The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-08-03

cause such general notice of the letting.of said
contracts by publication in newspapers, and
posting up advertisements, as will secure a fair
and general competition; which said notice
shall contain a statement of the time, place
and manner of receiving proposals for said con-
tracts, and the character and magnitude of the
work to be performed, the materials to be furn-
ished, or both, if required, for the construction
of the proposed work; and no proposal for
any such contract shall be considered by the
board in which any superintendent, engineer
or any employee upon the public works of the
state shall be intrusted, nor shall they consider
any proposal that does not contain the full
name of each and every person interested in
such proposal, and the board may require the
party or parties to whom any contract may be
awarded, to give security for the faithful per-
formance thereof; provided, however, that in
cases of public exigency, as hereinbefore de-
fined, such contracts may be made without such
previous notice.
Sec. Is. Where the determination of any
matter is or may be devolved by law upon the
board, or either of their members, and the ex-
animation of witnesses shall be necessary, or
proper, to enable them OF him to determine the
same, and in all cases in which afhdavits are,
or may be, required by law to be filed in the
Office Of the board, or delivered to a member
thereof, or to be filed by tho board or a mem
DCH tuCICOA, III OIL OAuCC, lAC duiI-
nation to the witness or afiant may be admins
tered by either of the members of the board.
Sec II. To give effect to the true intent
of this act, any word herein importing one
gender may be construed to include persons,
or things, of any other gender; any word i'm
porting the singular number may be extended
to and applied to several persons or things !;
any word importing the plural number may be
deemed also applicable to a single person or
thing. The word "board," when used in this
act, means the board of public works, having
or who may have, under his especial charge or
supervision, the division of the public works
for which an appropriation of property or
rights may be made or attempted to be made,
or for any injury occasioned by a defect or mis-
management of which, as aforesaid, a claim of
damages may be made.
Sec. Is. The act entitled Gan act to amend
an act entitled an act to abolish the board of
canal commissioners, and to revive the board
Of public works, and the several acts supple
mental and amendatory thereto, and for the
better regulation of those having in charge
the public works of this state" passed March
6, 1845, and the act entitled Gan act to
amend the act entitled Gan act to provide for
the internal improvement of the state of Ohio,
by navigable canals" passed February l3, 1892;
and the act entitled Gan act further. to amend
the act entitled San act to provide for the in
'ternal improvement of the State of Ohio, by
navigable canals" passed February 81, 1S49 !;
and section fifteen, sixteen, sew enteen, eight
cen, nineteen, twenty and twenty-one, of the
act entitled Gan act for the regulation of the
public works of the state of Ohio" passed
April IL, 1858, are hereby repealed provided,
however, that the repeal of said acts shall in
no manner affect any act done, or right that
has accrued under, or in pursuance of them,
or of either of them and all pending pre-
eeedings under said acss, or either of them,
may be completed as though this act had not
been passed, or such pending proceedings may,
in future, SO far as may be practicable, be car
ried on in conformity to the provisions of this
act. This act shall take effect from its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representattves.
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
April 4, 1852 III 60 =.
AUDTroR's OFFICE, ASHLAND CouNrY.l
ASHLAND, August 3, 1858. 80.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing acts are correct
ly copied from the original acts as reported to this
office.
JAMES SwINEFORD. Auditor.