: } peace within the limits of said corporation, and shall have all the powers of a justice of the peace therein, both in civil and criminal cases; and in all his acts as justice of the peace, he shall be governed by the laws defining the duties of justices of the peace, and shall be entitled to receive the same fees as justices of the peace are entitled to receive for similar services; he shall give such bond and security as required by law of justices of the peace; he shall be authorized to hear and determine all cases arising under the laws and ordinances of the corporation, and to issue such process as may be necessary to carry into execution such laws and ordinances; and an appeal may be made from any final decision or judgment of the mayor to the court of common ples of the county of Pickaway, in the same manner as from that of a justice of the peace. Sec. 7. That it shall be the duty of the recorder to make and keep a true and accurate record of all laws and ordin ances made and ordained by the town council of said town, and of all their proceedings in their corporate capacity, which record shall at all times be open to the inspection of the electors in said town; and the recorder shall preside at all meetings of the corporation and of the town council in the absence of the mayor, and shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by the laws and ordinances of said corporation. Sec. 8. That all process issued by the mayor shall be directed to the marshal of said town, and in the service or execution thereof, the marshal shall have the same power as is given by law to constables, and sh 1l be governed by the laws defining the duties of constables, and shall be entitled to rec ive the same fees as are allowed to constables for similar services; and the marshal shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by the laws and ordinances of said town. Sec. 9. That the town council shall have power to levy a tax annually for corporation purposes, on all the objects in *said town made subject to taxation by the laws of this state, for state and county purposes, and upon all dogs owned or kept in said tow Provided, That such tax (except that on dogs, which shall be at a certain rate per head, not exceeding one dollar) shall not exceed in amount the tax levied for county purposes on the same objects in the same year.And when the town council shall think it expedient to levy ←a tax on dogs in said town, under the above restriction, and shall agree upon the rate per head, they may order the recorder to assess such tax, and the town marshal to collect the same in such manner as they shall prescribe: and when said town council shall have agreed upon the amount or per centum of tax to be levied in any one year for corporation purposes, on other objects of taxation, they shall certify the same to the auditor of the county of Pickaway, who shall assess such tax, and make out a duplicate thereof in the same manner as he is required by law to do in regard to state and county taxes, with this excep ion, that he shall be required to make but two copies of such duplicate, one of which he shall deliver to the county collector of said county, and the other to the recorder of said town; and the auditor shall be paid by said corporation for his services under this act, such tres as he is allowed by law for similar services.The county collector of said county, shall collect such cor poration tax in the some menner as he is required by law to col lect other texes, and shall pay over the same to the treasurer of said town, and take his receipt therefor, and in the collection thereof, the collector shall have the same power to sell both personal and real estate, as is given him by law for the collection of other taxes, and when necessary the auditor shall make deeds for real estate so sold, as in other cases; and the co lector shall receive for his services under this act, the same per centum and fees as he may be allowed for the collection of county taxes. Sec. 10. That said corporation shall be allowed the use of the jail in said county for the confinement of such persons as may be liable to imprisonment under the laws and ordinances of said town: and all persons so imprisoned shall be under the charge of the sheriff of said county as in other cases. Sec. 11. That the act entitled "an act to incorporate the town of Circleville, in the county of Pickaway," passed December twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and fourteen, be, and the same is hereby repealed: provided, That all property, real and personal, belonging to, and vested in said town, shall be holden and managed by the corporation hereby created or disposed of for its use: provided also, That no contract heretofore lawfully made by or with said town, or the authorities thereof in their corporate capacity, under the act of incorporation hereby repealed, shall in any wise be invalida. ted by repealing said act; but the corporation hereby created shall have the same authority to sue, and shall be as liable to be sued on such contract, as if the same had been made after the taking effect of this act. This act to take effect and be in force from and after the first day of March next. M. T. WILLIAMS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. February 1, 1825. Speaker of the Senate. An Act to incorporate the Windham Library Society, in the county of Portage. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Ohio, That the present holders of shares in the said associa tion, together with such others as they may hereafter admit, be, and they are hereby created and made a body corporate and politic, with perpetual succession, to be known by the title and name of "The Windham Library Society," and shall be capable in their corporate capacity of contracting and being contracted with, of suing and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, to answer and be answered, defend and be defended in any court of competent jurisdiction; may have a common seal, which they may break or alter at pleasure, and shall have power to pass, ordain, establish and enforce such by-laws, ordinances and regulations as said society or a majority of them, shall from time to time deem expedient for their government: Provided, they are not incompatible with the constitution and laws of the United States or of this state. Sec. 2. That the said society shall be capable in law to hold an estate, either real or personal, at their own disposal; and that they shall not apply their funds, nor any part there of, to any other object than that of establishing and supporting a library; and that the said corporation shall be competent to receive any gift, grant or donation for the encour agement of said institution or the promoti nof he object of its creation; which gift, grant or donation shall be applied to the purpose for which it was given, and no other. Sec. 3 The shareholders forming the aforesaid corporation, shall assemble on the first Tuesday in March annually, at one o'clock, P. M. at the place where the library is kept for the time being, to transact the necessary business and elct officers; they shall elect by ballot a president and clerk. (who shall also be librarian) a treasurer and not more than seven nor less than three trustees. with such other offi cers as they may think necessary; and the person having the highest number of votes shall be elected. Each person elected to office under the provisions of this act, shall, betore he proceeds to execute the duties of said office, take an oath or affirmation, faithfully to discharge the duties of the same; and such officers, so qualified, shall continue in office one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Sec. 4. That it shall be necessary to have at least seven shareholders present in order to form a quorum for the transaction of business, and every question upon which the society have power to act, shall be decided by a maj rity of the votes of the members present, each shareholder having one vote. Sec. 5. That the president and trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power to call special meetings of the socie ty, by giving notice as by the by-laws of said society they may be required, for the purpose of transacting the necessary business of the society, and to supply any vacancy in any of the herein described offices, occasioned by death or otherwise; and the officers so appointed shall continue in office until the next annual meeting, and until their successors are elected and qualified: Provided, That if at any time the members of this society, or a number of them sufficient for the transaction of business, shall fail to assemble for the purpose of electing officers as is provided by the third section of this act, it shall be lawful for them to assemble on any subsequent day for the purpose of electing such officers and to transact any other necessary business. This act to take effect and be in force from and after the passage thereof. M. T. WILLIAMS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ALLEN TRIMBLE, February 7, 1825. Speaker of the Senate.. An Act authorizing an alteration of a part of the location of the state rond leading from Cambridge in Guernsey county, to Mount Vernon in Knox county. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Ohio, That David Burt, John Chapman, and Benjamin F. Bill, are hereby appointed commissioners and authorized to make such alterations of the location as they may think reedfu and proper in the state road, leading from Cambridge in Guernsey county by Dresden in Muskingum county, and West Carlisle in Coshocton county, to Mount Vernon in Knox county, as lies between the said town of Cambridge and Crooked Creek in the said county of Guernsey; and sid commissioners shall cause a survey of any new location or alteration they may make of such part of said road, and make return thereof in the manner pointed out in the "act defining the mode of laying cut and establishing state roads," passed February the twenty fifth. one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, and such return shall be recorded, and the commissioners, surveyor, markers and chain carriers, shall be paid in the manner pointed out in the last mentioned act. M. T. WILLIAMS, February 1, 1825. Speaker of the Senate An Act to authorize the Auditor of State to collect the amount due from William W. Cotgrave to the Virginia Military schoot fund. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Ohio, That the Auditor of State be, and he is hereby authorized and required to cause execution to issue on the judgment obtained in the county of Richland, against William W. Cotgrave, late register of the Virginia Military school lands, now deceased and his securities; any law of the state to the contrary notwithstanding; and to purchase the property taken in execution at two thirds of its appraised value, as in other cases in trust and for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Virginia Military tract, in case no other |