Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-26
WOOD COUNTY ENABIINa ACTi

WOOD COUNTY ENABLINU ACTI
The Law Providing for q TOtc.in Wood
County on the Removal OF the Coun.
ty Seat from Bowling Greeh 10 Per-
rysburg.
AN .ACT-T5 provide for ne Removal Of hs
Seat Of Justice Of Wood county from The
Incorporated ridage of Bo'cRng Green
10 that Of Psrys6rg, w said county,
and TO authorize he Mayor and Iotol Oown-
eli of The Incorporated riildye ?f Fsrrys6urg
and the Trustees Of The township Of IsrTys-
burg in said county, 10 donate and convey
certain property in odec Of such re'nordL
Section /. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That frem
and after the taking effect of this section Of
this act, as hereinafter provided, the seat Of
justice In the county OF Wood shall be re-
moved from the village Of Bowling Green,
and shall be fixed until otherwise proved by
law, at the village Of Perfysburr, in said
county.
SEQ. 2. That the foregoing section Of
this act shall take effect aud be in force
when and 80 soon as tile same shall be
adopted by majority of all the electors OF
said Wood county voting at the next gem
hereinafter provided.
Sec. 3. The electors Of said Wood
county, at the next general election after
the passage ef this act, shall place on their
tickets the words "For Removal or
against Removal" to be deposited in
separate box to be provided for that pur-
posc by the Township Trustees, and if a
majority of all the electors Of said Wood
county voting at said election shall vote
% For Removal" the first section of this
act shall thereupon be considered to be
holden and adopted by such majority.
Provided that all tickets upon which the
words " For Removal" shall not be en-
dorsed or otherwise placed, shall be taken
and considered ~ votes against removal as
fully a. though the words Al anst Re-
moval" were indorsed or otherwise placed
thereon.
Sec. 4. That the Judges and Clerks of
Election in the several townships of said
county at the said general election, shall
cause all the votes that may be given
for removal or against removal to be
correctly counted In the same manner that
other votes are by law required TO be count
ed lin deing which all tickets upon which
the words "For Removal" shall not be
indorsed or otherwise placed, ehall be
counted M votes against removal as fully
as though the words " Against Removal
we're indorsed or otherwise placed thcreon;)
and they shall enter and certify in the poll
books respectively, OF said general election,
the number of votes so counted for removal
and the number SO counted against emoval,
which poll books shall be returned and
opened as required by the acts regulating
said general elections and the opening Of
| the returns thereof; and the officers open
| ing the returns of said election shall, ut the
same time that they make, certify and sign
the abstract required by law, also make,
certify and sign separate abstract of all
| the votes 80 returned for removal or against
removal showing the nnnihar 90 cS;'.e.. II
| each township, and the footings or aggre-
gate number so given in all the townships,
! which abstract shall forthwith be deposited
| in the Clerks Office of said county, and by
said Clerk recorded in a book to he provided
BY him for that purpose, and kept by him
as the other records in his Office, which
record, or a duly certified copy thereof,
shall be taken and received as legal evil
dence for all purposes Of the result Of said
voting.
Sec. 5. That in case majority OF electors
in said county Of Wood shall vote for re-
moval, as hereinbcfore provided, then and
in that event the trustees of Perrysbure
township, in said county, shall be and they
are hereby authorized and required to do
nate and convey to the Commissioners OF
Wood county, in trust for said county, the
Perrysburg town house, with the grounds
on which it stands, being in lots OF said
town of Perrysburg number two hundred
and eighty three, (2S3) and two hundred
and seventy (210,l for the purpose of {
Court House; and the Mayor and Towr
Council of the incorporated village OF Per
rysburg. are in like manner authorized anC
required to donate and convey to said Com
missioners, in trust for said eotipty, the jai
now in and owned by said village, Will
the grounds upon which il stands, being il
lot OF said village number two hundred anC
ten t2l0) and the north half of in lot mum
Der one hundred and ninety-nine, (l99) TO
the parpose OF County Jail; and it shal
be the duty OF said Commissioners, within
forty days after such donation and convey
, ance or offer thereof, to remove all papers
records, Offices and registers for the transaC
tion Of the official business of said County, t
the Court House SO provided in the villag
of Perrysburg as aforesaid and from an
after the expiration of said period OF fort
days, said incorporated village of Perryl
DuTB HHitAl l'G NuhtIl ntlu W bS III la
and in fact the county seat of Wood Count
aforesaid.
< Sec 6. It shall be the duty OF the Sheri
+ or Coroner, ms the case uay be, TO caut
proclamation to be made to the qualife
: voters of said County, in the same mann,
and at the same time as by law he is r
}. quired to do in other elections, notifyin
. said electors to vote as aforesaid upon Il
! question by this act submitted to then
u provided, however, that the omission
r. publish such proclamation. shall not
: deemed to impair the validitypf any retur
that are made in pursuance OF Section fol
of this act. and in such case the judges
II elections shall, nevertheless, return stat
ments OF the votes for and against said r
i movnl, as hereinbefore provided.
# Soc. 7. The sections OF this act subsequc
:. to the first section, shall take effect and
y in force on the passage of this act
e. GEO l.. CONVERSE
G Speaker of the House of Representativ,
EMERY d. POTTER,
President of the Senate, pro tel
Passed March 18th, 1875.
l. THE STATE OF OHIO.