Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-04-30
LAWS on EDEIIO.



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Rslating 10 The LssiatoWp Reservoir.
Section 4. Be Il enacted hy lht General Assem-
bly, Of the State Of Ohio, That fdr no prrposs Of
settling with the Miami hydFaulle and msnpikc-
turing company for the oopstruetion Of the on
larFemont Of the Lewls,oWn reservoir, and cancel
ing the eoatsact relative to sasd enlargement BE-
tween the state and said company, The sum o
ninety-ono houeand one hundred and sixty seven
dollars and eighty eve cents IL hereby directed 10
be paid 10 said company BY tho audtof Of state and
attorney general, In tbe manner and upon the
terms In this act contained.
Sec. ?. The auditor Of state 10 hereby directed,
Immediately upon the passage Of this act, 70 draw
bic warrant upon The tressnfy 10 favor Of Boyle 4
Roach, for tho sum Of eighteen Thousand one han a.
drod aud hfty seven dollars and hfy seven cents,
which SUN, when % paid 10 said Boyle Roach,
shall be deducted out Of the amount in the hrnt
section Of this act directed to be paid said oompn-
ny for said enlargement, ss when Fsie, ths
receipt Of said Boyle 4 Roa~A 10 the state Of Ohio
shall be rsosived by said company as 80 much mo-
ney, and shall operats AZ an eKtinguisbmeht Of so
much Of tho coat Of the enlargement Of said fesorN
voir, and shall forever acquit and discharge said
company Of all liability 70 said Boyle Roach
for any claims or demands on the part Of said
Boyle Roach against said company on account
Of said enlargement.
Sec. 3. II tho said Miami hydraulic manuiae-
turing company shall not settle with the state and
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for the enlargement Of said reservoir and do and
perform ali other acts required BY this act accord
ing to the terms thereof then their right 10 collect
water rents for surplus water Of said reservoir oi
the Miami and Erie Canal shall be suspen ded; and
the board Of public works are hMeby directed to
collect and pay into the state treasury all water
rents Of said reservoir canal until said rents 20
collected shall DO equal in amount 10 the sum paid
said Boyle Roach, and the accrued interest
thereon, computed at six per cont per anpum.
SEQ. 4. Upon the settlement with said compa'
ny for the enlargement Of said reservoir, said com
pany shall be charged with all water rents by then
| collected upon said reservoir aud the Miami and
Erie Canal and with interest thereon from IN,
time the same were received by said comrany
computed at the rate Of six per cent. per annum
and upon payment Of the balance due said com.
pany, after the payment Of Boyle Roach and th'
dedaetion Of the water rents, In this act direct
cd, sal company shall convey 10 the State o
Ohio all lands By them owned and held in conneo
tion with said reservoir, and the contract between
said company and the board Of public works
m ade under and in pursuance Of the act Of Apri
7, 1855, shall be void and Of none effect; and al
leases made and rights acquired Hereunder b,
said company, to all intents and purposes shal
vest in and be enjoyed BY the State Of Ohio, AMI
the board ofpublic works, on being notified by tn
attorney general Of the final settlement Of al
claims as herein provided, shall take possession o
said reservoir and its appurtenanees shall contrae
for and collect all water rents arising out Of tn
lease of the surplus water Of the same, or Of tn
Miami and Erie Canal, the same Is III said con
tract had never been made, whenever the sal,
company shall perform the matters and things Il
this section required, the same shall be taken an,
hold as surrender Of the said reservoir and all o
the rights and interests of said company acquire,
under the contract for the enlargement thereof
and the auditor Of state shall thereupon draw hi
warrant for whatever balance may be due then
after making the deductions in this act directed.
Sec. s. The capital stock Of said company ne
gotiated by Il. S. Hamlin to William II. Gibson
and shown by the testimony taken by the troRsu
ry investigating committee TO be in the hands 0
C. L. johnson, Is hereby declared to be the prop
erty Of the state, and all liability Of said eOmpAn
to said Gibson, john on, or any assigns Of then
or either Of them, is hereby declared annuled an
made void; and the pro rata dividend due sal
stock, on settlement Of said company with II
stockholders, is hereby directed to be detained q
the money Of the State Of Ohio, and the same Shal
be credited to W. II. Gibson upon whatsve
amount he may be found to owe the state on sol
, tlement Of his accounts as treasurer of state.
Sec. 8. The auditor Of state and attorney gen
eral are hereby directed and empowered to settI
with said company, under and in accordance wit
the provisions of this act. All payments Of none
in this act directed thall be made on the warrant
Of the auditor, drawn in conformity to law, an
, all expenses incurred by said auditor and attoI
ney general in the execution Of this act shall
reimbursed out Of the treasury, and this act sha
be in force from and after its passage.
WILLIAM d. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
: President Of the Senate.
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