The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-05-21
LAWS OF 0Al0,
PUBLHsHED BY Authority.
mo 1921 AN ACT

| No ll2 AN ACT
To amend an act authorizing the Trus
tees of Townships TO establish Wate
courses and locate bitches, in certain
cases, passed May /, 1854
SECTION /. Re it enacted BIZ the General Az
senbly Of the State Of Ohio. That sections one
nine and thirteen be 30 amended as to read as fol
lows: Section !. That the township trustees shall
nave power, on the application of any party to en-.
| ter upOn any .sRd in their township to view any
water cour} or proposed ditch, for the purpose O!
| draining any land held by more than one person
and 70 cause said ditch or Watcr-cOurse to be loca
ted and &c. apart 10 each person interested in such
ditcn or Wa!cr-cOursc, such portion Of the same 10
be b. him opened shall be deemed right and Just
according TO the benefit to be derived By such per-
son from the opening Of said ditch Ur waLer-cOursc:
and also u assess against him such portion Of tue
expenses and damage hereafter provided for, as
according ~ right and justice he ought to pay
section Q. II shall be the duty Of any person
claiming compensation for the appropriation OF his
land ius the purpose q con .fGet,ag the ditch or
Ter-cour provided FOR in the first section Of this
act ~ make such claim at the time when said trus-
tees shall meet for the purpose Of locating said
4itcn or Wa!cT-cDurse; and thgrgupsa it shall be
the duty Oi said township rus tees t0 proceed to es
innate and determine the amount Of conformation
% winch such claimant vii. be entitled for the an
preparation Of bis Jaid land for the purpose af5rs-
said; and the amount Of said compensation 20 de-
tormiHe4 upon and awarded to sai :linau. shall
be app2rtigncd and assessed aglas. the parties In
said ditch or water-cOursc, a. provided in the first
section, AMI shall! BE- collected a. are the other Cx-
Pchses and damagCs, ana when collected shall be
paid over to the party entitled tAcggtY and should
any party in whose favor compensation il awarded.
feel asrisyed thereby he may within ten days after
making Of such award, appeal thsrsirgm to the pro-
bate court Of the proper county upon tAc execution
AM Hing with said probate court Of q bond, with
security to be approved by The judge thereof in the
sum OF i've hundred dollars. conditioned 10 nay all
costs that may be awarded against hiia, and said
cause shall be tried in said probate court according
to the provisions Of an act passed April 80 1852
entitled "an act to provide for cCmpan.aton to own
er5 Of private property appropriated to the use Of
corporations" and the act ameudat0ry thereto. 80
far az the same may be appIieable; Provided. that
Il the appellant shall not, said trial ia the pro-
bate court obtain judgment, exclusive of costs. for
a greater sum than the amount awarded him by
said township trustees, he shall pay all costs Of
said proceeding. Sec. l3. If shall appear from
the rcpor. Of the commissioners Of review that said
llteh or water course was properly located and
equally awarded in labor, expense and damage By /
.ail township trustees, the said ditch or water
course shall be cut or opened in said location. and
If from the report Of said commission it shall ap-
pear that said proposed ditch or water course was
located or awarded as to labor, expense
II damage, the same shall be set aside or changed
lnd located by said commissioners Of review sab
ect to the revision Of said probate court.
Sec. z. That sections one, nine and thirteen 10 /
which this is an amendment be and the same are
hereby repealed.