Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-10

To authorize the sale of any and all of the Shares
Z of Stock held by the State, in the Turnpike Com
panies of this State, and TO amend Section One
Of an act in relation -to the duties OF the Com
missioners OF the Sinking Fund, passed May l,
1884.
Sec. l. Be il enacted by the General Assembly
of the State OF Ohio, That section one of the act
10 which this act Is supplementary and am endalo-
ry, be so amended as TO read.as follows:
That the commissioners of the sinki- fund a.
hereby authorized. and when an pportunlty occu
they are directed 10 exchange for certificates OF the
six per Cert stock OF the funded debt OF this state
or 10 sell. or otherwise dispase Of for money! any
and all OF the siares OF stock held by the state in
any OF the railroad companies, and canatncom IA
MES OF this st1te; Provided, that such shdre~&
stock, shall IN no case be sold, or otherwise w.
posed Of, except upon cash payment therefor; and1
in case sha any such shares be sold exchanged
or otherwise disposed Of; at less than the actual
cash value OF The same. Should such commission
ers be unable 10 exchange said stocks tor certifi
cafes OF the funded debt Of the stale. thew NAV at
such time as they may deem proper, advertise that
proposals Will be received by them, at their Office
in Columbus, for the purchase oil any or OF all of
said stocks: such notice shall be published in such
newspapers us they may direct. and shall be given
least ninety days before the Time fixed for OPEN
ing said proposals Proposals shall be cohsidered
without respect to the number Of shares bid Tor
and the sale shaa be awarded to the highest bid
DER Provided that nothing iu this section contain
edehall te construed 10 compel the sinking fund
Commissioners toexchange sell or otherwise d IS
pose OF any OF said stocks at less than the par
value thereof unless in their opinion the interest
| of the state will be promoted thereby. fi7 ar@i9
! Sec. ,. The commissioners OF the sinking fund
are hereby aethoII lied a.ld directed TO sell, and
transfer any and all OF the shares OF stock held by
The slate In any turnpike company OF the state =
They shall, inmediaieiy alter the passage oil this
act adyc; use all The shares OF stock held BY the
state. IN any turnpike company TO be sold at uuc-
toni to the highest bidder. In lots not ess than
Zen shares ench. Ho-e than filiy sharl each,
al ONE public and convenient place on the line of
4 the road osad company, by giving at least thirty
days notice 0f the time and place OF the sale, by
posters set az the gateor gates thereon, and III
! some newspaper OF general circulation in the Co
or counties through which said ro1d passes; Provi
ded, that nothing in this section contuined shall
4 be eonstl ued TO compel the sinking fund commits
sioners 10 sell dispos; OF any OF said stocks iur
less than their fair cash'vaue. to be-estimared by
said sinking fund commissioners. E-:r. n ;e-a
/ Sec 3 ANY .e OF shares Oi stock made unier
the provisions ol this act, shall be conducted by
agent appointed by the tiovernur; burt the approval
OF at least twooi the commissioners shall be De-
cessary to its conlirmai ION. The purchaser pur
chaserS o.! such shares ofsrrl shalt b. tIjred Ia
pay one third OF the purchase mo,rev down and
the balance in IwO tqusl annual payments, with
six per cent. interest; but transfer slia be
made by said commissioners until HE saiile spail
FOR in full. -7.z - ,g.4.-5.-t .t3.- nos. .
sec A. lie SnareS oil Stock nOw owned by the
state in any turnpikt coiiipruy, shall not en;ite
the person persoiis To- .yhUtn the; same may be
transferred, hy VIRTUE vi tlfs iact, TO vOe al the
annual elecliyn or directors now provided for in
the chrrtef OF said Company; but the person ol
persons 10 whom such shares of stuck NAV be
transferred, are hereby auhoi ized to meet al the
same lime and place with the present stockholders
and then and there elect, subject the same req
ulations that govern the Original stockholders ii
their election far directors the number of direc
.hart tla =,
in said b0ard.z , q = ,,.--.tf ~ Il.
Sec. 5 S cron one Of the above recited act i
hereby reI ealed. Hi .-s -N7J "a- S--i3i' G
I Sec. 6. This act to take effect on and after il.
: p'@ s'' WILLIAM B. WOODS, asi
Speaker Of tie House OF Representatives.
ri g. h,-1 g. SO MARTIN WELKER, -
, January b. 1859 President of the Senate.
: No. l6. --".1 AN SGT .sFzHrr-
To amend thsr snc'nd sect on of an act passet
+ April l2ih. 1855, entitled Fan CT to amend al
act entitled = an act providing for the election o
coroners and sheriffs and fixing their term o
office passed March Sth, 1851 za 70 .-s.
Seciim J. Be Il enacted bg the General Assen.lf
ofthe State OF Ohio har the second section of al
act entitled IAN act providing for the electinn o
curonefs and sherffs and fixing their term oil cce
passed March 6ih, 1854. be so amended as to. rea
as follows: Section 2. That the term OF office q
all slleriffs and corontrs elected in the severn
s counties in the State. on the second Tuesday O
October, in the year eig hieen hundred and 6fiy
six, snail expire the frs Monday Ut January il
5 the year eighteen hundred and fif;v-nine and tn
term of office of all sheriff. and eoroners eecte
on the seLond Tuesday of October, in the yea
I eighteen hundred and flfiy-seven shall expire 0l
the tirSt Monday OF .sliinary in the year eiahtee
hundred and sky, or as -pon thereafter as ,hei
e respective successors are iected and qua flied
~ Section = That the said original section twn O
said act passed April Ign 1873, be and the sam
hereby Iepeaird. but The repeal thereof shr i nO
e impair any liability incurred act dome under tn
j same.
Sec. 3. This act shall t. Ike eff'ct upon lis pass
r age. ...-.=- WILLIAM B: WOODS.
Speaker fthe House of REPRESENTATIVES
MARTIN" WELKER,
g February S, 1859. President of the Senate.
No. II. AN ACT
. Requiring Township Assessors to ascertain tn
e number OF Sheep killed and in lurtd by Dogs
Section Be it enacted by the General Assem
bly, ot the State OF Ohio, That il shall be the dut
0 of each township assessor in this State. at ii
time OF aking lists OF chnie property for ih
in each year, TO require each persnn in their sew
eral TO ynships 10 make a statement specifying N
number of sheep killed by dogs, and also tfr mum
ber OF sheep injured by dogs in his district durin
the preceding year, together with the vah.e OF III
sheep killed. and the estimate OF the injury done
, and the said assessors are required to make n re
tor Ot their respective counties At the time of re
turning the lists oil cfaIre property for taxaton.
], Sec g. That il shah be the duty cf the audito
Of each couny furnish 10 the assessors OF thei
n respective counties such blanks as may be neces
sary for taking the aforesaid statements; and sal
y county auditor shall as soon as possible after III
u aforesaid statemenis returned to him, max
out and forward to the auditor of state statemen
n showing the number of sheep 40 killed and nure
: us aforesaid. and The aggregate loss sustaine
thereby in each township IN their respective coun
a ties.
Section s. Tia, II shall he the durv OF the andi
rr OF s,ate on receipt ui the sraemrn's aior said
: To make out and rfni-h 10 the secretary of stat
4 board of agriculture 10 be by him published in III
= annual report ot said hoard n statement showin
the number Of shrep killed aud Il number iniure
= respectively. aforesaid in each cudhrv. and tn
aggregate lN<s in each county sustained thereby
= Sec. g. his act take effect from and alter il
y passage. WILLIAM b WOODS.
Speaker OF the House nf Representatives.
.-. MARTIN WELkER.
President of the Senate.
5 February 5, 1859.
: No l9. AN ACT ....
:. To amend the l3Sth section of 'An act ofthe IN
d risdiction md Procedure bcfrp Justices of tn,
h Peace, and OF the duties of Crnstables in C.vi
CoRris, passed March a. lSj.,
Sec. !. Be it enacted by the General Assembl