Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-03

'nlp Assessors, so lar as the Same shall be
applicable 10. them, except in the sale Of de.
inquent lands, and said city council may
order the clerk or other proper gerson of the
council 10 certify any delinquent TAX assess.
ed by such ciIy 10 The auditor uf the proper
county, which delinquent 'axes, so certified,
'he auditor is hereby required TO place on
The grand TAX duplicate Of the county, in
Sc pura,e column, and The same shall be col.
lecled in like manner as other delinquent
state and county taxes.
Section 81. That in any city, the corpo.
rate limits whereof comprise the whole Ter.
rilory of any established township. and
wherein city in6rmary has been estab-
lished the offices Of township trustees and
township clerk shall be abolished and cease,
from and after the twentieth of March, one
thousand eight hundred and firiy-lhroe; and
il shall be The duty Of the directors OF the
city in6rmary of such Gig; thereafter TO per.
form under The control of The city councito
such city, all the functions which such
township trustees were authorized By law to
perform up TO suid date, and The said drec-
tors Of the city irfirmary are hereby vested
wHl with all the powers Of such township
trustees; provided, that said powers, as far as
they relate TO the levying oil taxes and the
holding Of elections, are hereby exclusively
transferred to such cily council.
Sec. %. That all The property real and
personal, together " i,h all the moneys and
credits held in possession or under The con.
lrol of said township trustees for any purpose
whatever on The twentieth dag of March,
one thousand eight hundred and ffy.,hree.
shall on said day YES, in said city, and the
said township trustees shuH then deliver 10
The city council of such city, all the proper.
" moneys and credits aforesaid, together
with the evidences of The same and a full
and final settlement of their accounts.
All suits pending and judgments recovered
by in favor Of or against any such township,
together with all rights, interests, claims,
and demans, in favor Of and against the sume,
may be continued, prosecuted, collected and
enforced by or against any such city, as
through this act had never been passed.; and
all suits authorized by law to be brought by
or agains, such township or township ,rus.
tees, shall be prosecuted by or against such
city.
Sec 20. That the city council Of such city
may by ordinance precbe the duliee and fix
The compensation Of said directors the city
infrmary, in the exrcise of The powers
hereby upon them conlirred: provided hal
the duties so pre- scribed, do not conflict with
any previous acls reluling TO the Government
aud Management! of The Commercial Hos.
pilal and Lunalic Asylum Of Ohio
Sec. 80. That the city council Of any city
III which Gas Companies or Gas Light and
Coke Companies have been or may hereafter
be established, ba and are hereby empowered
10 regulate by ordinance u. such city council
from lime TO time, the price which such Ga;
Light or Gas Light and Coke Company, shaI
charge for any Gas furnished by such Com
panics 10 the clizens public buildings streets
lanes or alleys in such cities, and that sale
Gas or Gas Light and Coke Companies shall
in no event charge more for any Gas fur
nished TO such city, or.Io individuals than the
r price specified by ordinance of such city
council; and that such city cou neil shall al
so have power by ordinance, 10 regulate anc
fix The price which such companies shal
4 churge for the rent of their meters.
r Sec. 81. That if such companies shall O
any time hereafter be required by any Gil,
council as Aforesaid to lay pipes and lgh
any street or streets and shall refuse or neg &c
for six months after being notified by author
i'y of SUI. city council 10 lay such pipe
and light said streets. then and in ,ha, cas-
such ci'y council may lay pipe and erec
Gas Works for the supply Of said streets
and all other streets which are no, alreud
lighted, and The said Gas Companies, Ga
Light and Coke Comp anies, shall ,hcrearte
be forever precuded from using or occupyn
any o! the streets not already furnished wit
= gus pipes of such companies and such cit
couocil may have the righ, to open an
street Tor the purpose of conveying gas a
aforesaid.
g Sec, SO. That neglect 10 furnish gas /
d The citizens or other consumers of gas or I
!. any city by such companies in coniormi,
J. 10 the preceding section of this acl, and i
Y accorda nee with HE prices fixed and eslat
g ished by ordinances Of such city council
p from Time To time shall forfeit all rights c
II such company un Ter the charter by whic
e il has been established; and any such cit
/. council may hereafter proceed to erect o
5, by ordinance empower any person or pei
n sons 10 erect Gas Works lor The supply O
Y Gas 10 such city, and its cilizens as fully o
e any Gas Light or Gas Light and Coke Con-
d pany can now do and as fully rs if sue
,r computes had never been created.
II Sec. 33. That The city council Of any ci,
,e in which Gas Works are or uay hercai,t
RI be constructed shall provide by ordinnnc
ID Tor the appointment Of one or more Ga
Of meaSurers, whose duty ii shall be to nspe,
Y. all gas meters and certify 10 the CORRECTNESS
pr OF all bills made against the consumers
Id gas, and perform such other duties as ma
Id be prescribed by ordinance. ~.
+. Sec. "a That the original sections, twer
s. Iy.six, Iouy-lwo, fouy.fve. fifiy-seven ffiy
Of eight, seventy five, ninety.iwo, eighly.fv
$. one hundred and eleven, ,eighly.nine, an
m nineiy.eight of the act entitled "an act f
the organization of cities and incorporate
be villages" passad May Sd, 1859. be and III
Q same are hereby repealed; Provided, that a
n. rights heretofore acquired under said repea
10 ed sections, shall not be affected ,hereb,
,e but the same shall be as efftcluav preserve
NJ as il s0id sections had not been repealed.
i. JAMES c. JOHNSON.
id Speaker Of the House Of Representative