Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-05-19
AN ACT

No. 22e: ANACT
Making appropriations for the superintendence
and repairs Of the Public Works for the fiscal
year ending November Is, 1850, and providing
for leasing the same.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
semby of the State of Ohio, That for the purpose
of leasing the public works of said state they
hereby divided into the following sections, to-
wit.
Section No. one to embrace the Miami and E.
rie Canal and all the side cuts, feeders and res
ervoirs connected Herewith, together with the
lock houses, collectors Offices, weighlocks and
leases of surplus water therefrom, and all the wa
ter rents and privileges pertaining thereto, and
Of land used in connection herewith.
Section No. two to embrace the Muskingum
improvement, Ohio Canal, the Hooking Canal, the
walhoding Canal, and all the side cuts, feeders,
and reservoirs connected with said section, to-
gether with the Lighthouses, collectors Offices,
xeighlocks, and leases ofsurplus water therefron,
and all the water rents, aud privileges pertaining
thereto, and Of land used in connection there
with.
Section No. three to embrace the Western Re-
serve and Maumse Road and all toll gates there
on.
All moneys derived from the leasing of said
sections, to be paid into the state treasury and
form part of the sinking fund.
Sec. Q. Immediately after the passage OF this
act, the Board Of Public Works shall advertise
said sections to be let for the term of hye years,
at public auction, the steps of the State House
in the Cily of Columbus, between the hours OF
ten o'clock o. m. and four o'clock p. m. OF the
day of letting, which day shall be tho fifteenth
day of August next. Said advertisement shall
be published in two papers, printed and IN gem
eral circulation in the cities of Columbus, Cin.
Toledo, Cleveland, GAINESVILLE Dayton, York,
Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore, which ad
vertisenents shall be continued in the papers in
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ting at said public auction, and shall describe the
works to be let, and the time and place OF letting
the same and the terms upon which lettings are
to be made. And the said Board of Public works,
on the said fifteenth day of August next, between
the hours of ten o'clock q. IN. and four o'clock
p. m. of said day, at the place aforesaid. shall
proceed at public auction, to let each section TOR
the term aforesaid in the order herein Sc, forth,
to the person or persons who, in consideration OF
the tolls to be derived from said secton shall bid
TO paw the highest annual rent therefor, and who
shall give good security that he or they will
pay the same promptly in semi annual pay
ments during said term, and will keep the said
section in good and proper condition and repair
during said term, comply with all the terms Of
his their contract. and at the expiration there
Of, will deliver up the same in like good condi-
tion as when received: Provided, however, thai
no railroad company or companies shall in any
manner become parties to said bids or interested
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unlawful for the lessee or lessecs of any Of said
sections, or their assigns during the continuance
of their leases of said section TO sell or assign
their interest or any part thereof to any railroad
company or companies; and provided, further
that section one shall nor be ieased for less
sum than forty thousud dollars, section two for
not less than fifteen thousand dollars, section
three for not less than four hundred dollars; snd
provided that one section shall be so let unless
all said sections are let. The security on section
No. one shall be in tho sum Of two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, on section No. two in the
sum Of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
and on section No. three in the sum of ten thous-
and dollars. The bonds shall be made to the
State of Ohio, and be renewable every two years
ofteuer if tho board Of public works shall think
the security at any time is insufficient; Provi-
ded that no bid be received unless the person or
persons making the same shall have first depos-
tied with the auditor OF state in money or in
stocks Of the State "f Ohio, or of the United
States, the sum Of ten thoussnd dollars upon the
conditions following, to wit: That he or they
will take lease of tho section on which ho or
they shall bid if it shall he struck of to him or
them, and give security for the same, as herein