SEC. 7. Unless said road shall be commenced in three years, and at least five miles completed in five years from the passage of this act, the charter shall be considered forfeited for nonuser. WILLIAM P. CUTLER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. February 8, 1847. Speaker of the Senate. AN ACT To quiet the title of the northeast quarter of section twenty-five, in township three, north, of range three, east, in the county of Paulding. WHEREAS, on the fifth day of October A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, Letters Patent were issued by the President of the United States (in conformity to an act of Congress) to the trustees of Oxford township, in the county of Butler, and State of Ohio, for the north half of section twenty-three, in township six, south of range four, east, the northeast quarter of section twenty-five, in township three, north, of range three, east, and the division of the south half of section nineteen, lying west of the river, in township three, north, of range four, east, selected as school lands in lieu of section sixteen, to be subject to the same uses, under the same management and liable to the same disposition in all respects as section sixteen, in said township of Oxford, granted for the use of schools, would by law have been; and whereas, the said northeast quarter of section twenty-five was on the twenty-first day June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-two sold by the State of Ohio to Shirly and Mason, who have laid out and established a town by the name of "Junction on said northeast quarter of section twenty-five, in the county of Paulding, and State of Ohio, and have sold a number of lots in said town of Junction, to several persons who have made improvements thereon, therefore, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That Alfred Luce, Samuel R. Mollyneaux and William H. Smith, trustees of said school lands or their successors in office, are hereby authorized and empowered to settle with Shirly and Mason, or their assigns, and the preference in settlement shall be given to said Shirly and Mason upon such terms as may be agreed upon between them or their assigns, and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act. SEC. 2. That there shall be appointed by the court of common pleas, in and for the county of Paulding aforesaid, on application being made for that purpose by the trustees aforesaid, three disinterested freeholders of that county, to appraise the value of said lands without regard to the improvements thereon made by the said Shirly and Mason or their assigns; and said appraisers shall take an oath faithfully and impartially to perform the duties of their appointment, and the value of said lands so fixed shall be paid by said Shirly and Mason or their assigns, to said trustees, one twelfth thereof in money at the time of making such settlement, and the balance in eleven equal annual installments with interest on the same, to be paid annually, to be secured by mortgage on the premises or otherwise to the satisfaction of said trustees. Should said Shirly and Mason or their assigns prefer making a greater payment down, or paying any of such installments within the time specified in this act, it shall be the duty of the trustees to receive such payments or to make such other arrangements, mutually satisfactory, for the payment of the appraised value of such property as they may deem equitable and just: Provided, that no less sum is paid down and no further time given for the payment of the whole sum than named in this act. SEC. 3. Should said Shirly and Mason, or their assigns, refuse to make settlement with said trustees, in the manner pointed out in this act, the said trustees are hereby authorized and empowered to obtain possession of said land in the manner pointed out by law, and to sell and dispose of said land or lots in the manner directed in the fourth and fifth sections of this act. SEC. 4. That the lots in the said town of Junction be sold as the same have been laid out and established by the said Shirly and Mason, and the said trustees are hereby authorized and empowered to lay out additional lots, with streets and alleys, on said northeast quarter of section twenty-five, and on the division of the south half of section nineteen, west of the river, and the same shall be appraised and sold according to the provisions of the act entitled "an act to regulate the sale of ministerial and school lands, and the surrender of permanent leases thereto," passed February 2, 1843: Provided, that said trustees shall have the power of limiting the number of lots to be sold at any one sale, nor shall any thing in this act be so construed as to make the State of Ohio in any manner liable to said Shirly and Mason, or their assigns, or to any person holding under them, for more than the purchase money received by the State, for said quarter section, with interest thereon. SEC. 5. That said trustees may lease, for any term not exceeding ten years, any of said lots that may remain unsold, by complying with the provisions of the general law of this State upon that subject, so far as the same are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act; and the trustees of the said township of Oxford shall pay out of any moneys belonging to said township, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in carrying into effect this act, where the same is not provided for by the several acts and laws above referred to. SEC. 6. This act shall not be construed to effect, in any manner whatever, the titles of the respective claimants to all or any part of the said northeast quarter of section twenty-five. SEC. 7. All moneys received by said trustees shall be paid into the State treasury, for the use of Oxford township, as other moneys received for section sixteen. WILLIAM P. CUTLER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. February 8, 1847. 1 Speaker of the Senate. AN ACT To amend the act entitled “An act to incorporate the town of Perrysburg, in the county of Wood," and the several acts amendatory thereto. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the power granted to said town council to levy a tax within said town, upon all real estate therein, by the ninth section of the original charter of said town, be and the same is hereby extended so as to embrace all the taxable property within said limits, as contained upon the grand list for state and county purposes. SEC. 2. That said town council shall have power to require the owner or owners of all lots in said town, to grade and pave the sidewalks and streets in the manner pointed out in the act to amend the act entitled "an act to incorporate the town of Perrysburg, in Wood county," to which this is an amendment; and in case said owner or owners neglect or refuse to grade or pave the streets or walks aforesaid, and the same shall be done by the said town council, as provided in said act, the expense of the same shall be placed upon the duplicate and collected in the same manner and under the same regulations as the other taxes of said town are now by law collected. SEC. 3. That said town council shall have power to subscribe to the capital stock of the Perrysburg Canal and Hydraulic Company the sum of four thousand dollars, in addition to the sum authorized by the act entitled "an act to authorize the town council of the town of Perrysburg to subscribe to the capital stock of the Perrysburg Canal and Hydraulic Company, and to levy a tax to pay the annual interest and for the final redemption of the bonds so issued," passed February twenty-six, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, and to issue bonds, raise tax for the payment of the interest and principal, in the same manner as is provided in the act to which this is an amendment. SEC. 4. That on such day as shall be agreed upon by the mayor and town council of said town of Perrysburg, of which time twenty days' previous notice shall be given by the mayor of said town, by advertisement in the newspapers published in said town, the qualified electors residing within the corporate limits of said town shall ballot for or against the acceptance of this act, by indorsing on their ballots either " Accept" or "Not accept," which said balloting shall, in all respects, proceed according to and be governed by the laws in force regulating elections held within said corporation; and if more than one-third of the ballots deposited, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, are indorsed "Not accept," then this act shall be void and of no effect. February 8, 1847. WILLIAM P. CUTLER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker of the Senate. AN ACT To incorporate the Ridge Union Meeting-House of Clinton and Pleasant townships, in Seneca county, Ohio. WHEREAS, The members of the Presbyterian, Methodist, Protestant, and German Reformed churches, residents of Clinton and Pleasant townships, in Seneca county, Ohio, have associated themselves together for the purpose of erecting a meeting house, for their joint occupancy, as such churches as aforesaid, and for other purposes pertaining to said churches; Therefore, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That William S. McMeens, William Holtz and Molehi Bernard, their associates and successors, members of the said several churches named in the above preamble, to wit: the Presbyterian, Methodist, Protestant, and German Reformed churches, and residents of said Clinton and Pleasant townships, in Seneca county, be and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate by the name and style of the "Ridge Union Meeting-House of Clinton and Pleasant townships, in Seneca county," and shall by that name have all the rights, privileges and immunities granted by, and shall be subject to all the restrictions of an act entitled "An act in relation to incorporated religious societies," passed March fifth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six; and of an act entitled "An act securing to religious societies a perpetuity of title to lands and tenements conveyed in trust for meeting houses, burying grounds, or residences for preachers," passed January third, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, and with full power and authority to sell and convey any real estate, goods and chattels now belonging to said association of such religious societies. SEC. 2. The said association shall have the right and power of electing annually, three trustees, one to be elected by each of the religious societies above named, who shall be empowered to transact and conduct all the business of such religious association, under such bylaws, rules and regulations as may from time to time be adopted by said trustees: Provided, that such bylaws, rules and regulations be not contrary to the constitution and laws of this state or of the United States. SEC. 3. That said corporators shall give ten days' notice of the time and place of their first meeting under this act, by advertisement in three public places in the townships aforesaid, when and where the trustees aforesaid shall be elected as aforesaid. WILLIAM P. CUTLER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. February 8, 1847. Speaker of the Senate. AN ACT To incorporate the Geauga County Mutual Fire Insurance Company. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That David D. Aiken, O. P. Newcomb, Alfred Phelps, A. G. Riddle, Leander J. Randall, Horace Merrill, and all other persons who may hereafter become members of said company, in the manner herein prescribed, be and hereby [are] incorporated and made a body politic by the name of the "Geauga County Mutual Fire Insurance Company," for the purpose of insuring their respective dwelling houses, stores, shops and other buildings, household furniture and merchandise, and goods and effects situate within the county of Geauga, against loss or damage by fire, whether the same shall happen by accident, lightning, or by any other means excepting that of design in the assured, or by the invasion of an enemy, or insurrection of the citizens of this or any of the United States, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, appear, prosecute and defend, in any court of record, or other place whatever; may have and use a common seal; may purchase and hold such real and personal estate as may be necessary and advisable for the interests and objects of their association, and the same may sell and convey at pleasure; may make and put in execution such by-laws, ordinances and restrictions, not repugnant to the laws of this state, as may seem advisable and necessary; and do and execute all such acts and things as may be necessary or expedient to carry into full effect the purposes intended by this grant. SEC. 2. That said corporation shall choose a board of directors, to consist of not more than nine nor less than five; said directors shall superintend the affairs and concerns of said corporation, and shall have the management of the funds and property thereof, and all things thereunto belonging not otherwise provided for; they shall have power from time to time to appoint a secretary, treasurer, and such other officers, agents and assistants as to them may seem necessary, and to prescribe their duties, fix their compensation, take such security from them as they may judge proper for the faithful performance of their respective duties, and remove them at pleasure; they shall determine the rates of assurance, and the sum to be assured on any building not exceeding three-fourths of its value; they shall order and direct the making and issuing of all policies of insurance, the providing of books, stationery and other things needful, for the office of said corporation, and for carrying on the affairs thereof, and may draw on the treasurer for the payment of all losses and expenses incurred in transacting the concerns of said corporation; they shall elect one of their own members to act as president, and may hold their meetings as often as necessary, and shall keep a record of their proceedings, and a majority of the whole number of directors chosen, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. SEC. 3. That every person who shall become a member of said corporation, by effecting insurance therein, shall, before he receives his policy, in addition to the premium, which shall in no case exceed eight per cent. on the amount insured, deposit his note without interest for such sum of money as shall be determined by the directors, which shall be payable in part or the whole, at any time when the directors shall deem the same requisite |