The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-07-09
comfort and convenience Of such corpor.


atoms, and tho Inhabitants thereof.
Sec. 35. Bylaws and ordinances Of
municipal corporations, may 30 enforced
BY The imposition Of fines, forfeilures and
penalties, on any person or persons
offending against, or violating such by
laws, or ordinances, or any Of them, and
Ibe fine, penalty, or forfeiture, may be
prescribed in each particular bv-law or
ordinance. or by general by-law or
ordinance made for ,hst purpose; and
municipal corporations shall have power
to provide, in like manner, for the prose-
culion, recovery and collection Of such
fines. penalties or frfeiiures.
SIC. 36. Fines, penalties and forfeit.
urs, which shall not exceed the sum Of
twenty dollars FOR any one specified
off.nce, or violation Of the bylaw or
ordinance, or donbla that sum for each
repetition Of such offence, or violation. or
which shall not exceed FIVE dollars. for
each d,y, where the thing prohibited or
rendered unlawful Is in its nature con.
tinuous in respect TO time, shall be
deemed reasonable and proper. Bh
where, in any bylaw or ordinance, a
greater fine, penalty or forfeiture is i'm
posed than as above specified, il shall
and may be lawful. in any suit or prose.
cu,ion for the recovery ,hersof. to reduc'
the same to such amount as shall be
deemed reasonable and proper, and 10
permi, recovery, or render judgment
accOrdinglv.
| Sec. 81. Fines, penalties and fnr.
feiinres may, in all cases, and in addi'
,ou to anv other mode provided, be re-
covered BY suit, or action, before any
Justice nf the peace, or other court Of
competent jurisdiction, in the name OF
the proper municipal corporation, and for
its use; and in any such snit or action
where pleading is necessary, il shall he
sufficient in declare generally, for the
amount claimed to be due in respect Of
the violation of The bylaw or ordinance,
referring to its title, and the date Of its
adoption, or passage, and showing, as
near as NAV be, the true time Of the
alleged violation.
Sec 3S. All suits or pr"secntious for
the recovery Of anv such fines, penalties
and fnrfei,nres, or for the commission OF
any offence made punishable by any by
law or ordinance of any municipal cor
poraiinn, as hereinafter provided, shall be
commenced within one year after the
violation of the ordinance. or commission
of The ofance. and moi afterwards.
Sec. 80. The printed copies Of the
hy Laws or odinances nf any municipal
corporation, published nnder i's AUTHORITY.
and transcripts of any by-laws or ordi-
nances, or Of any act or proceeding OF
any municipal corporation, recorded in
any book, or en'ered on any minutes or
journal. kept under the direction Of such
municipal corporation, and certified by,
It's clerk. shall be received in evidences
for anv purposes fot which the original
ordinances, hook, minutes or journal.
would be received, and with as much
eff,c, l, shall be The duty Of The clerk
to furnish such transcripts, and he shall
be entitled to charge therefor, at the
same rate that the clerk Of the common
pleas is entitled 10 charge for transcripts
from the records of that court.
OF THE CLASSES OF MUNICIPAL CORPORA
TIoNs.
Sec. 40. In respect 10 the exercise
Of certain corporate powers, and to the
number, character, powers and duties Of
certain officers, mnnicip,l corporations
ara and shall be divided into the classes
following: Cities Of the frs, and cities
Of The second class; incorporated villages,
and Incorporated villages for special pur.
poses.
Sec. Al. All cities, which, at the last
federal census had or w have. a popnl-
alton exceeding twenty thousand inhabit-
ants. shall be deemed cities Of the first
class; and all other cii"s shall be deemed
cities of the second class; all cities,
which, Mt any fu'u'e federal census, or at
any census which may be taken in pnr-
suance IF tlia first section of the eleventh
article of the constitution Of this state,
shall have a population exceeding twenty
thousand inhabitants. shall also be deemed
cities of the first class; and any i'cor
porated village, which, at any future
federal census. or at any census taken
underline authority Of the state, as afore.
said. shall have q population exceeding
five thonsand. and less than twenty thou.
sand inhabitants. shall be deemed city
ofihe second class. 's
Sec. 40. |, shall he the duty Of the
Governor. Auditor. and the Secretary Of
State. or any Two ofthem, at the time OF
ascer,aining the ra,io Of representation.
MS required nv the eleventh section Of
the said article ns tho constitution, also
to ascertain what cities of the second
class are entitled 10 become cities Of the
first class; and what incorporated villages
are entitled 10 become cities, and their
proper class. And the Governor shall
cause a statement thereof. to be prepared
'hv the Secretary of State. which state.