The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-06-23
March oo 1859

March 3Oi 1859.
rNo. 1897 AN ACT
Supplementary to and to amend an act
"concerning the relation of guardian
and ward, passed April 18th, 1853.
Section /. Be Il enacted by the Gen
cral assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
section % Of said act shall be so amend
ed as to read as follows Section %.
The guardian Of the person and estate
only, shall have power, when for the in
terest of the ward, to sell all or any
part of the personal estate Of the ward;
and whenever necessary for the educa-
ton, support or payment Of just debts
of any minor, or for the discharge Of
any liens on the real estate Of such mi
nor, OF whenever the real estate of such
minor is suffering unavoidable waste, or
better Investment of the value there
of can be made, and the court shall be
satisfied that a sale thereof will be for
the benefit Of any minor, the probate
court, by whom q guardian Of the per-
son and estate, or Of the estate only,
has been appointed, may, on the appli-
cation Of such guardian, order the real
estate Of such minor, or a part thereof
situate in this State, to be sold
Sec 2. That section 25 be so amend
ed as to read as follows: Section %.
At the time appointed for the hearing
of said petition, and being satisfied that
the notice named in the last preceding
section has boen given, and that such
real estate ought to be sold, the court
shall appoint three frcoholders Of the
county in which said real estate shall bo
situated, who are not Of kin to the petit
toner, to appraise said real estate, and
the same shall not be sold for less than
two-thirds Of the appraised value there
Of.
Section 3. That section 28 be so
amended as to read as follows Section
l. %. Upon such bond being fled and
approved by the court, the court shall
order the sale Of such real estate, pro
viding in the order for reasonable no
tico, and the place of such sale in the
county in which such real estate shall
! lie, and the credit to be given for the
payment Of the purchase money, and
the deferred payments Of the pur-
chase money, shall be secured by a
mortgage, executed by the pur-
chaser, upon the real estate sold, and
they shall bear interest at the rate Of
six per contum per annum, from the day
of sale, payable annually.
/ Section. 4 That section "a Of said
act be so amended as to read as follows.
Section "a. When any unmarried wo-
man, who has been or may be appoin-
ted guardian Of any minor shall marry,
such marriage shall Of itself determine
the guardianship Of such woman; and
the probate court Of the proper county
1 shall appoint another guardian for such
minor, to which last named guardian
all the estate of such minor shall, on
/. demand, be delivered up by such for
, mer guardian; and she shall forthwith
render her guardianship account to tho
court from which she received her APP
. pointment, for final settlement.
, Section B. Any guardian Of the per-
son and estate, or Of the person only,
heretofore or hereafter appointed, for
Iany female under or over the age Of
twelve years, or any male under or over
/ tho age of fourteen years, may if it be
s necessary, bind such minor to any
! suitable person, until such minor, if a
Z male, shall arrive at the ago Of twenty.
r one years, and if a female, al the ag,
4 of eighteen years; provided that be
4 fore the indenture whereby any mino
\ may be bound TO service according Z,
s this section shall be valid 10 law, Oh,
\ person to whom such minor shall b,
bound as aforesaid and also The terml
d and covenants in such indenturo, shall
\ be approved by the court by whom suol
J. guardian was appointed, aud c1ltifcat'
+. of the Judge Of said court With ~
soal Of suoh court shall be attached
. such indonture, ia testimony Of sue
B appreciation.
y Section 6. OnginaI sections 25, q
d and "a are hereby repealed aud this 90
n DO take effect from and after its passage
! 81. W. gibson
Z Speaker pro tenn. Of House ol Ropwaeniaiive.
. MARTIN WELkER
March 90 1859 lIoiiicnt of tht amai