Trustees of blind & deaf &dumb asy lums Oath. Terms of office Officers. Powers. ries AN ACT To provide for the regulation and management of the Institutions of the Blind, and of the Deaf and Dumb. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the institutions of the blind and the deaf and dumb, shall be placed under the control of separate boards of trustees, consisting of three members each, two of whom shall reside in the city of Columbus. They shall take an oath faithfully to discharge the duties required of them by law; said board shall be appointed immediately after the passage of this act. The first named for one year, the second for two years, and the third for three years; and as their terms of service shall expire, their successors shall be appointed for the term of three years. SEC. 2. That each board shall appoint from their number a president to preside at their meetings, and a secretary to record, attest and preserve its proceedings. SEC. 3. That each board of trustees shall have the government and control of its respective institution, with power to appoint and remove for sufficient cause, the superintendent and teachers; to fix the compensation which each shall Limit of sala- receive, provided that the superintendent of the blind asylum shall receive a sum for his services not exceeding one thousand dollars per annum, the superintendent of the deaf and dumb asylum, a sum not exceeding twelve hundred dollars per annum, and the stewards a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars each per annum, and with the superintendent, to make such general rules for its management, as they shall deem most conducive to its usefulness. Reports. SEC. 4. That each board and the superintendent shall meet annually, on the first Tuesday of November at their respective institutions, and make reports of the condition and wants of the institution, which reports shall contain the name of every person employed in the institution, and the amount paid to each, with a detailed account of the receipts and ex penditures of the institution, from all sources and for all purposes whatever, and present the same to the governor. SEC. 5. That there shall be visitations and thorough ex- Visitations. aminations of each institution monthly, by one or more, and quarterly by a majority of the board; at such examinations the board shall draw up and place on record a detailed statement of the condition of the institution, which record shall be subject to the order of the general assembly, and at all times open to the inspection of the committees of the legislature on benevolent institutions. SEC. 6. That the superintendents shall reside in the insti- Superintendtutions, and shall have the entire control and management ents. of their internal affairs in all departments, and shall be responsible to the trustees for their proper and efficient management, and for the faithful service of all persons engaged therein, and shall have power to nominate the teachers and other officers employed in the institutions and to discharge the same by and with the consent of the boards. SEC. 7. That each board shall appoint a steward who Steward. shall be well skilled in making purchases and keeping accounts, who shall give bonds in the sum of two thousand dollars to the state of Ohio, that shall be satisfactory to the trustees, for the faithful performance of all his duties; and shall, under the direction of the superintendent, purchase the necessary supplies for the institution at their lowest cash value, and shall see that the grounds and other property of the state are properly preserved and kept in order, and perform such other duties as may be assigned him by the superintendent. current ex penses. SEC. 8 The superintendent of each institution shall em- Attendante. ploy such attendants, servants and other persons, as he may deem necessary for the efficient and economical management of the institution, assign them their respective places and duties, and may at any time discharge them from service. SEC. 9. The treasurer of state shall, from time to time, Money to meet advance the steward of each institution on his own order, endorsed by the superintendent and two of the trustees, on a warrant from the auditor of state, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars at one time, to meet current expenses. The steward shall keep an accurate account in detail, always Steward's ac open to the inspection of the superintendent and trustees, counts. of all expenses paid out of the sums so advanced by the treasurer, and shall settle the same with the trustees and superintendent monthly or oftener if required, and shall account for the sum advanced before another order is approved. SEC. 10. That no member of the Board of trustees and no officer of either of said institutions shall be in any manner, directly or indirectly, privately interested in the purchase or 7-LAWS. Trustees and. officers to have no inter est. Expenses of trustees. Sections repealed. sale of any article, building material or supply for the use of SEC. 11. That the trustees provided for in this act shall SEC. 12. That so much of section one of the act to amend certain acts in relation to the asylums of the deaf and dumb, and for the blind, passed March 2d, 1846, also, of an act to re-organize the benevolent institutions of the state of Ohio, passed April 28, 1852; also of an act to amend the act to reorganize the benevolent institutions of the state of Ohio, passed May 1, 1854, as conflicts with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. N. H. VAN VORHES, President of the Senate. April 8, 1856. Notice to own. ers, of receipt of property. Sale of prop away. AN ACT Authorizing the sale of property for charges in certain cases. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That all warehouse men, transportation companies, or railroad companies, shall, on the receipt of property in their warehouse, depot stations, or within thirty days thereafter, notify the owner or owners by letter or otherwise, (provided such property is plainly marked with the owner's name and place of residence) that such property is held by them subject to charges. SEC. 2. That if such owner, or owners, shall neglect to erty not taken call, pay charges, and take their property away within six months from the time notice shall have been given as required in section one of this act, such warehouse men, transportation companies, or railroad companies, may sell the said property to the highest bidder at auction, by advertising the same thirty days in two of the papers published in the county of general circulation. SEC. 3 That all moneys so received from the sale of such property, after deducting all charges and other expenses, shall be held by such warehouse men, transportation company, or railroad company, one year from the day of sale of such property, for the benefit and use of the owner or owners; and if not called for within that time, such warehouse men, transportation company, or railroad company, holding the same, shall pay, or cause it to be paid into the county treasury of the county in which the property was sold, within thirty days thereafter, and shall at the same time file with the county auditor a schedule of the property sold, giving in detail a description of each item of property, the name of the owner, the date of its reception, the time and manner of notice to the owner if known, the amount for which the same was sold, the name of the purchaser, and amount of charge on each. SEC. 4. If at any time within six months after the pay- When claimment of said money into the treasury and the ning of said ant proves schedule in the office of the county auditor, any claimant title. of any portion of said money shall prove his or her title to the same to the satisfaction of said auditor, by testimony to be reduced to writing and filed with said auditor, it shall be the duty of said auditor to issue an order upon the county treasury for the payment of the amount of said claim so proven, and all money remaining unclaimed, shall, at the expiration of said period of six months be by said county auditor transferred to the common school fund of the county. SEC. 5. This act to take effect from and after its pas- In force. sage. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President of the Senate. April S, 1856. AN ACT For the relief of certain turnpike and plank road companies. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That where the shareholders of any turnpike or plank road company are individually liable for the liabilities of such company, the proportion that each shareholder shall be required to pay to meet existing liabilities, may be determined and collected in the manner provided by this act. Notice to SEC. 2. The directors of any such company, desiring to shareholders. avail themselves of the provisions of this act, shall give Statement. Majority to determine basis. Limit of liability. Action against delinquent stockholder. Publication. In force. notice to the shareholders for a meeting of the stockholders specifying the time and place of meeting and the object thereof. SEC. 3. At such meeting a detailed statement shall be submitted showing the assets and indebtedness of such company. SEC. 4. A majority of the stockholders at such meeting may determine upon the basis for assessing the shareholders to meet the indebtedness of such company and fix the time or times and mode for the payment of the amount assessed against each individual or corporation. SEC. 5. No one shall be liable beyond the sum fixed by the charter of such company, nor shall any one be so liable unless he was the owner of stock in such company at the time such indebtedness was contracted. SEC. 6. Any shareholder failing to pay as required, the amount so assessed, shall be liable to an action in the name of such company for the recovery thereof as in other cases of indebtedness. SEC. 7. The notice required by this act shall be given by publication, for at least thirty days in all the newspapers published in the counties in and through which the road of such company may be located. SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS H. FORD, April 8, 1856. President of the Senate. Curwen's R. AN ACT To amend the act to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages, passed May 3, 1852. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the sixty-sixth section of the act entitled an act to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages, passed May 3, 1852, be so amended as to read as follows: SEC. 66. The city council shall have power to proare not paid. vide that, when a fine shall be imposed for the violation of the ordinances of the city, or any of them, and the same is not paid, the party convicted shall, by order of the mayor or When fines |