Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-04-14
LAWS or PHO
Published by Anthorlty.
AN ACT

LAWS 9niO
. Published by Aathorlty.
No So. AN ACT
To smend the act entitled . an act to amend th
several &C t. Incorporating Mutual Fire lnsur
ance Companies in the Stsfe Of Ohio" ipasse,
| March u, lS4l. -t-
Sec. l. Be it enacted by he General ASSEMBLY
Of the State of Ohio, That seefion two OF the abov
recited aei be so amended asso read thus: Sec.
1t shall be the duty OF the cctft OF common plea
in each county of this State in which the office o
any mutual fire insurance company may be situated
on the application Of any ihree or more persen
interested to appoint one OF more suitable persons
resident in such county, to make q thorough anl
careful examination into thsaffairs and condition
of such Company. S1ch pefeon or persons 90 a2
pointed shall have power 70 require the produc tior
OF ali books and papers belonging to such Com.
pany or pertaining to their business, and to ex.
anime under oath all the officers. servants Of
agents of such Company. OF any other person
touching its affairs and CONDITION; which oath may
be administered by any person appointed to make
| such examination. And the person or persons
making the examinations ehall report thereon, fully
setting forth the condition Of the Company. to the
court appointing them, At jh next regular term
and shall transmi: q cspy of such report % the
speaker of the House OF REPRESENTATIVES forthwith
If the Legislature be in ses<bn, or, if not then al
tQe session next tueIedhks tHsH1n9, mo SQc0 ex-
aminers shall each receive two dollars per day for
the time actually employed in making the exami-
nation and report TO be paid our OF the treasury o
the Company SO examined: Provided that such ex-
animation shall not be had oftener than once in
any Elk months.
Sec. .. THAI in case any officer, servant, agen,
other person shall fail refuse TO appear before
such person or persons so appointed as aforesaid,
or shallre to testify or T. produce before such
examiner or examiners any books or papers in his,
her. their possession, and required to be pro-
duced, such failure or refusal shall be deemed a
contempt. and shall forthwith be reported to the
court appointing such examiner or examiners, and
said court sha punish ths person or persons in
contempt III the same manner and to the same ex-
tent as though such contempt had been committed
against said court.
Sec 8. Original section two Of the act to which
this is amendatory, is hereby repealed. This act
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
E. BASSETT LANGDON,
President pro tenn. of the Senate.
March 10, 1859.
No SO. AN ACT
To fix the compensation Of County Commissioners
Sectionf Belt eassesk b ihe General Assem-.
bly, of the State of Ohio, That each county Com
missioner shall be allowed two dollars and fifty
cents per day, for each and every day that he may
be employed in his official duties and five cents
per mile in going to and returning from the county
seat for each regular called session, not exceed
ing in the whole eight sessions in any one year,
TO be paid out of the county treasury upon the
warrant of the county auditor, except in counties
in which, by the last federal census, the popula.
ton amounted to one hundred thousand or up.
ward a. in which coun ties each Commissioner shall
be allowed five dollars per day for his services, to
be paid out of the county treasury as Aforesaid.
NL.&N NIx.c fInI.k
the &C: TO regulate the fees of officers in civil and
criminal cases )" passed April 8, 1856, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Sec s. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
E. BASSE1T LANGDON,
President pro tem., Of the Senate.
March 10. 1859.
No. 60. AN ACT
Author izing Courts 10 order Abstracts Of Legal
Advertisements TO be published.
Sec /. Be ii enacted by The General Assembly
Of the State of Ohio, That in addition to the ud
vertisement, in all cases where legal advt rtise-
ments are now required by law to be published in
some newspaper, the several courts oi this Stats
may, when the judges shall deem it proper, order
that an abstract of sucn legal advertisements be
published in some one Of the jouraals published in
the coun, the fee for which shallb be taxed in the
case, as other costs Provided, however, that such
fee shall not exceed one dollar for each case.
Sec. Q. This act take effect and b. in force from
WILLIAM B WOODS.
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives,,
iE. .BASSETr LANGDON,
President, pro tenn of the Senate.
March 10, 1852.
No. GA. AN, ACT
To amead Section AIS OF the Code of Civil Pro-
cedure. Swans Statutes, page 64
Sec l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
Of the State ofOhio, That section four hundred
and fifteen of the act entitled "an act establish
a Code o Civil Procedure be so amended Us to
is recovered against one or more persons, jointly
indebted upon contract. promisory note, or other
in writias. hose who were not origin
ally summoned may fe nssie parties to the jadg-
ment by action. Provided, however, an action
may be brought upon any contract promisory note
or other instrument in writing against any one or
more of the 10 mt makers or joint obligors tu any
such contract, promisory note, or other instrument
in writing, Notwithstanding Judgment has been or
may hereafter be obtained, in any court in any of
the States of this Union, o,heri than the State OF
Ohio, against one or more Of said joint makers or
joint oblgors to any such contract, promisory note
or other instrument, and said action shall proceed
upon said instruments, in all respects, as though
no judgment had been obtained against any one Of
the makers or obligors thereof frovided, further,
that no action shall be maintained, upon any such
obligation against any one against whom an uc-
tion has been prosecuted to final Judgment.
Sec. Q. THAI said section four hundred and
fifteen be and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec 3 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
E. BASSETT LANGDON,
President, pro ,em., OF the Senate.
March 10, 1859.
No. IS. AN ACT
To provide for Taxing in cost bills the Expense of
procuring Transcripts and Records.
Section l. Be il enacted by the General Assem-.
bly, OF the State Of Ohio, That when any proceed