The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-09-28

commissioners and the auditor Of said county, from
and alter the contracting OF any Indebtedness
gainst said county under this act TO ndd such per
centum upon tho tax duplicate of said county, an
nually, over and above the ordinary State and
county taxes. as shall be sufficient. when added
to the dividends or net profits aforesaid, to pay
the accruing interests arising under this act, and
also to provide sinking fund of such amount us
they may deem expedienti and the money SO lev
led, when collected, shall be applied TO the pur-
pose aforesaid, and TO none other.
SIC. s. That said commissioners shall, by
themselves or such agent or agents as they may
appoint, have full power to vote at all meetings
bfihe stockholders of such railroad company, in
proportion to stock owned by the county, aud in
all other respects to act In the business oil such
company as individual stockholders in the same
are authorized by law to do; and the said commits
siouers are hereby authorized. whenever they may
deem the same expedent, TO sell and transfer any
or all stock owned by the county; III such compa-
ny, in order to pay of the Indebtedness which
may arise Under this act Provided, however, that
no sale or transfer of any stock shall be valid un-
less it produce its full par taue; and the proceeds
Of such sale shall be applied to the ex'gulshment
ufan equivalent amount of the indebtedness Olthe
county, created under this act.
SEC. 6. That beiUre any stock shall be sub
scribed to such railroud company under this act
the question shall be Submitted TO the qualified
electors OF said county, whether the county shall
become subscriber or mott and to this end 1t is
further provided, that, upon the written applica-
ton OF Thirty or more citizens OF said county to
the sheriff Of the same, thirty days prior to any
annual spring or fall election, it shall be the duty
OF said sheriff to give notice, at least twenty days
prior to said election by advertisement in all the
newspapers published in said county. and cOntmI
ue the same in said papers until the time Of said
electpn that vote will be taken for aud against
such subscription; and the said sheriff shall also
publish in each of the said papers, for the same
length Of time. copy of this acti and the qualified
electors of the different townships Of said county
shall, at the election given notice Ofby the Sher-
i as aforesaid vote for or against such subscrip-
tion. by using one or the other Of the following
phrases, 10 be printed or written OH their ballots,
''for subscription against subscription"
SIC. 7. That the judges OF said elections, in the
several townships OF said county, shall respective
y keep statement OF all the votes given ior aud
against said subscription at said elections; and
within three days after said elections, hejudges
ofelections shall certify to the clerk of the court
Of common pleas OF said county the number of
votes given for and against the propositions; and it
is hereby made the duty ofsaid clerk i'll the pres
ence ftwo Justices OF the peace oTsaid county, TO
examine and make au abstract Of all the votes
given in the county against and all the votes CIV
EN- in favor Of subscription, which abstract shall
be signed by said clerk and Justices and filed in
the office OF said clerk and If it shall be found that
more than half the votes given at said election on
, the question shall be in favor OF subscription, the
clerk shall certify the same to the county com
missoners, whose duty it shall be thereupon TO
subscribe for the stock in such railroad company,
aud in all other respects TO conform themselves to
the provisions of this act: Provided, that il ma
nrty of the votes so given be against subscription,
the question may, Oh like application, be in like
manner submitted 10 the qualified voters Of said
Z county, at the next or amy subsequent annual
spring or fall election and if, at such second or
any subsequent elections, said question be dec-
! dedby majority of the votes given thereon in
favor of subscription, such decision shall have the
same effect and force as il made at the first cleo
ton.
/ SIC, 8. That said commissioners shall allow
said sheriff, auditor and the publishers OF said pa
pers reasonable fees for their services under this
act and the said commissioners shall be entitled
10 the same per diem allowance for the time oc-
cupied in the discharge Of any of the duties mpos-
ed on them by this act as they now or may here
= after be, by law allowed for other services.
n SEC. 0. That any two ofsaid commissioners may
ne do and perform any act or thing which the said
Of commissioners are, by this act, authorized re-
:. quired to do or perform.
80 SEC TO- That this act shall take effect aud be
u in force from and after its passage.
~ JOSEPH s. HAWKINS,
y, Speaker fhe House Of Representatives.
CHARLES B. GODDARD,
ir Feb. %, l848. Speaker Of the Senate.
of AN ACT to amend the act authorizing the
Commissioners of Fair field county TO subs
j" scribe stock IN Railroad Company, pass
ed February "a, ls4s,
Ia. SEc. ]. Be 10 enactedGyH General Assembls
of Of tie Slate of Ohio That the provisions Of the
ny act entitled IAN act to authorize the commissioner
w. OF Fairfield county 10 Subscribe stock in Railroad
Company" passed February gath, one thousand
IRE eight hundred and forty-egbt be SO extended al
Isl to authorize and require the commissioners osait
county TO subscribe in the name and for the bene
., TIT OF said county, any not exceeding one hun
y dred thousand dollars to The capital stock of any
r. company, which is now or may hereafter be in
cOrporaed. 10 construct railroad into or througl
,co said county, in any direction as we'll as on tht
iis routes specified in said act; Provided that in ma
'ad king such subscription, and in all ,hngs relating
En-, thereto. the said commissioners shall be govern
,h ed by the provisions of said act except as to th,
ion route OF the railroad TO the stock OF which hey
the subscribe. and except to The fine of gtvns no
Oau tce oftakng the vote in the sixth section Of sale
act 10 which this is amendaory, and in lieu of th
III time OF giving said notice as therein provided,
is herein provided that upon the written applica
ton of thirty or more citizens of the said count
to the sheriff of the same, it shall be the duty o
aid sheriff to give notice at least sixty days prio
to said election. by advertisement in all the newi
papers OF said county; Provided, that nothing cor
tained in this act nor in the act 10 which this is a
amendment shall be so construed as to authoriz
said commissioners to subscribe stock in any raj
road company, unless majority of all the quail
lied voters in said county shall vote in favor OF tn
same at any election held for that purpose; tn
Fact whether majority of the qualified voter
huve SD voted shall be nsccrlained by a relerenc
tn the number ofvotes poed at the last Guberni
toral election.
SEc. .. So much of the act to which this is a
amendment as conflicts with this act is hereby IT
peaed. JOHN q BRESLIN,
Speaker HOnse Reps.
... BREWSTER RANDALL,
ers March "a, l6l9. Speaker Of The Senate.