The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-04-29
AN ACT

! mo. 81 AN ACT
To amend the act entitled "an act to provide for
tho organization of cities and incorporated
villages"
SEC. |. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, That the amount OF taxes
which may be certified, assessed and collected
annually for special road district by the coun.
Gil OF any city or the trustees of any incorpora.
ted village, to defruy the general and incidental
expenses thereof, shall not exceed two and a
half mills on the dollar of the amount subject to
taxation for an Incorporated village to deiray its
general and incidental expenses. three mills OH
the dollar; and for the purpose oGpaying existing
Indebtedness, seven mills on the dollar; for ci-
ty of the second class to defray its general and
incidental expenses, three mills on the dollar;
for u city ofthe first class to defray its general
and incidental expenses, five mills on the dollar;
to the amount authorized for general and incl
dental purposes specially designated and TO be
applied or appropriated to none other, us follows:
by cities Of the second class for the purposes Of
pay aud support of the city police, an amount
not exceeding one mill on the dollar; for the
purpose OF contributing to the maintenance of a
tro department, an amount not exceeding mill
on the dollar; for school purposes an amount not
exceeding four mills on the dollar; by cities of
the first class for the purpose of tho ply and
support of the city police, an amount not exceed
ing two mills; for the purpose of contributing to
tho maintenance Of fire department, an amount
not exceeding one mill on the dollar; for the
purpose Of house OF refuge, house Of corroc-
ton, work house and city prison, an amount not
exceeding one and half mills; for the purpose of
water works, an amount not exceeding one half
of II mill on the dollar; for sehonl purposes. an
amount not exceeding two mills; for the purpose
Of u city infrmary and outdoor relief TO the
poor, an amount not exceeding two mills on the
dollar.
SEC. II. That the city council of any city or
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pose of extending the time OF tho payment Of
any Indebtedness heretofore incurred, and which
from its limit OF taxation such city or incorpora.
tod village is unable to pay at its maturity, shall
have the power to issue the bonds OF such city
or incorporated village or borrow money, so as to
chungo but not increase the Indebtedness, in |
such amounts, and for such length of time, und
ut such rate of interest aa such city council or
trustees of any incorporated village, may deem |
proper, not to exceed six per centum per annum;
and when such bonds shall have been issued, a
tax shall be assessed and collected sufficient in
amount to provide sinking fund Tor their hnal
redemption as provided in section ninety-one Of
the act to which this is supplemental.
SEC. ~. That the ninety.eighth section OF
sa id act, be, and the same is hereby so amended !
as TO read as follows That the council OF any
corporation shall not authorize any
loa or appropriation not predicatcd ON the rev.
enues of the corporation for the current hscal
wear, and shall not authorize any order or appro-
prution Of money when there 10 not in the city |
treasury money unappropriatcd sufficient to pay |
such appropriation; and any appropriation other
wise made or authorized, shall be held aud deem
ed utterly void and OF no effect AS against said
corporation; Provided, however, that for the
purpose of purchasing necessary grounds and
erecting suitable school building for the use OF
uublic schools, the souncil OF any such corpora
lion may, at the request Of tho board OF educa'
lion of aid corporation, make sufficient appro'
priation therefor, and shall have power to bor'
row money upon the credit of such corporation
suicien, or the aforesaid purposes, at such rates
of interest as said council may deem proper; and
Car tho purpose of perfecting such loan, the said
council shall have power To pledge the faith OIL