The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-07-07
LAWS OF OHIO.
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LA w y VI OHlO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
mo. 1851 AN ACT
To amend the forty-fourth section of an act
entitled an act to provide for the orqani.
zatloD Of cities and incorporated villa
ges, passed May 3. 1852.
Section l. Be IL enacted bv he General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That section
forty.fourth of the above named act be so a.
mended as to read as follows: See. a. The
corporate suthority of incorporated villages,
organized or to be organized under the pro.
visions OF this act, for the special purpose OF
being road district, shall be vested in three
trustees, who shall be qualified electors re-
siding within the limits of such special road
district, and who shall hold their Office for
three years, except as herein provided, and
until their successors are elected and quali-
fed. AT the first meeting of the trustees
elected under the provision Of this act, they
shall determine by lot the term OF service of
each trustee SO elected, 80 that one of the
trustees shall serve for the term Of one year,
and one for the term of two years, and one
for the term Of three years; and at every
succeeding annual election of any special
road district, they shall elect one trustee
who shall serve for the term of three years;
the said trustees shall appoint either from
their own body or from the qualified voters
of the corporation, clerk. and may appoint
a supervisor or such toher officers or agents
as may be necessary; and by proper bylaws
or ordinances prescribe the duties and COM
/ Pensation of the officers so appointed ,and may
remove any such officers, and may appoint
others at their discretion. The said trustees
shall have power to fill any vacancy which
may happen in their own body from the
qualified voters of the corporation, and the
person so appointed shall continue in office
until the next regular election, and until his
successor is elected and qualified; and any
two of said trustees may act, but notice OF
any meeting for the transaction of business
must be given to all.
an act entitled an act to provide for the or
ganization OF cities and incorporated villages.
passed May 3, 1862, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Se;. 3, This act to be in force from and
after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives,
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate
April 2, 1859.
mo. l64.] AN ACT
10 provide for the Payment of Indebtedness
of Townships, incurred for the support oil
the Poor.
Section l. Be 1t enacted By the Genera
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the trus
tees of townships be and are hereby author,
lied to levy annually, any sum not exceeding
three mills on the dollar valuation, in addi-
ton to the levies now authorized by law, fol
the payment Of indebtedness heretofore con
tracted by the township for the support o
the poor.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and b.
j, in force from and after its passage.
: WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
April 2, 1859. '...>
No. l65. AN ACT
. To authorize associations OF persons for car
rying freight upon any OF the navigable
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lakes and navigable rivers borderin!
thereon.
e Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Genera
. Assembly of the State of Ohio, That an
number of natural persons, not less thar
five, being citizens of the State of Ohio
may become body corporate, with all th
Y rights, privileges and powers conferred, an
= subject to all the restrictions of this act,
J.. Sec. 2. That any number of person
= as aforesaid, assocating themselves tt
y gether for the purpose of transporlin
9 freight on any of the navigable rivel
9 in the state of Ohio, and any of the lake
I and navigable rivers bordering thereon, sha
:. under their hands and seals, make certif
" cate, which shall specify as follows: Firs
o the name assumed by such company or asst
citation, and by which it shall be knowr
"a second, the name of the county or plat
y where the principal Office of such compar
:, is situate; third, the amount of capt.
stock, not to be less than two thousand do
lars, and the amount of each share. Sue
n certificate shall be acknowledged before
= jnstice of the peace or other proper Office
and shall be forwarded to the secretary
- State, who shall record and carefully pre-
8 serve the same in his Office; and cor
thereof, duly certified by the secretary
Q state, under the great seal of the state
a Ohio, shall be evidence of such corporate
n or company.
y, Sec. 8. That when the foregoing provi
u ions have been complied with, the person
y named as corporators in said certificate, a
q hereby authorized to carry into effect the o.
J.. )jects named in said certificate, in accordant
:. with the provisions of this act; and they ar
y their associates, successors and assigns,
% the name and style provided in said certi
o cate, shall thereafter be deemed body co
IA porate, with succession, with power to 81
i and be sued, plead and be impeaded, defer
and be defended, contract and be contract
u with; to make and use common seal, al
/. the same to alter or break at pleasure; and
n do all needful acts to carry into effect Il
objects for which it is created.
Sec. 4. Amy company or association, o
IS ganized for the purposes aforesaid, sha
Q have power to build, purchase, and hold su,
}. number Of steamboats, or other vessels, al
such other personal property, as may
deemed necessary for commencing and CO
q Quoting the business of the association; al
!. shall have power to sell the same, or AZ
J. part thereof, in such manner, and for SUI
!. purp ose, as may be prescribed by the rul
. and regulations Of the company, and not j
y consistent with the laws of this state. Al
said company shall have power to carry al
). articles Of freight or produce upon any of Il
a ma vigable streams in the state of Ohio, al
m nnv 0f Aha lakos nd nS;r k1o ~;,,n.c h.