M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-05-12
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
February %, 1859.

mo. All AN ACT
Supplementary to an act to provide for the
organization OF Cities and incorporated
Villages, passed Nav 3, 1859.
Section !. BE 10 enacted BY the General
Assembly of the STATE Of Ohio, That the
council OF any city or incorporated yilage
within this State shall have power to pro-
vide that when fine shall be imposed for
the violation of the ordinances of any such
city orincorporated village or any Of them,
and the same is not paid, the party convicted
shall, by order OF the mayor or other proper
authority, or on process issued for the pur-
pose, be committed until such fine and the
costs OF prosecution shall be paid or the par
ty discharged by due process Of law; they
shall also have power to provide that any
person or persons convicted Of repeated and
will(ul violation of any ordinance who shall
refuse or neglect to pay the fine imposed aud
the costs of prosecution, shall, by like or
der or process, be imprisoned and kept in
confinement for any time not exceeding .hir-
ty days; they shall have power to provide
that all vagrants, common prostitutes, and
persons disturbing the peace Of such city or
incorporated village, shall, on conviction
thereof be punished by Imprisonment for
such period as may be provided by ordinance,
not exceeding sixty days.
Sec. 9. When any person or persons
shall be convicted under the provisions Of
this act, such person or persons shall be i'm
prisoned in the Jail of the city or incorpora
ted village where the person or persons shall
be so convicted if such city or incorpora-
ted village shall be provided with Jail, for
the use OF such city or incorporated village,
and any city or incorporated village not pro-
viled with jail shall be allowed for the
purpose of imprisonment authorized by law,
the use of the Jail of the proper county until
said city or incorporated village shall have
efficiently provided by appropriate ordinan.
ces and contracts city or village prison or
work house, at the expense of said city or
incorporated village, and all persons SO i'm
prisoned in the Countyjail, shall be underthe
charge OF the sheriff of the county, who
shall receive and discharge such persons in
such manner asshall be prescribed by the or
dinances of the city or incorporated village,
or otherwise by due course of law; Provi-
ded, however, that the county commission
ers of any county may, at their discretion
on giving to the city council of any city ol
The first class written notice Of their inten-
ton so to do, at least ninety days previous
thereto, prohibit the use Of the county jail
for the purpose herein before authorized:-
Provided, further, that if within ninety days
after such notice shall have been given, the
city council of such city shall efficiently
provide by the appropriate ORDINANCES and
contracts for the immediate erection OF q
.cily prison, house Of correction, or work
house, for the purposes Of imprisonment au,
thorized by This act, the said city shall con.
tinue, notwithstanding such notice and pro,
hibition, to have the use Of the county jai
for the purpose herein authorized, until such
city prison, house of correction, or WORK
house, shall be erected and ready for use.
Sec. 3. That an act entitled an act
'To amend an actto provide for the organi,
zation of cities and incorporated villages,
passed May 3, 1852, ipassed April 8, 1886
and an act supplementary thereto, passed
April IA, 1857, be and the same are hereby
repealed. s.....-
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
February %, 1852
SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE,
COLUMBUS, February "a, 1859.
! ] hereby certify that the foregoing acts are
true copies Of the original rolls on file ii
this Office.
i a !. 2. RUSSELL. Secretary Of State.