newspaper printed in Canton, or posted in at least three public places in said town. Sec. 14. All sales of town lots, and other property, under authori ty of the town, for the non-payment of taxes, shall be conformed, as nearly as may be, to the manner prescribed by the laws of the State, for the sale of such lots or property for the non-payment of State and county taxes. Sec. 15. The said town shall be allowed the use of the jail of Stark county, for the confinement of such persons as may be convicted and sentenced to imprisonment under the ordinances thereof; and persons thus confined, shall be under the charge of the sheriff of said county, as in other cases. Sec. 16. If for any cause, the election (herein provided for) to be held on the first Saturday in April next, or on any subsequent annual election of town officers, shall not be held on the day herein appointed, the same may be held on any subsequent day, upon due publication being given by the mayor for the time being: Provided, That all elections for officers of the corporation shall be held between the hours of two and five o'clock of the afternoon. Sec. 17. This act shall be received in all courts, and by all judges, magistrates and other public officers, as a public act; and all printed copies of the same, which shall be printed by, or under the authority of the General Assembly, shall be admitted as good evidence thereof, without any other proof whatever. Sec. 18. That the act entitled "An act to incorporate the town of Canton, in the county of Stark," passed the 30th day of January, 1822; and the act entitled "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to incorporate the town of Canton, in the county of Stark," passed February 9th, 1829, be, and the same is hereby repealed: Provided, however, That all ordinances, by-laws and regulations now in force, shall continue and remain in force, within the bounds of said corporation, until altered or repealed under the provisions of this act; and all rights, dues, claims or responsibilities of said town, shall continue unimpaired; and all town officers shall hold and exercise their respective offices until others are elected or appointed in their stead, and qualified, in the same manner as if this act had never been passed. March 16, 1838. C. ANTHONY, AN ACT To amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Norwalk Seminary, in the county of Huron,' passed February 21st, 1824, and the act amendatory thereto, passed February 17th, 1834. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That so much of the third section of the aforesaid amendment as vests the power of appointing certain trustees in the Ohio Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, be, and the same is hereby vested in the Michigan Annual Conference of said church, or any other conference of said church, within which it may hereafter fall, and also that the said conference shall have the power to appoint the principal of said institution, as provided for in the sixth section of the aforesaid amendment to said act. That the following proviso in the aforesaid sixth section, to wit: "That no principal, professor or teacher, shall be permitted, at any time, to teach any student or students belonging to the institution, the peculiar tenets of any sect or religious denomination, without the consent of his, her, or their parents or guardians," together with so much of the act, and the amendatory act above recited, as may be inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. C. ANTHONY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. March 16, 1838. AN ACT To incorporate the Champaign Fire Company. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That William Rainhard, John Č. Pearson, Frederick Ambrose, Colin McDonald, and their associates, are hereby made a body corporate, under the name of the "Champaign Fire Company;" and as such shall have succession for twenty years, with power to hold such property as may be necessary and convenient for them as a fire company, and to make by-laws for their government; they shall have power to assess and collect, by suit or otherwise, reasonable fines and forfeitures. Sec. 2. The present rules and regulations of said company, shall govern in the election of officers, until changed or altered under this act. C. ANTHONY, March 16, 1838. AN ACT To incorporate the Lebanon Medical Society. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That Joshua Stevens, Henry Baker, A. McAllister, John Van Harlengen, Aaron Wright, William M. Charters, Lewis Drake, John Cottle, Elias Fisher, and Moses H. Kesver, and their associates, together with such as may hereafter be associated with them, be, and they are hereby created a body corporate and politic, with perpetual succession, by the name and style of the "Lebanon Medical Society," and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all courts of law and equity; may have a common seal, and the same to alter at pleasure; shall be capable of holding personal and real estate, by gift, grant or devise, and may sell, dispose of, and convey the same: Provided, The value thereof shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars, and the same shall be devoted exclusively to the object of promoting and elevating the cause of medical science, and its collateral branches. Sec. 2. That they shall have power to form and ratify a constitution, and adopt by-laws for the government of said corporation, the management and regulation of its fiscal concerns, the admission of its members and appointment of its officers, together with all power necessary for the corporate existence, and the proper and efficient management of its concerns. Sec. 3. That Joshua Stevens, Henry Baker, and A. McAllister, are hereby appointed a committee to organize said society, and conduct its concerns, until the proper officers shall be elected under the provisions of this act. C. ANTHONY, March 16, 1838. AN ACT To incorporate the Columbia and Lake Erie Railroad Company. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That all persons who may become stockholders, pursuant to this act, in the company hereby authorized, are hereby made a body corporate, under the name of the "Columbia and Lake Erie Railroad Company," with power to construct, maintain, and use a railway with a double or single track, with such appendages as may be deemed necessary for the convenience of the same, commencing at any eligible point in the town of Columbia, in Lorain county, thence the most feasible or eligible route to Lake Erie. Sec. 2. The capital stock of said company shall be fifty thousand dollars, which shall be divided into shares of fifty dollars each, and shall be deemed personal property transferable according to the by-laws of the company. Sec. 3. Eri Hickcox, John Cole, Asa Hamilton, Jonathan Vaughn, Cyrus P. Dryden, John Baldwin, and George B. Whitney shall be commissioners for receiving subscriptions to the capital stock of the corporation agreeably to the provisions of this act. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of said commissioners, or a majority of them, to open books to receive subscriptions to the capital stock of said corporation at the house of Benjamin Baker, in Columbia, on the third Monday of May next, at ten o'clock, A. M., and continue the same open five hours each day for six days, if the same shall be necessary, to obtain six thousand dollars subscription to the capital stock. Sec. 5. Each subscriber shall pay to the commissioners at the time he subscribes five dollars on each share of the stock subscribed by him, which money shall be paid over to the directors, when chosen. Sec. 6. If, at the expiration of six days, the amount subscribed be less than six thousand dollars, the commissioners shall take further measures to fill the subscriptions to that amount, (of which notice shall be given in some newspaper of general circulation at least twenty days,) when the books shall again be closed. Sec. 7. As soon as may be after the closing of the books, the commissioners shall give notice of the time and place at which a meeting of the stockholders will be held for the choice of directors, such notice shall be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation along the route of said road; at the time and place appointed for such election, the commissioners, or some of them, shall attend, and the stockholders, or their proxies duly appointed in writing, shall proceed to elect, by ballot, seven directors; the commissioners present shall preside at the election and certify the result in writing, and their certificate, recorded in the books of the corporation, shall be evidence of the election of the directors therein named; and all subsequent elections shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the by-laws of said corporation. Sec. 8. Each stockholder shall be allowed one vote for every share of stock he owns at all meetings of the stockholders, and at the commencement of any election for directors; and a majority of all the stock shall be necessary to a choice. Sec. 9. The directors shall hold their offices for one year, and until others are elected in their stead; they shall appoint one of their number president, and some suitable persons as secretary and treasurer of the corporation; they shall have power to appoint all such officers, agents, and servants as the convenience of the company may require, and determine, by contract, the compensation of each; and they shall have power, at any time, to remove any president, treasurer, or other officer or agent of said company whenever they shall judge the interest of the company requires such removal, and may appoint others in their stead; they shall also have power to determine by their by-laws the manner of adjusting and settling all accounts against the company, also the manner and evidence of the transfer of stock in said company; they shall have power to make, from time to time, all needful rules, regulations, and by-laws touching the business of said company, not incompatible with the constitution and laws of this State and the United States; and to determine the number of tracks or railways upon said road, the width thereof, and the manner of their construction, and the description of carriages which may be used thereon; to regulate the time and manner on which passengers and property shall be transported thereon, and the manner of collecting tolls for such transportation; to fix penalties for the breach of any such rule, regulation, or by-law, which penalties may be sued for by any person authorized thereto, in the name of the said company, and recovered in action of debt before any court having competent jurisdiction; and said company may fix scales and weights, erect and maintain toll-houses, and such other buildings and fixtures for the accommodation of those using said road, and of themselves, as they may deem expedient and necessary. Sec. 10. That whenever the sum of six thousand dollars shall have been subscribed by individuals or incorporations to the capital stock, the company, by their name aforesaid, shall have perpetual succession, and are hereby made capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, contract and be contracted with; also to make, have, and use a common seal, and the same to break, alter, or renew at pleasure; to purchase, hold, enjoy, and retain all such personal or mixed property, and such lands, tenements, and hereditaments, with their appurtenances, as shall be necessary, or in any wise convenient for the transaction of their business, and such as may, in good faith, be conveyed to them by way of security or payment of debts, or by donation and purchase, and the same to sell, grant, rent, or in any manner dispose of; and shall have and enjoy, and may exercise all the powers, rights, and privileges which corporate bodies may lawfully do, for the purposes of this act: Provided, That the lands and tenements which said railroad company may take and hold under this section, except the necessary lands for the track, depots, and stations, shall be only such as may be granted by way of subscription to the capital stock, or to aid in the construction of the road; and the avails of all lands sold shall be applied to the construction of the road, and to no other purpose. Sec. 11. That the president and directors of said company shall be, and they are hereby invested with all the rights and powers necessary to the survey, location, construction, and repairs of said road, not exceeding one hundred feet wide, with as many sets of tracks as they shall deem necessary; and they or their agents, or those with whom they may contract for making any parts of said road, may enter upon, and use, and excavate any lands which may be wanted for the site of said road, or for any other purpose necessary or useful in the construction and repairs of said road or its work, and take and use any materials necessary for its construction. Sec. 12. The said corporation may acquire the title to the lands along the route of said road by purchase or voluntary cession; in case the company shall not be able to acquire the title to such lands or materials as may be requisite for the said railroad, or the use thereof, by purchase or voluntary cession, application may be made, either by the company or by the owners of said lands or materials used or occupied in the construction, maintenance, or repairs of said road, to any judge of the court of common pleas of the county within which said land or materials may lie, specifying the lands or materials so required, or already appropriated; and thereupon the said judge shall issue his warrant, in writing, directed to the sheriff of the county, requiring him to summon an inquest of five freeholders of the county, who shall not be stockholders, nor interested in said road, to appear at or near said land and materials to be valued on a day named in said warrant, not less than five, nor more than ten, days after issuing the same; and if any of the persons summoned do not attend, the sheriff, or the person performing the duties of sheriff, shall forthwith summons as many as may be necessary to fill said inquest; and the persons so empannelled shall, on their oaths and affirmation, value the damages which the |