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mo. 81
AN ACT

To punish the crime CT having coun-
tcrfeit Bank Notes or Coin in pos
session with intent to pass the
same
Sec 1, Be 1t enacted By the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
if any person shall 10 detected with
any false, forges, or altered, eounter-
feits, or spurious bank note or notes.
or any false, forged, base, or counter
felt coin or coins, made IN the simili-
tude of any gold, silver, or copper
coin or coins currently passing in the
State, in his Or her possession for the
same as true and genuine, knowing
tho Same to be false, forged, altered,
spurious, base or counterfeit, every
such person shall be deemed guilty OF
a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shalt be imprisoned in the
Penitentiary and kept at hard labor
not more than ten years, nor less than
one year.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage.
RICHARD c. PARSONS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ROBERT c. KIRK,
President of the Serate.
Passed January 80, 1861.
mo. 81 AN ACT
To prevent the Amalgamation of the
White and Colored races.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted By the Genera
Assembly Of the State of Ohio, Tha
hereafter it shall be unlawful fo: any
person OF pure white blood to inter
marry with or have illicit carnal in
course with any negro, Or person hav
ing distinct and visible admixtur o
African blood; Or for any negro o.
person having q distinct and vislbl,
admixure of African blood to inter
marry with, or have Illicit carnal in
tercourse with any person of pur,
white blood, and any person offend
ing against either of the provisions
of this section shall be deemed guilty
of a misdameaner, and on conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum no
exceed one hundred dollars, or be i'm
prisoned in the Jail of the county TO
any period not exceeding thre
months, or both at the discretion Q
the court,
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AN ACT

| w. L & AIN hSl
10 amend the act entitled 'an act to pro-
vide for the election, qualification and
removal from office of the clerks of the
courts of common pleas, and to pre-
scribe the manner of filling vacancies
in said Office" passed January 8,
1879.
ShcTIoN I. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State OF Ohio, That
section four Of the act entitled "an act
10 provide for the election. qualification
and removal from office of the clerks of
the courts Of common pleas, and to pre-
scribe the manner of filing vacancies in
said Office" passed January 81, 1859, be
amended so as to read as follows: Sec.
4. That said clerks may each appoint
one or more deputies. to be approved by
their respective courts if then in session,
if not then in session. by any judge there
OF; and the appointment of every such
deputy shall be evidenced by certificate
thereof, signed by his principal, and en-
tered on the journal of the court of com
mon pleas, and sha all continue during the
pleasure of the principal; and every
principal may take such bond and secu-
rity from his deputy as he shall deem nee
essary to secure the faithful discharge
OF the duties of his appointment; and the
principa- shall, in all cases, be answera-
BILE for the neglect of duty or misconduct
in office of his deputy.
SEC. g. That section four OF the act
to which this is amendatory, may be and
the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. This act to lake effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
RICHARD G. PARSONS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President of the Senate
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I No. ILL., AN ACT

mo. IL. AN ACT
Supplementary to an act to provide for
the creation and regulation of incorpo-
rated companies, in the State of Ohio,
passed May 1. 1859.
SEcf1oN I. Be enacted by the General
assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
whenever any number of persons, as
named in the first section Of the act to
which this is supplementary. associate
themselves into an agricultural, mechan-
:cal, and industrial association, they, or
board not less than three directors, ,elec
ted by them, shall under their hands
and seals, make a certificate specifying
the amount of capital stock necessary to
the amount Of each share, the place
where such association shall be located,
the name and style by which such asso-
citation shall be known; which said certiG-
cate shall be acknowledged, certified and
forwarded to the recorder of the county
in which such association is formed; and
such certificate shall be recorded by the
said recorder, to carry into effect the
provisions of this act; and when 80 in
corporated, they are hereby authorized
to carry out the objects named in said
certificate Of incorporation. and by the
name and style provided in said certif
cate shall be deemed body corporate
with succession; and they and their as
sociates, successors and assigns, shal
have the same general corporate powers
as are provided in the third section Of tht
act to which this act is supplementary
and subject to all restrictions in said &C
not inconsistent with the provisions o
this act.
Sec. 2. This act to tske effect from
AMI after its passage.
RICHARD G. PARSONS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President of the Senate
Passed Feb. 8, 1861.
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No. 81 AN ACT

mo. 81 AN ACT
Making partial appropriations for the
year 1861.
SEC. 1. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That
the following sums in addition to
former appropriations, be and the
same are hereby appropriated out o1
any money in the treasury for gen
eral revenue purposes for the year
1861, to wit:
For the per diem pay Of the Lieu
tenant Governor, as President of the
Senate, payment of members of the
General Assembly, their clerks, assist.
clerks, sergeants-at-; rms, and their
assistants, and messengers the sum o1
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For the payment of printing for the
State, and executive departments, and
of the laws, journals, documents re.
ports, and other work ordered by the
General Assembly, IN accordance with
the laws of the State, ten hundred
dollars. ...
TUT Vu0 COhtiuSObv 1uHu OA Gne
Treasurer of State, fifteen thousand
dollars.
For tho current expenses of the
Ohio Penitentiary, ten thousand dol
lars.
For the payment of guards at the
Ohio Penitentiary, Eve thousand dol
lars.
For the payment of the clerk ir
the Office of the State Commissioner
of Common Schools, two hundred ane
fifty dollars.
For the payment of the clerks il
the Office Of the CompeT1ller of th'
Treasury, four hundred dollars.
For the contingent expenses of tn
State Librarian one hundred dollars
For payment to discharged con
victs, two hundred and fifty dol
lars.
For the payment of the clerk o
the Attorney General, two hundred
dollars.
For tho payment of the mileage o
County Treasurers in making thei
slmlannual settlements, the sum q
eighteen hundred dollars.
For the completion of the enlarge
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Passed Feb. s, 1861.

No. 49, -s' AN ACT
Te amend an act entitled can act to
amend the act entitled an act regula.
ting appeals to the district court"
passed March 10, 1857.
SECTION l.. Be it enacted 6y the General
Ass emily ofhle State Of Ohio, That sec
ton two of an act entitled an act ''to
amend the act entitled an act regulating
appeals to the district COURT passed
March 10. 1857, be SO amended as to
read as fellows: Section 2. When an
order discharging an order of attachment
is made, and any party affected thereby,
shal! excep. thereto, the court or judge
shall fix the number of days. not to ex-
ceed thirty, in which such party may file
his petition in error, during which time
the property attached shall be held by
the sheriff or other officer, during which
period the petition in error shall be filed,
aud the party fling the same shall give
an undertaking to the adverse party,
with surety or sureties, to be approved
by the clerk Of the district court, in dou-
BILE the amount of he appraised value Of
the property attached, conditioned to pay
said adverse party all damages sustained
by such party.in consequence of the filing
Of said petition in error in the event that
| said order of attachment shall be dis
charged by the court in which said petit
ton 10 errer shall be fled as having been
wrongfully obtained. And when such
petition in error is filed, and an underta-
king given as herein provided, said sher
if, or other officer, shall continue to hold
the property attached, subject to the
further order of the court.
Sec. 2. That the original section two
of the act of which this is amendatory, be
and the same is hereby repealed.
SEC 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
RICHARD G. PARSONS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
ROBERT C. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed February l3, 1861.
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Passed Feb. Z, 1861.

mo. TO-. AN ACT.
To repeal all special acts Of 1ncorpora-
ton which have not been accepted or
acted upon.
SECTION !. Be It enacted by the General
assembly of tile Stale Of Ohio. That
all special acts of incorporation in force
in this State which have not been accep-
ted or acted upon, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
SEC. g. This act shall take effect upon
its passage.
RICHARD G. PARSONS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed Feb. 7, 1861.
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emitted San act regulating the fees OF
county auditors. passed March 30,
1889, is hereby repealed. Provided
that nothing IN this act shall be Sc con
strued as to effect the compensation
of any auditor now in, elected to, or
may be appointed previous to October
L, 1861, to said office.
ED. A. PARROTT, pro tenn.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed February 7, 1861.
mo. 81 AN ACT
To amend section FIVE Of an act entitled
IAN act TO- provide for the semi. annu-
al collection Of taxes" passed April 2,
49, SO.
SECTION. !. Be 1t enacted by tile General
Aesembly Of the Stute of Ohio, That Sec
ton FIVE Of the act aforesaid be amend
ed SO as to read as follows: When one
half the taxes charged against any en-
try Of real estate, shall not be paid on or
before the twentieth day of December
in each year, or collected by distress or
otherwise, prior to the February settles
ment as authorized by this act, penalty
of twenty per cent thereon shall be ad-
ded to such half, of said taxes on the du-
picate; and if said taxes and penalty
including the remaining half of such tax
es shall not be paid on or before the twen-
tieth Of June next thereafter, or collected
by distress or otherwise, prior to the next
August settlement,the same penalty shall
be charged on said last half of said taxes
and the amount of the whole together
shall constitute the delinquent taxes on
such real estate, to be collected il the
manner that is or may be prescribed by
law. And If the amount of such delin-
quent taxes and penalty, together with
one half of the taxes charged against
such real estate for the current year,
shall not be paid on or before twentieth
day Of December of the same year, the
said delinquent taxes and penalty, and
the whole of the taxes of the current
year shall be due and be collected by the
sale Of such real estate in the manner
that is or may be authorized by .and
in case the first half of the taxes charged
upon any real estate shall be paid on or
before the twentieth day of December as
provided in this act, but the remaining
half thereof shall not be paid on or be.
.ore the twentieth day OF June next
thereafter, or be collected by distress or
otherwise prior to the next August set
tlement, as provided in this act. then the
same penalty shall be added to such un-
paid taxes, and tie same shall be treated
as delinquent taxes. as provided in this
act, and with the taxes of the curren,
year collected by the sale of such real es
tate as aforesaid.
SEC. 2. That the original section five OF
said act, be and The same is hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
RICHARD c. PARSONS,
Speaker of the House of representatives.
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed Feb. Z, 1861.
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Rates of Advertising.

Ten lines, or less, this type, counts one
square.
One square, weeks or less .... 81 e
One square, each additional insertion,..
Permanent Advertisers, by special agree
ment, at the following rates. payable quar-
terly:
One square, 3 months, without change, SO.
TIVE squares 3 months, without change, 4. 90
Three squares 3 months without change 5 .00
Four squares months, without change, 6, 90
Each additional square, per quarter, II ,00
Notice of the final settlement of Estates.
SO cents each.
All advertisements must be paid in advance
Attorneys will be holden for the price of in
ssrsing legal moi ices handed in by them. Pub
fishers not accountable for the accuracy OF
legal advertisements beyond the amount
charged for heir publication.
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I No. l4.l AN ACT

[No. l4.] AN ACT
To authorize the guarantee Of United
States Bonds.
Whereas, by the 18th section of an
act of the Congress of the United States,
entitled "an act to regulate the deposits
of the public money" approved the 23rd
of June, 1897, the sum ct two millions
seven thousand two hundred and sixty
dollars and thirty-four cents. belonging
to the United States, was deposited with
this State for safe keeping; and
Whereas, this State, by an act of the
Legislature. passed on the nineteenth
day of December, one thousand eight
hundred and thirty six, entitled can act
to accept this States proportion Of the
surplus revenue Of the United States, -
agreed to receive the said money on de-
posit; and pledged the faith Of the State
for its safe keeping and repayment when
ever the same should be required by the
Secretary of the Treasury of the United
States; and
Whereas, In the present disturbed con-
ditiou of the country il is the duty of this
State, by all possible efforts, to support
the authority Of the Federal Government
and sustain its credit; and
Whereas 1t is believed that the afore-
said deposit of money with the State may
be made instrumental in sustaining the
public credit. by p'edglng it as security
for the repayment OF loan by the Uni
ted States to the amount Of such deposit
therefore,
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted By the Genera
assembly ofthe State of Ohio. That upor
the request Of the Secretary of the Trea
sury Of the United States. the commits
sioners of the sinking fund OF this Stat
be and they are hereby authorized ano
required, under their hands and the grea
seal of this State, to guarantee the pay
ment of the principal and interest of an,
bonds of the United States, to the amour
Of the moneys belonging to the United
States. which were received by this Stat
under the before mentioned act of jun
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NO. Al AN ACT

mo. Al AN ACT
10 amend sections one and two of an
act entitled "An Act to provide for
the surrender or transfer of Turn
pixies and Plank Roads," passed
April II, 1857.
SEC. l. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Ohio, That
section one of an act entitled "An Act
to provide for the surrender or trans
fer of Tulnpikes and Plank Roads, "
passed April IL, 1857, be so amended
as to read as follows: That any Turn.
pixies or Plank Road Company hav-
ing their road located or constructed,
or having the corporate right to con-
struet any such road through or int
any county or counties Of this State,
may, with the consent of three-fourths
ef the stockholders, and with the con.
sent of all of the Commissioners OF
such county or counties, rel,nquish
and transfer to the Commissioners Of
any county or counties the whole Or
any part of their said road, together
with all rights and privileges apper-
tanning thereto; Provided that any
such transfer to the Commissioners OF
any county shall be limited to the
part of such road within the bound
aries of such counties respectively
Provided that such transfer shall be
without consideration, and that no
tolls shall be collected on such road
within such county Or counties.
Sec. 2. That section two of the
above recited act be amended so as
to read as follows: Section 2. Such
transfer shall be evidenced by the ex-
ecution of written declaration sign.
ed by the President or other princi.,
pal officer, and the Secretary or other
recording officer, and under tho seal
of said company land shall take effect
AID have full force on deposlting with
the Auditor of the county within
which sad relinQuished road may lie,
the SAID written declaration or a copy
thereof, and upon the entry upon the
journal of the Commissioners of such
county an acceptance signed by all of
said Commissioners, Of such relin-
punishment or transfer, which writ
ten declaration SO deposited as afore
SAID /. shall thcreupon be entered by
said Auditor upon his record Of roads
or highways, and thereafter such
road, or par, of road, shall be un-
der the control of the County Com.
missioncrs of the county in which
the same may lie, who shall by a
proper order pre- vide that the same
shall be a public highway, anI
:hat no tolls are collected thereon
within the limits of such county.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect
upon its passage, and that origina
sections one and two be and tho sacls
are hereby repealed.
RICHARD G. PARSONS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ROBERT G.. KIRK,
President Of the Senate.
Passed January 25, 1861.
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mo. 81
AN ACI

To regulate and limit the compensa-
tion of County Auditors.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted By the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That tho
several county auditors in this State
shall hereafter receive compensation
per annum for their service, as follows
In counties having, by the last preco.
ding enumeration of male inhabitants
above the age of twenty one years,
taken under the authority of this state
no more than two thousand four hun
dred such Inhabitants, the county au-
ditor shall receive nine hundred dol
lars for each year; and in counties
having more than two thousand four
hundred such inhabitants, the auditor
shall receive the like sum respectively
and in addition thereto shall receive
for each year the sum Of fifty dollars
for each additional Two hundred such
inhabitants above twentyfour hun
dred in such county; such compensa-
ton to be paid out of the county trea-
sury on the order Of the county COM
missioners; provided that IN counties
having by the last preceding enumer-
alton of white male Inhabitants over
the age of twenty-one years, more
than six thousand such inhabitants,
the county commissioners shall have
power and are hereby authorized to
make such additional allowance out
Of the county treasury annually for
clerk hire, as they may deem necess-
airy and proper; and also shall be au-
thoriZed to allow the auditor in any
county reasonable additional com
pensation for extraordinary labor in
the years in which real estate appris-
ments are made, whenever in their
opinion the compensation allowed by
tie provisions of this act is not suffi-
clent pay for the same, and the com
pensatlon to be allowed according to
the provisions of this act to county
auditors, after the taking of any flu
ture enumeration of white male in.
habitants under the authority of this
State, shall be as herein established
in every county according to it's pop
ulatlon as herein classified, as ascer
tanned from time to time by such emu
meration.
SEC. 2. The several county audit
ors of this State shall be authorized
to charge and receive for their own
use in addition to the compensation
provided for in section first of this
act the following fees, viz: For Ger
tificate of sale of school lands, to bt
paid by purchaser, fifty cents; fol
certificate of payment of installments
into the treasury on school lands, t.
be paid by purchaser, twenty fv.
cents; for final Gel tificate of paymen
for school lands, to be raid by pur
chaser, one dollar; for certificate o
land for taxes, to be paid by purcha
ser, ten cents; for deed of land sole
for taxes to be paid by purchaser
one dollar and twenty-fiv cents; fo
any entry or transfer of land for tax
alton, to be paid by persons requirin,
tho same, ten cents.
Sec. 3. This act entitled an act "t
regulate the fees of county auditors,
passed March 10, 1888, and an act t.
amend section lhirty~one of au &C
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ment of Otio Penitentiary, as provid-
ed in the act to provide fer the en-
largement of tho Ohio Penitent1ary,
passed March %, 1860, two thousand
FIVE hundred dollars.
RICHARD G. PARSONS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed January 21, 1861.
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Sec. 2. That any person who shall
knowingly solemnize a marriage for.
bidden by this act, or any Probate
Judge who shall knowingly issue a
license for the solemnization Of any
marriage forbidden by this act, shall
be deemed guilty of II misdemcanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be
fined in any sum not exceeding one
hundred dollars or imprisoned IN the
county Jail for period not exceeding
three months Or both, at the discro-
ton OF the court.
SEC. 3. This act shall take take ef-
feet and be In force from and after Its
passage.
RICHARD G. PARSONS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
mo. Il AN ACT
TO amend an act entitled San act to
provide for the organizotion of
cities and incorporated villages, -
passed May 3, 1852.
Sec. l. Be it enacted By the General
Assembly of the tate of Ohio, That
original section forty.eight of said act
be amended so as to read as follows:
Section 48. The mayor, or in case of
his absence the recorder shall preside
at all meetings of the council; the re-
corder shall also be and act as the
clerk of the corporation, and shall
attend all meetings of the council and
make fair and acurate record of all
their proceedings, laws, rules and or
dinances made and passed by the
council, and the same shall at all time
be open for the inspection of all per-
sons in lnterested; and it shall be the
further duty Of the the recorder pre-
vious TO the first Monday in April of
each year, to make and enter in the
record book Of the corporation, an &C.
count of all the receipts and expendl-
lures of the corporation of the pre-
ceeding years, stating for what the
money was received and how expend-
ed, copy Of which account he shall
post up at the place of holding elec-
tioh for officers of the corporation
on the morning of the frs: Monday
of April, annually.
SEC. 2. That the original section
fortyeight of said act he and the same
is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pass
age.
RICHARD G, PARSONS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President of tho Senate.
Passed February. 5, 1861.
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AN ACT
(No. l6.) A

\No' Ao'/ AAs 0oA
Making appropriation for the payment
of the Temporary Loan.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That
there be and hereby is appropriated from
any moneys in the Treasury belonging
to the Sinking Fund, for the payment Of
the principal of the temporary loan ma
turing March l, 1861, and the interest
thereon, the sum of three hundred and
fifty six thousand three hundred dollars.
SEC. g. This act shall take effect on
its passage.
RICHARD G. PARSONS,
Speaker of the Houss of Representatives,
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President of the Senate'
Passed February ID. 1861.