M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-06-02


ceeqng thee mills on the dollar valuation,
ia iddition 10 the leyies now AUTHORIZED BY
{. lawlfor tha payment of Indebtedness here
'o!oe contracted by the township for the
slpPrt Of the poor.
Sell 9. This act shall take effect and be in
icfcetTom aud after its passage.
M WILL M B. WOODS,
Speaker OF the Housa Of Rspre sentalives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
1 u APta 2 leSa.
.GNo. 1921 AN ACT
4 Relating to the Lewistown Reservoir.
Section | Be il enacted by ikt General
Assembly Of he Sias Of Ohio. That Tor the
purpose Of settling with the Miami hydrdul-
ic aud manufacturing company for the con-
struction of the enlargement Of the Lewis
town reservoir. and cancsling the contract
relative TO said enlargement between the
state and sal company, the sum OF ninety
one thousand one hundred aud sixty-sayen
dollars and eighty-iye cents is hereby direct
ed to be- paid sail company by the auditor Of
state aud attorney neal, in the manner and
upon the terms IN this act contained.
Sec. 2 The auditor oil state is hereby
directed. Immediately upon the passage of
this act to draw his warrant upon the treas
ury IN favor of Boyle g. Roach, for the sum
of eighteen thousand one hundred aud fifty.
seven dollars and fltyeeYen cents. which
sum when so paid to said Boyle g. Roach,
shall be deducted out of The amount in the
first section of this act directed to be paid
said company for said enlargement, and
when so paid. the receipt Of said Boyle g.
Roach to the State Of Ohio shat be received
by sail company as so much money, and
shall operate as an extinguishment of SD
much of the cost Of the enlargement OF said
reservoir, and shall forever acquit and dis
charge said company of all liability to said
Boyle s. Roach lor any claimsor demands on
the part OF said Boyle g. Roach against said
company on account OF said enlargement.
Sec g. If the said Miami hydrdulic manu-
iacturing company shall not settle with the
state and surrender all rights acquired under
the contract for the enli rgement Of said res
ervoir, and do and perform all other acts re-
quired by this act according to the terms
thereof, then their right 10 collect water rents
for surplus water ol said reservoir Of the Mia
mi aud Il lie Canal shall be suspended; and
the board OF public works are hereby direct.
ed to collect and pay into the state treasury
| all wale I rents Of said reservoir or cana IN.
| Ill said rents 50 collected shall he equal IN
amount to the sum paid said Boyle g. Roach,
aud ibe accrued interest thereon, computed
at six per cert. per annun.
See, A. UlOn the settlement with said
cumpan for the enlargement of said reser.
vuir said company shall be charged with all
water rents BY them coIece upon said res.
er,oir aud the Miami and Erie Canal, and
with interest thereon from the time the same
were received by said company, computed at
! the rate OF six per cent. per annum: and up.
on payment o the balance due said com pa
Inv, after the payment Of Boyle g. Roach and
the deduction o the water rents, as in this
act directed, said company shall convey to
the State of Ohio all lands by them owned
AMI held in counection with said reservoir;
aud the cqUTacl between said company and
the board of public works, made under and
in pursuance Of the act of April 7. 1856,
shall be void and OF none effect; and all leases
made aud rights acquired h'reunl Ter by said
cImpiny, to all inlents and purposes shall
vest in and be eniUyed BY the State Of Ohio,
and IN board Of public works. on being u0d-
fed by the attorney general Of the 6aaI set
tlement Of all Claims as herein provided,
shall tabe possession Of SAID reservoir and
its am rienances, shall contract for and col
lect all water rents Arising out of the lease Of
The surplus water OF The same, or OF the Mia
mi and Erie canal, the same as it said con-
tact hal never been made, whenever the
said company shall perform the matters and
things in this section required, the same shall
b.. ia ken aud held as surrender OF the said
reservoir and of all the rights and interests
of said company acquired under the contract
for the enlargement thereof, and the auditor
OF state shall thereu )on draw his warrant for
whatever balance may be due them after ma
king The DEDUCTIONS in this act directed.
SEC. 5. The capital stock OF said compa-
ny negotiated by 4. s. Hamiin to William
H. Gibson, and shown BY the testimony ta
ken by the treasury investigating committee
TO be in The hands of C. l., Johnson, is here
by. declared to be the property of the state,
and, all liability of said company to said Glib
son, Johnson. or any assignees Of them or
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either Of them. is he,eby declared annuleI
aud made void; and th- pro rata dividend
due said stock, on setllementgt said compa-
ny with its stockhtlder., is hereby directed
to be retained as tie money of the State OF
Ohio; and the same snail be credited to w.
H Gibson upon whatsver amount he may
be. loulIl 10 owe the stale on settlement of
his accounts as treasurer Of STATE.
Sec. 6. The auditor OF state aud attorney
general are hereby directed and empowered
to settle with the said company, under aud
in accordance with the provisions Of this act.
All payments Of money in this act directed
shall he made on the warrants Of the audi
Tor, drawn in conformity to law; and all ex-
penses incurred BY said suditor and attorney
general in The execution of this act shall be
reimbursed out of the treasury; and this act
shall be in force from and alter its passage.
- WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
March 81, 1859.
fN Ik,1 AM AHT