The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-09-23
THE CANAL LAW.


Making appropriations for the ouncripiendunoo
and repairs of the Public Works for the hs.
cal year ending November l5, cs59, aud
providing for leasing the same,
Sec. /. BE Il enacted by the General As.
somhly Of the State OF Ohio, That lor the pur.
poee Of lcoaslng the public works of said state,
they ace hereby divided. into the following
sections, 90 wits
Section No ono 20 embrace the Miami and
Erie Canal aud all the side cuts feeders and
reservoirs connected Herewith, together with
ihe lockhOuscs, collector offices, woighloclSs,
and leases of surplus water thcrefrnm, and oil
the wlter rcnss and privileges pertaining
thereto, aud oflaud used In connection there
with.
Section No. two to embrace tho Muskin.
gum Improvement, Ohio Canal, ihc Hooking
Canal, the Walhouding Canal, and all the side
cuts, Feeders, and reservoirs connected with
said section, together with the lock houses,
Collectors Offices, weigh locks, and leases OF
surplus water ther,from, and all the water
rents, and privileges peftainng thereto, and of
land used IN connection herewith.
Section No. three 10 embrace the Western
Reserve and Maumee Road and all toll gates
thereon.
All moneys derived from tho leasing Of said
sections, to be paid into the state treasury aud
from part OF the sluking fund
See. 2. Immediately aitcr the pa sage Of
this act, the Board Of Public Works stall ad
Tertiso said sections 70 be let ior tho term Of
five years, at public auction, on the stcps Of
The State House IN the Ci;y Of Columbus, DO
tween the hours Of zen O'Clock A, N. and
o'clock p NJ Of tho day Of letting, which day
shall be the Gneenih day Of August next
Said advertisement shall be Published Ia two
papers printed aud 10 general circulation In
tho cities Of Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo,
Cleveland, Htnesvillo and Dayton, Now York
Boston, Philadelphia aud baltimore, VIII eh
advertisement shall be continued In the p,pers
In which hey may be inserted until the time
Of letting at said public auction, aud shall dc.
seribe The works 20 be let, and tie time and
place Of letting the same, aud the terms upon
which said lettings are 10 be made. Aud the
said Board OF Public Works, on tho said Rf
teeth day Of august next between tho hours
Of ten O'clock A, NJ. and O'Clock r. M. Of
said day, al the place Aforesaid, shall pro.
oeed, At public auction, 10 let each section for
the term Aforesaid, la the order herein set
forth, 10 the person or persons who, in consid-
Grafton Of the tolls 20 be derived from said
section, shall bid 90 pay the highest annual
rent therefor, and who shall give good Sc
eurity that he or they will pay the same
promptly Ia somi-annual payments during
said term, and will keep the said section IN
good aud proper condition aud repair during
said term, and comply with an the terms of
hia or their contract, aud az the expiration
thereof, win deliver up the same IN like good
condition As when received: Provided; how
ever, that no railroad company or companies
shall Ia any manner become parties % said
bida or interested therein, aud provided furth,
er, that Il shall BE- uula SiUl for the lessee OF
lesaeea Of any Of said sections, or their assigns
during tho eontinuanoO Of their leases Of said
sections 10 sell or assign their interest or ans
part thereof 10 any railroad company or com
panieai and provided, further, that section one
shall not be leased for less sum than fort,
thousand dollars, section two for not les,
than fifteen thousand dollars, section three
for not LEES than four hundred dollarsi ans
provided that no one section shall be SO ic
unlees an aaid sections are let. The security
on section No. I. shall be Ia the sum OF iw,
hundred aud lny thousand dollars, on seotiol
No. 2. To- the SUM OF Two hundred and az,
thousand dollars. and on section No. 3. IN thl
SUM Of ten Thousand dollars The bond
shall be made 10 the State Of Ohio, and h
renewable every two years or oilener II th
board Of public works shall think the seourit
AZ any Time 10 In sufficient Provided that nj
Ma shall ho received unless the person or per
sons making the same have hist deposite
Mith De auditor Of state ia money or i
sioess = tho 6fale OF Ohio, or OF the Unite
'A''s, ne sun % Zen thousand dollars upo
re eonditlona following. - wit That he q
n'l van take icaac ~ tho section on Whic
or uiey shall bid IN 4 skall b struck olf I
Nun o. them, and give security for ihe cam,
- ha4ein proyincd and ia default theroof ~
fccusits - deposited sheil be absoiu,olv an
wholly iorleiiod % ana telaml tha non,r !
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