American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-06-09
April5, 1859.
No. 1901


NO. 1851 AN ACT
To Amend tho 10th Section or an Act defining the
Jurisdiction and regulating the Practice Of Probate
Courts, passed March II, 1883; took effect July l.,
1853.
Soc. j. Be Il enactHd By the General asssm6lg of
the State of ohio, That the tenth sacton of said act
be so amended to read follows; Sec. 10. The
Judges of said courts shall have the and custody
OF all files and papers, books and records, belonging
to the probate office, aud are hereby authorized and
empowered to perform the duties ofclerks of their
own courts. Every probate Judge shall have power
to appoint deputy clerk orclerks, ench ~ whom
shall, previously TO eDteriug upon the duties II his
appointmcnt take oath or affirmation, faithfully 10
perform all his duties as deputy clerk; and when
qualified, said deputy may do and perform any and
said court; and every deputy clerk s hereby author
lied TO administer oaths in all ases in which it is
necessary. inthe discharge of his duties such dep
nj, clerk. Every probate Judge may take such So
curity from his deputy, ase may deem necessary 10
secure the fait9ul performance of the duties of his
appointments: Provided, that no such clerk shall,
while holding suclt Mice. practice asid attorney in
any Of the courts oftbis slate. ss
Sec. .. That the said original tenth section be and
the same is hereby repealed. Tssct 10 take effect
from and aiter its passage. - o.
Speaker of tho House OF Representatives..
~ MARTIN WELKER, ~
April 5, 1850. President Of the Senate.
10 1871. q. AN ACT rf
Providing fottho Relief oftbe ,urv living Lessees 0
the National Road, and for future management 0
said Road.
| WHEREAS Samuel Doyle and Samuel Foster, who
are now solely interested as lessees Of the National
Road under The ieese thereof made Wy the Boart
| of Public Works, on the gsth day of May, le54 70
the period Of ten years from aud aler the first day
June to The said Doyle Foster d ose PIT Cooner
having their memorial petitioned 10 be discharged
from their covenants In ,aid lease contained and Il
bo allowed 10 surrender said road to the State OF
equitable terms; that the General Assembly shal
by enactment carry out the mobilization OF said easS
1 us made by the Board of Public Works. the ISL
day OF fe6ruary,A. D. 1856, and protect the Interests
of Tho lessees III the collection OF tolls; and Whero
as, ths relief asked for by said Doyle and Fosto
| having been petitioned for by numerous citizens o
the State. living near and interseedih said road,
lnppears to the General Assembly Just and prope
that some relief should be granted TO said lessees
therefore. -t.it' 'll.f, h
Section ]. Bait enacted by the General Asssa6l
Of the state Of Ohio, That on an afer the first day Q
June, 1859, the Board of Public Works shall TAX,
charge OF, control ard Keep In repair the nutiona
4 road, passing Though the State OF Ohio, and th
Iessees of said road re hereby released from all oh
legations in that behalf from and AFTER the said frs
day of Jane, 1859; provided, thatthe care aid con
troll of the said road, as above directed, shnll b
taken by the board OF public Works only upon cond
tion that the said road be IN like conditi whe
received by the said essees, and on taking the
and control OF snid road as aforesaid, said board
public works shall forthwith select one person, tn
said essees one, and they two third, who shall Pre-
ceed at once TO examine, Rpprnise, nd report upo
oath to the board Of public works, tho value Of meta
provided by the lessees for repairs thereon said
In excess OF tho metal received by the said lessee
when they took charge of the road under the loas,
and IN tie settlement OF the account between sal
les,ees and the state, the toard Of public WORK
shall allow TO lessees the appraised value of sal
excess OF metal and shall further allow TO them a
amount equal 10 the tolls which they would hay
been entitled to receive on coaches aud other veh
cles carrying the mail on said road but for the Q,
. elnpton of such coaches and vehicles from the pa!
ment OF tolls under tue eoIO1act between the Stat
4 of Ohio and the Unitcdl States, said amount to
aseeraned by the board Of public works, and for an
! balance which shall be found due TO said lessee
j after deducting the amount due from them to u
State under said contract lease, the said boand
public works shall draw their draft uponthe auditt
4 OF state in favor of said less0es, aud the sha
be paid on the warrant OF said auditor, and OF an
money in the treasury for general revenue purpose
4 nototherwiSe appropriated,