Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

Sec. 25. That whenever the treasurer Of 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 shall cause the
! money so received, to be appropriated TO build
ing bridges, or repairing public roads within
their township, by advertisement, and selling
! to the lowest bidder, (if in the opinion Of the
trustees, such bidder be competent to perform
: the same) such part or parts Of any road as
, aforesaid, as they deem expedient, equal 10 the
amount Of money to be appropriated rs afore-
r said, and whenever such labor shall be per-
formed agreeably to the contract or conditions
Of the sale, the trustees any two Of them shall
l draw an order on the treasurer Of the township
I in favor Of the person or persons, who have per
formed such labor, for the amount due for the
; same, which order shall be paid by the town.
! ship treasurer on demand.
Sec 26 That the township trustees are
hereby authorized to purchase a sufficient num-
; Der of plOws and scrapers for the use of such
, township, and the same shall be used exclu-
|, sively for that purpose, and the costs and ex-
penses thereof shall be paid out of any the
moneys in the township treasury not otherwise
, appropriated, on the order of the trustees; and
it shall be the duty Of the trustees to cause the
plOws and scrapers so purchased to be put in
the possession Of some supervisor or supervi-
sOrs, who shall take care and preserve the
same when they are not in use; and if there
, shall not be sufficient money in any township
, treasury to purchase a suitable number Of
: plows and scrapers. the trustees may cause the
same to be procured by the application of any
labor or tax for road purposes which may be
/, due within Such township.
Sec. 81. That each and every trustee Of any
, township in this State who shall refuse or neg
lect TO do and perform all and singular the du-
ties enioined ON him or them by this act, he or
they shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
fifty dollars nor less than five. to be recovered
before any Justice Of the peace Of the county,
by any person sueing for the same. and appro-
priatcd rs other fines under this act: provided,
that if any such trustee shall conceive himself
aggreivcd by the Judgment Of such Justice, he
shall have the same right of appealing as given
in civil suits or cases and under similar restric-
tiOns.
See %. That the trustees of their respective
townships are hereby authorized to lew tax,
annually, for township purposes. nor exceeding
one fourth of one mill on each dollar of the
valuation of taxable property within such
township, and for the support of the poor
such sum rs NAV be necessary for that purpose
not exceeding one mill on each dollar valua-
tiOn, aforesaid And when it shall become
necessary for the payment Of existing legal
trustees shall have power to levy a tax not
exceeding three mills on the dollar, within any
one year, including the tax for township pur-
poses and for the support Of the poor, as afore-
said, which shall be determined and certified
by the trustees or a majority Of them, and the
+ certificate thereof delivered to the Auditor Of
such county on or before the first Monday in
= June, annually.
l Sec. 30. That it shall be lawful for the trus-
= tees of any township in any county in this
State, to purchase and protect or improve a
cemetery or burying ground, not exceeding ten
acres of land, for the use Of such township;
and for the purpose Of paying for and improv
| ing or protecting such grounds, they are hereby
authorized to levy, and assess upon the taxa
! BILE property of such township, such a per
centum will raise any sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars the first year, or fifty dol
lars any one year thereafter: that it shall be
the duty of the coroner of any county TO bury
such dead persons as he may hold an inquest
upon, and who have left no means wherewith
TO pay the expenses Of their burial, in the
burying ground of that township wherein such
inquest was held, and the necessary expenses
/ of such burial shall be allowed and paid by
the township trustees; the coroner shall also
be allowed for his services under this section
by the trustees of the proper township fifty
cents for each person so buried.
Sec 30. That before any assessment shall
be made as provided for in the foregoing sec
tion, it shall be necessary to submit the ques-
ton to the voters of such township, at some
regular election therein, for which purpose it
shall be the duty of the township clerk when
thereunto requested by the trustees of the
township or any six voters of the township,
to give notice at least twenty days before such
election, by posting up in three public places
in such township, notice specifying the amount
Of tax which 1t is proposed TO assess under
such vote, and the object to which the same is
To be applied, and if a majority Of the voters
at any such election, shall deposit ballots
having written or printed thereon "tax for
+ burying ground" the trustees shall immedi-
ately notify the auditor of the county, who
. shall enter the same ON the tax duplicate
against the taxable property of said township,
which shall be collected by the county treas
urer and paid over to the treasurer of the town
ship in the same manner as other taxes be-
longing TO said township, TO be paid ont on the
order Of the trustees, for the purpose or pur-
poses specified in the foregoing section Of this
act, and for no other purpose or object, unless
after paying all the expenses incurred, there
should be a surplus, then, and in such case,
the surplus may be transferred to the township
fund.
| Sec 81 That in all cases where a judgment
has been or NAV hereafter be rendered against
any township by any justice Of the peace or
court of record in this State, it shall be the
duty Of such justice Of the. peace or clerk of
the court wherein Judgment shall have been
rendered, to make out a certified abstract of
such Judgment with the amount of costs ae-
| crling thereon and the same shall be served
! by any constable Of the township against
which such judgement shall be rendered, or
| by the sheriff or coroner of the county, in
which such township may be situated, and
such service shall be by leaving an attested
I copy Of such abstract with the clerk Of the |
! township against which such judgement shall
! be rendered, and the clerk Of such township
shall forthwith notify the township trustees
I thereof. and said trustees shall draw an Order4
on the township treasurer in favor Of such |
| Justice or clerk for the amount Of such judg- |
ment and cost, and it shall be the duty Of the |
township treasurer to pay the same on present |
ment out of the appropriate funds, If there ,
shall be any Of such funds in his possession;
proyided, that the trustees shall not be required
/ to issue their order for fhe amount Of anv
| judgment when the same shall have been ap-
pealed to higher tribunal, until after final
| Judgment thereon.
Sec. 80. That the act entitled can act for |
the incorporation q foEnships, passed March |
5, 1881, and the sinendatory acts thereto.
passed January IS, 1899, March 3. 1884, Feb
ruary l9, 1885, be and they are hereby re-
pealed: provided, that all rights which have
/ accrued, and all suits and proceedings now
pending under the provisions Of the acts here
I by repealed, shall be prosecuted and deter
mined agreeably to and under the PROVISIONS
/ of said acts, and all Judgments which have
/ heretofore been recovered or winch hereafter
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