directors, one of whom shall be president of said company; and the elec tion of directors shall take place annually thereafter. Sec. 6. That the company shall cause a record to be kept of all stock subscribed, and all transfers of stock, with the owner's names, and the amount held by each; which record shall, at all times, be open to the inspection of all persons having claims against said company. Sec. 7. That the stockholders shall be individually liable in proportion to the amount of stock owned by each, for all balances of debts due by said company, after the means of the company shall have been exhausted; and judgment against said company shall hold good in law against each stockholder, for such balances, and in such proportion as aforesaid. Sec. 8. That the company shall have power to construct a dam across the Tuscarawas river, at any point not exceeding six miles above the corporate limits of the town of Coshocton, at such place as they may deem proper; and to convey the water of said Tuscarawas river, over or through any suitable ground, by means of a race, canal, or water way, of such capacity as shall be thought sufficient, to any point which may be selected by the company, within the corporate limits of the town of Coshocton aforesaid, having first obtained the consent of the common council of said town: Provided, That the assent thereto of all persons owning any ground over or through which the water way shall be constructed, shall first be obtained. Sec. 9. That the said company shall have power to dispose of any wa ter privilege or power, which they may create under the provisions of the eighth section of this act, either by sale of any part or the whole of their interest in said water power, or by lease of the same, precisely as indivi duals could or might dispose of their private property. Sec. 10. That the company shall have power to purchase and own, in their corporate name, any ground or water privilege which may be conve nient or necessary for the purpose of obtaining and securing the right to divert the water from Tuscarawas river, and to locate and construct the water way through, or upon the same, together with any quantity of ground which may be properly used for the purpose of creating and employing the water power of said company, and for the erection of suitable works and buildings for the accommodation of any and all manufacturing estab lishments, which may be put in operation by the water power to be created under this act of incorporation: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be so construed, as to grant to said company the privilege of banking upon their funds, or to use the said funds for any other purposes than such as are enumerated in this act, or such as necessarily result from the rights and privileges expressly conferred. March 17, 1838. C. ANTHONY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. AN ACT To authorize the Trustees of the Church of the United Brethren, in Winchester, Fairfield county, to make a deed for a certain lot in said town. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That So soon as Reuben Dove, the proprietor of the town of Winchester, in Fairfield county, shall grant and convey to the trustees of the Church of the United Brethren, in said town, lot number forty-three, in the said town of Winchester, for the use of said church, according to the rules and discipline thereof, the trustees of the said church are hereby authorized, in consideration of such grant, to convey to the said Reuben Dove, by deed in fee simple, lot number two, in said town, which was by him originally donated to said church; and the legal title of the said lot number two, shall thereafter be absolutely vested in the said Dove, his heirs and assigns. March 17, 1838. C. ANTHONY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker of the Senate. AN ACT To incorporate the Carrollton Hook and Ladder Company. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That Joseph G. Kennedy, John McCormick, George Y. Hampson, Robert McClave, James Gallaher, John Peard, David J. Levy, Thomas W. Collier, Samuel Sterling, Joshua D. Patton, Alexander Phillips, William Thompson, Thomas H. Hunt, George Beatty, William McCowen, James Burge, Robert McEldery, and John Miller, and those who are or may be hereaf ter associated with them, be, and they are hereby, created a body politic and corporate, under the name of the "Carrollton Hook and Ladder Company," with succession for the term of twenty years, and as such shall be capable in and law equity, of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, in any action or suit, in any court having competent jurisdiction; they shall have power to hold and possess all property, whether real, personal or mixed; and shall be competent to contract and be contracted with, to make a constitution, enact by-laws, and adopt such regulations as may be deemed proper for the good order of the company: Provided, Such constitution, by-laws and regulations are not inconsistent with, or contrary to, the constitution and laws of this State, or of the United States; said company may have power to use a common seal, which they may break, alter or renew at pleasure. Sec. 2. The officers of said company shall consist of a president, secretary, treasurer, and superintending committee of three, who shall be elected by ballot, the elections to take place on the third Saturday of January in each year, and said officers shall hold their offices one year and until their successors are chosen: Provided, That a failure to make an election on the day herein appointed, shall not work a forfeiture of the rights and privileges of the corporation; but in case of such failure from any cause, the president or superintending committee shall have power to appoint such other day for an election as he or they may think proper. Sec. 3. Any future Legislature may alter, amend or repeal this act: Provided, Such alteration, amendment or repeal shall not affect the title to L. L.-48. any property, real or personal, belonging to said company, nor to any which they may have conveyed or transferred. Sec. 4. This act shall be taken in all courts of justice and elsewhere in this State, as a public act. C. ANTHONY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. March 17, 1838. Speaker of the Senate. AN ACT To amend the act entitled "An act to incorporate the Little Miami Railroad Company," passed March 11th, 1836. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That when any vacancy shall occur in the board of directors of the Little Miami Railroad Company, by death, resignation or other cause, the board remaining shall have power to fill such vacancy; and the person or persons so appointed shall continue in office until the next annual election for directors of said company. C. ANTHONY, March 17, 1838. AN ACT Speaker of the Senate. To incorporate the Painesville Library Association, in the county of Geauga. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That Reuben Hitchcock, George Mygatt, James H. Paine, Albert G. Smith and Eli T. Wilder, and their associates, and those who may be hereafter associated with them and their successors, be, and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate, for the purposes of a library association, and for no other purpose whatever, by the name of the "Painesville Library Association," and by their corporate name, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all courts of law and equity in this State and elsewhere; may have a common seal, and the same may alter at pleasure; shall be capable of holding personal and real estate, by purchase, gift, or devise, and may sell, dispose of and convey the same; and they shall have power to form and ratify a constitution, to adopt by-laws for the government of said corporation, the admission of members, the appointment of officers, together with all powers necessary for its corporate existence, and proper efficient management of its concerns as such library association. March 17, 1838. and C. ANTHONY, AN ACT To incorporate the First Universalist Society of Sharon township, in Medina county. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That John Burge, John McGreger, John Nichols, Russel Abel, and William Chatfield, and their associates, and those who may hereafter be associated with them, be, and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate, by the name of the "First Universalist Society of Sharon township, in Medina county," agreeably to an act passed March 5, A. D. 1836, entitled "An act in relation to incorporated religious societies;" and shall hold their first meeting for the election of officers, by the persons named in this act, or by a majority of them, giving ten days notice in writing, posted up in three public places, of the time and place of holding the same. C. ANTHONY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. March 17, 1838. AN ACT To incorporate the town of Winchester, in Fairfield county. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That so much of the township of Violet, in the county of Fairfield, as is comprised in the original plat of the town of Winchester in said county, be, and the same is hereby created a town corporate, by the name of the "Town of Winchester;" and by the name aforesaid may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered in any court in this State, or elsewhere; may have a common seal, which they may alter or break at pleasure. Sec. 2. That for the government of said town, there shall be elected a mayor, a recorder, and five trustees, who shall be a body corporate and politic, with perpetual succession, to be known by the name of the town council of Winchester; a majority of whom, including the mayor or recorder, shall in all cases constitute a quorum; and they, and their successors in office, may use a common seal, and the same to alter or change at pleasure; may acquire any estate, real or personal, and manage and dispose of the same in such manner as a majority of them shall deem expedient; they shall also be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered in any suit or action, or in any court of law or equity in this State; and when any suit shall be commenced against said corporation, the first process shall be a summons, a certified copy of which shall be left with the recorder, and, in his absence, with the mayor, at least ten days previous to the return day thereof. Sec. 3. That the qulaified electors for members of the General Assembly, who shall have been residents of said town thirty days previous to the day of election, shall meet at Taylor's Inn in said town on the first Monday of May, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and on the first Monday of March annually, thereafter, at such place as the town council may dr rect, between the hours of ten o'clock, A. M., and four o'clock, P. M., and then and there proceed to elect, by ballot, from the qualified electors, the mayor, recorder, trustees, and marshal, who shall hold their offices until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Sec. 4. That at the first election to be holden under this act, two judges and a clerk shall be chosen, viva voce, by the electors present; and at all subsequent elections, the town council, or any two of them, shall be judges, and the recorder clerk of the elections; the result of the elections to be publicly declared, and a record thereof made by the clerk, who shall also notify the persons elected within five days thereafter; and the persons so elected, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, shall take the proper oath or affirmation of office, and to support the constitution of the United States and of this State. Sec. 5. That the town council shall make all such by-laws, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States and this State, as they may deem necessary for the interest and good government of said town, and the same to alter, change, or repeal at pleasure; audit and settle the accounts of the town, and draw and appropriate the money that may at any time be in the treasury; and may adopt measures proper to secure the town against injuries by fire, and, for this purpose, may or ganize one or more fire companies, and establish rules for the same; may open streets or alleys, or alter those already opened, under the liability to pay a fair compensation to the person or persons, if any there be, aggrieved thereby; may fill all vacancies occurring in any of the offices herein named; and may appoint a treasurer, and such other officers as they may find necessary; to prescribe their duties and fees, and take security for the faithful performance of their respective duties; and do all things which corporations of a similar nature can do to secure the peace, health, and good order of said town. Sec. 6. That the town council shall have power to levy and collect a tax annually, for town and corporation purposes, not exceeding eight mills on the dollar, on all property in said town subject to taxation for State and county purposes, as the same may be found valued on the books of the auditor of the county of Fairfield for the current year; and they shall have pow er, also, when it is deemed necessary for the opening or repairing any street in said town, to levy and collect a tax, not exceeding five mills on the dollar, on the value of any lot, or any part thereof, with improvements thereon, on said street, not otherwise subject to taxation; the value of the same to be assessed by the marshal, who shall make return of the valuation so made to the recorder, on or before the first Monday of June of the year in which said levy shall be made; and the town council shall meet on the second Tuesday of June, annually, and determine all complaints that may be made respecting said valuation, and equalize the same as nearly as possible; and, at the same meeting, they shall fix upon and determine the amount of taxes to be raised for the current year. Sec. 7. That it shall be the duty of the recorder of said corporation to make duplicates of taxes assessed agreeably to this aet, which duplicates shall be certified by the mayor and recorder; and one of said duplicates shall be delivered to the marshal, whose duty it shall be to collect said tax |