AN ACT Supplementary to the act entitled "an act to incorporate the Defiance Female Seminary in the county of Defiance," passed March 23, 1850, and to repeal the act supplementary to said act, passed March 26, 1860. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That on payment to the auditor of state, within one year after the passage of this act, by the trustees of the Defiance Female Seminary, of the tracts of land selected by said trustees June 11, 1850, in pursuance of their act of incorporation, passed March 23, 1850, said seminary shall have and hold the same, and said auditor is authorized to correct any errors in description in any original certificate, or otherwise; and he shall give a certificate of such final payment, and upon the presentation of such certificate to the governor of this state, he shall convey said lands to said seminary: Provided, the taxes, interest, and penalty now assessed on said lands are paid on or before June 1st, 1864; and that said trustees have expended within one year from the passage of this act, not less than twenty-five hundred dollars, in the erection of or commencement of suitable buildings for said seminary purposes. SEC. 2. That said trustees shall cause to be appraised, under the oaths of three judicious freeholders of said county, the said seminary lands, and said lands shall not be sold for less than the appraised value thereof, and shall not be sold at private sale until they have first been offered at public sale at the court house in said county, which sale shall be notified for at least thirty days in some newspaper published in said county, and in the city of Columbus, of general circulation, describing the several tracts in brief, and their appraised value, and the treasurer of said seminary shall receive and collect all moneys of said corporation, and he is required to give bond and security to the acceptance or said trustees, in at least double the appraised value of said lands, for the faithful discharge of his duties. Said trustees may cause re-appraisements of said lands if found necessary for the interest of said corporation, and the proceeds from sales of said lands shall be applied to the securing of grounds and erecting of suitable buildings, and the sustaining of a seminary in the town of Defiance, in accordance with the spirit of this act, and for no other purpose. SEC. 3. That the trustees, by a two-thirds vote of the stockholders, at a meeting duly notified in a newspaper of general circulation in said county, for at least thirty days, stating its object, may apply the funds, privileges, and immunitions of said corporation to the purpose of the education of either or both sexes, in such manner as they shall deem best, and also, if authorized by said vote, they may change the name of said corporation. SEC. 4. That the act passed March 26, 1860, entitled "an act supplementary to an act entitled an act to incorporate the Defiance Female Seminary in the county of Defiance," passed March 23, 1850, be and the same is hereby repealed. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Speaker of the House of Representatives. March 31, 1864. President of the Senate. AN ACT To authorize the board of Commissioners of Fayette county to levy a special tax. WHEREAS, One Peter Carder, late of Fayette county, in this state, on the 16th day of April, A. D. 1863, made and published his last will and testament, containing (among other things) a devise to the said county, in the words following, to-wit: "I give and bequeath to the county of Fayette, state of Ohio, the farm known as "the Shire farm, and so much of the Haymaker as lays on the east side of the Deva"lon road-the center of the road to be the line-p ovided the county pays to my be"loved wife, Catharine Carder, the sum of seven hundred dollars, yearly, so long as "she shall live, and pays all expenses incurred, securing their right and title to "the same. If the county fail to comply with the above conditions, I give and be"queath the same to my beloved wife, Catharine Carder, to have and to hold the same "to her and her executors, administrators and assigns, forever." AND, WHEREAS, The said Peter Carder departed this life on the 18th day of May, A. D. 1863, and afterwards, to wit: on the 5th day of June, A. D. 1863, his said last will and testament was admitted to probate in and by the probate court of said county; and WHEREAS, The board of commissioners of said county has accepted the said devise for and on behalf of said county, with all the obligations and limitations in said will prescribed, and has undertaken to perform, faithfully and strictly, all the conditions necessary to be performed in order to secure the enjoyment of said devise by said county; therefore SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, The said acceptance of said devise is hereby ratified and confirmed, but this section shall not be held or construed to effect the validity of said will or devise. SEC. 2. For the purpose of paying to the said Catharine Carder the first annual payment from said county, under said devise, the said board of commissioners of Fayette county, at an extra session which it is hereby authorized to hold for the purpose, is hereby authorized to transfer the sum of seven hundred dollars, of any money belonging to said county, from any fund or funds to which the same may be set apart, except from the "school fund," and the "relief fund," to a special fund, to be denominated the "Carder farm fund ;" and thereupon, at such extra session, to order the moneys so transferred to be paid by the treasurer of said county, upon the warrant of the auditor thereof, to the said Catharine Carder, in discharge of the said first yearly payment payable to her under said devise; and the said board, at its next June session, is hereby authorized to levy a tax on the taxable property of said county, sufficient in amount to raise the said sum of seven hundred dollars, which tax shall be levied and collected in the same manner as taxes for ordinary county purposes are levied and collected, and when collected the same shall be placed to the credit of the fund or funds from which the same may be transferred as aforesaid. SEC. 3. For the purpose of paying to said Catharine Carder the sum of seven hundred dollars annually, after the said first annual payment shall have been made to her, as aforesaid, the said board is hereby further authorized and empowered, at its June session, annually, to levy a special tax on the taxable property of said county, sufficient in amount to raise, annually, during the natural life of said Catharine Carder, the sum of seven hundred dollars, to be paid to her yearly, each and every year next after the 18th day of May, A. D. 1864, in pursuance of the direction of said testator in said devise, and also such additional sum or sums of money as may be necessary to pay all expenses which may be incurred in securing the right and title of said county to the real estate devised to it as aforesaid, which tax shall be levied and collected in the same manner as taxes for ordinary county purposes are levied and collected by law; and when collected, the sum of seven hundred dollars shall be paid to said Catharine Carder, annually, during each year of her natural life, after said 18th day of May, 1864, in discharge of the annual payment directed to be made to her as aforesaid, so long as she shall live; and the remainder, if any shall have been levied and collected for the purpose, shall be applied to pay the expenses, if any, which may be incurred, as aforesaid. SEO. 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHARLES ANDERSON, President of the Senate. March 81, 1864. AN ACT To provide for the payment of the claim of Jacob L. Vance for work done on section No. 35 of the Miami Canal extension. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the state auditor is hereby authorized and directed to examine the claim of Jacob L. Vance against the state of Ohio, for work on section No. 35, on the Miami canal extension, and to take testimony touching the justice of the same, for which purpose he is authorized and empowered to send for persons and papers. If upon such examination the auditor shall be of the opinion that said claims, or any part thereof, is just, and should be paid, he shall allow and pay the same, not exceeding five hundred dollars, for which purpose that sum is hereby appropriated out of the general revenue fund: Provided, that the amount which may be allowed by the auditor shall not be paid until the said Vance shall have filed with the auditor a receipt in full for said olaim. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. S HUMPHREVILLE, President pro. tem. of the Senate. March 31, 1864. JOINT RESOLUTIONS. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to a vote of thanks to governor Tod. WHEREAS, The executive term of governor Tod has been a period of unexampled trial to the state and nation, involving the existence of the government, and demanding devoted loyalty and extraordinary executive ability; and WHEREAS, In our opinion these demands have been met by him in a manner eliciting the approbation of all loyal men, Therefore, the general assembly of the state of Ohio, in the name and behalf of the people of Ohio, feel constrained to award to governor David Tod, upon his retirement from office, this public testimony of our approbation and esteem. Resolved, That the thanks of the general assembly of the state of Ohio are heroby tendered to him for the able, self-sacrificing and devoted manner in which he has discharged all the duties of chief magistrate of the state; for his devotion in ministering to the sick and and wounded soldiers; for his kindness, courtesy and assistance to the friends and families of the soldiers in their anxious inquiries for those exposed in camp, upon the battle-fields and in hospitals; for his pecuniary sacrifices for the soldiers' encouragement and comfort; for his patriotic addresses made to the regiments, from time to time, when going into service; for his well-arranged system of half-fare tickets, by which the relatives of the soldier were enabled to visit the hospitals and battle-fields to convey relief, or bring to their last resting place amid the homes of the loyal north, the remains of those who had given their lives for their country's protection; for the enduring memorials to the dead of the rank and file in the cemeteries of Spring Grove and Gettysburg; for the preservation of peace and order of the state; for the speedy suppression of disloyalty and resistance to laws; for untiring industry in the business of the state; for deep-toned loyalty; for the full and faithful discharge of the trust which two years ago was entrusted to him by a loyal people; for all this he takes with him into his retirement our thanks, our approval, and our desire for his future welfare and happiness. And when the terrible drama of this infamous rebellion shall have closed, his official discharge of duty will remain a proud monument to his memory, and a rich legacy to his children. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHARLES ANDERSON, January 19, 1864. JOINT RESOLUTION, President of the Senate. Recognizing the patriotism, skill and ability of major-general William S. Rosecrans. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That major-general William S. Rosecrans, rotains the undiminished confidence and regard of the loyal people of Ohio. In him they recognize a brave, able and skillful general, a true American patriot, and from the valuable services rendered his country upon the battlefield, entitled to the full confidence of the government. Resolved, That the governor communicate copies of the above resolution to majorgeneral William S. Rosecrans. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. January 28, 1864. JOINT RESOLUTION, President of the Senate. Requesting a copy of the address of the Hon. G. Volney Dorsey, on the life and character of Andrew Jackson, for publication. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That a committee of three on the part of the house and two on the part of the senate be appointed to wait on the Hon. G. Volney Dorsey and request a manuscript copy of the very able and bistorical lecture on the life and character of Andrew Jackson, delivered before the two branches of the Ohio legislature, on the evening of the 8th of January, 1864, for the use of said body. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHARLES ANDERSON, President of the Senate. January 28, 1864. JOINT RESOLUTION, In reference to printing the report of the adjutant-general. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That there be printed of the report of the adjutant-general, seven thousand copies in English, and two thousand in German; five thousand copies of the English, and five hundred copies of the German for the use of the adjutant-general, and the remainder for the use of the general assembly. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. January 28, 1864. JOINT RESOLUTION, President of the Senate. In reference to pay of messenger boys. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the messenger boys of the senate and house of representatives be paid two dollars per day respectively, for their services during the present session of the legislature. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHARLES ANDERSON, January 28, 1864. President of the Senate. |