adjourn to Monday, the 25th inst., at 3 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of joining in the celebration of the anniversary of the birth day of George Washington, on the 22d inst., in pursuance of the invitation tendered by the citizens of Cincinnati. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS H. FORD, President of the Senate. March 5, 1856. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to holding an adjourned session. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That there be appointed a joint committee of three on the part of the senate and five on the part of the house to take into consideration whether it will be expedient to hold an adjourned session, and if so, the reasons why it will be necessary, and recommend the time when it will be expedient to adjourn, and to what time. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President of the Senate. March 26, 1856. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to a loan made by the Ohio University from the state of Ohio. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the payment of the balance due on the loan of $5,000 made from the sinking fund to the Ohio University in September, 1837, and the accumulation of interest thereon, is hereby suspended as long as said university shall continue in force its present regulation, admitting one student from each county in the state free of charge for tuition, until the further action of the legislature. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President of the Senate, pro tem. April 3, 1856. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to adjournment of the legislature. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That this general assembly will adjourn on the ninth day of April, 1856, to the first Monday in January, 1857. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS H. FORD, President of the Senate. March 26, 1856. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION Relating to the duties of the treasurer of state in the collection of the claims due the state. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the treasurer of state be and he is hereby directed to proceed forthwith, and present for acceptance and payment all drafts, bills, or other choses in action in the hands of the treasurer, which are now due, and that he proceed in like manner to collect any other drafts, bills, or other choses in action in his hands that are not now due, as soon as the same shall become due. Provided, that nothing in this resolution shall be construed or understood to sanction the receipt of such evidences of debt instead of money by the present treasurer of his predecessor, or as discharging the present treasurer from any liability he may have incurred in receiving said claims in the place of money. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. LESTER TAYLOR, President of the Senate, pro tem. April 11, 1856. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION As to repair of hall of house of representatives. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the secretary of state be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to have the hall used by the house of representatives during the present session put in good condition and repair, as the same may be required by the terms of the lease of said hall to the state, and that the expense of the same be paid upon the certificate of the said secretary out of the contingent fund of the governor. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. LESTER TAYLOR, President of the Senate, pro tem. April 11, 1856. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to taking down the old quarry bridge near the penitentiary, and authorizing the sale of the same. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Ohio, That the new state house commissioners be and they are hereby authorized and required to proceed immediately to take down and remove the old quarry bridge across the Scioto river, near the penitentiary, and to use the iron of said bridge, as far as is practicable, for state house purposes, and to sell the residue, if any, and that they use the timbers of said bridge as fuel in the state house or penitentiary, or sell the same, as they may think will best promote the interest of the state, and that they pay the proceeds of any such sale or sales into the state treasury, to be placed to the credit of the state house fund. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. LESTER TAYLOR, President of the Senate, pro tem. February 20, 1856. SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, COLUMBUS, June 13, 1856. I hereby certify that the foregoing local laws and joint resolutions are correctly copied from the original rolls on file in this office. JAMES H. BAKER, Secretary of State. INDEX TO GENERAL LAWS, For the Year 1856. A. ADAMS COUNTY— District court, 3. Court of common pleas, 7. ATHENS COUNTY Court of common pleas, 9. To vote on the location of future railroads, &c., 211. ASHLAND COUNTY District court, 16. ALLEN COUNTY— Court of common pleas, 18, 31. District court, 26. AUGLAIZE COUNTY Court of common pleas, 18, 31. District court, 26. ASSESSORS How to make return of assessment upon banks, 54. Their duty in ascertaining the number of births, marriages and deaths, 76. ASYLUMS For lunatics, 81. For deaf aud dumb, 96. New building to be erected, &c., 196. Trustees of deaf and dumb, how to proceed, 196. AUDITOR OF COUNTY To record proceedings in case of opening roads, 124. To draw orders on county treasury for money, when, 156. Entitled to copy of laws, 176. To report amount of fees received by him quarterly, 162. Compensation of, 164. To deliver laws, &c., to proper persons, 177. Duty of in making up the road tax, 219. Of Gallia county to certify to surrender of certain leases in said county, 148. AUDITOR OF STATE May transfer sinking fund to general revenue fund, &c., 210. To retain 25 per cent. of certain appropriations, &c., 221. 17-LAWS. AUDITOR OF STATE-CONTINUED. Act prescribing the duties of, in relation to the public moneys, 222. Report of number to be printed annually, 174, 175. To make report to the Governor by the 20th November, annually, 174. APPROPRIATIONS To Ohio Lunatic Asylum, 22, 207, 209. To new State House, 22, 166. To Ohio Reform School, 67. To interest on public debt, 112. To pay Transfer Agent, &c., 113. For Public Works for 1856, 202, 220, 221. For general purposes, for the year 1856, 206. For furnishing rooms of Senate and House of Representatives, &c., 209. To pay deficiencies in former appropriations, 219. ARCHITECT OF STATE HOUSE How appointed and duties, 167. Compensation of, 169. Architects to prepare and submit a plan for finishing the State House, 167. ACADEMIES, &c. Supplemental to act to enable them to become bodies corporate, 170. To receive copy of laws, journals and documents, 176. ATTORNEY GENERAL Number of his report to be printed annually, 174. To make report to the Governor by the 20th November, annually, 174. APPEALS- May be taken from order of Probate Court in settling accounts, &c., 8. Appendix to journals to contain messages, reports, memorials, &c., that are ordered printed, 172. Annual reports to be made by county, township, city, village, &c., officers by the 5th November, 173. Administering poison to domestic animals-how punished, 193. Arms, public-act to provide for collection and safe keeping of, 201. Adjutant General-appropriation to pay, 208. Ambos, Peter-appropriation to pay rent to for Senate chamber, 209. Affidavit required to put party to proof of execution of notes, bonds. &c., 21. Authorizing the Governor to lay out and sell the old penitentiary lot in Columbus, 29 Agricultural fund--to amend the act to create, 35. Avenue companies--act to establish, &c., 46. Authorizing sale of Section 16, township 8, range 12, in Morgan county, 51. |