Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-05-22
ceedings against the same by name,
passed Anril 12 1858.

ceedings against the same by name,
passed April IL, 1858.
SECTION L. Be 1t enacted By the Gen
eraz Assembly of the State Of Ohio, Tha
section one Of the above recited act b
amended so as to read as follows: Sec
tion l. That all steamboats, and othe
water crafts, of twenty tons burthen ant
upward, navigating the waters within o
bordering upon this State, shall be liza
BILE, and such liability shall be lie1
thereon, for all debts contracted on ac
count thereof, by the mastsr, owner
steward, consignee or other agent, fo
materials, supplies, or labor in the build
ing, repairing, furnishing or equippins
the same, or for insurance, Or due fo
wharfage, and also for damages arisin|
out of any contract for the transportation
of goods or persons, or for injuries don
to persons or property by such craft, o
for any damages OF injury done by tn
captain, mate, or other officers thereof
or by any person under the order o
sanction of either of them, to any person
who may be passenger or hand on sucl
steamboat OF other water craft, at thu
time of the infiction of such damage o.
injury.
SEC. 2 That section one Of the act tc
which this is amendatory, be and the
same is hereby repealed. This act tc
take effect from and after it's passage
RICHARD c. PARSONS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
.- ROBERT C. KIRK,
President of the Senate
Passed March 10, 1860.
mo. 67.] ANACT
Supplementary to an act eh titled "an ac
providing for the punishment Of
crimes, passed March Z, 1885.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
eraz Assembly of the State Of Ohio, That
every person who shall wilfully and ma
liciously burn or cause to be burned, any
dwelling, house, kitchen, smoke house
office, barn, stable, store house, ware
house, mill, pottery, or any other build.
ing of the value Of fifty dollars, or any
ship, boat: or other water craft, of the
value Of fifty dollars, or any goods
wares, merchandise, OF other chattels Of
the value of fifty dollars, which shall be
at the same time property ofsuch person
and insured against loss or damage by
fire, with intent to prejudice such in
surer, every person so offending shall be
deemed guilty Of arson, and upon con
viction thereof, shall be imprisoned in
the penitentiary, and kept at hard labor
not more than twenty years, nor less than
one year.
SEC 2. That if any person shall will
fully and maliciously set fire to any Of
the buildings, water craft or other prop
erty described in the foregoing section
of this act, and which shall be at the same
time the property Of such person and in
sured against loss or damage by fire
with intent to burn or destroy the same
and with intent to prejudice such insurer
every person so offending shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con,
viction thereof shall be imprisoned il
the penitentiary aud kept at hard labor
not more than seven years, nor less than
one year.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage
RICHARD C. PARSONS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
ROBERT C. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed March 20, 1860
mo. III AN ACT
To amend section ninety Of the Act en-
titled san Act for the assessment anc
taxation Of all Property in this State
and for levying taxes thereon accord
ing to its true value in money" passed
April 5, 1859
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
eral assembly Of the State Of OHIO, That
section ninety Of the above recited act be
amended so as to read as follows: Sector
co. Ifsuch tax payers have not sutficien
property which the treasurer can find te
distrain to pay such tax, but have mon
eys or credits due OF coming due him by
any person within this State known tc
the treasurer, or if such tax payer shall
have moved from the state or county
and shall have property, moneys or cred
it's due or coming due him in this state
known to the treasurer, in each and ev.
cry such case it shall be the duty of the
treasurer to collect such tax and penalty
by distress, attachment or other process
of law; and the treasurer may make his
affidavit before any justice of the peace
that the residence of such tax payer is te
him unknown, or that he is not resi-.
dent Of the county where such property
is found or where such debtor resides, Oh
that such tax payer has not property il
the county sufficient to distrain to pay
such taxes, and thereupon an attachment
with garnishee process, shall be by such
justice of the peace issued, and such pro:
ceedings had, and such judgment ren,
dered for taxes, penalty and costs as are
lawful in other cases OF attachment; pro:
vided, that if such treasurer, shall serve
upon any person indebted to such tax
payer written notice, stating the
amount of delinquent tax and penalty
due, then such debtor may after the ser
vice of such notice, pay such tax anc
penalty to the treasurer, whose receip
for the same shall be full discharge o.
so much Of said Indebtedness as is equa
to such tax and penalty so paid
Sec. 2. That original section NINETY
be and the same is hereby repealed
Sec. 3. This act to take effect from anc
after its passage.
RICHARD C. PARSONS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed March %, 1860.
ITNo. 54.7 AN ACT
To amend an Act entitled san Act reg
ulating the mode of administering AS