The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-08-26
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three or more public places in said town
snip or townships at least thirty days pre-.
vious, petition the commissioners of said
county for the vacation of said road or anv
part thereof; and if said commissioners aro
satisfied thut said noticc has boon given and
that no injustice will be done thereby they
shall declare tho same vacated Provided
that all costs and expenses accruiug upon
any petition under this act shall be paid by
the petitioners.
SEc 2. This act shall be In force from
and after it's passage.
WILLIAM B WOODS,
Speaker ofMe House Of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of tie Senate.
March 20, 1859.
no. 1875 AN ACT
To authorize the Adoption Of Children.
SECTION !. Be IL enacted By tie Gen.
eral AsSemJly ofMe State of Ohio, That
any inhabitaut Of this state not married, or
any husband and wife jointly, may petition
the probate court of the proper county for
| leave to udopt minor child not theirs by
birth, and for change of the name of such
child but a written consent must be given
to such adoption by the child, if of the age
of fourteen years, and by each of his or her
living parents who is not hopelossly insane
or incorporate; if thore Le no such parents,
or If the parents shall be unknown, or have
abandoned such child, or if such parents or
either of them arc hopeless1y insane or ia.
temperate, then by the legal guardian if
there be no such guardian, then by dis
Greet and suitable person, appointed by
| said court to act in the proceedings as tho
next friond of such child.
! SEC. 2. That if the petition shall be fled
by husband and wife, the court shall exam
inc the wife separate and apart from her
husband, and shall refuse leave for such
adoption, unless the court shall be satisfied,
| from such examination, that the wife, of bor
own free will and accord, desire such adop-
! tion.
SEC. 8. That upon the compliance with
the foregoing provisions, if tho court shall
be satisfied of the ability of the petitioner
or petitioners to bring up and educate tho
child properly, having reference to the de-
grees and condition of the chid's parents,
, and shall DO satisfied of the fitness and pro.
, priety of such adoption, the court shall
} make au order setting forth the facts and
declaring that from that date, such child,
to all legal intents and purposes, is the child
of the petitioner, and that the namo Of such
child is thereby changed.
: SEC A. That by such order the natural
q parents shall be divested of all legal rights
Y and obligations in respect to such child and
| the child shall be free from all legal obi
d cations of obedieuce and maintenance ID
,r respect to them and shall be to oil intentI
and purposes, the child and legal heir o
N bis adopter or adopters, entitled to all the
rig hts and privileges and subject TO all thu
obligations of child of the adopter ol
adopters begotten in lawful wedlock Pro
vidod, that on the deoease of parenrs who
have adopted such child or chilren under
this act and the subsequent decease of such
child or children without issue, the property
of such adopting parents shall descend to
q the next of kin, and not to tho next Of kin
of such child or children.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
J.. in force from and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
. Speaker Of the House Of Representation.
q !; MARTIN WELKER,
II President of the Senate.
J March 20, 1859.