The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-06-01
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AN ACI
Establishing Boards Of County Commissioner and
prescribing their duties.
Sec. |. lie il en.cIpd by the General
Assembly of The State of CHA, That there
Si'4il be estAbll:hed, in each organized
cnLn,y III this Stale, 4 board OF County
ComrhIsSiOasrs, 10 consist OF three persons
10 he elected by the qualified ~elsclor.
thereof, at The annual %election in October.
~ho ,hall hold their offices for three years,
except rs hereinafter provided: and are
hereby authoriSs ID aud empOs cred TO d.
and perform all such dn'ies 10 nou are. or
hereafter may bs, required Of them BY
lao.
Sec. .. Ths, the Commissioners frs,
elected IN any ntV county in this Stslc,
sliail h"ld their Office for the term Of one,
~" ard lhrrr years; 10 be ny them defer.
H'Intd by lot Al ii.Ir frs session.
See. 3. Tha, whenever II becomes ne.
c~e-'sry 10 eitc, q commissioner TO ill any
vacancy occssionrd BY death, rr.rFnsllpn
or removal, the person elected shall hold
ht' "fIre iUr the uneIpIrtd period for
-hieh he predecessor = 40 elected, and I'm.
III his successor is elected and qualified.
Set. 1. Thai when II shall become ne.
rts-afy, III any county, 10 elect a Counly
Comn'isslpnsr, for the full term of three
years, and al the ssme time, To elect one or
more Tor a Shorter perind, than the full
term OF service, in lhsl office, the person
having HE hIRIits, numbrr If ,etes .h. he
deemed tn have been elected GOr the longest
period, and the person having III, next
high,si number Ol votes shall be consider.
ed 10 have been elected for the second long
est period, ard the person having the third
largest number uf votes shall in Ike man.
ner BE- deemed 10 have been elected 10 said
olice Tor the period, and The person hay.
my The third largest number of votes snail
IN like manner be deemed 10 have been
elected To SAID Office for The shortest periDd:
provided, that when two or more candl.
dates 10 that Office shall have the highest
sud an equal number Of votes, il shall be
the duty Of the clerk and Justices of the
peace, who shall open and certify the re.
turns, to determine, by lot, who Of such
candidates shall he deemed elected, and
the period for which. each shall serve. no,
exceeding the term Of service designated
BY law.
Bee. D. That whenever there shall he A
vacancy IN the utlice of The counl, com
missioner from death, resignation, removal
or any cause other Than the expiration If
,he teFn fpr which lie wac elected, and ,he
Interests oil the county sh,ll require such
vacancy to be filled before the next annual
election, The probate Judge. auditor. and
county recorder Of such count, or a ma.
Jnri'l Of them, shall meet at the seat of Jus.
ire OF tue county, aud appoint one or more
commissioners, as the case may require.
who shall continue in office until the next
annual election, and until The commission.
or Or commissioner then elected, shall be
qualified. aud 10 longer; and the absence
Of any commissioner from the county, Tor
six months in succession shall bo deemed
a resignation Of the office.
Sec. @. Tha, before my commissioner
shall enter upon the duties oil his Office he
shall take an oath or affirmation, before
some person authorized to administer the
same. faithfully and imparlially to discharge
the duties Of a commissioner in the county
in which he resides, and deposit a certiG
cate thereof with the county auditor of The
proper county, 10 be by him filed and care.
fully preserved.
Sec. Z. That the board Of commission.
ers, in the several counties Of this State.
shall be capable Of sueing and being sued,
pleading and being implicated. IN any
court Of Judicature within this State; and
they are hereby authorized aud required,
to ask, demand and recover, BY suit or
otherwise, any sun or sums Of money or
other property, due 10 such county on &C.