The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-05-18

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naming in the hands of such county treas
ures.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
WILLIAM b. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
March 26, 1859.
mo. I'LL AN ACT
| To amend the act passed March Il, 1866, sup
| Elementary to an act passed March 2. 1858,
to provide for draining and reclaiming Ger.
tain Swamp and Overflowed Lands.
Section /. Be it enacted by tie General Assem-
by Of the State Of Ohio, That section one of the
act passed March II, 1856. entitled "an act
supplementary to an act entitled San act to pro-
| vide for draining and reclaiming swamp and
| ovcrhowed lands granted to the Stttc of Ohio
| by an act of Congress approved September 2S,
| 1850, passed March , 1881 be so amended
! to read as follows: Section 1. That the county
commissioners in any county in which any of
such swamp or overfowed lands may he situate
and for the draining and reclamation of which
contracts have heretofore been or shall hereat-
| ter be let, under the provisions of the act to
which this is supplementary, may, at their dis
| cretion, renew or extend the time of perform
|
pired or are about to expire by the limitation
of said act, upon the same terms as originally
made, said contracts not to be renewed, or the
| time of performance thereof extended, for n
term of more than two years beyond the time
of their expiration under the act to which this
is supplementary.
Sec , That the first section Of the act of
which this is amendatory be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Sec 5. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
! WILLIAM r. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
| MARTIN WELKER,
| President of the Senate.
March &c, 1859.
| mo- 1887 AN ACT,
To amend an act entitled IAN act to establish
| alterations in State and County Roards,
passed March 25th, 1854.
Section l. Be it enacted 6y the General Assem-
bty of the State Of Ohio. That the first section of
! tht act enttlcd san act to establish alterations
| in state and county roads, &c and is hereby
| amended to read as follows: Sec. /. That
all alterations of state county roads, that are
! now or shall hereafter be lawfully made and
established, shall form part of said road, and
so much of the original road as lies between
points at which the alteration intersected, or
I intersects shal be and remain vacated.
Sec. . That the original section one to which
this is an amendment is hereby repealed.
| Sec. 5. This act shall take effect upon its
passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER, ...
President of the Senate.
March 26, 1859.
TNo. 90. AN ACT
Relating to the partition of Real Estate held in
common by Religious Societies.
Section |. BE ii enacted bn the General Assem-
6iy Of tie State Of Ohio That in all c@ses where
two religious societies or congregations, by gift
or purchase, have procured land upon which tt
erect house of public worship and other build.
ings for church or school purposes, and for o
burial ground and cemetery, in common and
either of said societies congregations shal
be dcsrous of abandoning the joini common
use of said house of public worship or other
ercctons. it shall be competent for the court o
common pleas, upon application of either of salt
societies congregations, to make partition o
the use of said common properly, except th'
burial ground and cemetery, which may con
: tinue to be used in common. rr. -
| Sec. 9. In case said court of common plea
shall order partition of said premises occil
pied in common, it shall be necessary TO specif,
in said order for what purpose partition of th
: use is made and how and for what purpose th
use of the premises allotted to each party shal
be occupied and in shall said premise
or any part thereof be occupied for any othc
: purpose than the erection Of house of wor
ship and other erections connected Herewith.
Sec. B. The court of common pleas shall il
no case order partition of the use os said com
= mon property, unless the same can he done il
such manner to occasion no confusion or in
= convenience to either party in the separate us
of the common property.
; Sec 4. The laws now in force regulatin
the mode and manner of proceeding for the pan
titon of property held in common, shall he NJ
), plicabe to the proceed ngs contemplated in thi
law, and in addition thereto the commissioner
: appointed by the court shall report to tho cour
whether in their opinion, partition of the us
J. can be made in such manner as to occasion n
confusion or Inconvenience to either party i
| the separate use of the common property.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be i
p force from and after its passage
WILLIAM B. WOODS.
l. Speaker of the House of Representatives.
.-- MARTIN WELkER,
- .- President of the Senate.
March 2G, 1859.