses.
SEcT:oS /. Be it enacted BY the General As
se!nbIy of thc State OF Ohio. Tnat all convey
ances. for lands, lots, or any real estate, whici
has heretofore been sold, or may b. hereafter
sod. BY any Officer u: agent of the State. by tn,
board of libnc works, or any authority what
ever in pursuance Of 4aw, shall! be executed ii
the name OF the st tie, signed by the Governor
.nd coI.te"signeI by the Secretary Of State, anu
shall be Tor delivery to the persons entitled !,
receive thGrl At tile Office u' the Aud tor ri State
l.L tie AuIi'o. siiail hcrr Il rvcotd OF sIci
deeds delivered ) owing 20 whom delivered ana
tuc date thereof.
Src. =. Whenever It shall BE- shown 70 t,e
Governor an't Attorney tIeEc"it b. sIti~.act ~
proof. taIt NY as II tn Pttcltie .
IL.!dS, hcIc.otU:r =" hereafter sold. at any ldid
pficc u thie STATE, oI ta.t any Other co-trtct
bad, or UlaiI3r.uAln Whatever cviicncing =
purchase OF any Lands from Ilc state has been
.o-t or Gr>;Trt eli b. %~ccis-Ht Of AZ nclWiS Sc III
ta;te:rNin ky cause. D.: IL. c ri ..Ae dar.igcuCe
the "WAcG u. SI:d .IH',S c:n:o. bttt;4 poses On
u. Sl1I Gvr...-c IL. contract. , b.ti, :i!Sflor III
dun, it sail b. tlc Iutf %. AZ u1. erior ta az
cc1te deeds cor the said premises. in the sam
minnie. IL sEoLEi StcA evidences %! psIrchiSo II
contract Aad o an duly produce. BY all
Sec ). Whenever any lands. lots. "r1Iic'rE:
III lands afo.c said. >l2l! nave been sod b .us
original purchasers, and have pissed In:o S!c
hauds OF one o. lnJre s,icccsSi'c pI"chI.e =
~ IClElGT " II-NS.C 80 y u i-AALS ~ -
Minis. traturS, guardians, ) e"ItiS, Mister caIt-
mi sSiOneTs, receivers, orany other o.tlcer, nd ~
decd has ever been made for aach real estate.
40 exhibiting 10 the Governor and Attorney
Genera satisfactory evidence OF sIcI S-lcS. aud
o. lresau: ownership BY any sach purchaser
it snail be Ia. duty 0. tie Governor to execute d
deed directly t. such assignee or present owner.
SEC. 1. Whenever the purchaser has died
before deed mlde, ami the lands have passed
to otuers, b. de scent, or devise. and the tItic
sill rcmlin IN them, the Governor shall, up IA
proper proofs Of such fact$bsinS made 20 hlIh ana
the Attorney General, execute he deed to the
persons entitled.
SIC. 3. Whenever it shall be mad, TO appear
to the Governor and Attorney General l." salts
factory evidence, that any person having pAr-
chased any tract o land Of the State OF OhiU.
has taken and remained in possession thereof,
bat has received from the public officer u Ger
ti!icate which misdcscr:beS the said land, and
til L there is no adverse claim thereto, set up by
any other person, il shall b. the dlty of the
Governor to execute o deed of such purchaser
for the land 50 intended to b. purchased, and 50
niSdcscribed.
SEC. All deeds executed under the sac
ond, third touIth, aud fifth sections of this act
shall recite tho facts as ascertained by the Coy
e"nor an Attorney General upon tn proof o.
which slid deeds are executed.
SEC. 4. ANY lands now belonging to the State
of Ohio, lying near the Mercer coInty reservoir.
which MY remain uajo;d. shall be subject to
priEate entry at the oIice of the agent for the
sale of the Canal lands of the State. now locl-
ted At DEFIANCE, upon the same term and under
the sam rest 'ictiol IS az ar provided in an act
entitled {. an act to abolish the Office % Com
missioner of State Land Office at Dcfiance, and
TO provide for the sale of lands to actual settlers
at said Office. and to create the office of - land
agent - passed May first. eighteen hundred aud
ffty-four.
SEC. 3. All doeds provided Tor in this act
shall before delivery, be recorded III The nti:cc
o. The Secretary Of $t'tc.