Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-04
March 10. 1859
AN ACT

NO. ca AN ACT f
To authorize Courts to give effect to the intea-
ton of parties and officers by curing defects.
omissions and crrors in Instruments and pro-
eeedings. 1r 70
Section l. Be i, endc,cd tg he General A;-
.ena5ly Of The Sldtc of Ohio, That IN cases WHERE
il any officer OK officers, party or parties. per-
son or persons, or body corporate, or persons in
tending and undertaking to become a body cor
po.ate has heretofore made or NAV hereafter, BY
reason ofinadvertaace or otherwise, make any
omission, defect or error in any Instrument in
writing or in any proceeding, whereby the
same hall not be in strict conformity with the
laws ofthis State, it shall be competent for the
Courts of this State. and they are hereby author
lied TO give full effect to all such instruments
and proceedings according to the true and mani
fest intention of the parties thereto. ~
Sec. 9 That whenever any such error, omis-
sion, or defect, shall have occurred or may here
after occCr in any instrument Or proceeding.
which Is required TO be made matter Of record.
it shall be competent for any party or parties.
person or persons, body corporate. persona in-
tending and undertaking to become . body coz
porate having o. claiming an interest in the cp--
rection of such error. omission or defect to file
his her or their petition in any Court Of Common
Pleas having jurisdiction in the premises setting
forth particularly the error, defect or omission
complained Of and ask IN order Of such Coat
fo- the correction thereof and in all cases whero
such application is made BIZ any body corpur-
ate, o. by persons intending and undertaking
To become . body corporate such Court upon be-
ing satisfied. that notice Of such application,
specifying the error, defect or omission COM
plained Of aad of the time and place Of hearing
the sznc has been duly published for six con-
sceutive weeks IN same newspaper in general
circulation in the county where scch application
mav be made, and in other cases whenever the
rartv or parties interested have been dnly
brought before the Court in the manner prescribe
ed by law fo- making service in civil actions.
and upon being satisfied that such mistake, en-
or or omission has been made, shall grant and
make an order to correct the same, which order
shall be fled in the office in which such record
IS required to be kept, and from, and after such
fling the said record and the order correcting
the same shall be received rs evidence IN all
cases. in all Courts the same as If no such error,
OMISSION defect had ever existed.
Sec g. That vixen the record 10 be coTTecf-
el is in any way connected with any body coz
porate, the proceedings mentioned IN the last
preceding section shall be had in the Court OF
Common Pleas ofthe county wherein the p-inci-
pal Office of such corporation Is located, and in
all other cases the sane shall be had in the conn
ty wherein such record is kept .t r
/ Sec 4 This act shall take effect and be in
| full fJ-ce from and after its assage. Ea
| WILLIAM B. WOODS.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives,
I l. BASSETT TLANGDON, 7
I President pro tenn. Vf the Senate.
Ma7ch10, 1859.