When judges may order chan &c. AN ACT To authorize the Courts of Common Pleas, and the Judges thereof, in vacation, to arrange the business upon the dockets of said Courts. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State cery cases to be of Ohio, That the Court of Common Pleas, in the several first disposed of, counties of this State, and the Judges thereof, in vacation, may, whenever the state of the chancery docket in such court requires it, order that at such subsequent terms of the court as they may deem expedient, the chancery causes shall be first heard, and that all writs of venire facias for petit juries, and subpoena, returnable to such term, shall be issued, returnable to the second or any subsequent day of the term, as the judges of said courts may by such order direct; and at such terms, the court shall first hear the causes on the chancery docket, and shall not proceed to hear the issues on the law docket, except by consent, until the day to which the writs of venire aforesaid, and subpoena, were made returnable; and the clerk of the court, after the entry of such order, shall arrange the trial docket so as to conform to such order, as to the days of trial. When order to be recorded. Acts repealed. SEC. 2. That if the order provided for by the first section of this act be made by a judge of the court of Common Pleas, in vacation, it shall be entered of record by the clerk of said court; but such order shall not be made later than four weeks prior to the next succeeding term of said court. SEC. 3. That the act entitled "An act to amend the act entitled an act to amend the act directing the mode of proceeding in chancery, and the amendatory acts thereto," passed January 24th, 1846, be and the same is hereby repealed. JAMES C. JOHNSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WILLIAM MEDILL, President of the Senate. April 16, 1852. AN ACT To define the duties of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. missioner of SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State Acting Comof Ohio, That the Auditor of State, Secretary of State, and Sinking Fund. Attorney General, created by article eighth, section eighth, of the Constitution, a Board of Commissioners, to be styled the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, shall appoint one of their number Acting Commissioner of the Sinking Fund, who shall hold said appointment during his term of office as a member of said Board; and it shall be the duty of said Acting Commissioner, with the advice and concurrence of the other members of the Board, to perform all and singular the duties enjoined on said Board. SEC. 2. The Acting Commissioner shall keep a complete His duties. and full journal of all the proceedings and orders of the Board of Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, together with a record of all certificates of the Public Debt, and transfer of the same, and all other papers issued or made by order of said Board; and said Commissioners may appoint a Secretary or Clerk, Board may ap to assist the Acting Commissioner, with a salary not to exdollars, to be paid as other officers of the State ceed are paid. point a Clerk. SEC. 3. All the books, records and papers of the office of Books, records, the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, (except the books in &c., where kept New York for transfer of stocks and payment of interest,) shall be kept in the office of the Acting Commissioner, at the seat of Government of the State. ination, by shall report al SEC. 4. All the books, records, journals, documents and Books, &c., papers kept by the Acting Commissioner, shall at all times be subject to examsubject to the examination of the Governor, Treasurer, Mem- whom. bers of the Board of Public Works, and any Member of the General Assembly; and the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, Commissioners shall semi-annually report, as is required by the Constitution nually, &c. of the Executive officers, to the Governor, the condition of the public debt and of the Sinking Fund, and their proceedings in relation to the same; and also such other or additional reports as may, at any time, be required by either branch of the General Assembly. paid into the SEC. 5. The Commissioners of the Canal Fund, shall, im- Money to be mediately after the passage of this act, pay over to the Trea- Treasury. surer of State, all moneys in their hands belonging to the State, who shall give duplicate receipts therefor; one of which receipts, with all books, records, papers and furniture of every Acting Commissioner to pay description, in their possession or custody, belonging to the state, shall, at the same time, be delivered to the Acting Commissioner of the Sinking Fund. SEC. 6. The Acting Commissioner of the Sinking Fund is herethe interest on by especially required, authorized, and fully empowered, under public debt, &c. the advice and with the concurrence of the other members of the Board, to cause to be paid the interest on the funded debts of the State, and redeem, according to law, all the valid certificates of the Public debt, which have been assigned or created on the part of the State; and to preserve, to the extent of his power, the faith and credit of the State; for which purpose he may, with the concurrence of said Board, execute and deliver in behalf of this State, all necessary certificates of the public debt, and other instruments of writing relating thereto, which by law may be required to be issued. Successors to Fund Commissioners. Office and agency to be estab York. SEC. 7. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund shall be successors to the Commissioners of the Canal Fund. SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of the Commissioners of the lished in New Sinking Fund to select some suitable office or place, in the city of New York, and to appoint an Agent, by whom, and at which place, transfers of the Stock of the State may be made, and principal and interest of the foreign public debt be paid, under such rules and regulations as they may adopt, in conformity with the existing laws of the State. Disbursement of moneys belongFund. SEC. 9. All money paid into the State Treasury, belonging ing to Sinking to the Sinking Fund, shall be disbursed by the Treasurer of State, to the Agent for the payment of the principal and interest of the public debt, in the investment of the Sinking Fund, or for other purposes, as other moneys are disbursed upon the draft of the Auditor of State, to be drawn upon the requisition of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, which requisition shall be recorded upon the journal of said Commissioners, and signed by the Acting Commissioner, and at least one other member of the Board. Reports to be made to Com missioners of Sinking Fund. SEC. 10. All reports now required by law to be made to the Canal Fund Commissioners, shall hereafter be made to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, except as may by law be otherwise provided for. JAMES C. JOHNSON, WILLIAM MEDILL, President of the Senate. April 19, 1852. AN ACT Regulating the Hours of Manual Labor. children shall ceeding ten mitting excess SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State Women and of Ohio, That in all manufactories, workshops and other places labor not exused for mechanical or manufacturing purposes, in the state of hours per day. Ohio, where children under the age of eighteen years, and women, are employed, the time of labor of the persons aforesaid, shall not exceed ten hours for each day; and any owner, Penalty for destockholder, overseer, employer, clerk or foreman, who shall manding or percompel any woman or any child under eighteen years of age, of labor. to labor in any day exceeding ten hours, or shall permit any child under the age of fourteen, to labor in any factory, workshop, or other place used for mechanical or manufacturing purposes, for more than ten hours in any one day, where such owner, stockholder, overseer, employer, clerk or foreman has control, such person so offending shall be liable to a prosecution, in the name of the state of Ohio, before any Justice of the Peace or Court of competent jurisdistion of the county, wherein the same shall occur, and upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than five, or more than fifty dollars. tract as to hours SEC. 2. That in all engagements to labor in any mechani- In case of no cal or manufacturing business, a day's work, when the contract express con of labor is silent upon the subject, or where there is no express contract, shall consist of ten hours; and all agreements, contracts, or engagements in reference to such labor, shall be so construed. plied to support of schools. SEC. 3. That whenever a fine shall be collected, in accord- Fines to be ap ance with the first section of this act, the same shall be paid over to the trustees of the township wherein the trial may be had, and the same shall be by them disbursed for the benefit of common schools. JAMES C. JOHNSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. March 19, 1852. President of the Senate. When seals are lost or worn out, AN ACT To provide for furnishing new Seals and Seal Presses for Courts. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That whenever any seal, provided, or that may herenew ones to be after be provided by the Secretary of State, pursuant to law, shall be lost, worn out, or defaced, it shall be the duty of said Secretary, upon being satisfied of the fact, to provide a new seal in lieu thereof. provided. When presses shall be furnished. SEC. 2. That when any seals have already been provided for the District Courts, or whenever it shall be necessary to furnish a press for any of the seals aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to procure the same, on the application of the person holding the office for which said seal or press is to be provided. JAMES C. JOHNSON, President of the Senate. March 19, 1852. Owner of dogs liable for damages. Vicious dogs may be killed. AN ACT For the protection of Sheep. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That if any dog or dogs, shall kill or injure any sheep, the owner or harborer of such dog or dogs, or any of them, shall be liable for all damages that may be sustained thereby, to be recovered by the party injured, before any court having competent jurisdiction. SEC. 2. It shall be lawful for any person, at any time, to kill any dog which may be found running, worrying, or injuring sheep. |