The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-05-13
Fsbrnary 25, 1859.

DEEDS Tor Lana sold Oy the Otate ol Ohio, anu
for other purposes, passed April l6, 1857.
Section 1. Be it enacted By the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, That
section five of the act to provide for the execu-
ton of deeds for land sold by the State Of Ohio;
and for other purposes, passed April l6, 1857,
be amended as to read as follows, viz Sec. o.
Whenever by satisfactory evidence, it shall ap-
pear to the governor and attorney general that
any error has occurred in any deed heretofore or
hereafter executed and delivered in the name Of
the state under the laws thereof or in the certi-
cate of any public officer, upon which convey
ance if correct, would be properly required
from the state, il shall be the duty of the gov
ernor to correct the said error by the execution
of correct and proper title deed, according to
the intent and object Of the original purchase or
conveyance to the party entitled to the same, his
or her heirs or legal assigns as the case may re-
quire, receiving from said party releate in due
form, to the state of the property enormously
conveyed.
Ssc. That section Ave of the act to which this
is an amendment, be and the same is hereby re-
pealed. l.l
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
February 81, 1869.
(No. 67.) AN ACT
To authorize Courts to give effect to the
intention of parties and officers by
curing defects, omissions and errors
in Instruments and proceedings
Section /. BE 1t enacted BY the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, That
in all cases wherein any officer or Off
GERS, party or parties, person or per-
sons, or body corporate, or persons in
tending and undertaking to become a
bouy corporate has heretofore made Or
may hereafter, by reason Of inadvert-
ence or otherwise, make any omission,
defect or error in any instrument in
writing, or in any proceeding, whereby
the same shall not be in strict conform
ity with the laws of this State, it shall
be competent for the Courts of this
State, and they are hereby authorized
to give full effect to all such instru
ments and proceedings according to the
true and manifest intention Of the par
ties thereto. i"t
. Sec. 2. That whenever any such err
ror, omission or defect, shall have occur
red or may hereafter occur in any in
strument or proceeding, which is requir-
ed to be made a matter of record, it
shall be competent for any party or
parties, person or persons, body corpo-
rate OF persons intending and under
taking to become a body corporate
having or claiming an interest in the
correction of such error, omission or de-
feet 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 an Or
der of such Court for the correction
thereof and in all cases where such ap-
plication is made by any body corpor-
ate, or by persons intending and under
taxing to become a body corporate,
such Court upon being satisfied, that
notice of such application, specifying
the error, defect or omission complains
ed Of and of the time and place of
hearing tho same has been duly pub
lished for six consecutive weeksin some
newspaper in general circulation in the
county where such application may be
made, and in all other cases whenever
the party or parties interested have
beon duly brought before tho Court in
the manner prescribed by law for ma
king service in single actions, and upon
being satisfied that such mistake, error
or omission has been made, shall grant
and make and correct the same, which
order shall be filed in the office in which
such record is required to be kept, and
from and after such filing the said recs
ord and the order correcting the same
shall be received as evidence in all ca
ses, in all Courts the same as if such
error, omission or defect had never exis-
ted.
Sec. 3. That when the record to be
corrected is in any way connected with
any body corporate, the proceedings
mentioned in the last proceeding secs
tion shall be had in che Court Of Com
mon Pleas IN the county wherein the
principal Office of such corporation is
located, and IN all other cases the same
shall be had in thecounty wherein such
record is kept,
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be in full force from and and after its
passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
e. BASSETT LANGDON,
President pro tenn. Of the Senate
March 10, 1869.