The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-28

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rance, section or sections, SO amended, shall
3e repealed. No trustee ofmember OF any
council, shall, during the term for which ne
shall have been elected, or for one year there
after, be appointed TO any municipal office,
which shall be created, or the emoluments of
which shall have been increased, during the
term for which he shall have been elected /;
no such trustees or member shall be appoint
ed 10 any municipal Office, except in the ca
ses provided in this act, during the time for
which he may have been elected, nor shall
any such trustee or member be interested, di-
rectly or indirectly, in the profits Of any con-
tract or job, for work or services to be per-
formed for the corporation, The emoluments
of no officer whose election or appointment
is required in this act, shall be increased or
dimininhed during the term for which he may
have been elected or appointed; nor shall any
change of compensation affect any officer
whose office shall be created under the au-
thority of this act, during his existing term,
unless the office be abolished; and no person
who shall have resigned or vacated any Of
flee, shall be eligible TO the same during the
period Of time for which he was elected or
appointed TO serve, where, during the same
time, The emoluments have been increased.
REVENUES AND DEBTS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORA
TIoNs.
Sec, so. That the council Of any munich
pal corporation, is hereby authorized and re-
auired to cause to be certified 10 the auditor
OF the county, on or before the second Mon
day of June, annually, the per centage by
them levied on the real and personal property
in said corporation, appraised and returned
on the grand levy aforesaid and the said
county auditor is hereby authorized and di-
rected to place the same on the duplicate Of
taxes for said county, in the same manner as
township taxes are now by law placed on said
duplicate; which said taxes of such munich
pal corporation, shall be collected by the
county treasurer Of the county, and paid in
10 the treasury Of such corporation, in the
same manner with the same power and re-
striction, aud under the same regulations -
and in all thingsas to the sale OF real OF per-
sonal property, he shall be authorized, and he
is hereby required TO act according TO the pro-
visions and requisitions of the law for the
collection of taxes for state and county pur-
poses.
Sec. go. The amount which may be SO
certified, assessed and collected for special
road district, to delray the general and Incl
dental expenses thereof, shall not exceed two
and half mills on the dollar, of the amount
subject 10 taxation for an incorporated viii
lage, to defray its general and incidental ex-
penses, three mills ON the dollar; for a city
Of the second class, to defray its general and
incidental expenses, three mills on the dol
lar; for city Of the first class, to defray its
general and incidental expenses, five mills on
the dollar. To the amount authorized for gen
eral and incidental purposes, there may be adj
ded, to create special funds, for purposes
specially designated, and to be applied or ap-
propriated to none other, as follows BY
cities of the second class, for the purpose o.
pay and support of the city police, an amour
not exceeding one mill on the dollar; for thu
purpose of contributing to the maintenance
of fire department, an amount not exceed
ing mill on the dollar; by cities Of the frs
ella S, for the purpose OF the pay and supper
of the city police, an amount not exceeding
two mills; for the purpose of contributing
to the maintenance of fire department, al
amount not exceeding one mill on the dollar
for the purpose Of house of refuge, house
of correction, work house and city prison, al
amount not exceeding one and half mills
for the purpose Of water-worls, an amount
not exceeding one half Of mill on the dol
lar; for school purposes, an amount not ex-
cecding two mills for the purpose Of city
infrmarv, and outdoor relief TO the poor, ar
amount not exceeding two mills on the dol
lar,
Sec. 81. That for the purpose Of creating
a sinking fund for the gradual extinguishmen
Of the bonds and funded debt of any munich
pal corporation, the council thereof shall an
nually levy and collect, in addition TO the
other taxes of said corporation, tax of no
moro than one-half of a mill upon said prop
erty, appraised and returned as aforesaid
which shall be paid into said treasury, and b
applied, by order of the city council, to
wards the extnguishment of said bonds ant
funded debt, and 10 no other purpose what
ever.
Sec. 92. That for the purpose of paying
the interest ON the public debt of any mum
cipal corporation, the council thereof shal
have power, and ii is hereby made their duty
to levy and collect, annually, op the proper
ty appraised and returned as aforesaid, sun
not exceeding two mills on the dollar, suffi
cient TO pay and satisfy the whole Of such in
terest. as the same accrues which sum, wheI
so paid into the treasury. shall be and remoil
specific fund for that purpose only, ant
shall not be appropriated or used in any 9th
er way.
Sec. 90. That it shall be the duty of tn
treasurer Of the county, 10 pay over TO th
treasurer Of any municipal corporation, al
moneys received by him, arising from take
levied, belonging TO such municipal cor ora
ton, on or before the first day Of January ii
each year; and such moneys as said count
treasurer may receive after that time, for de
linquent taxes, belonging to such corpora
ton, he shall pay over to the treasurer there
of, as he receives them and any. money
here tofore collected, and now held by III
treasurer. of any county, for any special, fun
hereinbefore provided, shall be paid into III
treasury Of the municipal corporation hereb
authorized to levy tax for such special funt
Sec. 81. In any municipal corporation
where the power exists 10 impose taxes O
lots when plated and recorded, the corpor;
ton shall also have power 10 impose taxes ur
on parcels Of land laid off into lots, and sol
OR leased by metes and bounds or other dC
scription, though the same shall noti hay
been plated and recorded.
! Sec. So. That the council Of any mum
cipalrorporation shall have power, wheney
er in their opinion the interests of the corpc