Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-06-02
April 4, 1859.
AN ACT

No. Isl. AN ACT
Providing for the Relief of the surviving Lessee
of the National Road, and for future manage
ment of said Road.
WHEREAS, Samuel Doyle and Samuel Foster
who are now solely interested as lessees OF iht
hationsl Road, under the lease thereof made by
The board of Public Works. on the 29th day o.
NAV, 1854. for the period OF ten years from and
after the first day Oi June. 1854, the said Doyls
and Foster and Joseph Cooper having by theIl
mem0ri1 al peiitioned TO be discharged from their
covenants in said lease contained. and to be al
lowed surrender said road to the state on eqult
able terms that the general assembly shall by
enactment carry out the modification of said lease
rs made by tine board of public works on the 18th
day of February. A ls56 and protect the inter-
ests of the lessees in the collection of tolls; And,
Wher. as the relief asked .or by said Doyle and
Foster haviBg been petitioned Tor by numerous
citizens OF the state, living and interested in
said road. itappears 10 the general assembly Just
and proper that some relief should be granted TO
said lessees; there fore,
Section l. Belt enacted by the General As
emily of the State OF Ohio That and after the
hrs, day OF June, 1859, the Board OF Public Works
shall take charge of, control and keep IN repair
the national road, passing through the tate OF
Ohio, and the lessess OF said road are hereby re-
leased from all obligation in that behalf from and
after the said LIST day o June, 1852 Provided, that
the care and control of the said road as above di
fected, shall be taken by the Board of Public
Works only upon condition that the said road be
in like good condition when Received by the
eaid lessees and on taking the care and control Of
said road as aforesaid, said Board of Public Works
shall forthwith select person, the said lessees
one, they two third, who shall proceed at once
TO examine, appraise, and report upon oath to the
Board OF Public Works, the value of the metals
provided BY said lessees for repairs thereon said
road in ex cess OF the metal received by said les
sees when they look charge of the road under their
lease and in the settlement ot the account between
said lessees and the Stale, the Board of Public
Works shall allow to lessees the appraised value
of said excess of metal, and shall further allow to
them an amount equal TO the tolls which they
would have been entitled TO receive on coaches and
other vehicles carrying the mail on said road, but
for the exemution OF such coAches and vehicles
from the payment of tolls under the compact be-
tween the State of Ohio and the United States. said
amount to be ascertalned by the Board OF Public
Wnrks, and for any balance which shall be found
due to said lessees. after deducting the amount
due from them 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 iessees and the same shall be paid on the
warrant of said Auditor, of any money in the treas
ury for general revenue purposes, not otherwise
appropriated.
Sec g. That on such settlement being made
and the balance if any. due the State from said les
sees being paid it shall be the duty OF said Board
of Public Works. to reease me said lessees and
their securities frem all further obligation upon
said lease, and upon the bond or bonds given by
them to secure the performance OF the same, and
said lease and bond or bonds shall be cancelled,
and said Board of fublic Works are hereby further
authorized and required thereupon to release all
mortgages given by said lessees and their securi-
ties TO secure the performance OF said contract.
Sec 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WEBKER.
Apfill, 1889. President OF the Senate.