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The Washington union., 1857-05-07
Sale OF Indian Trust Lands in Kansas Terri
tory.
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/ y puisuahce oi law, 4, fhANhLlN l1Eh,f. FreS-
deht o the United States do hereby declare aud
that public sale will bc held at Iowa Point Donplan county
Territory Of Kansas commencing Tuesday, fifth day
next TOT the disposal OF such OF the lands held by the United
States FOR the benefit Of the Iowa tribe Of Indians situated with
BY sad indians IN ,rvs AZ eaTad a =, Win ~ a anu 'oaoa
so,,h or 1s b,s Ji,s ,.a ,,. 81 "a. .;.,t
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Townships NO one In hteen sixteen eighteen
nineteen, and twenty.
townships No. nineteen
twenty excepting tereom few special grants designated
sbns ~n ~ ~, a - ~ ~ ''res anu situate N
AIso M pooi twins ronn,y ~, sstI M I,s..,o., .
TUESDAY the day of May newt er ~ I t III III
OF Tho ands held IN trust hy ho nd san, ~ M fn, l. ~
confcratci bands Of Kaskski, Peoria sa W. ~ W.
diane as ara stpatcd Within ,ho ,st
Torritorv and coded Inv said III ~ i = a
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soA q ne tsse tne and edS @ The siz principal meridian
Townships lfeen sixteen range twenty
Townships fifteen, sixteen seventeen Of range tei
Townships fifteen,
Townships heen, sixteen seventeen eighteen Of range
tyIhree.
Townships 6een sixteen seventeen ana eighteen OF range en
ty-four. ~
Townships fifteen sixteen seventeen and eohtecn r ro,,
tylaYe S
heo, nod. IA, tbo ons ~,
ndyiiua member or saI
bands should sixty acres Of land ana
ten sections should be seed and sct nna ~
bn article one section or x hnnrad
The Washington union., 1857-05-07
NOTICE TO rRE,EMrrloN CLAIMANTS.

Every person entitled the right OF prcempon tho
lands within townships Of townships above enumerated
required to establish the the satisfaction of the register and
receiver Of the land oioe and make thoy
practicable after seeing This notice and before the day appointed for the
OF the public sale OF the lands embracing tie tract
claimed otherwise such cnni will be forfeited.
THOS. A. HENDRICKS,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office,
Feb 1s-lnwl3w lint. & star
The Washington union., 1857-05-07
Change OF the Place of Sale of the Della ware
Trust Lands in Kansas.

NOTICE is hereby given that the place of sale of
AN the Delaware trust ands in Kansas Territory
take place at Leompon the 23d day of June has
changed TO- and will commence at sawkee in said Territory
day and date.
BY order Of the Secretary of Tho Interior.
CHARLES E. MIX
Commissioner ad ia'ei
DEPARTMENT INTERIOR
O1lco Of Indian Affairs, April O. 1857
April 7--1nwtlJune
The Washington union., 1857-05-07
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.
~ ~.

DIhCKIFIION OF ARTICLES.
CLASS No. 1--Papp.
cm l. 500 white laid quarto upernne faint ncd
100 rcams wltcat post extra supernne, unuled
j.. I5 eams white laid Bath post extra supeine faint lined
4. 80 whtolaid Bath post extra superDne unruled
g. l25 super0no laid large size,
faint lined and GIT edged
0. 1875 reains article, unruled sU
!. 1875 laid note medium gilt
edged
g. 100 white cap paper, extra suporhne, faint inod
2. IS reams same paper, unrued
To- 1875 commerciaLd note large sizo faint lined
Propoas for the above state the price per
OF items g. and portion not exceed half Of each,
be furnished gilt edged, If required.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-05-14

legal representatives living, the estate shall
pass to and vest in the husband or wife rel.
let OF such intestate during his or her natu'
raj life
Third-If such intestate leave no hus-
band or wife, reiict Of himself and herself,
or at The death Of such re!ict, the estate
shall pass to and vest in the brothers and
sisters Of the intestate who may be ofthe
blood of the ancestors from whom tie ntes-
tate came, or their legal representatives,
whether such brothers and sisters be of the
whole or half blood of the ntestate
Fourth-lf there be no brother or
sisters of the intcstate, of the blood of the
ancestor from whom the estate came. or
their legal representatives, and ifthe estate
came by deed or gift from an ancestor who
may be living, the estate shall ascend to
such ancestor;
Filth-If the ancestor from whom the es-
tate came be deceased the estate shall pass
TO and vest in the brothers and sisters OF
such ancestor, or their legal representatives;
and for want of such brothers and sisters or
their legal representatives., to the brothers
and sisters of the ntestate OF the half-blood
or their legal representatives, though such
brothers and sisters be not of the blood of
/ the ancestor from whom the estate came;
Sixth-It there be no brothers and sisters
of the intestate or their legal representa-
tives, the estate shall pass to the next Of
kin to the intestate, of the blood of the an.
cestor from whom the estate came.
SECTION .. That section two Of the act
to which this is amendatory be so amended
as to read as follows: Section 2. That ii
the estate come not by descent, devise or
deed Of gin, it shall descend and pass as
follows
Frst-To the children Of the ntestate
and their legal representative;
Second-lf there be no children or their
legal representative, the estate shall pass to
and be vested in the husband or wife relict
OF such intestate
/ Third-If such intestate leave no husband
or wife relict of himself or herself, the es.
tate shall pass to the brothers and sisters of
the intestate of the whole blood and their
legal representatives.
Fourth--lf there be 10 brothers or sis.
ters OF the intestate Of the whole blood, or
their legal representatives the estate
oHdll pusS " llle uIolheTs anu hlslers OF inc
half blood and their legal representatives;
Filth-If there be no brothers or sisters
of the intestate Of the half-bloOd or their le-
gal representatives., the estate shall ascend
to the father if the father We dead, then to
the mother;
Sixth--If the father and mother be dead,
the estate hall pass to the next of kin to
and ofthe blood Of the intestate. ..r
SECTION 3. That sections one an two
Of the act to which this act is an amendment
be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION L. This act shall take effect
and te in force from and after its passage.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
F.. Speaker Of he House Of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of The Senate.
April 18th, 1857.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-05-14

cast at such election have been cast for
said proposed amendments,or either Of them
the governor shall make proclamation there
of without delay.
Sec. 3. This act, AMI the act entitled
'an act providing lor the submission TO the
electors. "ol the act entitled ian act to incOr-
porate the Bank of Ohio and branches, " pass.
Ell at the present SESSION Of the general asstm.
bl, shall be published BY each county auditor
in two weekly English papers, if two he
published in the county, and in one German
weekly paper, if published in the county.
tor two weeks next preceding said eec'
tion.
SEC. d. The cost of publishing this ,act
aud the act in the third section named, and
Of the said five proposed amendments TO
the constitution, FOR six months, shall be
paid out OF the county treasury and IT the au'
ditor of anv county has not already contract
ed for the publication of said proposed amen
dments to the constitution, such auditors
shall Immediately proceed to contract for
the same, as directed by resolution heretofore
passed.
SEC. 5. This act shall take effect imme-
diately.
n. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President oil the Senate.
April l7th, 1857.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-05-14

security to land titles in this State, passed
March 22 1919, be so amended as to read as
follows: Sc. |. That the supreme courts,
district courts and common pleas courts. and
other courts Of this state having like origin
al jurisdiction shall be authorized and en-
powered to correct, amend and relieve a.
gainst any errors, defects or mistakes occur
ring in the deed or other conveyance Of any
husband aud wife here lnf fore, or hereafter to
be executed and intended TO convey or in.
cumoer the lands or estate of the wife or her
right of dover in the lands OF her husband
in the same manner and to the same extent
as the said courts are or shall be authorized
or empowered to correct errors, mistakes or
defects in the deeds or ConveYances of any
other persons.
SEC. 2. That the said original section
one be and the same is hereby repealed
SEC. 8. This act shalt take effect Oh lis
passage.
N. u. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives,
THOMAS H. FORD,
President ol The Senate.
April II, 1857.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-05-14

Pleas. by any person against whom any such
order judgment, o, der;ee may be made, or
who may be affected thereby, in the same
manner as is provided for appeals from the
Probate Court, in the act entitled an act
supplementary to the act entitled an act
defining the jurisdiction and regulating the
practice of Probate Courts passed. NJ lrch
II. 1853, and to amend said act passed May
i, 1864. Appeals shall also be allowed
from any order or judgment of the Court Of
Common Pleas. in like manner. to the Dis.
trCt Court, in proceedings under this act by
any person against whom any such iudg.
ment or order may be rendered, or who NAV
be affected thereby, TO the same extent aud
in the same manner as is provided for dp.
peals from the Common Pleas in other "a
ses, aud bills Of exceptions may be taken and
allowed upon any decision of the Probate
Court, Court Of Common Pleas. or Dist
Court, in proceedings under this act, as IN
other cases.
SECTION 10, This act shall apply to all
cases OF estates now settled, or in course OF
settlement, as well as those that may hereafter
be settled, and to all causes or suits now
pending, respecting any matter provided for
in this act.
SECTION IL. That the act entitled an
act for the more speedy collection Of debts,
&C., from executors, admnistra tors, and
guardians in certain cases, passed March Is,
1851 be and the same is hereby repealed
This act TO take effect and be in ioEce from
and after its passage.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,
THOMAS IL. FORD,
President of the Senate.
April II 1857.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-05-14
AN ACT
mo. 1881

mo. 1881 AN ACT
To amend an act entitled ian act 10 regl-
late and limit the compensation Of certain
county officers"
SECTION /. Be il enacted Jy the Gen,
era! assembly Of The State of Ohio, Thai
section eleven olan act entitled Ian act 70
regulate and limit the compensation Of Ger.
tain county officers" passed April 8. 1855
be amended sn as to read as follows: SEC.
H.. This act shall take effect and be ia
force from and after the first day April, 1856
Provided however, that nothing in this ACT
shall be so construed as to effect the salary
or compensation of any officer during the
term of office for which prior to the ia.
king effect Of this act he snail have been
elected, and the fees Of each OF the officers
herein namel remlining unpaid at the end
Of his official term shall BE- deemed and hell
to be the property of the county and when
collected so much therot as may be due Ia
such retiring officer shall be paid over to
himon the order OF the county commission
ers.
SEC Q. That the eleventh section OF the
act TO which this is an amendment be and
the same is hereby repealed. .. ..... ..
n. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House OF representatives,
THOMAS II. FORD,
President of the Senate.
April II, 1857.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-05-14
mo. M AN ACT
TO prevent SlayehoIding and kidnapping in
Ohio.
AN ACT
April 18th, 1857.

! No. llGI AN ACI
To prevent Slaveholdmg and kidnapping in
Ohio.
SECTION l. Be il enacted BY the Gem
eraL Assembly Of The State Of OHIO, That
| il any person shall bring into tins stale any
other person. with intent to hold or control,
orshall Lold or control, or shall aid or as
sist in holding or controlling, directly or IN
directly. within this State, any other person
as a slave, such person, so offending, shall
be deemed guilty of false imprisonment; and
upon conviction thereof, shall be punished
by imprisonment in the county Jail, not less
than threu, nor more than nine months, and
by line not less than two hnnlred, nor more
! than five hundred dollars; and every person
coming within this State otherwise tAan as a
| person held TO service in another State un'
der the laws thereof ,and escaping into this
| State, shall be deemed and held in all courts
as absolutely free.
Sec. 3. Iiany person shall seize or ar
rest, or shall ATTEMPT to seize or arrest, or
shall aid in seizing or arresling, or in attenp
| ing to seize or arrest, or shall use any force
or iraud lor the purpose Of holding, detdn-
ing or controlling any other person, upon
any pretrnCe or claim that such person, is d
| fugitive from service, such person so Often
ding. shall be deemed guilty of false imprs
onment, and shall be punished by imprlson
ment in the county Jail, not less than three
months, nor more than nine months, and by
fine not less than three hundred, nor more
than five hundred dollars.
SEC. 3. lfauy person shall seize OF ar
rest, or shall attempt to seize or arrest, or
shall aid in seizing OF aresting. or in at
tempting to seize Or arrest, or shall use any
force or fraud for the purpose of holding de-
tanning. controlling, or influencing any
other person with intent to carry or re-
move such person out ofthis State, or with
intent 10 cause such person voluntarily to
depart out OF this State, in order that such
person may be taken, held, or controlled as a
slave in some other State, territory or jurlsdlc-
tivn, such person so offending, shall be
deemed guilty of kidnapping, and shall be
punished by imprisonment in the penIteh'
tIary at hard labor, not less than three, uoT
more than seven years.
Sec. 4. Nothing in the preceding sections
lOf this act shall apply to any act done by
any person under the authority OF the con
slituton oil 1.-THE United States, or of auy law
Of the United States, made in pursuance
thereof
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
April II, 1857.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-05-14
AN ACT
April II, 1852.

mo. l6l.l AN ACT
10 provide for the more speedy colIec.
ton of Claims Of Creditors, Legatees,
and Distributes of Executors, Admin
istrators, and Guardians, and to define
the jurisdiction of tine Court of Com
mon Pleas, and Probate Court, in GER
tain cases.
SECTION /. BE 1t enacted by tic Gen
cral Assembly of the State Of Ohio, That
after thirty days from the time OF the settle
ment of the accounts of executors, admins
traitors, or guardians, shall have been made,
or sha Ii he eafer be made, BY the Probate
Court, aud an order OF distribution made
thereon, if such executor, administrator, or
guardian, shall neg IeCt or refuse 10 pay TO
any person, interested in said order OF dis
tiributon, as creditor, egatee, widow, heir,
or other distribuiee, or otherwise, when de-
mandel, his or her share Of the estate or
property ordered TO be distributed by such
Probate Co Irt, it shall be lawful Tor any
person interes ted, as aforesaid, to file petit
ton in the Probate Court ol the county IN
which the settlement and order OF dlstribu.
ton is made, against the executor, admins
trstor. OF guardian making such settlement
of mis- or her account. as Aforesaid, briefly
setting forth il, the petition the amount and
nature OF tie claim OF the party filing such
petition, whereupon the Probate Judge shall
forthwith issue citation against such ex-
eculor, administrator, 9: guardian, setting
forth the fling Of The petition, the amount
claimed by the petitioner, and commanding
such executor, administrators, or guardian, to
appear beto re said Probate Court OH the re-
turn day thereof, TO answer said petition.
and show cause, il any,, why judgment
should not be rendered and execution award
ed against him Or her for the amount claim
ed, ,by such petitioner, and found to be dne
upon such settlement and order Of diStribu-
lion, which citation shall be made re'urna-
bic not less than tive nty nor more than for
ty days from lbe date thereof, the return
doy to be namcl in tn, citation, which shall
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-05-14
AN ACT

/ W. 100 AN Abl
To amend an act entitled Gan act more eff.
fectually to prevent Gambling passed
January II, 1916.
SECTION /. Be il enacted by the Gen.
erdL assembly oftis S'ats Of Ohio, That
the FIRST section of the act entitled an act
more eilGctually to prevent gambling pass
ed January l7th, 1916 be go amend d as TO
read as follows: Section l. That if any
person shall keep a room, building, arbor,
booth, shed or tenement, cana boat or 9TH
er water craft, to be used or occupied for
gambling, OF shall, knowingly, per-
nj, tue same to be used or occupied Tor
gamb ing or if any person being the own
er Of any room. building, arblr, booth, shed
or tenement, canal boat or other water craft,
shil rent the same TO be used or occupied
for gambling, the person so offending, shall,
on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum
not les than thirty, nor more than five hun
dred dollars, or he imprisoned in the county
Jail not less than ten nor more than thirty
days or both at the discretion of the Court;
and if the owner of any room, building ar
Dor, booth, shed or tenement, canal boat or
other water craft, shall know that any ga
ming tables, apparatus or establishment, is
kept or used in such room, building, arbor,
booth, shed or tenement, canal boat or other
water craft, for gambling and winning, bet
ting or gaining money, or other property,
and shall not forthwith cause complaint 10
be made against the person so keeping or
using such room, building, arbor, booth,
shed or tenement, canal boat or other wa
ter craft he shall be taken, he Id and con-
sidered to have knowingly permitted the
same to be used and occupel for gambling.
SECTION 2. That if any person shall
k ep or exhibit any gaming table, establish
ment, device or apparatus to win or gain
money, or other property of value, or shall
aid, assist or permit others to do the same,
or if.any person shall engage in gambling
for livelihood, or shall b without any FIX
edresdence, and in the habit or practice OF
gambling, he shall be deemed and taken to
be common gambler, and upon conviction
| thereof shall be imprisoned in the county
! Jail not hss than one nor more, than Fix
months, aud be fined in any sum. not exceed
ing FIVE hundred dollars.
SEcTIoS! 8. That section 7 ofthe act
entitled" an act for the prevention OF gam
bling" passed March IL, 1881, be SO amend
ed as to read as follows: Section Z. That
if any person shall play at any game what
soeyer, Tor any sum OF money or other prop
erty ofany value, or shull make any bet or
wager foi any sum of money or other prop.
erty Of value, upon the result of such game,
every such person shall, on conviction
thereof, be fined in any sum not ex eeding
one hundred dollars or be imprisoned in the
county Jail not less than ten days nor more
than six mouths. -'
/ SECTION A. That if any person shall
/ by any device or pretence, entice or tempt
and prevail upon or cause any minor to en-
gage with such person or with any other
person OF persons in any game whatsoever
for any sum Of money or property ofvalue;
or shall make any bet or wager with such
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-05-14
THE LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY,
mo. 1891 AN ACT,

mo. l39.l AN ACT,
To regulate :he compensation Of Sheriffs
for keeping and providing for prisoners
in Jail,
Section /. Be 1t enGct,d By N: Gen
Sral Assembly of The State Of Ohio, That
the sherifis oil the several counties in the
State shall hereafter be allowed such com.
pensaton as the county commissioners shall
from time tn time Onler and allow not sX-
ceeding forty cents per day, for keeping and
providing Tor prisoners in Jail as required by
the eleventh section of the act for the eguI-
alton OF county jails, passed March 3, lS43,
aud such allowances shall be made 10 the
sheriff as part Of the reasonable aud neces-
sary eXpencps Of his Office. Tor which he
shall not be required to account as fees.
costs or perqusiles, under the provisions Ui
the act to regulate and limit the compensa-
ton OF certain county Officers, passed April
8, 1856.
SECTION 2. That the act to provide for
the reduction of the lees now allowed to
sherifTs for keeping and providing for pris
oners in jails, passed March l3, 1874, and
all acts and parts of acts inconsistent here.
with be and the same are hereby repeal
ed.
SECTION g. This act shall take effect on
its passage.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House oI representatives,.
THOMAS IL. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
April l6, 1857.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-05-14
AN ACT
April l6, 1857.

mo. I4O.l AN ACT
To authorize the foreclosure Of mortgages
executed by Turnpike, Canal, or Plank
Road Companies.
SECTION /. BE il enacted by the Gen.
srGl Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
in all cases where any turnpike, canal, or
plank road company have executed or may
hereaite execute mortgage, Or mortgages,
upon any part thereof, it shall be Lawful, Tor
any turnpike, or plank road mortgage, or
assignees thereof, at any proper time after
the money secured by said mortgage or mort
cages becomes due, 10 fOIeCOse said mort
gage or mOr.dses III the same manner as il
said motgag or Mortgages were upon real
estate. and the sales SO made shall be held
TO pass to the purchaser or purchasers, the
corporate franchises OF such company as
faly as the mortgagor held the same at the
time of executing said enCdmbrance. All
the laws in force relating to the foreclosure
OF mortgages upon real estate are hereby
made applicable 10 the foreclosure oi mort.
r. 'ns:.ike, canal, or plank roads, so
for as is necessary to carry out the prOyls'
ions of this act.
SEcrloS 2. The court shall appoint The
appraisers under this act, aud where any
road or canal shall run into or through mo re
than one county, the court may order the
same to be appraised ani sod entire or IN
parcels as to the court may seem expetlent.
That any purchaser or purchasers o any
such road or canal or part thereof shall be
emitted to exercise all the CurpOra,e fran
chisers purchased under this act as fully a'
they belonged to such coIpora ion before
such sale in any name that may be assumed
BY such purchases. This act shall take el-
feet from its passage.
JOSEPH TRUESDALE,
Speaker pro tem., of the House OF Represen-
tdtves.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President oil the Senate.
April 10Th, 1857.