The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-08-03

audgs whether by expiration OF his term of service. or
otherwise, shall be hledas 10 other cases. -.lasE
WILLIAM WOODS.
speaker Of the M3RTa H9Ssf Hs EsPEfisPsv'' %EsKEs
! President ofthe Senate.
fNo. l741 AN ACT Hgs
the relief Of boders of orders issued by Fse Turn
the state of Ohio That heunver the right of any ree
nrnpke road company to levy special road taxes pay
ration thereby acts aendaorv thereof supplementary
thereto shall cease or in said right levy
and their unprovided for shall be the nty OF
the commissioners of such cnnpany Immediately to
which such road part there shall be situated
complete and perfect list of ling orders of said
funds or means Of payment, with description of each
ssd orders as to rate amount Of interest f in
said commissioners, and the county alor shall lay the
50 me before the county commissioners at their reg
Sec g. At any regular of the county commits
iones At which certified list Of free turnpk. road
rst section Of this act ii s be the duty coun-
sy commissioners immed aely proceed ascertain
the aggregate amount of said orders including
in cas-. said orders draw inter and adding thereto an
amount suicidn to the expense of assessment and
lands lots adjacs to and lyin nearsaid
ree turnpike road as were subject TO taxation for the
the expiration of it's charter otherwise the right tag
such lands and town lots ceased. Said shall be
npon such lands and town lots according their
trre value in money, shown nv their valuation
tnned In the county dupicat and whenever by the laws
levy ,axes tor the bnet of any such road ceased f
frent rates of taxaton horized upon the lands
their prox y TO sunh road, the amount authorized
be levied by this shall he those lands
as to preserve the relative proportions hetwee the
taxes on the several tracts formerly provided that said
county commissioners in their discretion divide the
aggregate of such Indebtedness into nsalments
ceedng five in nnmher. and order that of those in
sallmonts be assessed y amount
SO assessed shall he collected in the same manner
seo 8. immediately after the settien.nt of the county
treasurer vii the county auditor in August of any
next after that in which assessment hss been ade
as therein provided, pay the debtrdness of any free
turnpike road company the county auditor shall proceed
to ascertain the amount of money collected
count of the Indebtedness of free turnpike
company; and the amount collected is sufficient to
the whole of such Indebtedness shall proceed to
all orders of said road company presentation by
his warrants drawn the county treasurer tayable
ont of the proper fund.- and shall cancel said orders and
kert then le in this Office but If the net
collected shall he Efficient ray said orders in f
said amount Of Indebtedness shall have ordered to
be collected in annual nsiailmrns auditor
shall divide the net amnuut collected pro rata the
OF said ORDERS and issuing new orders for the
sec4 Whenever any free turnpite ro,d sh-n have
been finished according law with an Outstanding debt
unprovided for, right levy special
benefit of sIch road shall have ceased such special
payment Of such debt Ii II the sane shall he paid in full
This act shall take effect and be in force from
&. -. .--4.s WILLIAM B. WOODS.
Speaker of the Honse of Representatives.
." MARTIN wELKER,
5s5.l - ff ST.. President oftne Senate.
= i''s -=asnEe1
mo. 1851 AN ACT
To provide for the Enlargement of the Ohio Penit.n
Section l. Be it ty the General Assembly of
the State OF Ohio, That the warden and directors of The
Ohio Penen ary hereby authorized and directed to
provide Immediately for the enlargement that instta
ton by extending the wing thereof ty feet in an
easerly direction extending east cell bouse In
corresponding manner, with the addition of sufficient
modation and confinement of male conviets
Sec. z. They are authorized and directed to further
extend said east wing in the direction forty three
feet. for the accommodation Of female convicts Said
further extension shall be entirely separate and distinct
anS se he ese nI @ s
modaon and safe keeping of female conzicts shall
contain cell house with suincient number OF cerr
together with the wash rooms bath and other
couvenieuces necessary tn the employment and comfort
rounded by safe and subs antiaI stone wsI ncosing
the requisite ground for the health and comfort of its in
mates and separating them entirely from the grounds OF
Sec. s. The entire structure shall be wen and sub.
nd ~ @ 2, ssOae WIN specfa % seon"i md
the front OF the male department shall alone be built OF
faced stons corresponding, may Be, In appear
ance to the present east wing The addition now occu-
pied by the female convics shall be removed. They
authorized and directed to construct secure and
substantial stone wall of the requisite hight and thick
around said penentiary grounds follows 10 wit:
az me t sou.h east corner Of tine aoo'tlon a.
right angles with the building to the south line of the
nenee sa aons said sSutn ne ,S .se s.a eas'
feet south of the of penientiay lot thence
west to point forty feet south of the north line of said
Iot, and in line with the old wall, thenca south
with last named line to the north end of the ueet
wall And they may remove much of the old wall as
been rendered useless by its construciion. .a-
Sec. T. They shall have power to execute, by convict
act in their opinion, will conducive the hest in
erests OF the state, ana shall complete the remaining
the INTO suitable advertising for sealed
proposal" for contracts in the Daily Ohio and
secutiye weeks before the when
proposed be ct; and such advertisements shall contain
for entire work. All bids offered on the day when
the letting is to take place. shall be reecte and all bids
said warden and directors and not otherwise.
Sec. An contracts shall be let by said warden and
ci6csy forth the work ,outracted TO be done sty
time. when to be compIsied, materials to b used, &c
entire imp extend beyond the first day Of Mo-
vember, 1852 Every contracting party shall give bond,
his conrac,; and no contract authorised BY
be he to be complete until with the bonds and
security shall have been ed BY The attorney
, general and auditor Estate.
Sec. 6. Said wardens directors hereby empow-
cred to hire out to the contractors of them
labor upon such terms, and such extent viii
subserve the interests Of the states and In
where TWO or more oiduere snail De equal AUD none
err the directors and warden are empowered to decide
which shal take the contract.
Sec.7 The architect OF the state house shall be the
superintendent and inspector of all work performed
or materials procured for said extension and improve
nents and shall Furnish all plans and specea-
tions; but such duties shall in manner interfere
with the of the work upon the state house.
entile him remuneration In addition to his sal
Sec g. The said warden shall be the acting director
s@eh proposed and nd The s.a director.
den and directors" referred 10. In thia
It shall he held to refer to them collective body,
majority of whom shall be competent to the dschage e
. business. a .-Ef
sec O. There is hereby appropriated out Of any mo.
ney n the treasury not otherwise appropriated a. fol-
lows To pay for work performed aud materisl fr
nished ier the OF the additional building
for male and female convicts and the necessary wall
arating the two departments, the sum of twenty two
thousand doars and pay for work done, and uateri
ais furnished for walls enclosing the main grounds. the
sum of fifteen thousand dollars. Such moneys sha b
paid ou IN sns .ame sIner s = Ihss s s upIo
be given to pay for work actually done. and materials
actually used in making the improvements aihosssd by
sec TO- This act sha take effect snd be In 6orcs foeu
5 WILLIAM b. WOODS.
Speaker of the House of Representative.
.....ss s',- MARTIN wELKER,
President Of the Senate.
April 4 1859.
tNo. I7s.I AN ACT a
Making appropriations in part for the First Quarter
session l. Be IL enacted by the General Assembly
the state of Ohio That the following sums be and
snpcabe thereto from the general revenue for the eI
penses part of the first quarter of the year
cling on the teenth day of November the year eight
the payment of the salaries of the governor audit
or. comptroller of the treasury. secretary
state attorney general secretary governor s,aiG
of afaf