Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-05-12
WHOLE NUMBER 1907.

: eHt shall obey their orders aud directions. 70,
the purpose Of preserving order at such meet
9 ing.
Sec. 25. That vheherer the treasurer Of anv
! township shall have received anv money from
the county treasury for road purposes in such
township. be shall notify the trustees Of such
township Of lhe same, Who shall cau.e the mo.
ney so received, 10 be appropriated to building
bridges, or repairing public roads within their
township. by advertisement. and selling to the
lowest bidder &c 10 the opinion Of the trustees.
such bidder be competent 10 perform the same }
such part or parts Of any ROAD as Aforesaid, As
they deem eXpedlent, equal 10 the amount Of
monty TO be Appropriated as aforesaid, and
whenever such labor shall be performed agree
ably 10 the contract or conditions Of The sale,
The trustees or any two Of them shall draw an
order on the treasurer Of the township in favor
OF the person or persons, who have performed
I such labor, for the amount due for the sane.
which order shall be paid By the township treas
urer on demand
Sec &c. That the township trustees are here
by authorized to purchase a sufficient number
Iof plOws and scrapers for the use use Of such
township, and the same shall be used exclusive
ly for that purpose, and the costs and expenses
thereof shall be paid out Of any Of the moneys
in the township treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, on the order Of the trustees and il
shall be the duty Of the trustees to cause tie
/ plow 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 Lownehip
! t1r r
and scTapers, 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
lsct to do and perform all and singular the du-
ties eDfoined on him or them by this act, he or
they shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
fifty dollars ncr less than FIVE, to be recovered
before any justice Of the peace of the county,
by any person sueing for the same, and appro-
priated as other fines under this act provided,
that if any such trustee shall conceive himself
aggrieved by the judgment of such justice he
shall have the same right of appealing as Civ
en- in civil suits or cases and under similar re-
strictions.
Sec 90. That the trustees of their respective
townships are hereby authorized to levy tax
annually, for township purposes, not exceeding
one fourth Of one mill on each dollar Of the val
uation of taxable property within such township, |
and for the support of the poor, such sum as
may be necessary for that purpose not exceed /
ing one mill on each dollar valuation. aforesaid.
And when it shall become necessary for the /
payment ofexisting legal and Just claims against /
such township the trustees shall have power to
levy a tax not exceeding three mills on the dol |
lar, withinany one year, including the tax for
township purposes and for the support of the
poor as aforesaid, which shall be determined
and certified by the trustees or majority of
them, and the certificate thereof delivered to
the Auditor of such county on or before the
first Monday in June, annually.
Sec. &c. 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 cemetry
or burying ground, not exceeding ten acres Of
land, for the use of such township and for
the purpose of payingfor and improving or pro-
tecting such grounds, they are hereby author
lied to levy, and assess upon taxable property
Of such township, such per centum as will raise
any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars the
first year, or fifty dollars any one year thereaf-
ter 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
where in such inquest was held and the aecessa-
ry expenses of such burial shall be allowed and
paid by the township trustees the coroner shall
also be allowed for his services under this sec
tion by the trustees of the proper township tf- 1
ty cents for each person soburied.
Sec. 3 0. That before any assessment shall
be made as provided for in the foregoing section,
it shall be necessary to submit the question 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 t
requested by the trustees of the township. or
or any six voters of the township, TO give no. {
tice at least twenty days before such election,
by posting up in three public places in such
township, notice specifying the amount of tax |
which it is proposed to assess under such vote,
and the object to which the same is to be appli t
ed, and if a majority of the voters at any such {
election, shall deposit pallots having written or
printed thereon, tax for burying ground,
the trustees shall Immediately notify the aud
itor 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 treasurer and paid over to the treaaurer
Of the townshipin in the same manner as other tax
es belonging to said township, to be paid out on
the order of the trustees for the purpose or pur-
poses specified tn the foregoing section of this $
act, and for no other purpose or object, unless {
after paying all the expenses incurred, there
should be surplus then, and in such case, the
surplus may be transferred to the township fund.
Sec 81. That in all CAGES where judgment
has been or may be hereafter be rendered a
gainst 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 render
ed, to make out certified abstract OF such
judgment with the amount of costs accrulng
thereon, and the same shall be served by any
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