The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-05-11
LAWS OF OHIO:
Published by AnthOrity.l
A BILL

] the Sandusky river, in the county OF Sandus-
ky, and State of Ohio, be, and the same is
hereby created town corporate, with perpet-
ual succession to be known and designated by
the name of Fremont, to be governed by the
provisions of an act entitled 'an act for the
regulation of Incorporated towns, passed Feb
ruary 16, A. D. 1889, and the acts amendato-
ry thereto, in all cases not provided for in this
act.
SEC. 2. That the town council of said town
of Fremont shall have power by ordinance or
ordinances, duly published, to require all own
ers of lots, lot or part of lot, in said town, to
make and construct pavement or sidewalk,
| of such material, and of such width, and on
such street or streets, and in conformity with
such grade, adjoining such lots, lot or part of
| lot, together with good and substantial curb
ing and gutter in front of such sidewalks, and
also to alter or repair such sidewalks, pave
ment curbing and gutter. or either of them,
as the said town council shall direct; and also
to direct good and substantial railing to be
erected in front of, or on the margin of said
sidewalks, and repair the same.
Secs. Ifany owner of any lots. lot or part
of lot, as aforesaid, within said town. shall neg
lect or refuse to construct alter or repair such
sidewalk, pavement, curbing, gutter or railing,
when required so to do, in accordance with
the provisions of the preceding section of this
act, and within the time prescribed by the
town council, the town council may then pro-
ceed to construct, repair or alter such side
walk, pavement, curbing, gutter or railing
and may recover the costs and expenses there
of from the proprietor or proprietors, in an ac-
ton Of assumpsit, in any court having cogniz
Al L, 0f ha cold
town council may asses such costs and ex-
lpenses as tax upon the premises, and the
amount when so assessed and certified by the
recorder of said town to the auditor of San
dusky county, shall be by him charged upon
the duplicate of said county, to such lots, lot
or part of lot, and collected and paid over by
the treasurer of Sandusky county in the same
manner that other taxes for said town are re-
quired to be collected and paid over The
provisions of this and the preceding section,
shall apply as well to lots, lot or part of lot
owned by charitable, or religious, or other as
sociations, as to those owned by individuals.
Sec. 4. That the said town of Fremont be,
and the same is hereby created special
road district and the town council shall have
| the exclusive control of the working and i'm
proving the streets alleys, and public high
ways, and roads in said town; and the labor
on the public highwaysshall be performed by
the inhabitants of said town, under the direc-
ton and supervision of the said town council
Tor an officer appointed by them for that pur-
pose,) who shall be governed in the same by
the laws now in force prescribing the duties Of
supervisors, and relating to roads and high
Yays, except so far as they may be modified
| or changed by ordinance of said town; and all
.oad moneys collected by tax on the taxable
property in said town, shall be paid by the
county treasurer to the treasurer of said town,
/ to be expended for road purposes within said
town, under the direction of said council
SEC 5. That upon the application of said
town council, the court of common pleas of
said county shall appoint three judicious men,
lfreeholders Of said town, to appraise the in
lots and out-lots, within the limits of said
town, granted by Congress for the use of
schools; that said appraisers shall make their
report in the manner pointed out in the act
Regulating the sale of ministerial and school
lands, and the surrender of permanent leases
thereto, passed February 2, 1843, and the
subsequent proceedings relative to the sale
Iof said lots, shall be conducted according to
the provisions of said act
Sec. q. Said town council shall Pave power
to make and publish all ordinances they may
Ideem necessary to secure said town against
ravages by FIRE; to levy and collect a tax for
the purpose of providing FIRE engine, hooks,
ladders, and other fire instruments for said
town, and to require and compel such of the
inhabitants of said town as are property hold
[ers TO furnish themselves with as many FIRE
buckets as the said town council shall think
what manner said buckets shall be made ];
provided, that the tax aforesaid, in this Sec
ton mentioned, shall not in any one year
exceed two mills on the dollar valuation, as
the same has been or shall be appraised and
returned on the grand levy of the state; and
provided further, that the tax in this section
mentioned, shall not be levied on any lands in
said town, except such as have been at the
time of such levy surveyed out into in-lots or
Eout-lots, nor on any personal property owned
and kept on the lands excluded from taxation,
as aforesaid.
SEC. Z. Said town council shall have power
to levy tax for corporation purposes, on all
real estate, and personal property and capital
of every description, subject to taxation with
| in the limits of said town, as the same has
been or shall be appraised and returned on
the grand levy of the state, which tax shall
not in any one year exceed one and one half
mill on the dollar of such valuation
SEC. 8. The power given to said town coun-
ell to levy taxes, as provided for in the third
and sixth sections of this act, shall be exclu-
sive of and in addition to the general tax pro-
vided for in the seventh section.
Sec. 8. The town council shall have power
to vacate any part of any survey plat of said
town, on the application of the interested own
ers, and on being satisfied that the same will
be of public utility.
SEC. TO- The said town council shall have
power, and they are hereby authorized to reg
fulate the fisheries in said town, and to require
and compel the abatement and removal of all
nuisances within the limits of said town, un-
der such regulations as may be prescribed by
ordinance--and to cause all cellars or grounds
where water shall at any time become stag
nant, to be raised, filed up or drained, at the
1lexpense of the owner of the same; and to en-
force the renoovo1 of oil r,I1frid animal rr vty