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


dollar, within any one year. including the
TAX lor township purposes and for the sup.
port OF The poor, as aforesaid. which shall be
determined and certified by The trustees or a
majority Of them, and .he certificate thereof
delivered 10 the Auditor Of such county on
or before the first Monday ia June. annu-
ally. - r. F''e M
| Sec. go. Thai il shall be lawful foi the
trustees Of any township in any county 10
this State, to purchase and protect or i'm
prove, q cemetery or burying ground, mol
exceeding len acres Of land. for the use Of
such township; and. for the purpose Of paw
ing for and improving or projecting such
grounds, they are hereby authorized to levy
and assess upon ,he taxable ppperv Of such
township, such a per centn.p as viii raise
any sum no, exceeding one ,ioqsand dollars
the first year, or fifty dollars apy one year
thereafter; tha, j, shall 6e ,lhe duty Of the
coroner Of any county 10 bury such dead
persons as he may hold an inqles. upon, and
who have left no means whefewilh 10 pay
the expenses Of their burial, 10 The burying
ground Of that township wherein such in
quest was held, and the necessary expenses
Of lch burial sholl be allowed and paid bv
the township trustees; the coroner shall also
be allowed for his services under his sec
ion by the trustees. Of the pfoper township
fifty cents for each person SO buried.
Sec. 80. That before any assessment shall
be made as provided for III The foregoing
section ii shall be necessary 10 submit the
questions TO ,he voters Of such township, al
some regular election Iherein for which pur,
pose il shall be lhedu,y Of lbeiownslip clerk
when lhereun;o requested blythe trustees Of
the township, or any six voters Of the town
ship, 10 give notice a, least twenty days be.
fore such election, by posting up in three
public places in such township, nnlce speci-
(y ing The amount Of lax which il is proposed
TO assess under sIch vo,e, al the ohI"cl
10 which the same is 10 be applied, and if u
majority Of the voters at anysuch election.
shall deposit ballols having written or print
ed thereon, "lux for buryingg ground" the
trustees shall Immediately notify the auditor
of The county, who shall enter the sa ne on
The tax duplicate agains. The taxable prop,
ery Of said lowship, which Shall be collect.
ed by The county treasurer and paid over 10
The treasurer If the township in the same
manner as other taxes bfionging 10 said
township, 10 be paid oul on yhe order of The
trustees, for the purpose or purposes speci.
fled in the foregoing sectionipl This act and
for no other purpose or object, unless after
paying all the expenses ipcurred, there
should he surplus, then, and in such case
The surplus may be transferred 70 the town.
ship fund.
Sec: 81. Thai in all cases here d judg,
menl has been or may herealtei be rendered
against any township by any justice Of the
peace or court of record in this Stale, il
shall be The duty Of such justice oGihe peace
or clerk Of the court wherein judgment shall
have been rendered, to make ou. certified
abstract Of snch jugment with the amount
of Gusts accruing thereon, and the same
shall be served by any constable Of .Ee
township agains. which such judgmen. sha
be rendered, or by The sheriff or coroner o
The county in which such township may be
situated, and such service shall be by leav.
ing an alleSled copy Of such abslrac, will
the clerk of the township against which sucf
Ijugmenl shall be renderd, and The clerk o
such township shall forthwith notify The
township trustees thereof. and said trustees
shall draw an order on The township treas
urer in favor Of such justice or clerk, for ih'
amonn. of such jugment and cost, and j
shall be The duty Of the township treasurer
10 pay the same on presentment oul OF III,
appropriate funds, if there shall be any o
such funds in his possession provided, tha
The trustees shall not be required 10 issu
this order for The amount Of any jndgmen
when the same shall have been appealed II
higher tribunal, until afler final judgmen
thereon.
Sec. 80. Tint the act entitled "an act 70
The incorporation Of townships" passe'
March s, 1891, and The amendatory act
thereto, passed Jan. l5. 1888, March 3, 1888
February 10, 1885, be and they are hereb,
repealed. provi ded, that al, rights whic
have accrued, and all suits and proceeding
now pending under the provisions of tn
+ acts hereby repealed, shall be prosecute
and delermind agreeably 10 aud under III
provisions Of said acis. and all judgment
+ which have heretofore been recovered o
which hereafter may be recovered, under lh
+ provisi ons Of said acts, shall be carried int
execution under the provisions of The acl
hereby repealed: provided, further, lh5
nothing in this oct shall be so construcle
as TO affec, The Term Of Office o! any town
ship officers heretofore elected and quail
fed. ..'........ .......'-.'s.I....'
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
.s Speaker OF The House of Reps.
, ... ...... GEORGE REX,
r President Of the Senate pro Iempore.
= March ID, 1853;
AN ACT. 4 ma
f To regulate the election, contest Of election
e and the resignation of Justices OF the Penc,
: Sec. |. Be il enacted by the General A,
y sembly Of the Slaie Of Ohio, That wher
y ever any new township shall be sci off, III
n Court Of Common Pleas Of the proper cour
II " shall determine on Suitable number
n Justices OF the Pence for such township, an
IS The day Of election, and The clerk of III
II court shall transmit q copy Of the proceed
If ings thereof TO the trustees Of The same
}, who shall immediately give notice 10 III
g electors in the manner pointed on, In I'll
II second section OF this act, 10 elect said Ju.
,ice so determined on; and should there b