The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-08-24

pyovided or contracted for, and boats, scows,
tools. imulements, horses. mules, and other
nroperty now in use by the superintendent,
except as hereinbefore provided, belonging
IN the stste on each Of said sections, at their
npnyaised value, which appraisment shall be
mnde bv three iudicious, ,disinterested persons
70 be appointed by the board of public
works, and pay their appraised value, at such
times and in such sums as may be determin-
ed by said board, and at the end and exPlra.
iion OF the lease or lenses aforesaid, thes aid
board OF public works shall receive the said
boats, scows, tools, implements, horses,
mules, and other property then IN use oy
said lessee or lessees at their then appraised
value, which appraisment shall be made In
the same manner as that hereinbefore pro-
vided, and the said lessee or lessees shall
be entitled to receive pay therefor from the
state at the said appraised value.
Sec. IL. There shall be and is hereby
reserved TO the state the right 10 determine
and put an end to any lease executed by
virtue of the provisions OF this act, but in
such case the state shall, by law, cause ct
least one years previous notice Of its inten-
ton so to do, to be given TO said lessee.
Sec. l2. 1t shall be the duty of each
member OF the board of public works to pass
over and inspect the division under his i'm
mediate charge, as often as once every nine.
" days, and the engineer of such division
shall personally inspect every portion Of
such division as often as once in thirty days
and report TO the board, from time to time,
the result of such examinations.
Sec. 10. Whenever it shall become nec-
esasry in order to repair, protect or recon.
struct any of the public works of the state,
or to prevent injury to the property of any
person, persons or corporations occasioned
through or by the public works, to appropri-
nte to the state the property of any per.
son or persons or Corporations,or any lease
ment in, to or over the same, the same shall
be done 10 accordance with the provisions OF
existing laws, and the compensation assess.
ed for the property SO appropriated shall be
refunded to the treasury by the lessee or les
sees of the section for the benefit OF which
such appropriation is made, and if not so
refunded shall be deducted cut Of the money
by this act required to be paid into the treas
ury BY said lessees, and the title to all prop.
erty so appropriated shall vest in the state.
Sec. Ia. That if the said public works
shall not be leased as in this ect provided,
there is hereby appropriated out OF any mo.
neys in the treasury, the following sums of
money, Tor the following purposes, and to be
paid out in the manner following For gen
eral superintendence and repairs on division
No. one, as the same is designated in the act
of April 8, 1868, for the last quarter of the
year 1869, and the first quarter of the year
1860, and to be paid out on the check of Abb
tha
sum of forty-four thousand dollars. For
general superintendence and repairs on d.
vision No. two as the slme is designated in
the oct of April s, 1858, for the last quarter
of the year 1859, and the first quarter of the
year 1860, to be paid on the check of John
Waddle, acting commissioner, the sum of
one thoussnd dollars. For general superin-
tendeEce and repairs on division No. three,
as designated in the act of April s, 1858. for
the last quarter OF the year 1859, and the
first quarter of the year 1860, and to be paid
on the check of John L. Martin, acting com
missioner, the sum of forty-one thousand
five hundred dollars. For payment of
awards of damages by the board of public
works, the sum of two thousand DOLLARS
And there is hereby appropriated to be ex-
pended by the board of public works, for
superintendence and repairs on the national
road during the year 1859 and first quarter
Of 1860, the sum Of seven thousand dollars.
Sec. Is. 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 6, 1859.