The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-13
pro. tenn. Of the House Of Representatives.
ROBERT Q. KIRK,
President Of the Senate.
Passed March 20, 1861.

pro. TEN. OF Inc mouse OF representatives.
ROBERT q. KIRK,
President Of the Senate.
Passed March 20, 1861.
mo. All AN ACT.
To amend section 4S Of an act entitled an act
10 pfovihe for the settlement of estates Of
deceased persons, passed March %, is40.
SECTION /. De it enacted by the GeHeral AsA
ssmbly of the State Of Ohio, That section for
ty three Of the above recited act be amended
SO as to read as follows;
SEC: as. When any man shall die leaving
a widow or minor child under the age oil NJ
teen years, the following property shall rot be
deemed assets or administered as such, but |
shall be included and stated in the inventory
Of the estate and signed by the appraisers
without appTaising the same:
First-all spinning wheels, weaving looms
and stoves put.up and kept in use by the fam
lily.
Secondly--the family bible, family pictures
and school books used by or in the family OF
the deceased, and books not exceeding one
hundred dollars in value which We're kept and
used as part of the family library before the de-
cease OF such person.
Thrdly-one COW, or il there be no COW.
household goods to be selected by the widow,
not exceeding twenty five dollars in value; all
sheep to the number Of twelve, aud the wool
shorn from them, and the yarn and cloth man>
ufactured by the family and all the fax in
possession of the family, and yarn or thread
and cloth manufactured therefrom.
Fourthly-all the wearing apparel and orna-
mehts of the family of the deceased, all the
beds, ,bedsteads and bedding, and cooking uten-
silS, being necessary for the use Of the family,
o,&A ~ ~ a.I arfv
not exceeding one hundred dollars in value,
which the widow may select, 10 be valued by
the appraisers.
J SIC. .. That tie forty third section Of the
act to which this is an amendment, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
! SEC 8. This act to take effect from and af>
ED. A. PARRoTT, Speaker
pro. TEN. OF the House Of Representatives.
ROBERT c. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed March l2, 1861.
No. 40. AN ACT.
I To relieve suIeties Of executors and admins
/ tTators.
SEcrIoa |. Be 1t enacted Ly the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That it shall
be lawful for any surety OF an executor or ad.
minstrator Of any deceased person or the exc.
cutor or administrator or OF any such surety, at
any time to make complaint to the proper pro-
bate court to be released from the bond with
such executor or administrator, by filing his
request therefor with the judge Of said court,
and giving at least FIVE days notice, IN wri-
ting, 10 such executor or administrator, when
such court is Of opinion there is good reason
therefor shall release such surety, and if such
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bonds, as by such court directed, he shall be
removed and his letters superseded, but such
original surety shall not be released until such
executor or administrator SO gives bond, and
such original surety shall be liable only for the
acts OF such executor or administrator from the
time OF the execution Of the original bond to
the filing Of the second bond: PrOUided, that
the cost Of such release shall be paid by the
surety applying TO be released, unless it shall
appear to the court that the administrator or
executor is inSolgent, incompetent, or is vast
ing the assets os the estate.
SEC. .. An act entitled can act 10 relieve
the Sureties of executors or administrators"
passed April 8, 1879, be and the same is here's
by repealed
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be
N force, from and after its Passage.
Ed. A. PARROTT, Speaker
pro. TEN. OF the House Of Representatives..
ROBERT G. KlRK,
p President aGthssstc
mo. 4S. AN ACT
To amend section ninety<one OF the act to pro
VIDE 10. me oISiRhSa,ion Of cities and incor>
SEccgoN l. Be q enacted by Tie Gs-,.-,
! Assembly of the State of Ohio, That section
\ t9tl nnety>one OF the act 10 provide for the
organzolion Of cities ana incorporated villa
ges, passed May 8, 1852, be amended to read:
SECTION 9l That for the purpose OF crea
! ting a sinking fund for the gradual extnguish-
! >ment Of the bonds and funded debt of any mu
niclpa corporation, the council thereoFsh shallan>
nuallyiuntll payment Of the bonds anG funded
debt be fulyproviied foDleVyand collecl,i in ad
dition to the other taxes OF said corporation, a
tax OF not less than one mill, and not exceed.
ing three mills, upon said property appraised
and returned as aforesaid, which shall be paid
into said treasury, and be applied by order of
the city council towards the extinguishing OF
said bonds and funded debt, and TO no other
purpose whatever.
SIC. q That said above rected section be
and the same is hereby repealed.
SESs 3. This act to take effect and be in
iorce'irom and after its passage.
ED. a. PhhhUTlI speaker
ipro. tenn. Of the House Of Representatives.
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President OF the Senate.
Passed March IS, 1861.
mo. a. AN ACT
Supplementary to the act "for the assessment
and taxation Of all property in the State,
and for levying taxes thereon according 10
itc Valua in nacSa1 AMI
1859, aud amend section of said act,
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That il any
person whose duty it shall be TO make rev
turn or list OF property for taxation under the
provisions Of the act "for the assessment and
taxation of 0ll property IN this state, and for
leyyng taxes thereon according to its true
value in money" passed April b, 1859, shall
make false return, or shall evade making a
return, it shall be the duty Of the county au,
ldituI 10 ascertain the true amount of The taxa.