The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-14
yTER1fs-oNE DoIlAH AND FIFTY cENTs-IN ADVANCE
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Q. WHOlsE MI. ZS0.g
'o,rnship where such land. and tenemepss lie. weer.
such advertise ement is made in newspaper pnbshed
weekly It shall be sufficient insert the in ve
paSSed So .s sod s sa ?:
psper selected for sch adver isemen ard the cifcul
is ss Se 81 is E
said advertisement in The dlily week. for ,e con-
be on the Of the
pense of such publication in a " newspaper shall not
exceed the cost of publishing the in weekly news
paper. An sales made wit out such advertisenent shah
be set aside on notion by the court to which he execu'
sec That the original secon 4ss of the act entitled
nm act 20 code Of civil procedure be and TIE
is hereby repealed. and this act sha Ike effect AMI
: : '''e' - A''' a''' wIIIIaM p. WOODS.
Speaker of the tiouse OF Representatives.
asi. ~ 5ls' MARTIN wELKER,
President of the Senate.
mo 2rs.l AN ACT
Relating to rtain proposed Amendment ihe Con
sttufiou. and the Publication of this Act.
Whereas. the General Assem- bly, of the State of Ohio
three ifths Of the members elerted to eseh House
to the Constitution. providing for annual sessions of
tho LeeislaurP, be subn;i ted TO The eleetors for
their approval or rejection e election for senator's
a,d Representations on the second Tuesday of October,
section l. Be il enacied by the General Assembly Of
the State of Ohio, That the electors stae
upon said PROPOSED amendment at the ection in
October, 1852 herein prescribed, (vz:) Tnose vopg
for said anendent providing for an, us s.ons Of tie
legislature shall put upon their ballots these words
sessions yes" those voting against II shal put
upon their ballts these words, annual sessions ns.'
Sec. g return additional to the return reqir.
ed by be mad. of the such seeIion
for officers representative, aud
for and against said propused amendment the
stition certified ad made by the clerk of each
couty the Secretary State within days after
said election and within thirty days after said election.
the Governor Secretary of State aud Arorney General
snail open said the votes ascertain
whether not majority Of the votes at said cleo
tion have been for said proposed il
appears rjbrity votes casf such elec
tiou have been cast for said proposed amendment, the
Governor shall mage proclamation thereof without de-
Sec. 8. This act shall be published by ea- county
auditor In two weekly English papers If two lie publish
the county. and in German weekly paper, If
published in the county, for two weeks next preceding
Sec 4. The cost of publishing this act, provided
in the third section shall be paid out of the county treas
Sec This nci shall take effect and be in force from
and rter its passage.
| ..saa s.r.l. - Boz IA MARTIN wELKER
-a = e5a talt President of the Senate.
April 6, 1859.
mo. 22o.l AN ACT F
Making appropriations fyr the suerintendence and re.
pairs of The Public Works for the fiscal year ending
November Is. 1852 IND providing for leasing the
Section l. Be it ennrisd by the General Assembly Of
the of Ohio, That for the purI of irnsing the
pub works OF said stgse, they hereby divided into
| tue following sections, 10 Sit: 2s1a'a- a,1-ass
Section NJ, QUE to embrace tie Miami ard Erie canal
and all the side cus FEEDERS snd reservoirs connected
therew. together with the ioc k-houses col ecto' OIL
ccs weighlocks and leases OF surplus water thetefrnn,
all the ater and privileges pertaining thereto,
and of land used in connection Herewith. zzsss
l Section No. two tn embrace sie Mnskngum Imerovr.
Ment, Ohio Canal, the Hoekng Canal the Wa.ondins
Cansl. and all he side cuts, feeders and reservoirs
nected with said section. together with the lock houses
Offices 81 weis9eks and Leases Of surplus sasr
4 ing thereia, and of ani used in connecton te
Section No lhrs EMU The Western Reserve and
Maumee Road aud all the toll ga es thereos. s-zi1
All derived from the leasing of sld secri0ns,
he paid into the slate treasury and form part of the
Sec 2 Immediately sfer The passage of this the
Board Of Pablic Works shn advertise said ,eetlons 10 s
steps of the State House in the city Columbus, between
the of ten ocork m. and four O'clock, OF
the d,y of Ietng which day shall be the fifteenth IA, Of
August next Said adver isemen shall be published in
pspe ana IN ceyrss
vile and Dayton New York. Boston, PhiiadesPha and
Baltimore, which advertisement shall b. continued in
in the papers in which they may he inserted unt the
time of etting snid public auction. and shall desrris
the works 70 be ie and the lime and Place o. ne
made And the said Board of Public Works, on the said
o'clock n. and four O'Clock OF said ay, Al t'e
pnce aforesaid shall proceed public auction. TO ies
forh the person persons who in consideration
of the tolls to be derived from said secon snail bid 10
good security that he or they win the same promptly
in sen annual payments during said term. and will kesp
the sid section in good and proper and repair
during said term comply with all the terms of ms or
their contract and at the expiration thereof will DE- liver
up the same in like good srndon when received
Provided however, that raj conpany rempa
MES shall become parties to said bids or
unla full for .ssces of any
their assigns. during the continuance of their leases
of said sections 70 sell assign their inter ST or any
part thereof any ral road company compal nd
provided further, ts section shall not lessed for
not fifteen thousand dollars setion three for
less ran four hun dred dollars ID provided that no
The security sectol No. shall bt in the sum of
two hundred and tfty tlonsand dosrs seclien No.
two n The sum oftwo hundred aud y thousand dollars,
and section No. in the sum thousand o
lars. The bonds shall be made t. the ate of Ohio, and
public works shall think the security ar any time snf
eeut Provided that bid ,hal be received unless the
posted with e auditor of assts money in stocks
of the stnte of oho or of e United Staes the sum OF
ten thousand dollars the condtions follow iBg to-
wit: Thar he or they will take lease of the section oa
which he they shall hid if shall be struck off 10 him
or tlen give security for the same, herein PROVE
ded aud in default thereof the uriry deposited shall
he sbsolutey and wholly forfeited TO AID become the
pubic works shall sign aud any lease by virtue
OF me provisions OF TINS act they sha the 5lddt5
sign aft av setting forth the name names of such.
bidder ard Of all and every person. diees Or ind ret
forth the individual names of the members of tie same,
rPss a aid "a Sa
combine will persons, directly or indirect
~ for the purpose Of preventing competition bidding
TOR said lease any way cheating or defraudng the
state in obaing lease or the esse of any other sec
said bidder bidders did not and have nof directly
inditecy, procured any person persons ihdrsu
any lid for the purpose Aforesaid and sad affidavit shall
public works. and If It shall any time hefeattr appear
hat said affidavit was in aterial respect fase shall
lease made, and holding the same as n' and ved a.
person refeon making such false aud fraudulent
affidavit shall be deemed guilty of PERJURY and may Be
= indicted and prosecuted ther. for.
Sec. 3 Ii shall be part of the agreement hetHeen
aud the state, thai the
of any section sections of public vos shall
pay the aforesaid at the time and place speee In
contracts Of the State term afoe
sad contained in the water leases said section
tons in leases Of ground for lochouse collectors
Offices and all legal coutraes for construction
repairs and all arrangements entered into
by the Stats Of Ohio by act of the legislature other
mrnt Of the United States during the term Aforesaid and
shall ali times, when the will permit.
water 10 not necessarily drawn out Of said scion or ec
repairs construction ohstructed with
by OF some UNFORESEEN breaks in sruc
of the public works. Of scarcity DIVA
produed by dtouth keep the in good and proper
eoDdtion repair, and shall ali neeessSfy ard
repairs and construction under the direction
of the board OF public works, engineer emPeySd eY
the state. change " plan or Of materisf sai
o be required which shall make the work expeisivs
shsl be made the time mtned by said board aod
the lessee essees of any sections shall per-
NIT all TO navigate said mails and
travel said road makink no distinction In tolls
charged in privileges granted, in favor Of
: or company, person company shall be permitted
the consent Of the lessee or lessees or their sesoe OF
assigns and oftol upon all articles transported
upon sad public works or any thereof travel
on said road shall upon any article iast
published ratesof the state for 1853 and which took ese
prior passage of this act If the
sees do not fa al ali TIE covenants contained "a their re-
spectve ensse the be forfeited at the option Of
clare any secon r. teted a. aforesaid they shall cause
entry to that effect TO be made upon the journal of
their proceedings and shall Immediately notify in vri>