Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-14
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SEC. Process may issue from said
court to any county of this State, tc
summon and secure the personal alton
dance of such witnesses as may be re,
quired BY either party; and said process
shall in all cases be served by the prop.
Ser officer of the county to which it is is.
sued; Provided, that either party may
take dispositions of witnesses residins
out of franklin county
SEC. 8. The several actions herein au.
thorized to be brought shall have pref
erence in all courts over all other suits
pending therein.
SEC. g. The. Board of Public Works
is hereby authorized to purchase of thu
several contractors of the several sec
tions Of the public works for whom nj
appropriation is made, all boats, tools
horses, and materials owned and provi
ded by them for repairing said sewers
sections, and pay for the same out O
any money herein appropriated; Provi
tded, that no property heretofore takel
of the State by any contractor at an ap
~praisement shall be taken by the STATE
at a price higher than hat allowed t.
the State for the same, except in cases
of boats the value of which may have
been materially increased by repairs
In case of purchase, the value of all ar.
ticles taken shall be determined by three
DISTINGUISHED men, acting under oath.
fairly and impartially to discharge theil
duty, and 10 be chosen by the Board, OF
Ivy. the member thereof having charge OF
the section on which said articles have
been used.
SEC. TO- The Board of Public Works
is hereby authorized to receive the sur
render of the, several contracts herein
before made for keeping in repair the
Public Works of the State, other han
the contract relating to said section three,
from such of said contractors as may de-
sire to make such surrender and to pay
the said several, contractors the actual
value of all work done by them in pur-
suance of said contract, since the 18th
dsy of November, 1856.
SIC. II. The said Board is also au-
thorized and directed to pay out of the
moneys herein appropriated, to each of
said contractors other than the contrac-
tor on said section three, the just and
true value of all work done by them IN
der their respective contracts since the
commencement of the present fiscal
YEAR 90
SEC. II. In case the plaintiff to any
suit herein authorized to be brought
against the State, shall recover damages
ngainst the same, on account of the ION
performance of said contracts, and final
Judgment be in favor of said plaintiff,
the Board Of Public Works is herebyau-
thorised, if in the opinion Of the Board
it viii subservc the interests of the State,
to rcnew with Zach of said parties so re
covering the contracts upon which the
recovery may be had, for the portions
of said five years remaining after said
final Judgment; said renewal shall not
be made except upon the giving of suf-
ficient security satisfactory to the Board;
the faithful performance of said con-
tracts, andlupon the release by the par
ty- recovering said Judgment, to the
State, of so much ofsaid damages so re-
covered, as may, by the board be deemed
amount justly preportionate to the
PORTIONS of said five years remaining
the date of said final Judgment,
with reference TO the period for which
damages shall have been recovered.
SEC. 13. This act shall take effect on
IFS passage. la
a -.1,i n. III. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS H. FORD,
-. President of the Senate.
April Is. 1857.