As Introduced

129th General Assembly
Regular Session
2011-2012
S. B. No. 275


Senator Hite 



A BILL
To authorize the conveyance of state owned real 1
estate in Defiance County to the City of Defiance.2


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. (A) The Governor is authorized to execute a deed 3
in the name of the state conveying to the City of Defiance in 4
Defiance County and its successors and assigns all of the state's 5
right, title, and interest in the following described real estate 6
located at 1430 South Jackson Street, Defiance, Ohio:7

       A tract of land lying in Defiance County, State of Ohio, 8
Township of Defiance, and known as a part lot 34 of the Auditors 9
Plat of Lots between the Maumee and Auglaize Rivers, being known 10
as the State Fish Hatchery Grounds. Being part southeast quarter 11
(SE 1/4) of Section twenty-seven (27), Township four (4) North, 12
Range four (4) East, and being more particularly described as 13
follows:14

       Commencing at a point being the centerline at the southerly 15
end of the Miami and Erie Canal Lock No. 34; thence South 16
48º-06-'00" West a distance of four hundred twenty-nine and one 17
tenth (429.10) feet, to a point; thence North 41º-54'-00" West a 18
distance of five hundred seven and sixty-nine hundredths (507.69) 19
feet to an iron pin, said iron pin being the true point of 20
beginning; thence North 48º-06'-00" East a distance of four 21
hundred twenty-nine and ten hundredths (429.10) feet to an iron 22
pin; thence South 41º-54'00" East a distance of one hundred fifty 23
and thirty-nine hundredths (150.39) feet to an iron pin, said iron 24
pin being on the northerly right-of-way line of South Jackson 25
Street; thence North 46º-52'00" East along said northerly 26
right-of-way line a distance of one hundred ninety-one and twenty 27
seven hundredths (191.27) feet to an iron pin; thence North 28
16º-58'00" West a distance of three hundred ninety-two and one 29
hundredths (392.01) feet to an iron pin; thence North 19º-56'-00" 30
West a distance one hundred ninety-one and sixty-five hundredths 31
(191.65) feet to an iron pin; thence North 00º-57'-00" West a 32
distance of one hundred four and no hundredths (104.00) feet to an 33
iron pin; thence North 21º-23'-00" West a distance of three 34
hundred forty-six and twenty-five hundredths (346.25) feet to an 35
iron pin, said point being on the southerly right-of-way line of 36
the Norfolk and Western Railroad right-of-way line, being a curve 37
0º-30'-00" right, South 68º-25'-15" West, a cord distance of four 38
hundred seventy-nine and seventy-four hundredths (479.74) feet to 39
an iron pipe; thence leaving the said southerly Norfolk and 40
Western Railroad right-of-way line, South 2º-39'-00" West, a 41
distance of eight hundred fifty and eighty-six hundredths (850.86) 42
feet to an iron pipe; thence South 41º-54'-00" East a distance of 43
three hundred fifty and two hundredths (350.02) feet to the above 44
mentioned true point of beginning. It being the intent of this 45
instrument to convey jurisdiction of that portion of land which is 46
presently occupied by the city of Defiance - Parks Department, and 47
containing fifteen and thirty-two hundredths (15.32) acres more or 48
less, subject to existing easements, restrictions and right-of-way 49
record.50

       Being part of Tax I.D. Parcel No. B110027001601.51

        (B) Consideration for conveyance of the real estate is ninety 52
thousand dollars, of which twenty thousand dollars is to be paid 53
to the state at closing and seventy thousand dollars is to be 54
credited at closing for improvements that the City of Defiance 55
already has made to premises.56

        (C) The City of Defiance shall pay the costs of the 57
conveyance, including recordation costs of the deed.58

        (D) The Auditor of State, with the assistance of the Attorney 59
General, shall prepare a deed to the real estate. The deed shall 60
state the consideration. The deed shall be executed by the 61
Governor in the name of the state, countersigned by the Secretary 62
of State, sealed with the Great Seal of the State, presented in 63
the Office of the Auditor of State for recording, and delivered to 64
the City of Defiance in Defiance County. The City of Defiance 65
shall present the deed for recording in the Office of the Defiance 66
County Recorder.67

        (E) This section expires one year after its effective date.68