The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-07-05
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

mo. 81 AN ACT
Supplementary to the act passed NAV 8.
1852, to provide for the organization OF
cities and Incorporated villages.
SECTION /. BE il enacted By The Gen.
erol .dssenaJty of tie Stute of Ohio, That
the council OF any inc0rdoruted village which
at the last federal census had a population
OF not less than two thousand inhabitants,
shall have powor to purchase site and TO
erect and maintain village prison, and for
the purchase of tho site and the erection o {
the prison they may, for not moro than three
years, levy tax not exceeding one mill on
tho dollar valuation of tho taxable prosertg
OF said village. The prison to be in keeping
and control of tho village marshal, under
such rules aud regulations as tho council
shall prescribe. II shalt be bis duty to pro-
yide all persons confined therein with
necessary food during their confinement,
and the cost thereof, not exceeding twenty
live cents per day TO each person,to be paid
out OF tho treasury and taxed in the bill Of
costs. The council may.by ordinance, pro-
| vide for tho keeping of persons, conv icted
aud sentenced to hard labor, during the
torn of their imprisonment, at such place
or places within the corporation as the said
council may determine.
SEC. 2 The council of every such incor.
porated village shall have power 10 provide
by ordinance for the summoning and i'm
pannolng Of juries by tho mayor of tho vii
lnge; such juries shall have tho aualifica.
tions Of jurios in the court of common pleas
Jurors and witnesses 10 all prosecutions be.
fore the mayor, for violations of tho ordi.
nances, shall rocoive the same fees that are
allowed by law in civil actions before ius.
tices of tho peace; the fees of the mayor
and marshal in such cases shall be provided
for by ordinance. all of which fees, 10 case of
conviction shall be taxed against tho parties
convicted; and IN case Of acquittal shall be
taxed against tho village, and Except the
fees OF tho mayor and marshal) shall be paid
out of tho village treasury upon tho cor
tifcate of the mayor. The mayor shall have
exclusive jurisdiction in all prosecutions for
violations of tho village ordinances with
full power to hear and determine the same.
where a jury is not demanded, in cases
W here it may bo properly claimed he may
award and issue any process that may be
necessary to enforce the ajminisl ration OF
right and justice throughout the village, aud
for the lawful exercise of his jurisdiction
according to the usages of law.
Sec. 3. That the council of any incor.
porsted village having the population
named in the first section of this act, shall
have power to provide by ordinance for the
punishment Of persons disturbing the good
order and quiet of tho village, by clamor
and noise in the night season, by intoxica.
tion, drunkenness, fighting, using obscene
and profane language in the streets or other
public places. to the annoyance of its
citizens, or otherwise violating the public
peace by indecent and disordorly conduct
or by lowd or lacivious behavior; and they
shall have power, in like manor, to provide
for the punishment of disturbers of the
peace, common prostitutes, pickpockets
burglars and thieves, watch -stuffers, aud
persons practicing any trick or game, with
intent to swindle. aud persons who abuse
thor families; and such punishment may
be either by imposing and collecting fines,
or by imprisonment at hard labor, or both,
at the discretion of the court. PROVIDED,
that no such person shall 30 fined for a
single offcnse to exceed fifty dollars, and
that such imprisonment at hard labor for
the first offense shall not exceed thirty days;
and for the second or any further repetition
OF the same offence. not exceeding sixty days
They shall have power to provide that all
persons who shall refuse or neglect to pay
'no HHcs iinposeu on conviction OF any
offense, together with the costs of prose-
cution, shall be imprisoned and kept at hard
labor, until, at the rate of ono dollar for
each days labor, exclusive of Sundays, they
shall have earned an amount equal to such
fines aud costs but no. exceed tho time
above named. They shall also have power
to mako suitable regulations to conduct
such labor to the best advantage and in a
consistent with all the proprieties
due TO ago and sex, and just regard to the
health of the prisoners.
SEC. 4. This act to take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
RICHARD G. PARSONS,
Spedkr Of the House Of Representatives..
ROBERT c. KIRK,
President Of The Senate.
Passed April. 10, 1861.