The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-05-19
organization of Cities, and Incorporated
Villages, passed May 8, 1852.

Section 4. Be IL enacted BY The General
Assembly of The State of Ohio, That the
council of any city or incorporated village
within this state shall have power to provide
that when fine shall be imposed for the vic.
lation of the ordinances of any such city or
incorporated village, or any OF them, and the
same is not paid, the party convicted shall,
by order of the Mayor or other proper au-
thority, or on process issued for the purpose,
be committed until such fine and the costs oi
prosecution shall be paid or the party dis.
charged by due process OF law they shall
also have power to provide that any person
or persons convicted OF repeated and will
ful violation Of any ordnance who shall re-.
Tuse or neglect to pay the fine imposed and
the cost of prosecution, shall, by like order
or process, be imprisoned and kept in con.
finement for any time not exceeding thirty
days; they shall have power to provide that
all vagrants, common prostitutes, and per.
sons disturbing the peace OF such city or
incorporated village, shall, on conviction
thereof, be punished by imprisonment Tor
such period as may be provided by ordinance,
not exceeding sixty DAYS.
Sec. Q. When any person or persons
shall be convicted under the provisions Of
this act, such person or persons shall be i'm.
prisoned in the Jail of the city or incorpora.
ted village where the person or persons shall
be so convicted, if such city or incorporated
village shall be provided with jlil, for the
use of such city or incorporated village, and
any city or incorporated village not provided
with Jail shall be allowed for the purpose
of Imprisonment authorized by law, the use
OF the Jail of the proper county until said
city or incorporated village shall have eff.
cien,ly provided by appropriate ordinances
and contracts a city or village prison or
work house, at the expense Of said city or
incorporated village, and all persons SO i'm
prisoned in the county Jail shall be under the
charge Of the sheriff of the county, who shall
receive and discharge such persons in such
manner as shall be prescribed by the ordi'
nances of the city or incorporated village,
or otherwise by due course of law: Provi'
ded, however, that the county commission
ers of any county may, at their discretion
on giving to the city council OF any city o.
the first class written notice of their inten'
ton so to do, at least ninety days previous
thereto, prohibit the use of the county jli
for the purpose hereinbefore authorized
Provided further, that if within ninety days
after such notice shall have been given, the
city council of such city shall efficiently pro
vide by the appropriate ordinances and con
tracts for the immediate erection of city
prison, house of correction, or work house, fol
the purposes of imprisonment authorized by
this act, the said city shall continue, notwith.
standing such notice and prohibition, to have
the use Of the county j1il for the purpose
herein authorized, until such city prison
house OF correction, or work house, shall BIZ
erected and ready for use.
Sec. 8. That an act entitled an act "Tc
amend an act to provide for the organization
of cities and incorporated villages" passct
May 8, 1859, passed April 8, 1856, and ar
act supplementary thereto, passed April ii
1857, be and the same are hereby repealed
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
February %, 1859.