Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-26

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office, which bond shall be lodged with the
cle,k OF the township, and il The said bonds
or any Of them, shall become forfeited, The
township clerk, by order Of the trustees, is
hereby authorized and required TO sue. lor
and collect The same for The use Of The town
ship, or any person or parry entitled TO the
same. i,...t,
Sec. 20. Tba, when by reason Of nom
acceptance, death, or removal Of any per-
son chosen 10 any Office, In any township,
at The annual meeting as aforesaid, or in
cases when there is a vacancy from any 9th
or cause, the trustees shall appoint person
having the qualifications OF an eeclor 10 fill
such vacancy, and The person thus appointed
shall lake the same oath, give bond and be
liable 10 The same penalty as though he had
been chosen al The annual meeting. i9 lH
Sec. 81. That in case there should not. at
any annual meeting under this act, be a suf
ficient number of electors assembled for
holding The election, so iha, no township of.
ficers can be chosen by the electors, the
trustees shall appon, all township officers in
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GERS thus appointed shall take the same oath,
give bond and be liable 10 The same penal
lies as though they had been elected q, the
annual election. .
Sec. 90. That each trustee, clerk, and
supervisor Of roads and highways shall be
entitled 10 receive one dollar for every day
he or they may be necessarily employed in
The discharge Of their respective duties, and
The trustees shal. allow the constable a rea.
sonable compensation for advertising the
lime Of holding township elections, and no..
,(ying The several township officers of their
election, TO be paid OUT OF The township Urea.
sury on order Of the trustees atlested by the
clerk; provided, that supervisors Of roads
and highways shall not be allowed any com.
pensa,on for the two days that they are re.
qured by law 10 labor on the road.
Sec. 90. Tha, each township treasurer
shall be allowed, anG may retain two per
cenlum Of all moneys paid into the town.
ship treasury for receiving, safe keeping,
and paying over The same 10 the order oflhe
trustees, and all township officers shall de-
liver over to their successors in Office, all
books. papers, and obligations belonging to
their respective Offices, or deposited with
them under this act. as officers Of The town,
ship, and II any person who has been a
township officer, shall refuse TO deliver over
as aforesaid, any law books or papers, the
properly Of The township, he or they so Of
Tending, shall on conviction thereof before
any justice of The peace, be fined in any sum
not less than FIVE, nor more than fifty dollars
for the use of The township.
Sec. "a. That the trustees of each and
every township in this State, shall have pow
er 10 determine on and fix the place Of hold
ing elections within their townships, for
which purpose they are hereby authorized
to lease any house already erected, or con-
tract for, on permanent lease, or o,herwis, },
site and cree, thereon house for the pur.
poses aforesaid; and they shall give previ.
Gus notice as in case Of township meeting;
The trustees at every election, or township
meeting, shall have power TO cause any and
every disorderly person TO be removed, and
every constable present shall obey their or.
dors and directions, for the purpose Of pre-.
serving order al such meeting.
Sec. Is. That whenever the treasurer o
any township shall have received any money
from the county treasury for road purposes
in such township, he shall notify the trustees
of such township Of the same, who sha
cause the money so received, 10 be oppro
: priatPd 10 building bridges, or repairing pub
lie roads within their township, by adver
Ilsement. and selling 10 the lowest bidder
ii in the opinion of the trustees, such bidder
he competent to perform the same) sucf
part or paris Of any road as aforesaid, as
they deem eXpedient. equal TO the amour
oi money IN be appropriated as aforesaid
and whenever such labor shall be performed
agreeable 10 the contract or conditions Of iht
sale. The trustees or any Two os them shal
draw an orGer on The treasurer the town
ship in favor Of the person or persons, whit
have performed such labor. for The amour
due for The same. which order shall be paiC
e by the township treasurer on demand.
Sec. 26. That the township trustees ar,
! hereby authorized TO purchase sufficien
3 number Of plows and scrapers for the use o
; such township, and the same shall be uset
exclusively for iha, purpose, and the cost
and expenses thereof shall be paid out o
, any of the moneys in the township treasur,
no. otherwise appropriated. on The order o
P he trustees; and il shall be the duty ofih
trustees to cause the plows and scrapers 81
: purchased to beputin the possession of som
supervisor or supervisors, who shalt TAX
care and preserve the same when they ar
5 not in use; and if there shall not be suffi
cient money in any township treasury I
=. purchase suitable number Of plows an,
u scrapers, the trustees may cause the same I
e be procured By the application Of any lubo
r or tax lor road purposes which may be du
II within said township. ~ mi ,nr r
Sec. 81. That each and every trustee
}. any township in This State who shall reGus
y or neglect TO do and perform all and singy
u ar the duties enjoined on him or them b
e this act, he or they shall be fined in an
e sum not exceeding fifty dollars nor less ,ha
10 FIVE, to be recovered before any justice
'e The peace Of the comfy, by any perso
l. sueing for the same, and appropriated ,
J. other fines under this act; provided, that
r any such trustee shall conceive himse
+ aggrieved by the judgement Of such jus,c
AZ he shall have the same right Of appealir
IN as given in civil suits or cases and und,
s. similar restrictions. '.'"J .th