The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-05-28
LAWS OF OHIO.
BY AUTHORITY.

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mo. lls.1 AN ACT, y ..
To provide for the more sdequate punishmen
Of the crime Of maiiciously killing and in
juring horses and other animals. % n
q SECTION ]. Be it eaGeted By he General
Assembly Of the Stale of Ohio, That il any
person or persons shall wIlfully and malic.
iously kill or destroy any horse, mare, foal,
silly, mule, ass, sleep, goat, COW, OK, steer,
bull, heifer, or swine. the property of un.
other or others, of the value of thirty.fiv
dollars or upwards, or shall wilfully and ma.
liciously iDjure any such animal or animals,
the properly Of another or others, to the
amoont OF thirty FIVE dollars or upwards, the
person or persons so offending shall be deem.
ed guilty, Of misdemeano:, and upon con.
viction thereof shall be imprisoned in the
penitentiary and kept at hard labor no, more
than three years, nor less than one year.
SEC. 3. That il any person or persons
shall wilhlly and maliciously kill or destroy
any horse, mare, foal, flly, mule or ass
sheep, goat, COW, OK, steer. bull, heifer 81
swine, the property Of another or others, o
less value than thirty five dollars, or shall
wilfully and maliciously injure any such ami
NAL or animals, the property of another OF
others, to en- amount less than thirty five
dollars, such person or persons shall upon
conviction thereof be fined in any sum moi
more thun two hundred dollars nor less than
FIVE dollars or imprisoned in the jail Of the
county not exceeding three months, or both
fined and imprisoned as aforesaid, at the
Iion Nt,,n nj H.
SEC. 8. Nothing in this act shall be con.
strued to extend to any person who shall
kill or injure any OF the before, mentioned
animals tresspaSsina in his or her incloture
NOR TO shy person causing any such injury in
endeavSring TO prevent any such animal
from committing trespass, nor to any per-
son who shall injure any such animal that
has trespussed upon such person or his prop.
erty, while such person is endeavoring tC
compel such animal or animals to leave his
premises, or driving such animal or animals
away from the same. ,.... ......... .,.i
SEC. 4. All offences under this act shal
be prosecuted in ihe same manner as is OIL
may be provided BY law for the prosecutions
Of offences OF the same grade in the differen
counties in this State. .e.....
SEC. .-5. That section thirty seven Of or
act tor the punishment OF cert, in offences
therein named, be, and the same is hereby
tepeoled: Provided, that no prosecutions
under said ACT shall be abated by this repeali
but shall proceed the same as if this acl
were not passed. f.....-............. .....
.-.' N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the HOUSE of Representatives.
5sf p.d'' THOMAS H. FORD, I.l
b .ea- Presideai Of The Senate.
April Is, 1857. ..s.u.. jus.a ..l,s
fNo 1891 AN ACT
In addition to the ucts now in force 10 pre-
vent DuisanceF.
SECTOR !. Be it enacted By the Genera
Assembly Of the Slate Of Ohio, That every
person who shall erect, keep up, or continue
and maintain any nuisance, to the injury o
any paEt Of the citizens Of this State, shai
be fined in any sum not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, at the discretion of the court
and the coprt shall. Rpreover, in case o
conviction of such offence, order every sucf
nuisance to be abated or removed.
=. Sgc., g.. That the erecting, continuing
using, or maintaining any building, struc
ture, or other place for the exercise Of any
trade, employment. manufacture or othel
busiresst which by occasioning ncxious ex
halGtions, noisome or offensive smells, be
comes injurious and dangerous to the health
comfort or property Of individuals, or th'
public: the causing or suffering Of aLy offal
filth, or noisome substance 10 be collected
or TO remsin in any place, to the damage o
prejudice OF others. or the ppblie; the oil
structing or impeding, without legal author
lily, the passage Of any nayigable river, hel
Dor, or collection of water: or the corrupt
ing, or rendering hnwholesome or impur
any water cGGrsei stream or water; or un
lawfully diyet.ing, any euch water, cours
from it's natural course or state, to the injur
or prejudice of others; anc the obstrictin
or incumbering BY fences, buildings, struc
tures or otherwise any of the public high
ways, or streets or alleys Of any city or vii
lage, shall be deemed nuisances; any ever
person or persons guilty Of erecting, contin
ing, using, or maintaining, or causing an
such auisances, shall be guilty OF aviolatio
Of ths act. a, a.,a. as r... .e 5s4s
"a SEC. 8. All prosecutions for a violatio
Of The provisions Of this act shall be by in
| dictment in the court OF common pleSs I
the county in which the offence is commi
ted and in case OF the conviction Ofany pc
son for any such nuisance, the court sha
make 1t part Of the judgment Of the, cour
that such nuisance be abated or removed, b
| an order to be issued from said court to n
sheriff ofthe proper county for that purpos
ut the expense and costs, of the delendai
in such prosecution, unless shch uuisanc
shall be abated or removed before said d
der shalt be issued to the sheriff. 'l7F7
Sic. 4. Any person injured in his healtl
comfort, property. or the enjoyment of h
estate, by any nuisance,: snay n maintain
ugpinst the party guilty Of the same, an a
ton for the recovery OF damages as in oth'
. H8,cmMH.vAN Worries.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives..
| T.. .,.,..,.,,,.r.,,, THOMAS H. FORD
....,,-....,. President Of The Senate.
| April Is, 1857. = -. '' '.'''
mo. 5l44.l / AN ACT .egsts aiis
To prohibit the use of Strychnine or 9TH
q active poisons in the manufacture ar
sale Of intoxicating or alcoholic liquor
SEcTIoN I. Be ii enacted By he Gesser
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