As Passed by the Senate 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. S. B. No. 49 5
1997-1998 6
SENATORS OELSLAGER-BLESSING 7
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A B I L L
To authorize the conveyance of state-owned real 11
estate in Stark County to Leonard Cooper. 12
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 14
Section 1. The Governor is hereby authorized to execute a 16
deed in the name of the state conveying to Leonard Cooper, and 17
his successors and assigns, all of the state's right, title, and 18
interest in the following described real estate, together with 19
any buildings, structures, and other improvements located on the 20
real estate:
Parcel #1 22
Known as and being Lot Number Six Thousand Fifty-three 24
(#6,053) in the City of Canton, Stark County, Ohio, as the same 25
appears upon the corrected schedule of the renumbering of lots in 26
said City. 27
Parcel #2 29
Situate in the City of Canton, County of Stark, and State 31
of Ohio: Known as and being part of Lot No. Six Thousand 32
Forty-eight (#6,048) in the City of Canton, Stark County, Ohio, 33
described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said 34
lot and running thence southwardly with the East line of said lot 35
and being also the west line of a 20 foot alley sixty-nine (69) 36
feet to the corner of a part of said lot heretofore conveyed to 37
Sarah Bucher; thence westwardly in a straight line to a point in 38
the East line of Cleveland Avenue 35 feet northwardly from the 39
southwest corner of said lot #6,048; thence Northwardly with the 40
East line of Cleveland Avenue 40 feet to the Northwest corner of 41
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said lot and thence Northeastwardly to the Northeast corner of 42
said lot and place of beginning, together with and subject to a 43
driveway eight (8) feet in width, one-half of which is upon the 44
above described part of said lot, and the other half upon the 45
part of said lot adjoining the above described part of the south 46
said driveway beginning at the east line of said lot and running 47
westwardly with the south line of the part of said lot above 48
described 151.5 feet and which said driveway shall be maintained 49
for the joint use of the owner of the above described part of 50
said lot and the owner of the part adjoining the same as 51
aforesaid and their heirs and assigns forever; the grantee to 52
succeed to and assume all the rights and obligations concerning 53
said conveyance to Sarah M. Bucher recorded in Volume 377, page 54
352 of the Deed Records of said County. 55
Parcel #3 57
Situate in the City of Canton, County of Stark, and State 59
of Ohio and known as and being part of Lot No. 6,048 in said 60
City.
Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Lot on North 62
Cleveland Avenue and facing 11th Street, N.W., and running thence 63
East with the South line of said Lot to the Southeast corner 64
thereof; thence Northerly with the East line of said Lot 87 feet; 65
thence Westerly in a straight line to a point in the West line of 66
said Lot 35 feet North of the Southwest corner thereof, and 67
thence Southerly with said West line 35 feet to the place of 68
beginning together with all improvements situate thereon; 69
together with and subject to a driveway eight feet in width, 70
one-half of which is upon the above described part of said Lot, 71
and the other half upon the part of said Lot on the North side of 72
the above described part; said driveway beginning at the North 73
East corner of the above described part of said Lot and running 74
thence Westerly with the North line thereof 151 5/10 feet, the 75
West 64 feet of which may be constructed of crushed stone or 76
paved with brick, each of the owners thereof to bear one-half of 77
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the expenses thereof, and which driveway 151 5/10 feet in length 78
shall be maintained for the joint use of the owners thereof 79
respectively of the parts of said lot abutting thereon and their 80
heirs and assigns forever. 81
Excepting therefrom the following described real estate, 83
to-wit: 84
Situate in the City of Canton, County of Stark, and State 86
of Ohio, and known as and being part of Lot No. 6,048 in said 87
City, described as follows: 88
Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Lot; thence 90
Northwardly along the East line of said lot a distance of 15 feet 91
to an iron stake; thence Westwardly parallel to the South line of 92
said Lot a distance of 49.80 feet more or less to an iron stake 93
at the point of intersection of this course with the West line of 94
property of Irvin D. and Hazel P. Streb (part Lot No. 1,547) 95
extended Northwardly; thence Southwardly a distance of 13.91 feet 96
more or less to an iron stake at the Northwest corner of said 97
Streb property; thence Eastwardly along the South line of Lot No. 98
6,048 a distance of 55.4 feet more or less to the place of 99
beginning and containing 731 square feet of land, more or less. 100
The aforedescribed parcels being the same lands as 102
described in Deeds to the State of Ohio, of Record in Deed Volume 103
2757, Pages 193 and 195, Recorder's Office, Stark County, Ohio. 104
Section 2. Consideration for the conveyance of the real 106
estate described in Section 1 of this act is a purchase price of 107
two hundred thousand dollars and no cents ($200,000). 108
Section 3. The proceeds of the conveyance of the real 110
estate described in Section 1 of this act shall be deposited into 112
the Building Consolidation Fund, which is hereby created in the 113
state treasury. At the request of the Administrator of the Ohio 115
Bureau of Employment Services, the Treasurer of State shall 116
transfer funds from the Building Consolidation Fund to the OBES 118
Building Enhancement Fund, which is hereby created in the state
treasury. The proceeds of the conveyance, less any amount 120
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deducted pursuant to this section for the costs of the sale, 121
shall be used to enhance other facilities owned by the Ohio 122
Bureau of Employment Services in which the United States
Department of Labor has full equity. If any amount of the 124
proceeds cannot be used for this purpose, the Administrator shall 125
return that usable portion of the proceeds, less any amount 126
deducted pursuant to this section for the costs of the sale, to 127
the United States Department of Labor. An amount may be deducted 128
from the proceeds to cover the costs of the sale. The amount of 129
the proceeds that is deducted for that purpose shall be credited 130
to the Unemployment Compensation Special Administrative Fund 132
created under section 4141.11 of the Revised Code. 133
Section 4. Upon payment of the purchase price by Leonard 135
Cooper, the Auditor of State, with the assistance of the Attorney 137
General, shall prepare a deed to the real estate described in 138
Section 1 of this act. The deed shall state the consideration. 140
The deed shall be executed by the Governor in the name of the
state, countersigned by the Secretary of State, sealed with the 141
Great Seal of the State, presented in the Office of the Auditor 142
of State for recording, and delivered to Leonard Cooper. Leonard 143
Cooper shall present the deed for recording in the Office of the 144
Stark County Recorder.
Section 5. Leonard Cooper shall pay the costs of the 146
conveyance.
Section 6. This act shall expire one year after its 149
effective date.