The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-05-20
OF OHIO.
mo. 72.7 AN ACT
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

supplementary W aH uCU enIlIleu 'uil
act to incorporate the State Bank Of
Ohio ard other Banking Companies
co passed Feb. "a, 1S45. ? ,
Section l Be it eaacted By the Gen.
eral assembly Of the state Of Ohio, That
whenever receiver shall have been,
or shall have been appointed pursuant
to the 41st section OF the act TO which
this act is amendatory, certificate by
the clerk of the proper court of the ap-
,pointment as such receiver shall be suf-
ficient authority to him TO take pos
session of the books, property, rights,
.credits, and effects of every descrip-
tion of the independent banking coms
pany, in respect Of which he Is such
receiver, and shall be full authority to
the sheriff of the county whero such
banking company is located, to give
such receiver full possession of such
books property, rights, credits and ef-
fects with the aid of the county if re-
quired SO to do, by such receiver,
Sec. 2. Whenever the said receiver
shall have reason to believe that any
such banking company has issued notes
of circulation in violation of the act to
which this act is an amendment, or
that such banking company is entitled
to any rights, credits, or effects, which
have been improperly taken by any Of
ticer, employee, or stockholder thereof,
or any other person, and which are IN
the hands CT the taker or any other
person or persons, to whom tho sums
may have been transferred, or into
whose hands the same may have other.
wise come, il shall be the duty of such
receiver to investigate fully all the facts
and circumstanc touching such trans
action, and for that purpose he is heres
by authorized, if he doom it necessary
and proper to do so, to issue subpenas
for any persons found within the coun-
ty, where such subp9nas shall be issued,
commanding them to attend before him
at trme and place, in such county, to
be designated in the subpoena, to testi-
fy, touching such matters as may bo
enquired of them by the receiver, and
such subpoena shall be served by tho
shcriffof such county, and the receiver
may also insert in such subpoonas, u
clause requiring the production before
him of such books and papers as may
be designated therein and he shall have
the same power to enforce obedience to
such subpoenas, and to punish for dis
obedience thereto and for refusing to
testify in such case, that justices Of the
peace are clothed with in all cases Of
subpoenas issued by them. 0
Sec. 3. Such receiver may institute
suit in his own namo as such receiver,
for ali rights, credits, and effects, be-
longing to such banking company, in
either the court of common pleas or sa-
perior court Of Franklin county; and
upon such suit being instituted, he shall
file in such court report Of his doings,
together with the testimony taken up
TO that time as such receiver, and all
the testimony shall stand in all respects
as the testimony takenby a master du
ly appointed in such case and any par
ty to the suit may except to any part
of such report, and ask new refer
ence, or take further testimony, and
the courtshall have full power to pro.
ceed on the case, as it may deem prop
er as in other cases after reference and
report made by master. Provided,
thatnothlng herein contained shall be
held to deprive any party to such suit
of trial by jury whero such party would
have been entitled to jury trial, if
the receiver had filed no such report.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
.a WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
E. BASSETT LANGDON,
President pro tenn. of the Senate.
March 10, 1859. e~~