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appoint all collectors of tolls on the canals or national road, and P 0 ' 1 ? 1 collectorsprescribe their duties, and allow such persons such compensation retaries' clerks"for their services, respectively, as said board may deem just and &c, and pre-reasonable, when such appointments or compensation shall not compensationotherwise be provided for by law', and shall continue such per- &c., and re-sons in the employ of the state so long as said board may deem move;necessary, and no longer; and said board shall, also, at their firstorganization, and from time to time thereafter, have power toappoint or employ a secretary and such clerk or clerks as theymay deem necessary, and for such length of time as the publicinterest may require, and allow them such reasonable compensa-tion for their services as said board may deem proper; and itshall be the duty of said board, when assembled together in their -To keep jour-official capacity, to keep a journal of their proceedings, which f n g S °^j°“ ed "shall at all times be subject to the inspection of the general as- shall be opensembly, or either branch thereof, or any committee appointed 1 °neraf a'* 0 " ° fby the same, or any branch thereof, or any other person author- ffy, e & c . assern 'ized by said general assembly to inspect the same.

46. Sect. III. That the charge and superintendence of the The board tocanals of this state, of that part of the national road which has fhepubUc 66been or may hereafter be completed and received by the state, works of theand all other works of internal improvement that have been or state;

may be undertaken, in whole or in part, by the state, shall beand they are hereby vested in said board of public works; whichboard is hereby invested with all the powers, and required to —Investedperform all the duties, heretofore conferred upon the board of wlth *'l ecanal commissioners and superintendent oi the national road, by heretofore con-the laws of this state now in force, and such other duties as may, ferredon ca t> alfrom time to time, be enjoined upon it by the present or any tu- super’nt of na-ture legislature; and shall, from time to time, present to the con- ^|Spo l re°omsideration of the general assembly, such objects of internal im- mend works toprovement as they shall judge the public interest may require. S en - assembly;

47. Sect. IV. That the board of public works shall super- —To com-sede the board of canal commissioners, and enter upon the duties ® e e g n “,rifi' dl1 "of their office on the first day of April, A. D., 1839; and the mem- 1839 , and tobers of the board of canal commissioners shall convene

with then settle,&c.,

the board of public works, at the city of Columbus, on the second co'mmfssfonurs.day of April, 1839, for the purpose of settling all accounts per-taining to the office, with the board of public works; and theyshall, at the same time, assign over to the board of public worksall books, maps, charts, surveys, estimates, contracts, and paperswhatsoever, pertaining to their office, or in which the state hasan interest.

48. Sect. V. That each member of the said board of public Oath of mem-works shall, previous to entering upon the discharge of the duties bersofboard -of his office, take an oath or affirmation to support the constitu-tion of the United States , and of the state of Ohio , and faithfullyand impartially to discharge the duties of his office. Each actingcommissioner, before he shall receive into his hands for disburse- Acting com’rsment any public money, shall execute a bond to the state of amount d;Ohio , in the penal sum of thirty thousand dollars, with two or condition, &c.

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