The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-04-26

injuries done to persons or property by such
cr.ft. or for any damages or injury done by
the captain, mate, or other officers thereof,
or by any person under the order or sanction
Of fether Of them, to any person who may be
passenger or hand on such steamboat or
other water craft, at the time Of the inhic'
tion Of such damage or injury.
SEC. 2. That section one OF the act to
which this is amcndstory, be and the same
is hereby repealed. This act to take effect
from and after its passage. ....
ga" RICHARD G. PARSONS,
Speaker fthe House Of Representatives.
ROBERT q. KIRK,
President Of the Senate.
Passed March 10, 1850.
AN ACT
Defining the powers and describing the duties
Of the Board Of Public Works.
SEC. 1. Be il enacted by the General Assembly
fths STATE of Ohio, That the public works Of
the State shall be divided by the Board Of Pub
lio Works into three grand divisions or dis
tricts, to be designated BY such names or num-
bers as said Board shall deem proper, and to he
Of such limit and extent as said Board from
time to time shall prescribe; and each member
Of the Board Of Public Works shall, as the act
ing commissioner Of said Board, take charge
Of such division as may be assigned 70 MN oy
said Board, and be responsible 70 the extent o'
his power and authority ior the que ana .Ai.n.
ful administration OF the "nairs Oh suSn uis'ri0'
or divisions.
Sec. z. The term Of once OF 'ne member VI
the Board OF Public WORKS elec'eo Oh Inc se''
ond Tuesday OF October last, snail oommsnGs
A.. IL -
on the sixteenth day OF FEBRUARY, Snu sun, SnH"
continue Tor three years thereauer,nnu unNi ~ mn''
successor shall be elected anu quAhneu; anu .ne
other members OF the Doard hereto'ore eico'ou
and quaiihed, shat, IN iiKe m"hneS oonNnue
70 hold their oihces ior tne term oi 'nreo 'ea'
from the time they WsIs sWorn ,n.o vm0s a"1
until their successors snail Us seIec'su Hnu qu"'
lned ana the term OF oi'co ., 'he meu,''ls III
the Board hereafter annually elec'ed, snah
commence on the Seconu TUESDAY 'i reVruA''
thereafter.
SEQ. .. The members OF Inc DoAro % ol rup.'o
Works shall each take an oatn or alnIna'lon s.
TO support the Constitution Of the unitsu s'a'es
and OF the state OF uhio' ana 10 honestly anu
imPartialy discharge 'ne ouues .. lne olnoe
and shall also give Donq WIN Sunlc'eh' ssOur'
", 70 DO approved ny 'ne uo.OLno', ~ 'hv ~, pe.
nal sum OF not less than tnir'y tnousana uV'n's q.
oendiioned lor she hohsS. uhu iI'sui avn. &c
charge OF the respective uu.ies o. ."er Oio
and Tor the faithiui accounting ior anu Payins
over all moneys wh'cn may o'u0 in'o sne,. =,
hands respeotiVeiy, Accoru'ng " la", ""'o"
Donds, win 'he apPro'ni y, w. '' TI.o. ~.
dorsed thereoh' sha', oe hi0u ~. sue ''u;
OF state. Inc members o, 'he Doa'u VI .lui,
works shall designate anu aPPo.n' oho y, nv
number to act rs fr.s dent oil saia poaiu, anu
who in addition 10 MS auties az act'ng oouniis,
sioner snail perform such au'ies as aiS VI sn"s'
borequired oy Law 0, 'ne iresiusn. 'ne,eo, =
said Board shall continue 70 keep lle onio' "
Public WORKS ~ the seat OF "o,ernmeh,, ~
which ofhce Shall DO Kept ail the DOCKS anu pa,
pers, records ana o'her uocumeh.s VI a' sa'u
Board, when shail Do open W 'nS ihSPeonvn
OF all persons interested At ail reasonapit
times and all notices or raPor" ,equireu W
law TO DO gwen 10 the se'u poatu ahy "
the othcers OF 'he cta'e, wneh iei' III "iins
ut said ONCE, or dcpoSiteu WIN my Pe,'vu
who may nave charge OF 'he sen' ene" uS
considered rs has'ng oeen uu'y ss.h Snu
served upon said bosru, Inc rres,oens SUI,
have charge OF the "olhce OF rapuc "otAs
and the custody OF 'he records, DOCKS pAP.I'
ana documents aloress'G, anu 'n"'i ''nuuO' Wv
correspondence OF sud boaru. ,v w
sec: T. Inc said noeru ., iuouT S;u "osn. sn.
snail nave power 70 ~ Point no' a eAooJus NV
resident ensineors' anu aSe.sa ;S " .i'J' y;
the supervision OF sucn par. =. saM s"hI LII III
vihons or districts as IA .1',, oP ,nsa, ~,
DO TOR inc oes' Interests - =. wv ~. "an,,, uDt :,
such rules ana reguiauonh' not contrary
law, as may be from time 10 time prescribed
by said Board ana the respecu'e ue'm' "
office OF said engineers, snail commence ne on nv
nrst Monday OF APrii, n; y; loo" ennua
thereafter on the slh,eeh'h eSy " reorua,y u
The said Board Of ruoNo u "Hrn. onas. ~ ,'m ",s'
have power 10 appoin. tne ooivV'ole w.,
on the canals OF the o'a'o, .%';" sH" ss
as shall have been OF may W es.SoSnSI nni,0 ~
the COLLECTION oil 'Ol's, As noleinu, M uvJ hn .na,
anu said ooiieo,ors sual oe Bo'o.e ~ ~
rules and regulations as INC pvaIu my P,S
scribe, not incohsis'en' win INV, "au o ona' o'
receive such Compensation % p'U
Vided. Every ooilec,or, or S,ho. o'nos', !.
anywise entrusted WIN 'no 0oilO0''on " ~ us
burAement OF tolls or other reVenuo P.''sla,n sl.
TO the fuoic works. snal', previous W ns' .n a'
snming the duties OF hls once, gNsponu " y, -,
state OF onlo ior .he iai'hsu, ulsene S,, 81 ~
duties, which BOND, win sunicieh' soou'iy y
proved oy SAID boaiu' sh"u w .ho'n h'''
diately deposited In ,nS ohse vi nuIV. IiIS.
State. Tho penal cohseetauon VI s"'u Son -
shall not be leis tnen nIy per cent " "
amount OF money coieotco OF u'Soursou ~ ~
same oiiicer In the preeeedins year, anu sn1
be conditioned ior 'he iai'h'u' Perl1,'nahI Pa'
Of his duties, and ior the Pr9mP' oO,'o0s'U' y
disbursement paying over anu 1osounu1s !, =
FL monies which shai conio 70 ms hsn1s y
longing to the s'1'o' lhS sala nonIuo' nv .u'
hc works shall also nave Poms'' a.u 70 'n, nJs
BY MADE their o"ty, 70 nPPoln' su0" nu,ao'
Of Superintendent OF repairs, gaze Keeper
weightmas'cr: ana inspectors, as IN 'hs