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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-05-25

No. 70 l AN ACT,
TO amend the second section of can act to pro
vide for the uniform government aud better
regulation of the Luuatic Asylup,s of the
State, and the care of Idiots aud the In
sane"
SECTION L. Be 1T enacted by the General
ASSEMBLY of the Stoteof Ohio, That the sec
oud {2dl section of ';ap act TO provide for the
uniform governments aud better regulation OF
the luDatic asyi1ms of the State,-aId the care
Of idiots aud the insane" passed April z. 1856.
be 50 amended to read as follows: Sec
The following counties shall compose the nor
thern district, which shall be attached TO the
northern iunatic asvium, located at New burg,
to-wit: Williams. Fulton. Senaca, Wood, OF
tawa, Sandusky, Lucas Erie, Huron, Lorain,
Medina, Cuyaboga, Summit. Lake, Geauga,
Portage, Ash tabula, Trumbull MahoLiDg aud
Golumbisna.
The following counties shall compose the
central district, and be attached to the central
lunatic asylum, located at Columbus, to wit
Stark, Wayne, Fayette, Madison, Union, Ma
fioo, Hardin, Wyandotte, Crawford, Morrow,
Delaware, Franklin. Pickaway, Ross, Pike,
Jackson. Vinton, Hooking Fairfield, Law
fence, Licking, Knox, Richland, Ashland,
Holmes. Gosh hncton, Muskingum, Perry, Nor
gan, Athens. Meigs, Gallia Washington N obIe,
Guernsey, Tuscawaras, CARROLL HARRISON,
Jefferson, Belmont, Hancock and Monroe.
The following counties shall compose the
southern district, aud be attached to the south
ern lunatic asylum. located at Dayton to wit:
Scioto, Adams. Brown, Clermont Clinton,
Green, Clark, Warren, N 1ntgomery, Miami,
Butler. PEBBLE, Darke, Mercer, Shabby Cham
paign. Logan, Pauldipg, Putnam, Defiance
and Henry
IT, at any time, either of said asylums can
not accommodate the patients the district
to which it is att1ehed, ea;d patients may be
trausferree to either of the other districts
which may at the time have room for said pa.
tients, said transfer to be made with the con
sent of the resident trustees of the two asy-
lums.
SEC. 2. Said original section two is hereby
repealed. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after the certificate required by
the first section of the act entitled " an
act to constitute the county. of Hamilton
q separate district for lunatic asylum purposes
aud provide for the erection and government
of an asylum therein" passed March ! o, e57,
shall have been fed by the commissioners Of
Hamilton CO., with the secretary of state.
WILLIAM B WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
L BASSETT LANGDON.
President, FRO tenn. of the Senate.
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GNo..o5 I
AN ACT

i
Supplementary to an act entitled tan act de.
fning the dutie3 of Justices of the Peace
and Constables in criminal cases." passed
March 27, 1887.
Section l. Be 1t enacted 6u the General
assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That in the
prosecution of all offences whereof Justices of
the Peace have jurisdiction to try aud punish
by fine or otherwise, after the Appearance of the
defendant and before the Court shall proceed
to inquire into the merits of the cause, the
defendant may demand to be tried by jury,
in which case the Justice shall proceed to in
quire into the complaint, and commit, discharge
or recognize the accused and the same pro-
ceedings shall in all other respects be had by
and before the Justice, and in the Courts of
Common Pleas or Probate Courts respective.
ly, as is or may be provided by law in other
cases for the prosecution of crimes and offenscs,
the punishment whereof is less than imprison.
ment in the penitentiary-
Sec 2. This act shall be in force from and
after it's passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
March 26, 1859.
mo. e71 AN ACT
of the Militia and Volunteer Militia.
Section / Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Oaio, That section
four aud five of the act entitled .san act to or
ganize and dicipline the militia and volunteer
militia" passed March %. 1857, providing for
the enrolment by township assessors OF those
subject to do military duty, and payment
therefore, be aud the same is hereby repealed.
Sec g That beside the blank forms now
required of the adjutaat general, there shall
be issued from time to time, under the author,
ity of the mander-iu-chief, such general
regulations conserving the organization and
government of the militia. as will better pro-
mote the discipline and order thereof, and sup,
ply such practical details as needed to
make that organization systematic and COM
plete.
Sec s. That the commander-in-chiefm may,
If he shall deem the same advisable, order a
camp of instruction to be held once year for
four days, during the period of legal eucamp-
ments. at which time tho officers of the volun.
teer militia shall be drillel in the sob ool of
the soldier and the details of their command.
Sec. A. That the proceeds of sales of use.
less arms and equipments hereafter received.
shall be applied to the alteration and repair of
such collected arms as are of old pattern, but
worth alteration and repair; and if there be
anv balance, the same shall be applied to the
purchase of camp eqaipage, proportioned to
the lumber of arms in use by the state
Sec 5. That all arms in possession of vol
unteer companies shall be kept in armories,
and shall not be taken therefrom except for
military. purposes sse-es s=essss -
Sec. 6. That in all cases where no elections
have been held for generals of division or brig
ade, or vacancies shall hereafter arise, through
failure to elect, the counties forming such di
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mo. OIL AN ACT
To ame-d an act s.To authorize the Incorpora.
tion of NATURAL Insurance Companies" pas
sed April Is, 1857.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the 4th
section of an act ''to authorize the incorpora-
tim of mutural insurance companies" passed
April IA, 1857, be SO amended as to read as
follows: That every person who may desire to
become member of such company by affect :.
ing an insurance therein, shall make applica-
tion in writing, naming the property sought to
be insured; aud before receiving a policy of
insurance for he same, shall make and deliver
promissory note, payable to such company
in such sum as the board of directors shall de-
termine, subject to such assessment of the
same, to pay losses, as is provided by said act;
and shall also pay such an amount in money
not exceeding fifteen per cent as shall be de.
termined by said board, to pay the incidental
expenses of such company, aud to put such COM
pany, in funds required by the l4th section
OF said act; and to keep up the same as it may
be drawn out to pay losses and expenses; and
at the expiration of the time of insurance. the
said note, or such part of the same as shall
remain unpaid after deducting all losses and
expenses accruing during said term, shall be
relinqnished aud given up to the maker there
of -a- S5
ted act be and the same is hereby repealed
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect,and be in
force from and after its passage.
S. w. gibson,
Speaker pro tenn. of the House nf Reps.
MARTIN WELKER,
President o: the Senate
March 25, 1859.
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fNa%z6. n ACT
To provide for distrc,ing any county in the
State, where the Commissioners of said
county have failed to district in accordance
withthe provisions of an act to smeud
act, passed April l3, 1859, entitled :. An
act for the Assessment and Taxation of all
property in this STATE. aud for levying taxes
thereof, arcordiug to its true value iu mo-
ney," passed April IL, 1858
SECTION BE 1T enacferlby the General
assembly et lie state Of Ohio, That in any
county of this s,a'e where he county copdiis
sioDers have failed to district their eopdty. at
their June session in $50, in acceptance with
the provisions of section thirty tnree of an act
for the assessment aud taxation of all proper
" in this state, and for lerying taxes thereon.
according TO its true sydiue in money. i. shall
be lawful for rhen. md they are hereby di
rected to distcict said county at any subse-
quent meeting of said commissioners, prior to
the FIRST Monday in April, 1859
SEc$2 This act shall be in force from and
after its passage
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
E BASSETT LANGDON.
President, pro tenn. of the Senate.
March IA, 1859.
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AN ACT

No. SS. AN ACT
To provide for locating, establishing and con-
stracting bitches, drains aud water courses.
SECTION /. BE 1T enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Ohio, That the
county commissioners of any county shall have
power, at any regular session, whenever, in
their opinion, the same is demanded by or
will be conducive to the public health, con
venience or welfare, to cause to be established,
located or constructed as hereinafter provided
any dich, drain or water course within such
county.
Sec. q. That before the county commiss-
toner's of any county shall take any steps to-
words locating or establishing any ditch, drain
or water course, there shall be filed with the
county auditor petition from one or more
persons owning lands adjrccnt to the line of
such proposed ditch drain or water course, set
ting forth the necessity of the same, with des
cription of its proposed starticg point route
and terminus, aud shall, at the same time, file
bond with good aud sufi ,ieut surities to the
acceptance of the county auditor conditioned
tn pay all expenses incurred, in case the COM
.Wissioners shall refuse to grant the prayer of
the petition. and it shall be the duty of the
county auditor Immediately thereafter to
place correct copy of said petitionin into
the hands of the county surveyor or a com
petent engineer, who shall thereupon, taking
with him the necessary assistance, pro ceed to
make aU accurate survey of the route of such
proposed ditch, drain or water conrs,, and on
the completion thereof. shall return plat or
plats and profile OF the same to said county
auditor, aud shall also set forth in bis return
description OF the proposed route, its availa
bility and necessity, with description of each
seperate tract of land through which the same
is proposed to be located, how it will be affect
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-05-25
No. 80 L AN ACT

mo, s9l AN ACT -
To appropriate the proceeds of the sale of Old
Arms heretofore collected, to the purchase
ofa Site, and tue erection of the State Arse.
nal thereon.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the pro-
ceeds of sales of old arms and equipments, here
tofore realized under the provisions of "sen-
ate joint resolution relative to collection and
sale of public arms" passed April IL, 1857,
be applied to the Purchase of a site for the
state arsenal. and the erection thereon of a
suitable building for the care and safe keeping
of the public arms, pursuant to the provisions
of an act to authorize the building of an arse
nal for the state of Ohio, passed April I8,
1857: provided, that said site shall be purchas-
ed aud said building completed by the appro-
priations already made for that purpose.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect on its
passage. WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
March 25, 1859.
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sHLAND COUNTY OH1O WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 1859

upon paying to such owner or occupyer one.
half the cost or one-bolf the cash value of so
much of such fence as serves to inclose the
railroad, and in all cases where either the rail
road company or other party having the con-
troll and management of railroad, or the own
er or occupyer of lands adjoining, shall refuse
to pay, as required by the provisions of this
section, onehalf the cost or onehalf the cash
value of so much fence asshall have been built
by the other, and serves the double purpose
of enclosing the RAILROAD aud the adjoining
lands, the same may be recovered before any
court of competent jurisdiction in civil &C.
tion
Sec 8. That when such fences are duly
made, they saall be kept 10 repair in all res
poets as partition fences are now bv law re.
quired to be kept in repair. - 7--z =
Sec A. Nothing contained in this act
shall be held to affect in any manner any con.
tract or agreement between any rail road com
pany or other party having the control and
management of railroad, and the proprietors
occupyers of lands adjoining for the con,
struction and maintenance of fences, cattle.
guards and railroad crossings.
Sec s. That if any railroad company, or
other party having the control aud management
of railroad, shall neglect or refuse to con-
struct such fences, cattleguards or crossingr or
to keep the same in repair, as prescribed In
in the foregoing part of this act, (after thirty
days previous notice or request to do the same,
made in writing by any person,) such railroad
company shall forfeit and pay for each aud
every DAY that said company OF oiner party
snail refuse OF Deg,ece 20 comply wi1a sne iore'
gong PROVISIONS OF this ae', any sum not ex <,
ceeding nifty ooi!ars per oay 10 De recovered
IN civil aotion ln sne name Oh tne state o OF
ONO y TOT sne use OF 'ne county in WHICH suit
Is orouga'
sec: o. In's ACT Is TAKE enec' ano DC III
iorce iroln ano ai'er i's passage;
uinoCT, N
speaker pro 'eu's' Vi tne iiouse u HePre'
s111sI,ses' ~ ,sI
n.,s, ~ w 60 - IA ~
,o-o presidents OF tne Senate
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-05-25
AN ACT

mo. 70 AN ACT
To authorize County Commissioners to fill
vacancies in certain cases.
SECTION BE 1t enacted 6y the General
assembly Of the State of Ohio That in any
county in the State where the Office of county
coroner becomes vacant, it shall be the duty
of the county auditor of said county to notify
the commissioners of such vacancy, and upon
the receipt of said notice the commissioners
shall proceed Immediately to fill such vacancy
by the appointment of suitable person, who
shall, after having given bond and taken an
oath. as now provided by law, serve until the
pext October election, or until his successor is
elected and qualified
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.
e. BASSETT LANGDON,
President, pro tenn, of the Senate
March IA, 1859.
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AN ACT

lNc. 80. AN ACT
To enable Associations of Persons, for the
improvement of any Mineral or Medical
Springs in Ohio, to become Bodies Cor
porate.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted bu the General
assembly of The State Of Ohio, That any
number of natural persons, not less Than five,
may become a body corporate, with all the
rights. privileges, and powers conferred, and
subject TO all the restrictions of this act.
SEC 2. That any number of persons as
aforesaid. ass eiating themselves together for
the purpose of improving any of the mineral
springs in the State of Ohio. and making the
same a proper aud suitable place for the
eeption and accommodation of invalids and
other vi-itors. shall under Their hands and
seals make certificate, which shall specify as
follows. First-The name assumed by such
company or association. aud by which it shall
be known. Second--The number of mineral
or medical sprines to be improved as afore
said and place where situated. Third--The
amount of capital stock necessary. and the
amount of each share thereof. Such certih
cate shall be acknowledged before justice of
she peaee. other proper offis ~. and shall be
forwarded 20 the Secretary of State. who sh,ll
record and csrefully preserve the same in his
Office; and q copy thereof duly certified by
the Secretary of State, under the great seal of
the State Of Ohio, shall be evidence of such
corporation or company.
SEC. 3. That when the foregoing provisions
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LAW S OF OHIO:
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
mo. ,761 AN ACT,

No. 20 AN ACT,
10 amend the second section Of s'an act to pro-
vide for the uniform government aud better
regulation of the Luuatic Asylup,s of the
State, and the care of Idiots aud the In
s,pa
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-09

THn ourRAGEs IN SOUTHERN KANSAS We find in the
81 Ions Republican Of the 9th instant letter dated at
Fort Scott the 9TH of December, 1858, containing
detailed account of the outrages committed by Mont
gomery, John Brown, and other desperodoes at that
place They shot Mr.. John Little Dead narrowly es-
capped killing several Others broke open buildings, stole
whatever they could lay their hands on rescued of
their number from the custody of the sheriff and with
oahs declared awe defy the United States its officers,
its laws, and its armies The letter which narrates
these high offences says in conclusion
Montgomery would evidently be glad TO involve
Missouri and stir up civil IL is law and government
he is striking at You will this when state that
State grand jury indicted Rice free State deputy Of
free State sheriff arrested him. reeState jsor de
tanned him in free-State hotel Crawford Ray, Nc
Donald Marble at whom they shot, all freeState
men but friends OF law, The writer of this is also free
state democrat We unit here ior life and property
for law and order The sectional question of slavery Is
dead and docs not enter minds. win the govern
nent do anything to restore law and order TO Southern
n
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Whatever extravagant assertions have been made BY
Others respecting the cost OF the illustrations desired for
this report know not have made none. One lith-
ogapher has stated la card that he offered ~ exeeue
three colored pictures for four cents EACH which would
make the aggregate cost s2s 1884, without the paper
presume and exclusive OF other illustrations-a very
snug little for three ooiorod Autographs but tho
offer was not made 20 me- for invited / do as
sert however that at the prices paid for the de-
serpton work for the preceding Patent Office Report
The would have far exceeded the above estimate
and that the Illustrations for the report for 1886 cost
the government the OF s54 s9z rs, and have no
or supposing that the system Of printing useless
pictures for the public documents viii not be continued
unless checked by Congress.
When assumed the discharge oi the duties OF super
intendent Of the Public Printing, admonished that
would meet with many obstacles should attempt to
hold contractors and Others 10 faithful performance OF
their obligations and to point out defects in Tho past by
which large of money drawn from the Treas
usy for which the government received adequate
sideration In fact have been told that it Is part OF
the Superintendent duty TO examine into the former
dtion OF the affairs of his office, 10 make ssgeasoa TO
Congress showing how the expenditures in printing may
be reduced had conceived otherwise. had thought
from the large share of public attention which this sub
ect of the public printing had received the consequence
which attached to il by Congress- and the vast
pendure of the public money that il incurred growing
from year 10 year does that Congress had
established office to be conducted by skilled In
the art Of printing, from whom the government could
demand and correct and reliable information, and
who would protect the treasury from those unhappily
too numerouswho always ready to prey upon IL If
l am misakenif these not among the most import
ant duties of the otcethen cannot conceive for what
purpose ii was created and the it abolished tho
better. GEO w. BOWMAN,
Superintendent
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WV "hINs
Superintendent


RaunoAps USrKp STATES. The ". " Herald
OF yesterday contains tabular statement of the extent
and cost OF the railroads in the United States, with an
editorial sketch of their progress since 1928 when the
threemle Quincy road the only in the country
1t appears that the cost of construction and equipment of
the roads In operation amounts to the of
81 $50 $685. the average cost per mile to be
s37775
The New England States have open 8. III miles of
railway the Middle Atlantic States, G,4S6 miles the
Southern Atlantic States. 4,55J miles the Gulf States,
675 miles the southern interior States 1892 miles
the Northwestern States 9 I9l miles and California ~
miles Ohio stands in advance of all the other States in
regard to the extent of railways 97s miles Next
comes Illinois, with her 2,774 miles New York stands
third the list with her B us miles, and Pennsylvania
fourth, with her 2,656 miles, OF the New England
States Massachusetts takes the lead with 1927 miles
while Virginia occupies the like position among the south
ern States with her G42 miles The railways of the
New England States stand nearest to completion 1883
miles being open out Of total length of i,63 or the
$3.50 miles of road in the Middle States, 0S4 miles
open The South Atlantic States have POS miles open.
out of 5,937 miles The Gulf States have only about
three tenths Of their roads built 527 miles out of
5l44 The soEth interior States have about nine twen
teths of their roads built 1913 miles out Of A., lo2.
The western States have three ths Of their roads built
9,l9 miles out of IA 903 and California has only about
one-sixth Of her roads built % miles out of l22. For
the whole United States the roads open stand In the pro
portion of about nucourteenths to the entire length Of
the roads
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WASHINGTON CITY.
UNDAY, JANUARY o, 1858
Business Notice.

Az the business Of he Union establishment proposed
change us terms Will be conducted strictly oash basis all
fer the ousco OF subscriptions FOR the
tnucd No should be after
To Mr. W. G pscomb Auhorzedto collections
Ia Des~afe Maryland, and Virginia p ~ 81
WAsnSoros, March rs, ls5s.--n u '.tF
The foregoing any agents
that employ have heretofore
these on who have performed such service parts Of the
country Ap 2e-u
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ymGrNIA PoLIncs.-4A correspondent Of the Petersburg
Press, writing from Sussex c. II on the It'll inst the
day after the session Of court. says
We have no hesitation in saying, after conyersing
with very large number of gentlemen ON the subject
that Mr. Letcher stands high in the affections OF the pco
pie aud will receive an almost unanimous vote "
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If House saspsu az be ApAst Annually expended during the
lst p yags Tor 6Aaskn ana rs quarters distinguishing Under
the seftf beads rueon repairs the amount
expended at each wih the sums now appropriated bat unsS
pended such Objects exhibiting posts erected
troops each
been ebandod onr resdrh for military purposes stating
how FAR h's opinion system erecting permanent
on rhf frontier posts whose be temporary should be
dispensed economical system introduced together
with suggestion him calculated with
pjuy public service reduce The the
tormasers department
Mr.. CHAFFEE OF Massachusetts, then moved that the
House go into Committee of .he Whole House and take
up the private calendar pending which,
Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi, moved that the House adj
journ; which motion agreed to-yeas 80, nays 10.
And then the House adjourned till Monday next
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SURPRISING SMALL Morris The legislature of Arkansas
is engaged task which other States have found i'm
possible Of execution 1t proposes to pass law prohibit
ing the circulation of bank notes Of less denomination
than $50 in that State.