Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-03-08

paid ovet 10 the supervisoIIh whose ds,rici
The offence was commi,ted ind be by him
appropriated to lhe repaf AZ he'roads and
highways wiihin,h his d;sWiti ugreably 10 lhe
provisions OF this act.
Sec. 26. That the conf 'ssioners Of each
county in this State ma hi lfeir annual
meetings for the purpose determining the
per cen,um necessary 70 levied for tue
expenses Of their fespec.e counties, levy
upon all articles sUbject ID Axalion for Sla,e
and county purposes, a taS The improve-
inent of rouds and hghwa 70 be apptopri-
eIed agreeably 70 the ipros 1'cks Of lhis,ac,.
Sec. ~. Thai ihe coun olnmiesipners
lof any county, shall not ~ D an ] one
lJear, q greater amount u I'D 3aE shan is
herein specified, vizs-. w Wel The laggEega,s
amount Of .axabie propef,y enleted up6n
The lis, shall be fifty millibns Of dollars, the
tax shall moi b. less ihan one.lwenty. fifth Of
one mill, nor more than oiis min; and when
.he aggregate amount OF taxable properly
enisfed upon the list sha be thee millions
OF dollars, The lax shall nol be less than one
tenth of one mill, nor rnere than one mill
on the dollar; and when 4 Il less Than three
millions OF dollars, the foad lax shall notbe
less Than lwo.tenihs Of a b.ll, ,horinore than
one and half mills on ttedollsr; provided
that nothing in this soc,ion shall be'so con
structed as TO prohibit sad county. commis-
siouers from levying any additional TAX for
road purposes, not exceeding ono holt mill
on the dollar, sha. the IfsIslest Of any iown.
ship may deem necessary; provided further,
tha, The trustees Of such lpwnship shall de-.
.ermine and certify in Wiling, The addition
oi per cenlum 10 be levied, and deliver or
cause to be delivered. tic certificate arore-
said, 10 The auditor Of ,he proper comfy, on
or beforethe frs, Monday in June, in each
year; provided, that the egnnly commission.
ers Of each county in ,tiS STATE may, II they
shall deem 1t necessary, levy an additional
lax, annually upon ,he inxa6Ie property OF
their respective coun,ies, no. exceeding one
half Of one mill ON the dollar, which shall
be collected in the SAND manner, aud q, the
same time that SIa.e and county, taxes are
} collected and paid into he county treasures
Of each county; whichiax shall be applied
under the directions Of the county commits.
mioners, exclusvel y, 20 NE erection and re.
pairing of bridges wiibin The county in
which the same shall have been levied and
collected; provided. thai nothing in this or
the preceding sections shall make il COM
pusory onthe county commissioners TO levy
any tax for road pnfposts. ai ,js5imr.
Sec. 90 Thai ne sudiior Of each county
in this Stale shall Immediately alter the
county co.nmissia heir annual ses.
sion for that purpose, shut hove determined
on the amount 10 be assessed for road pur.
poses in their several lownshipso give. notice
in SOME newspaper Of general circulation in
the county. Of the per cenlnm or each hum
dred dollars Of The valuation, so determined
10 be assessed ia each township respectively
AMI ,ba. said tax may be discharged by la
Dor on the roads, under The direction of lhe
supervisors Of The several districts, al the
rate Of one dollar per day: and shall make
GU, lis. for each township Of The amount
Of road tax with which each individual
stands charged; inserting nothing in such
list bul the name OF the person and the
amount OF such tax, and transmit The same
To the clerk OF the proper township.
Sec. 29. That il shall be the duly of.he
township clerk, Immediately after The recep.
ZION Of such duplicate upon The presentation
by The supervisors Of their respective dis
iricls in said township, of list Of all persons
> liable TO perform labor upon The roads anc
highways, or subjacl,o taxation for the same
: 10 make out and deliver 10 each supervisor
aforesaid, on abstract duplicate Of the
amount Of road TAX each person in said dis
: Tict may stand charged with, and the su
pervisors shall then proceed agreably TO Iht
provisions hereinafter contained. ~
Sec. 80. Tha, whenever tho treasurer o
: any township shal! have received any mon
= ey for The county treasury ior ruad purpose:
: in such township, he shall notify the trus
y tees Of such township of the snme. .wht
: " shall cause the money so received 10 be ap
: propriased to building bridges, or repairing
= = 'he public roads, within their township; il
e for the building Of a bridge or bridge, the,
= shall give a, least twenty days no.ice, b.
. advertisement posted up in FIVE Of the mos
= !" public places in said township, Of the Tim
= und place Of such sale, and sell to The low
: : est bidder, (if in their opinion such bidde
!" be competent TO perform such bridge o
:, bridges as aforesaid, as they may deem ex
J pedienI, equal to The amount of money !
= = be Appropriated as aforesaid, and wheneve
y such labor shall Oe performed agreenbly {
! conIraci, or conditions Of salo, the trustees
/" or minority Of them, shall draw 40 orde
y on the treasurer Of yhe lowhship,in In favor G
:. the person or persons who have per(orme
: such labor, for the amour, due for ,he sam
= which order shall be paid by the lownshi
p treasurer on Demand ss.s.a
- Sec. 81. That if the trustees OF any lowT
y )" ship shall deem il expsdiepl TO approprial
i !. the money aforesaid, or nny parl lhereoE !
\ ~ tho improving Of the public te.ds and higt
~ u ways, they may cause The amount thus Sc
=, y, apart, for The purpose Of improving an
- road or roads, in The several districts in sui
= y township, 10 be expended under the suPe
+; = iniendence Of the supervisors Of said dil
aS lric.s, or by such other persons as they ma
:. >, see proper to appoint, and il shall be III
- duty Of The supervisor. or such other perso
10 thus appointed, on receiving an order .
~ ~ the township wsasurer, 10 draw from Il
- treasury tho amour, SO appropriated, AT
T. proceed 10 expend TIM same inimproving
- - the roads and highways 10 the proper oi
Il tricls, first, by procuring, by purchase
A. ~ or otherwise, such number Of pIows, scrape
I and uther t0t,ls. rs thes tOwnshiD tr,Islel