Indiana American, Volume 6, Number 24, Brookville, Franklin County, 15 June 1838 — Page 1

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PDi!) OP THE AMERICAN. n advance-$2,50 in six months; ; or $3 00 at .hA 'eviration of the year. u unur m ui6tinue subscription at his option. JCKRTiMENTS.-TwelvelrneS,or less, will be inserted once or three times, for one dollar, fend 25 ients will be charged foreach additional insertion. TlWS OF INDIANA. AN ACT making general appropriations fot the jear eighteen hundred and thirty-eight. approved, febuary IT, 1838. Sec. I. Be enacle ty the General Assembly of the Slate of Indiana, Tliat there be appropriated for the expense! of the General Assembly, including the pay of members, secretaries, clerks, sergeants-at-arms, door keepers, fuel, binding, and distributing the laws and journals; together with all other expenses incident to the present session, the sum of fifty thousand dollars; printing and stationary, binding and distributing the laws and journals, seventeen thousand dollars; specific appropriations! thousand five hundred dollars; jiliciary, including prosecutors, fourteen j uusand dollars; probate judges, three thoueandand five hundred dollars; executive officers, three thousand and two hundred dollars; contingent expenses, one thousand dollar;; state library,ffour bund red dollars; state prison one thousand dollars; for the state house, two thousand seven hundred dollars. AN ACT to provide for the distribution of the Laws and Journals, and lor other purposes. ' . approved febuary 17, 1838. Sfiti 1. Be it enacted by the General "Assembly of the Stale of Indiana, That it shall be the duty of the secretary of slate so soon as the printing of lh8 laws shall be annually done to certify the fact that he had compared the printed with the enrolled acts, joint resolutions and memorials, and found them correctly printed; which certificate shall be signed and dated by the secretary and annexed in print to the volumes of the acts, joint resolutions and memorials; and when th printing is finally completed and the copies delivered to ihe secretary of sfa'e, he shall-givc to said printers a certificate containing a detailed account of the printing .done by said printers far the State, together with the total amount due therefor; for which certificate under the hand and seal of such secretary slmll be a sufficient voucher for the auditor of public acconts '.o audit the same, and (o give the said printers warrants on the treasury for the same, which the treasurer shall pay out of any money in the treasury" not otherwise appropriated. Sec 2. The copies of the general laws passed or ordered to be re-prinlcd at the present session, when bound and delivered to the secretary of state, and the. copies of the acts, joint resolutions and memorials of every subsequent session, when so delivered and ready for distribution, shall be in part distributed as follows, to wit r To the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary, auditor and treasurer of state, each one copy: to the. United blates judge and district attorney for the district of Indiana, one copy each; the judges of the cir cuit, supreme and probate courts, each one copy; to the circuit prosecuting attorneys, each one copy; to the several states and ter ritories of the United States, such number of copies not exceeding three, as may be receiV' ed at the secretary's office from them respec tivelv; to the members of the -Senate " and house of representatives, the secretaries, regu lar clerks, each one copy; and the secretary ot Hate shall forward the same to the alore said persons, by mail or otherwise, except that the volumes to be sent to the members of the legislature, the clerks, secretaries, and the supreme, circuit and probate judges and circuit prosecuting attorneyes, shall be lor warded lo the counties where they respective ly reside, by the distributors, with the other copies of the laws seut to such counties. Sec. 3. The residue of such copies slial be disposed of as follows: To the counties of Wayne and Dearborn, sixty copies each; lo the counties of Washinglon, Jetlerson, Marion Henry, Rush, Montgomery, Putnam, 1 oun tain, Parke, Tinnecauoe, Clark and Laporte each fifty -five copies; to the counties of Franklin, Orange, Knox, Fayette, Union, Switzer and. Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, ainlivan igo, Gibson, Barthelomcw, 1'osey, Kipiey Decatur, fiftv volumes each: and all olhe counties forty-five volumes each; and the said volumes, so to be delivered to each of the aforesaid counties, shall be delivered lo the clerks of the several counties, except in cases where there may be no clerks, in the case the 'ame shall be delivernrl tn the sheriffof such county; and the said volumes,. when so delived to such clerks or sheriffs, shall b distributed by such clerks or sheriffs, as follows, to-wit: lo the associate judges, justices of the peace,cib. oi ine court, recorder ot tne county, iperiffand coroner, and each county commis oner, one volume each. , Sec. 4. The copies of the journals of each house shall be distributed in equal proportion among the members oi the respective houses :nat is to the members of each house its own journals; which said journals shall be deliver e to the said clerks and sheriffs of the several cunties, in the same way, time, place and m4nper that the aforesaid volumes of Ihe nets n4 joint resolutions are to be delivered; and wQeo so delivprt to such sheriffs and clercs, esaid clerks or sheriffs shall deliver the S5"ifi b the members for whom thev arc in

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tended; and the secretary of state shall carefully preserve and file away in his office of secretary of state, all the volumes of the acts and joint resolutions, together with forty copies of uie journals ot each house, not otherwise disposed of by this act. Sec. 5. The secretary of state -is hereby directed to cause to be printed in one volume, all the spec'al and private acts, joint resolu tions and memorials of the piesent session of uie ocncrnl. Assembly, to be denominated ni'finl nrtcnf 1COO.T) 1 . 5.-I. ; I . t.. w.... v .a U ICWOj UI WHICH pCClill CIS there shall be printed six hundred copies, bound in paper covers, and distributed and disposed of according to law. " oec. G. The volumes-of the special acts f the present session, shall be distributed and disposed ofas follows, Uo-wit: to each mem ber ol the SScnate nod House of Representa tives, one volume; and to each'countv in the state six volumes, to be forwarded as afore said, and preserved in the clerk's office ofthe respective comities, for the use of (hose con cerned, and the remaining volumes to. be preserved in the secretary's office; Sec. 7. The. secretary and treasurer of slate, and auditor of public accounts, or a majority of them, are hereby required annu ally hereafter to contract with some separate person or persons for each 'judicial district in the state, to convey and 'deliver the several volumes of the aforesaid acts' and joint resoutions and journals, to the several persons, counties and places, pointed out by this net, taking. bond and security of the undertakers! lortne laiihlul .performance ofthe contract: and so soon as such undertaker shall produce to the secretary of -state, the. receipts o! the several clerks or sheriffs authorized to receive the laws and journals aforesaid; setting forth that the proper number of volumes of . the laws ana journals have been delivered in good order, the said secretary shall then cer tify under his hand and seal," that such undertaker has performed his contract, and the amount that is due to such undertaker for the same; which certificate of said secretary, shall be a suthcicnt voucher lor the auditor ot pub ic accounts to give such undeitaker-an au dited warrant therefor, and the treasurer of stale is hereby authorized lo pay such warrant out of any money in the treasury not other wise appropriated. Sec. o. 1 hat in all cases where any per son employed to distribute the laws and jour nals of this slate, shall tail or neglect to perform his duties agreeably to his. con tract, it shall be the duly of the secretary of state to cause suit forthwith to be commenced oh such contractor's bond, and have the same prosecuted lo final judgement; and it is here by made the duty of the prosecuting attorney ofthe district where such suit shall be com menced, to attend and prosecute the same for and on behalf of the stale, and collect and hpy over the amount recovered into the state treasury. Sec iK It is hereby made the duly ol tne clerks of the circuit courts of each county, to make a record of the day and date of the re ception of the acts and joint resolutions as above authorized, in his office; and such record shall be deemed and tr.kcn as the time of the publication' bflhc said laws within said countv. Sec. IU. the secretary and treasurer ot . - - -- . . . , state, and auditor of public accounts, or a ma jorityof them, are hereby required annually, in like manner, sixty oavs ueiorc me nrsi oay of each and every General Assembly, lo close a contract or contracts with some person or persons for furnishing the necessary hrc-wood or other fuel, and stationary for the use of the Houses of the General Assembly, and shall enter into bonds, as in the case of contracts for nrintine: which contracts shall oe sevcrally reported to ine general Asseniuiy, wiwi- " . TK . . A C V. . . ... , ii hi. in three days alter tne commencement ui emu session, by the secretary of stale.. Sec. 11. Previous to entering into any such contracts, the secretary, treasurer, and auditor of stale shall give public notice there nf. in such wav and mauner- as they or a ma jority of them shall deem most advisable. Set. I'Z. in ail counties wiiwre iucic i.ic-T be surplus copies of the laws, either of this or anv nrecedine or succeeding yeaT, it 6hall be the duty ofthe clerk of each of such counties, to deliver one of each of such surplus copies to each officer entitled to the laws, who has not previously had a copy of the same, on curl. nflWr annlvine for the same. This act lo take effect and be in force from and after its passage. a ;n'nt Resolution on the subject ofthe revi 11 JVH l .inn of the laws. rippnnVGD FEBRUARY It, 1838.1 Ii a rfisnfapd bv the General Assembly of the Slate of Indiana, That it shall be the duty of treasurer of Slate and secretory of State,im mediately after the adjournment of the present session of the General Assembly, to select all such acts and joint resolutions, if any, of a frpneral nature, and not either local or pnvat rnr in'fnrce. and not included in the revised ooi nffhp. nresent session, and cause the BarrA in .lift nrintcd with the revised acts. Srr. o. anA he it further resolved. That Isaac lilackford is hereby appointed, and he U requested to prepare a collection ot all tne general statutes of this Stale, arranged under proper heads, and submit the same to the Le-trUlatu.-e on or before another revision may fbe necessary; and that he be requested at the same time to suggest such alterations ana ad ditions as he may deem necessary, as amen- - i datory to the said statute.

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A Joint Resolution in reference lo the duties oi secretary of State. APPROVE FEBRUARY 17, 183S. Be it resolved by the General Assembly ofthe Slate cflndia7iay That the secretary- of State be, and he is hereby allowed the following compensation for, and in consideration ofthe following duties, .which are imposed upon him by law: for copying, indexintr and sunerinlending the printing ofthe laws of each session of the. General Assembly, (excluding those of the present session,) the sum of two hundred dollars, for purchasing books and performing all the services incident to the duties of Slate librarian, the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, per. annum; for services required of him in relation to the Wabash and Erie canal lands, the Michigan road. Hie pur chase of State stationary, the receiving pro posals ana jetting contracts for fuel, fordislriouting me laws andjournals ol each year, and ii contracts and duties required of him in his fficial capacity, the sum of one hundred dolars. - The above sums shall be paid on proper" authentication in quarterly instalment's. Be it further resolved, That grand and petit jurors shall receive ene dollar and twenty-five cents per day for their services. OCTlhis resolution. to b.e in force from and ftcr its passage. . A Joint Resolution relative to the State Prin ting for 1838. APPROVED FEBRUARY 17, 1838. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Slate of Indiana, That Douglass & Noel have one hundred and twenty days after the rising ol the present Leneral Assembly to complete the' printing of the Laws and of" the Journals ofthe Senate, and that. Bolton & Livingston have the. same time extended to them to comIele the printing of the Journal of the House of Representatives ofthe present General Assembly. ." Tarn-pikc Charter. . AN ACT to incorporate the Colcrain, Oxford aad Itrookvillc Turnpike Company. . Sec. 1. Be it enacted-by the General Af-sem'jly f the State of Ohio, That Wright Smith, Timothy Goodman, John L. Avery, Henry Cilley, Giles Richards, Jesse Kevis, Jenthah D. Garrard, and Paul Houston, or Hamilton county; John Knox, Nchemiab Y ade, Enoch Bond, James Com&lock Sam'l Dick, jr., James Elliot, Jacob Rickard, A rali a in I. Chittenden, John Rickard, James Sam ple., James Hill, and Isaac Anderson, jr. of Butler ounty; and . their associates, together with such other persons as may be hereafter associated with them, be, and they are. hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, for the purpose of construct ing a turnpike road from the city of Cincinnati to the'Coleraiu and Venice bridge across the Great Miami river, from thence by way of Millville to Ox ford in Butler county, and from said bridge to the east line of the State of Indiana, on the nearest and best route to Brook ville, Indiana: by the name, style and description ofthe "Colerain, Oxford and Brookville turnpike company, and by that same they and their successors shall have perpetual succession, and all the privileges and immunities inci dent to a corporation; and shall be capable oi holdnir capital stock, and may take, purchase and bold to Ahem, their successors and assigns in fee simple, or for any less estates, any lands, tenements or hereditaments, and also any personal property or other estate which may be necessary for the efficient prosecution ofthe object contemplated by this act. and shall be cepable by their corporate name aforesaid, of contracting and being contracted with, 6uing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered, defending and being defencea in all courts or competent junsdic- - . , i , tion; and - may -iiave ana use a common eeu, anu may break, alter and renew the same at pleasure. Sic. 2. So soon as said company suan iiave auv organized themselves by written articles o'f as sociation, recognizing this act, they may proceed to open books for subscription to the capital stock of 6aid company at Cincinnati, and sucii oiuer places as they may deem proper.o receive 6uoscriptions lo the stock of said company, in shares of fifty dolars each; which books Ehall be opened at such times and under such regulations as shall be di rected by the persons named in the first section ol this act, or any five of them, or by the President and Directors of said company. Sec. 3. Whenever five hundred shares snail have been subscribed to the stock of said company, the persons named in the first section of this act, or any five of them, may call a meeting of the stockholders, by giving public notice tnereoi in some newspaper printed in Cincinnati, and also in some newspaper in Butler county, for at least twen ty days prior to the day of meeting, lor tne purpose of electing nine directors, at which election, at foast three ofthe oereona named in tne nrsi section of this act, shall be present, one of whom shall preido. All votes for directors sball be by ballot; each stockholder ehall be entitled to one vote for each share be may own. not exceeding ten, tor eve ry two shares above ten and not exceeding tnirty, ono vote; and for every nve suares above winy, one vote: stockholders may also vote by proxy, un der such regulations as may be prescribed by the by-laws ofthe company; and tne directors tnus eiec ted shall hold their offices until their successors ehall be elected and qualified, and shall forthwith aualify themselves by taking an oath of office, and A - - r . . . . . . r .1 Klmll mimed i at CIV nroceeu 10 eioct irom meir u u body a President, whose duty in 6hall be to sign all obi israt ions or contracts on uenan oi me company. ami who shall hold his office, until his successor shall be elected and qualified. Sec. 4. After the first election, all subsequent elections for directors, shall be holden on the sec ond Monday of October, in each and every year, af 6uch place as a majority ofthe directors may appoint; which directors thus elected, shall hold their offices one year and until thoir successors sball be elected and quanh ?d; and tne directors tnus eiecieu shall in like.manner proceed to choose a President from their own bodv. who shall hold hi s othce un til kia miTMsor be elected and Qualified; and if the election for directors shall not be holden at the time prescribed by this section, the company sball not for that cause be dissolved, but it shall be lawful to hold an election at any other time, notice thereof being given, as is provided by the third sec tion of this act.

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FRIEN DS. rec. o. i ne president and directors Bhs)f in u n ran ... cases manage the concerns of said company; appoint such officers and agents as may be necessary; fill all vacancies that may happen in their own body, until the next annual election; make such bylaws, rules and regulations for the government of said company consistent to the laws of the United States and of this State, as they may deem expedient, they may require an oath or affirmation of any of the agents of eajd company; iimjr unii special meetings ot tue stockholders, giving at least ten days notice of such meeting, by advertising as before mentioned in the third sertion of this act; they shall keeo a record of all their nnceedings, relative .to the business of the company, which shall at all times be open to the inspection of any person interested. Sec. 6. If any stockholder shall fuee to pay any instalment, after 30 da va notice of me v.me ana place ot Davment. bv advprtispmpnt published in some newspaper printed in Cincinnati. and also in -some newspaper printed in Butler county; it shall be the duty ofthe directors to collect the deficient instalments by suit, with interest and cost thereon, from the time such unpaid instalments had become dues, and no delinquent' stockholder shall have a right to transfer any.share or shares in said stock, nor to vote at any meeting ofthe com pany, on any snare lor which he may be delinquent. Sec. 7. That said comnanv Rlmll t,nv a rio-iit to survey and lay out the said road, through any improved or unimproved lands, on the nearest and best route from the city of Cincinnati, across said Colerain and Venice bridge to the town of Oxford in Butler countv. throush Millville in eairi rnnntv. aim iioiu fcaiu onoge 10 ine east line ot the State of If r .1 l. - i . . . . ... . J ' Indiana, on the nearest and best roiite to Brookville, and to take from the land occupied by said road when surveyed and located, any stone, grave!, timber, or other materials necessary to construct a good, secure and substantial road, and the necessary culverts and bridges connected therewith; and in cae sufficient materials cannot be procured on. the land so located for said road, culverts and bridges, said company or their agents, shall have a right to enter upon any improved or unimproved lauds adjoining, or in the vicinity of said road, and to dig, cut down, take and carry away so much stone, gravel, timber or other materials (not previously cut down, taken or appropriated by the owner to any particular use) as may be necessary to enable said company to const ru-t said road and the necessary culverts, ways and bridges; and if any diuerence should arise between the owner or owners of any ground on which said road mav be located, or from which 6uch materials are taken as aforesaid, and the agents of the company respect ing damages, it shall be determined by three dis interested freeholders, to be appointed by the com missioncrs of .the county in which tins Jand lies, who, alter heing duly sworn faithfully and impartially to perform the duties required of them by this act, shall make out their assessment in writing of damages, if any, a copy of which shall be given to the.propricto.- of the rand, and another copy to the ogent of the company, and said agent shall pdy or ofTer to pay .to the owner Tf said land, the amount of tuch assessed, damages, before he shall enter upon or take' cny such ground, or materials other than to survey and lay out the road; and all expenses of such assessment of damages, if any shall be awarded, shall be paid by the company; but if no damages shall be awarded, the expenses shall be paid by the person who had claimed damages,and if any part of said road shall be located upon ground occupied as a county road, and which shall have been graded and improved, by direction ofthe county commissioners at the expense ofthe county, the said company, before they collect any toll thereon, shall pay or secure to be paid to the county, to the satisfaction of the county commissioners, the fair value to said company of such grading, or improvement, to be ascertained by three jadicious,disistereated frceboldeis, to be appointed by the judges of the court of Common fleas of said counjy, or a majority of them, if the company and county commissioners do not agree upon such val ue, and the expense of such assessment thall be paid by the company.sec. c. t he president and -directors ot the uoiein, Oxford and Brookville Turnpike Company, shall cause the said road to be opened, not exceed ing one hundred feet wide, at least twenty feet of which shall be maue an artincial road, composed oi stone, gravel, or other suitable materials, well com pacted together, in such a manner as to secure a firm substantial and even road, .rising in the mid dle with a gradual curve, and shall maintain and keen the same in good repair; and in no case shall the ascent in the road be of greater elevation than four and a half degrees. S'jc. 9. So sooa as the said turnpike company shall have completed the road as aforesaid, or any part thereof, not less than ten miles, beginning at Cincinnati; and so Irom time to time as often as ten succeeding continuous miles of said road shall be completed, an agent to be appointed for that pur pose by the Governor, U not otherwise appointee by direction of the Legislature, 6hall on applica tion ofthe company examine the same, and report his opinion in writing to the President ofthe com pany, and if 6uch a report shall state the road, or nv ten continuous miles thereof, to be completed agreeably' to the provisions of this act, the com pany may then erect agaicorgaiesaisuuaoie uit tances, and demand and receive of persons travel! in? said road, the tolls allowed. by this act. - Sec. 10. The following shall be the rates of toll for each and every -ten miles of said road, and the same proportion for a greater or less distance, to wit; for every four wheeled carriage, wagon or other vehicle drawn by one horse or other animal, eighteen and three fourth cents, for every horse or other animal in addition, six and one- fourth Cents; for every cart, chaise or othertwo wheeled carriage or vehicle drawn by one horse or other animal, twelve and a half cents, for every horse or other animal in addition,- six and a fourth cents; for every sled or sleigh drawn by one horse or other- other animal, twelve and a half cents, for every horse or other animal in addition, 6ix and a fourth cents; for every coach, chariot or other four wheeled pleasure carriage drawn by one horse, twenty-five cents, for every additional horse, twelve and a half cents; for every horse, and rider, six and one fourth cents; for every horse, mule or ass, six months old and upwards, led or driven, three ceuts; for every head of neat catt'e, six months old and up ward8one cent; for every head of sheep or"hogs, one half cent: Provided, that all persons going to and returning- from nublic worshin. and all militia men troinff to and returning from musters, and all fune ral processions, shall pass raid road free of toll Provided, also, that the Legislature may at any time after the expiration of five yeare from the time ofthe completion of said road, make any alteration in the rates of toll aforesaid. Sec. 11. If any person or persons using 6aid road shall with intent to defraud 6aid company, or to e Vttde the payment of toll, pass through any private gale or bars, or along any other ground near to an

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turnpike gate which shall be erected pursuant to this act, or shall practice any fraudulent mean with intent to evado or lessen the payment of such toll, or if any person shall take- anotuer person off said road with intent to defraud said turnpike com' pany, each and every person concerned in such fraudulent practices, shall for every such offence, forfeit and pay to the company, tin sum ffi, lars without stay of execution, lo be recovered with costs of suit in an action of debt a: the suit of said company, before any justice of the peace of the county: Provided, that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent persons residing on said road from passing thereon, about their premises between the gates, for ordinary purposes. Sec. 12. If the said company shall fail for tendays in succession to keep said road in repair, and complaint thereof be made to a justice ofthe peace of the county, it shall be his duty forthwith to summon three disinterested judicious freeholders to examine the same, and.he shall give notice tn t h tnll gatherer at the nearest gate, ofthe time when said freeholders will proceed to examine the part of said road complained of; and the said freeholders, aner oat lug lanen an oaiij or affirmation to act impartially, shall proceed in the examination, and if they shall find the same out of repair, they shall certify it to the justice of the peace, wlio shall immediately transmit a cepy of such certificate to the nearett toil gatherer where such defective part of the road lies; and from the time of receiving such notice, no to!l shall be demanded or received for such part of the road, until the same shall he nut in complete repair, under a penalty of five dollars for every such oflence, to be recovered wixh costs en tne complainant and lor the use of the party aggrieved. ' Se. lo. If any person shall wanton! v or wilfullw destroy, or in any manner injure or' obstruct any part of said road or any gate thereon, otherwise than in the just and lawful use thereof, every such person ehall oh convictionthereof, before a justice ofthe peace ofthe country, be liable to a fine of not more than nity, nor less than five dollars for every such offence, to be recovered in an action: of debt at the. suit of the State, of Ohio, one half thereof to go to the county and the other half to the informer; and 6uch offender shall, moreover, be liable for all damages to the company, and for all injury accru ing to travellers in consequence of any such unlawful damage to or obstruction of the road; all dama ges and costs awarded to travellers, under this section, by a court or justice of the peace having conpetent jurisdiction, shall be collected forthwith by execution and sale of property, without any delay or stay or execution. - Sec. 14. The company shall pntp a post or stone at the end of each mile, with the number of miles from Cincinnati, fairly eut or painted thereon; and also in a conspicuous place, near each gale, shall be placed a board with rates of toll fairly painted thereon, and directions to keep to the right. Sec. 15. Any person wilfully defacing or destroying any guide board, board, mile po6t or stone," or painted list of rates of toll erected on said road, ehall on conviction thereof before a juktice of the peace, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, to be recovered with cost of suit in an action on tho case at the suit and for the use "of the company. Sec. 16. If any toll gatherer on said roai shall unreasonably detain any passenger .after the toll has been paid or tendered, or shalr demand or receive greater toll than is- by this act allowed, he ehall for every such offence,, forfeit and pay & sum not exceeding twenty dollars, to be recovered with costs of suit, before any justice of -the peace Laving competent jurisdiction thereof, .at the. suit ofthe party injured: Provided that no euit or action shall be brought against any person or persons for any penalty incurred under this section,-unless the suit or action shall be commenced within three weeks from the time of incurring the same; and the defendant or defendants in any -such suit or action may plead the general issue, and give this act and Jhe special matter in evidence. Sec. 17. The president and directors of said company shall cause to be kept a fair account of the whole expense of miking and repairing said road, with all accidental expenses, and also a fair account ofthe toll received; and the State shall have a right to purchase the saroq 'on paying said company a uin of money, which togeth with the toll received, shall equal the cost and expense of said turnpike as aforesaid, with an interest of twelve per centum per annum, and the books ofthe com--pany shall olways be open for the inspection of the agent of the Stale appointed by the Legislature; and if the said company shall neglect or refuse to xhibit their accounts agreeably to this section-, hen thereto required, then all the right and privleges granted by this act, shall cease. . . Sec. 18. If said company 6 hall not within three years from the passage of this act proceed to carry on said work, or shall not within ten years therefter complete so much of said road 'a lies between the city of Cincinnati and the Colerain and Venice ridge, then in either or those cases, it shall oe awful for the Legislature to resume all the lights. liberties and privileges granted by this act. Sec. 19. The said company shall be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to demand and receive the same toll, and to proceed in ine sa me mariner to collect the same from the driver, owner or owners of any stage, carriage or sleigh. in which 6ball he conveyed the mail of the Lnitea States, as they have by this act a right to do Iron the drivers of similar carriages and sleighs drawn by the same number of horses, in which no mail is carried, any law to the contrary notwithstanding Provided, that nothing .herein contained, shall be so construed as to empower said company, their gent or agents, to stop or detain any person, car riage, sleigh or horse, while actually employed t the conveyance of said mail. Sec. 20- It shall be competent for the company constituted by this act to contract for. and purhase from the president and directors of the Cole rain and Venice bridge company, upon such terme as may be agreed on between said companies; tho bridge erected across tne ureal uiia.ni uioresaiu, together with all the property and stock ofthe said Colerain and Venice bridge company; and upon such purchase, it shall be competent for the president and directors ofthe Colerain and Venice bridge company to transfer the same to the company constituted by this act; and upon such porchase and transfer, the said company constituted by this act, shall be invested with all the rights, liberties, powers, privileges and immunities, in and by the act entitled an act to incorporate the Colenao and Ve nice bridge company , passed Jeb.22u, lewu, granted to and vested in the said the president and di rectors of the Colerain and Venice bridge compa ny. W." B. HUBBARD, Speaker of Ihe House of Representative. WM. DOHERTY, Sjitmker 1he Senate. Approved, 1P32.