The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-06-30

council shall think fit and expedient.
Any such council may also require the
owners Of all vehicles. of every description,
used for the carriage or transportation oil
persons or property, for hire in the corpo.
ration, all undertakers or owners of herses.
to take out license; but the owner of any
such vehicle may be made liable for the
breach Of any ordinance regulating the
conduct Of the drivers thereof.
SEC. 81. Loans may be made by mu-
nicipal corporations. in anticipation o! the
revenues Of the current fiscal wear. and
payable within such year; but the aggre-
gate amount of such loans. in any one
fiscal year. shall not exceed. in case of a
special road district. one thousand dollars,
Of an incorporated village, five thousand
dollars, of city of the second class. fifty
thousand dollars, of city Of the first class,
one hundred thousand dollars.
Sec. 98 That the council of any mu-
nicipal corporation, shall not authorize any
loan, or appropriation not predicated on
the revenues OF the corporation ior the
current fiscal year, and shall not authorize
any order or appropriation of money.
when there is not in the city treasury
money unappropriated, sufficient to pay
such appropriation, and any appropriation
otherwise made or authorized, shall be
held and deemed utterly void. and of no
effect as against said corporation.
OF ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF OF
FIcERs.
SEC. SO. The first Monday in April shall
be the regular annual period for tae cleo
ton Of all municipal officers; and all off.
GERS whose election is provided for in this
act, or may be provided for by any by law
or ordinance. shall be elected on that day.
Special elections Of members of the city
council Of any city, shall be held at such
time as the mayor may direct so that ten
days notice thereof be given. The trus.
tees or council of every municipal corpo-
ration, shall direct the place or places for
holding elections for municipal officers
Ia all cities there shall be place appoint
ed in each ward for holding all elections.
Any person. who. at the time Of any cleo.
ton Of ofmunicipal officers. would be quail.
fed voter, under the laws OF the State, for
county officers, and shall actually reside
in the corporation or ward in which he
offers to vote, shall be deemed qualified
voter. And all elections shall, in all re-.
speets, be held and conducted in the man
ner prescribed by law, in case OF township
elections.
Sec. 100. The returns of all municipal
elections in cities and incorporated vii
lagos, which are divided into election dis
tricts and wards. shall be made to the clerk
or recorder of the corporation. and shall
be opened by him within the time prescri-
bed as to the clerk of the court of common
pleas in county elections. He shall call to
his assistance the mayor ofthe corporation.
or it there be no mayor, or the mayor shall
have been candidate at such election
then any justice Of the peace OF the county,
and shall, in his presence, make out an
abstract and ascertain the candidates elec-
ted, in all respects, as required by law OF
the clerks Of the court OF common pleas;
and shall, in like manner. make oul GER
tihcate as to each candidate so elected.
and cause the same to be delivered to him,
or to be left at his usual place of abode.
AT all elections in cities and Incorporated
villages, which are not divided into cleo
ton districts, or wards, the mayor and
trustees, any three OF whom shall be
quorum. shall serve as judges. and the re-
corder shall serve as clerk; and after can.
vassing the votes which may be given at
such election. shall declare the result, and
the recorder shall make out and deliver to
each person elected to any office in such
city or Incorporated village, certificate
of such election.
Sec. lOl. All officers elected or appoint
ed in any municipal corporation. shall
take an oath or affirmation to support the
constitution of the United States, and the
constitution of the State Of Ohio. and also,
an oath or affirmation of office; and the
trustees or council Of any municipal cor
poration, may require from such officers
as they may think proper. bond. with
proper penalty and surety. for the faithful
discharge Of the duties Of their office; and
such trustees or council shall have power
10 declare the Office Of any person appoint!
cd or elected to any office, who shall fail
% take the oa.h of office. or give bon.l
when required. for ten days after he shall
nave been notified Of his appointment or
election, vacant, and proceed to appoint.
As in other cases of vacancy.
FURTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Sec. l02. All bylaws or ordinances
shall, as soon as may be after their pass.
age, be recorded in a book kept for that
purpose. and be authenticated by the sig
natures Of the presiding officer of the
council, and the clerk, and all bylaws of a
general or permanent nature. and those
any fine. penalty or forfeiture,
shall be published in some newspaper of
general circulation in the municipal COR