The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-05-04
Avs OF OHIO:
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See. 1. B<i ~saeisd Sy the General Assembly Of the
STATE of Ohio, That. all FIRE engines, hose, hose car
r;agss, hooks, ladders, and ire buckets, together
with any vehicle, naehinery of any kind. used or
kept to be used BY any Incorporated city. village. or
Ere company, for the purpose of extinguishing fire,
be and the same is hereby exempt from execution
and sale to satisfy any Judgment decree, or dee 81
ed any incorporated city, village, or fire company that
-s5oais the proper owner of such property above speci.
81 fed, do voluntarily create a lien thereon by bill of
sale or mortgage, such lien shall be valid in law, and
st not affected BY any of the provisions of this act:
shall not apply to, or in any way affect their remedy
npon any contract now existing or judament render
e ed upon any contract many court of this State
qHk See 2. This act be and be in force from and af-
ter It's passage. oo
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,
MARTIN WELKER,
March 4, 1859. President of the Senate
No. 5 ANAcr
.ral scts Incorporating Mutual Fire Insurance
Conpanies in the State of ohio," passed March
See. 1. Be IL enacted by the General Aaen6ly Of
Ls the State Of Ohio, That section tso of tho ah0ve reei-
80 ted act be so amended as 10 read thus: See, 2. 1t
fff shall be the duty of the court of common pleas in
tA each county Of This state in which the Office of any
mutual fire insurance company may be situated, on
70 the application Of any fsree or more persons inter-
S ested, to appoint one or more suitable persons, resi-
dent in such county, to make q thorough and careful
examination into the affairs and cpndition OF such
company. Such person or persons 80 appointed
shall have power to require the prosecution OF all
books and papers belonging to such company or
pertaining to their business. and to exar1ine undsr
oath all the officers, servants or agents Of e1eh COM
pany, orany other person, touching its afahs and
eondition; which oath may be administered by my
b5s person appointed to make such exemination. AMI
.Ass the person or persons making the examination shall
report thereon, fully setting forth the condition of
the company, to the court appointing them, at its
next regular term, and shall transmit . copy of such
report to the speaker of the house of representatives
forthwith, il the legislature be in session, or, if not,
then at the session next thereafter ensuing and such
examiners shall receive two dollars per day for the
time actually employed in making the examination
and report. 10 be paid out of the treasury of the
company 50 examined: Provided that such examina-
tion shall not be had oftener than once in any six
months.
Sec. 2. That in case in any officer, servant, agent
or other person shall fail or refuse TO appear before
such person or persons SO appointed as Aforesaid, or
tas shall refuse totestify or to produte before such ex-
smi1er or examiners any bookso papers in his, her,
or their possession, and required 10 be produced,
such failure or refusal shall be deemed a contempt
and shall forthwith be reported to the court appoint
ing such examiner or examiners, and said court shall
punish the person or persons in contempt in the
same manner and TO the same extent as though such
contempt had been committed against said court.
Sec. 8. Original section two of the act 10 which
this is amendatory, is hereby repealed. This oct shall
take eject upon its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS.
$ps4k~ IF he House of Representatives,
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.