Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-03-29
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AtrrHORITY

j LAWS OF OHIO.
! Published BY AUTHORITY
i mo. Is. AN ACT -
/ Defining the Powers and Prescribing Che Dutie
3 LIZ of the Board of Public w orks. sssse
& SEC. l. Be it enacted By the .Gensra
81 Assembly Of the State Of OHIO, That th
term OF off ,e of The members Of the boar
i of Public Works, elected on the secon,
q Tuesday of October last, shall commenc
1 on the sixteenth day Of February, on,
thousand eight hundred and flty two; an,
said members shall hold their Offices, re
spectively, until their successors shall b.
elected and qualified; and the term Of Office
of the member of the said -board who shall
be elected hereafter, annually, shall com
mence ontha sixteenth day Of February
next alter said; election. IS 30
\ Sec. 2: The; membefs Of said board shall
each take on oath or affirmation, 10 sup
port the constitution ef the United States
and Of the State Of Ohio. and honestly and
impartially TO discharge the duties Of the
Office; and shall also give bond, with good
and sufficient security, to be approved by
the Governor, in she penal sum Of not less
than thirty thousand dollars, conditioned
Tor the faithful and honest discharge Of The
duties OF his Office, anG for the faithful
paying over of ell money which may come
into his hands, according to law, which
bonds, with the approval Of the Governor
endorsed thereon, shall be filed with the
Treasurer Of State.
Sec. 8. The members Of the said board
shall designate one of their number to act
as president Of said board, who, in addition
TO bis duties as acting commissioner, shall
perform such duties as are, or shall be, re.
quired by law oi the president Of the said
board. VI ss'sss' -
! Sec. 4. That said board shall divide the
public works ofthis State, as near equally
rs they may deem practicable, into three
districts, which districts may be designated
by such name as the board shall deem
proper; and the commissioners shall each
take charge of such one Of said districts as
may be assigned TO him by said board. and
be responsible for the due and faithful I'D.
minisIraiion Of the affairs of the district un~
der his particular charge.
Sec. 5. That payments of every kind
and description, made by either Of said nc.
ting commissioners, shall be by check
drawn to The order Of the payee, on the
treasurer OF State, and not otherwise; and
wheneyerslhe payment is intended to be
made for any work performed, or materials
for the same found !, in constructing or maxi
ing repairs, whether the same be by con-,
tracts or by any superintendent or agen. Of
said board, the check Of the commissioners
shall be accompanied with certificate Of
the experimenting engineer, which zcertif.
CAFE shall name the person or persons to
whom there. is indebtedness, with q state
ment Of the particular wo rk, whether by
contract or Otherwise, and the value there.
of; lhe check and certificate shall be reg>
slered in books, one 10 be kept by The ems
gineers, and. d.one TO be kept by the commits
sioners, and the fact of the check being
registered, by the engineer. shall, in all |
cases be endorsed on the back Of the check
and signed by him officially; ); nor shall any
greater sum be placedejn the State Trensu-
~ subject to The unrestricted check of
either OF said acting commissioners, in any
onesyear, than shall be neccessarysto pay
the salaries Of engineers and assistants, and
other ordinary incidental aexpenses;s nor
shall The aEountat any one time, so placed
to the credit of either Of ssaid acting com,
missioners, exceed Eve thousand dollars,
which sum shah be fully accounted Tor by
snid commissioners, 10 the board,s before q
new requisilion shall be made. - .es4zH
Sec.6. Celleclors of canal tolls shall be
for such term rs the board Of
public works shall deem expedient, not OK.
eeeding three years; butany collector shall
be subject to be removed at any time during 6
the iefn, for which he shall have been ap>
pointed, for malfeasance in Office, or for
negleci of duty, whenever the acting cons
having charge ofihat part of the
canal on " whieh the oaieelof such collector
is situated, shall believe the public interest
requires such removal, or when the provis-
ions ofiheslaw shall require the same; such
collectors.shall, in addition to their duties as
collectors Of. tolls, collect all water rents
due the State, or hereafter to become due,
and mike return of such collections, and
pay over moneys thus collected, in thesnme
manner and at the same time they, are by |
law required TO make return of, and pay
over, The tolls by Them collected; and it is
hereby made the duty Of the auditor ot state
to furnish to each collector copies of all
leases for wa,er power on which such col.
lector is required TO COLLECT rents, with a
showing the amount due, and all
other matters necessary 10 enable such col.
lecior 10 make such collections; and such
collectors shall receive flor such services
such per centage on the amount collected as
shall be determined by the said board.
sSec..I In case of Ihe removal Of. any
as provided in the preceding secs
ion, the member Of the board BY whom such
shall have been made, may appoint
,ome other suitable person 70 such vacant
,ffice, who shall hold such appointment
Until the end Of the next meeting Of The
,oard, unless removed as hereinbelore pro-
1ided. szfs.,5 zs.st ~ a.,.s.,esf Is ..s.jss.
Sec. 8. The board ofpublic works shall
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