The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-02
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
mo. 4s.] AN ACT

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
mo. 4S.] AN ACT
Supplementary to an "Act to provide for tb
creation and regulation of Incorporate,
Companies in the State Of Ohio" passe,
May l, 1852.
Section l. Be ii enacted by The GexerG
Assembly Of the STATE of Ohio, That it shal
| be competent for incorporated compan ie
heretofore organized, and that may be here
after organized under the provisions of thu
"act to provide for the creation and regula
tion Of incorporated companies in the Stat,
of Ohio" and the emendatory and supple
mentary acts, to appoint and fix the day OF
which the annual meetings of such compa
MES, respectively, shall be held, and a
which the business now authorized by Law
or the bylaws of the company, shall b,
| transacted.
Sec. 2. When day other than the frs
Monday in January shall be appointed an,
fixed upon for holding the annual meeting
OF any company, at the time of the organi
zation thereof, the same shall be stated or
the certificate of organization, and when any
organized company shall elect to change the
day OF holding the annual meeting thereof
the same may be done by vote of the stock
holders, at any annual meeting of the com.
pany; and shall forthwith be certified in wri
ting subscribed by the presiding officer and
secretary or clerk of the company, and the
certificate thereof 30 made shall within thir.
ty days thereafter, be filed in the proper Of
flee, as required by law in cases of original
certificates of organization.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect on its
passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate
March 4, 1859.
No. IS. AN ACT
To exempt from Sale and Execution certain
Property therein named.
Section l. Be it enacted by The Genera
Assembly Of the State of Ohio, That all fire
engines, hose, hose carriages, hooks, ladders
and fire buckets, together with any vehic le
machinery OF any kind, used or kept to be
used by any incorporated city, village, or fire
company, for the purpose of extinguishine
fire, be and the same is hereby exempt from
execution and sale to satisfy any jud gment
decree, or debt arising from contract or 9th
erwise: Provided, that if any incorporate,
city, village, or fire company that is tht
proper owner of any such property above
specified, do voluntarily create lien there
on by bill of sale or mortgage, such lien
shall be valid in law, and not affected by
any of the provisions Of this act; provided
however, that the provisions of this act shal
not apply to, or in any way affect the RENE
dy upon any contract now existing, or jude
ment rendered upon any contract in any
court OF this State.
Sec. 2. This act to be in force from ant
after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate
March 4, 1859.
mo. 5s.] AN ACT
To amend the act entitled can act TO amen,
the several acts incorporating Mutual Fire
Insurance Companies in the State Of
Ohio," passed March 81, 1s4l.
Section l. Be it enacted Jy tie Genera
Assembly Of The Stale Of Ohio, That section
two of the above recited act, be so amended
as to read thus Sec. 2. 1t shall be the du
ty of the Court of common pleas in eacf
county of this State in which the office o
any mutual fire insurance company NAV bt
situated, on the application of any three OF
more persons interested, 10 appoint one o.
more suitable persons. resident in such coun
ty, to make thorough and careful examn
alton into the affairs and condition of sucl
company. Such person or persons 80 ap
pointed shall have power to require the pro
duction of all books and papers belongin!
to such company or pertaining to their bust
ness, and to examine under oath all the off
GERS, servants or agents of such company, Of
any other person touching its affairs ant
condition; which oath may be administered
by any person appointed to make such ex
animation. And the person or persons mo
king the examination shall report thereon
fully setting forth the condition of the com
pany, to the court appointing them, at it
next regular term, and shall transmit copv
of such report to the speaker of the house
Of representatives forthwith, if the legisla
ture be in session, or, if not, then at th'
session next thereafter ensuing; and sucl
examiners shall each receive two dollars pc
day for the time actually employed in ma k
ing the examination and report, to be pai
out of the treasury of the company so ex
amined: Provided, that such examination
shall not be had oftener than once in an,
six months.
Sec. 2. That in case any officer, servant
agent. or other person shall fail or refuse t
appear before such person or persons so ap
pointed as aforesaid, or shall refuse to testi
fy or to produce before such examiner or ex
aminers any books or papers in his, he. O
their possession, and required to be produ
ced, such failure or refusal shall be deeme,
contempt, and shall forthwith be reporte,
to the court appointing such examiner o
examiners, and said court shall punish tn
person or persons in contempt in the sam
manner and to the same extent as thoug
such contempt had been committed agains
said court.
Sec. 8. Original section two Of the ac
to which this is amendatory, is hereby re
pealed. This act shall take effect from an
after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
E. BASSETT LANGDON,
President pro tenn. of the Senate
March 10, 1869.
mo. 6e.] AN ACT
TO fix the compensation of County Com