Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-05-20
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| mo 1911 AN ACT
Providing ior the Relief Of The Surviving Leosees Of
the National Roaa and ior loture management
ol ssid Road. ar t.I
WurREAs Semuel DOYLE and Samuel Foster, who
ore now solely interested as lessrts Of tho National
Road, under the lease thereof made by the bosrd
Of public works Oh The 29lll day Of May, 1854 for
The period ot ten years from and sitter fhc first day
ut June, 1881, 70 The said DOYLE aud Foster and
Joseph Cooper having BY their memorial petiilouud
10 be discharged from their covenants IN said lease
contained atd 10 be allowed 20 surrender said road
TO the state ou equitable urns. ct hat the general
assembly shabby enactment carry out the modiica
lion ol said lease as made by lbe hoard Of public
works on the 18th day Of February A. y 1855, end
project the Interest," cf The lattt, ia the collection
q olsi And, Whereas. the relief asked for by said
Doyle and Foster, having been pettoned Tor by
numernus citizens Of tho slate, living ntar and in.
teresed in said road, It appears 70 the general ass
'enbly just and proper that some relief should be
grsnled 10 said lessees therefore,
Section t. BE Il enacted by the General Aasembl,
q the State Of Ohio, That on aud alter the nfst
day Of jone 1859, The tolrd of public works shall
take charge oi control aud Keep In repair the ma,
tional road passing through the State ol Ohio, hnd
The lessees Of said toad are hereby released from al
obligation 10 that behalf from rnd after the said sl
day OF Jnue 1891. Provided thut the care aud cons
tlol OF The said road, as above directed shall be
taken by the board Of public works oply upon coudi.
ton that the said road be ia like good cooditiou as
when received by The said etsees, and on taking
the care and contru Of said road as Aforesaid said
board Of public works she'll forthwith select one per-
sou, the said lessees ouo aud they two third, who
shall pcocced al ouce to e1amiue apprane and re.
port upon oath 70 the board Of pubic works, the
value Of The metals provided by said lesseos for rrs
pairs thereon said road in excess of the metal res
ceved by tie said lesscvs when they took cberge ui
te road nnder their lease, and in the settlement OF
the acconut between said lessees and the State the
board u public works shall allow 10 Iessees the ap
piaised valoe Of said eIcess Of metal, ahd shall fhs
lber allow TO thin on anOnp, qunl to tho tolls
which they would have been entitled 10 receive on
coaches nnd other vehicles Carfy ug the mail uh sud
road, but Tor the eAcmptun Of such coaches and
ythlces from the payment Of tolls under the com,
pact between the state oil OhiO end tho United States
satd amuuut 10 bu ascrfaHed by the board Of public
WORKS, aud Tor any balance which shall be found
due 10 ssd lesers, after dedncting the amount doc
from iheiu to the state under said contract or lease
The said board Of public works shall draw their draft
upon the Auditor Of state in favor OF said lessocs
and the same shall bo paid on tho warrant Of said
Badhor, aud oil any money in the treasury loT geu~
eral revenue purposes, not otherwise appropri9ted
Sec. ?. That on such settlement being made and
the bala0re II any, due the State from said lvs.ees
being paid shall bo The duty said Board of pub,
lic Works, to release the said lessets and their .e
curites IRON all further obligation upon said lease
ana upon lhe pond or bonds gven by them 10 secure
the performance OF the flun. and tald lease aud
bond or bonds shall bo cancelled aud said lioeCd Of
Public Works arc hereby further authorized and re-
qniTed befeppon to release all martgages ginen by
suid lessoes and their tccuies tosecnre the petfor
nance Of taid contract
Sec. 3 This act shall take effect aud be in force
from and alter its passage
WILLIAM d WOODS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.,
MARTIN WELkER
Ptesldcht Of the Senator
Anrill 1859