The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-04-05

ana Two DO and the same are hereby repealed.
RICHARD G. PARSONS,
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives.,
ROCERT @. KIRK,
Pres,dcnt Of The Senate.
Passed Jan. 25, 1861.
No. 8. AN ACT
To punish the crime oi having counterfeit
Bank Notes or Coin in possession with
intent to pass the same.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted 5y The Gen.
erot Assembly Of tie State of Ohio, That
II any person shall be detected with any
false, forged. or altered, counterfeit or
spurious bank notes, or any false, forged,
base or counterfeit coin or coins, made in
the similitude Of any gold, silver or cop
per coin or coins currently passing in this
State, in bis or her posses sion for the pur.
pose Of uttering and publishing the same
as true and genuine, knowing the same tc
be false, forged, altered, spurious, base
or counterfeit. every such person shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in
the Penitentiary and kept at hard labor
not more than ten years nor less than one
year. .
Sec. Q. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
RICHARD c. PARSONS.
Speaker Of he Honse Of Representatives.
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President Of As Senate.
Passed Jan, so, 1851.
mo. G. AN ACT
To prevent the Amalgamation OF the
White and Colored Races.
SEcrroN 1. Be IL enacted By the Gen
eral assembly Of the State of Ohio, Tha
hereafter il shall be unlawful for any per.
son Of pure white blood to intermarry with
or have illicit carnal intercourse with any
negro. or person having a distinct and
visible admixture of African blood; o,
Tor any negro or person having distinct
and visible admixture of African blood Ia
intermarry with, or have illicit carnal in
tercourse with any person Of pure white
blood, and any person offending against
either OF the provisions Of this section
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be fined
in any sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned in the Jail OF the
county 70, any period not exceeding three
months. or both, at the discretion Of the
court.
Sec. 3 That any person whc shall
knowingly. solemnize marriage forbid
den by this act, or any Probate Judge
who shall knowingly issue license fol
the solemnization Of any marriage for
bidden by this act, shall be deemed guilty
Of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be fued in any sum not ex
ceedirg one hundred dollars, or i'm
prisoned in the county Jail for perioc
not exceeding three months, or both a
the discretion OF the court.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect anG
be in force from and after its passage.
RICHARD c. PARSONS,
Speaker ofMe House'of Representative.
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President ofthe Senate.
Passed Jan. 81, 1861.
| Ios y. hlN Az
To amend an act entitled "an act to pro
vide for the orgaization OF ci;ies and in
corporated villages" passed May :
1852.
SECTION 1. Be Il enacted By the Gen
eraI assembly of tie State of Ohio, That
original section forty-eight Of said act be
so amended as to read as follows: Sec
lion 48. The mayor, or 10 case Of his alb
sence the recorder, shall preside at ali
meetings OF the council the recorder
shall also be and act as the clerk Of the
corporation. and shall attend all meetings
Of the council, and make fair and ac-
curate record Of all their proceedings. Ia VS.,
rules and ordinances made and passed by
the council, and the same shall at all
times be open for the inspection OF all per.
sons Interested and il shall be the further
duty OF the recorder previous to the first
Monday in April OF each year, to make
and enter in the record book of the corpo-
ration, an account OF all the receipts and
expenditures OF the corporation Of the pre-
ceding year, stating for what the money
was received and how expended, copy
of which account he shall post up at The
place Of holding election for officers OF the
corporation, on the morning Of the first
Monday Of April, annually.
Sec. Q, That the original section forty :
eight OF said act be and the same is hereby
repealed.
SEQ. 5. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
RICHARD @. PARSONS,
ROBERT c. KIRK.
President Of the Senate.
Passed Feb. 8. 1861.
mo. 8. AN ACT
To regulate and limit the compensation of
County Auditors.
SECTION 1. Be Il enacted by the Cen
AY FRa