The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-03-12
AN ACT

No, IL AN All
supplementary to the act entitled "An act
to authorize the Consolidation of Railroad
Companies in this State. with Railroad
Companies Of States adjoining in certain
cases, and To authorize Railroad Compan-
les IN this State to extend their Roads into
adjoining States,' passed April 10, 1856,
and to facilitate the making of proof in
certain cases arising under the provisions
OF said act.
SRcrioS /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Ohio. That copy
of the agreement ani act of consolidation,
specified in the second section Of the act to
which this is supplementary, duly certified
by the secretary of state, under the great
seal of the State of Ohio, shall be received
in The courts Of this State, as prima facie
evidence of the exist nee Of the several cor
porations parties TO said agreement, prior TO
ard at the time OF the execution thereo f-.oi
the consolidation Of such corporations as
specifed in such agreement, that such con-
solidation was authorized by the laws OF the
several States, within which the several
corporations parties to such agreement were
! chartered, and into which such consoll lldated
roads extend, and of all aud singular the
| facts, statements and covenants, set forth
and recited in said agreement ana fact o
consolidation, or in the certificates ndorsed
thereon, as provided in said second section
of said act.
SEc. Q. That it shall not be necessary tc
produce or prove the charters Of the corpor =
atoms, parties to such consolidation the
| laws of the several States under and by vir-
Tue Of which such consolidation was eifeci-
| cd; or the original articles Of consolidation
| in any suit brought to charge such consoli-
dated company With any Liability OF eithel
of the companies parties to said act of cou-
solidatlon, any law or custom TO the contra
ry Notwithstanding.
| SEc, g. This law shall be in force from
and after the date of its passage,
! WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Rep.
MARTIN WELKFR,
President OF the Senate.
February 10, 1858.
tNo.i2.l ANACT
Supplement ,ary TO can act to provide for IN,
nization Of Cities and incorporated
, Villages passed May 3, 1852.
SEcrIoN /. Be It enacted by the Genera
/, Assembly of the State Of Ohio, That the in
habitsn,s Of adjacent parts Of two or NOR
counties may be organized into an incorpor
ner prescribed by, and to be governed by tn,
provisions Of the act to which this is sup
plementaryj except as herein otherwise pro
ylded.
SRc. Q. The application by written peti
ton prescribed by section second Of the ac
to which this is supplementary, shall in al
app ications nv, 4 this act, be made to tn
commissioners Of that county in which tn
create. number OF quail fed votes ofthe pro
posed village shall reside at the time o sue
application and the said petition, togethe
with ma or plat in said section mention
ed, shall be recorded in each Of the cOuntie
m which any part of such village shall b.
situated: and when recorded the origina
papers shall be deposited with the reoorIe
OF the county in which the application shal
have been made whose duty IT shall be to I'll
and preserve the same and make out aud fur
nish TO the proper p 'rsons the transcript
required by the fifth section Of the act /
which this is supplementary.
SEC. 2. In all cases in which by the pr,
visions Of the act to which this is supple
mentary, the jurisdiction Of municipal OF
GERS Of Incorporated villages is made CO. -ex
, tensive with the county in which any sue
incorporated village is situoted. the juris
diction OF the like officers Of any incorpora
Ted village organized under the prov lsiou
Of the counties in which a part of such In
corporated village may be situated.
WILLIAM D, WO0ES,
: Speaker Of the House . I Rep,
EDWARD NJ. PHELPS,
President of the Senate, pro tenn.
February ~, 1858.