Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-05
LAWS OF OHIO:
AN ACT
AN ACT
Making partial Appropriations for the yea
Published by Authority.

ses,Nv of the STATE Of ono, That the folIor-
ing sums, in addition to former appropriation,
be, and the same are hereby appropriated o1t Of
any moaey in the treasury for general rerenue
purposes for the year 1855. to VT:
For the per diem pay of the Lieutenant Cor
ernor ss President Of the Senate: the psysneHf
Of members of the General Assembly, their
elerks. assistant elerks, sergsaut-st-ans, sad
their assistants, aad messengers, thesum Of ifty
thousand dollars.
For the payment of costs of prosecution, saa-
Ohio Peaiteatiary, ten thousand doilars
For the payment Of the salary of ComptrpI.
Ter Of the Treasury. eight thousand dollarx
For the payment Of the salaries Of the clerks
in the Comproller's ofice. twelve hundred dol
lars.
For tho contingent fund Of the Comptroller
of the Treasury, three hundred dollars.
For the contingent fund Of the Auditor of
State. one thousand dollars.
For the contingent fund Of the Treasurer Of
State. fifteen hundred dollars.
For gas for the State house, fifteen hundred
dollars.
For books and magazines, and biadine fbs
the State Library, three hundred doIlan.
For the contingent expenses of the Librarian.
one hundred and fifty dollars.
For printing. twelve thousand dollars.
For binding, twelve thousand dollars.
For the payment on account of the salary of
the Secretary of the State COMMISSIONS Of
Common Schools, seventy 1--WE dollars.
To supply deficiency in the appropriation
to pay for engrasings for report of State Board
Of Agriculture for 1851, and to pay for prrnting
said engT.vings, the sum of Eve hundred and
one dollars and fifteen eeats.
For Martha McLaughlin. in lieu Of the appro-
ofir f,xv< H.,
act for the relief of Martha Mclaughlin" pass
ed April II. 1855, one hundred dollars.
For bedsteads, mattresses, bedding and re-
pairs for the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, two
thousand dollars. FFs
See. 4. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS.
Speaker Of House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
January IL. 1859.
AN ACT
To authorize the sale of any and all of the
Shares of State, in the Turnpike Companies
of this State, and TO amend Section One of an
act in relation to the duties of the Commis-
sioners of the Sinking fund, passed May /.
1854.
SECTION. L. Be q ENACTED by The General As-
ssznNy of the State of Ohio, That section one OF
the act to which this is supplementary and
amendatory, be so amended as to read as fol-
lows:
That the commissioners of the ainking fund
are hereby authorized, and when an ,pportuni-
ty occurs they are directed TO exchange for GER
tifcates of the six per cent. stock Of the funded
debt-of this State, or to sell, or otherwise dis
pose Of, for money, any and all of the sh1es
of stock held by the state in any of the railroad
companies, and canal companies Of this state;
Provided, that such shares Of stock shall in no
case be sold, or otherwise disposed Of, except
upon cash payment therefor; and in no ease
shall any shall any such shares be sold, ex-
changed. or otherwise disposed Of at less than
the actual cash value of the same. Should such
commissioners be unable to exchange said stocks
for certificates of the funded debt of the state.
they may, ut such time as they may deem
proper advertise thai proposals will be received
by them, at their Office in Columbus, for the
purchase of any or all of said stocks; such no
tice shall be published in such newspapers as
they may direct, and shall be given al least
ninety days before the time fixed for opening
said proposals. Proposals shah be considered
without respect to the number Of shares bid for
and the sale shall be awarded to the highest
bidder; Provided that nothing in this section
contained shall be construed to compel the sink
ing fund commissioners to exchange, sell, or
Otherwise dispose Of said stocks at less than the
par value thereof, unless IN their opinion the in
terest of the state viii be promoted thereby.
Sec. 2. The commissioners of the sinking
fund are hereby authorized and directed to sell.
and transfer, any and all of the shares of stock
by the state in any turnpike companies of the
state. They shall, Immediately after the pas
sage Of this act advertise ali the shares of stock
held by the state, in any turnpike company to
be sold at auction. to the highest bidder in lots
of not less than ten shares each, nor more than
fifty shares each. at some public and convenient
place on the line OF the road of said company,
by giving at least thirty days notice of the time
and place Of the sale, by posters set up at the
gate or gates thereon, and in some newspaper OF
general circulation in the county or counties
through which said road passes; Provided, thai |
nothing in this section contained shall be con- |
strued to compel the sinking fund commission |
ers sell or dispose Of any of said stocks for les
than their foir cssh value, to be estimated by |
said sinking fund commissioners.
Sec. 3. ABy sale of shares of stock made un- |
der the provisions Of this act, shall be couduct-
eddy an agent appointed by the Governor; but |
the approval Of at least two of the commission |
ers shall he necessary to its confirmation. The |
purchaser or purchasers of such shares Of stock |
shall be required 10 pay one-third of the pur-
chase money down and the bslaace in two |
equal animal payments, with six per cent inter- |
est; but no transfer shall be made by said COM
until the same is paid for in full.
Sec. 4. The shares of stock now owned by
the state, in any turnpike company. shall not
entitle the person or persoas 10 whom the same
may be transferred. by virtue of this act, to vote
II the annual election for directors now provi-
ded for in the charter of said company; but the
person or person or persons to whom such /
shares OF stock may be transferred, are hereby
snthorized TO meet at the same time and place
with the present stockholders, and then and |.
there elect, subject to the same regulations that
govern the original stockholders in their cleo
ton for directors, the number of directors that
The Governor Is now required to appoint in SAID
board.
Sec. S. Section one Of the above recited act
Is hereby repealed
Sec. 6. This shall take effect and be in |
force from and after the date of its passage.
------- WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of Honse of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
January Il, 1859. /
AN ACT
Making partial appropriations for the year
SEcrloa ]. Be 4 enacted ty the General As
.enby Of tic State Of Ohio, That the follow
ing sum OF money be an the same is hereby ap- II
gropriated out Of any money N the State
Treasury for general revenue purposes, 10 be
paad on the ofder Of the Auditor Of State, for
the year 1859. to wit:
For the sinking of the artesian web, to be
expended according to the joiat resolution of
the General Assembly, adopted April 9Th, 1857, /,
@ IN snen otnef manner a. the Legislature may