The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-05-21
April Sd, 1857.

april 3ub iclf,
mo. SOL AN ACT
To prevent the circulation of counterfeit
bank Rotes.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted By The General
Assembly 6f tho State Of OHIO, That it shall
be lawful for any cashier, president, or other
officer Of any bank, authorized by the laws
Of this State to issue notes for circulation,
whenever sny counterfeit note or notes, pur-
porting 70 have been issued by such bank,
shall be presented to such person at the
banking house Of such bark for inspection,
payment, or redemption, to write IN bold
han across the face OF such note or notes
the word "Counterfeit," aud sign his name
under the same.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of The House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
Psssidss. of Ms Senate.
mo. SS.1 AN ACT
For the relief OF Partners and Joint Debtors
SECTION /. Be it enacted By the General
Assembly If the State of'6Aio, That whenever
aay cdpartnership firm shali'be dissolved, by
mutual consent or otherwise, it shall and
may be lawful for any one or more Of the
individuals who was or were embraced in
such o0RartRership firm, to make separate
composition or compromise With any one or
all of the creditors OF such copartnership
! firm; aud such composition or compromise
shall be full and effectual discharge to :,,,c
debtor or debtors making the same, and to
them only, Of and from al! and every liabili.
ty to the creditor or creditors with whom the
same is made or incurred by reason of his
or their connection with such copartnershiI
firm. according to the terms Of such compro
mise. "..'f
SEc. 2. Every such debtor or deiior
making such compositions or compromise
may take from the creditor or creditors witt
whom he may make the same, a note o
memorandum in writing, exonerating hin
or them from all and every individual liabil
. ity incurred by reason of such connection
, with such copartnership firm; which note o
: memorandum may be given in evidence b.
such debtor or debtors in bar of such cred
tors right of recovery against him or them
. and II such liability ehall be by Judgment /
B any court ofrecord in this State, then on
' production to and filing with the clerk {
. such court, the said note or memorandum
= writing. such clerk shall discharge such JUDI
ment OF record SO far as the said compromil
8 ing debtor or debtors shall be concerned.
Q SEC. 8. Such compromise or compos
:, ton with an individual member of firm
:. shall not be 10 construed as to discharge th
other copartuers, nor shall it inpair ii
d right OF the creditor to proceed sgainst ii
i. members OF suCh copartnership firm as has
Is not been discharged. And the member /,
\ members Of such copartnership firm so pr
!. ceeded against, shall be permitted to set Q
e any deipand against said creditor or credi.o
% which could have been set of bad snch 81
" been brought against all the individua
:, composing eueh firm; nor shall such cor
promise or discharge of an individual Of
= frm prevent the other members of such fit
ls from availing themselves Of any defen
Ie that would have been available had not Il
II act been passed, except that they shall n
:. set up the discharge Of one individual as
= discharge Of the. other copartnefs. unless
70 shall appear that all were intended % be d
J. charged: Provided, that the discharge
ii any such coparsAer shall be deemed Pc
: ment to the creditor equal 70 the proPortio
ate interest Of the partner diaehargedia I
As parfnership concern.
SEC. 4. That such compromise on cal
position 6f an individusl Of : firm with
=. creditor OF such lirn, shall in nowisb sfe
]. the yinht nf ths ether o0pastneTs to eall
= thsindisiduai making such oompr0mise,
his ratSthis portion of kieh copsrtneTsh
: debt: The ssms asifthis law had not be
iti P.sssd.