The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-06-03

to, and an impression OF his seal of office, |
shall be transmitted TO the governor, and
fled in the office Of the secretary OF State.
SEC. l3. Dispositions taken upon inter;
rogatories, upon notice, or by consent, and
| affidavits taken before a commissioner OF
the State of Ohio, shall be entitled to.be
read in any suit or other proceeding in this
State, and shall have the same effect as il
taken before a magistrate or officer thereun.
to authorized within this State, and oil Ger
tifcates of acknowledgment and proof OF
execution made or granted by such commits
sioner shall have the same effect as if made
or granted by such magistrate or officer
Such commissioner shall be entitled to
charge and receive for his services under
this act the following fees and no more, to
wit: For swearing each witness, twenty.
| FIVE cents; for each one hundred words con.
tanned in any deposition and certificate or
affidavit taken before him, twenty cents; for
authenticating, sealing up and directing each
| deposition, one dollar; for authenticating
each affidavit sworn to before him, one dol.
lar; for taking the wledgment and
proof of each deed or other conveyance,
lease, contract, letter or power Of attorney,
or other written instrument, two dollars, and
ceive any fee or reward for any act or ser.
vice done or rendered by him under this act
greater than the amount herein limited; or
who shall dishonesty or unfaithful1y dis.
charge any of his duties as such commits
sioner, shall be removed from Office by the
governor on complaint TO him and such
proof as shall satisfy the governor that such
commissioner is guilty of the official mis-.
conduct charged, and the governor shall
forthwith notify the party OF such removal,
who shall be thereafter ineligible to reap.
pointment to the Office Of commissioner of
! this State, and the governor may also give
J such public notice of such removal as he
may deem necessary or advisable.
Sec. Ii. There shall be kept in the Of
fee Of the governor, a record, showing dis
tinctly the names and residence of all per.
sons commissioned as notarics public or as
commissioners of the State of Ohio, and the
commencement and termination of each
term of office; and there shall be paid by
each person receiving commission as no.
tary public, the sum Of one dollar; and by
each person receiving commission as COM
missioner OF the State of Ohio, the sum of
three dollars; which sum, after paying the
wages of messenger for the executive Of.
fee, shail form part of the Compensation
of the private secretary of the governor.
Sec. IL. The term of Office of each
commissioner for the State of Ohio hereto.
fore appointed under the laws of this State
in any other State or in any territory
of the United States, or any other country,
and all notaries public now holding appoint
: ments, shall be continued as if this act had
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each commissioner Of the State of Ohio
, appointed previous TO the 18th day of April
! A. D. 1857, under the laws of this State, il
, any other State, or in any territory of the
United States, or any other country, shal
expire at the end of one year from the shit
l7lh day of April, A. ID. 1857.
Sec. Is. Any act done by notary pub
, lie subsequently to the expiration of his
term of office shall be as vulid as if done
during his term OF office.
Sec. II. Any person appointed nuta'
ry public who shall do or perform any &C
as notary pub lie after the expiration of hl'
term of office, knowing that his term Of Of
fee has expired, shall be fined in any sun
not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars, upoI
conviction thereof, on indictment found il
any court having jurisdiction OF such often
ses.
SEC, Is. The act entitled on act provid
ing for the appointment of notaries publ
y and prescribing their duties, passed Apr
Cd, 1862, and also the act entitled an aC
y concerning notaries public and commission
= ers, passed April II, 1857, are hereby re
q pealed. ...
A Sec. ID. This act shall take effect all
;. be in force from and after it's passage.
!. WILLIAM b. WOODS,
= Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
: MARTIN WELKER,
;. Presided Of the Senate.
n March l3, 1858.