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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-05-26
March 4, 1859.
AN ACT

TNo. 5S AN ACT
To amend the act entitled Gan act to
amend the several acts incorporating
Mutual Fire Insurance Companies in
the State of Ohio" passed March q,
1871.
Section. 1 BE Il enacted By The Gen.
craz assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
section two of the above recited act be
so amended as to read thus: Sec. .. 1t
shall be the duty of the court of COM
mon pleas in each county of this State
in which the Office of any mutual fire in
surance company may be situated, on
the application Of any three or more
persons interested to appoint one or
more suitable persons, resident in such
county, to make a thorough and care
full examination into the affairs and
] condition Of such company. Such
person or persons so appointed shall
have power to require the production
Of all books and papers belonging to
such company OF pertaining to their
| business, and to examine, under oath,
all the officers, servants, or agents Of
such company, or any other person,
ouching its affairs and condition
(which oath may be administered by
any person appointed to make such eX.
animation. And the person or persons
making the examination shall reTort
thereon, fully setting forth the condi.
ton of the company, to the court ap.
pointing them, at its next regular
term, and shall transmit a copy of such
report to the speaker of the house of
Representatives forthwith, if the logis.
lature be in session, or, if not then al
the session next thereafter ensuing;
and such examiners shall each receive
two dollars per day for the time ac'
tuaIly employed in making the exami-
nation and report, to be paid out Of the
treasury of the company so examined
Provided that such examination shall
not be had oftcucr than once in any six
months.
Sec. 2. That in case any officer, ser.
want, agent or other person shall fail OF
refuse to appear before such person OF
persons so appointed as aforesaid, or
shall refuse to testify or to produce be.
fore such examiner or examiners any
books or papers in his, her or their pos
session, and required to be produced
such failure or refusal shall be deemed
contempt, and shall forthwith be re-
ported to the court appointing such ex-
amincr or examiners, and said court shall
punish the person or persons in con-
tempt in the same manner and to the
same extent as though such contempt
had been committed against said court,
Sec. 3. Original section two Of the
act to which this is amendetory, is here
,by repealed. This act shall take effect
upon its passage.
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"Dress,you know is of some Importance,
after all said Mrs. Scuddor, in that
apologize way in which sensible people
generally acknowledge a secret leaning
toward any thing so very mundane.
Certainly, Ma'am," chimed in Miss
Prissy. "I was saying to Miss General
Wilcox the other day, 1 don't see how
we could "cOnsider the lilies Of the
field" without seeing tho importance
of looking pretty. I've got Rcu de
{uce in my garden just now, from one Of
the roots that old Major Seaford brought
over from France, which is just the
most beautiful thing you ever did see
and was thinking as / looked at it to.
day, that, if womons dresses only grew
on them as handsome and well-ftting
as that, why, there wouldn't be any
need Of me--but, as it is, we must think,
if we want to look we'll. Now, peach
trees, s'pose, might bear just as good
peaches without the pink blows, but
then, who would want them tor Miss
Deacon Twichel when I was up there
the other day, kept kind osighiug,
cause Cerintha Ann is getting a new
pink silk made up, cause she said II
was such a dying world it didn't seem
right to call off our attention, but
told her it wasn't any pinker than the
apple-blossoms, and what with robins
and blue-birds, and one thing or anoth-
er, the Lord is always calling off our at
tentioni and / think we ought to OBJ
serve the Lords works, and take a les
son from them. '-[ Mrs, Stoves New
Story.
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Touching Anoodoto.


A late reverend gentleman, who was
as well known for his eccontricity as his
talents, one day sent his son, lazy lad
about twelve years Of age, to catch his
horse The lad went sauntering along,
with an ear of corn In one hand and the
bride in the other, dragging the reins
along the ground.
Thomas, said his father, calling of-
ter him in a very solemn tone of voice;
'come here before you 90.
The lad returned, and the parson pro-
cecdcd
"You know, Thomas, that gave you
a great deal of counsel. You know
that taught you, before closing your
eyes, to say:
"'Now lay me down to Sleep, etc.,
besides a good many other things in the
way Of explanation and advice. But
this is the last opportunity 1 may ever
have Of speaking to you. 1 couldn't
let it pass without giving my parting
charge Be a good boy, Thomas, and
always say that pretty prayer before 60
ing to sleep. fear I shall never see
you again"
As he said this in a very sad and sol
emn manner, the poor boy began to be
frightened, and burst into tears with
this exclamation,
"You'll never see me again, pa?"
ono; for I shall probably die before
you get back with the horse"
This quickoned Thomas ideas; and
gathering up the reins, he ran and
caught the horse quicker than he ever
had done before.
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same, which order shall be fled ip the
Office in which such record is required
to be kept, and from and after such
filing the said record and the order COR
recting the same shall be received as ov-
ideuce in all cases, in all Courts the
same as if no such error, omission or
defect had ever existed.
Sec. 3. That when the record to be
corrected is in any body corporate, the
proceedings mentioned i'm the last pre-
ccding section shall be had in the Court
Of Common Pleas Of the county wherein
the principal Office of such corporation
lis located and in all other cases the
same shall be had in the county wherein
such record is kept.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be in fnll force from and after its pas
sage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
f. BASSETT LANGDON,
President pro tenn. of the Senate.
March TO- 1859.
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THE SUN.--The sun does not shine
for few trees and flowers, but for the
wide worlds joy. The lonely pine on
the mountain tops waves its sombre
boughs and cries, "Thou art my sum-
And the little meadow violet lifts its
cap of blue, and whispers with it's per-
fumod breath, "Thou art my sum-
And the grain in a thousand fields rus
ties in the wind, and makes an answer,
"Thou art my sun" So God sits in
Heaven, not for a favored few, but for
the universe of life; and there is no
creature so poor, so low, that he may
not look up with child-liko confidence
and say, "My Father, Thou art mine.
- H. w. Beecher.
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LAWS of Ohio.
~ AUTHoRITY.
rNo. 487 AN ACT

mo. 48 AN ACT
Supplementary to an "Act to provide for
the creation and regulation of Incor-
porated Companies in the State Of
Ohio" passed May / 1852.
Section l. BE 10 enacted By the Gen.
eral assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
it shall bo competent for incorporated
companies heretofore organized, and
that may be hereafter organized under
the provisions of the tact to provide for
the creation and regulation Of incorpo-
rated companies in the State Of Ohio,
and the amendatory and supplementary
acts, to appoint and fix the day on
which tho annual meetings of such com-
panios, respectively, shall be held, and
at which the business now authorized by
law or the bylaws of such company.
shall be transacted,
Sec. 2. When a day other than the
first Monday in January shall be APP
pointed and fixed upon for holding the
annual meeting of any company, at the
time of tho organization thereof the
same shall be stated on the certificate
Of organization, and when any organi,
zod company shall elect to charge the
day of holding tho annual meeting
thereof tho same may be done by vote
Of the stockholders at any annual meet
ing Of the company, and shall forthwith
be cortidedin writing subscribed by the
presiding officer aud secretaryor clerk
of the company and the certificate
thereof so made shall within thirty days
thereafter be filed in the proper office, as
required by law in cases Of original oerti
fcates of organization.
Sec 3. This aotshall take effect upor
its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
March 4 1859.
mo. 55.1 AN ACT
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February 2s, 1859.
AN ACT

mo Al AN ACT
Supplementary 10 am act TO provide for the ore
gauizati0u Of Cities and incorporated Ni-
lagos, passed May %, 1852!
Sec. J. Be IT ENACTED ny THE GENER'L
ASSEMBLY or THE STATE or OHIo, That tho
council or any city or incorporated vil1ge
within this State shall have power 10 provide
that when a fine shall be imposed for the vio-
loton Of the ordinances Of any such city or
incorporated village, or any Of them, and tho
same is not paid, tho party convicted shall, by
order Of tho mayor or other proper authority,
or o 70 process issued for tho purpose, be com-
mittcd until such fine aud the costs OF prose-
cution shall be paid or tho party discharged
by due process Of laws they shall also have
power TO provide that any person or persons
convicted Of a repeated and wilful violation
of any ordinance who shall refuse nr neglect
10 pay the fine imposed aud The costs Of pros
ecuton, shall, by like order or proceas, be
imprisoned and kept in confinement for any
time not exceeding thirty days; they sha'l have
power 10 provide that all vograntsi common
prostitutes, and persons disturbing the peace
Of such city or incorporated village, shall, on
conviction thereof, be punished by imprson-
ment for such period as may be- provided by
the'ordinauce, not exceeding sixty days
Sec. ?. When any person or PERSONS shal
he convicted uuder the provisions OF This ae''
such person or persons shall be imprIsoned in
the iil of tbs CITY or Incorporated village
win re- the person or persons sholl BE- 90 COM
victed ir such city or incorporated village shall
/ be provided with jail Tor Tho use Of such
/ city or incorporated village, and any city or
| incorporated ylhgs NOT provided with lai
shall be- allowed, for ths purpose OF imprson-
ment authorized by law, the ufe OF the lail oi
| tho proper comfy uu'il saiu.eily or incofpe-
/ rated Village shall have efficiently provided by
laDpropriate ordinances nnd oontmon, city or
lviiaqs prison or work -houae, nt Che eNpenso
Of said city or incorporated village, AND n.l
persons 90 Imprisoned iu The county iaii l1aH
I bs under the charge Of the sheriff % theooan-
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.TNo. 7O.7 AN ACT
To amend Section % of an act passed
March T. 1881, entitled "An Act Di-
recting the mode of trial in Criminal
Cases"
Sec 1. Belt enacted Jv the General
assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That sec
tion twenty-five of an act entitled "an
act directing the mode of trial in Grim.
inal cases, be and the same is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows: Sec
tion %. In all prosecutions for crimes
and offences, it shall be the duty of the
clerk, upon pr@cipe being filed therefor
to issue writs of subpoena for any person
in this State whose testimony may be
deemed material on the trial, and may
direct the same to the sheriff or coroner
of the county of which he is clerk, or Of
any county of this State. where said wit
ness may reside or be found, who shall
serve and return said writ as in other
cases, such officer, by writing endorsed
on or said writ, may depute any disintcr.
ested person to serve and return the
same.
Sec. 2. That Section % of the above
recited act be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Sec 3. This act shall be in force
from and after its passage
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives
r. BASSETT LANGDON,
President, pro tenn, Of the Senate.
March IA, 1859
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.TNo. III AN ACT
Supplementary to an act entitled "an
act to provide for the creation and
regulation of Incorporated Companies
in the State of Ohio" passed May lst,
1852.
Srcrrov r, 3 on,,,,Jby t5e Cen
.raJ I.scr,LJ,, oft5e S,,,o of G5o Tbot
g5enovcr ory = nrr,bor nv, Of Dorsons nc
snnnIomenfayv ossocioto themselves To-
gotber cor tbo nnrnoso IF engocino in
tbo imnroyon,cpt oFborscs osscs m3Ios
cattle sboon or swine tboy sboII undcr
fboir bonds and sooIs moto q cortifcotc
snecifvino tbe amonnt of coDitoi stock
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Cbr 8onrr Cjrtlr.
M A

"Thero is May i'm books forovcrl
May will part from Spenser never!
Mays iu Niton-Nav's iu Prior
Mays in Cheucer, Thomson, Dyer;
Mays in an the italian booksi
She has old and modern nooks,
Where she sleeps with nymphs and elves,
I'm happy places they call shelves,
And will rise and dress your rooms
With a draperv thick with blooms.
Come, ye rains, then, if you will,
Mays at home aud with me still;
But come, rather, thou, Good Weather,
And find us in the fields togptherr'
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For the News
miscellaneous Enigma.

T. OF llt news
Miscellaneous Enigma.
] am composed Of 33 letters:
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NV "a 90 8 is a noted character in Bibli-
ca history.
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san opposed 10 Wing.
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gods.
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My % II IS % 80 81 3 is a sort Of semi
metal.
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NV whole is the name and residence Of
sis"
Miami Valley Farm, o. BUB.
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said act not inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of this act.
Sec g. This act shall take effect from
and after it's passage.
WILLIAM b. WOODS,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
L. BASSETT LANGDON,
President, pro tenn, Of the Senate.
March IL, 1859.
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A DOMESTIC WoMAN-The Vevay
Tnd) News gives an account of lady
who visited that town for the first time
on Thursday last, though she has been
living within four miles Of it 45 years,
nor has she ever visited any other town,
city or village.
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When we hear Of an old man marry
ing a very young lady, we involuntari-
ly think Of the oXquisitolypolite PROPOSE
tion Of the aged French gentleman to a
charming young Miss with whom he
was smitten. "Miss," says he, Ell ad-
mire you very much indeed-will YOU
do me tho honor to become my widow"
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"You've no wife, believe, said Mr..
Blank to his noighbor. "No, sir" was
the reply, 'I never was married -
"Ah, said Mr. Blank, "you are a hap
py dog" A short time after, Mr. Blank,
in addressing a married man said, "You
have a wife, sir?' eyes, sir-a wife
and three children" "Indced" said
Mr.. Blank, "you arc a happy mani
"Why, Mr., Blank, said one of the COM
pany, "your remarks to the unmarried
and married seem to conflict somewhat.
"Not at all-not at all, sir There is a
difference in my statements. Please be
moro observing, sir said the man
who had no wife was a "happy doG
and the man who had wife was ga hap
py man. Nothing conflicting, sir
nothing at all. I know what say,
sir!"
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The occasions of sublime virtue are
rare; to most men they never occur at
all. Chistian principles will languish or
die, if they are not habitually exercised
in those quiet little duties which are
always at hand.
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AN Am

I IN o. so fAAN NJ
Relating TO the Redemption and cancellation Of
the securities for the funded debt Of coun-
ties in this State.
Sec. J. Be Ir ENACTED Bv rHE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY oF THE STATE oF ONO, That it is
hereby made the duty Of Che county auditor
Of any county in this Stale owing "a funded
debt bearing Interest payable % stated periods,
10 draw az tho proper times bic warrant upon
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VALUE OF TDE.-People often
waste time because they do not know
how to save it, or how to use it, The
day and the year are Of the same length
to us all; but to look at what some CON
trive to do in year, one would think
they had more time allowed to them
than other people have, or that they
knew how to live without sleep. The
secret is, that they never waste any time;
they do not pass half an hour in doing
nothing because they know that half
hours put together almost make a day
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mo. 697 AN ACT

mo GOT AN ACT
Supplementary to an act entitled Gan
Act of the Jurisdiction and Proce-
dure before Justices Of the Peace,
and of the duties Of ConstabIcs in
Civil Courts, passed March II, 1853.
Sec. I BE Il enacted Jy the General
assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
if the defendant in any action before the
justice shall appeal from any Judgment
rendered in favor of the plaintiff in such
action, and after having filed such trans
cript and caused such appeal to be dock
eted, according to the provisions Of the
act to which this is supplementary, the
plaintiff in such action shall fail to file q
petition, or otherwise fail to prosecute the
same to fnal Judgment, it shall be law
full for the defendant in such action to
file his answer setting mp whatever
claim or demand he may have against
such plaintiff; and may prosecute the
same to final judgment, in which case
if the defendant shall recover Judgment
against the plaintiff all costs which
have accrued before the instice, and in
the appellate court, shall be odiudged
against such plaintiff, or he may, on mo-
tion to the court, suffer Judgment to be
entered against him for the amount of
| Judgment below, in which case all costs
which have accrued before the justice
and in the appellate court, shall be ad.
| judged against such defendant.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect ant
be in force from and after its passage
and its provisions shall apply to all ap
| peals now pending.
WILLIAM B. WOODS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
r. BASSETT LANGDON,
President, pro tenn, Of the Senate.
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mo. GOT AN ACT

mo. CO. AN ACT
Authorizing Courts to order Abstracts
Of Legal Advertisements to be pub
lished
Seo /. BE % enacted By the General
assembly of the State Of Ohio, That in
addition to the advertisement, in all ca
ses whore legal advertisements are now
required by law to be published in some
newspaper, the several courts Of this
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]IoQtb's Department

Attempt the end and neverstand to doubt,
hordbut search will fnd II out.
rHerrick
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According to Alphonso, King Of Ar
ragon, there are only four things in
this world worth living for,--"old wine
to drink; old wood to burn, old books to
read, and old friends to talk with"
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Virgins says he cannot support his
wife, for she is ulsPp0rtaJle.
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Most interesting companions--Girls
in their gigglehood, and boys in their
boobyhood
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TNo. G5.7 AN ACT.

TNo. G5. AN ACT,
To provide for Taxing in cost bills the
Expense Of procuring transcripts and
Records.
SEC. /. Be It enacted Jyhe General
assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
when in any proceeding IN error, or other
civil action or proceeding it shall be
necessary to procure a transcript of any
Judgment or proceeding or cxomplidca-
ton of any record as evidence in such
action or for any other purpose, the eX-
penso Of procuring such transcript or
exomplifcation shall be taxed in the bill
Of costs and recorded as in other cases.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and afttr the date Of
its passage.
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Answer 10 Enigma I'm last weeks paper:--
G rover and Bakers Sewing Machine.
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TNo. 59.7 AN ACT
To fix the compensation of County Com
niegiOu0ra


Section ] BE Il enacted by the Gen
craI AsseniJE Of the State of ohio, That
each county commissioner shall be al
lowed two dollars and fifty cents per
day, for each and every day that he may
be employed in his official duties, and
FIVE cents per mile in going to and re-
turning from the county seat for each
regular or called session, not exceeding
in the whole eight sessions in any one
year, to be paid out of the county treas
ury upon the warrant of the county au-
ditor, except in counties in which, by
the last federal census, the population
amounted to one hundred thousand or
upwards, in which counties each COM
missioner shall be allowed five dollars
per day for his services, to be paid out
of the county treasury as aforesaid.
Sec 2. That the act entitled "an act
to amend the act to regulate the fees
Of officers in civil and criminal cases,
passed April 8, 1856, be and the same
is hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pass
age.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
=. BASSETT LANGDON,
President pro tenn. Of the Senate.
March 10, 1859.
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mo. 55.l AN ACT
To exempt from Sale and Execution