The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-07-26
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AN ACT

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Making appropriations for the maintenance
and repair OF the pnblic works from Feb.
Iunry IS. TO June 1. 1851, and for the pay.
men, Of outstanding irdcbtedness.
Sscrios l. De IL enacted by the General
Assembly Of the state Of Ohio, That there "
hereby Appropriated In addition In the M
expended balance Of former appropriations,
land that the same may be paid, the fesifict.
i've praviSo attached TO the canal Appropn.
alton oct, passed March 90, 1860, is hereby
repeatedly to be paid out Of any money in
the treasury from general revenue, not 9th.
erwise appropriated, for the maintenance Of
the public works for the aborenamed period,
subject to the check OF the Commissioner in
charge Of the respective divisions for which
the appropriations are made, the sums tol-
lowing;
For general superintendence. construction
and tep,irs OF the Northern division OF the
Ohio and The WaIhoudiug canal, and the
Western Reserve and Msumee road. the sum
Of four thousand dollars.
For general superinteulence. construction
and repairs Of the Southern division of the
Ohio and Hooking canals and the Muskng.
nm imptoy einent, the sum ol eighteen thous-
Fand dollars.
! ofgeneral superintenarnce. construction
and repairs oi the Miami and Er canal, the
sum of eighteen thousand five nundred dol.
( lars.
/ For the purchase Of lands ami payment Of
I damages TO the lands on the borders OF the
Mercer county reservoir, the sum OF SIX
,housan1 Eve hu ndrad dollars.
For the payment Of salaries Of Collectors,
Weigh Masters, and Inspectors, the sum Of
Eve thousand nine hundred and Fifty dollars.
For the payment Of salaries Of Resident
Engineers ioI the fiscal year 1861, The sum
e. of sax Thousand dollars.
For A,tnrne,s' fees and iacIdtntals, tht
sum Of one thousand dollars. For the pay
mcui Of DAMAGES tu LAND. the sum oi one
thousand dollars. For the purchase Of land,
hve hundred dollars. For incidental eS.
p-ns-s OF the Office Of the Board OF PHhhc
Works. the sum OF one thousand FIVE hun.
dred dollars; and for the payment OF salary
of Secretary Of SAID board, the sun n our
;housand dollars - subject 20 the cheek OI
m" President OF said board.
FH the payment OF the salaries nj the
members ofihc board the sam Of ionr thou-
sand FIVE bundled dollars, to br drawn on
the warrant OF The Andilof Of state.
For the purchase or condemnation NJ lands
IN the LewiStown reservoir, subject 10 lh'
check Of the Commissioned ~ charge OF th'
same, the sum OF thirty thousand dolnrs
Pnv,ded, that upon the a'hlarlt Of am
member oi the i}Dard Of Public Works tha
Justice cannot be done tu the state IN ih'
trlal OF cases for the Appropriation Of SS''
lands In the county IN when Slid lan's at
situated, il shall be the duty Of the Cour, t.
change the venue and transfer said cases 10
trial 10 the Probate Court Of sOme ADJOINING
county.
A. l.. .I,,sa t.s..
for the payment of outstanding indebted
ness on divisions number one nna two. con
.,rart-d previous 10 November Is, 1860, Ia
following sums:
For the payment OF checks lSsned by A. l.
i)ackus to Contractors and SuprrI ntendrnt
. prior 10 February Is, 1861, the sum Of fry
two thousand dollars.
For the paytnen, OF Engineers certificate
, TO Contractors for work done on lhe Mus
k,nenm improvement, the sum Of rleNtt
d, thousand i've hundred and seventy fou
. dollars and twenty seven CENTS.
For the u yment Of checks issued 10 Con
: tractors by John b. Gregory. for deieuc
, payments under their contracts, the sum q
seven THOUSAND nine bundled aud thlt'y
= eight dollars; Provided, that SAID checks m
certificates be pad only according to ruorl
ty OF date OF said checks aud ceriihcaies
SIC. y, lnt DOiIu u IuUllC W othe NJ
!, hereby authorized, # practicable. 10 caus
~ 10 be made by some competent Eng neer, NJ
u now in the seIvic, Of the state, Te'mea:
urement and estimate Of the work done
e contract on the Ohio canal and Muskingu'
\. impTOyems nt under the order OF the Boar
>, Of Public Works. providing 70. the repa
II of the canals and Improvements after Il
:, fiood Of Apul, 1860, and said Coniracto
~ shall be paid according 10 sand revised est
Of mates and measurements. deduetHg no
the amount Of The checks or certificates he
I, by them or adding TO. as the case may II
J. Quire, according 10 the revised estimates az
re- measurements; Provided, that such T.
Q. measurement shall be made III thirty da
- from the passage OF this act.
W Src. 1. The Board OF Public Works, ar
ot each member thereof. 10 hereby proli
i, tied durins the current fiscal year, iro
III making any contracts or causing any wo
al to be done on the public works OF the stat
." either for constructio teconstruc cuon or Z
in pairs, the sums requisite for the payment
which will exceed the amount specihcal
AZ appropriated for those purposes by tins aC
n and all contracts made in violation OF u
section shall be voidj and any member
Ie' the Board violating the provisions OF q
section, shalt forever thereafter be inelig't
to any office OF trust or profit in this state.
SIC. 5. This act shall take effect III
M and after its passage. --
II. Speaker Of the House Of Reptesentat,v
. JAMES MONROE,