The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-05-03
State gc9islatium.
LAWS OF OHIO.

The following is list of the Laws of o
general nature, passed at the Second Ses-
sion of the Fifty seventh General Assembl,
of Ohio, as taken from the compilation of
the Cincinnati Gazette:
Making partial appropriations for the
year 1867
Increasing the compensation of Common
Pleas Judges to 50 500 per year.
Amending section one hundred and sew.
enty one of tie codo of civil procedure, so
as to allow the defendant to apply for va,
cation of the order of arrest or reduction
in the amount Of fine, at any time before
judgment is rendered and that he shall
have reasonable time Cor the preparation
and hearing of the motion.
To amend section one hundred and six.
teen of the Justices code, so as to require
trnscripts and papers in appealed cases to
be Fl cd with the Common Pleas Clerk, on
or before the thirteenth day from the rondi-
tion OF the judgment.
Appropriatiug eight thousand dollars for
the public printing.
Authorizing County Commissioners to
purchase aud make free any turnpike, OF
part thereof, within the limits of their re.
spective counties, on the petition OF a ma
jorily of resident land owners along and
adjacent to the line of the same.
Amending the third section of the act re-
lating to partitions of real estate, so that
notice must be given at least forty days
previous to the granting of the order Of
partition.
For the relief of snreties of Justices OF
the Peace, Constahles and Township Treas
urers. They can he relieved from liability
OIL five days notice to the Township Trus
tees, and three days notice to the officer
that the application has been made. If the
officer fail to furnish new security, his office
shall be declared vacant.
Legalzing errors that may he made il
additions to cities and Incorporated villages
To authorize Probate Judges TO allow
guardians to sell the real estate of then
wards at private sale, but in no case at less
than the appraised value.
Amending section FIVE hundred and forty
three of the Civil Code, so as to allow the
plaintiff to deposit money as security iol
costs.
To allow the Council of any incorporated
village in which there is turnpike road tc
construct sidewalks along the turnpike
not exceeding twelve feet in width. The
maximum width was previously fixed at ter
feet.
To require county clerks to report stats
tics OF crime to the Commissioner of Statis-
tics.
To enable associations of persons for
raising fluids to be loaned among their
members for purchasing homestea!s for
themselves, to become bodies corporate.
To amend section one of the act author
izing the establishment of lines of true me
ridian in this State. so as TO allow the lines
to be less than forty rods in length.
Authorizing the docketng of transcript
with Common Pleas clerks for all execution
in cases before mayors as well as Justices
of the peace.
TO amend section forty-seven of the act
relating to wills, so as to allow probate
Judges, upon satisfactory evidence, TO admit
to probate any will where the original may
have been lost or destroyed after the Tesla
tor has become insane.
To subject person convicted of an as
sault, or attempt to assault, TO Imprisonment
in the county Jail not exceeding six months
in addition TO the punishment therefore,
prescribed.
Authorizing incorporated villages to levy
tax Of one mill for police purposes.
o hulnOIlLo buD ulSlIlCtb 10 OI6Cl SSpdI-
ate schoo-houses during the years 1867
aud 1868.
10 allow incorporated villages having
over one thousand inhabitants at the last
Federal census, to borrow not more than
ten thousand dollars for the purchase of
steam or other fire engines, and Tor main.
tanning fire department.
To authorize county commissioners TO APP
propriate as county roads unfinished turn
pixies and plank roads,
To provide for the appointment oil a law
librarian Of the Supreme Court.
Abolishing tavern licenses.
Amending the act fixing the compensa-
tion of members of tle Gei eral Assembly,
30 as TO have it apply to the chief clerks
for work done alter lbe close of the season.
Relating to roads and highways.
To authorize and empower administrators
and executors, with the consent of the Pro-
bate Judge. TO erect toInbstones or moDu-
ments TO the memory Of deceased persons.
Providing a bounty Of one hundred dol.
lars TO volunteers credited to a Congress
sional district or the State at large.
10 incorporate sharpshoOiers associa-
tiohs.
To amend section iorty.two Of the act to
provide for the creation and regulation OF
Incorporated companies, so as to authorize
the sale of paid up railroad stock, and the
proceeds TO be credited to the general fund