The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-05-21
April 10Th, 1887.

mo. Ia AN AcT 1f e
To amend an sct suihcriE'ug tie Trustees
ofTovnships to establish Wutcr courses
and locate Ditvhes, in certain cases. pass
edMpy !, 1854. iIfpI
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AsseSsblg d TIE Stsfs OF Ohio, f'fai se,ti, n
one, piDe aud ih;rieeD be su umfited -Ss -
read,us toll0we: Section T. That he town
ship trustees shall have power, or tie spph
cation Of any party, to enter upon my land
in their itownship 10 view aBy water course
or pfopOsed ditch, for the purpose OF drgin
Inctapyala land held by more than enc person,
snd,to c,use said sitch or water CT urse to
belocafed ard act apart to each person in'
terested in such ditch or water course, such
rorticn OF tic u ne to be by him opened as
shall.l be, deemed right and just, accord
ing to the Benefit to be.dor'"Ah hv such
person fFcm The opetling Of said ditch or wu.
ter course; ard also TO afsess against him
such portion Of the expenses and damage
hereafter provided for, es according to right
and justice ha oneht'to ply. Section 0. II
shall be the 6iIty Of any person claiming
compensation fer the appropriation OF hs
land the purpose of constructing the ditch
orwater course provided for in the first sec.
ton Of this set, TO make such claim at the
time when ssid trustees shall meet for the
purpose of locating stid ditch or water
couree; sEdiherCuron ii shall be the duty
of said township trustees TO proceed TO csti.
mate and determine the amount Of compen-
Fation 10 which such claimant will be enti-
tied for the appropriation of his said land,
fofthe purpose Aforesaid; and tie mount Of
stid cem2ensatien 20 determined upon and
awarded TO said claimant, shall be HPpor-
tioRed ard assessed against the parties in
said ditch or water course, MS provided in
the FIRST scciicn, ord shall be collected as
are the other exne nses ard damages, and
when collected shGll be paid over to the par
ty entitled thereto; and should any party in
whose favor compensation is awarded, feel
nggrieved thereby, he may within ten deys
nfter making Of such swsrd, appeal there
from to the pruhute ecurt OF the proper
county upon the execution and filing with
sud probate court OF bond, ilR sc CURLY,
TO be approved by The Judge thereof, in the
sum Of Ave hundred dollars, conditioned to
pay all costs that mOy be awarded against
him, and said cause shall be tried in said
probate court according to the provisions OF
an actpossed April 80, 1852, entitled ."Ar
net to provide for compensation TO owners
Of private property appropriated TO the use
o.fcorporstiors, und the aci amc II latory there.
30, so far as the sume may be eppliCable;-
Provided, that il the appellant shall not, on
said trial in the probate court obtain judg-
ment, exclusive of costs, for greater sum
than the amount awarded him by said town.
ship trustees, he shall psy all costs of sHd
proceeding. Sec. l3. II it shall appear
from the report of the commissioners Of re.
view, that said ditch or water course was
properly located ard equally awarded in Ia.
bsr, expense aid damage, by said towpship
trustees, the said ditch or water course shall
he'cut or opened 10 said location, aud il from
the report of said commission it Shall ap-
pear that said proposed ditch or wG:t C urse
was improperly located or awarded ia t. Ia
Dor, expense or damage, the semo saali be
set aside OF changed and located ? eaid
commissioners OF review subject to lie re.
vision ofsaid probate court.
SEC. 2. That sections one, rinl and
thirteen, to which this is an amerdsne t be
and the same are hereby repealed.
N. Fl. VAN WORRIES.
Srsa1er Of The HcaSe Of RcpreseataLH es.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of The Scalts.
April IL, 1857.