American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-06-10


payment shall have been neglected or refuse,
at the time when the same was required, AM
municipal corporation, or any person to whom
the said corporation shall have directed pay
ment to be made. shall be entitled TO lecoVe
in addition to the amount assessed, with inter
est iTom the time Of assessment, the additional
sum OF i've per cent penalty to defrsy the ex,
penses Of collection. aud which shall be IN.
cluded in the judgment OF decree.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
MARTIN WELLER,
President Of the Senate.
No. III. AN ACT
To prevent the selling and bartering Of Coun
terfeit Coin, and the having in posses sion
Counterfeit Coin, with the intent TO sell bar
ter or dispose oe the same.
S cTIoS |. be IL enGcted by the General
Assembly Of the Stale Of Ohio, That il any
person shall sell, barter, or in any manner dis
pose Of any false, forged, or cou nterfeit coin.
made in the likeness and similitude of any OF
the gold, silver or copper coin or coins, cur
rsntly passing in the State; or IL any person
shall be detected with any such false, forged
or counterfeit coin or coins, in his or her POS
session, Tor the purpose OF selling. barterinG
or disposing of the same, knowing the same to
be false, forged or counterfeit every person SC
offending shall be deemed guilty OF m,sde.
meanor, and upon CONVICTION thereof, shall be
imprisoned in the penitenhory, and be kept al
hard labor not more than ten years nor less
than one year.
Sec. .. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and afler1is passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House Of Reps.
MARTIN WELKER,
Apri IL, 1858. Prest of the Senate.
No. ll2.l .af AN ACT
To amend an act entitled Gan act providing
for The election of Coioners and Sheriff. and
fixing their terms of Office" passed March
8ih 1884.
SEcTlos /. De il enacted by the General
Assembly Of tie State of Ohio, That the aci
entitled ''nn act proy ling for the election o
coroners and sheriifs and FIXING their term oil
office" passed March Sth, 1854, be so amended
| as TO read as follows: Sec. l.. There shall be
elected on the second Tuesday Of October, bl.
ennlally by the qualified voters 10 each organ
lzed county IN this state, one sheriff and one
coroner Tor such county who shall hold theiI
olhees fortwo wears from The first Monday oI
January next succeeding their election and un.
til their succensors ure elected and qualified.
Sec. 2. That the term of office of all sher
ms and coroners elected in the several coun
lies IN this State on The second Tuesday inOcto
her IN the year eighteen hundred and fifty six
shall expire on the first Monday Of fJanuary ia
he year eighteen hundred and sixty, or as soon
thereafter as their respective successors are
elected and qualified.
| Sec. 3. All shsuiTs and coroners elected in
the several counties in this state on the second
! tuesday ofOclobeT, eighteen hundred and fift,
SIN, shall on or before the first Monday in No
vembeT' eighteen hundred and fifty eight, give
BOND according TO law, condition Tor the faith.
iul dlscharge ftheT respective duties, until
the Elst Monday in January, eighteen hundred
and hity nine, aud until their successors are
rtspt ctlvely elected and qualified. And all
sherlttS and coroners elected on the second
tuesday ol October eighteen hundred and ii hJ
seven, shall in like manner, on or before The
igst Monday III November eighteen hundred
and hily-n he, give bond conditioned for the
lalth'ul discharge Of their respective duties
until the first Monday Of January eighteen hun.
dred and sixty, and until their successors are
elected and qualified. A failure by any such
sheriff or coroner to give such bond shall va.
cate his Office and said vacancy shall be filled
a. a. IN other cases is or may be provided by law
| lhe giving ofsuch bond or the failure to give
ne same, shall in no wise affect any bond pre-
vIously given by anysuch sheriff or corner.
sec. d. The original act entitled "an act
70 provide Tor the election Of coroners and sher
liiS aud fixing the telms ofofhce," passed Mar.
g. l5l5, be and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. B. This set shall take effect and be in
Iorce from aud after its passage.
WILLIAM b. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House OF Reps.
MARTIN WELKER.
mo. ill.l AN ACT.
10 amend the act entitled "an act 10 amend
the act chilled "an act Tor the prevention ol
certain immoral Practices" passed Februa.
~ hn, .o9l-said last act being passed
2Dth, 1871.
SECTION |. Belt enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That no person
shall sell or expose for sale, give, barter OF
otherwise dispose Of m any way, or at any
pace, any spurious or other liquors, or any
article ui traffic whatever, at or within the
distance OF Two miles from the place where
any religious society," or aSsembage Of people
are collected or collecting together for relIg-
ious worship IN any field or woodlands; Provl-
ded, that nothing IN this act shall effect tav
ern Keepers exercising their calling, nor dlstil
leFs' Inanulacturerso Others IN prosecuting
Their regular trades at their places oil BUSINESS
OF any PERSONS dlsposIng OF any ordinary arti-
c'ei oi provision. excepting spiritual liquors, al
'her reSluences; nor any person having a writ
Ten permit from the trustees or managers OF
any such religious society or assenIbage, to
sell provisions Tor the supply ofpersons attend.
lng Such rel ,glouS worship, their horses or cat
tle' such persons acting in conformity 10 Tho
regulations OF said religious assembly and to
the laws the state.
Sec. 2. That any person found guilty Of
committing breach Of the provisions of this
act, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence
tine of not less than len or more than one
hundred dollars, inio the to wnship treasury for
The use OF the common schools IN said town.
ship where SAID offence was cOmmlted and
any Judge OF the common pleas, sheriff, coIo
net or justice OF the peace OF The county, or
any constable Thereof, shall, upon view or in
lurmatlOn, aud wllh or without warrant, ap.
prehend any person SO offending, and seize all
such liquors or other articles OF traffic, and this
utensils or turnlturec0ntaInlng them, and con
Vey Them before justice OF The peace and the
SAID l'StIce upon the complaint udder oath, or
animation Of sand officer apprehendlng such
offender or any person giving information, shalt
issue his variant Of arrest, which shall be
formally served by the proper officer, and pro-
ceed To inquire into the truth OF SAID accuse.
ton, aud u found true shall proceed TO bind
sad offender in such amount not exceeding
Sooo, as he shall deem proper to answer at The
next regular term of the common pleas, in said
county to be proceeded with by Indictment, the
hne To be collected as in other circumstances
Provided, that II such defendant or defendants
shall plead guilty, SAID justice shall aiIix the
penalty and proceed to judgment; and in such
case he shall immediately issue an execution
against The property and body of the defendant
OF defendants tor the fine aud costs, unless
paid or secured, and sad defendant or defend
ants shall not be discharged until said judy.