The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-06-24

der this act to appropriate for the use Of such
canal, slackwater, pool, or reservoir. and ease.
right to overflow such lands to tho exteut to
which they are liabls to overflow by the orks
rs constructed at the time Of such appropria.
tions, I'd the compensation awarded to the
owner shall be in full for such easement, and
shall bar any claim OF the owner of such lands
for damage thereto, occurring after tho com
mencenrnt Of such proceedings for appropri.
alton; by reason Of any ovehow and conseq uent
injury resulting from said works as construct
ed at said time. ..,
Sec. ID. All ayments required or author.
ICED by this act. to be made BY the board, or
either of their members, shall be out Of tha
moneys appropriated for the purpose by the
general assembly.
be necessary for the said board Of public work. j,
let contracts for the performance Of labor, OF
the furnishing Of materials, for the coastruc,
ton Of feeders, dykes. reservoirs, locks. dams
and other works and devices for perfecting and
keeping in repair the public works under
their charge, it shall be the duty of the proper
member of said boar l. in his own name, or by
the resident engineer having charge of the d.
vision Of the public works upou which said
labor is 10 BE- performed or materials fu rnish.
ed, to cause such general notice Of tho letting
of said contracts by publication in newspa.
pers, and posting up advertisements, az will
secure fair and general competition; which
said notice shall contain u statement Of the
time, place and manner of receiving proposals
for said contracts, aud the character and mag.
nitude of the work to bs performed, the materi-
ais to be furnished. or both, If required, for the
construction Of the proposed work, und no
proposal for any such contract shall be consid-
cred by the,board in which any superintendent
engineer or any employee upon the public
works of the state shall be interested, nor snail
they consider any PROPOSE, that does not con.
tain the full name Of each and every person
interested in such proposal, aud the board may
require the party or part es to whom any cou-
tract may be awarded, to give security for the
faithful performance thereof; provided, how
ever. that in cases Of public exigency, as here
iubefore defined, suclI contracts may be made
without such previous notice.
| Sec. l6. Where the determination Of any
matter is or may be deyolved by law upon the
board, or either member, and ths examination
Of witnesses shall be necessary, or proper, to
enable them or him to determine the same, and
in all cases in which afidavits are, or may be,
required by law to be fled in the office Of the
board, or delivered to member thereof, or to
be flied by the board, or . member thereof, in
any other office, the oath or Affirmation to the
witness or affiant NAV bs administered by either
of the members of tho board.
Sec. II, To give effect tot the true intent Of
of this act, any word herein importing ons gem
der may be construed to include persons, or
things, Of any other gender; any word import
ing the singula number may be extended to
and applied to several persons or things; any
word importing the plural number muy bedeem-
ed also applicable to single person or thing
The word "board" wher used in this act,
means the board of of public works, and the
term "ptoper member Of the board" or an g.
! quivalent expires, ion, means the member Of
said public works, having or who ma have,
under his especial charge or supervision, tho
division Of the public works for which an ap
propriatiou Of property or rights may be made
or attempted to be made or for injury occasion
ed by defect or misnanagement Of which. as
aforesaid, claim Of damages may be made.
Sec, 10. The act entitled "an act to amend
an act entitled to abolish the board of canal
commissioners, :.and to revive the board of pub
lie works and the several acts supplemental
and amendatory thereto, aud for the better reg.
ulation Of those having in charge the public
WOIko u ehlS noobCS PoooSo AZ otIh eSfSINuu
the act entitled "an act to- amend the act to
provide for the internal improvement of the
State of Ohio. by navigable canals passed
Februaryl3 1892; and the act entitled ian act
further to amend the act entitled IAN act to-
provide for the internal improvement of the
State of Ohio, by navig Bile canals" passed
February 81. l849; ;,nd sections fifteen, sixteen,
seventeen, eighteen. nineteen twenty and twen-
ty-one, of the act entitled "an act Tor the regu-
lltion of the public works Of the STAGE Of Ohio,
passed April,l2, 1855, ARE hereby repeled .provi
ded however, that tie repeal Of said acts shall in
no manner affect any act done, or right that
has accrued under, or in pursuance Of them, or
Of either of them, and all pending proceedings
under said acts. OF either Of them, may be com
pIeted as though this act had not been passed,
or such pending proceedings may, in future, SC
far as may be practicable, be carried on in con.
formity to the provisions Of this act. This vet
shall take effect from it's passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
f MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate,
April 4, 1859. "7 t'+