Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10
AN ACT
March %, 1850.

AIN All
Conferring on county commissioners certain pow
ers in relation to free turnpike roads, and for
other purposes.
Sec. l. Be 1t enacted by tie General
Assembly of the State Of Ohio. That the
county commissioners of any county in this
State through which or in which any free
! turnpike road or any part thereof has been
or may be located, are hereby authorized
to order and direct that all or such portions
of the road taxes by law applied TO the con.
struclioh and repair Of any such free turn.
pike road as said commissioners may deem
proper shall no longer be so applied. and
theIeafter the road taxes so Withdrawn
from any such free turnpike road shall be
worked out as other road taxes are by law
worked out under the direction of the pro.
per supervisors Of roads.
Sec. 2. That when any two or more
free turnpike roads cross each other or
have been or may be within less than four
miles of each other the county commits.
sioners OF any county through or in which
any such roads or any part thereof may
be located. are hereby authorized TO make
such equitable division or apportionment
amongst said roads. of ths road taxes ap.
propriated to any one or more OF said roads
by law as said commissioners may deem
proper.
Sec. 8. That the county commissioners
of any county as aforesaid shall have pow
er. al any regular or special session called
for the purpose. to make any and all Or
ders necessary or proper to carry into ef-
feet the provisions Of this act, and the same
to modify. change or repeal as they may
deem proper, not inconsistent with law.
SEC. a. That the road taxes appropria.
ted to any free turnpike road in any coun.
ty Of this State. and charged against anv
resident of such county may be worked out
under the proper officer on such road at
ally time before the first day of October in
each year, and the county commissioners
may from time 10 time ordain and establish
the price of compensation for all work, la
Dor. services and materials furnished or
rendered on said road, but the road tax ap-
propriated to any such road, charged on
the land of any person not residing in such
county, shall be payable in money, collect
ed as other road taxes. and applied for the
benefit Of said road according TO law.
Sec. 5. That the county commissioners
Of any county shall be ard hereby are au-
thorized TO change the location of any part
Of any free turnpike road in the same man.
ner and on the same conditions that they
are by law authorized to change the loca.
tion Of any part of a country road. and the
same laws applicable to the alteration of
country roads shall be APPLICABLE to free
turnpike roads. s
Sec. 6. That the country commission.
ers Of any county in this State be and they
are hereby authorized 10 appropriate 10
the construction aud repair of any State or
county road, for such time as they may
deem proper, the labor and road tax, or
either. Of any or oil perons residing or
owning property within two miles Of such
road. to be expended under the direction
OF the proper supervisor or supervisors, or
under the direction OF superintendent TO
be appointed by SAID commissioners. and
said commissioners are hereby authorized
TO prescribe the compensation of such su-
perintendent. and said superintendent: shall
have The same power, rights and privileges
over said road, and be subject to the same
restrictions as supervisors Of roads by law
have. and are subJec: TO.
Sec. 7. That all road taxes levied or
collected for the benefit Of any free turn
pike road, shall be expended on and a7.
propriated to such free turnpike in the
township where such lax may be levied.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES e. CONVERS.
Speaker of the Senate.
February 10, 1850.