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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-04-15
No. 43.1 AN ACT,

To authorize Justices of the Peace and
Mayors to purchase Warren's I" Ohio
Criminal Law and Forms"
SEC. 1. Be IL enacted by the General
assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
each Justice of the Peace and Major in
the STATE of Ohio be authorized to ex-
pend a sum not exceeding two dollars
and fifty cents put of any fines by them
respectively collected in criminal cases,
during the year commencing on the
fifteenth day of February, 1857, for the
purchase of Ohio Criminal Law and
Forms" by NJ. Warren /: Provided, that
the successor of any Justice or Mayor,
who shall have purchased said book shall
not expend any fines in the purchase
thereof.
SEC. 2. Every Justice of the Peace
and Mayor who shall purchase said book
shall deliver the same to his successor
in Office.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect on
the passage there f.
JOSEPH TRUESDALE,
Speaker pro tenn, of the House of Reps.
LESTER TAYLOR,
President of the Senate, pro ten.
Columbus, March H., 1857.
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Dated April 3, 1857.

ResOlved by the General Assembly of the STATE Of
Ohio, Three fifths of the members elected to each
House concurring therein, that it be, and hereoy Is
proposed to the electors of this Stale to vote, on
the second Tuesday of October next. upon the ap-
a. as an additional section to article eleven of the
Constitution. Every county which now is or may
Representative for the residue of the present de-
cennial period. or for all. or any portion of any
subsequent decennial period shall be divided into
as many Senatorial and Representative districts as
there may be Senators or Representatives elective
cennial period, which districts shall be OF CON
tiguous territory, and each district shall contain as
nearly a ratio fer Senator or representative as is
attainable. without violating the rule herein given
as to contiguity Of territory, and without diviI-
ing any township. election precinct, or ward
If any Representative, or Senatorial district, COM
posed oftwo or moIe counties shall by reason of
any excess of population over a ratio, be entitled
to additional Representatives or Senators for an y
portion OF the present OF any subsequent decennial
period, the district shall he divided into two dis
tricts. for each portion of such 6ecennial period.
which shall be contiguous territory. and each shall
contain as near e ratio as is attaina5lc without dt-
vidiug counties.
lily reason Of the annexation OF one Senatorial
district to another. there shall nc any excess of
population over a Senatorial ratio, which shall be
entitled to additional! Senatorial representation for
any portion o: any decennial period, each district,
as now constituted, shall elect one Senator.
Counties shall be divided into districts by the
county commissioners or such other board OF OF
fcers elective and resident in the proper county
prior to IL general election in 1853, the counties
entitled to more than one member OF either house
shall be divided into districts for the residue of the
present dcccnnial period, and at least four months
prior to the general election in the first year Of
each subsequent decennial pc riod, the counties ell
titled to more than one member for all, or any ror-
tinn of such decennial period, in either or both
houses. shall be divided into districts for The whole
OF the decennialp period. y description of the dis.
irict of each county shall be published as may be
DE prescribed By law.
n. H.vAN WORRIES.
Speaker of the House Of Reprsscnt-tires.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
NJ. A--:r n 20
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Dated April Sd, 1857.
NO. 4.

ResOlred Gy the General Assembly Of the State o.
Ohio, Three-ffths of The members elected to eacl
house concurring therein, That ii be and hereby
is prop sed to the electors OF the State, on the sec
oud Tuesday of october next TO approve or reject
the following amendment as I substitute for thC
first and second sections of The thirteen til article
OF the Constitution, Viz: Corporations of every
description shall be created, and corporate powers
granted only by general laws which shall define
the powers, privileges and imInuHities ahd pre-
scribe the duties and iiah: Iities Of each class OF
discri ption OF corporations, bit the General As
semhly may enact special laws for the relief o.
corporations in peculiar cases, and may make
special provisions in regard 10 corporations il
cases where from their peculiar location or Inter
csts such special provisions are required, and may
from time to time alter or repeal all sach laws, a.
are authorized by this section.
Nh. WORRIES
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
THOMAS II. x
President Of the Ssnctc.
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BosroN, April 18th, 1913.
Ny DEAR SIR :

am glad that you are introducing
the CanchalaeEa into this country and l doubt
not but that at the same time that YOU are render
ing a benefit to the public, you will promote your
own.
l will cheerlUlly, as you request. unite my testi-
mony as to its beneficial medicinal qualities, 10
the statement of Mr.. Jones, with whom I am iRti-
mately acquainted, and am pleased to CONCUR in
his estimate of its Importance.
Engaged for twenty two years last past in the
North West trade. | have never visited the coast
of California without bringing away with me a
supply ofthe Canchalagua for myself and friends,
excepting en- my last Vo-age, inst Completed. az
when | lie # the plant was out o season. and it was
difficult to procure it in consequence of the dis
turbed state oithe country. l fluid thar several of
our most respectable merchants in this city are
much disappointed. having relied on me for the
same. Wishing you success in your undertaking,
l remain very respectfully. yours, &c.
JAMES 2. ARTuER.
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Dated April Sd, 1857.


ResoIued By the General assembly If the State of
Ohio, three-fifths of the members elected to each
branch, concurring therein, that it be and hereby,
is proposed to the electors of the State. to vote on
the second Tuesday OF October next. to approve
or reject the following amendment as a substitute
for the second and third sections of tie twelfth
article of the Constitution.
All property, personal and real. shall be subject
to taxation by 4 uniform rule, ut tie true valuc
thereof in money, but such de .~uctions from cred
its NAV he allowed as the General assembly NAV
deem eNpcdient Provided, that buryin, grounds,
public snooi houses, anu al other pubILc property,
all houses used exclusively for public worship.
shall be exempt from taxation and if the total
value of the personal property of any person sLa |
not exceed fifty dollars, the same may he exempt
from tax alton. All properly employed in banking
shall always bear a burden of taxation rqdaEtO
that imposed or the property of individuals.
n. II. \ VORHES
Speaker of the House Gf Rcprcs en- 'atires.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President cfthe S. nate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.
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OLlTICA
Proposed Constitution Amendments

ResolDcd by the General Assembly of the State of
Ohio. Three flfths of the members elected to each
is proposed to the cleo tors of this State to vote on
the second Tuesday of October next, upon the an
as a substitute for the twenty fifth Section of the
second Article of the Constitution and for the
third Section of the eleventh Article, viz: Ali
regular sessions of the General Assembly shall
ally. Senators shall be elected bienniaily, and
Representatives annually, by the electors OF their
Tuesday of October. Their term of ONCE shall
commence on the first day of January next after
two years, and that of Representatives Que year.
The Senators elected in October next shall hold
t iSss e1setes to OF Two NV S yesrs, and the * RePresents-
fees for one year. Provided, that seventeen of
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of
October, ls57. to be ascertained by lot. as the
President of tho Senate may direct, shall hold
shall be elected on the second Tuesday of October,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight, and
biennially thereafter. When any county shall
so large that being multiplied by ten, the result
shall be equal to one or more ratios, additional
ratios among the several sessions of the decenniaI
period in the following manner: If there be only
one ratio then a representative shall be allotted
to:the tenth session of the decennIal period.
If there are two ratios Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; If three
tothc eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; if four to
the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth If five to
to the fnh, sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If seven to the fourth fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth; If eight to the third,
urth, fnh. sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth and
TENTH Is nine to the second, third. fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, C ehth, ninth and tenth sessions oil
the deeennial period respectively.
In determin ming the number ofSenators to which
any senatorial district might re entitled in any
dccennial period, by reason OF any fraction of a
senatorial ratio, the fraction shah be multipli cd
by five, and if the result be equal to one senatorial
ratio an additional Senator shall he allotted to said
district for the ninth and tenth sessions. If it be
equal to two such ratios an additio' al Senator for
the seventh, eighth. ninth, and tenth sessions shR 1
be allotted to such district. If three then to the
fifth, SIXTH, seventh, eight, ninth and tenth
If four, to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh.
eighth ninth, and tenth sessions respectively. II
this amendment be adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled tn more than one member
in either or both branches of the Legislature in
the fourth and fifth sessions OF the present de
cennial period as now provided shall have a like
number OF mem bers in each branch thereof fol
each session Of the remainder of the present de
cennial period.
NH. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives..
THOMi S H. FORD,
! President Of the Senate.
n-A~ A--sI - n 49,
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MISCELLANEOUS
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Joseph APPLICABLE In Ashland County
D~.u51osh Com. Pleas.
virtue of a Fl. Fa. duly issued from the
ID Court of Common Pleas, of Ashland
County. dated February 18th, A. D.. 1857, and
to me directed, l will sell at the door of the
Court House, in said county, at public auction,
Saturday, 9th day Of May,
A. D., 1857, between the hours of ten o'clock,
A. NJ, and four o'clock. p. NJ, of said day, the
following described real estate, situate in said
county, to-wit the undivided two-ffth parts
If a part of the south west quarter of section
eighteen 49, in Township number twenty
$780, Range sixteen-beginning at the south
west corner of said quarter, running thence
north along the west boundary line of said
quarter los rods-thenre east 40 rods and Is
links to q post--thence south $50 rods to a
post--thence east 6 and 81. 100 rods to a post
thence south 40 and 2 100 rods to apost on the
south boundary line of said quarter-thence
west along said south boundary line Sc and
55-l0O rods to the place of b~rginning-con-
tanning 81 acres of land more or less, being in
said Ashland county, and levied on as the
property of John Arehart. Appraised at
S4l9 33-I00. Terms of Salc--Cash.
JOHN J. HOFFMAN, Sheriff.
april s, 1857. 43tspfS4,50
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more than five nor less than one year.
This act shall apply to all proceedings
to procure any papers of naturalization,
and every such willful and corrupt false
hood, deposed, affirmed, or declared, on
oath or affirmation, in the manner before
stated, in any such proceedings, shall be
held and taken to have been made to
procure and inquire the right to vote
within this State. This act to take effect
from its passage.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House of Reps.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
April Sd, 1857.
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AL AN ACT,

To provide for the punishment of GER
tain offences therein named.
Sec. |. Be 1t enacted 6y The Gencr-
al assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
if any person or persons shall unlawful
~ cut down and carry away, any timber,
Or trees of whatever size, or any poles,
commonly known as h~oop-poles, standing
and growing upon the lands of another,
or shall dig up aud carry away, or shall
pluck off and carry away, any cultivated
root, or plant fruit, or other vegetable
production standing or growing on, or
being attached to the lands of another,
in such manner that the taking of the
same would amount to larceny if sever
ed from the freehold; or if any person
or persons shall counsel, advise, intruct
or require another or other persons to
commit any of the acts above named
with intent in each Of the aforesaid
cases to defraud the owner of the value
thereof; such person so offending, shall
be guilty of larceny, and on conviction
thereof, shall be ~adjudged to make res
%titution to tho party injured in two fold
the value of the property SO taken and
HAii~ ""HJ u SA1iA 10 AuCO III 0u(
sum not exceeding TWO hundred dollars,
or shall be imprisoned in the county
Jail, in a dungeon, or cell thereof; and
shall be fed on bread aud water only,
not exceeding thirty days, and shall be
adjudged to pay the costs of prosecu-
ton. Any, Or all of the foregoing pun
ishments may be Inflicted according to
the aggravated nature of the offences, at
The discretion Of the court trying the
same.
Sec. ?. In case of prosecution for any
Of the offences in the last section emu
merated, if the lands referred to shall
be owned or occupied in common by two
or more tenants in common, the indict-
ment or information shall be deemed
sufficient if the name of any one Or more
of such tenants in common shall be nam
ed therein.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect on
the fifth day May next.
JOSEPH TRUESDALE,
Speaker Pro tenn, of the House of Reps.
LESTER TAYLOR,
President Of the Senate pro tenn.
Columbus, March IL, 1857.
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CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.

The Proprietor of the Extract of Canchalagua,
has noticed In the Ithaca J.urual OF March last, a
spurious article advertised as Canchalagua, and
deems il his duty to expose SO glaring a fraud upon
the public. No such publication ever appeared in
the Boston Times as is therein gu oted the portion
which tefers to the abunearce of the plaGt in the
Highlands of Scotland, is an Interpolation, and
devoid of truth. 1t has not yet eeen Introduced
into Scotland and eapld cot have found its way
into Ithaca. except through himself, as he holds
possession of the entire shipments of the article
into this country from California and in evidence
ofthe same, as no description oil the plant has yet
appearel in any public work in this country, he
offers as an induCom mt to the truth, ONE HUN
DRIED L. Rs for a correct description Of said
plant, or q sill gle ounce of the genuine plant If iur
nished to the Editor, ofthis paper within Two days
after tine publication Of this advertisement. lfthe
parties interested have any reputation at stake,
they will give it their atte4tion:
New York, April "a. 1913, aeu-
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3w4l
Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, that there will be
IN presented to the Commissioners of Ash
land county at their next regular session, a
petition for an alteration of the County Road,
com mencing at the south line of the south
west quarter of section twenty-seren (27,) TIP,
twenty-three (23,) Range fifteen Isl Said al
teration. bearing east of S. G.. MIller's Barn
and to intersect the said county road. at, or neal
the north line of said quarter section.
A PETITIONER.
April 8, 1857. ovid
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Dated April Sd, 1857.


~
Resolred by the General ASSEMBLY Of the State of
Ohio, Three-iifths of the members elected to each
House concurring therein, that it be, and hereby
is, proposed to the electors of this State to vote
on this second Tuesday OF October next, upon the
approval or rejection 0fthe followinga amendment.
as a substitute fol thc-ffth and sixth sectionsof
the fourth article OF the Constitution, viz: Sec.
5, Distri ct Courts Shall be heH in esol county at
least once in each year, by one or more District
Judges elected by the electors of separate districts
to be prescribed by law, who shall hold their Of
fee for five years: and during their continuance
in office shall reside in the-district for whiGirthcy
are elected. The provisions of tie fourteG nj h
section OF. this article shall apply to District
Judges. The General Assembly may by law au-
thoriZc the judges of the district Court, and of
the courts of common pleas, to fix the times of
holding their respective courts until District
Judges shall have been elected and qualified
District Court shall be held by the Judges of the
S.premc Court and of the Courts of Common
Pleas. as now authorized. Sec. q. The District
Court shall have such jurisdiction as may be pro-
vided by law, and the judges thereof shall have
and exercise such power and jurisdiction at chenl-
hers, and may be required to sit as judges of the
Courts of Common Pleas as shall be directed by
law. N. A ORHES
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS H.. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
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An ACT.

~ [A~N
To amend section fourteen of an act en-
titled a act providing for the Pun
ishment Of Crimes" passed March 7.
1855.
Sec. /. Be 1t enacted Gy tie General
assembly Of tic STATE Of Ohio, That
section fourteen of an act entitled can
ect providing for the punishment of
crimes" passed March seventh, eighteen
hundred and thirty five, be amended so
as to read as follows: Section Il. That
if any person shall, in the night season,
wilfully, maliciously, and forcibly break
and enter into any dwelling house, kitch
en-, smoke house, shop, ofice-store-house
ware house. ualt-house, still house, mill,
pottery, factory, water-craft, school
house, church or meeting house, barn CT
stable, with intent to kill, rob, commit
a rape, or with intent to steal property
of any value, or to commit any deed
made criminal by this act, or the act to
which this is amendatory; every person
so offending shall be deemed guilty of
burglary, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary,
and kept at hard labor not moro than
ten, nor less than one year.
Sec. 2. That the original section
fourteen of the act aforesaid be and the
same is hereby repealed.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of TIKI House of Reps.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President of the Senate.
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BosroH, April 18th, 1913.
DEAR SIR

have read the letters addressed to you
BIZ Mr.. Jones in relation to the valuable medicinal
plant called Canchilagua. and agree with him en-.
tirely in heis abatement of its remarkable virtues
During the last twelve years | have been actively
engaged in the California trade, and cauld net fail
to become acquainted with the rare qualities Of
said plant, from its high appreciation by the inhab.
itants. | Have personally derived much benefit
from its use, and have not h~esitated to
it to my friends in all ca3es of fever, and disor ters
growing out oil impurisy of the blood also for its
remarkable tonic properties.
Your obcdicnt servant,
Dz,
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N e. VAN WORRIES.
AUDITORS OFFICE, Ashland, o. }
Apr;l TX 1877

-PEt TO Tut
I hereby certify, that the foregoing
acts are correctly copied from the origi-
nal acts as reported to this Office.
JAMES SWINEFORD,
auditor ashland Co.
SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE,
Columbus, April Is, 1877.
thereby certify that the foregoing acts
are correctly copied from the original
rolls Oh file in this Office.
NJ FL. BAKER,
Secretary State.
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AN ACT,

[No. 86.I AN ACT,
Further defuiug the duties of Secre-
S9ryof State.
SEC. l. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
che Secretary of State, before entering
apon the duties of his Office, shall IKE
quite a bond to the State of Ohio, in the
sam of ten thousand dollars, with two
OK moro sureties, to be approved by the
Attorney General, conditioned for the
faithful discharge Of the duties imposed
Upon him by law ; said bond shall be
-dsiiYored to the Auditor of State, and
be Kept n his Office.
JOSEPH TRUESDALE,
Speaker pro tenn, Of the House of Reps.
LESTER TAYLOR,
President ofthe Senate, pre- TEN.
Columbia, March 10, 1857.
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Saturday, 9th day of May,
Observation-Disclosures.

A YnrnelI, Plaintiff, Before , j. B. =; S @ah"TD,
John Mccormick, Derry Township.
A the 9th Gay of March, n writ of Attach
" ment issued in the above case against tn,
goods and chattles, monies and credits of de
fsndent, for the sum of ninety six dollars ant
ffty-two cents, aud to cover costs in the prob
able sum of twenty dollars. Dated this 4tl
day Of April, a. D., 1857.
AARON YARNELL.
3wIl
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NEw Yong. de Marco de 1878

NEW UKK, UU -NdIOU UU Eo1C,
Scndo os SenhoTes Robinson c Gay, particular
mrnte conhecidos pOr min C gOsanio os mesmo de
consideracaO Q respeito publicO nesta cldade declas
ro que q~ualquer mmen por Giles feita deve
MERCER imrlicita cohinaHce mormente tendo o
senior Robinson residido por alsuns amos ma
California onde teve o occasiar de observar as viz
tudcs de (ruchalagua.
LUZ HENRIQUE FERREIRA D'AGrIAR.
Consul General 90 Brazil
nos Estados Unidos.
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Notice.

WE have disposed of our entire interest in
w our clothing establishment in Ashland
to Z. Greenwald. The Books will be left in
his hands for settlement until the lst Of March
next, after which they will be placed in the
hands of the proper officers for collection
Those knowing themselves indebted TO us are
therefore requested TO call and make immediate
settlement. S. APPLE Il co.
Ashland, Jan. 81, 1857. 33tf
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,SHERIFF'S SALE.

William B. slQan. In Ashland County
John E. Charles & wife, Common Pleas.
DERSUANT 20 the command of an Order to
L sell Mortgaged Premises, duly issued
from the Court of Common Pleas of Ashland
county, dated March 81, 4. n. 1851. and to me
directed | will expose to Public sale at the
door of the COURT House, in said county. on
Saturday the I'd dag Of May,
A. D. 1857, between the hours of ten o'clock A,
", and four o'clock ?. M, of said day,
the following described premises. situate in
said Ashland county, to-wit:-Lot number
thirty eight, 1881 situate and being in the coun-
ty of Ashland, aud town of Ashland, and
State of Ohio, and known on the plat of said
town, as lot number thirty eight, 1881 in said
town, being the same lot which WIS conveyed
by A. r. Thompson, dated August 81, lS4s.
to John O Charles. Appraised at $780,
Terms of sale-Cash.
JOHN j. HOFFMAN, Sheriff,
April L. 1857. 5w43pf$4. so
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@ Bridget, where's the teaket'
tie ?" "Please, marin, Mr.. O'Neil the
boarder, is washing his feet in it." The
last seen of Mr.. O'Neil, he was going
down the front step, about six inches in
advance of an empty e~oal-scuttle,