Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-07-21
AN ACT,
Providing for the Relief of the surviving Lcssceso
the National Road, and for future management
of said Road.

Providing for the Relief of the surviving Lessees
the National Road, and for future management
of said Road.
WHEREAS, Samuel Doyle and Samuel Foster. who
are now solely interested as lessees of the national
road under the lease thereof made by the board of
public works, the 29th day of May, 1854, for the
period of ten years from and after the first day of
June. 1854 to the said Doyle and Foster and Joseph
Cooper, having by their memorial petitoned to be
discharged from their covenants in said lease con-
tained and to be allowed to surrender said road to
the State on equitable terms: or that the general
assembly shall by enactment carry out the modif-
cation Of said lease made By the board Of public
works on the 18th day of February: a. D., 1856, and
protect the interest of the essees in the collection
of tolls; And Where's the relief asked for by said
Doyle and Foster having been petitioned for by
numerous citizens of the state, living near and in
terested in said road, it appears to the general
scmbly just and proper that some relief should be
granted to said lessees; therefore,
Sec l. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, That on and after the first
day of june 1859, the board of public works shall
take charge control and keep in repair the nation
al road, passing through the state of Ohio and the
lessees of said road are hereby released from all
obligation in that behalf from and after the said
first day of June 1852 Provided, that the care and
taken by the board of public works only upon condi
tion that the said board be in like good condition
when received by the said lessees, and taking
board of public works shall forthwith select one
person. the said lessees one and they two third,
report upon oath to the board of public works, the
value of the metals provided by said lessees for
pairs thereon said road in excess of the metal re-
ceved by the said lesees when they took charge of
the road under their lease, and in the settlement of
the account between said lessees and the State the
board of public works shall allow to lessees the
praised value of said excess of metal, and shall
further allow to them amount equal to the tolls
which they would have been entitled to receive on
coaches and other vehicles carrying the mail said
road, but for the exemption of such coaches and
vehicles from the payment of tolls under the COM
pact between the state of Ohio and the United
States said amount to be ascertained by the board
of public works, and for balance which shall be
found due to said lessees, after deducting the
tract lease. the said board of public works shall
draw their draft upon the Auditor of State in favor
of said lessces and the same shall be paid the
warrant of said Auditor, and of any money in the
treasury for general revenue purposes not otherwise
appropriated.
Sea- That on such settlement being made and
the balance if any, due the State from said essees
being paid. it shall be the duty of said board of
public works, to release the said lessees and their
securities from all further obligation upon the
lease, and upon the bond or bonds gives by them to
secure the performance of the same and said lease
and bond bonds shall be cancelled, and said
board of public works hereby further authorized
and required thereupOn to release all mortgages
given by said essees and their securities, to secure
the performance of said contract.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
April A. 1859.