The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-05-04
FebruarL IS, 1859

| No. At.
| Supplementary to m act to provide for the or
| ganizaton OF Cities and Incorporated Will
ages passed May 3, 1852.
Sec |. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
Of the State of Ohio That the council Of any
city or incorporated village within this State
shall have power to provide that when fine
shall be imposed for the violation of the ordin-
ances Of any such city or incorporated village or
any of them, and the same is not paid, the party
convicted shall, by order ofthe mayor or other
proper authority, or on process issued for the
purpose, be committed until such fine and the
costs of prosecution shall be paid or the party
discharged by due process oflaw; they shall also
have power TO provide that any person or per-
sons convicted ofa repeated and wilfu violation
ofany ordinance who shall refuse or neglect to
pay the fine imposed and the costs ofprosecution,
shall, by like order or process, be imprisoned
and kept in confinement for any time net ex-
ceeding thirty days; they shall have power to
provide that all vagrants, common prostitutes
and persons disturbing the peace Of such city or
incorporated village, shall, on conviction thereof
be punished by Imprisonment for such period as
may be provided by ordinance, not exceeding
sixty days.
Sec. 2. when any person or persons shall he
convicted under the provisions Of this act, such
person or persons shall be imprisoned in the Jail
! of the city or incorporated village where the
person or persons shall be so convicted, if such
CITY or incorporated village shallbe provided with
"a Jail. for tho use OF such city or incorporated
village, and any city or incorporated village not
provided with Jail shall be allowed for the
purpose of imprisonment authorized by law, the
use of the Jail Of the proper county until said
! -. nkaI hall affin
| ly provided by appropriate ordinances and con-
tracts city or village prison work house, at
the expense of said city OF incorporated village,
and all persons so imprisoned in the county
jail shall be under the charge of the sheriff Of
the county, who shall receive and discharge
such personsor persons in such manner as shall
be prescribed by the ordinance Of the city or in
corporated village, or otherwise by due course OF
law; Provided, however, that the court may,
at their discretion, giving TO the city council
of any city ofthe first class written notice Of
! their intention so to do, at least ninety days
previous thereto, prohibit the use Of the county
iai for the purpose herein authorized; Provided,
further, that If within ninety days after such
notice shall have been given, the city council OF
such city shall efficiently provide by the appro-
pirate ordinances and contracts for the imme-
diate erection ofcity prison, house ofcorrection,
or work house, for the purpose Of Imprisonment
authorized by this act, the SAID city shall con-
tinue, notwithstanding such notice and prohi-
bition to have the use Of the county Jail for the
purpose herein authorized, until such city pris-
son. house Of correction, or work house, shall
be erected and ready for use
| Sec. 8. That an act entitled an act "To a.
mend an act to provide for the organization Of
cities and Incorporated Villages passed May
8, 1853, passed April 8, 1866, and an act sup
Elementary thereto, passed April IA, 1857, be
and the same are hereby repealed.
sa@se efa WILLIAM B. WOODS
Speaker Of the House ofRepresentatiyes.
l3gsf'f ..a I, MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
February %, 1859. 9 t..H 't s,
| mo. s5. 'a2R \ I s"s
AN ACT m 4Iy4fB4E
I To provide for taxing in cost bills the Expen-